Civ IV hall of Fame Update

By | March 6, 2024

The Civilization IV Hall of Fame has been updated – 14 games were accepted since the previous update.

Congratulations to nocho for the highest score of the update with a Small, Epic, Noble, Space Colony game for 287,479 points.
nocho was the most active player during this update, submitting 3 games.
adityavs was the most active player during this update, submitting 3 games.

Only 2 players were brave enough to take on Deity this update:
fizbankovi – 1884 AD, Standard, Normal, Deity, Domination game for 178,044 points.
Lcpl Jack Jones – 2050 AD, Standard, Quick, Deity, Time game for 26,339 points.

New Number One Entries:

A number of players gained number one positions:
Lcpl Jack Jones with a 2050 AD, Standard, Quick, Deity, Time game for 26,339 points.
nocho with a 1040 AD, Tiny, Epic, Emperor, Diplomatic game for 240,108 points.
nocho with a 1400 AD, Small, Epic, Noble, Space Colony game for 287,479 points.
Lcpl Jack Jones with a 2050 AD, Huge, Quick, Settler, Time game for 9,307 points.

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

nocho with a 1400 AD, Small, Epic, Noble, game for 287,479 points.
nocho with a 1040 AD, Tiny, Epic, Emperor, game for 240,108 points.

Gauntlet Updates

Congratulations to nocho for winning G-Minor 275 with a date of 1040AD.

New Gauntlet Starting

G-Minor 276 – Espionage, Noble, Ancient, Tiny, Epic, Oasis, (check thread for hte options)

Discuss this update with us here.

Live stream – The Head Of Cyrus monthly challenge

By | March 5, 2024

Firaxis has announced that they will be running a live stream for the latest Civ6 Monthly Challenge, “The Head Of Cyrus”. The live stream will happen on March 8, 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET / 8 PM CET, and can be found on the Firaxis Youtube channel and Twitch channel.

Discuss the live stream with us here.

Play the new Civ5 “Game Of The Month” #240

By | March 4, 2024

And for March you very definitely also get a Civ5 GOTM! This time you play as Hiawatha on a small boreal map on Immortal level. You need to win via a domination victory, and prevent all other civs from achieving another victory too. You have until April 1 to finish this challenge. For more information please check this thread.

The Millennia demo – the CivFanatics verdict

By | March 3, 2024

The Millennia demo has been available for quite a while, and many users here at CivFanatics have played it eagerly. Shortcomings have been clear, but it also has found many people who are interested in curious about the full game. The community has given us some short judgements, including (but not limited to) the following:

“A challenger appears!” – MrRadar

“An interesting game, which while it needs work in some areas, has a promising set of core mechanics.” – KayAu

“I will say this though: For all its flaws – I want another chance to play it.. so I look forward to either the release or next demo.” – The MarshmallowBear

For all comments and the whole discussioin please check here.

Play the new Civ4 “Game Of The Month” #269

By | March 2, 2024

Also our March GOTM is a themed one: You play as Julius Caesar (obviously) on a standard size toroidial fantasy realm map on Immortal level. You get goody huts and events, and you are free to dominate the world in whatever way you like. This GOTM will run until April 8. For more information please check this thread.

More news on mobile Civ game (most likely China specific)

By | March 1, 2024

A new post on the Chinese platform bilibili has given us some new screenshots as well as a video of the mobile Civ game, which is in development and might potentially only be available for the Chinese or a wider Asian market. The game was originally announced as “Civilization: Eras & Allies”, and is based on an already existing mobile game. The new screenshots and video strongly indicate that this mobile game will re-use lots of the content from Civ6.

Please have a look at this thread for more information.

Millennia | Basics Tutorial with JumboPixel

By | March 1, 2024

The regular Civ streamer JumboPixel now has also published a short tutorial video for Millennia.
This video was done in collaboration with the devs.

Discuss this video with us here.

PolyCast 430: Historical Anecdotes

By | February 29, 2024
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The four-hundred-and-thirtieth episode of PolyCast, “Historical Anecdotes“ is now available for streaming on the PolyCast YouTube Channel. This episode features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, Phil “TheMeInTeam”, and Jason “MegaBearsFan”. Topics for this episode include:

News
– 00h04m03s | February Challenge of the Month: The Head of Cyrus
– 00h15m04s | Experiences with Paradox’s Millenia Demo
– 00h40m42s | Alpha Centauri Turns 25

Senate
– 00h54m43s | Where and When to Build the Government Plaza

NOTE: This Episode was recorded on February 17, 2024.

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. Streaming is currently disabled due to ongoing technical issues.

Discuss the current episode with us here.