Aspyr media, who did the port of Civ6 to various platforms, has today, due to the release of Humankind, discounted the iPhone and iPad versions of Civ6. You can play the base game for 60 rounds for free, and then you have the option to buy it for 5€ (expansions not included). Check it out here:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sid-meiers-civilization-vi/id1235863443
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And now we got our final review for Humankind. Our modder and moderator Gedemon, known for his mods for Civ5, Civ6 and Old World, has also written down his first experience with the game. Read it here: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/humankind-my-first-impressions.672474/
An excerpt: “Thankfully Humankind is much better on that side, I’ve not played enough for a definitive judgement, but the actions (and consequences) make sense, you’re facing leaders making decisions, not some caricatural (and sometime schizophrenic) historical figure getting mad because of an arbitrary threshold for number of ships, cities, resources, …”
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Our user Elhoim has worked during the beta on the very first map for Humankind: He just released the first version of his world map. If you want to really conquer the world, check his map out here.
This map has also been featured in PCGamesN!
The long awaited 4X contender to Civilization, besides the recently released Old World, is finally available. You can find the official page here, and discuss in our forum here. The Civfanatics here have also written reviews, so that you know how this game feels like to a Civ player.
Read them here:
The official youtube channel is also a rich source of information, find it here.
Our 5th review is now out! Before the release today, we had asked some of our users to review the game for us, and now you can read what pokiehl things about Humankind. He directly addresses some points, which should go to the heart of nearly every Civfanatic.
An excerpt: “This is where Humankind’s gameplay shines. The treatment of the tall vs. wide dichotomy through the constant tension of the outpost system results in a masterful and addictive gameplay loop that is a welcome reprieve from the endless city spam of Civilization 6.”
Read the full review here: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/my-review-of-humankind.672454/
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The Civfanatics community has been following Humankind fore quite a while. Some of our members were involved in the beta-test, some from the beginning, some from later on. We thought it would be interesting for the rest of our members to read, what people who know the game now think about its development and the comparison to Civilization. Our members Zaarin, Siptah, CivLuvah and Boris Gudenuf have agreed to answer us some questions about the development, their opinions about the game, and which thinks make Humankind different. Have a read here in our forum:
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To be noted: To make the forum more accomodating to the new games, we have made two new forums, one specific to Humankind and one specific for Old World. We still stay Civfanatics, but we hope that we know what the Civfanatics want ;).
And we are not done yet with our review series. Our user Infixo, who has a lot of experience with Civ6 and has its own Civ6 AI mod, also took up the challenge of reviewing Humankind.
An excerpt: “Battlefield. This is what is advertised – terrain matters. And, boy oh boy… it matters. It really matters. Where you start a battle can be a difference of losing entire army or not a single unit. I had such a case – after I lost everyone, I reloaded the battle and moved my army into an adjacent tile, and then won with no losses. This taught me quickly that choosing a right battlefield is super important. Which also goes to where you settle your outposts and build cities. A good defensive position is precious.”
He has written down his opinion of the game here: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/humandkind-review-by-infixo.672439/.
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The three hundred-and-eighty-eighth episode of PolyCast, “Romans are the Yankees of Civilization“ 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:
Forum Talk
– 00h02m15s | Will we be playing Civ on the Steam Deck?
– 00h17m55s | What do your loved ones call Civ?.
Senate
– 00h25m39s | Does epic speed make the game easier?
– 00h37m18s | When do you stop building new cities?
PolyCast is a bi-weekly audio production recording live every other Saturday at 12 Noon US Eastern Time throughout the year, in an ongoing effort to give the Civilization community an interactive voice; sibling show ModCast focuses on Civ modding.