The official Civilization Twitter account has published the 6th video in the Civ retrospective series, this time looking at Civilization 6. In this video they highlight districts, the civic tree, the religious victory, and a few more things ;). Join us for the discussion here.
Sullla’s AI Survivor Season Eight – Game 8
AI Survivor is an annual competition of all Civilization IV AI Leaders by long-time Civilization enthusiast and streamer Sullla.
Game 7 saw Elizabeth “Lizzy” of England pull out an extremely shocking Domination victory. While Lizzy is not prone to winning in Survivor she is certainly geared toward being a pacifist. However, Lizzy simply out-teched everyone else and when they attacked her she took advantage of her military tech superiority. Another surprise was that Sury of Khmer, the favorite, performed absolutely abominably in this game. Yet he did survive for the playoffs having been left with one ice city. Mehmed placed second in the match. What will Lizzy do in the Alternate Histories for this game?
Game 8 features an interesting matchup of primarily militaristic leaders. Favorite Julius Caesar of Rome is the top-seeded leader and will surely be a threat with his Praetorian units. Louis XIV of France is our second-ranked leader. Louie is renown for wonder-building and not being the most trustworthy leader. Of interest here is that we have quite a few imperialistic and charismatic leaders. Expansion will be fast and wars should be frequent. Lincoln of America is the only leader on the map that is truly peaceful. Will he survive? Be sure to make your picks in the picking context.
Sullla’s AI Survivor Season 8 continues Friday, August 2nd on Sullla’s Twitch Channel at noon EST.
We welcome you to join the fun by discussing here
Ara: History Untold – Dev Q&A – Ep. 4
The devs of Ara has released another Q&A episode. They answer 6 questions from the communtiy, and explain that you can form your own utopian or dystopian government to your liking, that there are multiple types of Casus Belli, and that in a war your cities will take damage and need to be re-build. For the remaining 3 questions you have to watch the video ;). Discuss with us here.
Civilization: Full Map (2024 Edition)
Before we get to Civ7 and will be busy playing it, our master cartographer bite has released his latest project: The ultimate map. On this maps (maps per region), you will find every feature from the Civilization franchise. All civilizations which appeared in Civ1-6, all city states, world wonders and other map features. Are you curious which are has the most wonders and civs? Or you just like maps? Discuss with us here, and check out the maps here.
Old World update #126
Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest update for their game. With this update you get performance and memory optimizations, civilian units cannot defend cities anymore, and you will be able to play DLC civs in the game of the week, even if you do not own them.
Discuss this update with us here (and read the full list of changes too).
Old World is currently available in the Epic Store, on GOG and Steam.
Civilization 7 gameplay showcase on August 20, 1:30 PM Pacific time
It seems that Firaxis will be showing a first gameplay showcase for Civ7 right before this year’s gamescom, on Tuesday August 20, 1:30 PM Pacific time (4:30 PM Eastern time, 10:30 PM CEST). This showcase will be streamed on the Firaxis Twitch channel. Come and join us for the anticipation here.
Ara: History Untold: Dev Diary, Ep. 21 – Government
The devs of Ara have released their 21st dev diary, in which they talk about the goverment systems in Ara.
As in the civ games, you start with a basic type of government, and you unlock new types in the research tree. While the government types have positive modifiers, it’s unclear from the video if they also have negative modifiers, but the devs said they had a look at the historical impact of the governments.
The leaders have some shared traits, similar to Civ3 and Civ4, and some of them will have synergies with some forms. The other details are a bit more vague, but have a look at the video yourself. And come discuss it with us here.
PolyCast 434: Zip! Give It To Me!
The four-hundred-and-thirty-fourth episode of PolyCast, “Zip! Give It To Me!“ is now available for streaming on the PolyCast YouTube Channel. This episode features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, Phil “TheMeInTeam”, and Jason “MegaBearsFan”. Topics for this episode include:
News
– 00h02m28s | Alpha Centauri Released on Steam
– 00h12m05s | May Challenge of the Month: Reach for the Heavens
Forum Talk
– 00h17m49s | Game Speed in Civs 4, 5, 6, and 7?
– 00h35m49s | Favorite Policy Cards
Research Lab
– 00h46m16s | Features from Previous Civs We’d Like Back
NOTE: This Episode was recorded on May 25, 2024.
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. Come join us to discuss this episode here.