Happy birthday Civilization! 30 years ago, in September 1991, the original Civilization was released. We have followed Civ through the years, loved every installement, and we are still here, waiting for the next title to come. Congratulations, and let’s hope for 30 years of more turns! It also seems that GOG is celebrating this anniversary! Right now you… Read More »
Until the end of September it is still possible to participate in the Civ3 “Game of the Month”. Play a pre-set game, and see if you do better than your fellow civ-fanatics! We currently have one game for each of the 2 expansions going on. For C3C, you can play as the Dutch on demi-god level on map… Read More »
Civ3 player tomma has started a new story, about his Civ3 game with the Tides of Crimson mod. If you want to read how a proper fantasy mod plays in Civ3, have a look here: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/the-rise-of-the-hobbit-empire-a-tides-of-crimson-story.672413/ .
The European Space Agency had 2 missions arrive in the recent days at Venus, Solar Orbiter and BepiColombo, together with a Japanese JAXA mission, Akatsuki, see ESA information here https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/ESA_gets_ready_for_double_Venus_flyby . But Civ-fans can already be far ahead, and explore Venus themself! We have maps for Civ3 and Civ4 of Venus, based on previous scans of the Venus… Read More »
The creator of the original Civilization computer game, Sid Meier himself, has written a memoir that will be published this September. More information may be found in this PC Games article. Or check out the book’s website, which has links to places to pre-order it.
Humble Bundle is currently offering Civ3 Complete for FREE for a limited time. At the time of this post, there are 22.5 hours left for this offer. A free Steam account is required for key redemption. Thanks to greatBeyond for the news tip. >> Related forum thread
Register’s Shekelesh unit pack is now available to download to enhance your Civ III ancient era experience! The pack includes an archer, horse spearman, oxen cart, spearman and two swordsmen; a perfect combination to use in a mod based on the Ancient World. The Shekelesh were named by the Egyptians as one of the Sea Peoples, and these units will… Read More »
