Civilization IV Hall Of Fame update

By | June 1, 2023
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The Civ4 Hall Of Fame has again gotten an update! New players have been inaugurated in our everlasting Hall Of Civ Fame! You can find the whole overview in this thread!

Congratulations to nocho for the highest score of the update with a Tiny, Marathon, Noble, Space Colony game for 363,117 points.

nocho was the most active player during this update, submitting 4 games.

NickTrofimuk was the most active player during this update, submitting 4 games.

Only 2 players were brave enough to take on Deity this update:

Firmlife – 2050 AD, Large, Quick, Deity, Time game for 35,741 points.
Firmlife – 2050 AD, Large, Quick, Deity, Time game for 23,918 points.
Lcpl Jack Jones – 2050 AD, Large, Quick, Deity, Time game for 22,570 points.

New Number One Entries:
A number of players gained number one positions:

Firmlife with a 2050 AD, Large, Quick, Deity, Time game for 35,741 points.

ZPV with a 1260 AD, Tiny, Marathon, Prince, Space Colony game for 209,991 points.

nocho with a 1130 AD, Tiny, Marathon, Noble, Space Colony game for 363,117 points.

NickTrofimuk with a 1390 AD, Standard, Normal, Warlord, Espionage game for 46,710 points.
NickTrofimuk with a 1350 AD, Small, Normal, Warlord, Espionage game for 49,630 points.
NickTrofimuk with a 1500 AD, Large, Normal, Warlord, Espionage game for 88,717 points.

Gauntlet Updates

Congratulations to Firmlife and Lcpl Jack Jones for taking 1st and 2nd place respectively in G-Minor 270, an intriguing and challenging Deity Time game!

PolyCast 416: Let Us Trade Maps!

By | June 1, 2023
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The four-hundred-and-sixteenth episode of PolyCast, “Let Us Trade Maps!“ is now available for streaming on ThePolyCast.net. This episode features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus. Stephanie “Makahlua”, and Phil “TheMeInTeam”.. Topics for this episode include:

News
– 00h02m58s | Leader Pack 4: Rulers of the Sahara First Looks

Forum Talk
– 00h09m21s | Sequels in Strategy Gaming: Civilization II by Digital Antiquarian
– 00h15m41s | What Do Modern Forts Look Like?

Research Lab
– 00h21m43s | What Diplomacy Changes Do You Want in Civilization 7?

Senate
– 00h43m11s | Carriers, Spec Ops, and Other Situational Units.

Miscellaneous
– 00h53m55s | Nobody Wants Your Stupid Launcher, Part 4

NOTE: This Episode was recorded on February 11, 2023.

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.

Layoffs at Firaxis

By | May 31, 2023
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The current struggle in the techology sector also does not spare the gaming industry. Today it got public that Firaxis is laying off 30 of their developers. It is in general suspected that the poor sales of Midnight Suns are to blame, despite the game being a success among critics. We do not know right now which of the teams is most affected by the layoffs, so we also don’t know if the future development of Civilization 7 will be affected by this. For background please read this article, and come over here to discuss with us.

Play the new Civ6 “Game Of The Month” #159

By | May 27, 2023
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As every month, you get a new “Game Of The Month”!

This time you play as Nader Shah of Persia on a standard size continents map on deity level. For an additional challenge the disaster intensity is set to 2. You also need to go for a domination victory, and prevent all other civs from achieving one of the other victory options. You have until June 15 to not only conquer Greece, but also the rest of the world. For more information please see this thread here.

Civilization 7 – Not before middle 2024?

By | May 24, 2023
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We are all eagerly waiting for Civilization 7, so we cling to every piece of information we can get.

Our moderator Eagle Pursuit has written down a short analysis of a recent fiscal report of Take2, and there is some chance that we will not get it before the middle of 2024. The fiscal report outlines various details, including which already released games will bring the most influx of money, as well as newly released games with big potential. The latter list names known sports games, as well as a new IP, but no Civilization title. From this information we infer right now that the next Civ title will not come in the fiscal year 2024, which ends in April 2024. This is an unconfirmed analysis, and also these plans do change, so nothing is sure yet, although we do think there is the possibility that this is indeed the case.

Let us know what you think here.

Total War: Pharaoh announced

By | May 23, 2023
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Today, Sega has announced the newest title in the Total War franchise, Total War: Pharaoh.
Fans of the series will not be suprised: Total War: Pharaoh continues with everything what belongs to Total War, so a turn-based overview map and real-time battles. The game will have 8 playable factions, of which Egypt, the Hittites and Canaanites are already known. The game will come in 3 different editions, on different price tiers, of which the last will already include 3 DLC factions and a DLC campaign. There are also pre-order bonuses, and a physical edition will come as well.
Total War: Pharaoh is scheduled to be released in October 2023.

For further information, please see the following links:
– https://pharaoh.totalwar.com/news/announce-faq/
– https://store.totalwar.com/en/total-war/total-war-pharaoh

Discuss the newest title with us here: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/total-war-pharao-announced.683855/

PolyCast 415: We Lost the Game

By | May 23, 2023
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The four-hundred-and-fifteenth episode of PolyCast, “We Lost the Game“ is now available for streaming on ThePolyCast.net. This episode features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus. Stephanie “Makahlua”, Phil “TheMeInTeam”, and Jason “MegaBearsFan”. Topics for this episode include:

News
– 00h04m06s | Leader Pack 3: Rulers of China Release and Patch Notes
– 00h22m25s | Aspyr Announces Mac and iOS Delays.
– 00h25m26s | Small Update to Civ VI for Nefarious Reasons.
– 00h35m25s | Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri Fan Remaster Project.

Forum Talk
– 00h45m27s | Spiffing Brit vs. God.
– 00h49m37s | Which Chinese Leader is More Gamebreaking?
– 00h53m39s | National Park Outline Aesthetics Poll

NOTE: This Episode was recorded on January 28, 2022.

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.

PolyCast 414: Nerve Staplers are NOT Still In Vogue

By | May 18, 2023
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The four-hundred-and-fourteenth episode of PolyCast, “Nerve Staplers are NOT Still in Vogue“ is now available for streaming on ThePolyCast.net. This episode features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus. Stephanie “Makahlua”, Phil “TheMeInTeam”, and  Jason “MegaBearsFan”. Topics for this episode include:

Intro
– 00h01m47s | What Tech or Wonder Quotes Would You Like to See?

News
– 00h04m45s |  Leader Pack 3: Rulers of China Announced for Jan 19.
– 00h10m45s |  Turn-Based Lovers Posts A New Review for Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri.
– 00h26m44s |  FreeCol Reaches Version 1.0.0.

Forum Talk
– 00h29m32s |  whiteandnerdytv’s Great Commanders Reaction and Analysis video is Discussed.
– 00h33m19s |  Opinions on the Scory Victory.

Research Lab
– 00h39m34s |  Ideas for New Victory Conditions, Forum Thread
– 00h49m04s |  Ideas for Negative Civilization Traits

NOTE: This Episode was recorded on January 14, 2023.

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.