Saying goodbye to the year that was. The two-hundred-and-ninety-sixth episode of [i]Civilization[/i] strategy podcast PolyCast, “[url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast/season11.php#episode296]Not Just a Lame Clip Show XXI[/url]”, features regular co-hosts [url=http://apolyton.net/member.php/2-DanQ]Daniel “DanQ” Quick[/url], [url=http://apolyton.net/member.php/22677-Makahlua]”Makahlua”[/url], [url=http://forums.civfanatics.com/member.php?u=136315]Philip “TheMeInTeam” Bellew[/url] and [url=http://blog.maddjinn.ca]”MadDjinn”[/url] with fourteen guest co-hosts in the twenty-first compilation of segments archived from previous episode recordings and not released previously. With a 59m59s runtime, the summary of topics is as follows:

– [i]00m37s[/i] | [b]Miscellaneous[/b]
Fully articulating Isabella in a [i]Civilization V[/i] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHamlzTRLE8]spoof video[/url] (recorded for [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast/season10.php#episode252]Episode 252[/url]) while [i]CivIV[/i] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZY_vvxjLpk]tops list[/url] of video game songs with lyrics (03m11s; recorded for [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast/season10.php#episode254]Episode 254[/url]); then, developer [url=http://gdcvault.com/play/1024421/Absolutely-No-Pressure-Continuing-a]notes on[/url] the creation of [i]CivVI[/i] (05m35s; recorded for [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast/season11.php#episode279]Episode 279[/url]), extended conversation on unit healing (13m21s; recorded for [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast/season11.php#episode283]Episode 283[/url]) and (16m12s; recorded for [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast/season11.php#episode286]Episode 286[/url]).
– [i]20m17s[/i] | [b]Forum Talk[/b]
Promising not move, not move and [url=https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/move-your-troops-ignore-this-request-promise-to-move.618012]broken promises[/url] (recorded for [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast/season11.php#episode284]Episode 284[/url]).
– [i]23m46s[/i] | [b]Open Mic[/b]
Responding to [url=https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/polycast-episode-284-the-salt-would-be-real.619465]feedback on[/url] Episode 284 (recorded for [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast/season11.php#episode285]Episode 285[/url]) followed by more of the same [url=https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/polycast-episode-288-a-lot-of-clicks.621689]for[/url] Episode 288 (26m04s; recorded for [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast/season11.php#episode289]Episode 289[/url]) as [url=https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/polycast-episode-289-a-thesis-be-warned.622255]well as[/url] Episode 289 (43m28s; recorded for [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast/season11.php#episode290]Episode 290[/url]).
– [i]49m58s[/i] | [b]Theatre[/b]
A most memorable moment in [i]Civ[/i] gaming, from [i]Civilization IV: Colonization[/i] as recalled years later (recorded for [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast/season11.php#episode295]Episode 295[/url]).

[url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast]PolyCast[/url] is a bi-weekly audio production recording [url=https://www.youtube.com/user/thepolycast/live]live every other Saturday[/url] throughout the year, in an ongoing effort to give the [i]Civilization[/i] community an interactive voice; sibling show [url=http://thepolycast.net/modcast][u]ModCast[/u][/url] focuses on [i]Civ[/i] modding, [url=http://thepolycast.net/turncast][u]TurnCast[/u][/url] on [i]Civ[/i] multiplay.

Three cheers for the ladies. The 2017 PolyCast Christmas Special, “[url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast/season11.php#christmas2017]Girls Playing Civ Three[/url]”, is now available for netcasting. Show regular co-host [url=http://apolyton.net/member.php/22677-Makahlua]Stephanie “Makahlua”[/url] leads former regulars [url=http://www.civfanatics.com/forums/member.php?16-Cartimandua]Annalee “Cartimandua” Barney[/url] and [url=http://forums.civfanatics.com/member.php?u=63440]Kelly “KMadCandy”[/url] with returning guests [url=http://www.youtube.com/user/kayliesgaming]Ayla “kalleina” Radies[/url] and [url=https://twitter.com/willowless]Willow Lucas-Smith[/url]. It’s the third in the series of such specials: first, [url=http://thepolycast.net/classic/#christmas2007]”Girls Playing Civ”[/url] ten years ago and most recently [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast/season6.php#christmas2012]”Girls Playing Civ Too”[/url] in 2012. This outing carries a runtime of 63m22s.

[url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast]PolyCast[/url] is a bi-weekly audio production in an ongoing effort to give the [i]Civ[/i] community an interactive voice on game strategy; the tenth edition of Evergreen, a side series on selected moments and topics that best represent the show, is set to be released in one week’s time. Fellow sibling shows also in production presently are [url=http://thepolycast.net/modcast][u]ModCast[/u][/url] on [i]Civ[/i] modding and [url=http://thepolycast.net/turncast][u]TurnCast[/u][/url] on [i]Civ[/i] multiplay.

Satisfying. The seventy-fourth episode of [url=http://thepolycast.net/modcast]ModCast[/url], entitled “[url=http://thepolycast.net/modcast/season9.php#mcepisode74]So Much Perfect[/url]”, is now netcasting. Lead co-host [url=https://forums.civfanatics.com/members/rob-r8xft.20480]Rob “Rob (R8XFT)” Riley[/url] is joined by fellow regluar co-hosts [url=https://forums.civfanatics.com/members/neirai.248017]John “Neirai”[/url] and [url=https://forums.civfanatics.com/members/lees.247111]Lee “LeeS” Shipp[/url] with first-time guest [url=https://steamcommunity.com/id/thecrazyscotsman]”thecrazyscotsman”[/url] in this 47m19s outing.

The summary of topics is as follows:

– [i]02m00s[/i] | [b]Modder’s Spotlight[/b]
Profiling the works of [url=https://steamcommunity.com/id/thecrazyscotsman]the show’s guest[/url] with emphasis on City State Packs ([url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1113427951]1[/url], [url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1118676026]2[/url], [url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1129848316]3[/url], [url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1133853337]4[/url], [url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1140343986]5[/url]) and the [url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1135036035]Kingdom of Jerusalem[/url], all for [i]Civilization VI[/i], as well as modder’s past record and future aspirations within the gaming community.
– [i]26m28s[/i] | [b]Miscellaneous[/b]
How an honest, yet substantial, mistake led to accusations of racism leveled against a [i]CivV[/i]/[i]VI[/i] modding group and their response to it.
– [i]30m41s[/i] | [b]Mailbag[/b]
A comment, with embedded request, [url=https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/modcast-episode-73-knock-it-out-of-the-park.623411/#post-14891510]in response to[/url] [url=http://thepolycast.net/modcast/season9.php#mcepisode73]Episode 73[/url] leads to an examination of the poster’s [url=https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198006310482/myworkshopfiles]own works[/url] for [i]Civilization VI[/i].

[u]ModCast[/u] is the first spin-off of the [i]Civ[/i] strategy-centric [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast]PolyCast[/url]; fellow sibling [url=http://thepolycast.net/turncast][u]TurnCast[/u][/url] focuses on [i]Civ[/i] multiplay.