A lot has happened with Ara recently, there is a lot to update! The latest dev diary focuses on the historical research goes into the game. GamerZakh talkes to the narrative designer, about how they made sure that the ingame information is correct, how the starting point for Ara was chosen, and which technologies were included. A second… Read More »
For the long summer months you also get 2 new GOTMs for Civ3! For the addon “Play The World” you get the GOTM 195: You play as Persia on a customized normal size Archipelago map with 8 opponents and roaming barbarians. Gallery are available earlier, to allow an earlier expansion. The deadline for this game is September 30.… Read More »
The official Firaxis account has posted a video about the “eternal war”. This is about a game in Civilization 2, where the player played beyond the year 3000, with a 1700 long war. The ice caps melted due to the nuclear weapons and the world turned into a swamp. Sid himself explains that Civ is not a world… Read More »
While the European championship might find a winner in Germany, in the new Civ6 GOTM you will certainly ensure that! You are playing as Ludwig II of Germany on a standard size Archipelago map with low sea level on Deity. You get abundant resources, monopolies and corporations, and a disaster intensity of 2. In addition to this, you… Read More »
The official Civilization social media accounts have published a third video in the Civ retrospective series, this time looking at Civilization 3. They highlight it’s new culture mechanics, strategic resources, refined Civiliopedia and reactive borders. It’s also worth noting that over the years CivFanatics members have created some truly amazing total conversion mods for Civ3 based on Starwars,… Read More »
Prepare for a heated summer in this new Civ4 GOTM! You play Shaka of the Zulus on a flat standard size oasis map on Immortal level. You decide yourself how to win this game, you don’t have to do it the Shaka way ;). The deadline for submitting your game is August 5. For more information please check… Read More »
This article is already a month old, but just popped up on social media:Researchers have tried to tackle a question if a 3500 old armour from Mycenean Greece was used for ceremonial purposes or for real fighting. Apparently no descriptions about this armor have survived into modern times.The researchers therefore have made replicas of the armor, and recruited… Read More »
The Civilization Twitter account has posted the second video in the Civ retrospective series, this time looking at Civilization 2. They highlight the isometric map, hitpoints, and a revolution in diplomacy (which shows the advisors). If you want to discuss this video with us, then join us here.