The devs of Ara have released their 21st dev diary, in which they talk about the goverment systems in Ara.As in the civ games, you start with a basic type of government, and you unlock new types in the research tree. While the government types have positive modifiers, it’s unclear from the video if they also have negative… Read More »
The four-hundred-and-thirty-fourth episode of PolyCast, “Zip! Give It To Me!“ is now available for streaming on the PolyCast YouTube Channel. This episode features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, Phil “TheMeInTeam”, and Jason “MegaBearsFan”. Topics for this episode include: News– 00h02m28s | Alpha Centauri Released on Steam– 00h12m05s | May Challenge of the Month: Reach for the HeavensForum Talk–… Read More »
It seems the recent announcement of Civ7 has not stopped the new challenges!The new Civ6 monthly challenge, going from July 16 until August 14 is: Live Yongle Reaction. You play as the one and only, obviously, on a tiny fractal map on online speed. As usual you get to choose between Prince and Emperor difficulty, and also between… Read More »
The Tacticon is a virtual convention about strategy games, and now this year’s schedule is known! Every civ-fanatic should be interested in the talk on Friday about historical accuracy in strategy games!The talk about procedural generation might be interesting as well, given that’s essentially how the civ maps are generated.For the game showcases, Reus 2, a god game… Read More »
The official Civilization Twitter account has published the 5th video in the Civ retrospective series, this time looking at Civilization 5. In this video they highlight the change from square to hexagons, that leaders speak their native language, great works and archeology, and some very important trade agreement. Join us for the discussion here.
The Tacticon is a virtual convention about strategy games, organized by the independent publishers FireSquid Games and HoodedHorse, and therefore should contain some things, which are also interesting for us.This year the convention will happen from July 18 to July 22. The lineup normally consists out of various talks, new demos, and some sales, obviously.The list of games… Read More »
The four-hundred-and-thirty-third episode of PolyCast, “Fringe Theories“ is now available for streaming on the PolyCast YouTube Channel. This episode features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, and Jason “MegaBearsFan”. Topics for this episode include: News– 00h01m38s | Call to Power’s 25th Anniversary– 00h11m43s | Real Life as a 4X Simulator?ModCast– 00h28m37s | Quality of Life Mods for Civilization VIForum… Read More »
The official Civilization Twitter account has published the 4th video in the Civ retrospective series, this time looking at Civilization 4. In this video they highlight the new 3D graphics, great people, the religion system, and the song we all love so much that it got a Grammy, Baba Yetu. Join us for the discussion here.