Tune in November 7 for an Exploration Age livestream!

By | October 30, 2024
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Firaxis will be doing another live stream, this time in the exploration age. Read the whole announcement below, and discuss it with us here:

Our next Civ VII developer livestream is coming November 7!​

Tune in at 10AM PT / 1PM ET / 6PM GMT / 7PM CET to the Firaxis Games Twitch Channel or the Civilization YouTube Channel.

Here’s what you can expect…

  • We’re crossing uncharted waters and heading to Distant Lands.
  • We’ll show off new gameplay and mechanics that bring this Age to life.
  • We’ll reveal a brand new First Look and Exploration Age civ in action.

We’ll also be answering your questions live on stream, so tune in to leave your questions for our dev team, and we’ll tackle as many as we can during the stream.

See you soon!

Civ IV Hall of Fame Update

By | October 30, 2024
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The Civilization IV Hall of Fame has been updated – 33 games were accepted since the previous update.

Congratulations to iggymnrr for the highest score of the update with a Small, Marathon, Warlord, Space Colony game for 372,324 points.
Lcpl Jack Jones was the most active player during this update, submitting 15 games.​
Only one player was brave enough to take on Deity this update:
fizbankovi – 1874 AD, Standard, Normal, Deity, Domination game for 136,669 points.​

New Number One Entries:

A number of players gained number one positions:
Lcpl Jack Jones with a 2050 AD, Standard, Epic, Emperor, Time game for 15,988 points.
Lcpl Jack Jones with a 2050 AD, Large, Epic, Emperor, Time game for 16,796 points.
Lcpl Jack Jones with a 2050 AD, Large, Normal, Emperor, Time game for 13,623 points.
Conquistador 63 with a 1530 AD, Large, Normal, Monarch, Espionage game for 50,360 points.
Noble Zarkon with a 1893 AD, Duel, Marathon, Monarch, Espionage game for 108,979 points.
nocho with a 1360 AD, Large, Normal, Monarch, Cultural game for 97,294 points.
Conquistador 63 with a 1100 AD, Huge, Quick, Warlord, Religious game for 27,441 points.
iggymnrr with a 910 AD, Small, Marathon, Warlord, Space Colony game for 372,324 points.
Lcpl Jack Jones with a 1605 AD, Standard, Epic, Chieftain, Espionage game for 29,830 points.

Gauntlet Updates

Congratulations to Conquistador 63 for winning G-Minor 279 with a date of 1100 AD, Lcpl Jack Jones was 2nd in 1260 AD.

Congratulations to nocho for winning G-Major 191 with a date of 1360 AD, Conquistador 63 was 2nd in 1400 AD and antimony was 3rd also in 1400 AD. What an incredibly tight contest – well done to all!

** New Gauntlets Starting **

G-Major 192 – Score, Prince, Any Era, Small, Normal, Archipelago, – High Score Wins! (check options)

G-Minor 280 – Space Colony, Emperor, Ancient, Tiny, Marathon, Terra, (check options)

Please congratulate all participants in this thread.

Civ7 – civilization soundtracks, and Norman info

By | October 29, 2024
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Firaxis has uploaded some of the music of the known antiquity and exploration age civs (some are currently being re-uploaded), and they seem very nicely themed. For the soundtrack discussion, please check this thread by our user Guandao.

For people interested in the background art, our user Rac has uploaded all the nice artwork, and you can find them now in our gallery here.

We also got today the official reveal of the Normans, although all the data has been collected before by our moderator Laurana Kanan. If you want to discuss all the Norman fortifications (as all their unique infrastructur and associated wonder are essentially that), then have a look here.

Ara: History Untold – Dev Q&A – Ep. 7

By | October 28, 2024
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The devs of Ara have posted another Dev Q&A, focusing on the upcoming changes to the game.
This includes that they want to improve modding support, although no word on a TSL modding support, but a TSL map will be included.
Other questions include that the city cap will be moddable in the future and that other options will come to the game to highten the cap, goes into a bit depth into the quest system, and that an option to upgrade units will be included.
Watch the video for more info and discuss it with us here.

Civ7 – an overview over the Ages mechanic

By | October 26, 2024
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Besides having changing civs, the most controversial and interesting change in Civ7 is the Ages mechanic. Instead of playing one game, there will be breaking points after roughly 150-200 turns, where you switch your civ, and many other things also happen at the same time. This includes that in each age there will be different mechanics present, some resources will only be available in certain ages, buildings will get obsolete, religions become available, and many more. If you are interested in a good overview, check the thread made by our user thecrazyscott, who has put everything together for you to read. Check it here, and let us know what you think.

Old World update #129

By | October 25, 2024
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Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest update for their game! This update includes a rebalancing of shrines and city damage, UI fixes, and allows easier loading of modded MP games.

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.

New Civ7 civ guide: Persia, and new leader info, Xerxes

By | October 24, 2024
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Firaxis has given us today a deeper look onto the last remaining antiquity age civ, Persia, and the suitable leader for it, Xerxes.

Persia is an economic and militaristic civ, with a starting bias for deserts and plains. Their associated wonder, the Gates Of All Nations, gives more gold and support in a war. This ability will go well together with the unique commander, the Hazarapatis, which allows units to move after unpacking, and the unique unit Immortal, which heal after defeating a unit. Ancient Persia will definitely be a warmongering civ in Civ7. For the discussion about Persia, please check this thread.

We also got another insight into the appropriate leader for Persia, Firaxis has picked Xerxes. Xerxes comes with 2 personas, of which one will be available only via DLC. The base game persona will also be economic and militaristic, and will give his units boni if attacking in neutral or enemy territory. The DLC persona will focus more on Persias location on the silk road, and will give increased trade boni. For all the info please check this thread.

Ara: History Untold Patch 1.0.5 and Encarta series 11 – The Incas

By | October 23, 2024
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The Ara devs dropped a first patch, version 1.0.5. This patch mostly focuses on performance, stabilitz and balance, whereas the more interesting features will be included in the upcoming patch 1.1.

They also released another Encarta series video, about the Inca. As usual, the devs first about the history of the civ, and then highlight Pacchacuti as the leader. His abilities give him additional resources, reflecting his history as a builder, but they also give boni for fortifications and walls, as he also conqured many of the other tribes in the surrounding. He is also one of the rare leaders to have a malus for craft production.
For all the details, watch the video and discuss it here.