Soren Johnson’s talk from the GDC of 2022 has now been released on Youtube.He talks obviously about Old World, about Civilization and how Old World is similar and different, and about issues of the 4X genre in general.He also talks about the decision to include characters and a kind of story into the game. Source: Twitter. If you… Read More »
The Humble Bundle has made again the Sid Meier Bundle (repeat from February), containing a lot of our favourite games!If you pay at least 14.20€, you get The original Colonization Civ3 complete Civ4 complete Civ5 complete Civ: Beyond Earth – The Collection Sid Meier’s Starships Civ6 and all addons and DLC (besides the NFP) As other minor games… Read More »
It’s again time for our monthly challenge, and this time it’s a big one! You start as Gandhi of India on a normal size continents map on Monarch level. The challenge comes with the special GOTM adjustments: You start with one settler on each continent, with 2 archers for both, and with 100 gold. Your choice to settle… Read More »
New month, new game! In this issue of the Civ4 GOTM you play as Hatshepsut of Egypt on a standard size inland sea map on Prince level. You start with a lonely war chariot, disconnected from your empire. Should you go for sailing to get it back home? You have until November 1 to repratriate your people. For… Read More »
Another month, another “Game Of The Month”! This time you play as the Inca on a custom standard size map without world wrap on deity level. You need to go for domination or conquest victory, and you have until September 27 to pacify this world! This game is part of a double to see if the Inca or… Read More »
The four-hundred-and-second episode of PolyCast, “Straight Into the Salt“ is now available for streaming on ThePolyCast.net. This episode features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, Phil “TheMeInTeam”, and Jason “MegaBearsFan”. Topics for this episode include: News00h01m06s | Soren Johnson’s Old World Released on PC One Year Late00h02m43s | Remembering Those Who Have Left Us Forum Talk00h06m20s | The Evolution… Read More »
The four-hundredth episode of PolyCast, “All’s Fair In Love and Civilization“ is now available for streaming on https://thepolycast.net. This episode features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, Phil “TheMeInTeam”, and Jason “MegaBearsFan”. Topics for this episode include: Community 00h01m55s | PolyCast’s 400th Show Retrospective News 00h29m01s | Soren Johnson Talks About Diplomacy in Civilization III Forum Talk 00h41m03s | Is Civilization VI Worth Playing in 2022?00h46m40s | Is Civilization V Worth… Read More »
The three hundred-and-ninety-ninth episode of PolyCast, “We Play Other Games, Too“ is now available for streaming on polycast.civfanatics.com. This episode features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, and Jason “MegaBearsFan”. Topics for this episode include: News00h02m11s | Always Online Vulnerability: The Dark Souls Remote Execution Exploit and Civilization00h08m38s | Civilization IV Listed in The Games That Made Us Column.00h22m26s… Read More »