Soren Johnson, the lead designer of Civ4 and of OldWorld, just published a video, which was used to pitch Old World (at the time named 10 Crowns) in 2017.
Looks very different from today, have a look!
You can find the original source here, and discuss this video with us here.
The new Civ6 “Game Of The Month” is a total chaos! You play as Sejong of Korea on a unknown map of standard size on Prince level. You need to win via a science victory, but disaster intensity is set to 4 and all game mods are on (besides Zombies). We wish you all luck, may the best civ-fanatic survive!
The deadline for game submission is October 1, and all other details you can find here.
A part of the current Steam strategy fest is the indie game “Theocracy”. Theocracy is an old-school turnbased 4X game, heavily inspired by Civ1 and 2, but with a focus on religion and mysticism. So besides expanding your empire, you also need to spread your religion and convert pagans.
The game is currently on sale for 4.89€ instead of 6.99 until September 4. The developer is also a fellow civ-fanatic, and will answer any questions in the thread dedicated to the Theocracy here.
And we continue a warm theme also for the last month of summer: For this Civ4 “Game Of The Month” you play as Hatshepsut of Egypt on a tropical pangaea map on Deity level. You have until October 9 to spread the knowledge of the sungods everywhere.
For more information please see this thread.
King’s Bounty: The Legend is currently freely available on GOG.com.
This is a temporary deal, and valid until Monday September 4. The game will stay in your library afterwards though.
King’s Bounty is a game series, which has a similar style to Heroes Of Might and Magic: You are a hero, travelling through a fantasy landscape with an army, to fulfil quests. The battles are happening on a separate strategy map, which is influenced by the current surrounding, and is performed on a hex field in a turn-based manner. The main difference between HoMM and King’s Bounty is that King’s Bounty is more of a role-playing game, since you don’t conquer cities and have only one hero. This makes the game a bit more streamlined, but also in some way less strategic. No matter your preference, it’s a nice turnbased game, which you should definitely get, especially if it’s for free.
Get it here, and join us for the discussion here.
Firaxis has announced the Civtember anniversary celebration.
A part of this celebration is the current Civ6 sale on Steam, with an approximately 90% discount for the base game and most DLCs.
Other parts include the most recent patch, give-aways on coming Mondays, a livestream series and a merchandise sale.
Join us for the Civtember discussion here.
The Civilization IV Hall of Fame has been updated – 14 games were accepted since the previous update.
Congratulations to Conquistador 63 for the highest score of the update with a Standard, Epic, Immortal, Domination game for 325,771 points.
tsvyatkov was the most active player during this update, submitting 6 games.
New Number One Entries:
A number of players gained number one positions:​
​donsig with a 2050 AD, Small, Epic, Prince, Time game for 16,759 points.​
​Lcpl Jack Jones with a 2050 AD, Large, Quick, Chieftain, Time game for 21,515 points.​
** New Gauntlet Starting **
We have added some new special challenges for you, for which we need a new win:
G-Major 188 – Space Colony, Monarch, Ancient, Small, Epic, Terra, America
G-Minor 272 – Domination, Warlord, Ancient, Tiny, Normal, Pangaea
Amplitude has announced another DLC for Humankind, the “Cultures of Oceania” DLC. The new DLC comes packed with interesting content. The description from the Steam page:
“The HUMANKIND™ Cultures of Oceania DLC includes:​
– 6 New Cultures
– 6 New Wonders
– 7 Independent Peoples
– 15 Narrative Events
– New in-game themed music tracks composed by Arnaud Roy”
The DLC is currently discounted by 10%, to 8.09 instead of 8.99, and will be available on September 11. You can find all information on the Steam page, and you can discuss the DLC with us here.