Millennia Developer Diary – Economy Part Two

By | January 23, 2024
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We got another developer diary from the new Paradox game Millennia!
This time the diary is again about how the economy works. Overall this works comparable to Civ, in the sense that you have a city where you build buildings which give bonuses in certain areas, and in the surrounding you build improvements. The improvements produce distinct goods though (so wheat is not exchangable with pigs or rice), and this has overall downstream effects. For more information the economy in Millennia please check this thread.

Play the new Civ3 “Game Of The Month” #193+166

By | January 21, 2024
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And also in the new year 2024 Civ3 stays eternal, and the team is ready to provide you a new quarterly challenge!

In the Civ3 GOTM for “Play The World” you play as China on a normal size Pangaea map with restless barbarians on Regent level. Other details about the map are unknown, but you get 2 additional warriors to make up for this. You have until March 31st to finish this game, and you can find all other information here.

In the Civ3 GOTM for “Conquests” you play as Iroquois on a standard size Pangaea map with 60% water on Deity level, with an extra-tough starting position. Also here you get until March 31st to survive, and you can find more information here.

New indie game release: Rising Lords

By | January 20, 2024
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Another game got released, which just right fits to our taste: Rising Lords.
This game is a medieval turn-based strategy game, where you build up cities, recruit armies, and fight against other lords.
The art style is cute, and system requirements are very low.
A free demo is available, and the full game is currently discounted from 19.99 to 16.99.

Check the Steam page here, a short article by TurnBasedLovers here, and obviously you can also discuss with us in this thread.

Top 10 Turn-Based Strategy Games Of 2023

By | January 20, 2024
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TurnBasedLovers has released another article called “Top 10 Turn-Based Strategy Games Of 2023”.
The list includes obvious candidates like Galactic Civilizations 4 and the latest entry in the Spellforce series, but also more hidden games like Revival: Recolonization, Victoria 3 or Masters of Magic. And it features Battle Of Wesnoth, one of the best open source games out there. Have a look at the article if you agree with them, of if you have another personal favourite from last year!

Join us for a discussion of this article here.

Ara: History Untold: Dev Diary, Ep. 15 – Insider Program

By | January 19, 2024
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And we are now at the 15th dev diary for Ara: History Untold.
This time the devs talk about gaming history, mostly of 4X. Apparently Oxide sits close to MicroProse, who developed the first Civ games, and many of their employees also once worked there! They also talk about that the term 4X is itself from 1993, coming from Master Of Orion 2 at Microprose, and that is was meant to sound edgy (watch the video). And they also talk which X is the most important to Ara, and which new ones they try to add to the 4 ones!

Check it out, and discuss it with us here.

Play the new Civ5 “Game Of The Month” #237

By | January 18, 2024
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And we also get a Civ5 GOTM in this new year! We start with one of the easier games, on Prince level. You play as Oda Nobunaga on a large tiny islands map, and you need to win via a science victory. You have until the day after Valentine’s day, February 15, to finish this game. For all info please check this thread.

Humankind: George Sand update now available

By | January 16, 2024
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The George Sand update is now available for Humankind.
This version comes with more map generation options, more and rebalanced personas and cultures, and an overall makeover of the game. For more information please check the link, and discuss it with us here.

Play the new Civ6 “Game Of The Month” #175

By | January 15, 2024
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And also in 2024 we still continue with the “Game Of The Month”! This time you play as Wu Zetian on a standard size Archipelago map with a hot and arid climate and sparse resources. This challenge is set on Deity level, and you need to win via a science victory. If you want to take part in this challenge, then check this thread (until February 15).