PolyCast 370: Surround and Pound

By | October 5, 2020
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The three hundred-and-seventieth episode of PolyCast, “Surround and Pound“ is now available for streaming on http://polycast.civfanatics.com. This episode features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, Phil “TheMeInTeam”, and Jason “MegaBearsFan”. Topics for this episode include:

News
– 00h01m22s | Gaul first look and developer stream
– 00h13m00s | September 2020 patch notes

Forum Talk
– 00h35m22s | Best secret society for Byzantium and Gaul?
– 00h38m12s | Statue of Zeus value proposition

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; sibling show ModCast focuses on Civ modding.

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PolyCast 369: Tangents As Big As Texas

By | September 22, 2020
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The three hundred-and-sixty-ninth episode of PolyCast, “Tangents as big as Texas“ is now available for streaming on https://polycast.civfanatics.com. This episode features regular co-hosts
CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, Phil “TheMeInTeam”, and Jason “MegaBearsFan”. Topics for this episode include:

News
– 00h01m30s | September 2020 New Frontier Pass update
– 00h10m09s | Basil II of Byzantium first look
– 00h30m40s | Sid Meier’s Memoir now available at a bookseller near you! and a tangent about Europe, railroads, and the size of Texas
Forum Talk
– 00h43m27s | Is Civ VI a sequel to Civ IV?
– 01h10m43s | Is the yield ribbon cheating?
– 01h15m02s | Feedback from episode 368: Can we discuss opening builds?

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; sibling show ModCast focuses on Civ modding.

Since we had to cancel the previous recording, this episode is a little bit longer than usual. Hope everyone enjoys!

Byzantium, Gaul, and Dramatic Ages Coming to Civilization VI

By | September 16, 2020
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The September New Frontier Pack DLC drops on September 24, adding Gaul and Byzantium as major civilizations, along with a new Dramatic Ages mode, and two world wonders – the Statue of Zeus and the Biosphere. The Dramatic Ages mode includes cities rebelling to free cities upon entering a dark age, the severity scaling with game difficulty level. More information is in the developer update below; details on the new civs are expected in the next week. Join the discussion of this DLC in the forums.

Civilization VI – August Developer Livestream

By | August 25, 2020
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Check out the August developer livestream on Wednesday, August 26, showing off the August update for Civilization VI. Discuss the livestream in the forums here.

PolyCast 368: Parallel Universe Where Firaxis Controls Everything

By | August 25, 2020
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The three hundred-and-sixty-eighth episode of PolyCast, “Parallel Universe Where Firaxis Controls Everything“ is now available for streaming on http://polycast.civfanatics.com. This episode features regular co-hosts
CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, Phil “TheMeInTeam”, and Jason “MegaBearsFan”. Topics for this episode include:

Forum Talk
– 00h02m06s | August update
– 00h25m25s | Unused art assets
– 00h31m00s | All leaders have hidden Firaxis logos
Senate
– 00h35m41s | PotatoMcWhiskey’s Wonder tier list

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; sibling show ModCast focuses on Civ modding.

Civilization VI: August Update Shuffles the Tech and Civics Trees

By | August 17, 2020
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The free August Civilization VI game update, coming August 27, will bring a new optional game mode that shuffles the tech and civics trees, available for anyone who owns the base game. The update also adds a new natural wonder selection tool to ensure that a wonder does or does not appear in your game. Below is the developer video; discuss this update in the forums here.

PolyCast 367: Another Perfectly-Balanced Podcast with No Exploits

By | August 10, 2020
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The three hundred-and-sixty-seventh episode of PolyCast, “Another Perfectly-Balanced Podcast With No Exploits“ is now available for streaming on https://polycast.civfanatics.com. This episode features regular co-hosts
CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, Phil “TheMeInTeam”, and Jason “MegaBearsFan”. Topics for this episode include:

Forum Talk
– 00h01m28s | Poll About Civ 6 Finishing and Civ 7 Initiating
– 00h13m30s | Noticeable A.I. Improvements
– 00h23m07s | The Season Pass Model
Senate
– 00h35m17s | Spiffing Brit’s “No City Challenge” (no cheats or exploits necessary)

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; sibling show ModCast focuses on Civ modding.