For October we got you a brutal GOTM for Civ5: You play as Enrico Dandolo of Venice, and you need to win via a Domination victory, leaving the world in ashes. The game is set on a standard size “Small Continents Plus” map on Emperor. While you’re subjugating the world you still need to pay attention that no other civ wins another victory such as culture or diplomacy. Want to try? Check here. The deadline is November 6.
The devs from Paradox have announced today the release of the last patch for Millennia, the 8th patch.
The patch itself is overall minor, includes a range of bug fixes, added some things for modding support, and fixed some localization issues. You can discuss this patch with us here.
At the same time, Millennia is also currently on sale, with the base game being 50% off for 19.99. The DLCs have discounts as well.
The Steam autumn sale is currently going on, and the Civ titles are getting some discounts:
For other Civ titles, we have:
Currently there are no discounts for Civ3.
And some more interesting news: Some forum sleuths found some good indicators for some future content, please check here.
The latest patch 1.2.5 for Civ7 was released today. This includes that the user interface of the city screen got some rework, 2 new map types, a rework of Napoleon, and a bunch of other things more (see patch notes). The second part of the Right To Rule DLC was also released today, including the Persian Qajar dynasty, the Korean Silla dynasty, and the Indian resistance leader Laskhmibai. For the discussion please check this thread.
Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest update for their game! This update includes visibility changes for the scout, a rebalancing of theology, AI improvements, and a range of smaller things.
Discuss this update with us here (and read the full list of changes too).
Old World is currently available in the Epic Store, on GOG, Steam, and on Stove.
Firaxis has posted another blog post about the upcoming update 1.2.5, where they describe how exactly the interface of the city menu will change, and there are big improvements there. You can read everything here, and discuss with us here.
A professional Cartographer has made a beautiful printable map of Planet/Chiron from Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri. The author has also commented that he’s working on a physical 3D globe version too! He describes how he’s made this map here, and it is quite an elaborate process, with a lot of work involved! If you want to talk about this map, then join us here.
Sara has revealed to us today the details for the last Civ of the “Right To Rule” DLC: Qajar. The Qajar are a dynasty which ruled Persia from the late 18th to the begin of the 20th century. They are diplomatic and expansionist with a starting bias for plains and desert. Their ability and unique infrastructure are geared towards gaining more influence, and their unique commander gets more movement and can raze more. For the exact details please check our thread here.