PolyCast 355: Expansion Primer

By | March 21, 2020
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The three hundred-and-fifty-fifth episode of PolyCast, “Expansion Primer“, features regular co-hosts Stephanie “Makahlua” and Jason “MegaBearsFan” Grade with guest co-host DanQ and discusses the following:

Senate
– 00h02m00s | Governments and Policies
– 00h37m45s | [R&F] Era Score, Golden Ages, and Dark Ages
– 01h01m25s | [GS] Disasters and Climate Change

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.

Please bear with us, as PolyCast is undergoing a lot of transition at the moment, and (as you all know) the whole world is kind of in chaos right now. As such, a lot of episode postings have been delayed. We’re working to get back onto a regular schedule, including live broadcasts and prompt release of episodes on the website.

We should be back this morning (noon, eastern) for live recording of episode 357, and I am hoping to have 356 on the website by the end of the weekend.
Stay safe, stay healthy, and happy Civ-ing!

PolyCast 354: The Third Primer

By | February 27, 2020
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The three hundred-and-fifty-fourth episode of PolyCast, “The Third Primer“, features regular co-hosts Stephanie “Makahlua”, Philip “TheMeInTeam”, and Jason “MegaBearsFan” Grade with guest co-host DanQ and discusses the following:

Senate
– 00h01m11s | Using Spies
– 00h37m55s | Navies and Naval Wars
– 00h59m38s | Air Forces and Airports

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 updated

By | February 27, 2020
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The Civilization IV Hall of Fame has been updated – 16 games were accepted since the previous update.

Congratulations to [b]@Noble Zarkon[/b] for the highest Firaxis score of the update with a Duel, Marathon, Noble, Domination game for 385,137 points.

[b]@Noble Zarkon[/b]

was the most active player during this update, submitting 6 games.

Only 2 players were brave enough to take on Deity this update:

    [b]@Anysense[/b] – 1495 BC, Tiny, Marathon, Deity, Domination game for 134,365 points.
    [b]@fizbankovi[/b] – 1545 AD, Standard, Normal, Deity, Domination game for 200,269 points.

A number of players gained number one positions on harder difficulty levels:

A number of players gained a composite table High Score [i](i.e. Any Condition)[/i]:

[b]@Noble Zarkon[/b]

with a 1378 AD, Duel, Marathon, Noble, game for 385,137 points.

[url=http://hof.civfanatics.net/civ4/index.php]Civ IV HOF[/url]

[url=http://hof.civfanatics.net/civ4/stats_player.php?show=updates]Full Update Details[/url]

[url=https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/civ-iv-hof-update-discussion.655542[/url]

PCGamesN Investigates Civilization VI Modding

By | February 26, 2020
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With the provoking title “Civilization VI modders are losing interest over its uncertain future”, PCGamesN’s Robert Zak reports on the state of modding for Civilization VI, with considerable contributions by CivFanatics forum participants and modders. The article examines the good and the bad of the current modding situation from great graphics capabilities to frustration at not knowing if the DLL source code will ever be released. Some discussion for the article occurred in this forum thread.

PolyCast 353: Back to Console School

By | February 13, 2020
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The three hundred-and-fifty-third episode of PolyCast, “The Road Goes Ever On“, features regular co-hosts Stephanie “Makahlua”, Philip “TheMeInTeam”, and Jason “MegaBearsFan” Grade with guest co-host DanQ and discusses the following:

Senate
– 00h03m25s | Districts and their Discontents
– 00h28m30s | Technology and Civic Trees
– 00h42m26s | Wars and Loyalty
– 01h20m26s | Grievances and Warmonger Penalties

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.

The next live recording is scheduled for February 22, 2020.

Napoléon I – Released for Civ2 ToTPP

By | February 11, 2020
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Tootall and Knighttime have released a new scenario for the Civ2 Test of Time Patch Project: Napoléon I. It is available for download at The Scenario League.

This scenario follows the campaigns of Napoleon from the War of the Third Coalition in 1805 through his eventual defeat in 1815. Can you do better than the brilliant strategist?

Napoléon I takes significant advantage of lua event scripting. Please see the video below for more details, or visit the scenario’s creation thread here. Note that this scenario requires the Civ2 Test of Time Patch Project to play.

Over the Reich – Released for Civ2 ToTPP

By | February 10, 2020
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John Petroski and Prof. Garfield have released a new scenario for the Civ2 Test of Time Patch Project: Over the Reich.

The scenario details the Allied combined bomber offensive against Germany from 1942-1945 and features ambitious use of lua events. Aircraft payloads and munitions, firestorms, reactive attacks, radar, and a working weather system are just a few of many new and innovative features to explore.

Post-release support and download link can be found in this thread. Please note that this scenario requires the Test of Time Patch Project to play.

The Luftwaffe scrambles to fight off yet another Allied bombing raid on Berlin.

PolyCast 352: The Road Goes Ever On

By | February 5, 2020
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The three hundred-and-fifty-second episode of PolyCast, “The Road Goes Ever On“, features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, Philip “TheMeInTeam”, and Jason “MegaBearsFan” Grade with guest co-host DanQ and discusses the following:

News
– 00h01m23s |  Canus Gives a Short Statement about Their Health

Forum Talk
– 00h02m58s |  The Twelve Days of Civmas, as Told by CivFanatics Forums
– 00h08m38s |  Choosing a Favorite Civilization

Senate
– 00h19m57s |  Are Relics Worth the Effort
– 00h30m14s |  How do You Systematically Improve at Civilization
– 00h42m95s |  Analysis of a Start Location.

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. 

The next live recording is scheduled for February 8, 2020.