Interactive SMACX tech tree

By | January 18, 2026

Our user Bubblewrap has started the year with implementing a project which he long wanted to do: An interactive technology tree for Alpha Centauri (including Alien Crossfire). In case you don’t have the printed tree anymore (we have it though), then you can now use the interactive, clickable version with additional info here. In case you want to… Read More »

PolyCast 421: Unannounced? Why?

By | January 16, 2026

The Polycast team is releasing some of their old episodes, which were not previously published due to circumstances with the editing. You can now download the PolyCast #421, which is from May 2023. The thread for this episode is here. The four-hundred-and-twenty-first episode of PolyCast, “Unannounced? Why?“ is now available for streaming on the PolyCast YouTube Channel. This… Read More »

Civ7 Arcade Edition for Mac/iPad/iPhone

By | January 15, 2026

2K has announced that Civ7 will come to Apple Arcade, which is a comparable service to e.g. Xbox Game Pass (but for Apple devices, obviously). The Arcade Edition will be available for Mac, iPad and iPhone from February 5 on, and will be optimized for touch screens. As drawback, it was also announced that for now the Arcade… Read More »

PolyCast 420: We Like Boats, and We Cannot Lie

By | January 10, 2026

The Polycast team is releasing some of their old episodes, which were not previously published due to circumstances with the editing. You can now download the PolyCast #420, which is from May 2023. The thread for this episode is here. The four-hundred-and-twentieth episode of PolyCast, “We Like Boats, and We Cannot Lie“ is now available for streaming on… Read More »