Old World patch #73, October 6

By | October 6, 2021

The creators of Old World have released a new patch. This update includes 7 new events, and otherwise mostly balancing and graphical changes. The full change log can be found here: https://mohawkgames.com/2021/10/06/old-world-update-73/ Discuss this patch in our forum here: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/old-world-patch-73-october-6.673586/

Play the new Civ3 “Game Of the Month”

By | October 6, 2021

It is again time for the new Civ3 “Game Of The Month”! In this competition you can play a set game, and see if you are doing better than your fellow Civ-fanatics! For the base Civ3 game, you can play this time as Spain on deity level with restless barbarians. You have until December 31 to finish this… Read More »

Read the first Humankind “Story”

By | October 5, 2021

Our user pholkhero has taken up one of the Civ traditions for also for Humankind: Writing a story. Story means in this case that you spin a role-playing story around your current game, describing why you do certain things in-game and why not others, with some flavour (all with screenshots). Some players also ask what decisions would be… Read More »

Video: Civilization 2 on the PS1

By | October 4, 2021

Sean Seanson has produced a video for the youtube channel of PotatoMcWhiskey, showcasing the Civilization 2 port on the PS1. The Civ2 version definitely looks like an improvement over the Civ1 version on the PS1, especially given that it is available in English. As the Civ1 version, the Civ2 version looks considerably different.If you’ve never seen either, have… Read More »

Civ5 “Game Of The Month” #209

By | October 2, 2021

Play the new Civ5 “Game Of The Month”. In the “Game Of The Month” series you compete with other civ-players on who does best in a pre-set game. This time you play as Kamehameha on a small continents map on Immortal level. You have until October 30 to finish and to send in your savegame. Read all the… Read More »

Old World designer notes #9: Soren Johnson on events

By | October 1, 2021

Soren Johnson has published a new blog post, this time about “events”, have a read here. Soren this time writes about how the random events in Civ4 were a necessesity to allow scripted actions happen, and that they were missed from Civ2, since they allowed great story mods there. He didn’t want to repeat them in Old World,… Read More »

Official from Firaxis: It’s Civilization’s Big 30-Year Celebration!

By | September 30, 2021

Firaxis has announced today that they’re officially starting the party for Civ’s 30th birthday. Besides the above video, they also have an address from Sid Meier himself written down. Read the official announcement here: https://civilization.com/fr-FR/news/entries/it-s-civilization-s-big-30-year-celebration/ Discuss it in our forum here: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/official-from-firaxis-it%E2%80%99s-civilizations-big-30-year-celebration.673485/

30 years Civ – all the little things you didn’t know

By | September 30, 2021

So much time has passed, since the “birth” of Civ. Many people know the game, and all the details about its mechanics. But do you know about all the small things and little jokes, created by Firaxis or the community? You haven’t seen CivAnon, the Civ4 throne room, or about Elvis? No? Have a read here: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/30-years-civ-all-the-little-things-you-didnt-know.673477/ And… Read More »