PolyCast 351: Console School

By | January 20, 2020
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The three hundred-and-fifty-first episode of PolyCast, “Console School“, features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, Philip “TheMeInTeam”, and Jason “MegaBearsFan” Grade and discusses the following:

Topics
– This episode is dedicated to the new consolve players of Civilization VI. The discussion should be used as a primer for the basic understanding of the game.
– 00h01m52s |  Basic Tips and How to Win
– 00h17m06s |  Unit Movement Rules
– 00h21m50s |  How Barbarians Work
– 00h30m23s |  City Placement Tips
– 00h50m37s |  Wars

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. 

Further information about the future of PolyCast can be found in the Civilization VI General Discussions Thread for this Episode.

Burma Campaign 1942-1945 Released for Civ2 ToTPP

By | January 19, 2020
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Techumseh has recently released a new scenario for the Civ2 Test of Time Patch Project: Burma Campaign 1942-1945.

Three years in the making, this scenario details the Japanese invasion of Burma and India during the Second World War, and the Allied effort to withstand and defeat them.

More information, including a download link, can be found in the scenario’s design thread in the Scenario League forums.

Note that this scenario requires the Test of Time Patch Project to play.

Heavy fighting rages in the jungles and hills near Imphal and Kohima.

CivPlayers Q&A Podcast show about to start

By | January 18, 2020
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Q&A show to start in approx 15-20 min https://www.twitch.tv/onspottv you can post in the CPL Q&A Discord channel, https://discord.gg/ubwTNdd or in @[SCRAP]Michael twitch channel, we will monitor both

New Civplayers Leagues Webpage and tournament

By | January 15, 2020
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Civplayers Leagues is proud to unveil our new wordpress main website, it’s not going to change how we play games at CPL on our discord, that will not change, but this site gives the wider Civilization Community an easy window into Civplayers https://civplayersleague.com/

We also are happy to announce the GS Players Championship, which we have solid dates for now, VonHolio is going to lead the charge on this, and more details will come out. Everyone is welcome to come register and play.

Civ IV Hall of Fame updated

By | December 31, 2019
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The Civilization IV Hall of Fame has been updated – 19 games were accepted since the previous update.

Congratulations to [b]@shulec[/b] for the highest Firaxis score of the update with a Huge, Marathon, Monarch, Space Colony game for 569,028 points.

[b]@Noble Zarkon[/b] was the most active player during this update, submitting 6 games.

Only one player was brave enough to take on Deity this update:

    [b]@Kaitzilla[/b] – 375 AD, Standard, Normal, Deity, Conquest game for 328,502 points.

A number of players gained number one positions on harder difficulty levels:

[b]@Kaitzilla[/b] with a 375 AD, Standard, Normal, Deity, Conquest game for 328,502 points.

A number of players gained a composite table High Score [i](i.e. Any Condition)[/i]:

>> [url=http://hof.civfanatics.net/civ4/index.php]Civ IV HOF[/url]
>> [url=http://hof.civfanatics.net/civ4/stats_player.php?show=updates]Full Update Details[/url]
>> [url=http://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/civ-iv-hof-update-discussion.653309]Discussion Thread[/url]

PolyCast 350: Adding It All Together

By | December 17, 2019
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The three hundred-and-fiftieth episode of PolyCast, “Adding It All Together“, features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, Philip “TheMeInTeam”, and Jason “MegaBearsFan” Grade and discusses the following:

News
– 00h01m46s |  Civilization VI Released on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One
– 00h10m14s |  Catherine de Medici Named as One of the 70 Beds Video Game Characters of the Decade

Forum Talk
– 00h16m06s |  A CivFanatics Guest Airs Complaints about Civilization VI
– 00h28m59s |  An Issue with the Scored Competitions Coding

Senate
– 00h33m06s |  The Diplomatic Victory Elimination 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. 

The next live recording is scheduled for January 4, 2020.

PolyCast Episode 349: Unfashionably Late

By | November 29, 2019
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The three hundred-and-forty-ninth episode of PolyCast, “Unfashionably Late“, features regular co-hosts Stephanie “Makahlua”, Philip “TheMeInTeam”, and Jason “MegaBearsFan” Grade and discusses the following:

Forum Talk
– 00h01m28s |  Which AI Civilizations do the CivFanatics Readership Think Appear Too Frequently?
– 00h08m52s |  Questions about the Continued Discussion of Civilization V vs Civilization VI

Senate
– 00h32m19s |  Getting the Most Out of Your Unique Units
– 00h45m04s |  Thermonuclear Weapon Damage, Examined

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. 

The next live recording is scheduled for November 30, 2019.

PolyCast Episode 348: Skeleton Crew Edition

By | November 10, 2019
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The three hundred-and-forty-eighth episode of PolyCast, “Skeleton Crew Edition“, features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus and Jason “MegaBearsFan” Grade with guest co-host TheChrisD and discusses the following:

News
– 00h01m18s |  Sogno di Volare Featured on a BBC Radio 3 Programme about Video Game Music

Forum Talk
– 00h05m17s |  Which American Civilization does the CivFanatics Readership Want Added to the Franchise Next?
– 00h19m19s |  A Similar CivFanatics Poll Suggesting Alternate Leaders for Existing Civs.

Senate
– 00h42m36s |  Does Civilization VI need Number of Cities Science and Culture Penalties like Civilization VI?

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, TurnCast on Civ multiplayer.  

The next live recording is scheduled for November 16, 2019.