The July update for the New Frontier Pack introduces Menelik II leading Ethiopia with faith bonuses, Oromo cavalry unique unit, and rock hewn churches as their unique tile improvement. This pack drops on July 23. Discuss Ethiopia in the forums here.
PolyCast 365: Pathfinding Woes
The three hundred-and-sixty-fifth episode of PolyCast, “Pathfinding Woes“ is now available for streaming on polycast.civfanatics.com. This episode features regular co-hosts
Stephanie “Makahlua”, Phil “TheMeInTeam”, and Jason “MegaBearsFan” Grade,
and guest co-host TheChrisD. Topics for this episode include:
News
– 00h01m56s | Ethiopia pack announced
Forum Talk
– 00h21m30s | What Do You Think Is Still Broken? & Unit Pathing
– 00h50m20s | Apocalypse Mode
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.
Civilization VI: Ethiopia, Secret Societies, and More
The next update to Civilization VI is the Ethiopia pack, available individually or as part of the New Frontier Pass. It will include secret societies, Ethiopia, a new district focused on diplomacy, and, for those who have purchased the Pass, new personas for Theodore Roosevelt and Catherine de Medici with different leader abilities. Details are in the developer update linked below. Discuss this update in the forums here.
PolyCast 364: No Game is Complete Without Zombies
The three hundred-and-sixty-fourth episode of PolyCast, “No Game Is Complet without Zombies“ is now available for streaming on polycast.civfanatics.com. This episode features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, Phil “TheMeInTeam”, and Jason “MegaBearsFan” Grade. Topics for this episode include:
News
– 00h02m24s | June 2020 patch notes
– 00h17m31s | June 2020 developer update
Forum Talk
– 00h23m50s | What Have You Never Done In This Game That Others Do Routinely?
– 00h42m24s | Is Civ VI the Mot Peaceful Iteration Ever?
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.
Civ IV Hall of Fame Update Discussion
The Civilization IV Hall of Fame has been updated – 25 games were accepted since the previous update.
Congratulations to [b]@bcool[/b] for the highest Firaxis score of the update with a Standard, Marathon, Monarch, Space Colony game for 565,237 points.
[b]@NickTrofimuk[/b] was the most active player during this update, submitting 6 games.
[b]@bcool[/b] was the most active player during this update, submitting 6 games.
No player was brave enough to take on Deity this update.
A number of players gained number one positions on harder difficulty levels:
[b]@Conquistador 63[/b] with a 1704 AD, Small, Epic, Emperor, Space Colony game for 224,538 points.
A number of players gained a composite table High Score [i](i.e. Any Condition)[/i]:
[b]@bcool[/b] with a 1384 AD, Standard, Marathon, Monarch, game for 565,237 points.
[b]@bcool[/b] with a 1620 AD, Large, Epic, Monarch, game for 350,473 points.
[b]@bcool[/b] with a 1730 AD, Huge, Quick, Monarch, game for 200,712 points.
>> [url=http://hof.civfanatics.net/civ4/index.php]Civ IV HOF[/url]
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Civ VI: June Update and Red Death Season 2 with Livestream June 25
June’s update for Civilization VI is expected to drop this Thursday with free enhancements to the base game and two new factions – aliens and zombies – for the Red Death scenario. Discuss this preview video in the forums here.
There will be a livestream to show off the new material on Thursday (formerly scheduled for Wednesday). Edit: Here is the recording of the livestream:
PolyCast 363: No Room for Gandhi
The three hundred-and-sixty-third episode of PolyCast, “No Room for Gandhi“ is now available for streaming on http://polycast.civfanatics.com. This episode features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, Phil “TheMeInTeam”, and Jason “MegaBearsFan” Grade. Topics for this episode include:
Forum Talk
– 00h01m30s | How Video Games Consistently Fail Gandhi
– 00h17m31s | How Do People Feel About Alliances?
– 00h38m14s | Lahore / Nihang More OP Than Gran Colombia?
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 362: Good Luck Against Gran Colombia
The three hundred-and-sixty-second episode of PolyCast, “Good Luck Against Gran Colombia“ is now available for streaming on polycast.civfanatics.com. This episode features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, Phil “TheMeInTeam”, and Jason “MegaBearsFan” Grade, along with guest co-host DanQ. Topics for this episode include:
News
– 00h02m28s | New Frontiers Pass DLC Gran Colombia review and strategies
– 00h35m22s | Other New Frontiers Pass DLC impressions
– 00h54m15s | A brief rant about Epic Games and the Epic Games store
Forum Talk
– 00h59m50s | So, how do people feel about eras?
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.
We at PolyCast are pleased to announce that we are planning on changing our release strategy for the streaming episodes. Instead of releasing them the Saturday after recording (a full week later), we intend to move towards releasing within a few days of recording, with the goal being to release the day after recording. Our hope is that the topics we discuss in the episode will be more timely when our listeners check out the streaming version.
Also, we want to welcome back CanusAlbinus, who will be returning to his regular host position. We are all happy that you are feeling better, Canus, and we look forward to continued conversations with you every other Saturday.
Lastly, a heartfelt thank you to DanQ, who filled-in for Canus during his hiatus. In addition to joining the show panel for many months, he also guided me through the process of releasing the episodes onto the website so that we can continue to provide the community with content. Dan will be stepping back from his ongoing guest status, but he will certainly appear in future episodes as a guest.
And thanks to all our listeners, who have been bearing with us during this transitional period.