PolyCast 382: Trebuchets Foolish April Launchers

By | April 25, 2021

The three hundred-and-eighty-second episode of PolyCast, “Trebuchets And Foolish April Launchers“ is now available for streaming on polycast.civfanatics.com. This episode features regular co-hosts
CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, Phil “TheMeInTeam”, and Jason “MegaBearsFan”. Topics for this episode include:

News
00h01m32s | New Frontiers April update preview
00h17m55s | A short tangent about impressions of the Crusader Kings board game
00h18m25s | New Launcher Is Awful and methods for bypassing it proposed by forum users and Redditors

Forum Talk
00h24m53s | Do you ever accept A.I. trades?
00h33m31s |PC Gamer thinks Civ VII could re-invigorate the series

BONUS POST-CREDITS SEGMENT: Open Mic
01h08m20s | Response to comments on the YouTube Live Stream, which turns into more rants about Paradox games.


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; sibling show ModCast focuses on Civ modding.

PolyCast 381: More Nau Now!

By | April 8, 2021

The three hundred-and-eighty-first episode of PolyCast, “More Nau Now!“ is now available for streaming on https://polycast.civfanatics.com. This episode features regular co-hosts
CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, Phil “TheMeInTeam”, and Jason “MegaBearsFan”. Topics for this episode include:

News
00h01m27s | New Frontiers Portugal patch notes
00h26m24s | Civ VI World Cup

Forum Talk
00h30m20s | Interview with Soren Johnson (former Civ designer and current Old World designer)
00h48m06s | New Frontiers Pass more successful than expansions
00h53m09s | Civilization’s impact on PC gaming


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; sibling show ModCast focuses on Civ modding.

Portugal and Zombies Come to Civ VI in Final NFP Pack

By | March 23, 2021

The sixth and last pack of Civilization VI’s New Frontier Pass adds Portugal as a playable civilization, as well as an optional zombie mode in which dead units might not stay dead. The pack also brings two new wonders and a new marsh-dominated map script. Discuss this update in the forums here. Portugal and its leader, JoĂŁo III, may be discussed here. And check out this thread for information on the March 24 developer livestream showing off the new content. This pack is available March 25.

PolyCast 380: Marshes, Marshes, Marshes… And More Zombies!

By | March 23, 2021

The three hundred-and-eightieth episode of PolyCast, “Marshes, Marshes, Marshes… And More Zombies!“ is now available for streaming on polycast.civfanatics.com. This episode features regular co-hosts
CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, Phil “TheMeInTeam”, and Jason “MegaBearsFan”. Topics for this episode include:

News
00h01m18s | New Frontiers March update preview
00h10m36s | Portugal first look

Senate
00h26m10s | Strategies for Lady Six Sky of the Maya
01h06m13s | Spiffing Brit breaks Civ VI’s economy with infinite money thread.


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; sibling show ModCast focuses on Civ modding.

PolyCast 379: Everybody in the Pool

By | March 8, 2021

The three hundred-and-seventy-ninth episode of PolyCast, “Everybody In The Pool“ is now available for streaming on polycast.civfanatics.com. This episode features regular co-hosts
CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, and Jason “MegaBearsFan”. Topics for this episode include:

News
00h01m35s | New Frontiers February patch notes

Forum Talk
00h25m08s | What Comes After New Frontiers?
00h39m50s | Yet another bad U.I. thread.
00h55m14s | Baffled By The User Selection Pool


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; sibling show ModCast focuses on Civ modding.

Free Barbarian Mode Coming to All Civ VI Players

By | February 24, 2021

The free February Civilization VI game update brings a new Barbarian Clans game mode, a leader selection pool similar to the natural wonder picker, improvements to computer-controlled civilizations’ ability to use air units, and balance tweaks related to natural wonders and government policy slots. Discuss the update in the forums here.

A developer livestream showcasing the new features comes later today, February 24. Discuss it in the forums here. The update arrives February 25.

PolyCast 378: Power Creep

By | February 21, 2021

The three hundred-and-seventy-eighth episode of PolyCast, “Power Creep“ is now available for streaming on polycast.civfanatics.com. This episode features regular co-hosts
CanusAlbinus, Phil “TheMeInTeam”, and Jason “MegaBearsFan”, and guest co-host TheChrisD. Topics for this episode include:

News
00h01m50s | New Frontiers January patch notes
00h22m30s | New Frontiers February content preview (including barbarian city states and upgrades to A.I. air unit use)
00h52m40s | April civ and leader rebalance announcement and speculation.

Forum Talk
00h54m59s | Should game modes be a recurring feature?
01h10m21s | Irrational district placement for aesthetic reasons.

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; sibling show ModCast focuses on Civ modding.

Lastly, we all send our best wishes to regular host Stephanie “Makahlua”, as she deals with the unprecedented winter storms and subsequent power outages. Stay safe, Maki, and stay warm. We hope to have you back in a couple weeks.

Steam 2K Publisher Weekend Sale

By | February 5, 2021

Steam is having a 2K publisher sale this weekend. Some of the deals include:

  • Civilization VI Platinum Edition for just $34.99. It includes the base game, 2 expansions (Rise and Fall, Gathering Storm), and 6 DLC packs.
  • Rise and Fall / Gathering Storm expansion pack at $9.99 each
  • Civilization V Complete Edition for $34.47
  • Civilization IV Complete Edition for $7.49
  • Civilization III Complete Edition for $1.24
  • X-COM 2 for $4.80.

Check it out!