PolyCast Episode 276: “Bells and Whistles”

By | March 11, 2017
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All the fixings. The two-hundred-and-seventy-sixth episode of [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast]PolyCast[/url], “[url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast/season11.php#episode276]Bells and Whistles[/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=243820]Jett “TPangolin”[/url]. It carries a runtime of 59m59s.

The summary of topics is as follows:

– [i]01m46s[/i] | [b]News[/b]
Making waves is Australia, the [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11HVt8f0X-I]newest civilization[/url] in [i]Civilization VI[/i] and the related [url=http://civilization.com/news/entries#civilization-vi-australian-summer-2017-update-multiplayer-teams-mod-tools]”Australian 2017 Summer Update”[/url] that patches the game (06m09s); then, being officially told that [url=https://www.reddit.com/r/civ/comments/5vlan7/double_civ_pack_incoming_official]two more civs[/url] are coming for it and unofficially finding out what they are (21m31s).
– [i]23m54s[/i] | [b]Community Focus[/b]
The ins and outs of the [url=https://www.reddit.com/r/civbattleroyale]Civ Battle Royale[/url] where Artificial Intelligence (AI) competition meets human ingenuity and cooperation in [i]CivV[/i].
– [i]39m57s[/i] | [b]Open Mic[/b]
Whether or not [url=https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/input-requested-for-polycast-christmas-special-2016.606772/#post-14590881]it is worth[/url] the combat penalty to raze and resettle a conquered [i]Civilization VI[/i] city (recorded for [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast/season11.php#episode273]Episode 273[/url]).
– [i]43m58s[/i] | [b]Miscellaneous[/b]
Adapting human history to [i]CivVI[/i] gameplay [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F299ISOa5vg]is contested[/url] (recorded for [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast/season11.php#episode274]Episode 274[/url]).

– [i]Intro/Outro[/i] | [b]Miscellaneous[/b]
A culture clash and nice try.

[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 81: “Every Nasty Thing”

By | March 4, 2017
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All the things. 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#tcepisode81]Every Nasty Thing[/url]”, it carries a runtime is 09m59s. Snippets include but are not limited to lose proximity, translate deal, free range, helicopter siege and rolling back.

[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.

PolyCast Episode 276 Topics List

By | March 2, 2017
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This Saturday, March 04th, 2017 is to see the [url=https://www.youtube.com/user/thepolycast/live]fifth 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+276+Recording&iso=20170304T12&p1=188&ah=2]timezone converter[/url]), Episode 276’s topics list is set as follows:

[b]News[/b]
– [i]Civilization VI[/i] ‘Australian Summer 2017 Update’ Released
[url=http://civilization.com/news/entries#civilization-vi-australian-summer-2017-update-multiplayer-teams-mod-tools]http://civilization.com/news/entries#civilization-vi-australian-summer-2017-update-multiplayer-teams-mod-tools[/url]
[url=https://www.facebook.com/civ/posts/10154899396530359]https://www.facebook.com/civ/posts/10154899396530359[/url]
([url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11HVt8f0X-I]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11HVt8f0X-I[/url])
([url=https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/new-civ-australia.610763]https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/new-civ-australia.610763[/url])
– “Double Civ Pack” Coming: [i]CivVI[/i] Developer
[url=https://www.reddit.com/r/civ/comments/5vlan7/double_civ_pack_incoming_official]https://www.reddit.com/r/civ/comments/5vlan7/double_civ_pack_incoming_official[/url]

[b]Community Focus[/b]
– [i]Civ[/i] Battle Royale
[url=https://www.reddit.com/r/civbattleroyale]https://www.reddit.com/r/civbattleroyale[/url]

[b]Senate[/b]
– [i]Civilization VI[/i] Governments and Policies
[url=http://civ6.gamepedia.com/Governments]http://civ6.gamepedia.com/Governments[/url]
[url=http://civ6.gamepedia.com/Policies]http://civ6.gamepedia.com/Policies[/url]

[b]Miscellaneous[/b]
– Notes from “Absolutely No Pressure” Developer Talk on [i]CivVI[/i]
[url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jqAFacz5NU4kBfpSUkGQTHswnm7JeFNHBEupD8FDhVs/edit#]https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jqAFacz5NU4kBfpSUkGQTHswnm7JeFNHBEupD8FDhVs/edit#[/url]
([url=http://schedule.gdconf.com/session/absolutely-no-pressure-continuing-a-successful-game-series-with-civilization-vi]http://schedule.gdconf.com/session/absolutely-no-pressure-continuing-a-successful-game-series-with-civilization-vi[/url])

[b]Intro/Outro[/b]
– [i]CivVI[/i] Video “Scout’s Honor”
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4Mwt0XIw00]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4Mwt0XIw00[/url]
– Sid Meier and Head of [b]Microsoft[/b]’s Xbox Division: “Talking About” [i]Civ[/i]
[url=http://www.xboxachievements.com/news/news-26433-Could-A-New-Civilization-Game-Be-Coming-To-Xbox-One—-Report.html]http://www.xboxachievements.com/news/news-26433-Could-A-New-Civilization-Game-Be-Coming-To-Xbox-One—-Report.html[/url]

[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.

By | March 2, 2017
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The Civilization V Hall of Fame has been updated. 35 games were accepted since the previous update.

Congratulations to [b]Dines[/b] for the highest Firaxis score of the update with a Deity, Domination, Marathon, Standard, Great Plains Plus, Mongolia (Genghis Khan) [BNW] game for 6493 points.

[b]JWideman[/b] was the most active player during this update, submitting 8 games.

Only 4 players were brave enough to take on Deity this update:
[b]blatc[/b] – 1280 AD, Turn 188, 5424 points, Deity, Science, Standard, Standard, Great Plains, Poland (Casimir III) [BNW]
[b]Dines[/b] – 1050 BC, Turn 245, 4281 points, Deity, Domination, Marathon, Standard, Pangaea, Songhai (Askia) [BNW]
[b]Dines[/b] – 1220 BC, Turn 228, 6493 points, Deity, Domination, Marathon, Standard, Great Plains Plus, Mongolia (Genghis Khan) [BNW]
[b]Dines[/b] – 340 BC, Turn 316, 2547 points, Deity, Domination, Marathon, Huge, Pangaea, Arabia (Harun al-Rashid) [BNW]
[b]Dines[/b] – 715 AD, Turn 443, 782 points, Deity, Domination, Marathon, Huge, Large Islands, England (Elizabeth) [BNW]
[b]johncparr[/b] – 2270 BC, Turn 123, 3975 points, Deity, Domination, Marathon, Duel, Great Plains Plus, Mongolia (Genghis Khan) [BNW]
[b]R.G.A.M.[/b] – Jan 1944 AD, Turn 539, 1305 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=minor&gauntlet=219]G-Minor CXXXIX[/url] – Domination, King, Standard, Small Continents, Standard, Greece (Alexander)[/b]
1st [B]vadalaz[/B] – 250 BC T-105
2nd [B]zlither[/B] – 1250 AD T-185
3rd [B]walkyc[/B] – 1750 AD T-260

[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=220]G-Minor CXXXX[/url] – Diplomacy, Prince, Standard, Inland Sea, Epic, Morocco (Ahmad al-Mansur)[/b][/COLOR]

>> [url=http://hof.civfanatics.net/civ5/index.php]Civ V HOF[/url]
>> [url=https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/hof-civ5-update-discussion.611360]Discussion Thread[/url]

Civilization IV Update

By | March 1, 2017
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The Civilization IV Hall of Fame has been updated. 9 games were accepted since the previous update.

Congratulations to [b]WithTea[/b] for the highest Firaxis score of the update with a Standard, Normal, Prince, Space Colony game for 63,071 points.

[b]neilmeister[/b] was the most active player during this update, submitting 2 games.

[b]ozbenno[/b] was the most active player during this update, submitting 2 games.

No player was brave enough to take on Deity this update.

Congratulations to Dhoomstriker for winning [url=http://hof.civfanatics.net/civ4/gauntlet.php?show=major&gauntlet=608&submit=Go]G-Major 150[/url] with a Religious victory in 1560BC, commiserations to Tonny who finished second on the score tiebreaker!

>> [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=http://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/civ-4-hof-update-discussion-thread.611305]Discussion Thread[/url]

PolyCast Episode 275: “More Perfect”

By | February 25, 2017
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Always the optimists. The two-hundred-and-seventy-fifth episode of [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast]PolyCast[/url], “[url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast/season11.php#episode275]More Perfect[/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=145352]Scott “AlphaShard” Dirk[/url]. It carries a runtime of 59m59s.

The summary of topics is as follows:

– [i]01m44s[/i] | [b]Senate[/b]
A complete and detailed account, and consideration, of [i]Civilization VI[/i]’s terrain improvements and resources is followed by an equally comprehensive rundown of its Wonders, World and Natural (23m15s).
– [i]50m10s[/i] | [b]News[/b]
The “Explorer Pack – Signature Edition” for [i]CivVI[/i] [url=https://www.facebook.com/civ/posts/10154876990585359]was released[/url] with limited availability, questionable quality and a peculiar piece of missing content.

– [i]Intro/Outro[/i] | [b]Miscellaneous[/b]
Believing in miracles and trolling backfire.

[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.

Civ6 Patch – Australian Summer 2017 Updated Announced

By | February 22, 2017
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Firaxis have announced an Australian Summer 2017 update for Civ6 to accompany the release of
the Australian DLC. The updated will be free for all Civ6 players, and will include a number of important and long-awaited features, namely:

  • Steam Workshop;
  • Modding tools;
  • Multiplayer team functionality.

There is no official word yet on the exact release time for the patch or DLC, but with only a week left in the Australian summer, it unlikely to be a long wait.

Read more here

Discuss in the Civ6 forum

New DLC for Civ6: Australia

By | February 21, 2017
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Firaxis have announced more DLC for Sid Meier’s Civilization 6, in the form of an Australian civ led by war-time leader John Curtin. This DLC will mark the first time in the civ series that the Australian continent has been populated by a fully-fledged civilization.

Discuss the DLC here – https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/new-civ-australia.610763/

Read the Firaxis blog post here – https://civilization.com/news/entries/#civilization-vi-john-curtin-leads-australia