Ara: History Untold – Patch 1.3 and 50% off (until March 20)!

By | March 17, 2025
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Last week the latest patch for Ara: History Untold was released, bringing the game to version 1.3. This patch comes with new diplomacy features to the game. You can now bribe your opponents, demand tribute or send military aid, and you get also some better overview features for the diplomacy. Oh, and you get nukes! The patch also brings changes to the gameplay, UI, and more. You can find the patch notes either here on Steam or directly in our thread.

For the people who’s love for nukes is triggering another look at the game, you can now also get it cheaper! Right now it’s spring sale time (or it seems so), and Ara is 50% off, with the base edition costing only 29.99. All other version are on sale too, all until March 20. You can check the prices and all other info here on Steam, and you can discuss this sale with us here.

Civ7: Ars Technica on the state of the game, and the Oklahome Gazette about the Shawnee

By | March 13, 2025
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We got 2 news articles for you today.

In the first news article in Ars Technica Dennis Shirk talks about the current state of the game, that they are aware that the interface is lacking, their decision to hire sukritact, the challenges with making everything work also on the different consoles, and the necessity to keep tweaking and balancing the game further. You can read the article here, and discuss it with us here.

In the second article, from the Oklahoma Gazette, the devs talk about the challenges to get a voice actor for Tecumseh, how the voice actor Dillon Dean took this as a chance to investigate his native roots, and Chief Barnes explains that such projects are important to keep the language of the Shawnee alive. You can read the article here and discuss it with us here.

Civilization VII Update 1.1.0 – Patch 1 – PS5

By | March 12, 2025
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Civ7 has received today another patch, which ONLY affects the PS5 version. The only (but important) change is that it adds stability improvement and collects more metrics to help with that. If you want to discuss this patch, please check here.

Civ7 – mod update

By | March 11, 2025
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The modding is continuing in Civ7. If you’re interested in the most essential mods, you can head to our modding section for released mods, or you can have a look at the list of essential mods which our user BrianKindly has compiled.

A few of the mods we have are special, and deserve some additional highlighting:

This is only a selection, and many of the other mods might also appeal to you, so please check the forum or the list of essential mods :).

Play the new Civ4 “Game Of The Month” #288

By | March 8, 2025
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The next “Game Of The Month” for Civ4 is again available. Don’t only beat the AI, beat also the highscore of all other CivFanatics by starting with the same savegame and making the best out of it!

This time you play as Ashoka of India on a standard size Tectonic map on Emperor level. No other specific conditions are enabled, you can even pick your own way to win this GOTM. The deadline is April 15. For more info please look here.

Alpha Centauri wallpaper gallery now available

By | March 6, 2025
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Some of our users have tracked down the old Alpha Centauri wallpapers, and we have created an image gallery here to preserve them. If you want to comment anything about the wallpapers, then please do this here.

Play the new Civ7 “Game Of The Month” #2

By | March 6, 2025
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After the first test last month, we are no running our second “Game Of The Month” (GOTM). The GOTM is a competition where we, as a community, start with the same savegame, and try to make the very best out of it. We don’t only try to beat the game, but also we try to beat every other civfanatic! For this second game we have already set the first rules and goals. This time you play as Confucius and are supposed to chose after Han also Ming and Qin, to finally achieve an economic victory. The map is a standard size “Continents Plus” map on Viceroy level. There are a few more conditions, please check the thread here and submit your final game before April 15.

Old World: Wrath Of Gods DLC released

By | March 5, 2025
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Mohawk Games has released the next DLC for Old World”Wrath Of Gods“.
This DLC comes with Aksum as a new civ, introduces 9 different natural disasters to the game, a new scenario and more than 200 new events.
The DLC is also currently on sale, 10% off, for 8.99 instead of 9.99. Get it here, and discuss this DLC with us here.

For people who still not have had a look at this game, Mohwak Games has put the base game and all DLCs on sale, with the base game costing right now 9.99, and the bundle of the base game with the rest of the DLCs only 39.59 (incl. Wrath Of Gods). Check the sale here.