PolyCast Episode 146: "Forest for the Trees"

Posted By: DanQ on 05-12-2012 at 14:51:24

Decrease zoom. The one-hundred-and-forty-sixth episode of PolyCast, "Forest for the Trees", features regular co-hosts Daniel "DanQ" Quick, "Makahlua" and Philip "TheMeInTeam" Bellew with first-time guest co-host Danny "snarzberry" Steele; it has a runtime of 59m59s; listeners are encouraged to rate the show on iTunes and follow on Twitter.

The summary of topics is as follows:

- 03m22s | Senate
Comparing the merits of promotions for Galleys, and a generalized "to do" list in the early game, both for Civilization IV.
- 15m40s | Forum Talk
Considering the possibility of a demo for the Civilization V expansion pack Gods & Kings, as well as the most anticipated scenario(s) from it.
- 24m40s | Research Lab
Contrasting the Scout unit in CivIV and CivV in the context of revising its promotion capabilities.
- 31m20s | Miscellaneous
On the implications for CivV's game mechanics from the upcoming G&K expansion, ethics and legalities of Civilization's developer and publisher incorporating community-generated MODs into the base game (47m49s; recorded for Episode 122), playing CivV without any Victory Conditions (50m18s; recorded for Episode 124), and how to keep CivIV interesting after all these years since its release (52m02s; recorded for Episode 134).

- Intro/Outro | Miscellaneous
Losing focus as quickly as it was obtained on the appearance of one's cities in Civ, and how to win for gaming by failing in reality.

Recording live before a listening audience every other Saturday, PolyCast is a bi-weekly audio production in an ongoing effort to give the Civ community an interactive voice on game strategy; sibling show RevCast focuses on Civilization: Revolution, ModCast on Civ modding and TurnCast on Civ multiplay.

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Congrats to Grimmstripper!

Posted By: CanuckSoldier on 04-29-2012 at 12:24:51

Winner of the Awesome.com duel tournament and winner of a Gods and Kings Expansion Pack when it is released!   Thank you to all the players that took part to make this event a success and to SilentKnight for taking time to organize the event for us all.

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PolyCast Episode 145: "Being Pedantic"

Posted By: DanQ on 04-28-2012 at 14:29:50

Quibbling together. The one-hundred-and-forty-fifth episode of PolyCast, "Being Pedantic", features regular co-hosts Daniel "DanQ" Quick, "Makahlua", Philip "TheMeInTeam" Bellew and Lisa "qnl" Bang with first-time guest co-host Brandon "bcaiko" Keith Hallmark; it has a runtime of 59m59s; listeners are encouraged to rate the show on iTunes and follow on Twitter.

The summary of topics is as follows:

- 01m04s | News
Breaking down the Civilization V: Gods and Kings playthrough shown at PAX East 2012 a couple of weeks prior.
- 41m53s | Open Mic
Verbal feedback emailed in from a listener that expands on their forum post in response to a topic discussed last episode.
- 47m35s | Miscellaneous
Strengths, weaknesses and next steps for a survey to serve as the basis for a university dissertation connecting interest in Ancient Egypt and video games.

- Intro/Outro | Miscellaneous
Semi-formal introductions, and political correctness for civilization leader selections based on gender.

Recording live before a listening audience every other Saturday, PolyCast is a bi-weekly audio production in an ongoing effort to give the Civ community an interactive voice on game strategy; sibling show RevCast focuses on Civilization: Revolution, ModCast on Civ modding and TurnCast on Civ multiplay.

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PolyCast Episode 144: "Too Long Didn't Listen"

Posted By: DanQ on 04-14-2012 at 16:12:24

So is claimed. The one-hundred-and-forty-forth episode of PolyCast, "Too Long Didn't Listen", features regular co-hosts Daniel "DanQ" Quick, "Makahlua" and Philip "TheMeInTeam" Bellew with returning guest co-host John "LzPrst" Ftonnessen; it has a runtime of 59m59s; listeners are encouraged to rate the show on iTunes and follow on Twitter.

The summary of topics is as follows:

- 01m36s | News
On the first of Civilization V: Gods and Kings' presence at PAX East 2012, as well as its announced release date.
- 34m00s | Forum Talk
An analysis of the 'CIV5Worlds.xml' file catches the panel's attention.
- 41m27s | Senate
The connection between Great Scientists, bulbing for research and the Fishing technology is scruitinized (recorded for Episode 134).
- 43m06s | Miscellaneous
A collection of saves for instant CivV achievement gratification draws ire, while an April Fool's Joke for its Gods and Kings expansion generates buzz (53m02s).

- Intro/Outro | Miscellaneous
Critiquing the Internet, real vs. imagined singing and a question of seniority.

Recording live before a listening audience every other Saturday, PolyCast is a bi-weekly audio production in an ongoing effort to give the Civ community an interactive voice on game strategy; sibling show RevCast focuses on Civilization: Revolution, ModCast on Civ modding and TurnCast on Civ multiplay.

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Welcome to SilentKnight and Eml_Joe to the Civ5 Admin Team!

Posted By: CanuckSoldier on 04-10-2012 at 21:16:02

SilentKnight and Eml_Joe have agreed to put some of their free time when not playing Civ5 into helping out the league and all the other players.  Try and be easy on them at first as they are learning the ropes

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Donate Link to Civplayers leagues

Posted By: CanuckSoldier on 04-07-2012 at 18:54:12

You will notice we have added a Donate Link to the main left menu, it is simply a link to the Civplayers PayPal page for now.  So if you are not already a Premium and have donated just send me an email and we will add you in the database, eventually this will all be automated as DTA revamps a lot of the back-end code on the league.  Becoming a Premium member does have advantages, like not getting purged and having your skill fade from inactivity at half the regular rate, and more will be added as we progress threw the leagues code.

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TurnCast Episode 17: "Every Combination of Word"

Posted By: DanQ on 04-07-2012 at 17:22:02

There's a song for that. Daniel "DanQ" Quick is accompanied by Michael "emeseles" Lucas-Smith, Makahlua and Philip "TheMeInTeam" Bellew as regular players on TurnCast (TC) focusing on co-operative multiplayer experiences in Civilization IV/V. Its seventeenth episode, "Every Combination of Word", is now netcasting, it has a runtime of 09m59s.

TurnCast is the third spin-off of the Civ strategy-centric PolyCast on which Quick, Makahlua and Bellew serve as regular co-hosts; the modding-centric ModCast was the first, and the console-centric RevCast the second, such spin-off. The fourth spin-off, SCivCast covers Civ on social media.

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2K Greg has announced the release date for Gods and Kings!

Posted By: CanuckSoldier on 04-07-2012 at 13:58:48

It's always exciting to announce a release date. It's one of those things that everyone asks for when they're looking forward to an upcoming game, ever hopeful that it's sooner than they fear, and I always have to encourage them to be patient and that the announcement will happen when we're ready. So when I finally get to announce it, I really enjoy it.

What's even more exciting than announcing a release date, however, is announcing a release date that is a mere 10 weeks away. That's right, Civilization V: Gods & Kings will be available in North America on June 19, and internationally on June 22!

http://www.2kgames.com/blog/civilization-v-gods-amp-kings-releases-june-19

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