The next Civ7 civilization has been releaved: The Khmer. They are placed in the antiquity age, are expansionist and scientific, and start with a bias for tropical tiles and floodplains. Their associated wonder is Angkor Wat, and they get an elefant unit as UU. For the rest of the information please check this thread.
Another update for Millennia has been published. This update is called the multiplayer update, as the biggest changes concern multiplayer. This includes that we now get simultaneous turns, although they are not completely final yet. Other important changes include that the AI was improved to deal better with water (units, buildings, routing, etc), edge scrolling was added, you can now play beyond the end of the game, and a new default civ was added. For all changes please check this thread.
The four-hundred-and-fortieth episode of PolyCast, “PAX and Direct“ is now available for streaming on the PolyCast YouTube Channel. This episode features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, and Phil “TheMeInTeam”. Topics for this episode include:
News
– 06m28s | Nintendo Direct Reveals Himiko for Civilization VII
– 09m27s | PAX West Developer Panel
– 15m42s | Developer Live Stream Announced for Sept 12
– 17m37s | PAX Australia Developer Panel Announced
– 19m47s | Denuvo Anti-Tamper Controversy
Research Lab
– 33m38s | The Potential for Villainous AI Leaders
NOTE: This Episode was recorded on September 7, 2024.
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.
Participate in the discussion here.
The Civilization IV Hall of Fame has been updated – 18 games were accepted since the previous update.
Congratulations to @TokuTurtle for the highest score of the update with a Standard, Marathon, Emperor, Domination game for 199,544 points.
Lcpl Jack Jones was the most active player during this update, submitting 6 games.
Only one player was brave enough to take on Deity this update:
Noble Zarkon – 2320 BC, Duel, Marathon, Deity, Conquest game for 64,284 point
New Number One Entries:
A number of players gained number one positions:
Conquistador 63 with a 1450 AD, Large, Normal, Monarch, Cultural game for 56,123 points.
Lcpl Jack Jones with a 2050 AD, Large, Marathon, Monarch, Time game for 16,809 points.
Noble Zarkon with a 1898 AD, Duel, Marathon, Prince, Espionage game for 22,394 points.
Noble Zarkon with a 1975 AD, Tiny, Marathon, Noble, Espionage game for 73,198 points.
Join us to congratulate them here!
4X fans and denizens of this forum have certainly followed the game, and today Ara: History Untold is finally availabe. It’s a 4X game very similar to Civilization, and while it has some features of the coming Civ7 (e.g. historical personalities as leaders with special abilities, and also an age concept), it makes many things different. It has nicely populated cites without a hex grid, production lines, and simultaneous turns. The reviews are in so far rather positive, with e.g. PCGamesN calling it “Overwhelming and enveloping, Oxide and Microsoft’s strategy game Ara: History Untold will steal hundreds of hours from you if you let it.“, although some note that it might not be something for beginners, as it can be rather complex. In general, it seems if you have played Old World, Humankind and Millennia, and you now want another fix until you get Civ7, then you should probably try it out.
The basic edition is available via Steam for 59.99, and we have set up a discussion forum for you here.
Today we got some more info about the next civ in Civ7: The Han. The Han are a Chinese dynasty, with the Great Wall as unique improvement, the well known Cho-Ko-Nu as an unique unit, and they also get a civilian scholar unit, the Shi Dafu. Do you want to know more? Check our thread here!
As announced by various news outlets, e.g. The Verge, Netflix will be adding more games to their portfolio, including Civ6, among others.
Netflix has in recent years tried to get a foot into the gaming market, and has a small library of games, which they are slowly expanding. While many of them are casual games, they also include highlights such as “Into The Breach” and “Terra Nil”. The latest batch is certainly the most interesting ones for serious games, and it does not get more serious than Civ6! Discuss this new development with us here.
