September Update Coming to Civ VI: Gathering Storm

By | September 3, 2019

Firaxis has announced the next update to Civilization VI: Gathering Storm. Buffs to coastal cities and great admirals, six new map types, additional slots in fourth tier governments, and changes to rock band promotions are all coming “soon” along with a new multiplayer mode (details to come) and other tweaks and bug fixes. Discuss this update in the forums here.

PolyCast Episode 344: Just Shut Up and Go With It!

By | August 28, 2019

The three hundred-and-forty-fourth episode of PolyCast, “Just Shut Up and Go with It“, features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, Philip “TheMeInTeam”, and Jason “MegaBearsFan” Grade with guest co-host DanQ and discusses the following:

Open Mic
00h02m40s |  Details on the Future of PolyCast

News
00h06m26s | Discussion of a Polygon Article about Maps in Civilization VI
00h22m00s | Peace in Mozambique includes a Live Orchestral Rendition of Baba Yetu
 – 00h27m50s | Ed Beach to Appear on a PAX West Panel August 30, 2019

Senate
00h35m55s |  Analysis of the Unique Unit Elimination Thread on CivFanatics.

Misc.
01h21m29s |  A Retrospective on Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri after 20 Years
01h31m36s |  A 2K Survey from August of Civilization Players

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 September 7, 2019.

One More Turn Episode 619: “End Turn”

By | August 28, 2019

In the wake, paths new and old cross. The sixth season’s nineteenth, and last overall, episode of dramedy podcast [u]One More Turn[/u] ([u]OMT[/u]) [url=http://onemoreturn.net/episodes6.php#episode619]is now available[/url]. Entitled “End Turn”, it has a runtime of 09m34s and also serves as the series finale. A story set in the near future, [u]OMT[/u] features geeks deal with non-geeky problems. One can [url=https://twitter.com/onemoreturnshow]follow the show[/url] on Twitter and [url=http://www.youtube.com/user/onemoreturnshow]check out[/url] its YouTube channel for caption capability.

[u]OMT[/u] features the voice talents of [i]Civilization[/i] strategy-centric podcast [url=http://thepolycast.net]PolyCast[/url] founder [url=http://apolyton.net/forums/member.php?action=getinfo&userid=2]Daniel “DanQ” Quick[/url] and current regular co-host [url=http://apolyton.net/forums/member.php?action=getinfo&userid=22677]Stephanie “Makahlua”[/url] among others; Quick is also this show’s writer and creator. Selections of American music and soundtrack composer [url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2228215]Kevin MacLeod[/url]’s work is included throughout the series.

[u]OMT[/u] Season 6 Blooper Reel is scheduled for release on [i]September 04th, 2019[/i].

One More Turn Episode 618: “The Gathering”

By | August 21, 2019

A coming together for a common cause. The sixth season’s eighteenth, and second-to-last overall, episode of dramedy podcast [u]One More Turn[/u] ([u]OMT[/u]) [url=http://onemoreturn.net/episodes6.php#episode618]is now available[/url]. Entitled “The Gathering”, it has a runtime of 10m26s. A story set in the near future, [u]OMT[/u] features geeks deal with non-geeky problems. One can [url=https://twitter.com/onemoreturnshow]follow the show[/url] on Twitter and [url=http://www.youtube.com/user/onemoreturnshow]check out[/url] its YouTube channel for caption capability.

[u]OMT[/u] features the voice talents of [i]Civilization[/i] strategy-centric podcast [url=http://thepolycast.net]PolyCast[/url] founder [url=http://apolyton.net/forums/member.php?action=getinfo&userid=2]Daniel “DanQ” Quick[/url] and current regular co-host [url=http://apolyton.net/forums/member.php?action=getinfo&userid=22677]Stephanie “Makahlua”[/url] among others; Quick is also this show’s writer and creator. Selections of American music and soundtrack composer [url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2228215]Kevin MacLeod[/url]’s work is included throughout the series.

[u]OMT[/u] Episode 619, the series finale, is scheduled for release on [i]August 28th, 2019[/i].

PolyCast Episode 343: District Ten

By | August 17, 2019

The three hundred-and-forty-third episode of PolyCast, “District Ten“, features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”,  and Jason “MegaBearsFan” Grade with guest co-host Drusain and discusses the following:

News
01m48s |  Civilization VI: Rise and Fall is now available on iOS.

Forum Talk
11m51s |  What is a District and Why are They So Expensive to Repair?

Senate
25m44s |  Our Choices for the Top 5 City-States in Gathering Storm.
42m31s |  Free City Aggressiveness

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 August 24, 2019.

One More Turn Episode 617: “Pressure Points”

By | August 7, 2019

Direct and overt meet sly and coy. The seventeenth episode of dramedy podcast [u]One More Turn[/u]’s ([u]OMT[/u]) sixth and final season [url=http://onemoreturn.net/episodes6.php#episode617]is now available[/url]. Entitled “Pressure Points”, it has a runtime of 08m57s. A story set in the near future, [u]OMT[/u] features geeks deal with non-geeky problems. One can [url=https://twitter.com/onemoreturnshow]follow the show[/url] on Twitter and [url=http://www.youtube.com/user/onemoreturnshow]check out[/url] its YouTube channel for caption capability.

[u]OMT[/u] features the voice talents of [i]Civilization[/i] strategy-centric podcast [url=http://thepolycast.net]PolyCast[/url] founder [url=http://apolyton.net/forums/member.php?action=getinfo&userid=2]Daniel “DanQ” Quick[/url] and current regular co-host [url=http://apolyton.net/forums/member.php?action=getinfo&userid=22677]Stephanie “Makahlua”[/url] among others; Quick is also this show’s writer and creator. Selections of American music and soundtrack composer [url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2228215]Kevin MacLeod[/url]’s work is included throughout the series.

[u]OMT[/u] Episode 618 is scheduled for release on [i]August 21st, 2019[/i].

One More Turn Episode 616: “Shifting Tides”

By | July 31, 2019

From a clever to a suddenly surreal moment. The sixteenth episode of dramedy podcast [u]One More Turn[/u]’s ([u]OMT[/u]) sixth and final season [url=http://onemoreturn.net/episodes6.php#episode616]is now available[/url]. Entitled “Shifting Tides”, it has a runtime of 10m43s. A story set in the near future, [u]OMT[/u] features geeks deal with non-geeky problems. One can [url=https://twitter.com/onemoreturnshow]follow the show[/url] on Twitter and [url=http://www.youtube.com/user/onemoreturnshow]check out[/url] its YouTube channel for caption capability.

[u]OMT[/u] features the voice talents of [i]Civilization[/i] strategy-centric podcast [url=http://thepolycast.net]PolyCast[/url] founder [url=http://apolyton.net/forums/member.php?action=getinfo&userid=2]Daniel “DanQ” Quick[/url] and current regular co-host [url=http://apolyton.net/forums/member.php?action=getinfo&userid=22677]Stephanie “Makahlua”[/url] among others; Quick is also this show’s writer and creator. Selections of American music and soundtrack composer [url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2228215]Kevin MacLeod[/url]’s work is included throughout the series.

[u]OMT[/u] Episode 617 is scheduled for release on [i]August 07th, 2019[/i].

PolyCast Episode 342: She Likes Big Walls and She Cannot Lie

By | July 25, 2019

Sorry for the Delay!  The three hundred-and-forty-second episode of PolyCast, “She Likes Big Walls and She Cannot Lie“, features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, Philip “TheMeInTeam”,  and Jason “MegaBearsFan” Grade with guest co-host WarningU2 and discusses the following:

News
01m59s | Strategy Gamer Review of the June Patch

Forum Talk
21m27s | Developer Insight into the World Congress AI

Open Mic
53m08s | Why isn’t This City Under Siege?

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 multiplay. 

The next live recording is scheduled for July 27, 2019.