June Update Revealed for Civilization VI: Gathering Storm; June 6 Livestream

By | June 3, 2019

Firaxis’ Civilization VI development team provides details on the latest update for Gathering Storm:

Production, the Diplomatic Victory, late game buildings, England, and Canada all receive attention, plus there are new map scripts, UI updates, and much more. Discuss the update, coming soon, in the forums here.

Added June 4: Watch a livestream June 6 about the coming update.

Added June 6: Here’s the recording of the June 6 livestream:

Discuss the livestream with your fellow CivFanatics here.

Added June 21: The patch notes are here, and the patch is being discussed in the forums here.

Civilization Players Leagues Update: The Storm rages on!

By | May 30, 2019

Much has happened in the Multiplayer world since we were glad to welcome Civ6 Gathering Storm. The new expansion and update has reinvigorated old and new MP players alike, and the community is growing, we now have over 2300 players on our busy discord server.

To start with we have recently celebrated the 10,000th game played at Civplayers since Civ6 was released! That is a lot of hours spent behind a computer for all our dedicated players!

As well as all the new players we have two new clans coming on board the CivPlayers family, Generic [GEN] https://discord.gg/qBytfsy and The First Men [TFM]https:// discord.gg/BgdfPrT both are Novice oriented Clans, helping new players acclimatize to the competitive multiplayer scene. Welcome aboard!

We also have the next Clan Championship Cup coming up, which is poised to carry on the outstanding legacy of previous CCC’s and present the best high skill Civ6 games. It is on the weekend of 28-30 June, though qualifier games have already started. Come out and check out the games then, they will all be streamed, and will certainly be as fun to watch as they are to play https://discord.gg/JEA39W3

And for the single player crowd that may want a taste of what MP is like, we offer the CPL Challenge, it’s much like the CFC GOTM but uses settings typical to MP. The vote for the upcoming June edition looks to be a Mali Science victory challenge! https://discord.gg/EZ7aDUn

And we are constantly improving our league mods, Better Balance Start, Better Balance Game, and Dynamic turn timer, the first two are totally able to be used in single player as well as MP and create a very balanced and fun experience https://discord.gg/JGBMxSE

And as always everyone is invited to come check out all the great games played 24/7 at CivPlayers https://discord.gg/ubwTNdd

One More Turn Episode 610: “Mediation”

By | May 29, 2019

As neutral territory as you can get, conflict all the same. The tenth episode of dramedy podcast [u]One More Turn[/u]’s ([u]OMT[/u]) sixth and final season [url=http://onemoreturn.net/episodes6.php#episode610]is now available[/url]. Entitled “Mediation”, it has a runtime of 10m47s. A story set in the near future, [u]OMT[/u] features geeks deal with non-geeky problems. One can [url=https://twitter.com/onemoreturnshow]follow the show[/url] on Twitter and [url=http://www.youtube.com/user/onemoreturnshow]check out[/url] its YouTube channel for caption capability.

[u]OMT[/u] features the voice talents of [i]Civilization[/i] strategy-centric podcast [url=http://thepolycast.net]PolyCast[/url] founder [url=http://apolyton.net/forums/member.php?action=getinfo&userid=2]Daniel “DanQ” Quick[/url] and current regular co-host [url=http://apolyton.net/forums/member.php?action=getinfo&userid=22677]Stephanie “Makahlua”[/url] among others; Quick is also this show’s writer and creator. Selections of American music and soundtrack composer [url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2228215]Kevin MacLeod[/url]’s work is included throughout the series.

[u]OMT[/u] Episode 611 is scheduled for release on [i]June 05th, 2019[/i].

PolyCast Episode 338: Are Disasters Awful?

By | May 26, 2019

Making a Case.  The three hundred-and-thirty-seventh episode of PolyCast, “Are Disasters Awful?“, features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, Philip “TheMeInTeam”,  and Jason “MegaBearsFan” Grade with guest co-host Tyroq and discusses the following:

News
01m33s |  2K Comments of Sales of the Switch Version of Civilization VI.

Forum Talk_
05m14s |  Does Civilization VI Lack Tension?
22m05s |  The Nature of Aid Requests

Senate
32m01s |  Examining the Missing National Wonders in Civilization VI
35m44s |  Gauging the Danger of Natural Disasters in Gathering Storm.
49m12s |  Start Biases for Gathering Storm Civilizations

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, TurnCast on Civ multiplay.  

The next live recording is scheduled for June 1, 2019.

PolyCast Episode 337: Speaking of the Desert

By | May 11, 2019

Plumbing the Depths of Science.  The three hundred-and-thirty-seventh episode of PolyCast, “Speaking of the Desert“, features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, Philip “TheMeInTeam”,  and Jason “MegaBearsFan” Grade and discusses the following:

News
01m37s | Firaxis Showcases the new World Builder for Civilization VI

Forum Talk
06m12s | Comments on Whether Civilization VI has gotten Harder Since Gathering Storm
17m05s | Judging the Quality of a Victory

Senate
27m53s |  Analysis of AsparusTheSaiyan’s Top 10 Civilizations for Science 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, TurnCast on Civ multiplay.  

The next live recording is scheduled for May 18, 2019.

One More Turn Episode 609: “Negotiation”

By | May 8, 2019

Close quarters, open consideration. The ninth episode of dramedy podcast [u]One More Turn[/u]’s ([u]OMT[/u]) sixth and final season [url=http://onemoreturn.net/episodes6.php#episode609]is now available[/url]. Entitled “Negotiation”, it has a runtime of 11m23s. A story set in the near future, [u]OMT[/u] features geeks deal with non-geeky problems. One can [url=https://twitter.com/onemoreturnshow]follow the show[/url] on Twitter and [url=http://www.youtube.com/user/onemoreturnshow]check out[/url] its YouTube channel for caption capability.

[u]OMT[/u] features the voice talents of [i]Civilization[/i] strategy-centric podcast [url=http://thepolycast.net]PolyCast[/url] founder [url=http://apolyton.net/forums/member.php?action=getinfo&userid=2]Daniel “DanQ” Quick[/url] and current regular co-host [url=http://apolyton.net/forums/member.php?action=getinfo&userid=22677]Stephanie “Makahlua”[/url] among others; Quick is also this show’s writer and creator. Selections of American music and soundtrack composer [url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2228215]Kevin MacLeod[/url]’s work is included throughout the series.

[u]OMT[/u] Episode 610 is scheduled for release on [i]May 29th, 2019[/i].

One More Turn Episode 608: “Turnaround”

By | May 1, 2019

A bridge building effort is countermanded. The eighth episode of dramedy podcast [u]One More Turn[/u]’s ([u]OMT[/u]) sixth and final season [url=http://onemoreturn.net/episodes6.php#episode608]is now available[/url]. Entitled “Turnaround”, it has a runtime of 08m57s. A story set in the near future, [u]OMT[/u] features geeks deal with non-geeky problems. One can [url=https://twitter.com/onemoreturnshow]follow the show[/url] on Twitter and [url=http://www.youtube.com/user/onemoreturnshow]check out[/url] its YouTube channel for caption capability.

[u]OMT[/u] features the voice talents of [i]Civilization[/i] strategy-centric podcast [url=http://thepolycast.net]PolyCast[/url] founder [url=http://apolyton.net/forums/member.php?action=getinfo&userid=2]Daniel “DanQ” Quick[/url] and current regular co-host [url=http://apolyton.net/forums/member.php?action=getinfo&userid=22677]Stephanie “Makahlua”[/url] among others; Quick is also this show’s writer and creator. Selections of American music and soundtrack composer [url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2228215]Kevin MacLeod[/url]’s work is included throughout the series.

[u]OMT[/u] Episode 609 is scheduled for release on [i]May 08th, 2019[/i].

PolyCast Episode 336: Flashbacks of Stacks of Doom

By | April 28, 2019

The Good Old Days?  The three hundred-and-thirty-fifth episode of PolyCast, “Flashbacks of Stacks of Doom“, features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, and Philip “TheMeInTeam” with guest co-host SeelingCat and discusses the following:

News
01m16s |  Release Notes for the Great Works and Trade Hotfix for Civilization VI

Forum Talk
06m19s |  Barbarian Raids are Broken
12m28s | Questioning the Movement Speed for Railroads

Senate
19m28s |  Has AI Air Power Improved Since Gathering Storm?
27m25s |  AI Hwacha Use Discussion

Misc.
31m56s | Civilization Delegation Gifts (Recorded for Ep. 335)
40m49s | A Complaint about the Storm Graphics for Gathering Storm
(Recorded for Ep. 332)
41m43s | Valletta and Flood Barrier Abuse (Recorded for Ep. 332)

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, TurnCast on Civ multiplay.

The next live recording is scheduled for May 4, 2019.