Check out the First Look for the Pirates Scenario for Civ VI, which will be available free for all owners of the game on October 22. The team at Firaxis will show off live play of the scenario on October 21 on the usual channels. Discuss the First look in the forums here; the livestream will be discussed here.
Sid Meier’s memoir is now available wherever books are sold. Read the stories behind classic and influential games like Pirates!, Railroad Tycoon, and, of course, Civilization. To support the CivFanatics website, purchase through this link.
The book’s website is here. Discuss the book in the forums here.
The free October Civilization VI game update brings a new Pirates scenario for all Civilization VI players – no expansion(s) required. Swashbuckle your way around the new Caribbean map (or a randomly generated one), finding treasure and fending off foes. Balance changes and bug fixes for the base game and the first two New Frontier Pass packs also come with the update. Discuss in the forums here.
The three hundred-and-seventieth episode of PolyCast, “Surround and Pound“ is now available for streaming on http://polycast.civfanatics.com. This episode features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, Phil “TheMeInTeam”, and Jason “MegaBearsFan”. Topics for this episode include:
News
– 00h01m22s | Gaul first look and developer stream
– 00h13m00s | September 2020 patch notes
Forum Talk
– 00h35m22s | Best secret society for Byzantium and Gaul?
– 00h38m12s | Statue of Zeus value proposition
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 three hundred-and-sixty-ninth episode of PolyCast, “Tangents as big as Texas“ 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
– 00h01m30s | September 2020 New Frontier Pass update
– 00h10m09s | Basil II of Byzantium first look
– 00h30m40s | Sid Meier’s Memoir now available at a bookseller near you! and a tangent about Europe, railroads, and the size of Texas
Forum Talk
– 00h43m27s | Is Civ VI a sequel to Civ IV?
– 01h10m43s | Is the yield ribbon cheating?
– 01h15m02s | Feedback from episode 368: Can we discuss opening builds?
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.
Since we had to cancel the previous recording, this episode is a little bit longer than usual. Hope everyone enjoys!
The September New Frontier Pack DLC drops on September 24, adding Gaul and Byzantium as major civilizations, along with a new Dramatic Ages mode, and two world wonders – the Statue of Zeus and the Biosphere. The Dramatic Ages mode includes cities rebelling to free cities upon entering a dark age, the severity scaling with game difficulty level. More information is in the developer update below; details on the new civs are expected in the next week. Join the discussion of this DLC in the forums.
Check out the August developer livestream on Wednesday, August 26, showing off the August update for Civilization VI. Discuss the livestream in the forums here.
