PolyCast Episode 278: “Go Deeper”

By | April 8, 2017

More meaningful. The two-hundred-and-seventy-eighth episode of [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast]PolyCast[/url], “[url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast/season11.php#episode278]Go Deeper[/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]Stephanie “Makahlua”[/url] and [url=https://www.youtube.com/user/SBFMadDjinn]”MadDjinn”[/url] with returning guest co-host [url=http://www.civplayers.com/index.php?section=profile&user=139]Steve “WarningU2” Warner[/url] and first-time guest co-host [url=http://thepolycast.net/turncast/about.php]Anthony “ztaesek” Seekatz[/url]. It carries a runtime of 59m59s.

The summary of topics is as follows:

– [i]01m12s[/i] | [b]News[/b]
Talking up and down the [url=http://steamcommunity.com/games/289070/announcements/detail/562228356582160952]”Spring 2017″ patch[/url] [url=https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/spring-2017-patch-notes.612947]for[/url] [i]Civilization VI[/i] accompanied by civilizations [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUUMqYSHG2k]Macedon[/url] (28m53s) and [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIhkrcFIVow]Persia[/url] (37m30s).
– [i]44m09s[/i] | [b]Miscellaneous[/b]
Recognizing Christopher Tin as [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHkVd0IdQfQ]the composer of[/url] [i]CivVI[/i]’s theme (recorded for [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast/season10.php#episode267]Episode 267[/url]), taking in [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4Mwt0XIw00]Scout behaviour[/url] (48m20s; recorded for [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast/season11.php#episode276]Episode 276[/url]) and [url=https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/1000-clues-you-played-too-much-civ-vi.599926]condensing a rundown[/url] of playing “too much” [i]Civilization VI[/i] (50m30s).

– [i]Intro/Outro[/i] | [b]Miscellaneous[/b]
Out of alignment, subconscious musings and reference triggering.

[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.

HOF Civ5 Update

By | April 3, 2017

The Civilization V Hall of Fame has been updated. 27 games were accepted since the previous update.

Congratulations to [b]elijahtary[/b] for the highest Firaxis score of the update with a Settler, Science, Quick, Duel, Inland Sea, Egypt (Ramesses II) [BNW] game for 9383 points.

[b]johncparr[/b] was the most active player during this update, submitting 4 games.

Only 1 player was brave enough to take on Deity this update:
[b]Dines[/b] – 1760 AD, Turn 262, 4357 points, Deity, Domination, Standard, Standard, Pangaea, Greece (Alexander) [BNW]

[COLOR=”Blue”][B]Gauntlet Results:[/B][/COLOR]
[b][url=http://hof.civfanatics.net/civ5/gauntlet.php?show=minor&gauntlet=222]G-Minor CXLI[/url] – Science, Warlord, Small, Highlands, Standard, Russia (Catherine)[/b]
1st [B]vadalaz[/B] – 1360 AD T-196
2nd [B]zenmaster[/B] – 1525 AD T-215
3rd [B]zlither[/B] – 1715 AD T-253

[SIZE=”3″][B][COLOR=”Blue”]** New Gauntlets Starting **[/COLOR][/B][/SIZE][COLOR=”Green”]
[b][url=http://hof.civfanatics.net/civ5/gauntlet.php?show=minor&gauntlet=223]G-Minor CXLII[/url] – Domination, Prince, Standard, Terra, Quick, Siam (Ramkhamhaeng)[/b]
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PolyCast April Fool’s… 2012!

By | April 1, 2017

Back in 2012, [i]Civilization[/i] strategy podcast [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast]PolyCast[/url] (PC) had an April Fool’s production ready to go. Its release was stopped when its website host at the time went offline for the day. Five years later, April 1st happens to fall on a Saturday — the day that the show has published its works for more than a decade. Now, this all-but-forgotten feature makes its public debut.

Featuring [url=http://apolyton.net/member.php/22677-Makahlua]Stephanie “Makahlua”[/url], [url=http://forums.civfanatics.com/member.php?u=136315]Philip “TheMeInTeam” Bellew[/url] and then fourth regular co-host [url=http://forums.civfanatics.com/member.php?u=163829]Lisa “qnl” Bang[/url], what is now being titled “[url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast/season6.php#aprilfools2012]April Fool’s 2012[/url]” was to have been released as Episode 144 announcing a significant change to PC’s format. It was also scripted, written by Quick.

Eleven years young, the bi-weekly [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast]PolyCast[/url] has amassed an archive weighing in at over three hundred hours of material. Its two-hundred-and-seventy-eighth episode is to be released on April 8th, 2017. Sibling show [url=http://thepolycast.net/modcast][u]ModCast[/u][/url] focuses on [i]Civ[/i] modding and [url=http://thepolycast.net/turncast][u]TurnCast[/u][/url] on [i]Civ[/i] multiplay.

Civ IV HOF Update

By | March 31, 2017

The Civilization IV Hall of Fame has been updated. 20 games were accepted since the previous update.

Congratulations to [b]sossos[/b] for the highest Firaxis score of the update with a Standard, Normal, Deity, Conquest game for 414210 points.

[b]Pious_Pete[/b] was the most active player during this update, submitting 4 games.

Only 3 players were brave enough to take on Deity this update:
    [b]Dhoomstriker[/b] – 1550 AD, Duel, Epic, Deity, Espionage game for 134785 points.
    [b]Dhoomstriker[/b] – 830 AD, Tiny, Marathon, Deity, Cultural game for 245587 points.
    [b]Dhoomstriker[/b] – 1395 AD, Duel, Epic, Deity, Cultural game for 138813 points.
    [b]Pious_Pete[/b] – 1695 AD, Small, Quick, Deity, Cultural game for 33245 points.
    [b]Pious_Pete[/b] – 1670 AD, Small, Quick, Deity, Cultural game for 33146 points.
    [b]Pious_Pete[/b] – 1680 AD, Small, Quick, Deity, Cultural game for 28949 points.
    [b]Pious_Pete[/b] – 1755 AD, Small, Quick, Deity, Cultural game for 25660 points.
    [b]sossos[/b] – 1230 AD, Standard, Normal, Deity, Conquest game for 414210 points.

A number of players gained number one positions on harder difficulty levels:
[b]Dhoomstriker[/b] with a 1550 AD, Duel, Epic, Deity, Espionage game for 134785 points.
[b]Dhoomstriker[/b] with a 1395 AD, Duel, Epic, Deity, Cultural game for 138813 points.
[b]Dhoomstriker[/b] with a 830 AD, Tiny, Marathon, Deity, Cultural game for 245587 points.

>> [url=http://hof.civfanatics.net/civ4/index.php]Civ IV HOF[/url]
>> [url=http://hof.civfanatics.net/civ4/stats.php?show=updates]Full Update Details[/url]
>> [url=https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/civ-iv-hof-update-discussion-thread.613329]Discussion Thread[/url]

PolyCast Episode 278 Topics List

By | March 30, 2017

This Saturday, April 01st, 2017 is to see the [url=https://www.youtube.com/user/thepolycast/live]seventh recording[/url] of [i]Civilization[/i] strategy podcast [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast]PolyCast[/url]’s eleventh season. Beginning at 12PM ET North America ([url=http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=PolyCast+278+Recording&iso=20170401T12&p1=188&ah=2]timezone converter[/url]), Episode 278’s topics list is set as follows:

[b]News[/b]
– ‘Spring 2017’ [i]CivVI[/i] Update Arrives
http://steamcommunity.com/games/289070/announcements/detail/562228356582160952
(https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/spring-2017-patch-notes.612947)
– New [i]Civilization VI[/i] Civs Have Arrived: Macedon and Persia

[b]Senate[/b]
– On [i]Civilization VI[/i] Buildings
http://civilization.wikia.com/wiki/Buildings_(Civ6)
– Using [i]CivVI[/i] Promotions
http://civilization.wikia.com/wiki/Promotions_(Civ6)

[b]Open Mic[/b]
– Re: Episode 276 and Obsolete Units in [i]CivVI[/i]

[b]Miscellaneous[/b]
– Notes from “Absolutely No Pressure” Developer Talk on [i]Civilization VI[/i]
http://gdcvault.com/play/1024421/Absolutely-No-Pressure-Continuing-a
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jqAFacz5NU4kBfpSUkGQTHswnm7JeFNHBEupD8FDhVs/edit#
(https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/notes-from-ed-beachs-civ-vi-talk-at-gdc.611383)
(http://schedule.gdconf.com/session/absolutely-no-pressure-continuing-a-successful-game-series-with-civilization-vi)

[b]Intro/Outro[/b]
– 1000 Clues You’ve Played Too Much [i]CivVI[/i]
https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/1000-clues-you-played-too-much-civ-vi.599926

[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; listeners are encouraged to [url=https://twitter.com/thepolycast]follow the show[/url] on Twitter and [url=http://www.youtube.com/user/thepolycast]subscribe to[/url] its YouTube channel. Episode topics list is subject to change. 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.

PolyCast Episode 277: “Count on the Internet”

By | March 25, 2017

Interpretations vary. The two-hundred-and-seventy-seventh episode of [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast]PolyCast[/url], “[url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast/season11.php#episode277]Count on the Internet[/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]Stephanie “Makahlua”[/url], [url=http://forums.civfanatics.com/member.php?u=136315]Philip “TheMeInTeam” Bellew[/url] and [url=https://www.youtube.com/user/SBFMadDjinn]”MadDjinn”[/url] with returning guest co-host [url=http://forums.civfanatics.com/member.php?u=244082]Nick “dino_yoshi13″ Boeckman[/url]. It carries a runtime of 59m59s.

The summary of topics is as follows:

– [i]02m10s[/i] | [b]Forum Talk[/b]
Mentioning [url=https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/unmentioned-changes-australian-summer-patch.611024]”unmentioned changes[/url]” in the “Australian Summer 2017 Update” for [i]Civilization VI[/i] and ‘troll or serious’: whether the game is [url=https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/civ6-gender-biased.612121]gender biased[/url] (08m22s).
– [i]11m32s[/i] | [b]Senate[/b]
A rundown of [i]CivVI[/i] [url=http://civilization.wikia.com/wiki/Government_(Civ6)]government types[/url] is followed by an in-depth examination of the related [url=http://civilization.wikia.com/wiki/Policy_Cards_(Civ6)]government policies[/url] (28m23s).
– [i]53m33s[/i] | [b]News[/b]
What Mac and Linux [i]Civilization VI[/i] players can now [url=https://blog.aspyr.com/2017/03/14/sid-meiers-civilization-vi-australian-summer-2017-update-live-steam-mac-linux]enjoy and not[/url] with said game update coming their way, and what to be [url=http://steamcommunity.com/games/289070/announcements/detail/576864419132359621]expected and not[/url] with the now-available [i]CivVI[/i] demo (56m26s).

– [i]Intro/Outro[/i] | [b]Miscellaneous[/b]
Best kind of true and taking compliments.

[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.

TurnCast Episode 82: “Vent Rage”

By | March 18, 2017

It’s good for you. Regular players [url=http://apolyton.net/member.php/2-DanQ” title=”Click for Profile]Daniel “DanQ” Quick[/url], [url=http://apolyton.net/member.php/22677-Makahlua” title=”Click for Profile]”Makahlua”[/url], [url=http://www.civplayers.com/index.php?section=profile&user=139]Steve “WarningU2” Warner[/url] and [url=http://www.youtube.com/user/GrimVek]Matthieu “GrimVek”[/url] are joined alongside fellow co-operative [i]Civilization VI[/i] multiplaying gamers in the eighty-first episode of [u]TurnCast[/u] ([u]TC[/u]). Entitled “[url=http://thepolycast.net/turncast/season7.php#tcepisode82]Vent Rage[/url]”, it carries a runtime is 09m59s. Snippets include but are not limited to knowing answer, spreading well, translate deal, out polite and halfway there.

[u]TurnCast[/u] is the third spin-off of the [i]Civ[/i] strategy-centric [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast]PolyCast[/url] on which Quick and Makahlua serve as regular co-hosts; fellow sibling [url=http://thepolycast.net/modcast][u]ModCast[/u][/url] focusing on [i]Civ[/i] modding was the first.

HOF Civ5 Update

By | March 18, 2017

The Civilization V Hall of Fame has been updated. 37 games were accepted since the previous update.

Congratulations to [b]sexten[/b] for the highest Firaxis score of the update with a Settler, Science, Marathon, Huge, Great Plains, Shoshone (Pocatello) [BNW] game for 11550 points.

[b]johncparr[/b] was the most active player during this update, submitting 7 games.[b]vadalaz[/b] was the most active player during this update, submitting 7 games.

Only 4 players were brave enough to take on Deity this update:
[b]Dines[/b] – 1110 AD, Turn 256, 3602 points, Deity, Domination, Epic, Large, Tilted Axis, Zulu (Shaka) [BNW]
[b]Dines[/b] – 1520 AD, Turn 214, 3871 points, Deity, Domination, Standard, Standard, Pangaea, Germany (Bismark) [BNW]
[b]Dines[/b] – 825 BC, Turn 127, 3050 points, Deity, Domination, Epic, Standard, Pangaea, Huns (Attila) [BNW]
[b]johncparr[/b] – 710 AD, Turn 97, 2506 points, Deity, Domination, Quick, Duel, Great Plains, Japan (Oda Nobunaga) [BNW]
[b]namib[/b] – 1836 AD, Turn 855, 1940 points, Deity, Diplomacy, Marathon, Large, Large Islands, England (Elizabeth) [BNW]
[b]vadalaz[/b] – 1510 AD, Turn 322, 3695 points, Deity, Science, Epic, Standard, Terra, Denmark (Harald) [BNW]

[COLOR=”Blue”][B]Gauntlet Results:[/B][/COLOR]
[b][url=http://hof.civfanatics.net/civ5/gauntlet.php?show=major&gauntlet=218]G-Major LXXXI[/url] – Science, Deity, Standard, Terra, Epic, Denmark (Harald)[/b]
1st [B]vadalaz[/B] – 1510 AD T-322
2nd [B]R.G.A.M.[/B] – Jan 1944 AD T-539

[b][url=http://hof.civfanatics.net/civ5/gauntlet.php?show=minor&gauntlet=220]G-Minor CXXXX[/url] – Diplomacy, Prince, Standard, Inland Sea, Epic, Morocco (Ahmad al-Mansur)[/b]
1st [B]vadalaz[/B] – 1150 AD T-260
2nd [B]zenmaster[/B] – 1490 AD T-318
3rd [B]Mighty Dwaarf[/B] – 1750 AD T-385

[SIZE=”3″][B][COLOR=”Blue”]** New Gauntlets Starting **[/COLOR][/B][/SIZE][COLOR=”Green”]
[b][url=http://hof.civfanatics.net/civ5/gauntlet.php?show=major&gauntlet=221]G-Major LXXXII[/url] – Culture, Prince, Standard, Archipelago, Marathon, Venice (Enrico Dandolo)[/b]
[b][url=http://hof.civfanatics.net/civ5/gauntlet.php?show=minor&gauntlet=222]G-Minor CXLI[/url] – Science, Warlord, Small, Highlands, Standard, Russia (Catherine)[/b][/COLOR]

>> [url=http://hof.civfanatics.net/civ5/index.php]Civ V HOF[/url]
>> [url=https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/hof-civ5-update-discussion.612290]Discussion Thread[/url]