A new video about Millennia has been released.This video is about national spirits, essentially themes, which shape your nation, and give specific bonuses. So your nation will develop through the game to have a unique combiation of traits, which can determine your playstyle and make each game unique. Come join us here to discuss this video.
Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest update for their game. This update gives you a new ability for zealot generals, regencies have been reworked, tile improvement recommendations can be disabled, and many more things. Discuss this update with us here (and read the full list of changes too). Old World is currently available… Read More »
Today, the developers of Ara: History Untold have released a dev diary about Q&A testing a 4X game.In this video they talk about what aspects to prioritize for testing, how the interconnection of mechanics make testing complex, how leaders and nations are balanced, the issue of land sharks and more. The source is here and you can discuss… Read More »
PCGamesN has posted a new article called “New Civilization 7 details hinted by Firaxis job listing”.The advert rather obviously indicates that the next part of the series is in development (as we know), and that Firaxis this time has a rather long-term plan, trying to develop a marketing plan for the next game for up to 5 years.… Read More »
The very popular Civ4: Colonization mod “We The People” has now been released in version 4.1. This version comes with, among other things, a new map size named “massive”, updates to the Russian and French translation and more background music. Check here for the latest release.
The Humble Bundle has made again the Sid Meier Bundle (repeat from last year), containing a lot of our favourite games!If you pay at least 14.20€, you get As other minor games included are the early games of Sid, Sid Meier’s Pirates, Sid Meier’s Railroads, Covert Action and the remakes of Ace Patrol, Sid Meier’s Ace Control and… Read More »
RockPaperShotgun has released a new article called “The Rally Point: Why Alpha Centauri kind of helped when I had a breakdown“.The title implies a very personal story from the author, but at the end it is actually purely about Alpha Centauri. The author praises the factions, the story, and the underlying AI, which made the game so very… Read More »
Another very interesting indie game has been released: Hexarchy. This 4X game goes to a smaller scale than the typical civ game, and mixes in a deck building element to expand your empire with techs, units, etc, instead of the normal expansion by building. The general idea should certainly attractive to civ fans, and the shorter games allow… Read More »