New Old World patch, August 25 2021

By | August 25, 2021

A new patch for Old World has been released.

The patch notes can be found here, the full log here. The changes include various balancing related items in single, as well in multiplayer, in addition to 39 new events.

Discuss these changes in our Old World forum here: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/old-world-patch-august-25-2021.672732/.

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Soren Johnson on yields in Old World

By | August 25, 2021

Soren Johnson has written another blog post about how the different yields in Old World were developed, and what considerations the developers had.

An excerpt:

“In contrast, Civ has relied on a much more abstract model that shifts around from game to game. In Civs 1 & 2, resources like Iron and Stone were turned into generic “production” which just determines how fast anything can be built. Civs 3 & 4 made resources national booleans which turned certain units on or off (no Chariots without Horses). Civs 5 & 6 went further by allowing only X units per resource. (Only Gathering Storm added a true stockpile.) These systems avoided a stockpile model because it felt too awkward in a game about all of world history. Old World can get away with just Food, Iron, Stone, and Wood because they will all be relevant throughout the game. Civ needs to make Iron and Copper and Horses matter but also Saltpeter and Oil and Rubber. Keeping the list from exploding (and minimizing obsolete entries) was certainly a fear I had as a designer.”

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Civilization 6 “New Frontier Pass” for iOS available.

By | August 25, 2021

Aspyr media has released the “New Frontier Pass” for iOS. It contains various DLCs with new civilizations, and you can check the full content here. Currently Civ6 for iOS is also still discounted: You can play the first 60 turns for free, and the base game (without the DLCs or the New Frontier Pass) will only cost 5€.

Discuss the New Frontier Pass for iOS in our forum: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/new-frontier-pass.658340/.

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Watch the Civ4 BtS playthroughs by Henrik75 on Youtube

By | August 23, 2021

We still have a lot of thinks going on for all the Civilization titles. Our user Henrik75 does quite some playthroughs on Youtube for Civ4 BtS. On his youtube channel you can find various examples. His latest playthrough is an Immortal One City Challenge as Huayna Capac. Have a look at it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrM5d97S6zo .

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