As mentioned on Twitter by Hooded Horse, and Mohawk Games, the new Old World DLC “Pharaohs of the Nile” is now availabe.
This DLC comes with 6 historical scenarios, as well as with a new civilization, the Kingdom of Kush.
There is currently also a 10% discount on the DLC, so you can get it for 8.99 instead of 9.99.
Buy the new DLC:
Play the new Civ6 “Game Of The Month” #168
For this Civ6 GOTM we will be thinking about that OTHER Roman empire: This month you are playing Theodora of the Byzantine Empire on a large true starting location mediterranean map on Emperor level (how very well fitting!). You need to go for a domination victory, and prevent all other civs from achieving any type of victory. You have until November 1 to show that Constantinople cannot be conquered.
For all information please check this thread.
Millennia: Developer Diary – World & Map
We got another developer diary from the new Paradox game Millennia!
The lead programmer describes how regions, borders and your empire work.
You upgrad the capital of a region with buildings, like in a normal civ game, and you also build farms, camps and other improvements in the surrounding. In addition you can have vassals like in Civ4, and outposts like in Civ3.
For all details please check our thread.
Play the new Civ5 “Game Of The Month” #230
For this Civ5 GOTM we go all K-POP! You play as Sejong of Korea on a standard size fractal map on Deity level. You need to win via a culture victory, and you need to prevent the other civs from reaching any type of victory. You have time until October 31 to bring BTS to fame! For all the information please check here.
Ara: History Untold: Dev Diary, Ep. 06 – Sound Design
The developers of Ara: History Untold have released another dev diary. This time they talk about sound design, and how e.g. the world is important and interacts with the soundtrack. For our discussion about Ara please check here.
Play the new Civ4 “Game Of The Month” #259
Before summer finishes we get another warm Civ4 GOTM! This time you play as Montezuma on a standard size temperate rainforest map on Emperor level. The barbarians start with archery, to have a bit of an extra challenge. You have until November 6 to spread the glory of the sungod! For more information please see this thread.
Twinfinite: Top 10 Best 4X Games
Twinfinite has published an article called “Top 10 Best 4X Games”. While a top 10 can be very limited, the writer made a very good selection in this case, containing Civ5, Civ6, Alpha Centauri, Humankind and Old World.
The excerpt from Civ6:
It should be no surprise that Civilization 6 is on this list alongside its predecessor. It’s the most-played 4X game on Steam at around 41,000 players in September 2023. And it’s no understatement to say that the Civilization series has a monopoly on the people’s vision of a 4X game. Wherever there is talk of the 4X genre, Civ will always make an appearance.
In previous installments, a game of Civ was skewed towards building tall, rather than build wide. This has since changed with Civilization 6, moving its tile supremacy into sprawling your empire across as many tiles as possible. Districts are the major point of addition that shakes up how you approach city building. Previously, the most important tile was your city centre, but now districts can be built on any tile in your empire. City location and management just became far more important. Mountains are great for science-dedicated cities, while those that anchor beside a beach can earn gold through trade hubs. The magic you know from Civilization is still here, its polish is unquestioned, and its additions all hit the right mark.
Read the full article here, and discuss it with us here.
Thanks to Rui Castro for this tip on Twitter.
Civ IV Hall of Fame Update
The Civilization IV Hall of Fame has been updated – 5 games were accepted since the previous update, come congratulate the winners here.
Congratulations to Conquistador 63 for the highest score of the update with a Small, Epic, Monarch, Space Colony game for 329,654 points.
tsvyatkov was the most active player during this update, submitting 3 games.
Gauntlet Updates
Congratulations to tsvyatkov for winning G-Minor 272 with a date of 50BC, zbgayumn was second. The settings I chose were too difficult to overtake the current record but congratulations to you both for excellent efforts.
New Gauntlet Starting
G-Minor 273 – Score, Monarch, Ancient, Tiny, Normal, Rain Forest, – High Score Wins! (check options)