The three hundred-and-eighty-third episode of PolyCast, “Cats Need Petting Too!“ is now available for streaming on polycast.civfanatics.com. This episode features regular co-hosts
CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, Phil “TheMeInTeam”, and Jason “MegaBearsFan”. Topics for this episode include:
News
– 00h01m46s | New Frontiers April Patch Notes
– 00h36m27s | You Can Pet the Dog (but not the cat)
Forum Talk
– 00h40m23s | The Next Civ Game Will Be a Fantasy Game, thinks one Civfanatics user
– 00h46m24s | Civilization iceberg
Senate
– 00h58m01s | Unintentional Diplomatic Victory
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.
PolyCast 382: Trebuchets Foolish April Launchers
The three hundred-and-eighty-second episode of PolyCast, “Trebuchets And Foolish April Launchers“ is now available for streaming on polycast.civfanatics.com. This episode features regular co-hosts
CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, Phil “TheMeInTeam”, and Jason “MegaBearsFan”. Topics for this episode include:
News
– 00h01m32s | New Frontiers April update preview
– 00h17m55s | A short tangent about impressions of the Crusader Kings board game
– 00h18m25s | New Launcher Is Awful and methods for bypassing it proposed by forum users and Redditors
Forum Talk
– 00h24m53s | Do you ever accept A.I. trades?
– 00h33m31s |PC Gamer thinks Civ VII could re-invigorate the series
BONUS POST-CREDITS SEGMENT: Open Mic
– 01h08m20s | Response to comments on the YouTube Live Stream, which turns into more rants about Paradox games.
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.
PolyCast 381: More Nau Now!
The three hundred-and-eighty-first episode of PolyCast, “More Nau Now!“ is now available for streaming on https://polycast.civfanatics.com. This episode features regular co-hosts
CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, Phil “TheMeInTeam”, and Jason “MegaBearsFan”. Topics for this episode include:
News
– 00h01m27s | New Frontiers Portugal patch notes
– 00h26m24s | Civ VI World Cup
Forum Talk
– 00h30m20s | Interview with Soren Johnson (former Civ designer and current Old World designer)
– 00h48m06s | New Frontiers Pass more successful than expansions
– 00h53m09s | Civilization’s impact on PC gaming
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.
Portugal and Zombies Come to Civ VI in Final NFP Pack
The sixth and last pack of Civilization VI’s New Frontier Pass adds Portugal as a playable civilization, as well as an optional zombie mode in which dead units might not stay dead. The pack also brings two new wonders and a new marsh-dominated map script. Discuss this update in the forums here. Portugal and its leader, João III, may be discussed here. And check out this thread for information on the March 24 developer livestream showing off the new content. This pack is available March 25.
PolyCast 380: Marshes, Marshes, Marshes… And More Zombies!
The three hundred-and-eightieth episode of PolyCast, “Marshes, Marshes, Marshes… And More Zombies!“ is now available for streaming on polycast.civfanatics.com. This episode features regular co-hosts
CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, Phil “TheMeInTeam”, and Jason “MegaBearsFan”. Topics for this episode include:
News
– 00h01m18s | New Frontiers March update preview
– 00h10m36s | Portugal first look
Senate
– 00h26m10s | Strategies for Lady Six Sky of the Maya
– 01h06m13s | Spiffing Brit breaks Civ VI’s economy with infinite money thread.
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.
PolyCast 379: Everybody in the Pool
The three hundred-and-seventy-ninth episode of PolyCast, “Everybody In The Pool“ 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:
News
– 00h01m35s | New Frontiers February patch notes
Forum Talk
– 00h25m08s | What Comes After New Frontiers?
– 00h39m50s | Yet another bad U.I. thread.
– 00h55m14s | Baffled By The User Selection Pool
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.
Free Barbarian Mode Coming to All Civ VI Players
The free February Civilization VI game update brings a new Barbarian Clans game mode, a leader selection pool similar to the natural wonder picker, improvements to computer-controlled civilizations’ ability to use air units, and balance tweaks related to natural wonders and government policy slots. Discuss the update in the forums here.
A developer livestream showcasing the new features comes later today, February 24. Discuss it in the forums here. The update arrives February 25.
PolyCast 378: Power Creep
The three hundred-and-seventy-eighth episode of PolyCast, “Power Creep“ is now available for streaming on polycast.civfanatics.com. This episode features regular co-hosts
CanusAlbinus, Phil “TheMeInTeam”, and Jason “MegaBearsFan”, and guest co-host TheChrisD. Topics for this episode include:
News
– 00h01m50s | New Frontiers January patch notes
– 00h22m30s | New Frontiers February content preview (including barbarian city states and upgrades to A.I. air unit use)
– 00h52m40s | April civ and leader rebalance announcement and speculation.
Forum Talk
– 00h54m59s | Should game modes be a recurring feature?
– 01h10m21s | Irrational district placement for aesthetic reasons.
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.
Lastly, we all send our best wishes to regular host Stephanie “Makahlua”, as she deals with the unprecedented winter storms and subsequent power outages. Stay safe, Maki, and stay warm. We hope to have you back in a couple weeks.