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# CivFanatics

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- [Ara: History Untold - Free on Steam until December 1, and 50% discount](https://civfanatics.com/2025/11/27/ara-history-untold-free-on-steam-until-december-1-and-50-discount/) - It seems that Amplitude wants to make the Americans a gift to distract them from their family this weekend: Ara: History Untold is free this weekend on Steam until December 1. In case you then notice that you can't get enough of it, then you can get it also with a 50% discount, for 24.99
- [Old World update #141](https://civfanatics.com/2025/11/26/old-world-update-141/) - Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest update for their game! This update includes that you cannot any longer hire Barbarian units, that civilian units defend cities, units with leader generals are immune to control effects, as well as a long range of smaller changes and bugfixes. Discuss this update with
- [Play the new Civ5 "Game Of The Month" #277](https://civfanatics.com/2025/11/18/play-the-new-civ5-game-of-the-month-277/) - We start winter with another challenge for you. In this Civ5 "Game Of The Month" you play as Dido of Carthage on a small "large islands" map on Prince level. You must win via a domination victory, but all victories are enabled, meaning you must prevent other civs from e.g. winning a space or culture
- [The Game Awards: Civ7 nominated for best strategy game](https://civfanatics.com/2025/11/17/the-game-awards-civ7-nominated-for-best-strategy-game/) - With each new year, we also get a new version of The Game Awards.This year there will be awards given in 30 categories, and Civ7 has been nominated in the category "Best Sim/Strategy".The nominees are the following: The Alters FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles Jurassic World Evolution 3 Sid Meier’s Civilization VII Tempest
- [Alpha Centauri: University Base Film Series - Episode 3](https://civfanatics.com/2025/11/16/alpha-centauri-university-base-film-series-episode-3/) - We've got a new episode in the excellent shortfilm series by Ratimir Rakuljic titled 'University Base' retelling the story of University faction leader Prokhor Zakharov's journey to Alpha Centauri that we've been sharing over the last few years since the 25th anniversary of Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri. In this episode Colonel Santiago makes her move
- [Anno 117: Pax Romana released](https://civfanatics.com/2025/11/13/anno-117-pax-romana-released/) - In case someone ever wants to take a break from Civ, and have a look at one of the other amazing games out there, then today you got fodder: Anno 117: Pax Romana was released today (Steam, Epic). In the latest edition of this traditional city builder you get transporter further back in time, into
- [Top 10 Highest-Grossing Turn-Based RPGs And Strategy Games of all time - Including Civ5+6](https://civfanatics.com/2025/11/13/top-10-highest-grossing-turn-based-rpgs-and-strategy-games-of-all-time-including-civ56/) - The good people over at TurnBasedLovers have put together a list of the highest grossing turn-based games, no matter if strategy or RPG.Unsurprisingly, this also does include some Civ titles, with Civ5 coming 4th, and Civ6 coming 2nd.The list claims that Civ5 brought in $179 million on Steam, and Civ6 $358 million on Steam.They guys
- [Civilization VII Update 1.3.0 - Patch 1](https://civfanatics.com/2025/11/12/civilization-vii-update-1-3-0-patch-1/) - Firaxis has released a small patch to fix the most urgent bugs in patch 1.3.0. This includes that the AI will use less sanctions, produce GPs correctly, a range of stability improvements and other small fixes. For the complete list and discussion please check here.
- [Firaxis developer sale - 10% to 80% off on Firaxis games, until November 17](https://civfanatics.com/2025/11/09/firaxis-developer-sale-10-to-80-off-on-firaxis-games-until-november-17/) - As the title says: Firaxis has currently a developer sale going on, and all their big titles are on sale (exception: Alpha Centauri, which is not on sale).This includes everything from Civ3 to Civ7, with the excepton of some of the Civ6 DLCs.Civ7 is currently 35% off, Civ6 and DLCs between 25 and 50%, and
- [Civ7 Sneak Peek: Iceland and Ottomans](https://civfanatics.com/2025/11/05/sneak-peek-iceland-and-ottomans/) - Our user sonicmyst has dug around in the latest "Tides Of Power" DLC for Civ7, and has noticed that the info for Iceland and the Ottomans is already available. You can see the info for Iceland here, for the Ottomans please check this thread.
- [Civ7: Patch 1.3.0, and "Tides Of Power" DLC](https://civfanatics.com/2025/11/04/civ7-patch-1-3-0-and-tides-of-power-dlc/) - Today we got the release of patch 1.3.0! The update itself brings us new terrains, revamped naval battle, the harbor building and the privateer unit, a rebalancing and much more. For the patch nodes please check here, and discuss with us here. We are also getting the first part of the "Tides Of Power" DLC,
- [Play the new Civ5 "Game Of The Month" #276](https://civfanatics.com/2025/11/02/play-the-new-civ5-game-of-the-month-276/) - The days are getting shorter, the nights are getting longer, and this is the perfect opportunity for more civ! And therefore we are giving you the next challenge for Civ5: In this "Game Of The Month" we ask you to play as Attila The Hun, on a standard-size great plains map on Deity level. The
- [New Civ7 civ guide: Tonga, and update about naval battles](https://civfanatics.com/2025/10/30/new-civ7-civ-guide-tonga-and-update-about-naval-battles/) - Today Sara gave us more information about the remaining civ for the "Tides of Power" DLC: Tonga. Tonga is an expansionist and diplomatic civ with a starting bias for coast and tropical tiles. They obviously get boni related to coastal tiles and exploration, such as their scout being able to enter directly ocean tiles without
- [Old World update #140](https://civfanatics.com/2025/10/30/old-world-update-140/) - Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest update for their game! This update includes a re-balancing of leader archetypes, adding of a new map bin, improvements to the MP setup, changes to the UI, bugfixes and more. Discuss this update with us here (and read the full list of changes too).
- [New Civ Game Guide: Republic of Pirates](https://civfanatics.com/2025/10/29/new-civ-game-guide-republic-of-pirates/) - After Sara gave us some details yesterday about the new leader Edward Teach from the upcoming Civ7 "Tides Of Power" DLC on Monday, today we got information about the new Pirate Republic civ. The "Republic Of Pirates" is an economic and militaristic civ, which cannot build any settlers, but must capture them. Via civics, UUs
- [Civ7 First Look: Introducing Edward Teach](https://civfanatics.com/2025/10/29/civ7-first-look-introducing-edward-teach/) - After the announcement yesterday for the upcoming free DLC on Monday, Sara has come by today to give us some more information. She has shared the first look for the new leader, Edward "Blackbeard" Teach. He is a militaristic and economic leader with a coastal starting bias. His special ability is all about plundering and
- [Civ2: Heroes of Might and Magic 2 Scenario Mod](https://civfanatics.com/2025/10/28/civ2-heroes-of-might-and-magic-2-scenario-mod/) - Years in the making CivFanatics user Blake00 has gone public with the v1.1 release of his & user MetroPolis’s Heroes of Might & Magic 2 total conversion scenario modpack for Sid Meier's Civilization 2. Since Sept was the 30th anniversary of Heroes 1 he also made his HoMM1 graphics addon pack available earlier than planned
- [Civ7: Patch 1.3 coming, and free DLC "Tides Of Power" next week](https://civfanatics.com/2025/10/27/civ7-patch-1-3-coming-and-free-dlc-tides-of-power-next-week/) - We do not know the release date of Patch 1.3 yet, but the release of the DLC "Tides Of Power" is November 4, and it will be free for all players until January 5. The patch might include an option to keep playing your civ (might, because changes are not sure yet), and will come
- [25 years of Civfanatics - a retrospective - UPDATE: Also Civ4 anniversary](https://civfanatics.com/2025/10/25/25-years-of-civfanatics-a-retrospective/) - Time flies, when you're playing civ, and the same applies when you are browsing the forums! Today is one of the days which can be considered the birthday of Civfanatics, and we turn 25, which is in the age of the internet nearly biblical. For this occasion we have written a retrospective, which hopefully includes
- [1492 - Colonization of the New World - Public Demo & New Trailer!](https://civfanatics.com/2025/10/19/1492-colonization-of-the-new-world-public-demo-new-trailer/) - We recently posted the exciting news about the new and very Sid Meier's Colonization like game on the way called 1492 - Colonization of the New World. Well now they've released a new trailer and their first public demo on Steam for fans to try out! Have a go, let them, and also us, know
- [New single by Christopher Tin: "Stream Of Life"](https://civfanatics.com/2025/10/11/new-single-by-christopher-tin-stream-of-life/) - Christopher Tin has released a new single, called "Stream Of Life", from his upcoming album "Song Offerings".The song is inspired by the poem collection "Gitanjali" by a Bengali poet, and this version was performed by Kantoreidenver.You can check his blog here, and you have various options to listen to the song here.
- [Play the new Civ3 "Game Of The Month"](https://civfanatics.com/2025/10/10/play-the-new-civ3-game-of-the-month-4/) - Also for Civ3 we are still running a "Game Of The Month", although it should be now named "of the quarter". The next quarter has started now, so we got you 2 new games! For the addon "Play The World" you play as Cleopatra of the Egyptians. You are set on a standard size arid
- [Play the new Civ4 "Game Of The Month" #297](https://civfanatics.com/2025/10/15/play-the-new-civ4-game-of-the-month-297/) - Also for October you get again the monthly challenge for Civ4 with our "Game Of The Month". This time we want you to play as Kublai Khan on a standard size custom continents map with high sea level on Prince difficulty. You are free to choose your own way how to dominate this planet. You
- [Humankind - Freya update](https://civfanatics.com/2025/10/08/humankind-freya-update/) - It seems that last Friday Amplitude accidentally released a part of the Freya update.Their initial plan was to fix a security issue with the Unity engine, and they accidentally also deployed the already finished parts of the Freya update.They therefore decided to make this now official, and have released the current patch notes.You can find
- [Play the new Civ5 "Game Of The Month" #274](https://civfanatics.com/2025/10/06/play-the-new-civ5-game-of-the-month-274/) - For October we got you a brutal GOTM for Civ5: You play as Enrico Dandolo of Venice, and you need to win via a Domination victory, leaving the world in ashes. The game is set on a standard size "Small Continents Plus" map on Emperor. While you're subjugating the world you still need to pay
- [Millennia - Last update, update #8, and sale!](https://civfanatics.com/2025/10/03/millennia-last-update-update-8-and-sale/) - The devs from Paradox have announced today the release of the last patch for Millennia, the 8th patch.The patch itself is overall minor, includes a range of bug fixes, added some things for modding support, and fixed some localization issues. You can discuss this patch with us here. At the same time, Millennia is also
- [Steam autumn sale - Civ7 30% off, Civ7 DLCs 20-33% off (also all other civ titles with huge discounts) ... and hints for future Civ7 content](https://civfanatics.com/2025/10/01/steam-autumn-sale-civ7-30-off-civ7-dlcs-20-33-off-also-all-other-civ-titles-with-huge-discounts-and-hints-for-future-civ7-content/) - The Steam autumn sale is currently going on, and the Civ titles are getting some discounts: Civ7 is 30% off, for 48.99 (base game) Most, but not all, DLCs get between 20-33% off, which includes Crossroads and Right To Rule (the later 20%) For other Civ titles, we have: Civ6, 90% off for 5.99 Beyond
- [Civ7 - patch 1.2.5](https://civfanatics.com/2025/09/30/civ7-patch-1-2-5/) - The latest patch 1.2.5 for Civ7 was released today. This includes that the user interface of the city screen got some rework, 2 new map types, a rework of Napoleon, and a bunch of other things more (see patch notes). The second part of the Right To Rule DLC was also released today, including the
- [Old World update #139](https://civfanatics.com/2025/09/27/old-world-update-139/) - Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest update for their game! This update includes visibility changes for the scout, a rebalancing of theology, AI improvements, and a range of smaller things. Discuss this update with us here (and read the full list of changes too). Old World is currently available in
- [New dev blog: Developing Your Settlements](https://civfanatics.com/2025/09/26/new-dev-blog-developing-your-settlements/) - Firaxis has posted another blog post about the upcoming update 1.2.5, where they describe how exactly the interface of the city menu will change, and there are big improvements there. You can read everything here, and discuss with us here.
- [A cartographer has made a Alpha Centauri map](https://civfanatics.com/2025/09/26/a-cartographer-has-made-a-alpha-centauri-map/) - A professional Cartographer has made a beautiful printable map of Planet/Chiron from Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri. The author has also commented that he's working on a physical 3D globe version too! He describes how he's made this map here, and it is quite an elaborate process, with a lot of work involved! If you want
- [New Civ7 Civ guide: Qajar](https://civfanatics.com/2025/09/25/new-civ7-civ-guide-qajar/) - Sara has revealed to us today the details for the last Civ of the "Right To Rule" DLC: Qajar. The Qajar are a dynasty which ruled Persia from the late 18th to the begin of the 20th century. They are diplomatic and expansionist with a starting bias for plains and desert. Their ability and unique
- [Play the new Civ5 "Game Of the Month" #273](https://civfanatics.com/2025/09/25/play-the-new-civ5-game-of-the-month-273/) - Summer is over, and we already got your the first autumn GOTM for Civ5: This time you are playing as Ahmad Al-Mansur of Morocco on a standard size Skirmish map on King difficulty. Your main challenge is to beat the game as fast as possible with a science victory, and to not let any over
- [Civ7: New civ guide for Silla, and blog post about better maps](https://civfanatics.com/2025/09/24/civ7-new-civ-guide-for-silla-and-blog-post-about-better-maps/) - Sara has given us today again new information for the next patch and the Right To Rule DLC! For the DLC, we got more informaton about Silla: They are an economic and diplomatic civ, who get more culture from resources. Their unique infrastructure is also geared towards resources and culture. For the exact details please
- [Civ7 First Look: Lakshmibai](https://civfanatics.com/2025/09/23/civ7-first-look-lakshmibai/) - Today we got a first look for another leader from the upcoming second part of the Right To Rule DLC: Lakshmibai, an Indian resistance leader. She is a militaristic and diplomatic ruler, and prefers civs with low influence onto her. She gets additional influence while incorporating city states and all their units when it is
- [Civ7: New update 1.2.5 coming next week](https://civfanatics.com/2025/09/22/civ7-new-update-1-2-5-coming-next-week/) - Sara came gain by today, to tell us that the next update, 1.2.5, will be coming soon! It seems we will be getting 2 new map scripts, Napoleon will get rebalanced and new city states will be included. Part 2 of the Right to Rule DLC will also be released, with Lakshmibai, Silla, and Qajar.
- [Designing Sound for the Centuries in ‘Civilization VII’ – with the Firaxis Sound Team](https://civfanatics.com/2025/09/08/designing-sound-for-the-centuries-in-civilization-vii-with-the-firaxis-sound-team/) - Jennier Walden from "A Sound Effect" has interviewed the Firaxis sound team (incl. Geoff Knorr and Roland Rizzo) about their work for Civ7, in the article called "Designing Sound for the Centuries in ‘Civilization VII’ – with the Firaxis Sound Team".They talk about the sound effects which were necessary for the user interface, that extra
- [Civ4 for free for Amazon Prime members](https://civfanatics.com/2025/09/06/civ4-for-free-for-amazon-prime-members/) - If you got Amazon Prime, then you can currently get the Civ4: Complete Edition for free. This offer is valid until December 3. The version which you get on Prime is a key for GOG.com, meaning you do not have to use Prime to play Civ4, and Civ4 will be available for you also after
- [1492 - Colonization of the New World - new Colonization like game expected 2025](https://civfanatics.com/2025/09/05/1492-colonization-of-the-new-world-new-colonization-like-game-expected-2025/) - Blake has found another game, which surely will be of interest for the CivFanatics: "1492 - Colonization of the New World". As you can expect from the title, the setting and what you know about a title called "Colonization", this is a turn-based 4X game, where you need to settle the new world. The graphics
- [Layoffs at Firaxis](https://civfanatics.com/2025/09/04/layoffs-at-firaxis-2/) - It seems that today various personnel at Firaxis got layed off, mostly junior staff members. This got also confirmed by 2K, and is the 3rd round of layoffs this year already. This comes despite that the 2K CEO recently claimed that Civ7 is still on track for its expected revenue. For more information please read
- [Play the new Civ5 "Game Of The Month" #272](https://civfanatics.com/2025/09/03/play-the-new-civ5-game-of-the-month-272/) - We got you another "Game Of The Month" for Civ5 for you, in case you're tired of the holidays and want again a tough competition! This time you compete as Ramkhamhaeng of Siam on a standard size oval map on Prince level. Your task is to finish as fast as possible with a diplomacy victory?
- [Anno 117 - Demo now available](https://civfanatics.com/2025/09/02/anno-117-demo-now-available/) - The traditional city builder series "Anno" will be getting there next installment this year, with Anno 117: Pax Romana, which has been in development for a while. There is now a demo available, for the next 2 weeks (until Sept 16). You can download it via Steam, Epic or Ubisoft Connect here.The demo requires the
- [Play the new Civ7 "Game Of The Month" #9](https://civfanatics.com/2025/09/01/play-the-new-civ7-game-of-the-month-9/) - We got the next "Game Of The Month" for Civ7 for you! Compete with other civfanatics who's the best at Civ7 in a predefined game! This time you start as Ibn Babutta of the Maurya, and must progress to Songhai and Buganda. You play on a standard size map on Sovereign level with light disaster
- [Next Longturn FreeCiv MMO session starting soon](https://civfanatics.com/2025/08/30/next-longturn-freeciv-mmo-session-starting-soon/) - The Longturn community will be starting their next game soon, and you're invited to participate! Longturn is a version of Freeciv specifically adjusted for multiplayer games. You play 1 turn per game, with a bigger group of people, until again one of you dominates the planet. The next game will start in a couple of
- [Old World update #138](https://civfanatics.com/2025/08/28/old-world-update-138/) - Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest update for their game! This update includes a new small map size, adjustments for the victories, AI improvements and a large range of bug fixes. Discuss this update with us here (and read the full list of changes too). Old World is currently available
- [Civilization VII Update 1.2.4 - Patch 1](https://civfanatics.com/2025/08/27/civilization-vii-update-1-2-4-patch-1/) - Firaxis has released a small addition to patch 1.2.4, the patch 1. It addresses a bug where clicks were not registered, made the game remember the age transition settings, and a few details more. For the discussion and the full patch notes please check here.
- [Old World: 2025 Community Tournament](https://civfanatics.com/2025/08/27/old-world-2025-community-tournament/) - The developers of Old World have just announced a tournament, the 2025 community tournament. Up to 14 games will be played in a double-elimination system. All games will be recorded and commented by experienced players. It seems it possible to sign up for eternal glory (or also just to get notifications) via Discord here. All
- [Geoff Knorr on Twitter: 38 additional Civ6 tracks now on Youtube, Spotify, Soundcloud and elsewhere](https://civfanatics.com/2025/08/26/geoff-knorr-on-twitter-38-additional-civ6-tracks-now-on-youtube-spotify-soundcloud-and-elsewhere/) - Civ6 music composer Geoff Knorr has announced on Twitter that now 38 additional songs are available, which were missed on various streaming platforms in the original release.If you want to listen to the now full edition of the Civ6 soundtrack, then please check here, and tell us here which of the tracks you missed the
- [Official Civ7 plushies: Confucius and Benjamin Franklin](https://civfanatics.com/2025/08/25/official-civ7-plushies-confucius-and-benjamin-franklin/) - Makeship has announced on Twitter that they now have 2 official Civ7 plushies for preorder: Confucius and Benjamin Franklin.Each plushie costs $29.99, with the following dimensions:Confucius: Height: 19.0cm, Width: 12.0cm, Depth: 10.5cmBenjamin Franklin: Height: 17.8cm, Width: 14.0cm, Depth: 11.4cmThey are expected to ship in the middle of December this year. You can discuss the plushies
- [Ara: History Untold - Patch 1.41](https://civfanatics.com/2025/08/20/ara-history-untold-patch-1-41/) - Oxide has released the latest patch for Ara, version 1.4.This patch comes mostly with smaller fixes and changes, like e.g. AI improvements for formations, both Otto von Bismark and Wu Zetian got a bug fix, a few changes to the tooltips, and more. For the complete list, please see the link above or check the
- [Civ7: Patch 1.2.4 is here](https://civfanatics.com/2025/08/19/civ7-patch-1-2-4-is-here/) - The newest patch for Civ7, patch 1.2.4 has arrived, and it comes with a massive list of changes. This includes a big rebalancing of wonders, improvements to AI, age transitions, the UI and more. If you want to know more, then check our thread here.
- [Civ7: Patch 1.2.4 coming tomorrow](https://civfanatics.com/2025/08/18/civ7-patch-1-2-4-coming-tomorrow/) - Sara just dropped by today to announce that we'll get another patch tomorrow. She mentions that wonders will get rebalanced, that age transitions will get improved, and other unspecified improvements (might be UI, bug fixed, performance, or others, we don't know). If you want to know more, then check here.
- [Theocracy - Currently on sale](https://civfanatics.com/2025/08/16/theocracy-currently-on-sale/) - In the ancient times of 2023 we reported about a small 4X game called "Theocracy", and today the author passed by to tell us again something about it. Marcel was inspired by Civ2 to create a 4X himself, so he did that. The game itself is not a traditional 4X as you know it, as
- [Elemental: Reforged - first dev diaries](https://civfanatics.com/2025/08/14/elemental-reforged-first-dev-diaries/) - Last month Elemental: Reforged was announced, and now the first few dev diaries are available. Elemental: Reforged is less of a new title really. It is a remake of the old 4X game Elemental: War Of Magic (designed by CFC member Kael), merging in the best mechanics from its successors Fallen Enchantress and the side
- ["Yield! Fall of Rome" - now available as full release, and 50% off](https://civfanatics.com/2025/08/13/yield-fall-of-rome-now-available-as-full-release-and-50-off/) - The developers of Yield! Fall Of Rome have now released version 1.0 of their game, so it is not anymore early access. Yield is a light-weight historic 4X game, set in the time when the Barbarians are invading Rome. You start with a single settler, develop technologies and expand over the map, as in all
- [Endless Legend 2: Demo available until August 18](https://civfanatics.com/2025/08/12/endless-legend-2-demo-available-until-august-18/) - As mentioned by Gamespot, Endless Legend 2 now has a demo available.This demo is available until August 18, while the early access has been postponed from August 7 to September 22.In the demo you have 2 factions available, a 90 turns play limit, together with a few other restrictions.Get the demo here, and discuss it
- [Take-Two CEO Insists Projections for the 'Lifetime Value' of Civilization 7 Are 'Very Consistent With Our Initial Expectations for the Title'](https://civfanatics.com/2025/08/12/take-two-ceo-insists-projections-for-the-lifetime-value-of-civilization-7-are-very-consistent-with-our-initial-expectations-for-the-title/) - IGN has posted today an article called "Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick Insists Projections for the 'Lifetime Value' of Civilization 7 Are 'Very Consistent With Our Initial Expectations for the Title' — Despite 'Slow Start'".IGN has interviewed the CEO of Take-Two, Strauss Zelnick, and he said "I think the key thing is that Civ has always
- [Civ7: Settlers edition now available, and 30% on Civ7 (and more sales)](https://civfanatics.com/2025/08/11/civ7-settlers-edition-now-available-and-30-on-civ7-and-more-sales/) - Firaxis has today announced the "Settler Edition" for Civ7: This is a Civ7 edition which contains everything from the founders edition (not anymore available), besides some cosmetic items. This includes the Tecumseh DLC, the Rights To Rule and Crosswrods of the World DLC and 4 leader personas. You can have a look at the overview
- [Civilization 3 complete for free for Amazon Prime members](https://civfanatics.com/2025/08/09/civilization-3-complete-for-free-for-amazon-prime-members/) - The complete edition of Civilization 3 is currently for free if you have an Amazon Prime membership. This deal runs until November 5 2025, but you will be able to use this copy of Civ3 also after this deadline, as this is a download code for GOG.com. You can get your copy here, and discuss
- [Play the new Civ5 "Game Of The Month" #270](https://civfanatics.com/2025/08/08/play-the-new-civ5-game-of-the-month-270/) - Also for the summer you're getting a Civ5 GOTM! For this session you play as Pachacuti of the Inca on a standard size "South America" map on Immortal level. You need to win this game with a culture victory, and you must prevent that any other civ achieves another victory. You have until September 1
- [Public beta for Folk Emerging - a prehistoric 4X](https://civfanatics.com/2025/08/07/public-beta-for-folk-emerging-a-prehistoric-4x/) - We've been for a while following the progress of "Folk Emerging": A 4X game, which stops when civ starts, and starts... way before. In this turn-based strategy game you control a stone age tribe, make sure you feed your tribes-men and -women, and discover new technologies like fire and tool making. Now the next phase
- [Alpha Centauri: University Base Film Series - Episode 2 Part 1](https://civfanatics.com/2025/08/04/alpha-centauri-university-base-film-series-episode-2-part-1/) - Last year when we celebrated the 25th anniversary of Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri we showed you the first episode of a brilliant new fan shortfilm series by Ratimir Rakuljic titled 'University Base' retelling the story of University faction leader Prokhor Zakharov's journey to Alpha Centauri. Well the day has come that his big Episode 2
- [Civilization 3 Scenario/Mod Preservation Project](https://civfanatics.com/2025/08/03/civilization-3-scenario-mod-preservation-project/) - Years ago we posted about Blake's Civ2 preservation project which went on to preserve several thousand lost Civ2 mods & scenarios. Well now he's kicked off a new Civilization 3 scenario & mods preservation project starting with 4 large collections totaling around 16 Gigabytes. If you're a fan of Civ3 and it's mods then we encourage
- [Dev Journal #3: What's Next for Ara: History Untold?](https://civfanatics.com/2025/07/31/dev-journal-3-whats-next-for-ara-history-untold/) - A new dev diary for Ara: History Untold has been posted on Steam on Monday.The team from Oxide talks about the coming version 2.0, which will be a big update.It will include new features, like new units per nation, and more and better ways to shape your culture and make your nation unique.The update will
- [Civilization VII Update 1.2.3 - July 22, 2025](https://civfanatics.com/2025/07/22/civilization-vii-update-1-2-3-july-22-2025/) - The new patch 1.2.3 for Civ7 is now available, as well as the first part of the "Right To Rule" DLC. The patch comes with auto-explore settings, adjustments to the age transition, a new unique commander and a bunch of more things. The "Right To Rule" DLC comes with Ghengis Khan, Assyria and the ancient
- [Civ7 update 1.2.3 coming tomorrow (July 22, 2025)](https://civfanatics.com/2025/07/21/civ7-update-1-2-3-coming-tomorrow-july-22-2025/) - Sara dropped by today to give us some news about the upcoming update 1.2.3. The most important part is that it comes tomorrow, together with the "Right To Rule" DLC. The patch will include the option to auto-explore, improved/cleaned up notifications and advisors, changes to the age transition, and more. The Right To Rule DLC
- [Civ6 Platinum now for free at Epic until July 24](https://civfanatics.com/2025/07/17/civ6-platinum-now-for-free-at-epic-until-july-24/) - As mentioned earlier by our user krossingkhory, the Epic store has the Civ6 Platinum edition (incl. both expansions and 6 DLC packs) currently for free, until July 24. The only requirement is that you get an Epic account, and then you'll have all of Civ6 forever. Check here for your free Civ6 version, and join
- [Tacticon 2025 is on, until July 21](https://civfanatics.com/2025/07/16/tacticon-2025-is-on-until-july-21/) - Also this year we are having the next Tacticon, organized by the publisher of Old World, HoodedHorse!On Friday there will be a range of talks, focused on relevant things in the streategy genre, like e.g. how to deal with the environment or how to develop the next part of a series.Over the weekend there will
- [Civ7: Update 1.2.3 is coming soon!](https://civfanatics.com/2025/07/15/civ7-update-1-2-3-is-coming-soon/) - Sara has dropped by again at the forums today to tell us that the next Civ7 patch is in the making, and we might get it soon too! She has only teased a few things so far, which include the option to auto-explore, improvement to age transitions (incl. units staying where they are), and Trung
- [Civ6 Platinum free at Epic July 17 - 24](https://civfanatics.com/2025/07/10/civ6-platinum-free-at-epic-july-17-24/) - Our user krossingkhory has noted that Epic announced that Civ6 Platinum edition (incl. both expansions and 6 DLC packs) will be free next week at the Epic store. The only requirement is that you get an Epic account, and then you'll have all of Civ6 forever. Check next week here for your free Civ6 version,
- [Civ7 nominated for the WSA Game Music Award 2025!](https://civfanatics.com/2025/07/09/civ7-nominated-for-the-wsa-game-music-award-2025/) - Firaxis announced today that Civ7 is nominated for the WSA Game Music Award 2025.The Game Music Award is part of the World Sountrack Award, which are awarded since 2001. The Game Award is newer, since 2023 only.And while we can maybe complain plenty about the state of Civ7, the soundtrack, especially Live Gloriously, is glorious.If
- [Play the new "Game Of The Month" for Civ3](https://civfanatics.com/2025/07/06/play-the-new-game-of-the-month-for-civ3/) - It's June, and it's again time for another round of Civ3 GOTMs! For the Civ3 addon "Conquests" you get the GOTM #172: You play as Sumeria on a standard size continents map with raging barbarians. You start with an extra Enkidu warrior, which is stranded somewhere else on the planet. You have as usual for
- [AlphaCentauri2.info needing technical assistance](https://civfanatics.com/2025/07/03/alphacentauri2-info-needing-technical-assistance/) - While we normally post news about Civ and other related games which are of interest for the community, we'd not like to use this place for a request for help: Our friends over at AlphaCentauri2.info, are in need of technical assistance, and we're asking our community here if anyne has experience with the LAMP stack
- [Civ7 Patch 1.2.2 now available on Switch!](https://civfanatics.com/2025/07/02/civ7-patch-1-2-2-now-available-on-switch/) - The new patch 1.2.2. for Civ7 is now officially available for Switch and Switch 2. For more information about this patch please check the thread here.
- [Civ7 patch 1.2.2 has arrived](https://civfanatics.com/2025/06/23/civ7-patch-1-2-2-has-arrived/) - Today is the day of the big update! With patch 1.2.2 for Civ7 we get a lot of new things! Most importantly this includes bigger maps, new advanced start options, the Steam workshop (we still hope that our thriving modding community stays here), the possibility to disable many of the options, and a LOT more.
- [Ara: History Untold - Patch 1.4 and Untold Scenarios DLC](https://civfanatics.com/2025/06/18/ara-history-untold-patch-1-4-and-untold-scenarios-dlc/) - Two big updates today for Ara! The first one is the latest patch, v1.4. It comes with a wide range of improvements, such as better maps, better close-up views, AI improvements and a lot more things. You can check the whole list in this thread. The second update is that the DLC "Untold Scenarios" is
- [AlphaCentauri2.info back online](https://civfanatics.com/2025/06/17/alphacentauri2-info-back-online/) - One of the other fan sites dear to us, AlphaCentauri2.info, had been offline for a month, due to technical difficulties. It seems that the admin BustersUncle has been able to restore everything necessary, and the site is back online. So if you feel like posting a bit about Alpha Centauri, then head over there, AlphaCentauri2.info,
- [TurnBasedThursdayFest 2025 - lots of discounts](https://civfanatics.com/2025/06/03/turnbasedthursdayfest-2025-lots-of-discounts/) - As last year, we also have this year the TurnBasedThursdayFest, organized by the TurnBasedThursday community on Twitter.This event results mainly in many discounts for turn based games (obviously), but is also meant to highlight upcoming games in this area.You can find the whole overview on Steam on the TurnBasedThursdayFest page: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/turnbasedthursdayfest2025A few highlights include: 30%
- [Civilization VII Update 1.2.1 - Patch 1 (Steam)](https://civfanatics.com/2025/06/02/civilization-vii-update-1-2-1-patch-1-steam/) - Firaxis has pushed out a minor update for Civ7 today, which fixes 2 things: a) yields and buildings will now correctly be displayed and b) a sometimes appearing corrupted loading screen, which prevented further playing, was fixed. If you want to comment on these changes, then join us here.
- [Learn how Civ7's senior historian nearly changed history in Civ6](https://civfanatics.com/2025/06/02/learn-how-civ7s-senior-historian-nearly-changed-history-in-civ6/) - IGN has just published another news article, where they talk with Andrew Johnson, senior historian of Civ7, how on one day he nearly changed history while working on Civ6. Have a read here, and discuss this article with us here.
- [Play the new Civ4 "Game Of The Month" #291](https://civfanatics.com/2025/06/01/play-the-new-civ4-game-of-the-month-291/) - Since a few days the new "Game Of The Month" for Civ4 is again available. This time you have to play as Louis XIV of France on a tropical standard size Custom Continents map on Prince level. There are a bunch of custom modifications, like resource replacements which lead to some resources missing, and you're
- [Ara: History Untold - Untold Scenarios DLC](https://civfanatics.com/2025/05/30/ara-history-untold-untold-scenarios-dlc/) - Oxide has announced that a new DLC pack will be coming for Ara: History Untold.The DLC will contain, as the name hints, a range of historical and non-historical scenarios, which will come with a lot of customizations on the map, the events and more.The release is scheduled for June 18 for a price of 9.99.For
- [Old World update #135](https://civfanatics.com/2025/05/29/old-world-update-135/) - Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest update for their game! This update includes governor, law and improvement changes, ruthless AI improvements, 14 new events, a long list of UI and bug fixes and more. Discuss this update with us here (and read the full list of changes too). Old World
- [Stardock takes over Ara management, and new roadmap for Ara](https://civfanatics.com/2025/05/02/stardock-takes-over-ara-management-and-new-roadmap-for-ara/) - Stardock has announced today that they're taking over the management for Ara from Microsoft (Oxide is staying the developer). Brad Wardell has posted on Twitter an article about how Stardock was managing Ara and Old World before, but gave Ara away because there were some obvious conflicts with e.g. the target group.At the same time
- [Aspyr announces new update for Civ6 on Android, coming June 12, 2025](https://civfanatics.com/2025/05/29/aspyr-announces-new-update-for-civ6-on-android-coming-june-12-2025/) - In a big surprise move, Aspyr has announced another update for Civ6 on Android.According to the announcement this will include the following: ALL Units, Maps and Features 50+ Bugs Patched Gameplay Balancing & Multiplayer Enhancements Frontier Pass Expansion + 9 additional Civilizations Leader Pass Expansion + 12 additional Leaders! This announcement has been posted on
- [Brandon Sanderson Discusses Civ 7](https://civfanatics.com/2025/05/28/brandon-sanderson-discusses-civ-7/) - After Mark Zuckerberg, another famous fan stepped into the spotlight: Highly acclaimed fantasy author Brandon Sanderson has apparently played the whole series from the first version on (except Alpha Centauri), and has now made a video talking about Civ7. Obviously he talkes about the "one more turn" effect, that he doesn't like ICS and prefers
- [Civ7 Developer Update, patch 1.2.1](https://civfanatics.com/2025/05/27/civ7-developer-update-patch-1-2-1/) - Firaxis rolled out a surprise Civ7 update today. This update includes a new Pangaea Plus map type, a leader re-balancing, an increased MP player limit, bug fixes, AI improvements and a pretty long list of more things. For an overview and the discussion please check here.
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month" #194](https://civfanatics.com/2025/05/26/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-194/) - As each month, we present you a new challenge for Civ6: In this "Game Of The Month" you play as Wilfred of Canada on standard size Pangaea map on Prince level. You get abundant resources, but with a cold climate, a disaster intensity of 2 and high sea levels. You also must win this game
- [New 4X Civ like Game 'The Great Tribes' on the way](https://civfanatics.com/2025/05/23/new-4x-civ-like-game-the-great-tribes-on-the-way/) - For the last 8 years CivFanatics user Zemlainin and his team have been working hard on a new 4X Civ like game called 'The Great Tribes' and in more recent years has kept us updated on their progress on our forums. Well now the game has arrived on Steam and will be going into early
- [Humankind 75% off until May 19, and new Dante update](https://civfanatics.com/2025/05/17/humankind-75-off-until-may-19-and-new-dante-update/) - 2 updates for Humankind today: Humankind is currently 75% off, for 12.49 instead of 49.99.The discount also applies to all DLC and the whole bundle (basegame + all 6 DLC), which you can get for 24.73.This sale runs until May 19 on Steam and you can discuss it with us here. The second part is
- [Ara: Dev Journal #1: Preview of the "Living Strategy" v1.4 Update](https://civfanatics.com/2025/05/16/ara-dev-journal-1-preview-of-the-living-strategy-v1-4-update/) - The developers of Ara posted a new update on Steam, writing about the next patch, which is scheduled for June 18. They plan to address 6 points in total, among them UI, AI, map generation and more.In this update they specifically write about the UI, and that they plan to make all interactions possible via
- [Happening this Thursday, May 15: Firaxis wants to hear your thoughts on Advisor Warnings!](https://civfanatics.com/2025/05/13/happening-this-thursday-may-15-firaxis-want-to-hear-your-thoughts-on-advisor-warnings/) - Our user CliffCo has notified us about another update coming from Firaxis: This Thursday, May 15, Firaxis will again listen for a full day to your feedback with a focus on advisors. Firaxis wants to know how much you use them, if you find them helpful, and everything else with regards to advisors. If you
- [CivPlayers League next ShowCase Match tomorrow!](https://civfanatics.com/2025/05/10/civplayers-league-next-showcase-match-tomorrow/) - The CivPlayers League will be playing tomorrow, May 11 at 0900 CEST/0300 EDT, their next Civ7 showcase match. It will be a free-for-all game with 6 of the currently best players, and the game is expected to last approximatel 12 hours. You can watch the stream on Twitch here https://www.twitch.tv/schnoiztier or here https://www.twitch.tv/onspottv . If
- [Europa Universalis V (EU5) announced](https://civfanatics.com/2025/05/08/europa-universalis-v-eu5-announced/) - As speculated last week, Paradox has this week announced Europa Universalis V.This time the game will start in the year 1337, spanning 500 years.The info is otherwise scarce, but you can have a look at this article at IGN and the associated screenshots, and discuss this announcement with us here.
- [Civ IV Hall of Fame Update](https://civfanatics.com/2025/05/05/civ-iv-hall-of-fame-update-23/) - The Civilization IV Hall of Fame, our everlasting list of best civ players, has been updated - 11 games were accepted since the previous update.Congratulations (and welcome back!) to The-Hawk for the highest score of the update with a Standard, Epic, Noble, Domination game for 487,986 points.Lcpl Jack Jones was the most active player during
- [Stellaris and Crusader Kings 3 Dev Paradox Teases it's Next Big Grand Strategy Game](https://civfanatics.com/2025/05/04/stellaris-and-crusader-kings-3-dev-paradox-teases-its-next-big-grand-strategy-game/) - IGN has published a new article, in which the probably next game from Paradox is discussed. It seems to be another historical grand strategy game (nobody is surprised), and has so far the codename "Caesar".Apparently the announcement video will be published on May 8 on the Europa Universalis youtube channel, so the community is expecting
- [Play the new Civ5 "Game Of The Month" #268](https://civfanatics.com/2025/05/03/play-the-new-civ5-game-of-the-month-268/) - For Civ5, we present you now the 268th "Game Of The Month". This time we challenge you to play the following game: You are ruling as Suleiman of the Ottomans on a large "Inland Sea" map on Immortal level. You will need to win this game via a Domination victory, and you have until June
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month" #193](https://civfanatics.com/2025/05/01/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-193/) - Also for May we got you something new to play if you need a new Civ6 challenge: In this "Game Of The Month" you play Tomyris of Scythia on a old, hot and arid small size Inland sea map with sparse resources. This game is played on Emperor level, and you get a disaster intensity
- [Old World update #134](https://civfanatics.com/2025/04/30/old-world-update-134/) - Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest update for their game! This update includes a map script for the Wraths Of God DLC, called rejuvenation (pictured), which gets greener over time, ships can enter defensive formations, lots of bug fixes, UI additions and balancing changes. Discuss this update with us here
- [Civilization VII - Update 1.2.0 - Patch 1](https://civfanatics.com/2025/04/29/civilization-vii-update-1-2-0-patch-1/) - Firaxis has released a small patch for the latest patch! This patch includes improved late-game performance, better stability, various UI issues and some smaller things. For the complete list please check here.
- [boosey.com - Christopher Tin: from gaming to the concert hall](https://civfanatics.com/2025/04/27/boosey-com-christopher-tin-from-gaming-to-the-concert-hall/) - Boosey & Hawkes, a music publishing company, has interviewed our favourite composer, to talk about his work for Civ7.They ask him about details for Live Gloriously, the change from 20 years ago with Baba Yetu to now, and his future plans.An excerpt: Ironically the Civilization team gave me way more creative freedom in the past
- [Civilization VII Update 1.2.0 - April 22, 2025 is now available](https://civfanatics.com/2025/04/22/civilization-vii-update-1-2-0-april-22-2025-is-now-available/) - The latest patch for Civ7, version 1.2.0, is now available. It includes many features which were requested by the community, such as playing past the last turn, MP teams, new UI features, AI improvements, balancing changes, and more. Check the full list in this thread.
- [Civ VII Developer Update - April 2025 - Highlights for the 1.2.0 update!](https://civfanatics.com/2025/04/21/civ-vii-developer-update-april-2025-highlights-for-the-1-2-0-update/) - Sara has today given us a first glimpse what we can expect for the update 1.2.0 tomorrow. The features which we'll get include the option to play past the last turn, repair everything in a city, MP teams, research queuing and a lot more. Have a look at our thread here.
- [CivPlayers Civ VII ShowMatch cast in French and English (April 27)!](https://civfanatics.com/2025/04/20/civplayers-civ-vii-showmatch-cast-in-french-and-english-april-27/) - Next week Sunday at 2 PM CEST the CivPlayers league will have a 6 player match, with commentary in French and English. We're hoping again for a great match! Join us for the discussion here. You can watch the match on various channels, e.g. via Youtube here.
- [New indie game release: Pax Augusta](https://civfanatics.com/2025/04/17/new-indie-game-release-pax-augusta/) - Today another interesting indie game has been released: Pax Augusta.This seems to be a city builder set in ancient Rome, similar to older games like the Caesar series.As usual, you need to build housing to finally erect big monuments. You can also trade with your neighbours, as story mode exists, but also a free building
- [New studio Bitreactor by former Civ and XCOM devs announces turn-based Star Wars game!](https://civfanatics.com/2025/04/16/new-studio-bitreactor-by-former-civ-and-xcom-devs-announces-turn-based-star-wars-game/) - Approximately 3 years ago it was announced that various developers who previously worked on Civ and XCOM have formed a new studio called BitReactor.Today it was announced by EA that BitReactor is working on a turn-based Star Wars game called Zero Company.Right now there is not much information known, the official description is the following:"The
- [This Thursday on April 17: Firaxis Feature Feedback: Auto-Explore](https://civfanatics.com/2025/04/15/this-thursday-on-april-17-firaxis-feature-feedback-auto-explore/) - This Thursday Firaxis will be hosting a "feedback event": During this day, the official discord will all be about a specific question, which beforehand will be announced. The devs will be looking for specific feedback, which should be taken into account for the future development of Civ7. For this Thursday, they would like to know
- [How to get the best Civ7 screenshots](https://civfanatics.com/2025/04/14/how-to-get-the-best-civ7-screenshots/) - Our user evonannoredars has been playing around with the ingame console and a mod, and has produced some very interesting (but not pretty), but also some really pretty screenshots. Take a look here, and see if you can try it yourself!
- [Civ IV Hall of Fame Update](https://civfanatics.com/2025/04/13/civ-iv-hall-of-fame-update-22/) - The Civilization IV Hall of Fame has been updated - 6 games were accepted since the previous update.Congratulations to Wednesday for the highest score of the update with a Large, Marathon, Deity, Space Colony game for 3,425,186 points.Alexfin and ruff_hi were the most active players during this update, submitting 2 games.Only one player was brave
- [CivPlayers Civ7 Sunday ShowCase Match](https://civfanatics.com/2025/04/12/civplayers-civ7-sunday-showcase-match/) - The CivPlayers League is organiying this Sunday (April 13th) a big match, at 8 AM CEST / 2 AM EDT, with some of their best players. The full game is expected to last 10h, and you can watch it on Twitch either here or here, and discuss it with us here.
- [Play the new Civ4 "Game Of The Month" #289](https://civfanatics.com/2025/04/11/play-the-new-civ4-game-of-the-month-289/) - And we didn't forget Civ4, you also get a new challenge this month! For this round of the "Game Of The Month" you get a savegame where you play as Willem of the Netherlands on a standard size "Big & Small" map. The difficulty level is Noble, but you also have raging barbarians and an
- [Sid Meier's Civilization® VII - VR Now Available Worldwide](https://civfanatics.com/2025/04/10/sid-meiers-civilization-vii-vr-now-available-worldwide/) - Today the VR version for Civ7 has been released. From the description it seems that the VR version is content-wise identical, besides the interface adjustments for VR. The VR version is availabe for the Meta Quest for 59.99 and can be bought here. There is a press release available here, and surely you can discuss
- [LEGO Civ6 - In the making, cancelled, other rumours?](https://civfanatics.com/2025/04/09/lego-civ6-in-the-making-cancelled-other-rumours/) - It seems PotatoMcWhiskey found (somewhere?) 2 screenshots which hint that there was maybe a LEGO Civ6 in the making... and was it cancelled... or not? We don't know. You want to speculate? Join us here.
- [Civ7: Update announced for April 22](https://civfanatics.com/2025/04/08/civ7-update-announced-for-april-22/) - Today Sarah has dropped by at Civfanatics to announce the next patch for Civ7, which is scheduled for April 22. The next update will include critical and much requested features such as being able to play past the last turn, team multiplayer, resaerch queueing, an option to repair everything in a city, better map generations,
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month" #192](https://civfanatics.com/2025/04/07/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-192/) - And also for Civ6 we got the next monthly challenge for you! This time we have a savegame prepared, in which you play Dido of Phoenicia on a standard size TSL mediterranean map. You play on Immortal level, and you must beat the game with a Science victory. You have until May 1 to finish
- [Play the new Civ7 "Game Of The Month" #4](https://civfanatics.com/2025/04/06/play-the-new-civ7-game-of-the-month-4/) - Also this month you can compete to be the best among the civfanatics in our "Game Of The Month". This time our team has prepared a save for you with the following settings: You play as Hatshepsut of Egypt, and must pick the Abbasids for the exploration era. You play on a standard size Continents
- [Mohawk Games podcast: Wrath Of Gods DLC](https://civfanatics.com/2025/04/05/mohawk-games-podcast-wrath-of-gods-dlc/) - The guys from Mohawk Games have released a new podcast episode about their latest DLC for Old World, Wrath Of Gods. The podcast is hosted by our forum denizen Dale and two of his colleagues, and the team talks about the new scenario in the DLC and its design, the new art, the new events
- [Play the new Civ5 "Game Of The Month" #266](https://civfanatics.com/2025/04/04/play-the-new-civ5-game-of-the-month-266/) - It is again time for our "Game Of The Month", for the competition among all civ-fanatics who is the best! In this month's challenge you are playing Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon on a standard size Pangaea Plus map, and you must be winning this game with a Diplomacy victory. No other restrictions apply, besides that
- [Civ7 VR gameplay trailer and Civ7 coming to Switch 2](https://civfanatics.com/2025/04/03/civ7-vr-gameplay-trailer-and-civ7-coming-to-switch2/) - The latest Civ7 news are again interesting! We got a first gameplay traile for the VR version, which will be released on April 10 for Meta Quest 3 and 3S. For the discussion please check here. Civ7 has also been confirmed for the Switch 2. While the Switch 2 should run all Switch games, adapted
- [Civ7 - Update 1.1.1 - Patch 1 - March 27, 2025](https://civfanatics.com/2025/03/27/civ7-update-1-1-1-patch-1-march-27-2025/) - Firaxis has released a small patch for the last patch. It includes the following changes: Made stability improvements to all platforms, and addresses multiple reported stability issues for PS4 and PS5. Addressed several reported issues where civs were not unlocking correctly during an Age transition. (Unfortunately, due to the nature of this issue, this change
- [Old World update #133](https://civfanatics.com/2025/03/28/old-world-update-133/) - Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest update for their game! This update includes a new national ambition system, changes to launch offensives, it makes continents the default map script, AI and performance improvements, and a long list of bug fixes and minor changes. Discuss this update with us here (and
- [Call To Power 2 Apolyton Edition 2025-01-20 Release](https://civfanatics.com/2025/03/26/call-to-power-2-apolyton-edition-2025-01-20-release/) - The guys over at Apolyton are also hardcore civ fans, and some have kept on working at their community mod for Call To Power 2. This is the first release for quite some time, and they added quite some bug fixes and other small changes to the game. If you're playing CtP2, then definitely have
- [Patch Notes for 1.1.1 (March 25th) out now](https://civfanatics.com/2025/03/25/patch-notes-for-1-1-1-march-25th-out-now/) - The patch notes for 1.1.1 are out now and you can find them here or in the forum here. This patch comes with many requested features, such as quick moving, renaming cities and leaders, different options for map generation, better tool tips, UI improvements, a restart button and more, definitely check out the thread! We
- [March 2025 Update Livestream - the most important points](https://civfanatics.com/2025/03/24/march-2025-update-livestream-the-most-important-points/) - Today we had the developer update live stream, and it gave us some interesting news. Long awaited options like regenerating the start, renaming your cities or directly quitting to desktop will be added, among gameplay improvements such as quick move, more UI improvements and balancing and pacing changes. Other points not directly mentioend are that
- [Civ7 - now we got a mod manager!](https://civfanatics.com/2025/03/23/civ7-now-we-got-a-mod-manager/) - Civ has a long tradition of mods, and Civ7 is no different. We already got a range of smaller mods, which do some excellent work in improving Civ7. But installing them and keeping them up-to-date can be complicated. Now no more! Our user leonardify took on the challenge to create a mod manager for Civ7,
- [All Civ6 wondes in LEGO form!](https://civfanatics.com/2025/03/22/all-civ6-wondes-in-lego-form/) - Our user MangoCheeseCakey has in the last 1.5 years worked on getting all the 53 Civ6 wonders made in virtual LEGO! He has now finished, and you can have a look at all the wonders in their LEGO glory in this gallery here. If you'd like to comment, then please do it in this thread.
- [Take Closer Look at Materials & Assets Created for Sid Meier's Civilization 7](https://civfanatics.com/2025/03/20/take-closer-look-at-materials-assets-created-for-sid-meiers-civilization-7/) - 80lv, a company which specializes in digital art, has taken a closer look at the work of Clark Coots, one of the artists for Civ7. They show some of the textures in assets a bit more in detail. If you are curious, you can have a look at the article here, or discuss it with
- [March 2025 Update Livestream - live on March 24!](https://civfanatics.com/2025/03/19/march-2025-update-livestream-live-on-march-24/) - As the next update is coming on March 25, Firaxis has organized a life stream the day before, on March 24 at 10AM PT / 1PM ET / 5PM GMT / 6PM CET on the Firaxis Games Twitch Channel or the Civilization YouTube Channel. They plan to showcase some of the new features, like Quick
- [Fallout Series Total Conversion Apocalyptic Mods for Civilization Games](https://civfanatics.com/2025/03/18/fallout-series-total-conversion-apocalyptic-mods-for-civilization-games/) - Thanks to the success and popularity of the recent Fallout TV show many fallout players are returning to their favourite Fallout game. However what if you wanted to play a 4X turn based strategy game set in the Fallout universe? Well fear not, CivFanatics and the Civilization series has you covered! :) While there are
- [Ara: History Untold - Patch 1.3 and 50% off (until March 20)!](https://civfanatics.com/2025/03/17/ara-history-untold-patch-1-3-and-50-off-until-march-20/) - Last week the latest patch for Ara: History Untold was released, bringing the game to version 1.3. This patch comes with new diplomacy features to the game. You can now bribe your opponents, demand tribute or send military aid, and you get also some better overview features for the diplomacy. Oh, and you get nukes!
- [Civ7: Ars Technica on the state of the game, and the Oklahome Gazette about the Shawnee](https://civfanatics.com/2025/03/13/civ7-ars-technica-on-the-state-of-the-game-and-the-oklahome-gazette-about-the-shawnee/) - We got 2 news articles for you today. In the first news article in Ars Technica Dennis Shirk talks about the current state of the game, that they are aware that the interface is lacking, their decision to hire sukritact, the challenges with making everything work also on the different consoles, and the necessity to
- [Civilization VII Update 1.1.0 - Patch 1 - PS5](https://civfanatics.com/2025/03/12/civilization-vii-update-1-1-0-patch-1-ps5/) - Civ7 has received today another patch, which ONLY affects the PS5 version. The only (but important) change is that it adds stability improvement and collects more metrics to help with that. If you want to discuss this patch, please check here.
- [Civ7 - mod update](https://civfanatics.com/2025/03/11/civ7-mod-update/) - The modding is continuing in Civ7. If you're interested in the most essential mods, you can head to our modding section for released mods, or you can have a look at the list of essential mods which our user BrianKindly has compiled. A few of the mods we have are special, and deserve some additional
- [Play the new Civ4 "Game Of The Month" #288](https://civfanatics.com/2025/03/08/play-the-new-civ4-game-of-the-month-288/) - The next "Game Of The Month" for Civ4 is again available. Don't only beat the AI, beat also the highscore of all other CivFanatics by starting with the same savegame and making the best out of it! This time you play as Ashoka of India on a standard size Tectonic map on Emperor level. No
- [Alpha Centauri wallpaper gallery now available](https://civfanatics.com/2025/03/06/alpha-centauri-wallpaper-gallery-now-available/) - Some of our users have tracked down the old Alpha Centauri wallpapers, and we have created an image gallery here to preserve them. If you want to comment anything about the wallpapers, then please do this here.
- [Play the new Civ7 "Game Of The Month" #2](https://civfanatics.com/2025/03/06/play-the-new-civ7-game-of-the-month-2/) - After the first test last month, we are no running our second "Game Of The Month" (GOTM). The GOTM is a competition where we, as a community, start with the same savegame, and try to make the very best out of it. We don't only try to beat the game, but also we try to
- [Civ7 news of the day: Our first Civ7 "Game Of The Month", IGN hints at the return of Gandhi, and Amplitude reacts](https://civfanatics.com/2025/02/13/civ7-news-of-the-day-our-first-civ7-game-of-the-month-ign-hints-at-the-return-of-gandhi-and-amplitude-reacts/) - And more interesting things are happening in Civ7! We are now running our first "Game Of The Month" (GOTM). The GOTM is a competition where we, as a community, start with the same savegame, and try to make the very best out of it. We don't only try to beat the game, but also we
- [Old World: Wrath Of Gods DLC released](https://civfanatics.com/2025/03/05/old-world-wrath-of-gods-dlc-released/) - Mohawk Games has released the next DLC for Old World"Wrath Of Gods".This DLC comes with Aksum as a new civ, introduces 9 different natural disasters to the game, a new scenario and more than 200 new events.The DLC is also currently on sale, 10% off, for 8.99 instead of 9.99. Get it here, and discuss
- [Civ IV Hall of Fame update](https://civfanatics.com/2025/03/05/civ-iv-hall-of-fame-update-21/) - The Civilization IV Hall of Fame, our everlasting competition for the highest score, has been updated - 13 games were accepted since the previous update.Congratulations to Furchtbarer Halbmond for the highest score of the update with a Standard, Normal, Immortal, Conquest game for 475,433 points.babaBrian was the most active player during this update, submitting 4
- [Civ7: Patch 1.1.0, Crossroads of the World DLC part 1, and Sukritact got hired by Firaxis](https://civfanatics.com/2025/03/04/civ7-patch-1-1-0-crossroads-of-the-world-dlc-part-1-and-sukritact-got-hired-by-firaxis/) - As expected, today is the big day with an update and the DLC! The new patch 1.1.0 comes with lots of UI updates, balancing changes and some AI improvements. Read the full list here. The first part of the Crossroads of the World DLC is also availabe. You can discuss the new civs and leaders
- [Civ5 Hall of Fame: New gauntlets available](https://civfanatics.com/2025/03/04/civ5-hall-of-fame-new-gauntlets-available-2/) - The Civilization 5 "Hall Of Fame" is our everlasting collection of the highest scoring games for Civ5. You can always submit your savegames to dethrone the current point leader, but regularly we also challenge you to play specific games. And now is the time again! In the G-Major CLIII we challenge you to play a
- [Crossroads of the World Collection - Part 1 - Details announced](https://civfanatics.com/2025/03/03/crossroads-of-the-world-collection-part1/) - Details have been announced for the first half of the paid Crossroads of the World Collection which includes the new leader Ada Lovelace, the new Civilzations Great Britain (Modern Age) and Carthage (Antiquity Age), and the Natural Wonder Pack including four new Natural Wonders: Machapuchare, Mount Fuji, Vihren, and Vinicunca. Discuss it here.
- [Play the new Civ5 "Game Of The Month" #264](https://civfanatics.com/2025/03/02/play-the-new-civ5-game-of-the-month-264/) - And also for Civ5 you are getting a new challenge from us this month: In this "Game Of The Month" you play as Boudicca of the Celts on a standard size British Isles map on Settler level (so this game is accessible for everyone). You need to win via a Science victory, and must prevent
- [C-evo 1.3.7 released](https://civfanatics.com/2025/03/01/c-evo-1-3-7-released/) - The next version of C-evo has been released! C-evo is, similar to FreeCiv, another free and open source version of civ, which is maybe strongest inspired by Civ2. This update is a minor update, including that the graphics get better scaled, the French translation got updated, a few bug fixes and more. If you feel
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month" #191](https://civfanatics.com/2025/02/28/play-the-new-civ7-game-of-the-month-191/) - Even with Civ7 going on, we are still getting you a new challenge for Civ6 each month! In this "Game Of The Month" you play as Pericles on a hot standard size Archipelago map with low sea level on king level. You get a disaster intensity of 2 and also Barbarian Clans. You need to
- [Civ7: Update 1.1.0 is coming March 4 + New Development Roadmap](https://civfanatics.com/2025/02/27/civ7-update-1-1-0-is-coming-march-4-new-development-roadmap/) - Firaxis has today released the plans for the future of Civ7. On March 4 we'll be getting update 1.1.0, with hopefully many necessary fixes (as well as a new natural wonder). And the same time the first part of the next DLC will be released (including Britain). For the end of March we'll be getting
- [Civ7: Shawnee collaboration video, in-depth article about Jose Rizal, ABC classics podcast and Twitch Civ7 launch party](https://civfanatics.com/2025/02/21/civ7-shawnee-collaboration-video-in-depth-article-about-jose-rizal-abc-classics-podcast-and-twitch-civ7-launch-party/) - We got a range of interesting news again! First, another video about the partnership between the Shawnee and Firaxis has been posted.Various members of the tribe talk in the video about the importance of the Shawnee language, and Firaxis talks about how this knowledge and culture was used for Civ7. Discuss this video with us
- [Old World update #132](https://civfanatics.com/2025/02/21/old-world-update-132/) - Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest update for their game! This update includes a major expansion of the Old World map (see screenshot), new options when you set up a new game (including accessibility options), AI and performance optimizations and more. Discuss this update with us here (and read the
- [Firaxis reveals first Civ7 stats!](https://civfanatics.com/2025/02/19/firaxis-reveals-first-civ7-stats/) - We got the first stats for Civ7 from Firaxis! It seems that Confucius is the most played leader, the combo Hatshepsut and Egypt are very popular, more than 16 million games have been played with more than 1.1 billion turns and that Rome is the most favourite civ. Want to comment? Join us here.
- [Civ7 forum news: Piano covers, more hidden assets, and interesting mods!](https://civfanatics.com/2025/02/20/civ7-forum-news-piano-covers-more-hidden-assets-and-interesting-mods/) - We got some Civ7 news for you from the forum! Our user mzmaster is continuing to do Piano covers of the Civ7 themes. Check out the latest here. Our fanatic users have furthermore dug deeper into the Civ7 files, and have revealed some more unused/old assets, like a first portrait of Confucius and background art,
- [Civ7: Patch 1.0.1. patch 3, "wonders trailer", discount at Newegg, and IGN article about our mods!](https://civfanatics.com/2025/02/12/civ7-patch-1-0-1-patch-3-wonders-trailer-discount-at-newegg-and-ign-article-about-our-mods/) - Obviously it's again a busy Civ7 day! As most important news, we got the patch 1.0.1 Patch 3, which includes stability improvements, fixed issues with Isabella's ability, a bunch of other bug fixes and UI improvements, of which one was inspired by our modder sukritact. For the whole changelog please see here. Firaxis has also
- [Civ7: Official launch trailer, PCGamer short documentary, Christoper Tin on the main theme, and soundtrack widely available](https://civfanatics.com/2025/02/11/civ7-official-launch-trailer-pcgamer-short-documentary-christoper-tin-on-the-main-theme-and-soundtrack-widely-available/) - Obviously it is a busy day today, therefore the next news item! The official trailer for Civ7 has been released, check it out and discuss it here. PCGamer has also released a short (15 min) background video on the various decision in Civ7. You can watch it and discuss it with us here. Christopher Tin
- [Civ7 now available for everyone, soundtrack on spotify, and more mods!](https://civfanatics.com/2025/02/11/civ7-now-available-for-everyone-soundtrack-on-spotify-and-more-mods/) - The regular version of Civ7 is now available. We wish everyone happy playing! In case you can't play yet, but have time to listen to music, then listen to the soundtrack on spotify, and discuss it with us here. We also got a lot of small mods already, and some of these we already have
- [Civ7: Launch day stream, patch 1.0.2, a modded TLS map and bigger sizes, and queen Zenobia?](https://civfanatics.com/2025/02/10/civ7-launch-day-stream-patch-1-0-2-a-modded-tls-map-and-bigger-sizes-and-queen-zenobia/) - We have again a bunch of things about Civ7 to share! Tomorrow on February 11 there will be launch day stream. The devs will be discussing the latest feedback, will answer community questions and more. Oh, and they want you to pick a civ and leader for this stream. Please check here. The first real
- [Civ7 news: Civ7 in VR, hidden future content and more UI mods](https://civfanatics.com/2025/02/08/civ7-news-civ7-in-vr-hidden-future-content-and-more-ui-mods/) - More Civ7 news today! In the big livestream Firaxis revealed that there will be a VR version of Civ7! Not much more is known about it, besides that it will happen in spring for the Meta Quest. Want to discuss these news? Check here! As second item we have that our member Giskler has been
- [Humankind currently free at the Epic store (until February 13th)](https://civfanatics.com/2025/02/08/humankind-currently-free-at-the-epic-store-until-13-02/) - For all the people who are not yet enjoying the advanced access of Civ7: It seems Amplitude has taken this as an occassion to make Humankind freely available in the Epic store (not on Steam). You can grab it for free until February 13. Get it here, and discuss it with us here.
- [Civ World Summit: Now live!](https://civfanatics.com/2025/02/08/civ-world-summit-now-live/) - The Civ World Summit, a MP game among some of the best streamers, is right now live! Watch it in the stream above, and discuss it with us here.
- [Civ7 news of the day: Piano covers, unlock all civs, and more reviews](https://civfanatics.com/2025/02/07/civ7-news-of-the-day-piano-covers-unlock-all-civs-and-more-reviews/) - We got some nice combo of items for you today. The first one is that our user mzmaster has done piano covers of various Civ7 tunes. Listen to them here. The second item is that our user sukritact has released a small mod which gives you at each age the full choice of civs to
- [New section for helpful Civ 7 Videos](https://civfanatics.com/2025/02/07/new-section-for-helpful-civ-7-videos/) - The CFC Staff have started to collate helpful Civ VII videos - they can be found on this page. Here are the first two we are recommending:-
- [CivFanatics members reflect on the first day](https://civfanatics.com/2025/02/06/civ-fanatics-members-reflect-on-the-first-day/) - Join the discussion here and share your first day exploits.
- [We have our first Civ 7 Mod!](https://civfanatics.com/2025/02/06/we-have-our-first-civ-7-mod/) - CFC Member thecrazyscot may have broken a record by publishing the first Civ 7 Mod! This mod adds an (A) to ageless buildings in the plot tooltip.
- [Watch CFC's Noble Zarkon play Civ VII for the first time!](https://civfanatics.com/2025/02/06/watch-cfcs-noble-zarkon-play-civ-vii-for-the-first-time/) - At just before 0200 GMT our own Noble Zarkon set out on his first Civ 7 adventure and recorded it for us to share. Discuss his mistakes here.
- [The Game Design Roundtable podcast: Civ Series – Where are we now with Soren Johnson](https://civfanatics.com/2025/02/06/the-game-design-roundtable-podcast-civ-series-where-are-we-now-with-soren-johnson/) - https://thegamedesignroundtable.com/ has posted a new podcast, this time with Soren Johnson, lead designer of Civ4 and Old World.In this podcast Soren and the hosts talk about how the gaming landscape have changed, that more time is spent on specific titles, how your empire is managed (Millennia vs Civ7 vs older games), the order system in
- [Civ7: Already available? Also: Mughal game guide](https://civfanatics.com/2025/02/05/civ7-already-available-also-mughal-game-guide/) - According to multiple reports Civ7 seems to have been released 6h early, and is already available for download. Due to the download size we do not yet have reports if you can actually already play. In case you can not, then you can still check out the game guide for the Mughals. They are an
- [Civ7: First look Napoleon, Civ7 contest winners, and Firaxis at the Shawnee language center](https://civfanatics.com/2025/02/04/civ7-first-look-napoleon-civ7-contest-winners-and-firaxis-at-the-shawnee-language-center/) - Today we got again interesting Civ7 news for you! Firaxis has released the official first look for Napolen. His 2 personas are either diplomatic and economic, or cultural and militaristic. His agendas are related to military, and the revolutionary persona's ability gives you more movement for your troops. For more details check here. Today we
- [Civ7 early access release times, reviews, and XBox controllers](https://civfanatics.com/2025/02/03/civ7-early-access-release-times-reviews-and-xbox-controllers/) - Firaxis has today released when exactly Civ7 will be released during the early access. The console releases (not displayed here) will mostly be earlier. For more info please check the thread. The first reviews are also in. We created a subforum for the reviews, and you can find a selection below: GamesRadar https://www.gamesradar.com/games/strategy/civilization-7-review/ 4/5 ArsTechnica
- [Civ IV Hall of Fame Update](https://civfanatics.com/2025/02/03/civ-iv-hall-of-fame-update-20/) - The Civilization IV Hall of Fame has been updated - 11 games were accepted since the previous update.Congratulations to ariosto for the highest score of the update with a Small, Normal, Prince, Domination game for 992,022 points.fizbankovi was the most active player during this update, submitting 3 games.Only 2 players were brave enough to take
- [The Civ7 civ and leader timeline!](https://civfanatics.com/2025/02/02/the-civ7-civ-and-leader-timeline/) - Our user evonannoredars has put together a timeline of when all the civs and leaders in Civ7 lived or were present. This timeline is a nice overview, and should help us identify urgently needed future content ;). If you want to discuss the timeline, then check out the thread here.
- [Civ5 Hall Of Fame: New gauntlets available](https://civfanatics.com/2025/02/01/civ5-hall-of-fame-new-gauntlets-available/) - The Hall Of Fame is an ongoing competition for the highest scores in every setting in Civ5. You are always free to send in your highest scoring savegames, but sometimes we give you specific challenges for settings which are underrepresented. This time we want you to do the following 2 gauntlets: For the G-Major CLII
- [New short: Yields and Improvements](https://civfanatics.com/2025/01/31/new-short-yields-and-improvements/) - Firaxis has today released a new short, talking about yields and improvements. Civ7 does not have anymore worker units, so you do not improve tiles as in previous civ games. Instead, if you work a tile, it automatically gets improved. If you want to change the yield of an improvement, then you need to build
- [Old World: Wrath Of Gods DLC announced](https://civfanatics.com/2025/01/31/old-world-wrath-of-gods-dlc-announced/) - Mohawk Games has today revealed the next upcoming DLC for Old World, this time titled "Wrath Of Gods".This DLC will come with Aksum as a new civ, will introduce 9 different natural disasters to the game, a new scenario and more than 200 new events.The expected release date is March 3 2025.For more info please
- [Civ7 news of the day: Prussia, Friedrich, Victories, DLC: Great Britain, Carthage and more](https://civfanatics.com/2025/01/30/civ7-news-of-the-day-prussia-friedrich-victories-dlc-great-britain-carthage-and-more/) - Firaxis has released too much information today, therefore only a short breakdown of what we have: There are many interesting details in the live stream thread, please check here We got a new Civ game guide for Prussia And a new first look at Friedrich of Prussia Parts of the DLC content were revealed, which
- [GOG Dreamlist: Vote for Civ1 and Civ2!](https://civfanatics.com/2025/01/29/gog-dreamlist-vote-for-civ1-and-civ2/) - GOG has today revelaed its "Dreamlist", an official list where you can vote which games they should try to acquire and preserve! Our moderator blake00 has already a long time ago started a campaign to bring Civ1 and Civ2 back, and now there is a realistic chance via the Dreamlist!The fight for the top spot
- [Ara: History Untold Patch 1.21 is now available!](https://civfanatics.com/2025/01/29/ara-history-untold-patch-1-21-is-now-available/) - The next patch for Ara: History Untold is now available. This is a small patch and mostly includes some balance changes and adjustments of the tech tree. You can discuss this update with us here.
- [New game guide for Meiji Japan, and first look for Himiko](https://civfanatics.com/2025/01/28/new-game-guide-for-meiji-japan-and-first-look-for-himiko/) - Today we got a Japanese Civ7 update from Firaxis: More information about Meiji era Japan and a first look at Himiko as a leader. Meiji era Japan is militaristic and scientific with a starting bias for coast and grassland. If you play Meiji, you get science boni from overbuilding old buildings, and a special naval
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month" #190](https://civfanatics.com/2025/01/26/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-190/) - We are a bit early this time, and the Civ6 "Game Of The Month" for February is already available. This time you're tasked with playing Alexander of Macedonia on a hot standard size Terra map with high sea level. You get abundant resources and a legendary start, but you must tackle a domination or religious
- [Humankind: Free to play this weekend, Cultures of Latin America Pack for free, and new update!](https://civfanatics.com/2025/01/25/humankind-free-to-play-this-weekend-cultures-of-latin-america-pack-for-free-and-new-update/) - As the title says: The Humankind base game is currently free to play, for the next 2 days (end of weekend, I assume). In case you then get some craving for it, you can also get it for 85% off until January 30, for only 7.49! Get it/play it here.At the same time the Cultures
- [CFC Civ7 founder edition contests!](https://civfanatics.com/2025/01/24/cfc-civ7-founder-edition-contests/) - Civ7 is coming, and we cannot wait! We thought it would be a nice idea to give some copies of the Civ7 founder edition to the community, and at the same time Firaxis had the idea to sponsor us a few, therefore we have now 3 contests running for you! You can enter a contest
- [Endless Legend 2 announced!](https://civfanatics.com/2025/01/23/endless-legend-2-announced/) - Amplitude has today announced the development of Endless Legend 2!Like the first game, also the second part is a turn-based fantasy 4X game.You can again choose from diverse fantasy folks to conquer the Endless universe and fight ancient evil gods.It seems an insider program will also be available, for people who want to playtest and
- [New leader first look for Jose Rizal, and Civ World Summit](https://civfanatics.com/2025/01/23/new-leader-first-look-for-jose-rizal-and-civ-world-summit/) - Today Firaxis has officially revealed another leader to us, Jose Rizal. He is cultural and diplomatic leader with a starting bias for tropical tiles. He gains additional gold and culture from events, and has a positive attitude to other rather diplomatic leaders. For more info check the thread here. Firaxis has also announced the Civ
- [Hooded Horse publisher sale](https://civfanatics.com/2025/01/23/hooded-horse-publisher-sale/) - It seems that Hooded Horse currently has a Steam sale!Right now Old World is 75% off, for only 9.99 (until Feb 1).Other titles which are potentially of interest are: Norland, a medieval real-time strategy game, is off by 35%, now for 19.49 Terra Invicta, a turn-based strategy game where you defend earth against alien invaders,
- [Next livestream on January 30, and new archeology video](https://civfanatics.com/2025/01/22/next-livestream-on-january-30-and-new-archeology-video/) - Firaxis has announced the next Civ7 livestream, which will happen on January 30 at 10AM PT / 1PM ET / 5PM GMT / 7PM CEST to the Firaxis Games Twitch Channel or the Civilization YouTube Channel. A new civ will be shown, we will get to see some MP, and the devs will be talking
- [New civ game guide: Buganda](https://civfanatics.com/2025/01/21/new-civ-game-guide-buganda/) - Today Firaxis has released the next game guide, this time for Buganda. Buganda is a cultural and expansionist civ with a starting bias for tropical and lake tiles. Nearly all of their attributes, civic trees, unique units and wonder give boni from either lakes or from pillaging. Do you want to know more details? Then
- [New indie game release: Yield! Fall Of Rome](https://civfanatics.com/2025/01/21/new-indie-game-release-yield-fall-of-rome/) - Today another interesting indie game has been released (into early release): "Yield! Fall Of Rome".As many games in this forum, also this is a turn-based 4X game set on a hex field.It covers a time era which is not that common in 4X games, but still very interesting: The time after the fall of Rome.In
- [Check the new civ and leader ability comparison chart for Civ7!](https://civfanatics.com/2025/01/20/check-the-new-civ-and-leader-ability-comparison-chart-for-civ7/) - Our user seek has put together some very nice charts comparing and showing the abilities of the currently known civs and leaders. Do you want to check which of them fit best together and to your playstyle? Have a look here!
- [Spillhistorie.no: Q&A with: Michael Haire, former artistic director at MicroProse](https://civfanatics.com/2025/01/18/spillhistorie-no-qa-with-michael-haire-former-artistic-director-at-microprose/) - The Norwegian website Spillhistorie.no, a retrogaming website, has interviewed Michael Haire, the former artistic director of Microprose, who worked on Civ1+2 and Alpha Centauri, among other titles. In this interview he describes how Microprose started up, that an art department for Civ1 was a big leap in these old computer game days, and that MicroProse
- [Civ7 news of the day: Great People, and Prussia confirmed (?)](https://civfanatics.com/2025/01/17/civ7-news-of-the-day-great-people-and-prussia-confirmed/) - With the latest video Firaxis has added some explanation how great people work. They are unique to your civ, and must be unlocked by buildings. They also must be built, but will at the end give some pretty significant boni. Join us for the discussion about the video here. Our forum denizens have also noted
- [Civ VI Monthly Challenge: One More Turn](https://civfanatics.com/2025/01/17/civ-vi-monthly-challenge-one-more-turn/) - Firaxis has released another Challenge Of The Month for Civ6: One More Turn! To be honest, that is each day a challenge for us, but we forgive them this ;). In this challenge Age-of-Steam Victoria on a small continents map on quick speed on either Prince or Emperor difficulty. Your main challenge though is to
- [Civ7: New batch of videos with lots of information](https://civfanatics.com/2025/01/16/civ7-new-batch-of-videos-with-lots-of-information/) - It seems the press-embargo for the streamers was lifted today, therefore we got lots of new info! If you want to check out the new videos, then please see the links for all of them here, and there is a longer discussion going on here. Among the new information is that you apparently cannot rename
- [New civ guide: Siam](https://civfanatics.com/2025/01/15/new-civ-guide-siam/) - Firaxis has today given us one of the last civ guides for the base game, and we got a surprise reveal, which nobody had on their radar: Siam. This surprise also ensures that we cannot have both Britain and Germany in the base game, which will certainly spark interesting discussions. For an overview over all
- [Civilization VII Dev Diary #7: Legends & Mementos](https://civfanatics.com/2025/01/14/civilization-vii-dev-diary-7-legends-mementos/) - Firaxis has released another dev diary today, and they are talking about "legends & mementos". Firaxis wants to make it more fun to play through any game of civ. In Civ5 and Civ6 this was helped by achievements. But for Civ7, the devs thought of more. You will be able to keep track of your
- [Civ7: Russia as a civ and Catherine the Great](https://civfanatics.com/2025/01/13/civ7-russia-as-a-civ-and-catherine-the-great/) - Today Firaxis revealed the second last civilization and an associated leader: We are getting Russia and Catherine the Great. Russia is a cultural and scientific civ with a starting bias for tundra and furs. Russia has as UUs Cossacks and the Katyusha, and gets as their associated wonder the Hermitage. For more information have a
- [Play the new Civ3 "Game Of The Month"](https://civfanatics.com/2025/01/11/play-the-new-civ3-game-of-the-month-3/) - If you're looking for a challenge for Civ3, then don't go further, and look here! The new "Game Of The Month" is available, you can try to tackle the following to savegames: In the GOTM #197 for the addon "Play The World" you will play as Carthage on a normal sized wet and warm pangaea
- [Civ7 update: France, Lafayette as a leader, and Steamdeck certified!](https://civfanatics.com/2025/01/09/civ7-update-france-lafayette-as-a-leader-and-steamdeck-certified/) - Firaxis has again shared some new and exciting news with us. We were well aware that France would be part of Civ7, and now we got all the details. The French Empire is a militaristic and diplomatic civ with a starting bias for wine (no joke). Their associated wonder is the Eiffel Tower, and one
- [Polygon: Master of Orion tabletop game to launch crowdfunding campaign next week](https://civfanatics.com/2025/01/10/polygon-master-of-orion-tabletop-game-to-launch-crowdfunding-campaign-next-week/) - For us old-timers among the CivFanatics: A MoO tabletop game is in the making!Polygon has today posted an article called "Master of Orion tabletop game to launch crowdfunding campaign next week", talking about that a launch of a crowd-funding campaign is imminent!Classic civs like Psilons, Klackons, Darloks and Silicoids will be on-board, as well as
- [Play the new Civ5 "Game Of The Month" #260](https://civfanatics.com/2025/01/09/play-the-new-civ5-game-of-the-month-260/) - And in the new year we also continue to task you with a new Civ5 challenge each month! This time the team has prepared the following: We want you to play as Washington on a standard size Fractal map on Deity difficulty. You must win this game with a culture victory, and you got as
- [New civ7 civ guide, Qing, and dev diary #6 about diplomacy](https://civfanatics.com/2025/01/08/new-civ7-civ-guide-qing-and-dev-diary-6-about-diplomacy/) - Firaxis has started the new year with two new pieces of Civ7 info! As first, they have revealed the Civ guide for the Qing. Qing China is an economic and expansionist civ with a starting bias for Tundra. The Qing especially profit from imported goods, and having buildings and units stacked closely to each other
- [Polygon: Civilization 7’s creative director on the new Ages, leaders, and cultures ‘without any written records’](https://civfanatics.com/2025/01/07/polygon-civilization-7s-creative-director-on-the-new-ages-leaders-and-cultures-without-any-written-records/) - Polygon has released a new article today, in which they interview Ed Beach about some of the design choices in Civ7. He talks about the decision to split leaders and civs to allow more diverse/interesting choices, that they had 2 historians on the team and consulted with the Shawnee, that they considered the opposite with
- [New Civ5 gauntlets!](https://civfanatics.com/2025/01/06/new-civ5-gauntlets/) - If you want to claim your place in the eternal Civ5 "Hall Of Fame" at CivFanatics, then now you got another chance! While we always accept your best-scoring game to be listed, we also like to give you specific challenges to tackle. This time we have these 2 for you: In the G-Major CLI we
- [Play the new Civ4 "Game Of The Month" #284](https://civfanatics.com/2025/01/06/play-the-new-civ4-game-of-the-month-284/) - Even in 2025 we continue to provide you a new Civ4 challenge each month! If you want to compete this month for the crown of best Civ4 player, then we want you to play the following game: You play as Bisma.... Weihnachtsman from the magical kingdom on a cold standard size Earth2 map on Monarch
- [PCGamer: "Civilization 7 senior historian prays it'll be a 'gateway drug' into textbooks", and physical PCGamer article](https://civfanatics.com/2025/01/05/pcgamer-civilization-7-senior-historian-prays-itll-be-a-gateway-drug-into-textbooks-and-physical-pcgamer-article/) - The whole title doesn't fit into the name of the thread, but it's "Civilization 7 senior historian prays it'll be a 'gateway drug' into textbooks: 'I teach undergraduates in my other life, and my God, man, they don't read'".Our Firaxis forum resident @Andrew Johnson [FXS] told us about it, and he's also the name-giving historian.For
- [Civ IV Hall of Fame Update](https://civfanatics.com/2025/01/03/civ-iv-hall-of-fame-update-19/) - Our eternal Civilization IV Hall of Fame has been updated - 9 games were accepted since the previous update.Congratulations to nocho for the highest score of the update with a Tiny, Marathon, Emperor, Space Colony game for 539,238 points.nocho and fizbankovi were the most active players during this update, submitting 2 games each.Only one player
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month" #189](https://civfanatics.com/2025/01/01/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-189/) - We also start the new year of 2025 with a new challenge for you to play! In this Civ6 GOTM you play Yongle of China on a standard size hot and wet Continents & Islands map with low sea level on Prince difficulty. You get a legendary start, Barbarian Clans, Monopolies & Corporations, and you
- [The Baltimore Banner: How Baltimore County became a hidden world of video game companies](https://civfanatics.com/2024/12/29/the-baltimore-banner-how-baltimore-county-became-a-hidden-world-of-video-game-companies/) - The Baltimore Banner, a news website dedicated to Baltimore, has just before Christmas ran a title called "How Baltimore County became a hidden world of video game companies".As many of you know, Baltimore is the home to our most important gaming studio, Firaxis, but not only that. Its predecessor, Microprose, responsible for Civ1+2 was also
- [From The Staff At CFC](https://civfanatics.com/2024/12/25/from-the-staff-at-cfc/)
- [GamesRadar: Civ 5 caused a commotion at a space agency its creative director used to work at](https://civfanatics.com/2024/12/22/gamesradar-civ-5-caused-a-commotion-at-a-space-agency-its-creative-director-used-to-work-at/) - GamesRadar has today published an article called "Civ 5 caused a commotion at a space agency its creative director used to work at".It seems that Ed Beach had worked as a contractor for the NASA, working at the Hubble Space telescope.It seems that the institute who's dealing with the telescope is sitting in Baltimore, where
- [Civ7: Redwood Forest Natural Wonder video](https://civfanatics.com/2024/12/21/civ7-redwood-forest-natural-wonder-video/) - Firaxis has released another short video, this time about one of the natural wonders, the Redwood Foreset. The ingame wonder reaches over 3 tiles, and will give quite some massive yield gain. Check out our discussion here.
- [Holiday greetings from Firaxis](https://civfanatics.com/2024/12/20/holiday-greetings-from-firaxis-2/) - Firaxis has posted holiday greetings over on Twitter, and now we wonder if there is something maybe hidden in the picture ;). If you want to join in on the greetings, or deeply analyze the picture, then join us here.
- [Current 4X sales!](https://civfanatics.com/2024/12/20/current-4x-sales/) - It's sales times on Steam, and there is a great selection to choose from! From the civ franchise we got: 95% off on Civ6, for 2.99 for the base game, with slightly less good discounts for the platinum and anthology edition 75% off on Civ:BE, for 9.99 80% off on Civ4, for 3.99 80% off
- [Civ7 Mac and Linux specs](https://civfanatics.com/2024/12/19/civ7-mac-and-linux-specs/) - Firaxis has today released the requirements for Civ7 to run on Mac and Linux computers, and they seem to be rather moderate. For the discussion about the new specs, and also for the PC specs, please check this thread.
- [Civ7 dev diary #5: Combat](https://civfanatics.com/2024/12/18/civ7-dev-diary-5-combat/) - Firaxis has today released the next dev diary, this time about combat. In this diary they talk about how you can use commanders to move your units, the promotions they get, siege warfare, and how the combat is now more immersive due to the concurrent battle animations on the battle field. Want to know more?
- [The modern age live stream: Ben Franklin, Harriet Tubman, and America!](https://civfanatics.com/2024/12/17/the-modern-age-live-stream-ben-franklin-harriet-tubman-and-america/) - Today we got the Modern Age live stream, and it revealed quite some interesting details for us. If you want to read the whole thread, please have a look here , and for the most interesting screenshots please have a look at our image gallery here. The new leader introduced today is Harriet Tubman. She
- [New short about diplomacy, and don't forget the live stream tomorrow, Dec 17](https://civfanatics.com/2024/12/16/new-short-about-diplomacy-and-dont-forget-the-live-stream-tomorrow-dec-17/) - Firaxis has today released another short, this time focusing on the diplomacy. They explain the various options which the new system gives to you, and how you can use them to influence the other civs in the game. Have a watch, and discuss it with us here! And don't forget, tomorrow, December 17, we have
- [Civilization 3 Hall Of Fame - Update](https://civfanatics.com/2024/12/15/civilization-3-hall-of-fame-update-2/) - The Civilization III Hall of Fame has been lively this year. After years with 30 games submitted and 41 games submitted in 2022 and 2023, 104 games have been submitted so far this year, including 10 in the most recent Black Friday update. Highest Firaxis Score Congratulations to Spoonwood for the highest Firaxis score of the update
- [Civ7: Was the Age of Discovery Livestream Cause for Optimism, or Skepticism?](https://civfanatics.com/2024/12/14/civ7-was-the-age-of-discovery-livestream-cause-for-optimism-or-skepticism/) - We are close to seeing the next live stream for Civ7, and are anticipating it. Our member "Emotional Husky" has made a video about the last live stream, discussing if the new mechanisms are something which the community is looking forward to, of if they are more skeptical if these mechanisms will work nicely together.
- [Civ7 "Rediscovering Hope" opening Cinematic and theme song](https://civfanatics.com/2024/12/13/civ7-rediscovering-hope-opening-cinematic-and-theme-song/) - During the Game Awards we got 2 new and very interesting videos. The first is the opening cinematic for Civ7, called "Rediscovering Hope", which take you through a journey through time, war, culture and trauma. If you want to comment on the video, then join us in the thread here, but make sure to read
- [Civ7 main theme reveal later today!](https://civfanatics.com/2024/12/12/civ7-main-theme-reveal-later-today/) - In roughly 3h from now the main theme for Civ7 will be revealed at The Game Awards. It's again composed by the master Christopher Tin, and we are all very curious to hear it! The live stream can be found here, and come and discuss with us here.
- [Civ VI Monthly Challenge: Civpocalypse](https://civfanatics.com/2024/12/11/civ-vi-monthly-challenge-civpocalypse/) - Firaxis has released the new Civ6 challenge, this time called "Civpocalypse". As the name says, it is a horrid setting, with Barbarian Clans, maximum disaster intensity and apocalypse game mode. You play as Tamar of Georgia on a tiny pangaea map with wet climate and high sea level on quick speed with sparse resources. You
- [Civ7 news of the day: New civ guide for Mexico, and modern age live stream](https://civfanatics.com/2024/12/10/civ7-news-of-the-day-new-civ-guide-for-mexico-and-modern-age-live-stream/) - We got 2 new pieces of Civ7 info today from Firaxis! The first one is that we got a new civ guide, this time Mexico! Mexico is cultural and diplomatic, with a starting bias for desert and plains. Mexico gets many cultural buildings, a unique government form, and their associated wonder, the Palacio de Bellas
- [Civ7: Short video on religion](https://civfanatics.com/2024/12/09/civ7-short-video-on-religion/) - Today Firaxis has released a new short, this time talking about religion. We get a few details about founder, enhancer and reliquary believes, have a close look at the screens. Please join us here for the discussion.
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month" - Krampus edition](https://civfanatics.com/2024/12/06/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-krampus-edition/) - We are again back with the "Game Of The Month", our monthly challenge for you to play the best Civ6 game ever. This time we have prepared you a game where you play as Tamar of Georgia on a small hot and arid Wetlands map with high sea level. You will play this game withh
- [Civ7: New first look at Ibn Battuta, the main theme next week, and Civ7 most wanted!](https://civfanatics.com/2024/12/05/civ7-new-first-look-at-ibn-battuta-and-the-main-theme-next-week/) - We got three new interesting pieces of information for Civ7 today! As first, we got a look at Ibn Battuta. His most interesting skill is that he seems to be able to pick his attributes to his liking. He also gets increased sight for his units, and he can see some areas which other leades
- [Civ7 Dev Diary #4 Emergent Narrative, and Playstation 5 gameplay trailer](https://civfanatics.com/2024/12/04/civ7-dev-diary-4-emergent-narrative-and-playstation-5-gameplay-trailer/) - Firaxis has released today the 4th dev diary, talking about the events in the game. In Civ7, a story will develop for the player, based on your decisions. You will not only see historical event, but also what-if events based on your choices, leading to some unique combiations which you might rarely see. If you
- [Civ5 Hall Of Fame - New Gauntlets](https://civfanatics.com/2024/12/04/civ5-hall-of-fame-new-gauntlets/) - While the general Hall of Fame is an ongoing competition, we like to run time-definite competitions between updates that we call Gauntlets. For the G-Major CL we challenge you to play as Casimir III of Poland on a tiny "large islands" map on epic speed. You also need to play on King difficulty, and win
- [Civ news of the day: Songhai Civ7 guide, and how the Switch took Firaxis multi-platform](https://civfanatics.com/2024/12/03/civ-news-of-the-day-songhai-civ7-guide-and-how-the-switch-took-firaxis-multi-platform/) - Today Firaxis gave us the official guide to the Songhai, the last exploration age civ. The Songhai are an economic and militaristic civ, with a starting bias for navigable rivers, plains, coast and desert. Most of their unique featurs such as improvements and units feature the water/rivers and give boni if on or adjacent to
- [Civ IV Hall of Fame Update](https://civfanatics.com/2024/12/03/civ-iv-hall-of-fame-update-18/) - The Civilization IV Hall of Fame has been updated - 25 games were accepted since the previous update, with the highest highscores ever achieved in Civ4!Congratulations to nocho for the highest score of the update with a Small, Normal, Prince, Domination game for 440,603 points. valergrad was the most active player during this update, submitting
- [Historians discuss... with the Firaxis historian, and a new video on crises in Civ7](https://civfanatics.com/2024/12/02/historians-discuss-with-the-firaxis-historian-and-a-new-video-on-crises-in-civ7/) - Civ6 streamer and history PhD student Paisley_Trees has together with a colleague interviewed Andrew Johnson during the CivGive charity stream last Sunday.They discuss how they pick the civs in combination with making an interesting and balanced game, that they read the forums here (although that we need to discuss things earlier; although we had the
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month" #188](https://civfanatics.com/2024/12/01/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-188/) - The "Game Of The Month" is our monthly competition for a high-score in a defined setting. This time we challenge you to play as ptolemaic Cleopatra on a standard size hot and arid low-sea level wetlands map. You get abundant resources and a legendary start, but you are playing on Immortal level with a disaster
- [The CivGive 2024: Schedule available](https://civfanatics.com/2024/11/29/the-civgive-2024-schedule-available/) - Also this year we are getting the CivGive, the Civ6 charity live stream, were streamers battle for world domination and also donations for a children's charity. This year it will happen this Sunday, December 1, at 10 PM EST with the start of the game. Later there will be an interview with the charity, Gamers
- [Humankind Enheduanna Update Out Now](https://civfanatics.com/2024/11/29/humankind-enheduanna-update-out-now/) - The last update for Humankind is now available.The Enheduanna Update includes a long list of changes, including custom opponents, naval nuclear tests, a lot of rebalancing, more game settings, a new scenario, cloud saves an much more. You can find the full list of changes here.
- [Old World news: Nominate Old World for the "Labor Of Love" award, 75% sale, and dev live streams](https://civfanatics.com/2024/11/28/old-world-news-nominate-old-world-for-the-labor-of-love-award-75-sale-and-dev-live-streams/) - After a lot of Civ7 news, we also got a bunch of Old World news at the same time! Steam has announced this year's categories for the Steam Awards. We get in total 11 categories, for which you can vote for, until the Autumn Sale ends on December 4.If you are logged into your Steam
- [SEGA autumn sale](https://civfanatics.com/2024/11/28/sega-autumn-sale/) - SEGA is participating in this year's autumn sale on Steam. They have many of the Total War titles on sale, including Pharao, which is right now available for 50% off at 19.99. Obviously a lot of the older titles are also cheaper, such as Rome 1/2, Medieval 2, Shogun 2 and a few more.You can
- [Civ news of the day: First look at Amina, the Warrior Queen in Civ7, and the CivGive charity returns with Civ6](https://civfanatics.com/2024/11/27/civ-news-of-the-day-first-look-at-amina-the-warrior-queen-in-civ7-and-the-civgive-charity-returns-with-civ6/) - Again more interesting news today! We got now an official first look at Amina, the Warrior Queen. We already had quite some information, but now we officially know that she is economic and militaristic, with a starting bias for plains and desert. She dislikes other plains/desert dwelling civilizations, and she gets more resources and gold
- [Civ news of the day: Hawai'i as a civ in Civ7, modern building overview, and no more launcher for Civ6!](https://civfanatics.com/2024/11/26/civ-news-of-the-day-hawaii-as-a-civ-in-civ7-modern-building-overview-and-no-more-launcher-for-civ6/) - We got more interesting civ news for you today! Firaxis has revealed Hawai'i as a civ for Civ7. They are cultural and expansionist with a starting bias for marine and coastal tiles. They get culture for expanding onto marine tiles, and farms adjacent to their unique improvement give also additional culture. Their associated wonder is
- [Civilization VII Attributes Overview](https://civfanatics.com/2024/11/23/civilization-vii-attributes-overview/) - Civ7 comes with a lot of new concepts and details. In contrast to previous titles, leaders will have attribute trees, which you can expand over the course of the game. Our moderator Eagle Pursuit has put together an overview over which leader has which traits, and what talent trees we currently know about. If you
- [Civ7, new first look: Charlemagne](https://civfanatics.com/2024/11/21/civ7-new-first-look-charlemagne/) - Firaxis has published another first look on a leader, this time Charlemagne. He is militaristic and scientific, and has a starting bias for rivers. He gets some cavalry units during celebrations, which also get combat boni during this time. He also likes leaders who have had a lot of celebrations. If you are more curious
- [Old World update #130](https://civfanatics.com/2024/11/21/old-world-update-130/) - Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest update for their game! This update includes a fertility boost, as your leaders are now more likely to have children, shrines, slums and estates are now permanent improvements, the AI has been improved, and a long list of bug fixes and other changes. Discuss
- [Civ7 news of the day: Exploration age buildings, and a naval combat short](https://civfanatics.com/2024/11/20/civ7-news-of-the-day-exploration-age-buildings-and-a-naval-combat-short/) - Our member JNR13 has produced an overview of all the beautiful graphics of the buildings of the exploration era, and how the differ by culture. If you want to see a high resolution image of everything, then check out our thread here and join the discussion. Firaxis also has released a new short about naval
- [Civ7 news of the day: The Majapahit civ, and historians discuss Civ7 Persia](https://civfanatics.com/2024/11/19/civ7-news-of-the-day-the-majapahit-civ-and-historians-discuss-civ7-persia/) - Today Firaxis has given us another game guide, this times the Majapahit. They are a cultural and economic civ with a starting bias for spices and coast. They can have more specialists and get happiness boni from their unique infrastructure and their associated wonder Borobudur. For more detailed information have a look at this thread.
- [Experts on History podcast - Old World: Antiquity in a Game, with Leyla & Soren Johnson](https://civfanatics.com/2024/11/17/experts-on-history-podcast-old-world-antiquity-in-a-game-with-leyla-soren-johnson/) - The "Exports on History" podcast has interviewed Soren and Leyla Johnson about Old World.Soren introduces "Old World" actually as "like Civ, but you're playing a real person".They talk about inspirations for the game (gameplay-wise), what they are trying to represent with it, and how you steer the gameplay.For all the info, have a listen to
- [Play the new Civ5 "Game Of The Month" #257](https://civfanatics.com/2024/11/16/play-the-new-civ5-game-of-the-month-257/) - The "Game Of The Month" is our monthly competition for a high-score in a defined setting. This time we challenge you to play as Montezuma of the Aztecs on a standard size lakes map with raging barbarians on Deity level. You need to win via a science victory, and prevent all other civs from achieving
- [Ara: History Untold Patch 1.1 is now available!](https://civfanatics.com/2024/11/15/ara-history-untold-patch-1-1-is-now-available/) - Oxide has released the anticipated patch 1.1, which brings quite some changes! This includes a screen to have a better overview over your economics, 9 new amenities, the option to upgrade units, John A. McDonald as a leader for Canada, and a range of other things. Check out the whole list here.
- [Play Millennia for free until November 18, and 50% discount if you buy it!](https://civfanatics.com/2024/11/15/play-millennia-for-free-until-november-18-and-50-discount-if-you-buy-it/) - Paradox has put on a promo for Millennia, probably to promote the Atomic Ambitions DLC.Right now it is possible to play Millennia for the next 3 days until November 18 for free.If you decide after this free play time that you need more, then you get also a 50% discount (until November 26) on the
- [Civ7 news of the day: The Inca, Pachacuti, and leader attributes](https://civfanatics.com/2024/11/14/civ7-news-of-the-day-the-inca-pachacuti-and-leader-attributes/) - Firaxis has given us a few more interesting pieces of information today. The revealed the Inca, which are an economic and expansionist civ with a starting bias for mountains, deserts, plains and coast. They can work mountain tiles, build famrs on rough pieces of land next to mountains, and their scout can see through mountains.
- [Millennia: Atomic Ambitions now available](https://civfanatics.com/2024/11/14/millennia-atomic-ambitions-now-available/) - The new DLC "Atomic Ambitions" for Millennia is now available.It adds an atomic age, as an alternative age similar to the Fallout settings, and also a wasteland age, which is a postapocalyptic age.Oh, and there are nukes.The DLC is currently available for 19.99 on Steam, and you can discuss it with us here.Paradox recently also
- [Civ VI Monthly Challenge: King of the Wonder](https://civfanatics.com/2024/11/13/civ-vi-monthly-challenge-king-of-the-wonder/) - Firaxis has released the next Civ6 Challenge of the Month! It is called King of the Wonder, but if you wonder if you need to build lots of wonders, then you might wonder wrongly! In this game you play as Theodore Roosevelt of America, and you must defend the Bermuda Triangle. The game has standard
- [New Civ7 game guide: Ming China](https://civfanatics.com/2024/11/12/new-civ7-game-guide-ming-china/) - We got another Civ7 game guide today from Firaxis, this time it is Ming China. The Ming are an economic and scientific civ with a starting bias for coast and silk. They get more gold in the capital, another version of the great wall also giving more gold, and their UU is a merchant which
- [Amplitude Goes Independent](https://civfanatics.com/2024/11/11/amplitude-goes-independent/) - Amplitude, the studio behind Humankind, has announced last weekend that they will become an independent studio, not anymore affiliated with SEGA. The owners apparently bought the company back, and will probably be looking for another interesting project. Join us to discuss this here.
- [Liegecraft - a 4X where Civilization meets Crusader Kings 3](https://civfanatics.com/2024/11/10/liegecraft-a-4x-where-civilization-meets-crusader-kings-3/) - New developer From Chaos introduces the turned-based/real-time strategy game Liegecraft to Civfanatics. Former staff of well-known companies such as Paradox and CD Projekt comprise From Chaos. Message From the Liegecraft team to Civfanatics: "Hello Civfanatics, Tomek here - Game Director of Liegecraft!I'm glad we are able to reach out to this superb community gathered around
- [Mega Sid Meier Humble Bundle again available](https://civfanatics.com/2024/11/09/mega-sid-meier-humble-bundle-again-available/) - The Humble Bundle has again the Sid Meier collection on sale.This includes obviously our beloved Civ titles, from Civ3 to Civ6 (including DLCs and addons), with also Civ:BE (including Starships), followed by Sid Meier's Pirates, Railroads, Ace Patrol and Pacific Sky.To ge the whole bundle with all the titles you only need to pay 16.62,
- [New indie game release: Zephon](https://civfanatics.com/2024/11/09/new-indie-game-release-zephon/) - Zephon is a turn-based 4X game, which it makes it interesting for us, although all similarities to Civ already end at this place. The setting is a post-apocalyptic, Warhammer-40k inspired world with monstrous abominations, where your faction is fighting for survival. It seems to have all the 4X traits you need, such as diplomacy, city
- [Next Civ7 civ soundtracks available](https://civfanatics.com/2024/11/08/next-civ7-civ-soundtracks-available/) - Firaxis released today 4 more civ soundtracks, this time for Mongolia, Persia, the Abbasids and Spain! Check out our soundtrack thread here.
- [Millennia Dev diary - Atomic ambitions DLC](https://civfanatics.com/2024/11/08/millennia-dev-diary-atomic-ambitions-dlc/) - We got a dev diary today about the upcoming DLC, "Atomic Ambitions". As obvious from the name, the DLC is going nuclear. The summary says that it "brings sweeping updates to Siege, adds Pollution, introduces nuclear power, puts nuclear weapons in your arsenal, and much more", something which Civ players will certainly appreciate.You can read
- [Civ7 November live stream: Spain, Isabella, Mexico, Religion and fleet commanders](https://civfanatics.com/2024/11/07/civ7-november-live-stream-spain-isabella-mexico-religion-and-fleet-commanders/) - We got a lot of new information from the Civ7 November live stream! Spain got revealed as an exploration age civ. Spain is an expansionist and militaristic civ with a coastal starting bias. They got boni if they convert towns to cities in distant lands, incread combat strengths in distant lands, and they get a
- [Watch the Civ7 live stream tomorrow, and check the latest dev diary!](https://civfanatics.com/2024/11/06/watch-the-civ7-live-stream-tomorrow-and-check-the-latest-dev-diary/) - Tomorrow at 10AM PT / 1PM ET / 6PM GMT / 7PM CET we get another live stream about the exploration age, showcasing the exploration of new lands and some new mechanics of the exploration era! Check our thread here for the streams and discussion. We also got today the 3rd dev diary, this time
- [Civ7 news of the day: Mongolia, details on independent people, and historians discuss the Abbasids](https://civfanatics.com/2024/11/04/civ7-news-of-the-day-mongolia-details-on-independent-people-and-historians-discuss-the-abbasids/) - We got many interesting Civ7 things for you today! As first, we got a new Civ guide, the Mongols! They are expansionist and militaristic, and their units and ability fit to this. They get a new cavalry unit when they capture a city, the movement of a unit is restored when it moves on their
- [Play the new Civ5 "Game Of The Month" #256](https://civfanatics.com/2024/11/02/play-the-new-civ5-game-of-the-month-256/) - It's the start of the month, so therefore it's time for the "Game Of The Month"! In this Civ5 GOTM you play a Darius I of Persia on a standard size pangaea map on Immortal level. You need to win via a culture victory, and you must prevent all other civs from achieving another victory.
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month" #187](https://civfanatics.com/2024/11/01/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-187/) - For the colder months we provide you this time with a GOTM in a colder setting. You play as Peter the Great of Russia on a standard size cold and arid highlands map on King level. You get a legendary start, but also a disaster intensity of 3. You need to win a science victory,
- [New release: Ara - History Untold](https://civfanatics.com/2024/09/25/new-release-ara-history-untold/) - 4X fans and denizens of this forum have certainly followed the game, and today Ara: History Untold is finally availabe. It's a 4X game very similar to Civilization, and while it has some features of the coming Civ7 (e.g. historical personalities as leaders with special abilities, and also an age concept), it makes many things
- [New First Look: Machiavelli](https://civfanatics.com/2024/10/31/new-first-look-machiavelli/) - Firaxis has given us today a new first look for Civ7: Machiavelli. A famous florentine politician, which certainly most civ-fans will have heard about at some point in their life. He will profit from other civs going to war, will also benefit from failed trade deals, and can always declare war on you, even if
- [Ara: History Untold Patch 1.0.6 is now available!](https://civfanatics.com/2024/10/31/ara-history-untold-patch-1-0-6-is-now-available/) - The next Ara patch is now available. It is again a small update, and contains localization updates and balancing changes. For the whole changelog please check this thread.
- [Tune in November 7 for an Exploration Age livestream!](https://civfanatics.com/2024/10/30/tune-in-november-7-for-an-exploration-age-livestream/) - Firaxis will be doing another live stream, this time in the exploration age. Read the whole announcement below, and discuss it with us here: Our next Civ VII developer livestream is coming November 7!​ Tune in at 10AM PT / 1PM ET / 6PM GMT / 7PM CET to the Firaxis Games Twitch Channel or
- [Civ IV Hall of Fame Update](https://civfanatics.com/2024/10/30/civ-iv-hall-of-fame-update-17/) - The Civilization IV Hall of Fame has been updated - 33 games were accepted since the previous update. Congratulations to iggymnrr for the highest score of the update with a Small, Marathon, Warlord, Space Colony game for 372,324 points.Lcpl Jack Jones was the most active player during this update, submitting 15 games.​Only one player was
- [Civ7 - civilization soundtracks, and Norman info](https://civfanatics.com/2024/10/29/civ7-civilization-soundtracks-and-norman-info/) - Firaxis has uploaded some of the music of the known antiquity and exploration age civs (some are currently being re-uploaded), and they seem very nicely themed. For the soundtrack discussion, please check this thread by our user Guandao. For people interested in the background art, our user Rac has uploaded all the nice artwork, and
- [Ara: History Untold - Dev Q&A - Ep. 7](https://civfanatics.com/2024/10/28/ara-history-untold-dev-qa-ep-7/) - The devs of Ara have posted another Dev Q&A, focusing on the upcoming changes to the game.This includes that they want to improve modding support, although no word on a TSL modding support, but a TSL map will be included.Other questions include that the city cap will be moddable in the future and that other
- [Civ7 - an overview over the Ages mechanic](https://civfanatics.com/2024/10/26/civ7-an-overview-over-the-ages-mechanic/) - Besides having changing civs, the most controversial and interesting change in Civ7 is the Ages mechanic. Instead of playing one game, there will be breaking points after roughly 150-200 turns, where you switch your civ, and many other things also happen at the same time. This includes that in each age there will be different
- [Old World update #129](https://civfanatics.com/2024/10/25/old-world-update-129/) - Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest update for their game! This update includes a rebalancing of shrines and city damage, UI fixes, and allows easier loading of modded MP games. Discuss this update with us here (and read the full list of changes too). Old World is currently available in
- [New Civ7 civ guide: Persia, and new leader info, Xerxes](https://civfanatics.com/2024/10/24/new-civ7-civ-guide-persia-and-new-leader-info-xerxes/) - Firaxis has given us today a deeper look onto the last remaining antiquity age civ, Persia, and the suitable leader for it, Xerxes. Persia is an economic and militaristic civ, with a starting bias for deserts and plains. Their associated wonder, the Gates Of All Nations, gives more gold and support in a war. This
- [Ara: History Untold Patch 1.0.5 and Encarta series 11 - The Incas](https://civfanatics.com/2024/10/23/ara-history-untold-patch-1-0-5-and-encarta-series-11-the-incas/) - The Ara devs dropped a first patch, version 1.0.5. This patch mostly focuses on performance, stabilitz and balance, whereas the more interesting features will be included in the upcoming patch 1.1. They also released another Encarta series video, about the Inca. As usual, the devs first about the history of the civ, and then highlight
- [New Civ7 Exploration era civ: Abbasid](https://civfanatics.com/2024/10/22/new-civ7-exploration-era-civ-abbasid/) - Firaxis has revealed today the next exploration era civ in Civilzation 7: The Abbassids. As an arab caliphate from the Golden Era of Islam, they are scientific and cultural, and get the House of Wisdom as their associated wonder. They get a starting bias for camels and coastal tiles. They get three unique buildings, the
- [Civ7 - All the civilizations (probably)](https://civfanatics.com/2024/10/20/civ7-all-the-civilizations-probably/) - Our user Rac made this great overview over all the civs, which we know so far, or very likely assume. We know the base game has 30 civs, plus Shawnee as DLC. We do not have a good idea yet about what civs will be in the 2 DLC packs, but obviously we are speculating,
- [Ara update 1.1 Invisible Hand, CFC download database for Ara, and official modding manual](https://civfanatics.com/2024/10/19/ara-update-1-1-invisible-hand-cfc-download-database-for-ara-and-official-modding-manual/) - Ara: History Untold gots its first update! This update includes Jonn Mcdonald as leader for Canada, a new overview screen to see your whole economy, a new advisor system to get you easier into the game, a battle viewer, and many more things. Read the whole list here. EDIT: Sorry for the confusion, this update
- [New Civ guide: Chola, and new Ashoka persona: World conqueror (and maybe Persia confirmed)](https://civfanatics.com/2024/10/18/new-civ-guide-chola-and-new-ashoka-persona-world-conqueror-and-maybe-persia-confirmed/) - Also today we got more fresh Civ7 info! This time we got more info for the medieval Indian Chola empire, a new exploration age civ. The Cholas are economic and diplomatic, they get 3 unique infrastructures, and with their coastal and tropical starting bias, together with their unique abilities, they are destined to be traders
- [Civ VI Monthly Challenge: Cleopatra, Lich Queen of the Nile](https://civfanatics.com/2024/10/16/civ-vi-monthly-challenge-cleopatra-lich-queen-of-the-nile/) - Firaxis has again published the next "Challenge Of The Month" for Civ6, called "Cleopatra, Lich Queen of the Nile". In this challenge you play as Cleopatra, but with a twist: You are essentially playing the zombies in the zombie mode. You can only build warriors, but these can convert barbarians. This challenge is played on
- [Civ7 first look: The Mississippians](https://civfanatics.com/2024/10/15/civ7-first-look-the-mississippians/)
- [New First Look: Trưng Trắc](https://civfanatics.com/2024/10/11/new-first-look-trung-trac/) - We got a another first look, this time on Trưng Trắc. She is militaristic and scientific, has a starting bias for vegetated and tropical tiles. She gets a bonus for her first commander, and dislikes other players with highly decorated commanders. To discuss her with us, please check this thread. We also got some interesting
- [Watch the PAX Australia Developer Stream - Live Now!  (8 PM EDT, 11 AM Melbourne Time)](https://civfanatics.com/2024/10/10/watch-the-pax-australia-developer-stream-live-now-8-pm-edt-11-am-melbourne-time/) - Firaxis's next stream, from the Quokka Theatre in Melbourne, is just starting. Watch it here at https://www.twitch.tv/pax2 . Then join us in this thread, and check out what our in-person attendees bite and Dale have to say afterwards.
- [Civ7 is nominated for two GoldenJoysticks Awards, best trailer and most wanted! Vote now!](https://civfanatics.com/2024/10/10/civ7-is-nominated-for-two-goldenjoysticks-awards-best-trailer-and-most-wanted-vote-now/) - As announced on Twitter, Civ7 is nominated for two Golden Joystick awards! They are a people's choice award for games, and Civ7 obviously must be in there!You can vote for our favourite game in the categories of best trailer, and most wanted!For the trailer, Civ7 is up against interesting trailers like the one for Kingmaker,
- [Dexerto.com: Mark Zuckerberg wants to start Twitch channel to stream his favorite game](https://civfanatics.com/2024/10/09/dexerto-com-mark-zuckerberg-wants-to-start-twitch-channel-to-stream-his-favorite-game/) - We have already learned previously that Mark Zuckerberg is a big Civ fan (he does world domination... surprise ...), but dexerto.com has published an article called "Mark Zuckerberg wants to start Twitch channel to stream his favorite game".In the article he ponders about live streaming Civ, see this quote: “Priscilla looked at my Steam account
- [Civ7 Shawnee live stream - summary](https://civfanatics.com/2024/10/08/civ7-shawnee-live-stream-summary/) - Today Firaxis did the live stream about Tecumseh and the Shawnee civ, which gave a lot of interesting background information. On the live stream Chief Barnes from the Shawnee was present, as well as a langauge specialist of the Shawnee nation. They talked about how Firaxis developed the Shawnee nation, and how cultural aspects got
- [BOC: Birth of Cultures back under development](https://civfanatics.com/2024/10/07/boc-birth-of-cultures-back-under-development/) - Inspired by the recent success story of Manor Lords (after the trials and tribulations of it's sole developer) the developer behind the abandoned Civ and Ara like 4X game called BOC: Birth of Cultures (formerly Birth of Civilizations) has decided to return to the project and is working with an interested publisher on finishing the
- [Civ7 Antiquity Buildings Guide - Gameplay + Visual incl. Cultural Variations](https://civfanatics.com/2024/10/06/civ7-antiquity-buildings-guide-gameplay-visual-incl-cultural-variations/) - Civilization 7 will come with a lot of graphical diversity, which is obvious from the scenes we have seen so far. Our member JNR13 has put together an overview over which antiquity buidlings we have seen so far, including their graphical variations. For a high-res version of the graphic, please check our thread here.
- [Play the new Civ3 "Game Of The Month" #169 + #196](https://civfanatics.com/2024/10/05/play-the-new-civ3-game-of-the-month-169-196/) - The Civ3 GOTM team has come up with new challenges for you for the quarterly Civ3 GOTM! In the GOTM for "Play The World", you play as Tokugawa of the Japanese on a normal size continents map with a cool climate and sedentary barbarians. The difficulty level is deity. There are some custom rules in
- [Old World (and addons) 50% off until October 10](https://civfanatics.com/2024/10/05/old-world-and-addons-50-off-until-october-10/) - As the title says, Old World, as well as addons are currently 50% off. The main game costs 19.99, the whole bundle with addons for 47.19.This currently seems to be only the case in the Steam store, https://store.steampowered.com/app/597180/Old_World , but we are waiting for confirmation by the developers if this will also apply to GOG
- [New First Look: Tecumseh, and background article about Firaxis working with the Shawnee](https://civfanatics.com/2024/10/04/new-first-look-tecumseh-and-background-article-about-firaxis-working-with-the-shawnee/) - Also today we got an article by APNews, called "Civilization 7 makers work with Shawnee to bring sincere representation of the tribe to the game". In this article it is described how Firaxis approached the Shawnee about the inclusion of them in Civ7, and all the thoughts and challenges which this included. Which might have
- [Civ VII PC system requirements are now available!](https://civfanatics.com/2024/10/03/civ-vii-pc-system-requirements-are-now-available/) - The Civ7 community manager Sara has passed by today to bring us the system specs for Civ7 (see the picture). The Mac and Steamdeck requirements will be revealed later. If you want to follow the discussion about what Civ7 needs, then join us in this thread. Update October 10: The specs have been revised, displayed
- [Play the new Civ5 "Game Of The Month" #254](https://civfanatics.com/2024/10/03/play-the-new-civ5-game-of-the-month-254/) - The GOTM team has worked hard to bring you also a new game for October! This time you play as Maria I of Portugal on a standard size Terra map on King level. You must win a diplomacy victory, and prevent all civs from achieving another victory at the same time! As usual, you got
- [New developer livestream coming Oct 8: Tecumseh featuring Shawnee Special Guests!](https://civfanatics.com/2024/10/02/new-developer-livestream-coming-oct-8-tecumseh-featuring-shawnee-special-guests/) - We will be getting another Civ7 livestream! Read the official announcement below, and discuss it in our thread here! In honor of Tecumseh Memorial Day on October 5, our devs will be sitting down with Shawnee guests Chief Barnes and Karl Meyer to talk about Tecumseh's legacy and the rich history of the Shawnee. Tune
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month" #186](https://civfanatics.com/2024/10/02/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-186/) - Also in September we would like to challenge you with a new game! For this new GOTM you play as Jadwiga of Poland on a standard size pangaea map with high sea level on Emperor difficulty. You get abundant resources, but also a disaster intensity of 2, and you must win a domination or religious
- [New antiquity age Civ: Khmer](https://civfanatics.com/2024/10/01/new-antiquity-age-civ-khmer/) - The next Civ7 civilization has been releaved: The Khmer. They are placed in the antiquity age, are expansionist and scientific, and start with a bias for tropical tiles and floodplains. Their associated wonder is Angkor Wat, and they get an elefant unit as UU. For the rest of the information please check this thread.
- [Millennia - Multiplayer Update is Live!](https://civfanatics.com/2024/10/01/millennia-multiplayer-update-is-live/) - Another update for Millennia has been published. This update is called the multiplayer update, as the biggest changes concern multiplayer. This includes that we now get simultaneous turns, although they are not completely final yet. Other important changes include that the AI was improved to deal better with water (units, buildings, routing, etc), edge scrolling
- [PolyCast 440: PAX and Direct](https://civfanatics.com/2024/09/30/polycast-440-pax-and-direct/) - The four-hundred-and-fortieth episode of PolyCast, “PAX and Direct“ is now available for streaming on the PolyCast YouTube Channel. This episode features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, and Phil "TheMeInTeam". Topics for this episode include:News- 06m28s | Nintendo Direct Reveals Himiko for Civilization VII- 09m27s | PAX West Developer Panel- 15m42s | Developer Live Stream Announced
- [Civ IV Hall of Fame Update](https://civfanatics.com/2024/09/25/civ-iv-hall-of-fame-update-16/) - The Civilization IV Hall of Fame has been updated - 18 games were accepted since the previous update.Congratulations to @TokuTurtle for the highest score of the update with a Standard, Marathon, Emperor, Domination game for 199,544 points.Lcpl Jack Jones was the most active player during this update, submitting 6 games.Only one player was brave enough
- [New Civilization guide - Han - Antiquity Age Civilization](https://civfanatics.com/2024/09/24/new-civilization-guide-han-antiquity-age-civilization/) - Today we got some more info about the next civ in Civ7: The Han. The Han are a Chinese dynasty, with the Great Wall as unique improvement, the well known Cho-Ko-Nu as an unique unit, and they also get a civilian scholar unit, the Shi Dafu. Do you want to know more? Check our thread
- [Civ6 soon available at Netflix (yes, the game; no, not a movie)](https://civfanatics.com/2024/09/24/civ6-soon-available-at-netflix-yes-the-game-no-not-a-movie/) - As announced by various news outlets, e.g. The Verge, Netflix will be adding more games to their portfolio, including Civ6, among others.Netflix has in recent years tried to get a foot into the gaming market, and has a small library of games, which they are slowly expanding. While many of them are casual games, they
- [Which Civ VI natural wonder do you want to see in an upcoming challenge?](https://civfanatics.com/2024/09/23/which-civ-vi-natural-wonder-do-you-want-to-see-in-an-upcoming-challenge/) - Firaxis is planning another monthly challenge for Civ6, and the next one will be including a natural wonder. And they want to know which one you want to see! Do you have an opinion? Then vote on Twitter, and discuss with us here.
- [Sullla's AI Survivor Season Eight - Championship Game!!!](https://civfanatics.com/2024/09/22/sulllas-ai-survivor-season-eight-championship-game/) - AI Survivor is an annual competition of all Civilization IV AI Leaders by long-time Civilization enthusiast and streamer Sullla. Well Well, Herr Survivor himself, Winston Churchill of England, renowned for not winning but rather almost always not dying, won an unusually lengthy Space Victory. This game was two turns from hitting four hundred turns. Despite
- [Latest videos from the Civ7 streamers](https://civfanatics.com/2024/09/20/latest-videos-from-the-civ7-streamers/) - Next to all the new information we got yesterday, also three different streamers have uploaded videos with some interesting information, which our moderator Eagle Pursuit has summarized. Ursa Ryan has interviewed Ed Beach and Carl Harrison. In the interview, they mention that e.g. in multiplayer you do not have any restrictions which civ to pick
- [Old World update 128](https://civfanatics.com/2024/09/20/old-world-update-128/) - Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest update for their game, and it is a pretty big one! This update includes 24 new events and 11 new items, two premade maps for 1-on-1 duels, a rebalancing of the tech tree and of the laws, updates to the AI and the Hall
- [Today's Civ7 news: First look for Augustus, Oracle close-up look, and the first dev diary](https://civfanatics.com/2024/09/19/todays-civ7-news-first-look-for-augustus-oracle-close-up-look-and-the-first-dev-diary/) - Many Civ7 news today! As first item, we now got an official first look for Augustus. As traits he is cultural and expansionist. He gets production in the capital for every town, cheaper purchases in every town, and better relationship with his own towns, but worse with the towns of every others. He does not
- [Ara: History Untold - Encarta Series Episode 5 - England](https://civfanatics.com/2024/09/18/ara-history-untold-encarta-series-episode-5-england/) - The developers of Ara has released a new video from their Encarta series, focusing on the civs in the game. This time they have picked England, showing the abilities of Elizabeth I. She might not propose to you a trade agreement with England, since her main abilities are focused on naval warfare, although she also
- [Play the new Civ5 "Game Of The Month" #253](https://civfanatics.com/2024/09/15/play-the-new-civ5-game-of-the-month-253/) - Also for the middle of September you are getting a new GOTM! You play as Kamehameha of Polynesia on a standard size small continents map on Prince level. You need to win via science victory, and prevent all other civs from achieving another victory. You have until October 15 to finish this GOTM. For more
- [Streamers debating the new AGES in Civ 7!](https://civfanatics.com/2024/09/14/streamers-debating-the-new-ages-in-civ-7/) - History student and civ streamer Paisley_Trees is discussing with a fellow historian the ages in Civ7, independent of the civ switching.They first outline how they got to the conclusion of the date range, and discuss that this is all gameplay based, and not history base.They then further discuss the historical concepts of ages, that a
- [Civ7 developer livestream - summary](https://civfanatics.com/2024/09/12/civ7-developer-livestream-summary/) - We got a lot of interesting information from this live stream. For all info from the civ switching (which is exactly as we expected) see here: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/civilization-vii-civ-switching-from-the-developer-livestream.691975/ We did not get new information on wether it is possible to play Pangaea maps, but we now know that the new world has civs on it, see
- [Sullla's AI Survivor Season Eight - Playoff Game 3](https://civfanatics.com/2024/09/10/sulllas-ai-survivor-season-eight-playoff-game-3/) - AI Survivor is an annual competition of all Civilization IV AI Leaders by long-time Civilization enthusiast and streamer Sullla. Augustus of Rome won a surprising and fairly dominant Diplomatic victory in Playoff Game 2. Augustus started strong with excellent expansion into his surrounding bountiful land. He achieved a tech lead that was never challenged. The
- [New Civ6 challenge of the month: Know Your Enemy](https://civfanatics.com/2024/09/12/new-civ6-challenge-of-the-month-know-your-enemy/) - Firaxis has given us a new Civ6 challenge, this time titled "Know Your Enemy". You are playing as Wu Zetian along the Northern border of China, trying with Yongle and Qin Shi Huang to keep the Mongols out. This is a custom map with low sea level and sparse resources. You start in the medieval
- [Civilization VII - Antiquity Age Developer Livestream](https://civfanatics.com/2024/09/11/civilization-vii-antiquity-age-developer-livestream/) - In less than 24h we will have the next developer livestream! We are looking forward to see some antiquity gameplay, including the first era transition! The livestream will be on September 12 at 10 AM PT/1 PM ET/6 PM GMT/7 PM CEST. The livestream will be availabe on Twitch and Youtube. Join us here for
- [Master of Magic 30th Anniversary Celebration - Communities, Fan Mods & Remakes, Sequels, Similar Games & More!](https://civfanatics.com/2024/09/08/master-of-magic-30th-anniversary-celebration-communities-fan-mods-remakes-sequels-similar-games-more/) - To celebrate Master of Magic's 30th Anniversary this month I thought I'd do something similar to our recent Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, Civilization Call to Power, and Sid Meier's Colonization Anniversary Celebrations and take a look at what's been going on in the Master of Magic fan communities over the last few years so pour
- [Ozymandias - now available on iPhone and Android](https://civfanatics.com/2024/09/08/ozymandias-now-available-on-iphone-and-android/)
- [Ara: History Untold - Encarta Series Episode 4 - Rome](https://civfanatics.com/2024/09/07/ara-history-untold-encarta-series-episode-4-rome/)
- [Civilization Revolution 2 delisted from the Google play store](https://civfanatics.com/2024/09/07/civilization-revolution-2-delisted-from-the-google-play-store/) - Firaxis has announced on Twitter that CivRev2 is not anymore listed in the Google play store.This means you cannot newly buy the game, but as long as it is installed you can still play it.Curiously this does not apply to the iOS app store, where it is still available. Discuss this announcement with us here.
- [Next Civilization 7 live stream: September 12](https://civfanatics.com/2024/09/06/next-civilization-7-live-stream-september-12/) - The next Civ7 live stream will be happening on Thursday September 12, at 10 AM PT/1 PM ET/7 PM CEST. We will be getting some anitquity gameplay, and we get to see the first age transition, so this will probably answer some questions regarding Civ switching. Follow the discussion here.
- [Play the new Civ4 "Game Of The Month" #278](https://civfanatics.com/2024/09/06/play-the-new-civ4-game-of-the-month-278/) - After all the other Civ GOTMs, you are also getting one for Civ4! This time you play as Frederick of Germany on a standard size great plains map on Deity level. There are no barbarians, goody huts or random events. For the people who would prefer a more relaxed game, there is also the adventurer
- [PolyCast 439: More to Believe In [Part 2]](https://civfanatics.com/2024/09/05/polycast-439-more-to-believe-in-part-2/) - The four-hundred-and-thirty-ninth episode of PolyCast, “More to Believe In [Part 2]“ 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- 00h01m03s | Civilization VII Gameplay Reveal- 00h01m03s | Civilizations- 00h23m55s | Cities- 00h38m50s | Army Commanders-
- [Civilization 7 developer panel at PAX Australia](https://civfanatics.com/2024/09/03/civilization-7-developer-panel-at-pax-australia/) - We get another Civ7 developer panel from Firaxis, this time at the PAX Australia!It is scheduled for October 11 at 11 AM! For the audience around the globe:- 5 PM West coast Time- 8 PM East coast time- 2 AM CEST Join us here for the discussion.
- [Play the new Civ5 “Hall Of Fame” gauntlets!](https://civfanatics.com/2024/09/05/play-the-new-civ5-hall-of-fame-gauntlets-2/) - The Civilization 5 “Hall Of Fame” is an ongoing competition, to gain the highest rank among all civ-fanatics for the various difficulty levels, map settings, etc. While you are always free to submit your latest wins, we also sometimes give you new challenges, the gauntlets. It is again the time for them, so we get
- [CivFanatics Whatsapp channel](https://civfanatics.com/2024/09/04/civfanatics-whatsapp-channel/) - We are trying our best to be at all the places where Civ fans are, so now we have decided to also add an Whatsapp channel to our repertoire.Whatsapp channels are essentially giant groups, where only the admins can write, and other users can react to the messages.We will be using this Whatsapp channel to
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month" #185](https://civfanatics.com/2024/09/04/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-185/) - While the world is slowly moving to autumn, we're keeping it hot in the GOTM! This time you play Mvemba a Nzinga of the Kongo on a hot standard size pangaea map with low sea level on Immortal difficulty. In addition, you also get a disaster intensity of 4. You need to win a culture
- [Civ IV Hall of Fame Update](https://civfanatics.com/2024/09/03/civ-iv-hall-of-fame-update-15/) - The Civilization IV Hall of Fame has been updated - 15 games were accepted since the previous update.Congratulations to TokuTurtle for the highest score of the update with a Standard, Marathon, Emperor, Domination game for 199,544 points.Lcpl Jack Jones was the most active player during this update, submitting 11 games. New Number One Entries:A number
- [Sullla's AI Survivor Season Eight - Playoff Game 2](https://civfanatics.com/2024/09/02/sulllas-ai-survivor-season-eight-playoff-game-2/) - AI Survivor is an annual competition of all Civilization IV AI Leaders by long-time Civilization enthusiast and streamer Sullla. Mansa Musa of Mali won a fascinating, and nail-biting, Cultural Victory in Playoff Game 1. Elizabeth(Lizzy) of England and Mansa played one of the closest peaceful finishes in the competition ever witnessed which was even more
- [Ara: History Untold - latest news](https://civfanatics.com/2024/09/02/ara-history-untold-latest-news/) - Various things have happened with Ara, many of it during the latest Civ7 info, so now we are catching up on Ara! The devs have released their 5th Q&A. In this episode they talk about that there are options to not automatically eliminate civs at the end of an era, that your population might leave
- [Play the new Civ5 "Game Of The Month" #252](https://civfanatics.com/2024/09/01/play-the-new-civ5-game-of-the-month-252/) - For this month's GOTM you play as Haile Selassie of Ethiopia on a standard size pangaea map on Deity level. You need to win via a culture victory, and you must prevent that any other civs achieves another victory. Up for the challenge? Then check this thread.
- [Civ7 now includes Denuvo](https://civfanatics.com/2024/09/01/civ7-now-includes-denuvo/) - To most people's dismay, it has been revealed that Civ7 will be using the much hated Denuvo DRM solution. For more information please check this thread.
- [Civilization VII - Firaxis Developer Panel (PAX West - 8/31 @ 11AM PT)](https://civfanatics.com/2024/08/31/civilization-vii-firaxis-developer-panel-pax-west-8-31-11am-pt/) - A part of the Civ dev team (Ed Beach, Dennis Shirk, Jason Johnson as well as regular forum resident Andrew Johnson) will be part of the Civ7 developer panel during this year's PAX West, on Saturday at 11 AM Pacific time (2 PM Eastern time, 8 PM CET). The dev panel will be streamed on
- [The sound of Civ7 - what we know](https://civfanatics.com/2024/08/31/the-sound-of-civ7-what-we-know/) - While mechanics and graphics are important, also the sound of a Civ game are not unimportant either, which we know at least since Christopher Tin won a grammy for the Civ4 theme song. And everyone loved Leonard Nimoy for the tech quotes too. For Civ7, we get Gwendoline Christie from Game Of Thrones, which has
- [PolyCast 438: Something to Believe In [Part 1]](https://civfanatics.com/2024/08/30/polycast-438-something-to-believe-in-part-1/) - The four-hundred-and-thirty-eighth episode of PolyCast, “Something to Believe In [Part 1]“ 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- 00h01m43s | The Death of the 2K Launcher- 00h04m24s | August Challenge of the Month: Rotating
- [Sullla's AI Survivor Season Eight - Playoff Game 1](https://civfanatics.com/2024/08/26/sulllas-ai-survivor-season-eight-playoff-game-1/) - AI Survivor is an annual competition of all Civilization IV AI Leaders by long-time Civilization enthusiast and streamer Sullla. Surprisingly, Brennus of The Celts won a very rare Diplomatic victory in Wildcard Game 2. In hindsight, the result was not that shocking considering the overwhelming presence of less peaceful leaders in this game. Regardless, Brennus
- [Civilization 7 - the wonders](https://civfanatics.com/2024/08/29/civilization-7-the-wonders/) - Our member Henrique3d has made an overview over all the Civ7 wonders! There are quite many, and the look great too! For a high-resolution version of the image, and the discussion, please check here.
- [Tropico 4 - currently free on GOG (until August 29 ... or so)](https://civfanatics.com/2024/08/27/tropico-4-currently-free-on-gog-until-august-29-or-so/) - In case you want to play as a small-scale dictator before Civ7 gets around, you now have the option with Tropico 4!The island dictatorship simulator is currently for free, for another 1 days and 15h from the time of this post.Get it here, and discuss it with us here.
- [Civ6: Short online downtime August 27](https://civfanatics.com/2024/08/26/civ6-short-online-downtime-august-27/) - The Firaxis community manager Gilgamesch has noted today in the forum that tomorrow (August 27), the Civ6 online services (presumably multiplayer and potentially mod workshop) will be shortly offline (2h). For more info please see this thread. EDIT: The downtime is over.
- [Current sales: Civ4, Civ5, Civ6 and Millennia](https://civfanatics.com/2024/08/28/current-sales-civ4-civ5-civ6-and-millennia/) - There are currently various Steam sales going on, most likely due to the recent Civ7 info. Civ4 is currently discounted by 85%. Civ5 is currently discounted by 75%. Civ6 is currently discounted by 90%. Millennia is currently discounted by 50% (see also thread here).
- [Watch the Civ VII Gameplay Reveal and Discuss in the Forums](https://civfanatics.com/2024/08/20/watch-the-civ-vii-gameplay-reveal-and-discuss-in-the-forums/) - The Civ VII gameplay reveal is happening today! Prior to that is the Gamescon Opening Night Live event, which promises to have at least a mention of Civ VII as well. Watch them via these links! Gamescom Opening Night Live Civilization VII Gameplay Reveal Trailer – August 20 at Twitch.tv/gamescom at 11:00 AM PT / 2:00 PM ET /
- [Civilization VII - Civ switching, the whole controversy](https://civfanatics.com/2024/08/24/civilization-vii-civ-switching-the-whole-controversy/) - Civilization 7 has been announced, and the whole forum knows (nearly) only 1 topic: Civ switching. In Civ7 you pick a leader, and one civilization from the antiquity to play through the antiquity. When arriving to the age of exploration, you will stay with your leader, but pick another civilization (from a set of exploration
- [Sullla's AI Survivor Season Eight - Wildcard Game 2](https://civfanatics.com/2024/08/22/sulllas-ai-survivor-season-eight-wildcard-game-2/) - AI Survivor is an annual competition of all Civilization IV AI Leaders by long-time Civilization enthusiast and streamer Sullla. In what I now call "The Year of the Peacemongers" Pericles of Greece won a space victory in Wildcard Game 1. Pericles is the sole leader to advance to the Playoffs from this matchup. The only
- [Civilization 7 gameplay reveal, release date, Deluxe and Founders edition, pre-order bonus and more!](https://civfanatics.com/2024/08/20/civilization-gameplay-reveal-deluxe-and-founders-edition-pre-order-bonus-and-more/) - The Gamescom opening has given us a lot of information about Civilization 7! Discuss the trailer with us here. Discuss the different versions, pre-order bonus and release date (Feb 6 2025) with us here. Follow the whole reveal discussion here.
- [PolyCast 437: Starting to Get Rolling](https://civfanatics.com/2024/08/19/polycast-437-starting-to-get-rolling/) - The four-hundred-and-thirty-seventh episode of PolyCast, “Starting to Get Rolling“ 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- 00h01m24s | August 20th Civilization VII Gameplay Reveal- 00h08m00s | Study the Past, Civs 4,5, and 6- 00h17m30s
- [Civ VII: 2K Account Required for Online Play Only](https://civfanatics.com/2024/08/18/civ-vii-2k-account-required-for-online-play-only/) - Firaxis has clarified that a 2K account will only be required to play Civ VII in multiplayer, and will not be required for single-player or launching the game.
- [Ara: History Untold: Dev Diary, Ep. 23 - Diplomacy](https://civfanatics.com/2024/08/16/ara-history-untold-dev-diary-ep-23-diplomacy/) - And we got the dev diary #23 for Ara, this time about diplomacy. As in Civ, you can propose trade (and research) agreements, declare war (different types though), denounce them, and give gifts to other nations. You get also some more options like connecting your empires via road, or complete narrative events which influence the
- [New Civ 7 logo found via Steam](https://civfanatics.com/2024/08/16/new-civ-7-logo-found-via-steam/) - Our sleuths have found a new Civ7 logo, which looks quite interesting and leaves a lot room for speculation. And we also found the Civ7 desktop icon! Want to know more? Check our thread.
- [New monthly challenge: Rotating Reduxes + Civilization VI is now Steam native!](https://civfanatics.com/2024/08/15/new-monthly-challenge-rotating-reduxes-civilization-vi-is-now-steam-native/) - Firaxis' community manager Sarah has brought us some interesting news today: The first is that for the Civ6 "Challenge Of The Month", you will this time be getting each week a tweaked version of one of the previous challenges! This starts on August 14 with the "Seven Seas" challenge, but you get a permanent dark
- [Old World update #127](https://civfanatics.com/2024/08/15/old-world-update-127/) - This update allows you to mark characters as notable and filter based on notability, and lets you know when your hidden units have been discovered.
- [Historians analzying the Civ7 trailer as obsessively as CivFanatics!](https://civfanatics.com/2024/08/14/historians-analzying-the-civ7-trailer-as-obsessively-as-civfanatics/) - Twitter user, Civ streamer and history student paisley_trees has also taken a look at the Civ7 trailer (together with a colleague), and is commeting on all the details.They also have a look at the graphics, comment on the lack of Sean Bean, and in general dissect it in the same fashion as we do.I am
- [Millennia: Ancient Worlds DLC and update 5](https://civfanatics.com/2024/08/13/millennia-ancient-worlds-dlc-and-update-5/) - The Paradox community manager PDX Katten has dropped by at CivFanatics to announce the release of the new DLC for Millennia, called "Ancient Worlds". The DLC focuses on prehistoric times, and adds quite some features in this era. You can now start with a nomadic band instead of your first city (so like in Civ),
- [Sullla's AI Survivor Season Eight - Wildcard Game 1](https://civfanatics.com/2024/08/12/sulllas-ai-survivor-season-eight-wildcard-game-1/) - AI Survivor is an annual competition of all Civilization IV AI Leaders by long-time Civilization enthusiast and streamer Sullla. We now enter the playoff phase of AI Survivor, starting with Wildcard Game 1. There will be two wildcard playoff games this season for the first time as enough leaders survived the early round that a
- [Civ 7 release date is in the first quarter of 2025 per quarterly report](https://civfanatics.com/2024/08/10/civ-7-release-date-is-in-the-first-quarter-of-2025-per-quarterly-report/) - Our moderator Eagle Pursuit has extracted from the quarterly fiscal report of Take2 that Civ7 is scheduled to be released in the first quarter of 2025, so January until March. Please note that the report says Q4 2025, which refers to the fiscal year, and not to the calendar year. It does refer to the
- [Civilization 3 Hall Of Fame - Update](https://civfanatics.com/2024/08/09/civilization-3-hall-of-fame-update/) - The Civilization III Hall of Fame has been updated. 12 games were accepted since the previous update.Congratulations to BlackBetsy for the highest Firaxis score of the update with a Large Deity Cultural 100k game for 12696 points.Spoonwood was the most active player during this update, submitting 9 games.Only 1 player was brave enough to take
- [PolyCast 436: They Say Strategy is Dying](https://civfanatics.com/2024/08/09/polycast-436-they-say-strategy-is-dying/) - The four-hundred-and-thirty-sixth episode of PolyCast, “They Say Strategy is Dying“ is now available for streaming on the PolyCast YouTube Channel. This episode features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, and Jason "MegaBearsFan". Topics for this episode include:News- 00h01m22s | Study the Past by Firaxis: Civ 1, Civ 2, and Civ 3- 00h03m48s | OId World: Behind
- [Civ6 "Challenge Of The Month": Now available for consoles](https://civfanatics.com/2024/08/08/civ6-challenge-of-the-month-now-available-for-consoles/) - Today the Firaxis community manager Sarah dropped by at CivFanatics to announce that the monthly challenges (similar to our "Game Of The Month") are now finally available also to console players. You can already participate in the current challenge on PlayStation and XBox. Switch players will hopefully get the update tomorrow. Come join us here
- [Civ IV Hall of Fame Update](https://civfanatics.com/2024/08/06/civ-iv-hall-of-fame-update-14/) - The Civilization IV Hall of Fame has been updated - 41 games were accepted since the previous update.Congratulations to nocho for the highest score of the update with a Duel, Marathon, Monarch, Space Colony game for 444,361 points. nocho also gained 9 top positions in the scoring.Lcpl Jack Jones was the most active player during
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month" #184](https://civfanatics.com/2024/08/03/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-260/) - For the August Civ6 GOTM we send you on summer holidays! You play Gitarja of Indonesia on a standard size Island Plates map with low sea level on King level . You get abundant resources, and you need to win via a science victory. You want to take this challenge? You have time until September
- [Play the new Civ4 "Game Of The Month" #277](https://civfanatics.com/2024/08/05/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-277/) - For the Civ4 summer GOTM you get an epic, although very standard, challenge: You play as Gilgamesh of Sumeria (that is the "epic" part) on a standard size Global Highlands map on Noble level. You get until August 31 to dominate the mountains. For more information please check this thread.
- [Polygon: How Civilization 4’s Christopher Tin became the first game composer to win a Grammy](https://civfanatics.com/2024/08/05/polygon-how-civilization-4s-christopher-tin-became-the-first-game-composer-to-win-a-grammy/) - Polygon has today posted an article about our most beloved composer, titled "How Civilization 4’s Christopher Tin became the first game composer to win a Grammy".In the interview, the journalist is asking Christopher Tin about how he was inspired by Civ4's opening menu, that orchestrating music for video games was still somthing rather new back
- [The EU petition for Stop Killing Games is now open!](https://civfanatics.com/2024/08/04/the-eu-petition-for-stop-killing-games-is-now-open/) - The recent trend of live-service games and MMOs has lead to a worrying trend: Games get shut down, and nobody can play them anymore. With the Civ series, this has not been an issue, as all games are stand-alone, and you don't need a server from Firaxis. But many other games have recently been shut
- [Play the new Civ5 "Hall Of Fame" gauntlets!](https://civfanatics.com/2024/08/04/play-the-new-civ5-hall-of-fame-gauntlets/) - The Civilization 5 “Hall Of Fame” is an ongoing competition, to gain the highest rank among all civ-fanatics for the various difficulty levels, map settings, etc. While you are always free to submit your latest wins, we also sometimes give you new challenges, the gauntlets. It is again the time for them, so we get
- [PolyCast 435: So It Shall Be](https://civfanatics.com/2024/08/03/polycast-435-so-it-shall-be/) - The four-hundred-and-thirty-fifth episode of PolyCast, “So It Shall Be“ is now available for streaming on the PolyCast YouTube Channel. This episode features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, Phil "TheMeInTeam", and returning guest co-host Jason “NewEarthRelic”. Topics for this episode include:News- 00h01m05s | Civilization VII Announced at Summer Games Fest- 00h26m43s | Civilization Franchise Sale- 00h27m42s
- [Millennia: Ancient Worlds - Announcement](https://civfanatics.com/2024/08/02/millennia-ancient-worlds-announcement/) - The Millennia community manager Katten has dropped by at CivFanatics to announce the new DLC "Ancient Worlds", which will be released on August 12, together with the next update! The new DLC will bring us new neat features like a quick start, and will focus (clearly) on the early parts of human history. The new
- [Play the new Civ5 "Game Of The Month" #250](https://civfanatics.com/2024/08/02/play-the-new-civ5-game-of-the-month-250/) - And obviously you also get a summer GOTM! This time you play as Gustav Adolphus of Sweden on a huge pangaea map on Emperor level. You need to win via a science victory, and prevent any other civ from winning another one! Can you do it? Show us until September 1! For more details please
- [Civ7: Gameplay reveal & more coming this August!](https://civfanatics.com/2024/08/01/civ7-gameplay-reveal-more-coming-this-august/) - The Civ community manager Sarah has today popped by at CivFanatics, to announce the details of the August showcase. There will be a 20+ minutes showcase, there will be a booth at this year's Gamescom, and a dev panel at the PaxWest! The most relevant details: Gamescom Opening Night Live Civilization VIIGameplay Reveal Trailer -
- [Study The Past – a Civilization series retrospective (Civ 6)](https://civfanatics.com/2024/07/31/study-the-past-a-civilization-series-retrospective-civ-6/) - The official Civilization Twitter account has published the 6th video in the Civ retrospective series, this time looking at Civilization 6. In this video they highlight districts, the civic tree, the religious victory, and a few more things ;). Join us for the discussion here.
- [Sullla's AI Survivor Season Eight - Game 8](https://civfanatics.com/2024/07/29/sulllas-ai-survivor-season-eight-game-8/) - AI Survivor is an annual competition of all Civilization IV AI Leaders by long-time Civilization enthusiast and streamer Sullla. Game 7 saw Elizabeth "Lizzy" of England pull out an extremely shocking Domination victory. While Lizzy is not prone to winning in Survivor she is certainly geared toward being a pacifist. However, Lizzy simply out-teched everyone
- [Sullla's AI Survivor Season Eight - Game 7](https://civfanatics.com/2024/07/20/sulllas-ai-survivor-season-eight-game-6-2/) - AI Survivor is an annual competition of all Civilization IV AI Leaders by long-time Civilization enthusiast and streamer Sullla. "Random" is a word that comes to mind when I think of Game 6. A balanced mix of peaceniks and warmongers ended with the Doves dominating. Victoria of England, renowned for being a paper tiger -
- [Ara: History Untold - Dev Q&A - Ep. 4](https://civfanatics.com/2024/07/27/ara-history-untold-dev-qa-ep-4/) - The devs of Ara has released another Q&A episode. They answer 6 questions from the communtiy, and explain that you can form your own utopian or dystopian government to your liking, that there are multiple types of Casus Belli, and that in a war your cities will take damage and need to be re-build. For
- [Civilization: Full Map (2024 Edition)](https://civfanatics.com/2024/07/26/civilization-full-map-2024-edition/) - Before we get to Civ7 and will be busy playing it, our master cartographer bite has released his latest project: The ultimate map. On this maps (maps per region), you will find every feature from the Civilization franchise. All civilizations which appeared in Civ1-6, all city states, world wonders and other map features. Are you
- [Old World update #126](https://civfanatics.com/2024/07/25/old-world-update-126/) - Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest update for their game. With this update you get performance and memory optimizations, civilian units cannot defend cities anymore, and you will be able to play DLC civs in the game of the week, even if you do not own them. Discuss this update
- [Civilization 7 gameplay showcase on August 20, 1:30 PM Pacific time](https://civfanatics.com/2024/07/24/civilization-7-gameplay-showcase-on-august-20-130-pm-pacific-time/) - It seems that Firaxis will be showing a first gameplay showcase for Civ7 right before this year's gamescom, on Tuesday August 20, 1:30 PM Pacific time (4:30 PM Eastern time, 10:30 PM CEST). This showcase will be streamed on the Firaxis Twitch channel. Come and join us for the anticipation here.
- [Ara: History Untold: Dev Diary, Ep. 21 - Government](https://civfanatics.com/2024/07/22/ara-history-untold-dev-diary-ep-21-government/) - The devs of Ara have released their 21st dev diary, in which they talk about the goverment systems in Ara.As in the civ games, you start with a basic type of government, and you unlock new types in the research tree. While the government types have positive modifiers, it's unclear from the video if they
- [PolyCast 434: Zip! Give It To Me!](https://civfanatics.com/2024/07/21/polycast-434-zip-give-it-to-me/) - The four-hundred-and-thirty-fourth episode of PolyCast, “Zip! Give It To Me!“ 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- 00h02m28s | Alpha Centauri Released on Steam- 00h12m05s | May Challenge of the Month: Reach for the
- [Sullla's AI Survivor Season Eight - Game 6](https://civfanatics.com/2024/07/15/sulllas-ai-survivor-season-eight-game-6/) - AI Survivor is an annual competition of all Civilization IV AI Leaders by long-time Civilization enthusiast and streamer Sullla. Game 5 from a week ago saw Ramesses of Egypt pull out a rare Cultural Victory, closing the game with a power-move Great Artist bomb to seal the deal one turn later. On the last turn,
- [New Civ6 monthly challenge: Live Yongle Reaction](https://civfanatics.com/2024/07/17/new-civ6-monthly-challenge-live-yongle-reaction/) - It seems the recent announcement of Civ7 has not stopped the new challenges!The new Civ6 monthly challenge, going from July 16 until August 14 is: Live Yongle Reaction. You play as the one and only, obviously, on a tiny fractal map on online speed. As usual you get to choose between Prince and Emperor difficulty,
- [Tacticon 2024: The schedule](https://civfanatics.com/2024/07/16/tacticon-2024-the-schedule/) - The Tacticon is a virtual convention about strategy games, and now this year's schedule is known! Every civ-fanatic should be interested in the talk on Friday about historical accuracy in strategy games!The talk about procedural generation might be interesting as well, given that's essentially how the civ maps are generated.For the game showcases, Reus 2,
- [Study The Past – a Civilization series retrospective (Civ 5)](https://civfanatics.com/2024/07/15/study-the-past-a-civilization-series-retrospective-civ-5/) - The official Civilization Twitter account has published the 5th video in the Civ retrospective series, this time looking at Civilization 5. In this video they highlight the change from square to hexagons, that leaders speak their native language, great works and archeology, and some very important trade agreement. Join us for the discussion here.
- [BBC: Sid Meier warns the games industry about monetisation](https://civfanatics.com/2022/03/01/bbc-sid-meier-warns-the-games-industry-about-monetisation/) - The BBC has an article with Sid Meier, where he talks about the current development in the games industry. The views in the article probably come due to the recent increase in the monetisation in this industry, not only with in-app purchases and micro-transactions, but also with the recent NFT hype. He also talks about
- [Tacticon 2024, July 18-22](https://civfanatics.com/2024/07/12/tacticon-2024-july-18-22/) - The Tacticon is a virtual convention about strategy games, organized by the independent publishers FireSquid Games and HoodedHorse, and therefore should contain some things, which are also interesting for us.This year the convention will happen from July 18 to July 22. The lineup normally consists out of various talks, new demos, and some sales, obviously.The
- [PolyCast 433: Fringe Theories](https://civfanatics.com/2024/07/11/polycast-433-fringe-theories/) - The four-hundred-and-thirty-third episode of PolyCast, “Fringe Theories“ is now available for streaming on the PolyCast YouTube Channel. This episode features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, and Jason "MegaBearsFan". Topics for this episode include:News- 00h01m38s | Call to Power’s 25th Anniversary- 00h11m43s | Real Life as a 4X Simulator?ModCast- 00h28m37s | Quality of Life Mods for
- [Study The Past – a Civilization series retrospective (Civ 4)](https://civfanatics.com/2024/07/10/study-the-past-a-civilization-series-retrospective-civ-4/) - The official Civilization Twitter account has published the 4th video in the Civ retrospective series, this time looking at Civilization 4. In this video they highlight the new 3D graphics, great people, the religion system, and the song we all love so much that it got a Grammy, Baba Yetu. Join us for the discussion
- [Sullla's AI Survivor Season Eight - Game 5](https://civfanatics.com/2024/07/08/sulllas-ai-survivor-season-eight-game-5/) - AI Survivor is an annual competition of all Civilization IV AI Leaders by long-time Civilization enthusiast and streamer Sullla. Game 4 from a week ago ended up with heavily favored Mansa of Mali winning a peaceful cultural victory, while the rest of the world battled it out. Interestingly, Saladin of Arabia had a powerful early
- [FreeCol v1.2.0 released!​](https://civfanatics.com/2024/07/07/freecol-v1-2-0-released/) - A new version of FreeCol, the open source version of Colonization, has been released! The FreeCol Devs have also posted a big new release across the Sid Meier's Colonization fans Discord, Reddit & Facebook groups, in case you are active on these sites. This release features a new Colony panel with improved building graphics. In
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month" #183](https://civfanatics.com/2024/07/05/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-183/) - While the European championship might find a winner in Germany, in the new Civ6 GOTM you will certainly ensure that! You are playing as Ludwig II of Germany on a standard size Archipelago map with low sea level on Deity. You get abundant resources, monopolies and corporations, and a disaster intensity of 2. In addition
- [Play the new Civ5 Gauntlets!](https://civfanatics.com/2024/07/07/play-the-new-civ5-gauntlets/) - The Civilization 5 "Hall Of Fame" is an ongoing competition, to gain the highest rank among all civ-fanatics for the various difficulty levels, map settings, etc. While you are always free to submit your latest wins, we also sometimes give you new challenges, the gauntlets. It is again the time for them, so we get
- [Ara: History Untold: Dev Diary, Ep. 20 - Historical Research; Civilopedia entry for Greece; and first gameplay](https://civfanatics.com/2024/07/06/ara-history-untold-dev-diary-ep-20-historical-research-civilopedia-entry-for-greece-and-first-gameplay/) - A lot has happened with Ara recently, there is a lot to update! The latest dev diary focuses on the historical research goes into the game. GamerZakh talkes to the narrative designer, about how they made sure that the ingame information is correct, how the starting point for Ara was chosen, and which technologies were
- [Play the new Civ3 "Game Of The Month" #168 and #195](https://civfanatics.com/2024/07/06/play-the-new-civ3-game-of-the-month-168-and-195/) - For the long summer months you also get 2 new GOTMs for Civ3! For the addon "Play The World" you get the GOTM 195: You play as Persia on a customized normal size Archipelago map with 8 opponents and roaming barbarians. Gallery are available earlier, to allow an earlier expansion. The deadline for this game
- [Study The Past – a Civilization series retrospective (Civ 3)](https://civfanatics.com/2024/07/04/study-the-past-a-civilization-series-retrospective-civ-3/) - The official Civilization social media accounts have published a third video in the Civ retrospective series, this time looking at Civilization 3. They highlight it's new culture mechanics, strategic resources, refined Civiliopedia and reactive borders. It's also worth noting that over the years CivFanatics members have created some truly amazing total conversion mods for Civ3
- [Old World update #125](https://civfanatics.com/2024/07/03/old-world-update-125/) - Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest update for their game. With this update wonders have been rebalanced, five new crowning ambitions added, and new game options are available. Discuss this update with us here (and read the full list of changes too). Old World is currently available in the Epic
- [The Eternal War - A Story From Sid Meier](https://civfanatics.com/2024/07/05/the-eternal-war-a-story-from-sid-meier/) - The official Firaxis account has posted a video about the "eternal war". This is about a game in Civilization 2, where the player played beyond the year 3000, with a 1700 long war. The ice caps melted due to the nuclear weapons and the world turned into a swamp. Sid himself explains that Civ is
- [Play the new Civ4 "Game Of The Month" #267](https://civfanatics.com/2024/07/04/play-the-new-civ4-game-of-the-month-267-2/) - Prepare for a heated summer in this new Civ4 GOTM! You play Shaka of the Zulus on a flat standard size oasis map on Immortal level. You decide yourself how to win this game, you don't have to do it the Shaka way ;). The deadline for submitting your game is August 5. For more
- [Ancient Mycenaean Armor Was Suitable for Extended Combat, Research Confirms](https://civfanatics.com/2024/06/26/ancient-mycenaean-armor-was-suitable-for-extended-combat-research-confirms/) - This article is already a month old, but just popped up on social media:Researchers have tried to tackle a question if a 3500 old armour from Mycenean Greece was used for ceremonial purposes or for real fighting. Apparently no descriptions about this armor have survived into modern times.The researchers therefore have made replicas of the
- [Sullla's AI Survivor Season Eight - Game 4](https://civfanatics.com/2024/06/23/sulllas-ai-survivor-season-eight-game-4/) - AI Survivor is an annual competition of all Civilization IV AI Leaders by long-time Civilization enthusiast and streamer Sullla. The Game 3 outcome this past Friday had to be one of the most shocking in Survivor history. Sitting Bull of the Native Americans won a cultural victory while Frederick of Germany placed a strong second.
- [Study The Past – a series retrospective: A Look Back at Civilization II](https://civfanatics.com/2024/06/21/study-the-past-a-series-retrospective-a-look-back-at-civilization-ii/) - The Civilization Twitter account has posted the second video in the Civ retrospective series, this time looking at Civilization 2. They highlight the isometric map, hitpoints, and a revolution in diplomacy (which shows the advisors). If you want to discuss this video with us, then join us here.
- [Study The Past - a series retrospective](https://civfanatics.com/2024/06/20/study-the-past-a-series-retrospective/) - The Civ Twitter account has published a video about Civ1, when the first important features were created. This is supposedly the first video out of a series, where also the other titles will be featured, so we will also see Civ2-Civ6. If you want to discuss the video(s) with us, then join us here.
- [Ara: History Untold: Dev Diary, Ep. 19 - Narrative events](https://civfanatics.com/2024/06/19/ara-history-untold-dev-diary-ep-19-narrative-events/) - And we are now at the 19th dev diary for Ara: History Untold.This time the devs talk events. The events will be more important than in Civ4, and more comparable to Old World. They are used for role playing, and to show progression through history. There are also inter-related invents, which build upon each other,
- [Civ6 Challenge of the Month June: Terra Incognita](https://civfanatics.com/2024/06/18/civ6-challenge-of-the-month-june-terra-incognita/) - Firaxis has published the next “Challenge Of The Month” for Civ6, and you actually get four challenges: You can play this game as Joao III or as Matthias Corvinus, on Prince or Emperor level. You start on a large map in the Renaissance era, with marathon speed and a 200 turns limit. The resources are
- [Millennia - Update 4](https://civfanatics.com/2024/06/17/millennia-update-4/) - The next update for Millennia has been published! This will be the last update before the summer, but after the summer you will get another one, and the next DLC is also planned for this time! This update includes a raft of balancing changes, interface changes, bug fixes. Have a look at the complete list
- [Sullla's AI Survivor Season Eight - Game 3](https://civfanatics.com/2024/06/16/sulllas-ai-survivor-season-eight-game-3/) - AI Survivor is an annual competition of all Civilization IV AI Leaders by long-time Civilization enthusiast and streamer Sullla. In the Game 2 matchup, Justinian of Byzantium returned with a real statement victory by Dominating the field. Justinian again showed why he is such a strong AI leader. Gilgamesh of Sumeria finished second. Cathy of
- [Play the new Civ5 "Game Of The Month" #247](https://civfanatics.com/2024/06/15/play-the-new-civ5-game-of-the-month-247/) - Not winter, but summer is coming! For this GOTM we send you into the dry heat, and you play Harun al-Rashid of Arabia on a standard size sandstorm map on Deity level. You need to bring back the islamic golden age, and win via a science victory. You have time to win this game until
- [Ara: History Untold - first gameplay and release date](https://civfanatics.com/2024/06/12/ara-history-untold-first-gameplay-and-release-date/) - During the XBOX Game showcase we got the first footage of Ara gameplay! The release date was also announced, September 24 2024. If you want to discuss this video with us, then join us here.
- [Civilization 7 announced](https://civfanatics.com/2024/06/07/civilization-7-announced/) - Civ7 has been announced during the current SummerGameFest. Check out the news in our Civ7 forum, and stay tuned for the new Polycast episode tomorrow at 12:15 Eastern time EDT which will discuss all what we know about Civ7!
- [Civilization 7 will (probably) be announced today](https://civfanatics.com/2024/06/07/civilization-7-will-probably-be-announced-today/) - There was quite some discussion if civ7 would be announced during the SummerGameFest, and it seems we got a hint. For more info please see here: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/civilization-7-has-been-revealed.690063
- [Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri AI Generated Images & Upscales - Part 2](https://civfanatics.com/2024/06/06/sid-meiers-alpha-centauri-ai-generated-images-upscales-part-2/) - We've previously posted here about Damjan's rather impressive AI generated images and upscales of Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri art content and since then he's done even more! While the results aren't always perfect it's quite impressive seeing the old 90s artwork we loved in high resolution with remarkable detail. Check out the new parts of
- [Play the new Civ5 "Game Of The Month" #246](https://civfanatics.com/2024/06/03/play-the-new-civ5-game-of-the-month-246/) - In this new Civ5 GOTM we go for the ultimate Polish dream: you play as Casimir III of Poland on a standard size continents map on Immortal level. You need to win via Domination, and you need to prevent all other civs from achieving another victory. You have until July 1 to finish this game.
- [Play the new Civ4 "Game Of The Month"](https://civfanatics.com/2024/06/05/play-the-new-civ4-game-of-the-month-3/) - For the next Civ4 GOTM you play as Catherine the Great of Russia on a cold standard size Pangaea map on Emperor level. You are free in how to win this game, but it needs to be done until June 30. For more information please check this thread.
- [Ara: History Untold - Technical alpha coming](https://civfanatics.com/2024/06/04/ara-history-untold-technical-alpha-coming/) - The devs of Ara: History Untold have released a blog post announcing that a new technical alpha version of their game will be coming in June. To be selected for the alpha you need to sign up for the insider program and go through a survey, where the devs are interested to know which games
- [Sullla's AI Survivor Season Eight - Game 2](https://civfanatics.com/2024/06/02/sulllas-ai-survivor-season-eight-game-2/) - AI Survivor is an annual competition of all Civilization IV AI Leaders by long-time Civilization enthusiast and streamer Sullla. Last Friday, we were treated to an exciting, and surprising ?, Game 1. Also-ran Hammurabi of Babylon won a Domination victory against a heavily favored Kublai Khan of Mongolia. Impressively, Hammy fought off many attempts at
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month" #182](https://civfanatics.com/2024/06/01/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-182/) - The first summer GOTM brings you a special kind of scorching heat: You play as Hammurabi of Babylon on a standard size Archipelago map with high sea levels on Prince difficulty. You also get a disaster intensity of 2 and Zombie mode, and you cannot win via military, but only via culture or diplomacy. You
- [Civ IV HOF Update](https://civfanatics.com/2024/05/31/civ-iv-hof-update-6/) - The Civilization IV Hall of Fame has been updated - 17 games were accepted since the previous update.Congratulations to nocho for the highest score of the update with a Duel, Marathon, Warlord, Space Colony game for 292,373 points.Lcpl Jack Jones was the most active player during this update, submitting 11 games.No player was brave enough
- [Millennia - Update 3](https://civfanatics.com/2024/05/29/millennia-update-3/) - The third update for Millennia has been released. This update brings some convenient changes, like having a restart option in the game, custom game settings, including the strength of barbarians, a new map type, one new nation, and a raft of other things. For all the changes please check our thread here.
- [Old World - Behind The Throne DLC released](https://civfanatics.com/2024/05/28/old-world-behind-the-throne-dlc-released/) - Today, Mohawk Games has released the latest DLC for Old World, "Behind The Throne".This DLC brings new characters, 350 new events, new projects, and most interestlingly new gameplay mechanics. This includes characters who might be competing with you as a leader, a grand vizier who manages your cities better (or doesn't he?), new political eras,
- [Sullla's AI Survivor Season Eight - Game 1](https://civfanatics.com/2024/05/26/sulllas-ai-survivor-season-eight-game-1/) - AI Survivor is an annual competition of all Civilization IV AI Leaders by long-time Civilization enthusiast and streamer Sullla. Each AI leader is seeded based on past performances. The competition occurs over several weeks. Each AI competes in the early round phase with the top two finishers of each game (usually 6 leaders) advancing to
- [Sid Meier's Colonization 30th Anniversary Celebration - Communities, Fan Mods & Remakes, Similar Games & More!](https://civfanatics.com/2024/05/26/sid-meiers-colonization-30th-anniversary-celebration-communities-fan-mods-remakes-similar-games-more/) - It's Sid Meier's Colonization's 30th anniversary and CivFanatics have put together a big tribute covering some of the best fan projects going on at the moment including Col fan mods & remakes, Col fan communities, Col scenarios for Civ, similar games to Col, and lots of other Col related stuff. Be warned it's a big
- [IGN: Gamers Are Becoming Less Interested in Games With Deep Strategy, Study Finds](https://civfanatics.com/2024/05/22/ign-gamers-are-becoming-less-interested-in-games-with-deep-strategy-study-finds/) - IGN has today published an article about a recent study, called "Gamers Are Becoming Less Interested in Games With Deep Strategy, Study Finds".This study, which was performed by a market research institute, was focused on the motivation of gamers, and has recorded data over the last 9 years. This data is based on a 5
- [Play the new Civ4 "Game Of The Month" #273](https://civfanatics.com/2024/05/20/play-the-new-civ4-game-of-the-month-273/) - The mid-month Civ4 GOTM brings you messages from the far east: You play as Qin Shi Huang of China on a standard size Earth2 map with tropical climate and high sea level on Prince difficulty. The sea levels are rising on this planet, and you have until June 30 to escape it. For more information
- [Endless Legend free on Steam until May 23](https://civfanatics.com/2024/05/18/endless-legend-free-on-steam-until-may-23/) - As various outlets such as Polygon and GamingOnLinux have reported, the title "Endless Legend" is currently free on Steam until May 23. This includes the base game without DLC, which are currently discounted. Endless Legend is a turn-based 4X game, so definitely something for us, and was released in 2014. The setting is not historical,
- [Will Civ7 be announced on June 7?](https://civfanatics.com/2024/05/17/will-civ7-be-announced-on-june-7/) - Our moderator EaglePursuit has closely checked the quarterly report of Take-Two games, and has noticed an interesting detail, which has been further supplemented by social media: On June 7 Take-Two will announce another title from the Take-Two core titles, which belongs to one of its most beloved franchises. While this could mean Civ7, the fan
- [Old World update #123](https://civfanatics.com/2024/05/16/old-world-update-123/) - Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest update for their game. With this update you are allowed to buy water tiles next to land tiles, adjacency restrictions for improvements were removed, and AI improvements were added. Discuss this update with us here (and read the full list of changes too). Old
- [Play the new Civ5 "Game Of The Month" #245](https://civfanatics.com/2024/05/15/play-the-new-civ5-game-of-the-month-245/) - For this month's Civ5 GOTM we sent you into the Barbarian wastelands: You are playing Bismarck of Germany on a large Fractal map with raging barbarians on Emperor level. You need to exterminate the brutes and everything else, since you need to win via a domination victory. You have until June 15 to subjugate this
- [Civ6 Challenge of the Month May: Reach For The Heavens](https://civfanatics.com/2024/05/14/civ6-challenge-of-the-month-may-reach-for-the-heavens/) - Firaxis has published the next "Challenge Of The Month" for Civ6, this time designed by PotatoMcWhiskey himself!This time you lead the Khmer on a standard size wetlands map on either Prince or Emperor. You need to win it via a culture victory, and have time until June 18 to do this. Check out the challenge
- [EpicStore: Five reasons why Civilization 6 is so enduringly popular](https://civfanatics.com/2024/05/13/epicstore-five-reasons-why-civilization-6-is-so-enduringly-popular/) - This article at the EpicGames Store is nearly 1 month old, but only popped up now on social media: "Five reasons why Civilization 6 is so enduringly popular"While we are pretty sure that the CFC crowd can think of more than only 5 reasons, the article distills down some of the most important aspects, as
- [Sullla's AI Survivor Season Eight](https://civfanatics.com/2024/05/12/sulllas-ai-survivor-season-eight/) - The incredibly popular CIV IV AI Survivor Season Eight Will Begin on 31 May 2024 at 1200 EST What is AI survivor? It's a CIV IV watching party on Twitch where we witness various AIs from one of the most enduring CIV titles duke it out on a Pangea map, max difficulty, no tech trading, no
- [PolyCast 432: The Relation is Tangential](https://civfanatics.com/2024/05/10/polycast-432-the-relation-is-tangential/) - The four-hundred-and-thirty-second episode of PolyCast, “The Relation is Tangential“ is now available for streaming on the PolyCast YouTube Channel. This episode features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, and Phil "TheMeInTeam". Topics for this episode include:Misc- 00h02m04s | Feedback from Episode 428News- 00h13m17s | March Challenge of the Month: The Ides of March and April Challenge
- [Millennia - Update 2](https://civfanatics.com/2024/05/07/millennia-update-2/) - The second of the scheduled updates for Millennia has been released. In this update the devs bring us new options for hot seat multiplayer, new indicators for unrest, a better overview over some unit stats, made the remapping of keys possible, expanded the nation builder functionality, and a bunch of other things as well. For
- [Civ IV hall of Fame Update](https://civfanatics.com/2024/05/05/civ-iv-hall-of-fame-update-13/) - The Civilization IV Hall of Fame has been updated - 16 games were accepted since the previous update.Congratulations to Lcpl Jack Jones for the highest score of the update with a Duel, Quick, Deity, Conquest game for 76,963 points.Lcpl Jack Jones was the most active player during this update, submitting 13 games, and getting 6
- [Civ5 Battle Royal Season 4: New episodes](https://civfanatics.com/2024/05/04/civ5-battle-royal-season-4-new-episodes/) - The Civ5 Battle Royale is huge but the concept of the show is pretty simple! On a massive world map, 61 AI Civilizations go at it to see which one can be the last one standing. No human intervention in the show as a several months long game is recorded and then curated into episodes
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month" #181](https://civfanatics.com/2024/05/03/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-181/) - We also deliver you a new Civ6 GOTM for May! This time you play as Montezuma on a standard size "Continents & Islands" map on Emperor level. Your world is hot with a high sea level, a disaster intensity of 2, with abundant resources, but balanced starting positions. You need to go against Monty's spirit
- [Great House Of Calderia: Crusader Kings 3 has a rival as beloved grand strategy game hits 1.0](https://civfanatics.com/2024/05/03/great-house-of-calderia-crusader-kings-3-has-a-rival-as-beloved-grand-strategy-game-hits-1-0/) - FireSquid games, the organizers of Tacticon, have released a new game, "Great House Of Calderia". PCGamesN has also published an article called "Crusader Kings 3 has a rival as beloved grand strategy game hits 1.0", which probably tells you why this is interesting for us.Great House Of Calderia is a grand strategy game, running in
- [Old World update #122](https://civfanatics.com/2024/05/02/old-world-update-122/) - Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest update for their game. This update brings improvements for the Archipelago mapscript, tweaks to events and improvements, how the starting city sites are calculated, and a lot more. Discuss this update with us here (and read the full list of changes too). Old World
- [Play the new Civ5 "Game Of The Month" #244](https://civfanatics.com/2024/05/01/play-the-new-civ5-game-of-the-month-244/) - For your free day today we make you work in Civ5! In the new Civ5 GOTM you play as Isabella of Spain on a standard size continents map on King level. You need to win via a culture victory, and prevent all other civs from achieving another victory. Will the continents be plentiful in resources?
- [Civilization meets Cities Skylines 2 in new historical city builder](https://civfanatics.com/2024/04/13/civilization-meets-cities-skylines-2-in-new-historical-city-builder/) - A new game has been announced, which should be of interest to the Civ-fanatics: Memoriapolis. PCGamesN describes it as "Civilization meets Cities Skylines 2 in new historical city builder", which indeed could be come true. The game is described as a city builder, where you take your city through the ages, unlock new challenges, meetnew
- [New indie game release: Manor Lords](https://civfanatics.com/2024/04/26/new-indie-game-release-manor-lords/) - Today the game "Manor Lords" has become available in early access, after being for a long while Steam's most anticipated game.This city builder has been developed by a single person, and is published by Hooded Horse, who have also published Old World.The setting of this game is in medieval Southern Germany, and your task is
- [Millennia - 2024 Roadmap & Update 1](https://civfanatics.com/2024/04/22/millennia-2024-roadmap-update-1/) - The devs of Millennia have given us another update, and are talking also about the future of the game. The roadmap lines out that we can expect at least another 5 updates this year, together with 2 new DLCs. The most important mechanics of these DLCs will come in the free updates at the same
- [PCGamer: A new physics paper suggests that we may all be living in the ultimate 4X strategy game after all](https://civfanatics.com/2024/04/23/pcgamer-a-new-physics-paper-suggests-that-we-may-all-be-living-in-the-ultimate-4x-strategy-game-after-all/) - PCGamer has today published an article called "A new physics paper suggests that we may all be living in the ultimate 4X strategy game after all". Most people here have probably watched the Matrix, a similar movie, read a book in this vein, etc: We could be all living in a simulation.Apparently a new physics
- [Civilization Call To Power 25th Anniversary Celebration - Communities, Fan Mods & Ports, 4K AI Upscale, Multiplayer Server, & More!](https://civfanatics.com/2024/04/16/civilization-call-to-power-25th-anniversary-celebration-communities-fan-mods-ports-4k-ai-upscale-multiplayer-server-more/) - As it turns out, the "Call To Power" series has turned 25 this month. Right for this occasion an upscaled version of the wonder videos has been released (discuss here), and our moderator blake00 decided to make an overview for all the fans. If you want to find out where to buy "Call To Power",
- [Play  the new Civ5 "Game Of The Month" #243](https://civfanatics.com/2024/04/15/play-the-new-civ5-game-of-the-month-243/) - The new Civ5 GOTM sends you to the cold lands of Siberia. You play as Russia on a standard size Ice Age map on Prince level. Try to ensure that it stays like this, with a science victory! As usual, you have one month time, deadline is May 15. For more information please see this
- [Youtube: An archeologist plays Civ, using only archeology for culture victory](https://civfanatics.com/2024/04/14/youtube-an-archeologist-plays-civ-using-only-archeology-for-culture-victory/) - Bill Farley, a professor in archeology, and very active on Twitter, has shown that he also likes games, and went on a live stream with Civ6, trying to achieve a culture victory while only relying on archeology (just for the giggles). His video is right now at only 90 minutes, so we can expect at
- [Ara: History Untold: Dev Q&A April 2024](https://civfanatics.com/2024/04/12/ara-history-untold-dev-qa-april-2024/) - In March we had the first dev Q&A for Ara: History Untold, and now we get this second. In this Q&A the devs talk about weird rivers, the abilities of the leaders which are a mix between Civ3/4 and Civ5/6, how the AI is built, and more. Check the video out, and discuss it with
- [Millennia soundtrack: Now on Youtube](https://civfanatics.com/2024/04/13/millennia-soundtrack-now-on-youtube/) - Paradox Games has uploaded the soundtrack of Millennia to Youtube, giving you nearly 2h of epic music for free! Discuss the soundtrack with us here.
- [Old World - new DLC "Behind The Throne" announced](https://civfanatics.com/2024/04/11/old-world-new-dlc-behind-the-throne-announced/) - The Twitter account of Mohwak Games has announced a new DLC for Old World, called "Behind The Throne".Behind The Throne adds 350+ new events, new gameplay mechanics, characters, missions, traits, improvements and projects. The release date will be at the end of next month, May 28. Discuss this new DLC with us here.
- [Civ6 monthly challenge for April: Three Stars Each](https://civfanatics.com/2024/04/10/civ6-monthly-challenge-for-april-three-stars-each/) - This month's challenge is slightly different than the rest, because everything is random. Your civ is set, it is Babylon, you need to win via science, but everything else is unknown (besides the difficulty, Prince or Emperor). Besides the map this also includes the tech tree and the civics, which should result in a tad
- [PCGamesN: Pixel art Civilization 6 rival deals in the dark side of diplomacy (Imperial Ambitions)](https://civfanatics.com/2024/04/08/pcgamesn-pixel-art-civilization-6-rival-deals-in-the-dark-side-of-diplomacy-imperial-ambitions/) - PCGamesN just published an article about an upcoming game, which should be up to the taste of the Civ-fanatics, "Imperial Ambitions". As the title of the article indicates, this is a turn-based 4X game, probably closer to Colonization than to Civilization 6 though, and it comes in a retro look. You manage an European empire
- [TurnBasedFest on Steam, until April 8](https://civfanatics.com/2024/04/05/turnbasedfest-on-steam-until-april-8/) - The fellows from TurnBasedThursday have organized a Steam special, dedicated to turnbased games.The overview page lists what is all included in this sale.Among many games, the following are in my opinion especially interesting to the CivFanatics: https://store.steampowered.com/app/597180/Old_World/ Old World, reduced by 30% https://store.steampowered.com/app/1768280/Ozymandias_Bronze_Age_Empire_Sim/ Ozymandias, reduced by 45% https://store.steampowered.com/app/1183470/Imperiums_Greek_Wars/ Imperium: Greek Wars, reduced by 67% https://store.steampowered.com/app/1162990/ZOR_Pilgrimage_of_the_Slorfs/
- [Millennia - Future Ages & Update 0](https://civfanatics.com/2024/04/07/millennia-future-ages-update-0/) - Millennia has just been released, and the devs are working hard on fixing the most prevalent issues. The update 0 has been published, and you can find the changelog here. The new update includes a myriad of balancing changes, which will only apply to new games. So either have a read, or start directly playing
- [Old World update #121](https://civfanatics.com/2024/04/06/old-world-update-121/) - Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest update for their game. This update brings new settings for player starting development in MP, a new Victory Point setting option, balance changes, a lower looking age for the character portraits, 9 new events, and more. Discuss this update with us here (and read
- [Forbes: The 8 Top Strategy Video Games](https://civfanatics.com/2024/04/03/forbes-the-8-top-strategy-video-games/) - The bussiness magazin seems to have strayed a bit away from serious bussiness, and has published an artilce about the Top 8 strategy games out there. The selection is a bit random, including Football Manager and Starcraft II, but is topped by one of our favourite titles, Civ6. An excerpt: Civilization is perhaps the most
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month" #180](https://civfanatics.com/2024/04/06/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-180/) - We also got you a Civ6 GOTM for April, but let me tell you, nothing is a joke in this one. You play as Pachacuti of the Inca on a standard size Terra map with a cold and arid climate and high sea levels on King level. You get Barbarian Clans, Monopolies and Corporations, and
- [Play the new Civ3 "Game Of The Month"](https://civfanatics.com/2024/04/02/play-the-new-civ3-game-of-the-month-2/) - For the Easter Civ3 GOTM you play as queen Elizabeth of the English on a normal size archipelago map with raging barbarians on Monarch level. There is a special rule for this GOTM, all harbours for all civs are half price, so that it is easier to conquer the seas! As usual for the Civ3
- [Play the new Civ5 "Game Of The Month" #242](https://civfanatics.com/2024/04/04/play-the-new-civ5-game-of-the-month-242/) - And we continue the Civ5 GOTM series also in April. This time you play as Gajah Mada of Indonesia on a standard size donut map on Warlord level. You need to win via a culture victory, and prevent all other civs from achieving another victory! You have until May 1 to complete this GOTM. For
- [April Fools': 2K buys Paradox, Millennia is the "next civ game in development"](https://civfanatics.com/2024/04/01/2k-buys-paradox-millennia-is-the-next-civ-game-in-development/) - Breaking news!According to latest news, as reported by Kotaku, PCGames, and others, 2K has announced that it is buying Paradox Games, and that the next part of the Civ series is actually the just released Millennia.The articles say that 2K has been actively looking into expanding their portfolio (as also shown last week's purchase of
- [Ara: History Untold: Dev Diary, Ep. 18 – Scouts](https://civfanatics.com/2024/03/27/ara-history-untold-dev-diary-ep-18-scouts/) - And we are now at the 16th dev diary for Ara: History Untold.This time the devs talk about scouts and exploration. They are apparently busy with finishing the game, the dev diaries are therefore a bit shorter. This dev diary also tells us mostly some of what you expect, that there is wildlife, that you
- [Millennia released!](https://civfanatics.com/2024/03/26/millennia-released/) - The new history-themed game developed by Paradox, Millennia, has been released today. We made a whole forum for this game, and you might want to check out the following threads: Initial FAQ Our discussion about the reviews Basic Tutorials by JumboPixel We are looking forward to many interesting discussions.
- [New indie game release: LakeSide](https://civfanatics.com/2024/03/26/new-indie-game-release-lakeside/) - This game has been in development and alpha-stage for a while, as you can see by the above video by GamerZakh, which is now 2 years old. But today it has been released, so it's worth a thread!This game is a side scrolling city builder, which I am not sure is a usual thing. Instead
- [Millennia - the reviews](https://civfanatics.com/2024/03/25/millennia-the-reviews/) - The first reviews for Millennia are in! IGN https://www.ign.com/articles/millennia-review PCGamesN https://www.pcgamesn.com/millennia/review Wargamer https://www.wargamer.com/millennia/review The verdict seems similar to what the Civ-Fanatics crowd has noticed during the demo: The game has interesting ideas, and can fascinate you for a while. The graphics aren't pretty though, and there are things which do not connect nicely, gameplay wise.
- [PolyCast 431: Daylight Savings](https://civfanatics.com/2024/03/24/polycast-431-daylight-savings/) - The four-hundred-and-thirty-first episode of PolyCast, “Daylight Savings“ is now available for streaming on the PolyCast YouTube Channel. This episode features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, and Jason "MegaBearsFan". Topics for this episode include:News- 00h02m50s | March Challenge of the Month: The Ides of March- 00h12m45s | Latest Information on the Civilization Mobile Game- 00h14m46s |
- [Millennia Developer Diary – Art of the Ages](https://civfanatics.com/2024/03/23/millennia-developer-diary-art-of-the-ages/) - We got another developer diary from the new Paradox game Millennia!This time the diary is about the art style. As we are already used from civ, most items, no matter if technology, unit, improvements and others have their own customized icons, as well as 3D models. The ages also have their own art style, obviously.
- [CivBattleRoyale Season 4 (CBR X4) - Episode 1](https://civfanatics.com/2024/03/22/civbattleroyale-season-4-cbr-x4-episode-1/) - The Civ5 Battle Royale is huge but the concept of the show is pretty simple! On a massive world map, 61 AI Civilizations got at it to see which one can be the last one standing. All Civilizations are chosen by the audience of the civbattleroyale reddit group and part of the fun is helping
- [First Human to Receive Neuralink Implant Says It Lets Him Play Civilization VI](https://civfanatics.com/2024/03/21/first-human-to-receive-neuralink-implant-says-it-lets-him-play-civilization-vi/) - The PCMag (and various other outlets) have reported about today's first video of Neuralink's first implant: The Neuralink implant is a brain implant for quadriplegic people people, allowing them to move a cursor on a screen. While in general not a new invention, Elon Musk's company has managed to garner widespread media attention for the
- [(Back Episode) PolyCast 419: News, News, and More News](https://civfanatics.com/2024/03/20/back-episode-polycast-419-news-news-and-more-news/) - The four-hundred-and-nineteenth episode of PolyCast, “News, News, and More News“ 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- 06m34s | Leader Pass Developer Livestream- 25m48s | Civilization VI Added to Game Pass- 30m16s | April
- [Ara: History Untold: Dev Q&A March 204](https://civfanatics.com/2024/03/19/ara-history-untold-dev-qa-march-204/) - After many dev diaries for Ara: History Untold we now get the first Q&A. In this Q&A the devs talk about which platforms Ara will be released on, if you can change from simultaneous turns to real turn-based turns, the long path to get map sizes right, and much more. Check the video out, and
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month" #179](https://civfanatics.com/2024/03/19/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-179/) - For the mid-month Civ6 GOTM you play as Jayavarman VII of the Khmer on a standard size wetlands map on Deity level. The game is hot and arid with a low sea level and sparse resources. You get a bit compensated with a legendary starting position, but you also need to deal with dramatic ages
- [Humankind Spring sale](https://civfanatics.com/2024/03/18/humankind-spring-sale/) - Humankind is part of the current Steam spring sale.The base game is reduced by 75%, and the DLCs are reduced between 33 to 75%.This sale runs until March 21.Get them here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1124300/HUMANKIND/ Discuss the sale in the forum here.
- [Millennia Developer Diary - Achievements, Modding & Multiplayer](https://civfanatics.com/2024/03/18/millennia-developer-diary-achievements-modding-multiplayer/) - We got another developer diary from the new Paradox game Millennia!This time the diary is about various options which we all like to have: MP, modding and achievements. Obviously Millennia has them all, as we would otherwise not have this diary. The short version is that Millennia does support Hot Seat, as well as the
- [Play the new Civ5 "Game Of The Month" #241](https://civfanatics.com/2024/03/17/play-the-new-civ5-game-of-the-month-241/) - For the mid-month Civ5 GOTM you play as Dido of Carthage on a standard size small continents map on Deity level. While you would certainly want to take a stab at Caesar, you have to win via a Diplomacy victory, and prevent all other civs from achieving another victory. Your deadline is April 15. For
- [Civilization 6 Challenge Of The Month: Ides of March](https://civfanatics.com/2024/03/13/civilization-6-challenge-of-the-month-ides-of-march/) - Firaxis has released another Civ6 "Challenge Of The Month", appropriate for the time of the year: Ides of March. You are obviously playing as Julius Caesar on a pretty much standard setup, besides epic speed and Secret Societies are enabled. You need to win in any way, besides a score victory, and you can choose
- [PolyCast 418: We Really Said Something!](https://civfanatics.com/2024/03/13/polycast-418-we-really-said-something/) - The four-hundred-and-eighteenth episode of PolyCast, “We Really Said Something!“ 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- 00h05m03s | Great Builder's Pack Released and Livestream- 00h22m10s | Leader of England Pack PreviewForum Talk- 00h35m23s |
- [EA Classic games added to Steam & on sale (SMAC, C&C, Red Alert, Sim City 3K, Dungeon Keeper, Populous)](https://civfanatics.com/2024/03/10/ea-classic-games-added-to-steam-on-sale-smac-cc-red-alert-sim-city-3k-dungeon-keeper-populous/) - Electronic Arts is making the news this weekend as they've released a huge amount of classic games in their catalog ie the entire Command & Conquer collection, Sim City 3000, Dungeon Keeper, Populous, and many more including a very important one to a lot of people on this site Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri (already available
- [CivBattleRoyale Season 4 (CBR X4) starting soon!](https://civfanatics.com/2024/03/12/civbattleroyale-season-4-cbr-x4-starting-soon/) - The Civ5 Battle Royale is huge but the concept of the show is pretty simple! On a massive world map, 61 AI Civilizations got at it to see which one can be the last one standing. All Civilizations are chosen by the audience of the civbattleroyale reddit group and part of the fun is helping
- [Ara: History Untold: Dev Diary, Ep. 17 – Triumphs](https://civfanatics.com/2024/03/11/ara-history-untold-dev-diary-ep-17-triumphs/) - And we are now at the 17th dev diary for Ara: History Untold.This time the devs talk essentially about how wonders and other monumental buildings are getting into the game, from the initial decision what to include, through the whole design process. Check it out, and discuss it with us here.
- [Old World Update #120](https://civfanatics.com/2024/03/08/old-world-update-120/) - Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest update for their game. This update brings changes to the AI, a new map script, city production can be automated, and character portraits will now be gradually aging (see the picture). Discuss this update with us here (and read the full list of changes
- [Millennia Developer Diary - After the Demo](https://civfanatics.com/2024/03/07/millennia-developer-diary-after-the-demo/) - The demo of Millennia has been quite a success, and the devs have now published the first diary after the release. Well, not really a dev diary, but rather the list of recent changes, which should be meaningful for the players. The long list includes a bunch of graphical changes which are definitely visible in
- [Civ IV hall of Fame Update](https://civfanatics.com/2024/03/06/civ-iv-hall-of-fame-update-12/) - 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
- [Live stream - The Head Of Cyrus monthly challenge](https://civfanatics.com/2024/03/05/live-stream-the-head-of-cyrus-monthly-challenge/) - 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
- [Play the new Civ5 "Game Of The Month" #240](https://civfanatics.com/2024/03/04/play-the-new-civ5-game-of-the-month-240/) - 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
- [The Millennia demo - the CivFanatics verdict](https://civfanatics.com/2024/03/03/the-millennia-demo-the-civfanatics-verdict/) - 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:
- [More news on mobile Civ game (most likely China specific)](https://civfanatics.com/2024/03/01/more-news-on-mobile-civ-game-most-likely-china-specific/) - 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
- [PolyCast 430: Historical Anecdotes](https://civfanatics.com/2024/02/29/polycast-430-historical-anecdotes/) - 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 |
- [Millennia | Basics Tutorial with JumboPixel](https://civfanatics.com/2024/03/01/millennia-basics-tutorial-with-jumbopixel/) - 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.
- [Play the new Civ4 "Game Of The Month" #269](https://civfanatics.com/2024/03/02/play-the-new-civ4-game-of-the-month-269/) - 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
- [Explorminate: The Top 4X Games of 2024(X)](https://civfanatics.com/2024/02/28/explorminate-the-top-4x-games-of-2024x-our-list/) - Explorminate has published a new videos, about the best 4X games to be expected.They start with how the 90s with Civ2 and MoO was the golden age of 4X, although 2023 also had a ton of good games, including the expansions for Old World and Humankind, GalCiv4, Spellforce and others. They then follow-up with the
- [Euronews: "AI models chose violence and escalated to nuclear strikes in simulated wargames"](https://civfanatics.com/2024/02/27/euronews-ai-models-chose-violence-and-escalated-to-nuclear-strikes-in-simulated-wargames/) - I do admit, these news are only very tangentially related to Civ6, but nevertheless interesting enough for us here: Nobody probably has not noticed the recent hype about AI, and how people try to use it for everything. Researchers from Cornell university have used different large language models (LLM) as agents in political scenarios and
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month" #178](https://civfanatics.com/2024/02/26/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-178/) - And for March we get an early GOTM, and you might be eager to test this setup! You play as Mansa Musa of Mali, on a hot and wet standard-sized highlands map on Prince level. You get a disaster intensity of 2, but also a legendary start, and you play with Monopolies and Corporations. You
- [PolyCast 429: The Show Where We Talk About Millenia](https://civfanatics.com/2024/02/24/polycast-429-the-show-where-we-talk-about-millenia/) - The four-hundred-and-twenty-ninth episode of PolyCast, “The Show Where We Talk About Millenia“ 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- 00h03m42s | Humankind's Geogre Sand Update Released- 00h13m33s | Revisiting the Robot Revolution Challenge (Briefly)-
- [Civ6 Free to play (Feb 22-26 2024)](https://civfanatics.com/2024/02/22/civ6-free-to-play-feb-22-26-2024/) - The Civ6 Twitter account has announced that Civ6 will be free to play until Monday!This seems to apply to the Platinum version including all addons, so go and try!If you get the taste for it, then you can also get it at a discount right now, the base game costing 5.99€, the Platinum version 15.09€
- [Millennia: Release date, and more about ages!](https://civfanatics.com/2024/02/23/millennia-release-date-and-more-about-ages/) - The latest info from Millennia gives us a lot of info about ages, but more importantly also information about the release: Millennia will be released on March 26 2024, and can already be pre-purchased. The standard version will cost 39.99€, and the deluxe version 59.99. The deluxe version will include two skins for early units,
- [New indie game release: Solium Infernum](https://civfanatics.com/2024/02/23/new-indie-game-release-solium-infernum/) - Prior this game has been described as "Doom meets Civilization", and today you can see this yourself, as Solium Infernum has been released. The game is set in an underworld hellscape, where you battle turn-based battles with demons. The game also includes 8 single-player campaigns, and also must diplomacy and city-building, but it is right
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month" #177](https://civfanatics.com/2024/02/18/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-177/) - And obviously this mid-month GOTM series would not be complete without Civ6! In this Civ6 GOTM you play as Lautaro of the Mapuche on a huge earth map with true starting positions. You fight against 9 civs on Immortal level, with Dramatic Ages and Monopolies and Corporations. You need to win via a domination victory,
- [New indie game release: Empires Shall Fall](https://civfanatics.com/2024/02/20/new-indie-game-release-empires-shall-fall/) - It seems a lot of new games are getting released! This time we're not looking at grand strategy, but rather at a turn-based tactics game, called "Empires Shall Fall".While self-described as being set in a dieselpunk world, the trailer definitely also gives away some X-COM vibes, with various aliens as an enemy to your retro
- [Join a truly epic FreeCiv game - LongTurn83 starting soon!](https://civfanatics.com/2024/02/19/join-a-truly-epic-freeciv-game-longturn83-starting-soon/) - The "LongTurn" series of games is an epic MP game within the FreeCiv community. You can join as one of many many nations in a multiplayer game, doing 1 turn per day for approximately 3-5 months. The game will be played on a single continent, and it is all-vs-all. If you want to know more
- [Polycast episode 428: "Freedom?"](https://civfanatics.com/2024/02/18/8539/) - The four-hundred-and-twenty-eighth episode of PolyCast, "Freedom?" is now available on streaming on YouTube. This episode features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus. Stephanie “Makahlua”, Phil "TheMeInTeam", and Jason "MegaBearsFan". Topics for this episode include:News- 00h01m54s | Ara History Untold game overview- 00h21m23s | Ara History Untold dev diary: "the 6Xs"- 00h34m54s | January 2024 Challenge of the Month:
- [Millennia | Community Q&A II](https://civfanatics.com/2024/02/17/millennia-community-qa-ii/) - The developers of Millennia have posted their second community Q&A. This Q&A was run while the demo was active (still is for another 2 days!), so some interesting in-depth questions were asked. If you want to know more about the space race or a more culturally tied winning condition, religions, their differences, and many other
- [New indie game release - AlexanderBall: A Countryball Tale](https://civfanatics.com/2024/02/17/new-indie-game-release-alexanderball-a-countryball-tale/) - And we are getting another interesting release - AlexanderBall: A Countryball Tale.Also this game is a historical turn-based 4X game, where you play as Alexander the Great. As in other games, you also recruit armies, fight turn-based hex battles, build your cities and conduct diplomacy. But, the twist, all characters and units are not humans,
- [Play the new Civ5 "Game Of The Month" #239](https://civfanatics.com/2024/02/16/play-the-new-civ5-game-of-the-month-239/) - Ands you obviously also get a new Civ5 GOTM! This time you play as Askia of the Songhai on a standard size Sandstorm map on Emperor level. You need to win via culture victory to reign over Dune... er... this sand mass, we mean. The deadline is March 15. You can find all the info
- [Imperiums: Greek Wars - Rise of Caesar](https://civfanatics.com/2024/02/16/imperiums-greek-wars-rise-of-caesar/) - Imperiums: Greek Wars is a historical turnbased 4X game, so the right thing for the Civ-fanatics crowd! You play (not surprisingly) in the era of the ancient Greeks, and you try to dominate the mediterranean with one of the Greek (or other) factions, by conquering, exploring, and building up your empire. This game has been
- [Millennia: Steam Nextfest demo available longer, until February 19](https://civfanatics.com/2024/02/14/millennia-steam-nextfest-demo-available-longer-until-february-19/) - The dem of the new (semi) historical 4X game by Paradox games is available for 1 week longer, until February 19.The demo will be single player, and you will be able to play at maximum 60 turns up until the 3rd age. This allows you to explore the age system of Millennia, which allows you
- [New Civ6 monthly challenge: The Head Of Cyrus](https://civfanatics.com/2024/02/13/new-civ6-monthly-challenge-the-head-of-cyrus/) - For nearly Valentine's Day Firaxis is giving us a new monthly challenge: The Head Of Cyrus. You play as Tomyris on a duel size hot and arid inland sea map. You get Barbarian clans, and you must win via Domination against an obvious foe. You have the option to play on Prince or Emperor level,
- [Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri 25th Anniversary Celebration - Fan Film Series, Game Remake & More!](https://civfanatics.com/2024/02/10/sid-meiers-alpha-centauri-25th-anniversary-celebration-fan-film-series-game-remake-more/) - To celebrate Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri 25th Anniversary this week talented fans at CivFanatics have been creating some excellent SMAC content for us all to sit back and enjoy the read below!Firstly UniversityBase has just released the start of a stunning short film series retelling the story of University faction leader Prokhor Zakharov's journey to
- [Play the new Civ4 "Game Of The Month" #268](https://civfanatics.com/2024/02/15/play-the-new-civ4-game-of-the-month-268/) - With the nearly-valentine's edition of the Civ4 GOTM we're sending you to England. You're playing as Victoria on a standard size canals map on Prince level. This game has random events enabled, but you could pick the challenger options on Emperor level without. No matter what, the deadline is April 1. For more information please
- [Polycast episode 427: "First SMAC of the Year"](https://civfanatics.com/2024/02/07/polycast-episode-427-first-smac-of-the-year/) - We're back! After almost half a year of un-planned hiatus, the four-hundred-and-twenty-seventh episode of PolyCast, "First SMAC of the Year" is now available on streaming on YouTube. This episode features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus. Stephanie “Makahlua”, Phil "TheMeInTeam", and Jason "MegaBearsFan". Topics for this episode include:News- 00h03m28s | Civilization VI Symphony in Korea- 00h11m33s | December
- [Millennia: Steam Nextfest demo available until February 12](https://civfanatics.com/2024/02/06/millennia-steam-nextfest-demo-available-until-february-12/) - Until February 12 you will be able to try out a free demo of Millennia, the new (semi) historical 4X by Paradox games!The demo will be single player, and you will be able to play at maximum 60 turns up until the 3rd age. This allows you to explore the age system of Millennia, which
- [Interstellar Space Genesis](https://civfanatics.com/2024/02/05/interstellar-space-genesis/) - This time we would like to highlight not a historical game, but more some food for the MoO fans among us: Interstellar Space Genesis. As with the game we all know, also this one is a turnbased sci-fi 4X in space. It has been out for a while, and in the meantime the 4th DLC
- [Play the new Civ4 "Game Of The Month" #267](https://civfanatics.com/2024/02/06/play-the-new-civ4-game-of-the-month-267/) - And obviously we also have a new GOTM for Civ4 in 2024! This time we let you play Sitting Bull of the Native Americans, and you play on a standard size hub map on Emperor level. You have time until March 11 to finish this new GOTM. For more information please see this thread.
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month" #176](https://civfanatics.com/2024/02/04/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-176/) - And we continue to conquer the year 2024, also in Civ6! For this GOTM you play as Hojo Tokimune on a standard size Archipelago map with high sea level on King level. You get a disaster intensity of 3 together with barbarian clans, and you need to win this game via culture or diplomacy. You
- [Streamers previewing Millennia](https://civfanatics.com/2024/02/03/streamers-previewing-millennia/) - The streamer Boesthius has posted a first stream of Millennia, where he easily wins within the demo time which you can try yourself in a few days too. Writing Bull has also put a video online, but it is in German: Discuss these previews with us here.
- [Play the new Civ5 "Game Of The Month" #238](https://civfanatics.com/2024/02/02/play-the-new-civ5-game-of-the-month-238/) - The next Civ5 GOTM is wild! You play as Attila the Hun on a standard size lakes map on King level. Obviously you need to go for domination, and you start with plenty of horses to achieve this! The deadline to submit your finished game is March 1. For more information please check this thread.
- [Old World update #119](https://civfanatics.com/2024/02/01/old-world-update-119/) - Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest update for their game. This update revamps all language localizations, brings you more events, new map scripts, new game options, balance changes, and much more! Discuss this update with us here (and read the full list of changes too). Old World is currently available
- [Ara: History Untold: Dev Diary, Ep. 16 – Art overview](https://civfanatics.com/2024/02/01/ara-history-untold-dev-diary-ep-16-art-overview/) - And we are now at the 16th dev diary for Ara: History Untold.This time the devs talk about gaming the art in the game. They talk about how to choose the style for a game, how to properly represent cultures and how they try to give a customized style for each new play of the
- [Civ IV Hall of Fame Update](https://civfanatics.com/2024/01/31/civ-iv-hall-of-fame-update-11/) - The Civilization IV Hall of Fame has been updated - 10 games were accepted since the previous update.Congratulations to nocho for the highest score of the update with a Duel, Normal, Warlord, Space Colony game for 206,705 points.nocho and ruff_hi were the most active players during this update, submitting 3 games each.No player was brave
- [Millennia: Free demo from February 5 to 12](https://civfanatics.com/2024/01/29/millennia-free-demo-from-february-5-to-12/) - From February 5 to 12, you will be able to try out a free demo of Millennia, the new (semi) historical 4X by Paradox games!The demo will be single player, and you will be able to play at maximum 60 turns up until the 3rd age. Join us for the discussion about the free demo
- [Podcast: "Legacies of Ancient Persia" with Leyla Johnson](https://civfanatics.com/2024/01/26/podcast-legacies-of-ancient-persia-with-leyla-johnson/) - The Pourdavoud Institute for the studies of ancient Persia is running a podcast called "Legacies of Ancient Persia". In their latest episode they have interviewed Leyla Johnson, and talk about her middle Eastern background and obviously Old World. Leyla tells how she loves history (and to talk with Soren about it), how the interviewer got her 84
- [Millennia: First gameplay video on Monday January 29!](https://civfanatics.com/2024/01/27/millennia-first-gameplay-video-on-monday-january-29/) - The Millennia Twitter account has announced that on Monday 29th, at 14:30 CET you will be able to watch the first gameplay video.The video will be streamed on their youtube channel, and you will be able to discuss it with us here.No further information has currently been provided.
- [Shekelesh unit pack available for Civ III](https://civfanatics.com/2016/11/25/shekelesh-unit-pack-available-for-civ-iii/) - Register's Shekelesh unit pack is now available to download to enhance your Civ III ancient era experience! The pack includes an archer, horse spearman, oxen cart, spearman and two swordsmen; a perfect combination to use in a mod based on the Ancient World. The Shekelesh were named by the Egyptians as one of the Sea
- [Millennia Developer Diary – Economy Part Two](https://civfanatics.com/2024/01/23/millennia-developer-diary-economy-part-two/) - We got another developer diary from the new Paradox game Millennia!This time the diary is again about how the economy works. Overall this works comparable to Civ, in the sense that you have a city where you build buildings which give bonuses in certain areas, and in the surrounding you build improvements. The improvements produce
- [Play the new Civ3 "Game Of The Month" #193+166](https://civfanatics.com/2024/01/21/play-the-new-civ3-game-of-the-month-193166/) - And also in the new year 2024 Civ3 stays eternal, and the team is ready to provide you a new quarterly challenge! In the Civ3 GOTM for "Play The World" you play as China on a normal size Pangaea map with restless barbarians on Regent level. Other details about the map are unknown, but you
- [New indie game release: Rising Lords](https://civfanatics.com/2024/01/20/new-indie-game-release-rising-lords/) - Another game got released, which just right fits to our taste: Rising Lords.This game is a medieval turn-based strategy game, where you build up cities, recruit armies, and fight against other lords.The art style is cute, and system requirements are very low.A free demo is available, and the full game is currently discounted from 19.99
- [Top 10 Turn-Based Strategy Games Of 2023](https://civfanatics.com/2024/01/20/top-10-turn-based-strategy-games-of-2023/) - TurnBasedLovers has released another article called "Top 10 Turn-Based Strategy Games Of 2023".The list includes obvious candidates like Galactic Civilizations 4 and the latest entry in the Spellforce series, but also more hidden games like Revival: Recolonization, Victoria 3 or Masters of Magic. And it features Battle Of Wesnoth, one of the best open source
- [Ara: History Untold: Dev Diary, Ep. 15 – Insider Program](https://civfanatics.com/2024/01/19/ara-history-untold-dev-diary-ep-15-insider-program/) - And we are now at the 15th dev diary for Ara: History Untold.This time the devs talk about gaming history, mostly of 4X. Apparently Oxide sits close to MicroProse, who developed the first Civ games, and many of their employees also once worked there! They also talk about that the term 4X is itself from
- [Play the new Civ5 "Game Of The Month" #237](https://civfanatics.com/2024/01/18/play-the-new-civ5-game-of-the-month-237/) - And we also get a Civ5 GOTM in this new year! We start with one of the easier games, on Prince level. You play as Oda Nobunaga on a large tiny islands map, and you need to win via a science victory. You have until the day after Valentine's day, February 15, to finish this
- [Humankind: George Sand update now available](https://civfanatics.com/2024/01/16/humankind-george-sand-update-now-available/) - The George Sand update is now available for Humankind.This version comes with more map generation options, more and rebalanced personas and cultures, and an overall makeover of the game. For more information please check the link, and discuss it with us here.
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month" #175](https://civfanatics.com/2024/01/15/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-175/) - And also in 2024 we still continue with the "Game Of The Month"! This time you play as Wu Zetian on a standard size Archipelago map with a hot and arid climate and sparse resources. This challenge is set on Deity level, and you need to win via a science victory. If you want to
- [Millennia Developer Diary – National Spirits](https://civfanatics.com/2024/01/12/millennia-developer-diary-national-spirits/) - We got another developer diary from the new Paradox game Millennia!This time the diary is about how your civilization is formed. Unlike the last Civ games, the civilizations in Millennia start as a blank canvas (besides the art style), which you can form yourself. If can create horse-back riding Spaniards, as well as industrial Mongols,
- [New Old World DLC released: Wonders & Dynasties!](https://civfanatics.com/2024/01/11/new-old-world-dlc-released-wonders-dynasties/) - Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released their new DLC, called “Wonders & Dynasties”. This DLC adds 30 new leaders, 8 new wonders, 21 character traits, and a lot more. You can discuss the new DLC with us here, and buy it at the following places: Steam Epic Games Store GOG
- [Next Civ6 Monthly Challenge: Robot Revolution](https://civfanatics.com/2024/01/09/next-civ6-monthly-challenge-robot-revolution/) - Firaxis has put the next monthly challenge online: This time you are playing as Larier of Canada on a small, cold and arid tilted axis map with sparse resources. You may chose between Prince and Emperor difficulty, and the necessary DLC is for you available for this challenge even if you have not bought it.
- [Rumors, rumors, rumors: Kael at Amplitude?](https://civfanatics.com/2024/01/08/rumors-rumors-rumors-kael-at-amplitude/) - We all know that our famous master Kael was working after FfH2 with Stardock, having had some great impact on GalCiv IV.A while ago, Brad Wardell, CEO of Stardock, made a post on Reddit, which just recently surfaced again. The overlooked information in Brad's post was that Kael apparently has moved on now to Amplitude.
- [Civilization VI Symphony - Live from the National Theater of Korea](https://civfanatics.com/2024/01/06/civilization-vi-symphony-live-from-the-national-theater-of-korea/) - A few days ago we reported about a version of Baba Yetu by the National Theater of Korea (link). They have in the meantime released a concert with many of the Civ6 songs! The concert contains the title song "Sogno Di Volare", and 19 civ themes. Watch it, it is amazing, and join us for
- [Play the new Civ5 "Hall Of Fame" challenges!](https://civfanatics.com/2024/01/05/play-the-new-civ5-hall-of-fame-challenges/) - We start the new year with some new challenges for you, giving you the option to get a spot in our Civ5's eternal "Hall Of Fame". To get a spot, we provide you right now with 2 challenges: G-Major CXL This challenge requires you to play as Shaka on a standard size arborea map on
- [Civ fans making games: Kings & Emperors](https://civfanatics.com/2024/01/04/civ-fans-making-games-kings-emperors/) - We got notified about some more Civ fans developing a historical 4X game: Kings & Emperors. This time it is a real time multiplayer game, with a focus on the medieval period. The game is currently not accessible, but the devs have regular playtests. If you are curious, then check the discussion on Facebook here,
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month" #174](https://civfanatics.com/2024/01/03/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-174/) - In the first GOTM of the year 2024 you get a tough challenge: You play as Cyrus on a standard size Pangaea map on Prince level. The resources are sparse, the climate is hot and arid with a low sea level, and disaster intensity is set to 2. You need to also win via a
- [Civ IV Hall of Fame Update](https://civfanatics.com/2024/01/02/civ-iv-hall-of-fame-update-10/) - The Civilization IV Hall of Fame has been updated - 14 games were accepted since the previous update.Congratulations to TokuTurtle for the highest score of the update with a Standard, Epic, Immortal, Domination game for 173,559 points.TokuTurtle and adityavs were the most active player during this update, submitting 4 games each. New Number One Entries:
- [Millennia Developer Diary – Domains & Culture](https://civfanatics.com/2024/01/01/millennia-developer-diary-domains-culture/) - We got another developer diary from the new Paradox game Millennia!This time the diary is about how you are able to shape your nation. The dev diary describes multiple ways, in which you can influence your civ, in many ways similar to the government options, but also split over other domains like exploration and warfare,
- [Happy new year from CivFanatics!](https://civfanatics.com/2024/01/01/happy-new-year-from-civfanatics/) - Happy new year from CivFanatics, we wish everyone a majestic year! Picture source
- [Baba Yetu - Live from the National Theater of Korea](https://civfanatics.com/2023/12/30/baba-yetu-live-from-the-national-theater-of-korea/) - The Civilization Twitter account has highlighted a performance of Baba Yetu by the National Theater of Korea! "Baba Yetu, the Grammy Award-winning theme song written for Civilization IV, comes to life through FLASIC Game Symphony Orchestra & Choir, in the first concert ever dedicated to Civ in Korea!" If you want to discuss this performance
- [Play the new Civ5 "Game Of The Month" #236 (Christmas special)](https://civfanatics.com/2023/12/29/play-the-new-civ5-game-of-the-month-236-christmas-special/) - The Civ5 GOTM team is making you a small Christmas present, in form of a Civ meme! For this GOTM you play as Gandhi on a small oval map on Deity level, and you must win via a Domination victory (Nukes optional). You also start with some guided missiles, just for fun. If you want
- [Christmas sales!](https://civfanatics.com/2023/12/21/christmas-sales/) - Various games have gone on sale for Christmas, as every year. The most important ones: Civilization 6 is on discount, with e.g. the Civ6 Anthology Edition being down to not even 25€ Humankind is discounted to 12.49€, and most DLCs are between 20%-75% off Old World is discounted down to 29.99€ (Steam, GOG) Ozymandias is
- [Twitter: Happy Holidays from the Civilization team!](https://civfanatics.com/2023/12/22/twitter-happy-holidays-from-the-civilization-team/) - The Civ team has just posted their holiday greetings on Twitter, and they can also be found on the Civ website.A very nice drawing, as last year, although it allows less speculations for the next title. If you still want to speculate, then join us here.
- [Play the Civ4 "Game Of The Month" #263](https://civfanatics.com/2023/12/19/play-the-civ4-game-of-the-month-263/) - For the Civ4 Christmas GOTM you play a slightly changed Bouddicca...er... Ms. Klaus, of the Celts. You play on a cylindrical Christmas Tree map against 8 AIs on deity level. You have until January 15 to bring presents or destruction to everyone. For more details, please check this thread.
- [Ara: History Untold: Dev Diary, Ep. 13 – Insider Program](https://civfanatics.com/2023/12/18/ara-history-untold-dev-diary-ep-13-insider-program/) - And we are now at the 13th dev diary for Ara: History Untold.In this episode the devs talk about the insider program of Ara, and explain what it is, which probably nobody here really surprises at the end ;). More interestingly in our thread there is now also a discussion about the civs and leaders
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month" #173](https://civfanatics.com/2023/12/16/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-173/) - New (mid-)month, new Civ6 game, just in time for the Christmas holidays! This time you play as Gorgo of Greece on a standard size pangaea map with low sea level and low resources on Emperor level. You also get some disasters and corporations, and you need to win via a culture or diplomatic victory. You
- [Play the new Civ5 "Game Of The Month" #235](https://civfanatics.com/2023/12/17/play-the-new-civ5-game-of-the-month-235/) - And from the Civ5 GOTM you also get a Christmas present! This time you play as Pedro II of Brazil on a standard size pangaea map on Immortal level. You need to win via culture victory, and prevent any other civ from achieving another victory. You have time until January 15 for this GOTM! Fore
- [Kull's Civ Call To Power 2 Apolyton Edition Cradle 3+ Upgrade Project](https://civfanatics.com/2023/12/16/kulls-civ-call-to-power-2-apolyton-edition-cradle-3-upgrade-project/) - Other than the occasional tinkering with the Apolyton Edition of Call To Power 2 there's not many CTP fan projects still going these days. However long time Civ community member Kull has been working over the last year or so on making the popular Cradle 3+ mods compatible with the Apolyton Edition of CTP2 while
- [Humankind: George Sand update announced](https://civfanatics.com/2023/12/15/humankind-george-sand-update-announced/) - Amplitude Studios have announced an upcoming update for their game Humankind. This update will come with a lot of rebalancing, new modding tools, more map generation options, the possibility to have a culture more than once in a game, and many more things! For the full information, please read the thread in the forum here.
- [New Old World DLC announced: Wonders & Dynasties!](https://civfanatics.com/2023/12/15/new-old-world-dlc-announced-wonders-dynasties/) - Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have announced a new DLC, called "Wonders & Dynasties". This DLC will add 30 new leaders, 8 new wonders, and probably a lot more things. The DLC is scheduled for January 11. Discuss this DLC with us here. For the already regular players, a new update, #117, has
- [Millennia Developer Diary – Ages Part One](https://civfanatics.com/2023/12/14/millennia-developer-diary-ages-part-one/) - We got another developer diary from the new Paradox game Millennia!This time the diary is about the ages in Millennia. The age system is somewhat comparable to Civ3, as there are defined ages, which can be unlocked by more things than only technologies. The first player entering a certain age will have the option to
- [Next Civ6 Monthly Challenge: Seven Seas](https://civfanatics.com/2023/12/12/next-civ6-monthly-challenge-seven-seas/) - Firaxis has put the next monthly challenge online: This time you are playing as Hadrada (Konge) on a large island plates map with a high sea level and high rainfall. You may chose between Prince and Emperor difficulty, and the necessary DLC is for you available for this challenge even if you have not bought
- [New Civ5 HOF gauntlets](https://civfanatics.com/2023/12/08/new-civ5-hof-gauntlets/) - While the general Hall of Fame is an ongoing competition, we like to run time-definite competitions between updates that we call Gauntlets. For december we got again two new ones, one major, one minor: For the G-Major CXXXIX, you need to play as Harald of Denmark on a small shuffle map on Immortal level, and
- [Support the CivGive charity event 2023](https://civfanatics.com/2023/12/07/support-the-civgive-charity-event-2023/) - The CivGive is a charity event, organized by various Streamers around TheCivShow. In 2021 the team managed to raise $42 000 for extralife, and $25 000 were matched by 2K Games, in 2022 the aim was $75 000, which was nearly reached. So this year, it is time again: On December 17 is the big,
- [Ara: History Untold: Dev Diary, Ep. 12 – Crafting 101](https://civfanatics.com/2023/12/07/ara-history-untold-dev-diary-ep-12-crafting-101/) - And we are now at the 12th dev diary for Ara: History Untold.In this episode the devs talk about the crafting system in Ara. The system will allow you to have advanced resources, which will impact your economy, and are also necessary to equip your soldiers. This system is apparently more extensive than what we
- [IGN: 2K Reveals Civilization Mobile Game, Moves to Calm Concern It May Impact Civilization 7](https://civfanatics.com/2023/12/06/2k-reveals-civilization-mobile-game-moves-to-calm-concern-it-may-impact-civilization-7/) - Fresh news from IGN, discuss with us here. The summary of the news article is that an already existing mobile game called "Conquests and Alliances", a mobile 4X game, is being re-branded as "Civilization: Eras & Allies". This does not affect the main work on the next Civilization title, which by a Firaxis spokesperson is
- [Play the new Civ5 "Gmae Of The Month" #234](https://civfanatics.com/2023/12/05/play-the-new-civ5-gmae-of-the-month-234/) - And obviously we also have a new Civ5 GOTM! This time you play as Ahmad Al-Mansur of Morocco on a standard size fractal map on Emperor level. You need to win via a science victory, but you also most prevent all other civs from achieving another type of victory. See if you can get to
- [On Being Stuck in Sid Meier’s Civilization: The Promise of Freedom in Historical Games](https://civfanatics.com/2023/12/05/on-being-stuck-in-sid-meiers-civilization-the-promise-of-freedom-in-historical-games/) - The Value Foundation, an academic research foundation focusing on research on gaming, has posted on Twitter that 2 researchers from Leiden University have published a new research manuscript about Civilization! The research is featured in the journal of digital games and associated phenomena (DIGRA), and titled "On Being Stuck in Sid Meier’s Civilization: The Promise
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month" #172](https://civfanatics.com/2023/12/04/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-172/) - For our Civ6 "Game Of The Month" we are setting a christmas-y theme! You play as Victoria (Age Of Steam) on a hot and arid standard size Seven Seas map on King level. You have abundant resources, a legendary start, and you play with monopolies and corporations. The science victory is a must, and it
- [Millennia Developer Diary - Economy Part One](https://civfanatics.com/2023/11/30/millennia-developer-diary-economy-part-one/) - We got another developer diary from the new Paradox game Millennia!This time the diary is about the economy in the game. The devs explain that many things are managed on a regional level, similar to the cities of civ, like food and health, whereas others are managed more on a global level. In total where
- [Civ IV Hall of Fame Update](https://civfanatics.com/2023/11/29/civ-iv-hall-of-fame-update-9/) - The Civilization IV Hall of Fame has been updated - 29 games were accepted since the previous update.Congratulations to shulec for the highest score of the update with a Small, Epic, Monarch, Space Colony game for 193,742 points.ajw2255 was the most active player during this update, submitting 8 games.Only 2 players were brave enough to
- [Ara: History Untold: Dev Diary, Ep. 11 - Nitrous Engine](https://civfanatics.com/2023/11/26/ara-history-untold-dev-diary-ep-11-nitrous-engine/) - And we are now at the 11th dev diary for Ara: History Untold.In this episode the devs talk about the game engine used in Ara, thatthis game studio actually started in a basement, that they saw the need for their own engine to better use the existing hardware (like multiple CPUs) so that more complex
- [LT81 - Next FreeCiv Longturn game set to start in a few days](https://civfanatics.com/2023/11/25/lt81-next-freeciv-longturn-game-set-to-start-in-a-few-days/) - The 81st installment of the FreeCiv Longturn game series set to start in a few days. Longturn is a 20 year old FreeCiv sub-community running one-turn-per-day games, where unlike a regular multiplayer game, their server is always running and players only need to log in once per day at their leisure. Usually the number of
- [Old World update #116](https://civfanatics.com/2023/11/23/old-world-update-116/) - Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest update for their game. This update makes the lower difficulty levels easier, including a new beginners difficulty level, balance changes, combat improvements, and Kush is now available on the middle eastern map too. Discuss this update with us here (and read the full list
- [Mystical Conquests - a fantasy retro 4X](https://civfanatics.com/2023/11/20/mystical-conquests-a-fantasy-retro-4x/) - Retro fans will be interested to read about this game: Mythical Conquests is a turn-based 4X in a fantasy setting, which according to its own description draws inspiration from Civ and Age of Wonders. The setting is in a fantasy world, but you do the usual 4X things of expanding your cities, researching new technologies,
- [Play the new Civ4 "Game Of The Month" #262](https://civfanatics.com/2023/11/18/play-the-new-civ4-game-of-the-month-262/) - And also for Civ4 we get a mid-month GOTM! In this case you play as Saladin of the Arabs on a rocky medium sea level fractal map on Prince level. The starting position is challenging, and you will not find any good huts within 8 tiles around it. You have until December 15 to master
- [Millennia - Community Q&A results](https://civfanatics.com/2023/11/17/millennia-community-qa-results/) - The developers of Millennia have run a Q&A on their official discord, and they are now reporting back the results. Some of the questions relate back to Civ, e.g. Question: Will the terrain change with ages? Like finding new ores in civ. And are they influenced by the kind of age? Like the age of
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month" #171](https://civfanatics.com/2023/11/16/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-171/) - For the mid-month Civ6 GOTM, we go with a true American spirit: You play as Abraham Lincoln of America on a standard size continents and islands map on Deity level. You must win via a domination or religious victory, on a hot and wet planet with abundant resources, but also with disasters and Barbarian clans.
- [RockPaperShotgun: Strategy games are no longer limited by the "stigma" of being "Smart Man's Games", says Ara developer](https://civfanatics.com/2023/11/16/rockpapershotgun-strategy-games-are-no-longer-limited-by-the-stigma-of-being-smart-mans-games-says-ara-developer/) - RockPaperShotgun has released a new article called "Strategy games are no longer limited by the "stigma" of being "Smart Man's Games", says Ara developer." In this news article the author talked to the devs of Ara: History Untold about the history of 4X. They comment that in the earlier 2000s the strategy genre was more
- [Play the new Civ5 "Game Of The Month" #233](https://civfanatics.com/2023/11/15/play-the-new-civ5-game-of-the-month-233/) - And the new round for the mid-month GOTM for Civ5 is starting now! You play as Ramkhamhaeng of Siam on a large continents map on King level, and you must win via a domination victory. You have until December 15 to get through this challenging start! For all the details please check this thread.
- [Civ6 monthly challenges now on Steam](https://civfanatics.com/2023/11/14/civ6-monthly-challenges-now-on-steam/) - Due to the popularity of our monthly "Game Of The Month" and our Hall Of Fame, it seems that Firaxis has decided to copy the concept and will provide a monthly challenge for a while now also on Steam (our monthly game is also available for Epic store customers though), where you can earn Hall
- [ZEPHON (Civ like 4X TBS game from WH40K Gladius creators)](https://civfanatics.com/2023/11/12/zephon-civ-like-4x-tbs-game-from-wh40k-gladius-creators/) - The game ZEPHON looks like another rather interesting scifi 'Civ like' 4X turn based strategy game on the way due to for release in 2024. It's being created by Proxy Studios who made the popular 'Civ like' Warhammer 40K: Gladius and Pandora: First Contact games and similar to those games you start out on different
- [GamerZakh: An Amazing Year For 4X - NEW Turn-Based Grand Strategy Games 2024](https://civfanatics.com/2023/11/11/gamerzakh-an-amazing-year-for-4x-new-turn-based-grand-strategy-games-2024/) - The strategy streamer GamerZakh has made a new video, about all the amazing new 4X games which have been released this year.The video covers many games of interest for us, e.g. Songs Of Conquest, a HoMM like game, Revival: Recolonization, a post-apocalyptic Civ game, Yield, a cute-looking post-Roman-Era 4X, Ara, Millennia, and many others. He
- [A mysterious hidden video](https://civfanatics.com/2023/11/09/a-mysterious-hidden-video/) - Our moderator Eagle Pursuit has dug up another curiosity: The Civilization Youtube account lists a "video is hidden" among its trailers (see here, on top). What does this mean? New content for Civ6? An announcement trailer for Civ7? We don't know! Come speculate with us here.
- [Ara: History Untold: Dev Diary, Ep. 10 – AI system](https://civfanatics.com/2023/11/07/ara-history-untold-dev-diary-ep-10-ai-system/) - And we are now at the 10th dev diary for Ara: History Untold.In this episode the devs talk about the AI behind Ara, and they talk about software engineering, that the AI in 4X games is among the hardest, how randomization, e.g. the availability of resources play into how the AI behaves, and way more
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month" #170](https://civfanatics.com/2023/11/06/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-170/) - For this month's GOTM we strive for great things: You play as Rameses II on a standard size inland sea map on Prince level. Your goal is to win via a culture or diplomatic victory, but you need to avoid the biblical plagues (disaster level of 1). You have until December 2 to build the
- [C-Evo, a Civ2 inspired open source game](https://civfanatics.com/2023/11/03/c-evo-a-civ2-inspired-open-source-game/) - Most people here will have heard of FreeCiv, a freely available game inspired by Civ2.But did you know there is another longstanding game with the same inspiration?Meet C-Evo!C-Evo has been in development since the times of Windows 95, mostly being a single person project. It aims to improve and fix mistakes from Civ2, and not
- [Mapping Old World](https://civfanatics.com/2023/11/05/mapping-old-world/) - Our moderator bite has again taken up the humongous task of creating a full map for another game, this time for Old World. On his site he has noted down all cities, tribes, natural features such as mountains, rivers, volcanoes, etc, to create an all-encompassing map of this game. If you want to see how
- [Play the new Civ4 "Game Of The Month" #261](https://civfanatics.com/2023/11/04/play-the-new-civ4-game-of-the-month-261/) - Given that the rainy season has started for this GOTM, we go to England! You play this time as Victoria on a standard size islands map on Immortal level. You can dominate the planet in any way you want, until December 4. For more details please see this thread.
- [Ara: History Untold: Dev Diary, Ep. 09 - Improvements & Triumphs](https://civfanatics.com/2023/11/02/ara-history-untold-dev-diary-ep-09-improvements-triumphs/) - The developers of Ara: History Untold have released another dev diary, this time about improvements and triumphs.They talk about the improvements you need to harvest resources for your empire, how you make production chains, how they contribute to your victory, and more.And for halloween they guys have also dressed up! Discuss this video with us
- [Millennia Developer Diary: Combat](https://civfanatics.com/2023/11/02/millennia-developer-diary-combat/) - We got another developer diary from the new Paradox game Millennia!This time the diary is about the combat in the game. The combat is different to civ games, as you can group multiple units into armies (a bit similar to Civ3), but multiple armies will fight each other in a simulated battle, on which you
- [Play the new Civ5 "Game Of The Month" #232](https://civfanatics.com/2023/11/01/play-the-new-civ5-game-of-the-month-232/) - For Halloween we go back to its roots: You play as Boudicca of the Celts on a standard size arborea map on Prince level. You also need to win via a science victory to fend of the evil ghosts, and you have until December 1 to do so. For all information please check this thread.
- [Anno 1800: Free to play from Nov2 to Nov6](https://civfanatics.com/2023/10/30/anno-1800-free-to-play-from-nov2-to-nov6/) - PCGames has just published an article called "If Cities: Skylines 2 didn't float your boat, Anno 1800 is free for a week".As the title indicates, the historical city builder "Anno 1800", released in 2019, will be free to play from November 2 to November 6.The Anno series ranges back to the last millenium, and multiple
- [Civ IV Hall of Fame Update](https://civfanatics.com/2023/10/28/civ-iv-hall-of-fame-update-8/) - The Civilization IV Hall of Fame has been updated - 16 games were accepted since the previous update.Congratulations to jnebbe for the highest score of the update with a Tiny, Normal, Monarch, Domination game for 379,533 points.Noble Zarkon was the most active player during this update, submitting 6 games.Only one player was brave enough to
- [Millennia: Feature Breakdown - National Spirits](https://civfanatics.com/2023/10/26/millennia-feature-breakdown-national-spirits/) - A new video about Millennia has been released.This video is about national spirits, essentially themes, which shape your nation, and give specific bonuses. So your nation will develop through the game to have a unique combiation of traits, which can determine your playstyle and make each game unique. Come join us here to discuss this
- [Old World update #115](https://civfanatics.com/2023/10/25/old-world-update-115/) - Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest update for their game. This update gives you a new ability for zealot generals, regencies have been reworked, tile improvement recommendations can be disabled, and many more things. Discuss this update with us here (and read the full list of changes too). Old World
- [Ara: History Untold - Dev Diary, Ep. 08 - Testing a 4X Game](https://civfanatics.com/2023/10/24/ara-history-untold-dev-diary-ep-08-testing-a-4x-game/) - Today, the developers of Ara: History Untold have released a dev diary about Q&A testing a 4X game.In this video they talk about what aspects to prioritize for testing, how the interconnection of mechanics make testing complex, how leaders and nations are balanced, the issue of land sharks and more.The source is here and you
- [PCGamesN: Firaxis job advert for position with “wealth of knowledge about the Firaxis portfolio of titles, especially Civilization."](https://civfanatics.com/2023/10/23/pcgamesn-firaxis-job-advert-for-position-with-wealth-of-knowledge-about-the-firaxis-portfolio-of-titles-especially-civilization/) - PCGamesN has posted a new article called "New Civilization 7 details hinted by Firaxis job listing".The advert rather obviously indicates that the next part of the series is in development (as we know), and that Firaxis this time has a rather long-term plan, trying to develop a marketing plan for the next game for up
- [Colonization: New release of megamod "We The People"](https://civfanatics.com/2023/10/23/colonization-new-release-of-megamod-we-the-people/) - The very popular Civ4: Colonization mod "We The People" has now been released in version 4.1. This version comes with, among other things, a new map size named "massive", updates to the Russian and French translation and more background music. Check here for the latest release.
- [Humble Bundle: Sid Meier’s Ultimate Collection – available again](https://civfanatics.com/2023/10/21/humble-bundle-sid-meiers-ultimate-collection-available-again-2/) - The Humble Bundle has made again the Sid Meier Bundle (repeat from last year), containing a lot of our favourite games!If you pay at least 14.20€, you get The original Colonization Civ3 complete Civ4 complete, including Civ4: Colonization Civ5 complete Civ: Beyond Earth – The Collection Sid Meier’s Starships Civ6 and all addons and DLC
- [RockPaperShotgun: The Rally Point: Why Alpha Centauri kind of helped when I had a breakdown](https://civfanatics.com/2023/10/20/rockpapershotgun-the-rally-point-why-alpha-centauri-kind-of-helped-when-i-had-a-breakdown/) - RockPaperShotgun has released a new article called "The Rally Point: Why Alpha Centauri kind of helped when I had a breakdown".The title implies a very personal story from the author, but at the end it is actually purely about Alpha Centauri. The author praises the factions, the story, and the underlying AI, which made the
- [New indie game release: Hexarchy, a deck building civ-like game](https://civfanatics.com/2023/10/19/new-indie-game-release-hexarchy-a-deck-building-civ-like-game/) - Another very interesting indie game has been released: Hexarchy. This 4X game goes to a smaller scale than the typical civ game, and mixes in a deck building element to expand your empire with techs, units, etc, instead of the normal expansion by building. The general idea should certainly attractive to civ fans, and the
- [On Sale: Pax Nova, a planetary sci-fi 4X](https://civfanatics.com/2023/10/19/on-sale-pax-nova-a-planetary-sci-fi-4x/) - A game which mostly has been flown under the radar is now on sale: Pax Nova. This game seems to be a mixture of Civilization, with a bit of SMAC and a bit of Master of Orion. You explore space, and colonize different planets in a typical 4X manner. The game is right now on
- [Ara: History Untold, Dev Diary - Ep. 07 - Cities & Nations](https://civfanatics.com/2023/10/18/ara-history-untold-dev-diary-ep-07-cities-nations/) - Today, the developers of Ara: History Untold have released a dev diary about how cities and nations work in Ara. They talk about the AI of the animals, how to keep your citizens happy, and how the cities improve over time. Discuss Ara: History Untold with us here.
- [Play the new Civ4 "Game Of The Month" #258](https://civfanatics.com/2023/10/18/play-the-new-civ4-game-of-the-month-258/) - And we also get a mid-month Civ4 GOTM! As in the Civ5 GOTM you play Washington, but here on a standard size terra map on Monarch level. You start alone in the new world, but you are surrounded by raging barbarians. You have until November 15 to conquer the old world! For more information please
- [Millennia: Developer Diary - Nations](https://civfanatics.com/2023/10/17/millennia-developer-diary-nations/) - We got another developer diary from the new Paradox game Millennia!This time the diary is about the internal and external politics of your nation. It describes how you manage vassals, how minor nations (similar to city states) work in Millenia, and gives some details about governments too. For all details please check our thread.
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month" #169](https://civfanatics.com/2023/10/17/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-169/) - For the Civ6 GOTM we go back to one of history's most famous leaders: You will be playing Cleopatra (Ptolemaic) on a standard sized wet and hot wetlands map on Immortal level. You need to win via a science victory, but also prevent all other civs from achieving another victory. Disaster intensity is set to
- [The Value Foundation streams Old World, Tuesday Oct 17, 9 PM CEST](https://civfanatics.com/2023/10/16/the-value-foundation-streams-old-world-tuesday-oct-17-9-pm-cest/) - The Value Foundation, a foundation dealing with history, video games, and education, has last year streamed Civ2, has this academic year started with Civ6, and will now also stream "Old World" with the new "Pharaoh Of The Nile" expansion.Their stream will be on Tuesday 9 PM CEST, and you'll be able to watch it on
- [OpenCiv1 (Opensource Civilization 1 Reassembly Project)](https://civfanatics.com/2023/10/16/openciv1-opensource-civilization-1-reassembly-project/) - CivFanatics member Rahorvat has been working over the last few months on an impressive reconstruction of good old Sid Meier's Civilization 1. While a number of other fan projects have attempted to remake Civ1 over the years they did not involve full disassembly of the original game code to ensure a truly accurate code conversion
- [Play the new Civ5 "Game Of The Month" #231](https://civfanatics.com/2023/10/15/play-the-new-civ5-game-of-the-month-231/) - And it's again the time for the middle-of-the-month GOTM! For Civ5 you get this time a very simple game, as Washington on a standard size Terra map on Chieftain level. You cannot just steamroll everyone though, you must win via a diplomatic victory. You have until November 15 to achieve this goal. For more information
- [Civ fans making games: The Settlements](https://civfanatics.com/2023/10/14/civ-fans-making-games-the-settlements/) - With Civ being a long standing series, it is at the end not surprising that some civ fans grow up being developers, who take some inspiration from Civ for their own games. Examples of such games are ZOR or Elaborate Lands, and now another civ-fanatic has come forward to present his own game: The Settlements.
- [New Civ6 patch in the making!](https://civfanatics.com/2023/10/14/new-civ6-patch-in-the-making/) - Our user AntSou noticed that there is still something going on with Civ6. It seems that the development branch for QA testing got a new update, which means another patch is in the making! Discuss these news with us here.
- [Crusader Kings II: Right now for free on GOG](https://civfanatics.com/2023/06/14/crusader-kings-ii-right-now-for-free-on-gog/) - Most people here probably already know the grand strategy games from Paradox.These games are real-time strategy games where you manage your empire, build armies and conduct diplomacy.One of them, the 11 years old Crusader Kings II is currently free on GOG, so if you feel the urge for more 4X, then go and download it
- [Can you make an anti-imperial empire game? The 4Xperts behind Civilization, Syphilisation and Victoria 3 discuss eXperimental 4X design](https://civfanatics.com/2023/07/29/can-you-make-an-anti-imperial-empire-game-the-4xperts-behind-civilization-syphilisation-and-victoria-3-discuss-experimental-4x-design/) - Eurogamer has published a new article with the title "Can you make an anti-imperial empire game? The 4Xperts behind Civilization, Syphilisation and Victoria 3 discuss eXperimental 4X design".The mentioned "4Xperts" are Civ5's Jon Shafer, along with Nikhil Murthy, the designer of Syphilisation, and Ryan Sumo, who is working at Paradox for Victoria 3 and Europa
- [Europa Universalis IV (EUIV) for free at the Epic Store until August 17](https://civfanatics.com/2023/08/10/europa-universalis-iv-euiv-for-free-at-the-epic-store-until-august-17/) - Paradox has made has made Europa Universalis IV free at the Epic Games store for one week for it's 10 year birthday, until August 17. As with other free games it will stay in your library after the date is over and you will be able to play it in the future. Download it here.A
- [New undisclosed Paradox game on the horizon](https://civfanatics.com/2023/09/16/new-undisclosed-paradox-game-on-the-horizon/) - Paradox Games, the publisher of many great 4X games like Europa Universalis, Victoria or Crusader Kings, will be announcing another 4X game on September 21. Right now nothing is known about it, besides that an image definitely indicates that it starts in the stone age. Will this be a civ competitor? A stone age game?
- [Paradox announces new turn-based 4X game "Millennia"](https://civfanatics.com/2023/09/21/paradox-announces-new-turn-based-4x-game-millennia/) - Paradox Games has announced today their new game "Millennia": In contrast to most previous Paradox games it is a turn-based game, very much civ-like, but set in a different universe with an alternative history. While going through 10 ages like the stone age or the iron age, you can discover new technologies, of which some
- [Millennia: Developer Diary - World & Map](https://civfanatics.com/2023/10/03/millennia-developer-diary-world-map/) - We got another developer diary from the new Paradox game Millennia!The lead programmer describes how regions, borders and your empire work.You upgrad the capital of a region with buildings, like in a normal civ game, and you also build farms, camps and other improvements in the surrounding. In addition you can have vassals like in
- [Star Trek: Infinite released](https://civfanatics.com/2023/10/13/star-trek-infinite-released/) - Today "Star Trek: Infinite" got released. Most people knowing any Paradox games and Star Trek probably looked at this game and said that it is Stellaris with a Star Trek cover. According to current reviews, from e.g. PCGamer or RockPaperShotgun, this seems to be true, in the best sense. Star Trek: Infinite seems to capture
- [Ara: History Untold - How Oxide survived the "nightmare" of making a simultaneous-turn 4X game](https://civfanatics.com/2023/10/13/ara-history-untold-how-oxide-survived-the-nightmare-of-making-a-simultaneous-turn-4x-game/) - RockPaperShotgun has published an article called "How Oxide survived the "nightmare" of making a simultaneous-turn 4X game". This article is obviously about Ara: History Untold, and the devs talk about how it was complcated to organize and prioritize the not-really-turnbased game, including resolution of conflicts and land occupation. If you are curious how 4X game
- [PCGamesN: Sega builds replica Pyramid and Sphinx for Total War Pharaoh launch](https://civfanatics.com/2023/10/12/pcgamesn-sega-builds-replica-pyramid-and-sphinx-for-total-war-pharaoh-launch/) - After having already made a great effort with art for the release of Humankind, SEGA has now again commissioned great art for the release of Total War: Pharaoh. This time SEGA gives us a range of sand sculptures, from the Sphinx to the pyramids over status of the pharaohs. Check out this article by PCGamesN
- [TurnBasedLovers: Top Best NEW Upcoming Turn-Based RPGs And Strategy Games of October 2023](https://civfanatics.com/2023/10/11/turnbasedlovers-top-best-new-upcoming-turn-based-rpgs-and-strategy-games-of-october-2023/) - TurnBasedLovers has released another article and accompanying video called "Top Best NEW Upcoming Turn-Based RPGs And Strategy Games of October 2023",It seems indeed that October is quite a month for strategy enthusiasts. dotAGE has been released already, Total War: Pharaoh just came out today, Hexarchy should be of special interest to Civ fans, and the
- [New indie game release: dotAGE](https://civfanatics.com/2023/10/08/new-indie-game-release-dotage/) - A new indie game has been released, which has gotten a bit of traction on Steam and on the gaming media, and is also interesting for us. This game is a turn-based city builder, where you're fighting for your survival against an upcoming apocalpyse. There is a prophecy which predicts doom on your tribe, and
- [Civilization II: Heroes of Might and Magic 2 Scenario Mod](https://civfanatics.com/2023/10/07/civilization-ii-heroes-of-might-and-magic-2-scenario-mod/) - Our moderator blake has for a long time worked on a passion project, the conversion of Civ2 into Heroes Of Might And Magic 2. His mod is now available, and is probably the most extensive Civ2 mod out there. Obviously all units, techs and buildings change, but he also modified the interface, the leaders, the
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month" #168](https://civfanatics.com/2023/10/04/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-168/) - For this Civ6 GOTM we will be thinking about that OTHER Roman empire: This month you are playing Theodora of the Byzantine Empire on a large true starting location mediterranean map on Emperor level (how very well fitting!). You need to go for a domination victory, and prevent all other civs from achieving any type
- [Play the new Civ3 "Game Of The Month" #165 and #192](https://civfanatics.com/2023/10/06/play-the-new-civ3-game-of-the-month-165-and-192/) - After all the other GOTMs, we this time also got again the 2 GOTMs for Civ3! For the addon "Play The World" you get GOTM 192, you will be playing as the Iroquis on a normal size pangaea map on Deity. You get roaming barbarians as a challenge, but a special starting unit too, to
- [Hooded Horse publisher sale - 25% off on Old World, 25% off on Xenonauts 2, and more](https://civfanatics.com/2023/10/05/hooded-horse-publisher-sale-25-off-on-old-world-25-off-on-xenonauts-2-and-more/) - Hooded Horse is a small indie publisher, and a rather new one in the field. The are the publisher of Old World, which probably many people in this community know.But despite the newness, they have their first sale on Steam, which is for us here quite interesting, as it includes many strategy games, including some
- [New challenges for the Civ5 "Hall Of Fame"](https://civfanatics.com/2023/10/05/new-challenges-for-the-civ5-hall-of-fame/) - Do you want to see your name in the everlasting Civ5 "Hall Of Fame"? Then join the competition now, with two new games, for which we're looking for aspiring players to bet the current record holders! G-Major CXXXVII For this game, you need to play on Emperor level on a small pangaea map on quick
- [Old World - Pharaohs of the Nile DLC now available](https://civfanatics.com/2023/10/04/old-world-pharaohs-of-the-nile-dlc-now-available/) - As mentioned on Twitter by Hooded Horse, and Mohawk Games, the new Old World DLC "Pharaohs of the Nile" is now availabe.This DLC comes with 6 historical scenarios, as well as with a new civilization, the Kingdom of Kush.There is currently also a 10% discount on the DLC, so you can get it for 8.99
- [Play the new Civ4 "Game Of The Month" #259](https://civfanatics.com/2023/10/01/play-the-new-civ4-game-of-the-month-259/) - Before summer finishes we get another warm Civ4 GOTM! This time you play as Montezuma on a standard size temperate rainforest map on Emperor level. The barbarians start with archery, to have a bit of an extra challenge. You have until November 6 to spread the glory of the sungod! For more information please see
- [Play the new Civ5 "Game Of The Month" #230](https://civfanatics.com/2023/10/03/play-the-new-civ5-game-of-the-month-230/) - For this Civ5 GOTM we go all K-POP! You play as Sejong of Korea on a standard size fractal map on Deity level. You need to win via a culture victory, and you need to prevent the other civs from reaching any type of victory. You have time until October 31 to bring BTS to
- [Ara: History Untold: Dev Diary, Ep. 06 - Sound Design](https://civfanatics.com/2023/10/02/ara-history-untold-dev-diary-ep-06-sound-design/) - The developers of Ara: History Untold have released another dev diary. This time they talk about sound design, and how e.g. the world is important and interacts with the soundtrack. For our discussion about Ara please check here.
- [Twinfinite: Top 10 Best 4X Games](https://civfanatics.com/2023/09/29/twinfinite-top-10-best-4x-games/) - Twinfinite has published an article called "Top 10 Best 4X Games". While a top 10 can be very limited, the writer made a very good selection in this case, containing Civ5, Civ6, Alpha Centauri, Humankind and Old World.The excerpt from Civ6: It should be no surprise that Civilization 6 is on this list alongside its
- [Civ IV Hall of Fame Update](https://civfanatics.com/2023/09/28/civ-iv-hall-of-fame-update-7/) - The Civilization IV Hall of Fame has been updated - 5 games were accepted since the previous update, come congratulate the winners here.Congratulations to Conquistador 63 for the highest score of the update with a Small, Epic, Monarch, Space Colony game for 329,654 points.tsvyatkov was the most active player during this update, submitting 3 games.
- [Old World: DLC Pharaohs of the Nile releases 4th October](https://civfanatics.com/2023/09/27/old-world-dlc-pharaohs-of-the-nile-releases-4th-october/) - Hooded Horse, the publisher of Old World, has announced the new DLC "Pharaohs of the Nile", which will be published on October 4. The new DLC will come with 6 historical scenarios, a lot of events and a new civilization, Kush. Discuss the news with us here.
- [Humankind - mapping Oceania](https://civfanatics.com/2023/09/25/humankind-mapping-oceania/) - Our master mapper bite has updated his Humankind map collection, to reflect the latest Oceania DLC. His maps show now the extend of all Humankind civilizations through the various eras. Have a look at the maps at his site, and discuss them with us here.
- [PCGamesN: Civilization and Slay the Spire collide in 4X deck builder on Steam](https://civfanatics.com/2023/09/24/pcgamesn-civilization-and-slay-the-spire-collide-in-4x-deck-builder-on-steam/) - PCGamesN has also released an article covering Hexarchy, called "Civilization and Slay the Spire collide in 4X deck builder on Steam". The article talks about that Hexarchy is a light-weight game which can be played in less than 1h, that a lot of balancing has gone in the tech tree, and, shocking for veteran civ
- [The HOLY history of Pamukkale! Historians Highlight Civ 6 WONDERS](https://civfanatics.com/2023/09/25/the-holy-history-of-pamukkale-historians-highlight-civ-6-wonders/) - Civ6-streamer and history student paisley_trees has made another video, after the tooth video, this time about a natural wonder, Pamukkale. They talk about the health benefits from the waters, how this relates to the next city and adjacency bonuses, and about holy sites in real life at this location.Have a watch, and discuss this article
- [Ara: History Untold, Dev Diary: Ep.05 - Acts & Eras](https://civfanatics.com/2023/09/23/ara-history-untold-dev-diary-ep-05-acts-eras/) - The developers of Ara: History Untold have published their 5th dev diary, this time talking about the eras in the game. The description from youtube reads the following: Join our host, Steven Bell (@Stakuyi), and Lead Designer, Michael Califf, as they discuss the heart of Ara: History Untold and explore its fascinating progression system through
- [Next CivTember stream: Thursday September 26](https://civfanatics.com/2023/09/22/next-civtember-stream-thursday-september-26/) - Next CivTember Civ Game night, next week, Thursday September 26, with the well known PotatoMcWhiskey!The following streamers will be participating in this stream: PotatoMcWhiskey, Twitter, Youtube The Spiffing Brit, Twitter, Youtube Daltos, Twitter, Youtube Ursa Ryan, Twitter, Youtube The official announcement can be found on Twitter here, and you can join our CivTember discussion here.
- [Next CivTember stream tomorrow Thursday Sept 21](https://civfanatics.com/2023/09/20/next-civtember-stream-tomorrow-thursday-sept-21/) - The next CivTember anniversary stream will be tomorrow, Thursday, September 21 at 10 AM PT/1 PM ET, and will feature 4 streamers, of which 3 are definitely well-known among the civ-fanatics, Boesthius, PaisleyTrees, SassyGamerLady and Tealful, and is hosted by TheCivShow. This time the stream is called “The Industry Challenge”, so we can expect some
- [Dev Diary 6: C&C Red Alert 2 Scenario for Civ2](https://civfanatics.com/2023/09/19/dev-diary-6-cc-red-alert-2-scenario-for-civ2/) - Our moderator blake00 has posted a dev diary to ModDB, about his ongoing works on the Civ2 Red Alert 2 scenario. He has now finished all the units, made a splashscreen, and it is getting to the final stages! Have a read here.
- [Next CivTember anniversary stream Thursday September 21](https://civfanatics.com/2023/09/19/next-civtember-anniversary-stream-thursday-september-21/) - The next CivTember anniversary stream will be this Thursday, September 21 at 10 AM PT/1 PM CET, and will feature 4 streamers, of which 3 are definitely well-known among the civ-fanatics, Boesthius, PaisleyTrees, SassyGamerLady and Tealful, and is hosted by TheCivShow. This time the stream is called "The Industry Challenge", so we can expect some
- [Check out "Power of Planets - Earth"](https://civfanatics.com/2023/09/18/check-out-power-of-planets-earth/) - As we know, the civ community is very creative, shown by the countless mods for all the Civ games we have. Another civ fan has set out for something completely different: A MMO version of FreeCiv! In "Power Of Planets" you play as one of many players in a quasi-real time environment. You start with
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month" #167](https://civfanatics.com/2023/09/17/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-167/) - And also for Civ6 you get another mid-month "GOTM"! You play as Tokugawa on a standard-size pangaea map on Deity level. You only get sparse resources, which you need to use to achieve a diplomatic or cultural victory. You have until October 16 to unify the planet. For all details please see this thread.
- [Play the new Civ5 "Game Of The Month" #229](https://civfanatics.com/2023/09/16/play-the-new-civ5-game-of-the-month-229/) - And we continue our often more-than-monthly GOTM series for Civ5! The team has this time created a new game for you, in which you play the Inca on Immortal level on a standard size frontier map. You need to win via a science victory, and prevent all other civs from achieving another victory. You have
- [IGN: Star Trek Infinite preview](https://civfanatics.com/2023/09/15/ign-star-trek-infinite-preview/) - IGN has published a video, previewing the new and upcoming 4X game "Star Trek: Infinite" by Paradox games. The comment favourably on the trek-like atmosphere, but critize some of the aspects which are common to all the Paradox games. If you want to discuss Star Trek: Infinite with us, then join us here.
- [CivTember: Civ Game Night Episode 1](https://civfanatics.com/2023/09/14/civtember-civ-game-night-episode-1/) - WhiteAndNerdyTV has won the first CivTember game night stream, congratulations to him! You can watch the whole stream in the linked video, and discuss it with us here.
- [Whose Tooth is this?? Historians highlight Civ 6 RELICS](https://civfanatics.com/2023/09/13/whose-tooth-is-this-historians-highlight-civ-6-relics/) - Civ6-streamer and history student paisley_trees has made a video about one of the Civ6 relics, the tooth of the prophet. They explain that this relic is about the teeth of the prophet Muhammad, and how they ended up in the Topkapi palace in Istanbul. Have a look at their youtube channel, and discuss this video
- [Civtember Game Night, start September 14](https://civfanatics.com/2023/09/12/civtember-game-night-start-september-14/) - As part of the CivTember celebration, Firaxis will have live streams with some of the best Civ6 streamers out there. This week on Thursday September 14 (10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm BST), the streamers OnSpotTV, Lumba3go, TheGameMechanic, whiteandnerdytv will be playing as Magnificence Catherine, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Ramses, Qin Shi Huang (Mandate of
- [The Value Foundation streams Civ6 (Tuesdays, 9 PM CEST)](https://civfanatics.com/2023/09/12/the-value-foundation-streams-civ6-tuesdays-9-pm-cest/) - The Value Foundation, a foundation dealing with history, video games, and education, will with the start of the new academic year also start their streaming sessions again. Last year they focused on Civilization 2, but will this time tackle Civilization 6.Their streams are on Tuesdays at 9PM CEST, starting today, Tuesday September 12, and can
- [Humankind – Oceania DLC released](https://civfanatics.com/2023/09/12/humankind-oceania-dlc-released/) - Amplitude has released the latest 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
- [GamingOnLinux: Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri gets an in-development open source remake](https://civfanatics.com/2023/09/11/gamingonlinux-sid-meiers-alpha-centauri-gets-an-in-development-open-source-remake/) - GamingOnLinux has published an article called "Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri gets an in-development open source remake". This article is about an ongoing remake of Alpha Centauri, you can also follow its development here in our forum. The short article simply highlights that the project exists, and that many steps are still to be completed. Right
- [Old World update #113](https://civfanatics.com/2023/09/06/old-world-update-113/) - Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest update for their game. This update allows the player to set the amount of city sites per map, provides more modding features and Ai improvements. Discuss this update with us here (and read the full list of changes too). Old World is currently available
- [Play the new Civ5 "Game Of The Month" #228](https://civfanatics.com/2023/09/05/play-the-new-civ5-game-of-the-month-228/) - And with the Civ5 GOTM we're leaving the summery tracks, and are now moving the the lowlands. This time you play as William of the Netherlands, on a standard size continents map. You need to win with a science victory, and prevent all other civs from achieving another victory. You have until October 1 to
- [Soren Johnson releases the Old World Pitch Video (from 2017)](https://civfanatics.com/2023/09/04/soren-johnson-releases-the-old-world-pitch-video-from-2017/) - 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.
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month" #166](https://civfanatics.com/2023/09/03/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-166/) - 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,
- [Theocracy, a new Civ 1 & 2 like indie game](https://civfanatics.com/2023/09/03/theocracy-a-new-civ-1-2-like-indie-game/) - 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
- [Play the new Civ4 "Game Of The Month"](https://civfanatics.com/2023/09/02/play-the-new-civ4-game-of-the-month-2/) - 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 - Free giveaway on GOG (until Monday Sept 4)](https://civfanatics.com/2023/09/02/kings-bounty-the-legend-free-giveaway-on-gog-until-monday-sept-4/) - 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
- [Civ6 Civtember Anniversary Celebration](https://civfanatics.com/2023/09/01/civ6-civtember-anniversary-celebration/) - 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
- [Civ IV Hall of Fame Update](https://civfanatics.com/2023/08/31/civ-iv-hall-of-fame-update-6/) - 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
- [Humankind - new Oceania DLC](https://civfanatics.com/2023/08/30/humankind-new-oceania-dlc/) - 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"
- [Civ6 August 2023 Update (Celebrating 32 Years of Civ!)](https://civfanatics.com/2023/08/29/civ6-august-2023-update-celebrating-32-years-of-civ/) - A surprise update for Civ6 has been released. The most important change from this update is that the Leader Pass leaders are now available on console, the abilities of some leaders get an overhaul (Julius Caesar, Wu Zetian, Harald Hadrada (Varangian), Abraham Lincoln), and the new leaders also get achievements. In addition to this we
- [Elaborate Lands - free demo for a Civ6 inspired city builder](https://civfanatics.com/2023/08/28/elaborate-lands-free-demo-for-a-civ6-inspired-city-builder/) - Alex Flegler, creative lead of Age Of Empires I+II definitive edition, has been working on his own game, Elaborate Lands.The game is a self-described Civ6-inspired city builder, and therefore of interest for us.You build cities, research technologies, and might also have to build up a military to fight of foes.Curious? Check out the demo here,
- [Steam Strategy Fest Starts Monday (updated)!](https://civfanatics.com/2023/08/27/steam-strategy-fest-starts-monday/) - As the title already says, on Monday August 28 the Steam strategy fest will start, with tons of discounts and new demos. The big series are on sales, that includes: Civ3, 4 and 6, Colonization and BE (not Civ5, due to unknown reasons) Paradox games, including titles of Victoria, Crusader Kings, Age Of Wonders and
- [Civilisation meets Crusader Kings in Ara: History Untold](https://civfanatics.com/2022/06/12/civilisation-meets-crusader-kings-in-ara-history-untold/) - A new and very interesting game has been today announced at the Xbox and Bethesda game showcase, it could be another contender for Old World or Civ7: Ara: History Untold. PCGamer has described the game as Civilisation meets Crusader Kings in Ara: History Untold. The studio is founded by Firaxis veterans (among others) and will
- [Ara - History Untold: Dev diaries public, new technical alpha in January](https://civfanatics.com/2022/12/01/aria-history-untold-dev-diaries-public-new-technical-alpha-in-january/) - The developers of Ara - History Untold (another hot Civilization contender) have made today two announcements: The developer diaries, which have so far only been available for the participants of the insider program, are now freely available A new technical alpha-phase will start in January, and they are looking for more participants. You can read
- [Ara: History Untold - Technical Alpha 2 to come](https://civfanatics.com/2023/01/11/aria-history-untold-technical-alpha-2-to-come/) - Ara: History Untold is another hot contender for best upcoming Civilization-like game. The developers have now concluded the first alpha phase of the game, and are incorporating the feedback into the game. They have also announced that a second technical alpha will come soon. If you want to join this alpha, you first need to
- [Ara: History Untold Developer Diary: City Layouts](https://civfanatics.com/2023/01/30/ara-history-untold-developer-diary-city-layouts/) - The developers of Ara: History Untold have posted 2 in their dev blog, talking about city layouts. They describe the difficulties of having procedurally generated city layouts, which also need to look appealing. Initially they cities appeared like pizzas, with repetetive sectors. They seem to have fixed this problem by definiting some basic layouts, from
- [Ara: History Untold's Living World - Roads](https://civfanatics.com/2023/05/06/ara-history-untolds-living-world-roads/) - The developers of Ara: History Untold have published a new blog post about the update on their roads, to make them more lively and organic looking. You can find the screenshots here, and discuss them in our forum here.
- [City Growth in Ara: History Untold](https://civfanatics.com/2023/08/02/city-growth-in-ara-history-untold/) - The developers of Ara: History Untold have posted a blog post on Steam about city growth. They describe how cities grow and expand: You can build new buildings to increase growth, but you also must manage food and other resources to sustain the city. Depending on your management performance, either immigration or emigration will happen,
- [Ara: History Untold - first gamplay trailer](https://civfanatics.com/2023/08/23/ara-history-untold-first-gamplay-trailer/) - Today, the developers of Ara: History Untold have released their first gameplay trailer during the Gamescom, and the gameplay looks definitely interesting. For people who might be undecided about the game, you can try it in 2024 also with the PC Game Pass. Discuss Ara: History Untold with us here.
- [Ara: History Untold | Dev Diary | Ep. 01 - Combat & Armies](https://civfanatics.com/2023/08/25/7898/) - Today, the developers of Ara: History Untold have released a dev diary about how armies and combat works in Ara. Discuss Ara: History Untold with us here.
- [Hexarchy playtest now live!](https://civfanatics.com/2023/08/20/hexarchy-playtest-now-live/) - Hexarchy has now started a playtest.If you join it, then you are free to play it over the weekend until August 22, also in multiplayer, if you like! Discuss Hexarchy with us in the forum here.
- [Humankind now available on consoles](https://civfanatics.com/2023/08/24/humankind-now-available-on-consoles/) - Humankind has now been released on Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X, and Playstation 4/5, and is also included in the XBox Game Pass.The official announcement: How do you feel about making history from the comfort of your own sofa? Do you want to build a great empire while chilling in front of your TV? Or
- [GameRant: Civilization 7 Could Break New Ground with an Exciting Feature](https://civfanatics.com/2023/08/21/gamerant-civilization-7-could-break-new-ground-with-an-exciting-feature/) - GameRant has recently published a series of articles somewhat related to Civ7, most of them not being informative, but one of the authors over there has now proposed something a bit more interesting: Civ7 should have a campaign mode, with dedicated goals and stories for each leader and civilization. They refer to other series like
- [Madish Moose: HUMANKIND versus Civilization 6 - A (mostly) Definitive Comparison based on the 4x Strategy Genre](https://civfanatics.com/2023/08/19/madish-moose-humankind-versus-civilization-6-a-mostly-definitive-comparison-based-on-the-4x-strategy-genre/) - For the 2 year anniversary of Humankind, the streamer Madish Moose has released a video comparing Humankind to Civ6. On his Twitch profile you can see that he plays both games regularly, so he has some experience with both of them. In the video he compares both titles based on the 4Xs of the genre,
- [Play the new Civ4 "Game Of The Month" #256](https://civfanatics.com/2023/08/18/play-the-new-civ4-game-of-the-month-256/) - And the climate madness continues in the GOTM: For the Civ4 GOTM you play as the Maya, but not in a lush jungle area, but on a modified boreal map. The map has a standard size, and you will be playing on Prince level. You have until September 15 to dislodge soccer as the world's
- [Humankind is turning two (anniversary update and community challenge)](https://civfanatics.com/2023/08/18/humankind-is-turning-two-anniversary-update-and-community-challenge/) - It now has been 2 years since the release of Humankind, and Amplitude has released an anniversary update!The above video summarizes shortly the deveopments over this time frame.But that is not it yet, obviously, another update is to come next month, and until then, you get a community challenge where you can discover some things
- [Play the new Civ5 "Game Of The Month" #227](https://civfanatics.com/2023/08/17/play-the-new-civ5-game-of-the-month-227/) - This summer we are really going back between cold and warm! After the vikings for the Civ6 GOTM, you get for the Civ5 GOTM Shaka of the Zulus! You play on a standard size rainforest map on King level, and you need to win via Domination. You have until September 16 to make the Impis
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month" #165](https://civfanatics.com/2023/08/16/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-165/) - Also the Civ6 GOTM this time goes cooler: You play as Harald Hadrada on a standard size wet small continents map with high sea level (right for the vikings!) on Emperor level. You have sparse resources, and monopolies trying to monopolize them. You need to win via a Domination victory. You have time until September
- [Old World upate #112](https://civfanatics.com/2023/08/17/old-world-upate-112/) - Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest update for their game. This update includes improvements in the combat AI, the UI is now more informative in the preview of the combat damage, and many more small things including bug fixes. Discuss this update with us here (and read the full list
- [hard-drive.net: Is Civilization VI Better Than Civilization V? The Numbers in the Titles Say Yes](https://civfanatics.com/2023/08/15/hard-drive-net-is-civilization-vi-better-than-civilization-v-the-numbers-in-the-titles-say-yes/) - The authors from hard-drive net have released an article, called "Is Civilization VI Better Than Civilization V? The Numbers in the Titles Say Yes".Based on an in-depth analysis, with many hard facts and objective criteria underlying their endeavour, they have concluded that Civ6 is better than Civ5, because 6 > 5.They compare it to the
- [New fan Colonization recreation project in development announced!](https://civfanatics.com/2023/08/13/new-fan-colonization-recreation-project-in-development-announced/) - New fan project detected! While FreeCol is an excellent recreation of the Colonization experience that we highly recommend due to it's many features, enhancements & modability there are some that still wish for a 1:1 recreation of the original Colonization and it's classic 2D graphics that works on modern machines, allows modern viewing resolutions (like
- [Age Of Empires III (definitive edition) free trial!](https://civfanatics.com/2023/08/04/age-of-empires-iii-definitive-edition-free-trial/) - As we just saw on Mastodon, it seems that Steam is giving us another free goodie: A part oft the definitive edition of Age Of Empires III is free to play on Steam. You also get one of the small DLCs for free, the cosmetic Lizzie pack. This trial does not contain the full game,
- [Play the new Civ4 "Game Of The Month" #255](https://civfanatics.com/2023/08/05/play-the-new-civ4-game-of-the-month-255/) - In contrast to the summery Civ5 and Civ6 GOTMs, the Civ4 GOTM goes the other way and will give you a cooler vibe! You play as Ragnar of the Vikings on a standard size low sea level achipelago map on Emperor level. You have until September 11 to go berserk on the world. For all
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month" #164](https://civfanatics.com/2023/08/03/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-164/) - And also for Civ6 we get you another summery GOTM with a tropical feeling! You play as Nzinga Mbande on a standard size wet and hot pangaea map on King level. You need to win this game by either culture or diplomacy, in the fastest way. You can sweat through this game until September 3.
- [Play the new Civ5 "Game Of The Month" #226](https://civfanatics.com/2023/08/01/play-the-new-civ5-game-of-the-month-226/) - We continue our summer GOTMs by going to a favourite holiday destination: Greece. This time you play as Alexander on a large continents map, on epic speed and on Prince level. You need to achieve a diplomatic victory, but all other victory types are enabled. You have until August 31 to unite the world. For
- [Old World update #111](https://civfanatics.com/2023/07/27/old-world-update-111/) - Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest update for their game. This update includes an option to set the city density on the map, an option to customize your leader, and many smaller things like bugfixes and UI improvements. Discuss this update with us here (and read the full list of
- [Humankind Scenario Challenge 11: Aurigan Summer](https://civfanatics.com/2023/07/27/humankind-scenario-challenge-11-aurigan-summer/) - Amplitude have posted a new scenario challenge for Humankind!This time you get a cross-over from Amplitude's space game Endless Space, and you must leave ravaged planet to find a new home.The official description is the following: The Aurigan Summer Scenario ChallengeAuriga, home to such iconic factions as the Vaulters, plays a key role in the
- [Civ IV Hall of Fame Update](https://civfanatics.com/2023/07/26/civ-iv-hall-of-fame-update-5/) - The Civilization IV Hall of Fame has been updated - 8 games were accepted since the previous update. Congratulations to @SittinDown for the highest score of the update with a Standard, Normal, Noble, Domination game for 111,172 points.ruff_hi was the most active player during this update, submitting 3 games. New Number One Entries: A number
- [Podcast: Choral languages, ancient worlds, and a little golf: The music of Christopher Tin](https://civfanatics.com/2023/07/23/podcast-choral-languages-ancient-worlds-and-a-little-golf-the-music-of-christopher-tin/) - Meena Shamaly, host of the "Game Show" on ABC, and who also sings in the game score of "Old World", has interviewed Christopher Tin. They talk about his career, how he got to compose Baba Yetu, how the grammy gave him many more options, like going into opera, and why he liks choires.An excerpt from
- [Play the new Civ4 "Game Of The Month" #254](https://civfanatics.com/2023/07/22/play-the-new-civ4-game-of-the-month-254/) - For the Civ4 GOTM we have this time an easy, but confusing game. You play Zara Yacoub of Ethiopia on a standard size donut map on Noble level. This game has unrestricted and aggressive leaders, tech brokering is deactivated, alliances are permanent, and sea levels will rise, it's a chaos! You have until August 15
- [Hexarchy turns Civilization into an accessible 4X card game that you can finish in an hour](https://civfanatics.com/2023/07/21/hexarchy-turns-civilization-into-an-accessible-4x-card-game-that-you-can-finish-in-an-hour/) - Today, PC Gamer has published an article about Hexarchy, titled "Hexarchy turns Civilization into an accessible 4X card game that you can finish in an hour". In this article PC Game describes a bit how the deck building mechanics work, how you gather resources, and that you can finish a match in a single evening.An
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month" #163](https://civfanatics.com/2023/07/20/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-163/) - And we continue the GOTM at scenic places, this time you get a lake view! You play as Elizabeth I of England on a hot and wet standard size island plates map with abundant resources on Deity level. You need to go for a science victory, and prevent all other civs from getting one of
- [TurnBasedLovers: Top 20 Modern Turn-Based Strategy Games to Play in 2023](https://civfanatics.com/2023/07/19/turnbasedlovers-top-20-modern-turn-based-strategy-games-to-play-in-2023/) - TurnBasedLovers has published another article/video, which is interesting to the CFC community, called "Top 20 Modern Turn-Based Strategy Games to Play in 2023". The authors have made a list of interesting turn-based games from the last year, with no particular order in them, but all interesting.For the 4X fans among us, there is plenty of
- [Play the new Civ5 "Game Of The Month" #225](https://civfanatics.com/2023/07/15/play-the-new-civ5-game-of-the-month-225/) - Also for this "Game Of The Month" we give you a summer feeling with a nice beach scenario! You play as Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon on a standard size inland sea map on Deity level. You need to strive for a science victory, but at the same time you must prevent all other civs from reaching
- [GameHistoryOrg: 87% Missing: the Disappearance of Classic Video Games](https://civfanatics.com/2023/07/11/gamehistoryorg-87-missing-the-disappearance-of-classic-video-games/) - The video game history foundation has posted an article, which is not about Civ1 or Civ2, but still in the current context very relevant. The article describes that 87% of historic video games (range 1960-2009) are currently not available at all. While many games can be bought on online platforms like Steam or GoG, the
- [Old World update #110](https://civfanatics.com/2023/07/06/old-world-update-110/) - Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest update for their game. This update includes, among other things like bugfixes and performance improvements some changes to MP like allowing players to change midgame when loading a save, and tribes and AI nations can now also raze cities. Discuss this update with us
- [The Civ4 "Hall Of Fame" has been upated](https://civfanatics.com/2023/07/05/the-civ4-hall-of-fame-has-been-upated/) - The Civ4 Hall Of Fame has again gotten an update! New players have been inaugurated in our everlasting Hall Of Civ Fame! You can find the whole overview in this thread! 14 games were accepted since the previous update.Congratulations to jnebbe for the highest score of the update with a Huge, Normal, Emperor, Domination game
- [Techspot: A Chat With Video Game Composer Christopher Tin](https://civfanatics.com/2023/07/04/techspot-a-chat-with-video-game-composer-christopher-tin/) - Techspot has published an interview with Christopher Tin about his work, how he got to designing the music of Civ4, and how this has kick-started his career. In the interview he mentions that Civ was his dream job, with the right combination of elements which interest him, and that there is probably no other game
- [Steam Summer Sale, with Civ6 and many other games](https://civfanatics.com/2023/07/02/steam-summer-sale-with-civ6-and-many-other-games/) - The Steam Summer Sale is on! As most important title Civ6 is on sale, with a 90% discount, down to 5.99€, with also the Anthology and Platinum being discounted by 86% and 91%. Obviously, besides the Civ games there is a lot more on sale, e.g. Old World is discounted, the Total War Franchise has
- [Play the new Civ5 "Game Of The Month" #224](https://civfanatics.com/2023/07/03/play-the-new-civ5-game-of-the-month/) - And for the June game of the Civ5 "Game Of The Month" we also get you a culture vacation. You play as Enrico Dandolo of Venice on a standard size pangaea map on Immortal level. You need to go for a culture victory, but all other victories are enabled, so you need to make sure
- [TheCivShow podcast with Andrew Johnson](https://civfanatics.com/2023/06/17/7753/) - Besides the regular civ-fanatics-hosted podcast "The PolyCast", there is also the podcast from TheCivShow, a 3-person team who also regulary streams Civ6.Their last episode features @Andrew Johnson [FXS] , and they talk about his work on Civ, what a historian and writer does for Civ6.The description from Spotify is the following: 2 history buffs and
- [TurnBasedLovers: 10 Indie Gems You Don’t want to Miss -Twitter’s Lair Top Picks #2](https://civfanatics.com/2023/06/29/turnbasedlovers-10-indie-gems-you-dont-want-to-miss-twitters-lair-top-picks-2/) - TurnBasedLovers has published another article/video, which is interesting to the CFC community, called "10 Indie Gems You Don’t want to Miss -Twitter’s Lair Top Picks #2". The name doesn't give it away that it's interesting for us, but the list contains a range of games, which you definitely should have a look at. One of
- [Play the new Civ4 "Game Of The Month" #253](https://civfanatics.com/2023/06/30/play-the-new-civ4-game-of-the-month-253/) - And for sure we also supply you with another monthly game also for Civ4! This "Game Of The Month" is this time not summery-themed, but is rather a response to the community, who requested some smaller maps. Therefore you play this time as Churchill on a small fractal map on Emperor level against 4 AIs.
- [Revival: Recolonization released - a post-apocalyptic Civ!](https://civfanatics.com/2023/06/28/revival-recolonization-released-a-post-apocalyptic-civ/) - Another interesting game has entered today early access - Revival: Recolonization.Revival: Recolonization is a turn-based 4X game on a hex-grid. You wake up after an apocalypse, one of the few people who remembers how the earth was before. You now need to claim leadership of a clan, build up a new civilization, fight against the
- [Play the new Civ3 "Game Of The Month" #164 and 191](https://civfanatics.com/2023/07/01/play-the-new-civ3-game-of-the-month-164-and-191/) - Also for Civ3 our team is dedicated to still give you a new "Game Of The Month"! For the addon "Play The World" you start as Julius Caesar on a normal size pangaea map, and the game is obviously played on Emperor level. To give you an edge on the roaming barbarians you get a
- [Alpha Centauri and AI](https://civfanatics.com/2023/06/25/alpha-centauri-and-ai/) - The recent hype around various AI tools has lead to some controversy, but also to many new possibilities. User Damjan on Facebook has used one of the AI image generators to give us new pictures of Alpha Centauri. You can find these pictures in the Facebook Alpha Centauri group, and also for discussion in our
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month" #161](https://civfanatics.com/2023/06/20/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-161/) - And also for the Civ6 GOTM we are appreciating the nice summer climate! For the mid-june game you play as Sundiata Keita of Mali on a hot and arid standard-size "seven seas" map. The difficulty level is Immortal, and you need to go for a culture or diplomatic victory. The deadline for making the Sahara
- [History Respawned podcast: History Games at Not E3 2023](https://civfanatics.com/2023/06/19/history-respawned-podcast-history-games-at-not-e3-2023/) - Robert Whitaker has released another episode of his History Respawned podcast. He is discussing with his co-host John Harney about VR, but more critical the most interesting games, which were not mentioned at the E3 (which was a lot). Besides obvious candidates like the next Assassin's Creed and the most recent Zelda, they also talk
- [TurnBasedLovers: Best 10 Turn-Based Strategy Games of the Last Two (And a Bit) Years (with Old World!)](https://civfanatics.com/2023/06/18/turnbasedlovers-best-10-turn-based-strategy-games-of-the-last-two-and-a-bit-years-with-old-world/) - TurnBasedLovers, obviously a website dedicated to turn-based games, has published a new article: Best 10 Turn-Based Strategy Games of the Last Two (And a Bit) Years.The list contains 10 turn-based games from the last 2+ years, which should be of special interst to the community which is interested in turn-based games (again, obviously). The list
- [Play the new Civ5 "Game Of The Month" #223](https://civfanatics.com/2023/06/15/play-the-new-civ5-game-of-the-month-223/) - With this Civ5 "Game Of The Month" we're giving you a vacation on a nice island during the sunny summer days! You play as Suleiman of the Ottomans on a standard-size islands map on Emperor level. You need to go for a domination victory, and prevent all other civs from achieving one of the other
- [Playtesters needed: USC: Counterforce, Reus 2, Great House of Calderia](https://civfanatics.com/2023/06/13/playtesters-needed-usc-counterforce-reus-2-great-house-of-calderia/) - Firesquid Games, an indy publisher focused on strategy games, is currently looking for playtesters for 3 of their upcoming games, and all 3 are of interest to the Civ-Fanatics audience! Game #1 is Reus 2, which is a strategy game with a similar concept to Black & White: You control giants on a planet with
- [TechSpot: 30 Years of Civilization - Over 51 Million Units Sold and a Billion Hours Played](https://civfanatics.com/2023/06/12/techspot-30-years-of-civilization-over-51-million-units-sold-and-a-billion-hours-played/) - TechSpot has today published an article about the last 30 years of Civilization (which should be 32 years...).In this article, the author goes through the history of the Civilization franchise, how the first people playtested Civ1 for hours, the addition of modding in Civ2, Baba Yetu, and many other things. The author also doesn't forget
- [PolyCast 417: Strategy Game Nostalgia](https://civfanatics.com/2023/06/11/polycast-417-strategy-game-nostalgia/) - The four-hundred-and-seventeenth episode of PolyCast, “Strategy Game Nostalgia“ is now available for streaming on ThePolyCast.net.
- [Civilization 5 Hall of Fame: New Gauntlets](https://civfanatics.com/2023/06/07/civilization-5-hall-of-fame-new-gauntlets/) - The Civ5 "Hall of Fame" is an ongoing competition, but we like to run time-definite competitions between updates that we call Gauntlets. The team now has published the next 2 challenges for you: G-Major CXXXIV We challenge you to play the following game: You need to play a King-level game with Pacal of the Maya
- [Field of Glory II: Free on Steam until June 8](https://civfanatics.com/2023/06/06/field-of-glory-ii-free-on-steam-until-june-8/) - Fields of Glory II is a historical turn-based tactics game.It is a war game, covering the Roman era from before Christ, allowing you to fight battles in various places over Europe.The base game is currently for free on Steam, until June 8, 9 AM.The DLCs are not included, but are currently also heavily discounted.This news
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month" #160](https://civfanatics.com/2023/06/05/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-160/) - And we'll continue also through summer with a new monthly game for you! In this Civ6 GOTM you play as Suleiman of the Ottomans on a standard size small continents map on King level. There are abundant resources, but disasters are abundant as well! You need to achieve a scientific victory, while preventing all other
- [The Value Foundation: "Game Changers: Antiquity and Video Games"](https://civfanatics.com/2023/06/04/the-value-foundation-game-changers-antiquity-and-video-games/) - The Value Foundation, a foundation dealing with history, video games, and education, has released a video where they discuss how various games have revolutionized game history. They talk about the concept of civilization, and how it appears in video games. Obviously they discuss our very favourite game, among others (e.g. Assassin's Creed or Minecraft). They
- [Play the new Civilization 5 "Game Of The Month" #222](https://civfanatics.com/2023/06/03/play-the-new-civilization-5-game-of-the-month-222/) - And also for June we got you a new Civ5 challenge! This "Game Of The Month" lets you play as Ramesses II of Egypt on a standard size pangaea map on quick speed. The difficulty is King level, and you need to achieve a culture victory, while preventing all other civs from achieving another victory
- [New indygame release: Myriads: Renaissance (a fantasy 4X)](https://civfanatics.com/2023/06/02/new-indygame-release-myriads-renaissance-a-fantasy-4x/) - Today we got another release in the 4X hemisphere: Myriads: Renaissance.This game is a turn-based 4X game, set in a fantasy rennaissance setting. You colonize floating islands, develop them, recruit armies and fight battles.It also belongs to the more recent wave of smale-scale 4X games, with a single game taking roughly 4 hours to complete.The
- [Civilization IV Hall Of Fame update](https://civfanatics.com/2023/06/01/civilization-iv-hall-of-fame-update/) - The Civ4 Hall Of Fame has again gotten an update! New players have been inaugurated in our everlasting Hall Of Civ Fame! You can find the whole overview in this thread! Congratulations to nocho for the highest score of the update with a Tiny, Marathon, Noble, Space Colony game for 363,117 points.nocho was the most
- [PolyCast 416: Let Us Trade Maps!](https://civfanatics.com/2023/06/01/polycast-416-let-us-trade-maps/) - The four-hundred-and-sixteenth episode of PolyCast, “Let Us Trade Maps!“ is now available for streaming on ThePolyCast.net.
- [Old World update #109](https://civfanatics.com/2023/06/01/old-world-update-109/) - Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest update for their game. This update includes, among other things like bugfixes and UI enhancements, an improved turn summary, the creating of minor cities has been easened, and you can now also win an alliance victory in single player mode . Discuss this update
- [Layoffs at Firaxis](https://civfanatics.com/2023/05/31/layoffs-at-firaxis/) - The current struggle in the techology sector also does not spare the gaming industry. Today it got public that Firaxis is laying off 30 of their developers. It is in general suspected that the poor sales of Midnight Suns are to blame, despite the game being a success among critics. We do not know right
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month" #159](https://civfanatics.com/2023/05/27/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-159/) - As every month, you get a new "Game Of The Month"! This time you play as Nader Shah of Persia on a standard size continents map on deity level. For an additional challenge the disaster intensity is set to 2. You also need to go for a domination victory, and prevent all other civs from
- [Total War: Pharaoh announced](https://civfanatics.com/2023/05/23/total-war-pharao-announced/) - Today, Sega has announced the newest title in the Total War franchise, Total War: Pharaoh.Fans of the series will not be suprised: Total War: Pharaoh continues with everything what belongs to Total War, so a turn-based overview map and real-time battles. The game will have 8 playable factions, of which Egypt, the Hittites and Canaanites
- [Civilization 7 - Not before middle 2024?](https://civfanatics.com/2023/05/24/civilization-7-not-before-2025/) - We are all eagerly waiting for Civilization 7, so we cling to every piece of information we can get. Our moderator Eagle Pursuit has written down a short analysis of a recent fiscal report of Take2, and there is some chance that we will not get it before the middle of 2024. The fiscal report
- [PolyCast 415: We Lost the Game](https://civfanatics.com/2023/05/23/polycast-415-we-lost-the-game/) - The four-hundred-and-fifteenth episode of PolyCast, “We Lost the Game“ is now available for streaming on ThePolyCast.net.
- [PolyCast 414: Nerve Staplers are NOT Still In Vogue](https://civfanatics.com/2023/05/18/polycast-414-nerve-staplers-are-not-still-in-vogue/) - The four-hundred-and-fourteenth episode of PolyCast, “Nerve Staplers are NOT Still in Vogue“ is now available for streaming on ThePolyCast.net.
- [FCiv.net - now with ChatGPT!](https://civfanatics.com/2023/05/16/fciv-net-now-with-chatgpt/) - AI, in the form of image generators and large language models, are currently the hype. And ChatGPT has now also finally arrived for Civ fans! FCiv.net (an offshot of FreeCiv) has announced today that they have incorporated ChatGPT into their diplomacy engine. Will we now see leaders realistically talking too each other? Or an AI,
- [Tacticon: All videos available on Youtube!](https://civfanatics.com/2023/05/16/tacticon-all-videos-available-on-youtube/) - The Tacticon is over, and besides many sales, there were also many interesting talks! They are now also available on youtube, the playlist is here. Talks include, among others, "The Art of War: Applying philosophical principles to modern strategy games" (panel includes Soren Johnson) and "Heroes at war: the role of key characters in strategy
- [Play the new Civ5 "Game Of The Month" #221](https://civfanatics.com/2023/05/15/play-the-new-civ5-game-of-the-month-221/) - And we got again a new "Game Of The Month" for you! In this Civ5 GOTM you play as Wu Zetian on standard size oval map on Prince level. You have to go for a science victory, and must at the same time prevent all other civs from achieving another victory. You have until June
- [The raffle for PocketCiv is over: Congratulations to the winners!](https://civfanatics.com/2023/05/12/the-raffle-for-pocketciv-is-over-congratulations-to-the-winners/) - We just had a raffle for PocketCiv, which is a nice small civ-style game. We asked our users what they would like to have less in Civilization games, and then rolled the dice to determine the winner. Our user Kyriakos won one copy, requesting less internal stability in Civ nations. Our user chefofrats would like
- [Tacticon schedule available (May 11-15)](https://civfanatics.com/2023/05/11/tacticon-schedule-available-may-11-15/) - Tacticon starts tomorrow, and we have an interesting schedule. Besides the sales, the talks about the random number generator in strategy games, as well as the music, are of special interest for the civ community.Sales (starting probably tomorrow) can be found here https://store.steampowered.com/sale/TactiCon , as well as the streams.All streams will be later available on
- [Old World update #108](https://civfanatics.com/2023/05/10/old-world-update-108/) - Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest update for their game. This update includes, among other things like bugfixes, a new desert map scripts, as well as AI and memory improvements. Discuss this update with us here. Old World is currently available in the Epic Store, on GOG and Steam.
- [FreeCol v1.1.0 released!](https://civfanatics.com/2023/05/08/freecol-v1-1-0-released/) - A new version of FreeCol, the free and open source interpretation of Colonization, has been released! This new version includes new music tracks, new hill and mountain graphics, reduced computation time for the AI, and many more things! Download the new version here, and discuss it with us here!
- [Play the new Civ5 "Game Of The Month" #220](https://civfanatics.com/2023/05/07/play-the-new-civ5-game-of-the-month-220/) - As every month we got a new game for you! In this Civ5 "Game Of The Month" you play as Maria Theresia of Austria on a standard size fractal map on deity level. You need to go for a domination victory, and must prevent any other civ from achieving another one. You have until May
- [Tacticon 2023 from May 11 to May 15!](https://civfanatics.com/2023/05/05/taction-2023-to-cometacticon-2023-from-may-11-to-may-15/) - The information for the next Tacticon is out!The Tacticon is an online strategy convention, which features talks (about e.g. the Art Of War), streams, new demos for interesting strategy titles, and also sales.This year 100+ titles will be present, including Endless Dungeon, and many others.The sale will include interesting titles like Timberborn, Lords of Rigel,
- [Civ IV HOF Update](https://civfanatics.com/2023/05/05/civ-iv-hof-update-5/) - The Civ4 Hall Of Fame has again gotten an update! New players have been inaugurated in our everlasting Hall Of Civ Fame! Congratulations to Peteyboy for the highest score of the update with a Small, Epic, Monarch, Domination game for 128,048 points.SittinDown was the most active player during this update, submitting 4 games.tsvyatkov was the
- [New Civ5 "Hall Of Fame" challenges](https://civfanatics.com/2023/05/04/new-civ5-hall-of-fame-challenges/) - Here at CivFanatics we have the long tradition of the "Hall Of Fame": You can submit us your played savegames, and if you make a high score in a certain category, you will be listed in our "Hall Of Fame" (certain rules apply though). The team has now put together 2 new challenges, for you
- [Raffle: Win a copy of PocketCiv!](https://civfanatics.com/2023/05/02/raffle-win-a-copy-of-pocketciv/) - As you know, we like a game called "Civilization". Sometimes we also like some other games, but even better if they also have a "civ" in it! Recently we stumbled upon the game "PocketCiv", thanks to their Twitter account. As you can guess from the title, it's a neat and small civ-like game, staying more
- [PolyCast 413: Christmas Special?](https://civfanatics.com/2023/04/29/polycast-413-christmas-special/) - The four-hundred-and-thirteenth episode of PolyCast, “Christmas Special?“ is now available for streaming on ThePolyCast.net. This episode features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus. Stephanie “Makahlua”, Phil "TheMeInTeam", and Jason "MegaBearsFan". Topics for this episode include:News- 00h02m57s | The Release of Leader Pack 1- 00h17m18s | The Civ Give 2022- 00h22m13s | Ed Beach Interview with wccftech- 00h31m51s |
- [Humankind: New Parabellum wonder pack for free until May 10, and Vauban update out](https://civfanatics.com/2023/04/26/humankind-new-parabellum-wonder-pack-for-free-until-may-10-and-vauban-update-out/) - Today Amplitude has released a new DLC for Humankind! This new DLC contains 6 new wonders, like the Colosseum or the Pentagon, and is free until May 10! At the same time Humankind is on sale, with a 80% discount down to 9.99! Today you also get the next update for Humankind, the Vauban update.
- [Play the new Civ3 "Game Of The Month" #163 and #190](https://civfanatics.com/2023/04/24/play-the-new-civ3-game-of-the-month-163-and-190/) - Thanks to our Civ3 veterans we are also still running the "Game Of The Month" for Civ3! As usual, you get 2 GOTMs, one for the expansion "Play The World", and one for "Conquests". In the GOTM #190 for "Play The World" you play as Babylon on a standard size map on Monarch level. Everything
- [Sid Meier’s Civilisation VI: The Kotaku Re-Review](https://civfanatics.com/2023/04/22/sid-meiers-civilisation-vi-the-kotaku-re-review/) - Luke Plunkett from Kotaku posted a new article: His Civ6 Re-Review.He reviewed Civ6 for the initial release, and now he went back to have a look at it again.While he still likes Civ6, in his opinion it's the worst of the main games (not counting expansions). He likes the happiness system, as well as controling
- [Atari buys Microprose games from 1980s and 1990s - Are Civ1 and Civ2 among them?](https://civfanatics.com/2023/04/20/atari-buys-microprose-games-from-1980s-and-1990s-are-civ1-and-civ2-among-them/) - Today Atari announced that it has acquired more than 100 retro titles from the 80s and 90s, from Accolade, Infogrames, and most importantly Microprose. A few names of titles are in the article, but neither Civ1 nor Civ2 are among them, but according to the article this deal "includes groundbreaking and award-winning titles from Accolade,
- [Civ6 music bug fixed](https://civfanatics.com/2023/04/18/civ6-music-bug-fixed/) - Firaxis has released a new Civ6 patch to fix the music bug. Please report here if it is indeed fixed.
- [Play the new Civ4 "Game Of The Month" #250](https://civfanatics.com/2023/04/17/play-the-new-civ4-game-of-the-month-250/) - This GOTM has already started last month during Women's History Month, so you're playing as Boudica of the Celts. You may conquer other tribes on a small highlands map on Monarch level. You have until May 1 to defeat the other powerful women on this map, and the minor nations lead by men. For all
- [Soren Johnson's GDC talk: Games and Meaning, or You Have No Idea How Hard It Is To Run a Sweatshop](https://civfanatics.com/2023/04/16/soren-johnsons-gdc-talk-games-and-meaning-or-you-have-no-idea-how-hard-it-is-to-run-a-sweatshop/) - Soren Johnson, the lead designer of Old World, as well as Civ4, has given a talk at the GDC, which is now freely available here.In this 1 hour presentation he talks about various game design issues, including that many decisions are mostly trial and error. He e.g. touches on that you need to know your
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month" #156](https://civfanatics.com/2023/04/13/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-156/) - And we have again another game this month for you! This time you play Qin (Unifier) on Emperor level (how fitting ^^) on a standard size inland sea map with scarce resources, but a legendary start. You need to go for a domination or religious victory, and prevent all AIs from achieving any type of
- [Humankind: Vauban update announced](https://civfanatics.com/2023/04/12/humankind-vauban-update-announced/) - Amplitude has announced a new update for Humankind! The Vauban update will be released in 2 weeks on April 26. This update will include a range of comfort functions, inclusion of the Steam Workshop, AI improvements, a new cultural wonder, and more. For the whole list, please see this thread. Thanks to our member Saxo
- [Civilization 6 Leader Pass: Duel of the Devs - 4/12 Livestream](https://civfanatics.com/2023/04/11/civilization-6-leader-pass-duel-of-the-devs-4-12-livestream/) - As reminder, the stream goes live tomorrow at: 10:00AM PT (Pacific) 1:00PM ET (Eastern) 6:00PM BST (UK) 7:00PM CET (Central European) Twitch Stream can be found here, and the youtube stream here. Obviously we will also be discussing this stream when it goes live, join us here.
- [Christopher Tin scores #80 in the ClassicFM Hall of Fame 2023](https://civfanatics.com/2023/04/10/christopher-tin-scores-80-in-classicfm-hall-of-fame-2023/) - The ClassicFM Hall Of Fame is a yearly public poll for the best classical music, and the Top 300 are played every Easter. Since 2013 also video game music has been included.This year, also our favourite composer had his entries nominated and voted in. Both his video game scores for Civ4 and Civ6 were included
- [Civ4: Colonization - "We The People" release 4.0](https://civfanatics.com/2023/04/08/civ4-colonization-we-the-people-release-4-0/) - The modders of the popular Colonization mod "We The People" have released the latest version of their mod, after more than 2 years of development. This new version includes new terrain types, terrain features, resources, an overhaul of building requirements, limitations on shipping, and a looooot more tweaks. For the thread please see here, and
- [Sullla's Civ4 AI Survivor Season Seven - begins today!](https://civfanatics.com/2023/04/07/sulllas-civ4-ai-survivor-season-seven-begins-today/) - Sulla's Civ4 AI survivor series is starting today again, now in the 7th season! Watch all AI leaders fight during full AI matches, and see who wins. You can also bet on it, give us your best prediction for the best Civ4 leader. For more information, please see this thread.
- [Civilization 6 Leader Pass: Duel of the Devs - 4/13 Livestream Event](https://civfanatics.com/2023/04/04/civilization-6-leader-pass-duel-of-the-devs-4-13-livestream-event/) - Announced during the 3/28 Rulers of England livestream, there will be a special event on 4/13 where Ed Beach (Civilization 6 Leader Designer) & Carl Harrison (Civilization 6 Junior Gameplay Desginer) will go head-to-head once again in a rematch for the ages. Details are somewhat scant at the moment, however it was stated that the
- [Racing the Darkness: A Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri Fan Fiction Photoessay](https://civfanatics.com/2023/04/03/racing-the-darkness-a-sid-meiers-alpha-centauri-fan-fiction-photoessay/) - Anyone who played Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri back in the day probably remembers the excitement they felt when they first landed on planet, not knowing anything about what laid beyond the shroud of darkness on this strange alien world, different to anything they’d seen before on Earth. While constructing your first base you ventured out
- [April Fools': Firaxis announces Civilization 2K23](https://civfanatics.com/2023/04/01/firaxis-announces-civilization-2k23/) - The Civilization franchise has long been one of the most beloved and enduring in gaming history. With each new iteration, developer Firaxis has managed to add new features and mechanics while still maintaining the addictive gameplay loop that has kept players coming back for more for over three decades.Initially announced as "the next civ game,"
- [Civ IV "Hall Of Fame" Update](https://civfanatics.com/2023/03/31/civ-iv-hall-of-fame-update-4/) - The Civilization IV “Hall Of Fame” has been updated again! The Hall Of Fame is CivFanatics’ continuous competition for the highest score. You need to play with the “Hall Of Fame” interface mod, and then you can hand in any of your played games, and achieve the high score among all CivFanatics! You can check
- [Humankind Scenario Challenge 08: Rags to Riches](https://civfanatics.com/2023/03/30/humankind-scenario-challenge-08-rags-to-riches/) - Amplitude have posted a new scenario challenge for Humankind! This time your goal is not to conquer the world by military power, but rather with monetary power. You will be judged by your income by turn at the end of the game, with fame as a tie breaker. You can read the full description here,
- [Old World update #107](https://civfanatics.com/2023/03/29/old-world-update-107/) - Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest update for their game. This update includes, among other things like a lot of bugfixes, new events, a rebalancing of the families, and a ping system to plan your improvements. Discuss this update with us here. Old World is currently available in the Epic
- [Civilization 6 Leader Pass leader pack "Rulers Of England" released](https://civfanatics.com/2023/03/29/civilization-6-leader-pass-leader-pack-rulers-of-england-released/) - The last of the 6 Leader Pass leader packs, the "Rulers Of England" pack, has been released today. It includes Elizabeth I, and two alternative personalities for existing leaders, Victora (Age Of Steam) and Varangian Harald Hadrada of Norway. For a discussion of this leader pass and its patch notes please see here.
- [Leader Pass: Rulers of England - 3/28 Developer Livestream with Andrew Johnson](https://civfanatics.com/2023/03/27/leader-pass-rulers-of-england-3-28-developer-livestream-with-andrew-johnson/) - Before the release of the last Leader Pass leader pack, there will be another live stream. This time it features Andrew Johnson, who has worked for quite a while on Civ and has researched and written some of the historical background, among other things. The stream goes live on March 28, 11 AM Pacific Time,
- [Civilization 6 Leader Pass leader spotlight: Victoria (Age Of Steam)](https://civfanatics.com/2023/03/26/civilization-6-leader-pass-leader-spotlight-victoria-age-of-steam/) - The leader spotlight for Victoria (Age Of Steam) from the Civ6 Leader Pass pack 6: Rulers of England has been released. Head over to this thread to discuss it with us.
- [Civilization 6 Leader Pass leader spotlight: Harald Hardrada (Varangian)](https://civfanatics.com/2023/03/25/civilization-6-leader-pass-leader-spotlight-harald-hardrada-varangian/) - The leader spotlight for Harald Hardrada (Varangian) from the Civ6 Leader Pass pack 6: Rulers of England has been released. Head over to this thread to discuss it with us.
- [Civilization 6 Leader Pass leader spotlight: Elizabeth I](https://civfanatics.com/2023/03/24/civilization-6-leader-pass-leader-spotlight-elizabeth-i/) - The leader spotlight for Elizabeth I from the Civ6 Leader Pass pack 6: Rulers of England has been released. Head over to this thread to discuss it with us.
- [Civilization 6 Leader Pass pack 6: Rulers of England](https://civfanatics.com/2023/03/22/civilization-6-leader-pass-pack-6-rulers-of-england/) - The next and last pack for the Civilization 6 Leader Pass has been announced: Rulers of England. This pack includes Victora, Harald Hadrada and Elizabeth I. The pack is scheduled to be released on March 29. Come and discuss with us here.
- [Civilization 6 now available on the XBOX Game pass](https://civfanatics.com/2023/03/16/civilization-6-now-available-on-the-xbox-game-pass/) - Subscribers to the XBOX game pass are from today on able to play Civ6 for free on both XBOX and PC. If you want to discuss this announcement with us, then please head here.
- [Civilization 6 Leader Pass pack 5: Great Builders released!](https://civfanatics.com/2023/03/15/civilization-6-leader-pass-pack-5-great-builders-released/) - The new Civilization 6 Leader Pass pack 5: Great Builders with Theodora, Sejong and Ludwig II has been released. Come discuss with us here.
- [Civilization 6 Leader Pass: Tuesday March 14 - Live streaming the Great Builders with PotatoMcWhiskey](https://civfanatics.com/2023/03/13/civilization-6-leader-pass-tuesday-march-14-live-streaming-the-great-builders-with-potatomcwhiskey/) - A live stream for the next Civilization 6 Leader Pass pack "The Great Builders" has been announced. The stream will be on Tuesday March 14, on 11 AM Pacific time / 2 PM Eastern time / 8 PM Central European time, and will feature the biggest Civ6 streamer PotatoMcWhiskey. The live stream will be available
- [Civilization 6 Leader Pass leader spotlight: Sejong](https://civfanatics.com/2023/03/13/civilization-6-leader-pass-leader-spotlight-sejong/) - The spotlight video for Sejong has been released. For thte discussion about this new leader please check here.
- [Civilization 6 Leader Pass leader spotlights: Theodora and Ludwig II](https://civfanatics.com/2023/03/12/civilization-6-leader-pass-leader-spotlights-theodora-and-ludwig-ii/) - The spotlight videos for 2 of the leaders in the Leader Pack "Great Builders have been released. To discuss with us Theordora please click here, and for Ludwig II please click here.
- [Play the new Civ5 "Game Of The Month" #219](https://civfanatics.com/2023/03/09/play-the-new-civ5-game-of-the-month-219/) - It's again the time for our "Game Of The Month"! This time you also get some very special settings: You are playing as Theodora of Byzantium on a duel size "great plains" map against one other civ. The difficulty level is chieftain, the speed is epic. You need to win via a culture victory, and
- [Old World update #106](https://civfanatics.com/2023/03/08/old-world-update-106/) - Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest update for their game. This update includes, among other things like a lot of bugfixes, a rebalancing of the families, a display change for happiness and fixes on the AMD Macs. Discuss this update with us here. Old World is currently available in the
- [Civilization 6 Leader Pass Pack 5: Great Builders Revealed (Coming March 15th)](https://civfanatics.com/2023/03/08/civilization-6-leader-pass-pack-5-great-builders-revealed-coming-march-15th/) - The fith leader package for the Civilization 6 Leader Pass has been announced: The Great Builders. This leader pack will feature Theodora of Byzantium, Ludwig II of Germany and Sejong of Korea. The release is scheduled for March 15. If you want to discuss this leader pack with us, please head to this thread.
- [Participate in the Civ5 "Hall Of Fame" G-Major CXXXII](https://civfanatics.com/2023/03/04/participate-in-the-civ5-hall-of-fame-g-major-cxxxii/) - The "Hall Of Fame" has a long-standing tradition here at CivFanatics: Play a game according to your choices, and see if you can beat the highscore for these settings so far! Regularly we try to challenge the current high score for a specific setting. Right now we are playing the G-Major CXXXII, where you need
- [Play the old Alpha Centauri "Game Of The Month" games!](https://civfanatics.com/2023/03/02/play-the-old-alpha-centauri-game-of-the-month-games/) - The "Game Of The Month" has a tradition in the Civ series, which even goes beyond it: Alpha Centauri once also had a "Game Of The Month" (GOTM)! Buster's Uncle, the admin of AlphaCentauri2.info has been so kind to collect all of these savegames and their descriptions, and has uploaded them here to our Alpha
- [Civ IV Hall of Fame Update](https://civfanatics.com/2023/03/01/civ-iv-hall-of-fame-update-3/) - The Civilization IV "Hall Of Fame" has been updated again! The Hall Of Fame is CivFanatics' continuous competition for the highest score. You need to play with the "Hall Of Fame" interface mod, and then you can hand in any of your played games, and achieve the high score among all CivFanatics! This time 19
- [Folk Emerging - a prehistoric 4X announced](https://civfanatics.com/2023/02/27/folk-emerging-a-prehistoric-4x-announced/) - We got asked to help get out the word about this game, and we're happy to do so, since it looks interesting."Folk Emerging" is basically game which brings you to the point where our beloved "Civilization" starts: At the point where Civilization starts.This game is about controlling a band of hunter-gatheres on a turn-based hex
- [Play the new Civ4 "Game Of The Month" #249](https://civfanatics.com/2023/02/25/play-the-new-civ4-game-of-the-month-249/) - February is Black History Month, and we acknowlege this also in our GOTM! You therefore play as Mansa Musa of Mali on a small oasis map without world wrap on Emperor level. The other AIs on the map are African as well. You have time until March 15 to rule a black planet. For more
- [Happy birthday Sid!](https://civfanatics.com/2023/02/25/happy-birthday-sid/) - Firaxis sent out yesterday (Feb 24) birthday congratulations to Sid.Let's please congratulate him here too.
- [Humankind Scenario Challenge 07: Flint and Steel](https://civfanatics.com/2023/02/24/humankind-scenario-challenge-07-flint-and-steel/) - Amplitude have posted a new scenario challenge for Humankind!This time you get a more aggressive scenario, as you must do your best to subdue your neighbours with the power of gunpowder. You need to be leading in fame, and must achieve a victory fastest.Full description from https://community.amplitude-studios.com/amplitude-studios/humankind/blogs/876: We hope you had fun exploring antarctica (and
- [RockPaperShotgun: These are your 50 favourite strategy games of all time (with Civ1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and Alpha Centauri)](https://civfanatics.com/2023/02/23/rockpapershotgun-these-are-your-50-favourite-strategy-games-of-all-time-with-civ1-2-4-5-6-and-alpha-centauri/) - RockPaperShotgun has published an article about the 50 favourite strategy games of all time, as voted by the community. As a community vote, there was no collapsing of a series to a single title, so Civ made it into the list with 5 titles (1, 2, 4, 5, 6), as well as Alpha Centauri. We
- [Streaming older Civs: Live streams for Civ3 and Civilization: Call To Power](https://civfanatics.com/2023/02/22/streaming-older-civs-live-streams-for-civ3-and-civilization-call-to-power/) - The Value Foundation, https://value-foundation.org/, a foundation associated with Leiden University, the Netherlands, will be streaming Civ3 regularly on Tuesday evenings, 21h CET (3 PM East Coast, Noon Pacific time). They do research on games and history, and have already last year regularly (Tuesday evenings) streamed Civ2, seems this year they'll be playing Civ3.The announcement is
- [Old World update #104](https://civfanatics.com/2023/01/25/old-world-updat-104/) - Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest update for their game. This update includes, among other things, bug fixes, AI changes (e.g. optimization for spreading religion) and a balance change to give you a better chance to start with horses in the surrounding. Discuss this update with us here. Old World
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month" #153](https://civfanatics.com/2023/02/21/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-153/) - And it is time again to conquer the world! In this "Game Of The Month" you play as Ghengis Khan of Mongolia on a hot and wet lakes map with abundant resources on Immortal level. You will need to deal with barbarian clans, and you will need to win a domination victory, while preventing all
- [FreeCiv 3.1 released](https://civfanatics.com/2023/02/19/freeciv-3-1-released/) - The latest version of FreeCiv has been released. The current update includes a long list of technical as well as game improvements. Examples are a maximum player number of 500, changes to the bombardment capability based on the unit's damage, some older rulesets have been eliminated, and way more. You can read the full list
- [Announcement: Civilization 7 in development](https://civfanatics.com/2023/02/17/announcement-civilization-7-in-development/) - The official Civilization twitter account has announced that the next Civilization is in development! Discuss these exciting news with us here.
- [Civilization 6 Leader Pass Pack 4: Rulers of the Sahara released (Feb. 2023)](https://civfanatics.com/2023/02/16/civilization-6-leader-pass-pack-4-rulers-of-the-sahara-released-feb-2023/) - The new Civ6 Leader Pack, Rulers of the Sahara, has been released. This pack includes Sundiata Keita of Mali, Ramses II of Egypt, and another persona for Cleoptra, the ptolemaic Cleopatra (also Egypt). Join us for the discussion of the new leaders and patch notes here.
- [Old World update #105](https://civfanatics.com/2023/02/16/old-world-update-105/) - Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest update for their game. This update includes, among other things, a new map script, the bay map script (see image above), added more happiness, a rebalance of family bonuses, and various bug fixes. Discuss this update with us here. Old World is currently available
- [Settle The World - A Colonization fan game for the Amiga](https://civfanatics.com/2023/02/15/settle-the-world-a-colonization-fan-game-for-the-amiga/) - Do you maybe still own an old Amiga, and you love 4X? Then we also found the right game for you! Settle The World (news link) is a Colonization-like game for the Amiga, and it just got updated! As Colonization, the game is a turn-based 4X game in which you settle the New World, buy
- [Play the new Civ4 "Game Of The Month" #248](https://civfanatics.com/2023/02/14/play-the-new-civ4-game-of-the-month-248/) - In case you don't care about the new Civ6 content, we also got some new Civ4 content for you with the new "Game Of The Month". This time you play as Mehmed II of the Ottomans on a arid standard-size fractal map on Prince level. You'll need to live up to Mehmed's name of the
- [Civilization 6 Leader Pass: Rulers of the Sahara - 2/14 Developer Livestream](https://civfanatics.com/2023/02/13/civilization-6-leader-pass-rulers-of-the-sahara-2-14-developer-livestream-discussion/) - The newest Civ6 Leader Pass leader pack will be live streamed tomorrow, Tuesday February 14, 2023. The stream is scheduled for 9:30 AM Pacific time/ 12:30 AM Eastern time/ 6:30 PM CET. For the relevant links to the streaming services, and for discussion tomorrow, please check this thread.
- [Civilization 6 Leader Pass spotlight: Cleopatra (Ptolemaic)](https://civfanatics.com/2023/02/12/civilization-6-leader-pass-spotlight-cleopatra-ptolemaic/) - The spotlight video for Cleopatra (ptolemaic) has been released. Come join us discussing her here.
- [Civilization 6 Leader Pass spotlight: Ramses II](https://civfanatics.com/2023/02/12/civilization-6-leader-pass-spotlight-ramses-ii/) - The spotlight video for Ramses has been released. Come join us discussing him here.
- [Civilization 6 Leader Pass spotlight: Sundiata Keita](https://civfanatics.com/2023/02/11/civilization-6-leader-pass-spotlight-sundiata-keita/) - The spotlight video for Sundiata Keita has been released. Come join us discussing him here.
- [Civilization 6 Leader Pass Pack 4: Rulers of the Sahara Revealed (Coming Feb. 16th)](https://civfanatics.com/2023/02/09/civilization-6-leader-pass-pack-4-rulers-of-the-sahara-revealed-coming-feb-16th/) - The fourth leader packages for the Civilization 6 Leader Pass has been announced: The Rulers Of The Sahara. This leader pack will feature Ramses II of Egypt, Sundiata Keita of Maili, and ptolemaic Cleopatra of Egypt. The release is scheduled for February 19. If you want to discuss this leader pack this us, please head
- [SMACivilization - A CivII graphic retrofit project on the SMAX engine](https://civfanatics.com/2023/02/07/smacivilization-a-civii-graphic-retrofit-project-on-the-smax-engine/) - We know, many people really, really want a new Alpha Centauri. Many people also would like to see Civilization II available. Now, what would happen if you made a cross-over of this? Our user Buster's Uncle, the owner of AlphaCentauri2.info, has taken up the challenge to convert Alpha Centauri into a Civ2-like setting, with all
- [PolyCast 412: When We Thought It Was Over](https://civfanatics.com/2023/02/06/polycast-412-when-we-thought-it-was-over/) - PolyCast, the Civilization Strategy PodCast, has released episode 412, “When We Thought It was Over“ for streaming and download on ThePolyCast.net.
- [Play the new Civ3 "Game Of The Month" #162+189](https://civfanatics.com/2023/02/05/play-the-new-civ3-game-of-the-month-162189/) - And also our Civ3 "Game Of The Month" is still going on! As usual, you get 2 different GOTMs, one for the "Conquests" expansion and one for the "Play The World" expansion. For the "Conquests" GOTM you play as queen Elisabeth of the English on an Archipelago map. The Pyramids have been replaced by Stonehenge,
- [Civilization 1 - "Yet another clone" offers Civ1 functionality on modern PCs](https://civfanatics.com/2023/02/04/civilization-1-yet-another-clone-offers-civ1-functionality-on-modern-pcs/) - Long time Civ fans already know the problem: You cannot get the original Civ1 anymore, and using the original on a current PC will be very hard, due to the changed requirements. But there is someone to the rescue! User dom111 has been working on an implementation which you can use on your current PC
- [Sequels in Strategy Gaming, Part 1: Civilization II](https://civfanatics.com/2023/02/03/sequels-in-strategy-gaming-part-1-civilization-ii/) - Jimmy Maher of The Digital Antiquarian has written an article on the emergence of game sequels breaking them down into two categories, the fiction-driven and the systems-driven, using Sid Meier's Civilization II as a good example of the later. Jim then deep dives into telling the story of how Bryan Reynolds created Civilization 2 and
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month" #152](https://civfanatics.com/2023/02/03/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-152/) - And also February gets another "Game Of The Month"! This time you play as Catherine de Medici (Magnificence) of France on a huge "continents & islands" map on King level. The map is wet, with abundant resources and a legendary start, but you need to deal with barbarian clans. You also need to achieve a
- [Inkulinati – When Dogs Had Swords - released today (February 1, 2023)](https://civfanatics.com/2023/02/02/inkulinati-when-dogs-had-swords-released-today-february-1-2023/) - A strange curiousity in the world of turn-based games has been published: Inkulinati.This game is set in a medieval setting, drawn like medieval paintings, and features turn-based battles with all kinds of animals-gone-knight figures.This game is not a 4X, and features exclusively battles in a crazy medieval world. It might be of interest for some
- [PCGamer: Civ 6 streamer figures out how to win without founding any cities in 'extremely impressive' video](https://civfanatics.com/2023/02/02/pcgamer-civ-6-streamer-figures-out-how-to-win-without-founding-any-cities-in-extremely-impressive-video/) - Twitch streamer boesthius has taken up a very special challenge: Play as Qin, and don't settle any cities. This was obviously a crazy and tough game, but he succeeded! This has even caught the attention of PCGamer, who wrote an article about this here.A blurb from the article: The whole video is worth watching. Boesthius
- [Civ4 Hallf Of Fame update](https://civfanatics.com/2023/02/01/civ4-hallf-of-fame-update/) - The Civilization IV Hall of Fame (a collection of the best user played Civ4 games for any setting) has been updated - 6 games were accepted since the previous update.Congratulations to @Peteyboy for the highest score of the update with a Standard, Normal, Noble, Domination game for 138,767 points.@Peteyboy was the most active player during
- [PolyCast 411: We Left the Ladder In, Right?](https://civfanatics.com/2023/02/01/polycast-411-we-left-the-ladder-in-right/) - PolyCast, the Civilization Strategy Podcast, has released episode 411, “We Left the Ladder In, Right?“ for streaming and download on ThePolyCast.net.
- [Explorminate: Rob’s Look at 2022 and 2023](https://civfanatics.com/2023/01/31/explorminate-robs-look-at-2022-and-2023/) - Rob from Explorminate has written a view back onto 2022, and an outlook for 2023. While he has some contenders for best game of 2022, like Warhammer: Total War, or the Humankind expansion "Together We Rule", he is not satisfied with any bigger release last year, and puts his hopes for 2023. For this year,
- [Play the new Civ5 "Game Of The Month" #218](https://civfanatics.com/2023/01/29/play-the-new-civ5-game-of-the-month-218/) - Now you have the chance to not only try the GOTM 217, but we already also give you the GOTM218! In this one you play as Montezuma of the Aztecs on a standard-size small continents map on Emperor level. The scrambled continents map pack is a requirement for this GOTM. You have in total until
- [Old World Quick Guide: The Sacred and the Profane DLC](https://civfanatics.com/2023/01/18/old-world-quick-guide-the-sacred-and-the-profane-dlc/) - Our user alcaras has made a quick guide to the new features of the DLC "The Sacred And The Profane" for Old World. Do you want to discuss any features of this new DLC, or discuss the video? Then head over here. Buy “The Sacred and The Profane” on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2261870/Old_World__The_Sacred_and_The_Profane/Buy “The Sacred and The
- [Mahokenshi: A turn-based deck builder in a Japanese fantasy setting](https://civfanatics.com/2023/01/24/mahokenshi-a-turn-based-deck-builder-in-a-japanese-fantasy-setting/) - The turn-based deck builder Mahokenshi has today (24.01.2023) been released on Steam.In this game you lead your samurai hero, belonging to one of 4 different houses, through a campaign on a hex-based landscape. You build up your deck of cards, to gain special abilities, with which you will slay all kinds of far-eastern themed fantasy
- [Play the new Civ5 "Game Of The Month" #217](https://civfanatics.com/2023/01/23/play-the-new-civ5-game-of-the-month-217/) - And also our Civ5 "GOTM" is active this year (although we're a bit late to announce it here, sorry). In this game, you will play Elizabeth of England, but you're tied into a team with Bismarck of Germany. It's a modern era start on a scrambled continents map (DLC required) on Prince level. You have
- [GLSMAC - An "Alpha Centauri" remaster in the making](https://civfanatics.com/2023/01/22/glsmac-an-alpha-centauri-remaster-in-the-making/) - Do you like the old "Alpha Centauri", but think it is too outdated, and would need a revamp? Our user nj666 has taken up this task, and started to re-implement the basic functions, with the goal to update the multiplayer, the graphics, and other features in the future. His project is right now in a
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month" #151](https://civfanatics.com/2023/01/21/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-151/) - And we are already at the 2nd Civ6 GOTM of the year 2023! Since we released this GOTM before the latest leader pack, it does not feature the new Chinese leaders. Instead you will be reigning as Shaka of the Zulu on a standard size hot and arid pangaea map, with sparse resources, but with
- [Amplified 2023: Amplitude's 12th birthday!](https://civfanatics.com/2023/01/18/amplified-2023-amplitudes-12th-birthday/) - Amplitude, the developer of Humankind, is celebrating it's 12th birthday!This birthday involves various interesting items, most of them you can follow on their Twitch account under AmplitudeStudios: On January 18 a fundraiser with a raffle, where you can e.g. win a Humankind merchandise package. Terms and Conditions On January 19 a variety of streams in
- [Civilization 6 Leader Pack: Rulers of China released](https://civfanatics.com/2023/01/19/civilization-6-leader-pack-rulers-of-china-released/) - The Chinese New Year is happening, and we so we get the three new Chinese leaders with the Civilization 6 Leader Pack: Rulers of China. Have a look at the first look above, start playing, or come discuss with us here. The leader pack is, as all previous packs, available for free for everyone who
- [Play the new Civ4 "Game Of The Month" #247](https://civfanatics.com/2023/01/17/play-the-new-civ4-game-of-the-month-247/) - And we continue with the "Game Of The Month" for Civ4! This time it's the continuation of the GOTM 241, where you played the Inca, but this time it'll be the same game, but with Augustus instead. Show us if Inca or Rome does better as a civ! Settings, as a reminder, are a normal
- [The Sacred And The Profane - new DLC for Old World - On steam, Epic and GoG Jan 16th](https://civfanatics.com/2023/01/13/the-sacred-and-the-profane-new-dlc-for-old-world-on-steam-epic-and-gog-jan-16th/) - Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have announced the second DLC for their game: The Sacred and the Profane. This expansion will add more of the important features of the base game, like characters and events, and will expand the religion theme, as hinted in the title. The expansion will be available on all
- [The Sacred And The Profane - new DLC for Old World - Released January 16 2023, 10% discount](https://civfanatics.com/2023/01/16/the-sacred-and-the-profane-new-dlc-for-old-world-released-january-16-2023-10-discount/) - Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have today released the second DLC for their game: The Sacred and the Profane. This expansion adds more of the important features of the base game, like characters and events, and will expand the religion theme, as hinted in the title. The expansion is available on all the
- [Civilization 6 Leader Pass: Yongle spotlight](https://civfanatics.com/2023/01/16/civilization-6-leader-pass-yongle-spotlight/) - The leader spotlight for Yongle, who is included in the next pack of the Civilization 6 Leader Pass, has been released. If you want to discuss this video, then join us here.
- [Civilization 6 Leader Pass: Qin Shi Huang spotlight](https://civfanatics.com/2023/01/15/civilization-6-leader-pass-qin-shi-huang-spotlight/) - The leader spotlight for Qin Shi Huang of China, who is included in the next pack of the Civilization 6 Leader Pass, has been released. If you want to discuss this video, then join us here.
- [Civilization 6 Leader Pass: Wu Zetian spotlight](https://civfanatics.com/2023/01/14/civilization-6-leader-pass-wu-zetian-spotlight/) - The leader spotlight for Wu Zetian of China, who is included in the next pack of the Civilization 6 Leader Pass, has been released. If you want to discuss this video, then join us here.
- [Civilization 6 Leader Pass: Introducing the Rulers of China](https://civfanatics.com/2023/01/12/civilization-6-leader-pass-introducing-the-rulers-of-china/) - The third leader packages for the Civilization 6 Leader Pass has been announced: The Rulers Of China. This leader pack will feature the Yongle emperor, Wu Zetian and Qin Shi Huang. The release is scheduled for January 19, in time for the Chinese new year. If you want to discuss this leader pack this us,
- [Old World update #103](https://civfanatics.com/2023/01/12/old-world-update-103/) - Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest update for their game. This update includes, among other things, bug fixes, AI changes (e.g. builds less forts) and the addition of negative discontent. Discuss this update with us here. Old World is currently available in the Epic Store, on GOG and Steam.
- [WarGamer.com: The best 4x games on PC](https://civfanatics.com/2023/01/10/wargamer-com-the-best-4x-games-on-pc/) - WarGamer.com, a site dedicated to tabletop and war games, has published a list of the best 4X games for PC.As it has to be, despite it's age, Civilization 6 is still on the list, together with one of our other favourites, Old World. They point out Old World's interesting order system, as well as Civ's
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month" #150](https://civfanatics.com/2023/01/10/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-150/) - And also the Civilization 6 GOTM continues into the new year! In the first game of 2023 you play as Gilgamesh of Sumeria on a standard size arid and cold lakes map with sparse resources. You need to achieve a domination or religious victory, and you have time until February 2. For all details please
- [FreeCol: Release 1.0.0](https://civfanatics.com/2023/01/04/freecol-release-1-0-0/) - After 20 years of working, a big step has been made: The developers of FreeCol have released the version 1.0.0 of their free Colonization remake! The big release includes updated forest graphics, better AI, adjustments to make it closer to the original Colonization, and more! This new release has also been covered by PCGamesN. Discuss
- [GamesRadar: Jake Solomon on his journey from underqualified graphics programmer to master strategist](https://civfanatics.com/2023/01/09/gamesradar-jake-solomon-on-his-journey-from-underqualified-graphics-programmer-to-master-strategist/) - GamesRadar has published a news article about Jake Solomon, one of the pillars of Firaxis. Over his carreer he has worked on Civilzation 3, Civilization Revolution, the XCOM titles and the recently published Midnight Suns. Despite having been at Firaxis for ages, he describes himself not as a Civ guy. He worked closely with Sid
- [Play the new Civ4 "Game Of The Month" #246](https://civfanatics.com/2023/01/08/play-the-new-civ4-game-of-the-month-246/) - New year, new GOTM! This Game Of The Month has already started during Christmas, but there is still plenty time to help out Santa and his elves! In this GOTM you play Santa (well, actually the Vikings) on a normal size, but heavily modified Earth2 map on Noble level with cold climate. You start with
- [TOP 10 Offline Turn-based Tactics Games for Android & iOS 2023](https://civfanatics.com/2023/01/05/top-10-offline-turn-based-tactics-games-for-android-ios-2023/) - We got notified via Twitter of this video above, showcasing the best mobile offline games, which you should play in 2023.A lot of these should be very interesting in case you don't have Civ on your mobile phone, so check out this video, and discuss it with us here.
- [TurnBasedLovers: Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri – Review](https://civfanatics.com/2023/01/02/turnbasedlovers-sid-meiers-alpha-centauri-review/) - TurnBasedLovers have taken again a look at one of our beloved classics, Alpha Centauri, and have written now 23 years after its release another review.They praise the philosophical depth of the story and the versatility of the overall gameplay with all its choices. And as expected, from today's point of view (and also back at
- [GDC 2022, Soren Johnson: My Elephant in the Room: An 'Old World' Postmortem](https://civfanatics.com/2023/01/01/gdc-2022-soren-johnson-my-elephant-in-the-room-an-old-world-postmortem/) - Soren Johnson's talk from the GDC of 2022 has now been released on Youtube.He talks obviously about Old World, about Civilization and how Old World is similar and different, and about issues of the 4X genre in general.He also talks about the decision to include characters and a kind of story into the game. Source:
- [Merry Christmas from CivFanatics](https://civfanatics.com/2022/12/25/merry-christmas-from-civfanatics-2/) - We wish everyone a devotional and nuke-free Christmas :). (Credits to Gedemon and Stable Diffusion for the picture)
- [Old World update #102](https://civfanatics.com/2022/12/21/old-world-update-102/) - Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest update for their game. This update includes, among other things, bugfixes, 2 new events, a new map of the Roman Empire and a donut map script. Discuss this update with us here. Old World is currently available in the Epic Store, on GOG and
- [Holiday greetings from Firaxis](https://civfanatics.com/2022/12/21/holiday-greetings-from-firaxis/) - Firaxis has sent holiday greetings via Twitter. Discuss these greetings with us here.
- [TurnBasedLovers: Top 10 EXCITING Turn-Based Games to play in 2023!](https://civfanatics.com/2022/12/21/turnbasedlovers-top-10-exciting-turn-based-games-to-play-in-2023/) - TurnBasedLovers has released a new article, "Top 10 EXCITING Turn-Based Games to play in 2023!". The list features upcoming games for the next year (obviously). The most interesting game for the Civ community is "Ara: History Untold", but also Mahokenshi, Songs of Conquest (already in early access) or Alliance of the Sacred Suns should be
- [Civilization 6 Leader Pass Pack 2: Great Commanders - Leader Cards](https://civfanatics.com/2022/12/20/civilization-6-leader-pass-pack-2-great-commanders-leader-cards/) - Firaxis has today released the leader cards for the 2nd pack of the Civ6 Leader Pass: The Great Commanders. One of the cards you can see above, for the rest please visit this thread.
- [Civilization 6 Leader Pass Pack 2: Great Commanders](https://civfanatics.com/2022/12/08/civilization-6-leader-pass-pack-2-great-commanders/) - Firaxis has officially announced the 2nd pack for the Leader Pass: The Great Commanders. This pack includes Nader Shah of Persia, Tokugawa of Japan and Suleiman the Magnificent of the Ottoman Empire. This pack will be released on December 15 2022. For the ongoing discussion, please see here.
- [FCiv.net December 2022 showcase](https://civfanatics.com/2022/12/19/fciv-net-december-2022-showcase/) - And the developers of fciv.net are further developing their version of FreeCiv. Above you can see the latest show case for December 2022. If you want to have a quick (or not so quick, whom are we kidding?) game online, then head over here: https://www.fciv.net/ , and if you want to discuss FCiv.net in our
- [Humble Bundle: Sid Meier’s Ultimate Collection - available again](https://civfanatics.com/2022/12/16/humble-bundle-sid-meiers-ultimate-collection-available-again/) - The Humble Bundle has made again the Sid Meier Bundle (repeat from February), containing a lot of our favourite games!If you pay at least 14.20€, you get The original ColonizationCiv3 completeCiv4 completeCiv5 completeCiv: Beyond Earth – The CollectionSid Meier’s StarshipsCiv6 and all addons and DLC (besides the NFP) As other minor games included are the
- [WhiteAndNerdyTV: Great Commanders Reaction & Analysis Civ 6 Leader Pass](https://civfanatics.com/2022/12/16/whiteandnerdytv-great-commanders-reaction-analysis-civ-6-leader-pass/) - One of the Civ6 youtubers/streamers, WhiteAndNerdyTV, has made a video about the new leaders, discussing their pros and cons. If you want to discuss with us about this video, check the main "Great Commanders" thread.
- [Civilization 6 Leader Pass Pack 2: Great Commanders](https://civfanatics.com/2022/12/15/civilization-6-leader-pass-pack-2-great-commanders-2/) - Today the second pack of the Leader Pass has been released, the "Great Commanders" pack. This pack includes Tokugawa of Japan, Nader Shah of Persia, and Suleiman the Magnificent of the Ottoman Empire. In addition to the new leaders, also a patch was released, which focused on fixing crashes, and also fixed the science bug.
- [Civilization VI: Leader Pass: Great Commanders - 12/14 Developer Livestream](https://civfanatics.com/2022/12/14/civilization-vi-leader-pass-great-commanders-12-14-developer-livestream/) - A livestream by Firaxis of the new DLC pack from the Leader Pass is scheduled for today, December 14, at 11 AM Pacific Time/2 PM Eastern Time/8 PM Central European Time. You can discuss with us in this thread when the stream goes live.
- [The CivGive2022 raises $38000 for sick children!](https://civfanatics.com/2022/12/12/the-civgive2022-raises-38000-for-sick-children/) - Yesterday the most important Civ6 stream of the year happened: The CivGive2022. 12 well-known Civ6 streamers battled for domination, to raise money for the GamersOutreach foundation, which helps sick children in hospital with computer games. The stream was won by the team of Lege and Whitney Meers, and the whole team of 12 managed to
- [Civilization 6 Leader Pass Leader Spotlight: Suleiman the Magnificent](https://civfanatics.com/2022/12/12/civilization-6-leader-pass-leader-spotlight-suleiman-the-magnificent/) - The leader spotlight for Suleiman the Magnificent has been released. Discuss with us here.
- [Tomorrow December 11: The CivGive 2022, a Civ6 charity stream](https://civfanatics.com/2022/12/10/tomorrow-december-11-the-civgive-2022-a-civ6-charity-stream/) - The CivGive is a charity event, organized by various Streamers around TheCivShow.Last year the team managed to raise $42 000 for extralife, and $25 000 were matched by 2K Games.This year the team will be aiming at $75 000 in total, to contribute to GamesOutreach.org, which helps hospitalized children through games to make ther life
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month"](https://civfanatics.com/2022/12/09/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-2/) - We start the month of December with a special game for Civ6: The Krampus game. You play Frederick of Germany on deity level on a standard-size ... crazy map. With all game modes (besides barbarian clans) on. You need to go for a science victory, and you have until January 14 to finish this game.
- [PolyCast 410: Geese Are Nasty, Nasty Birds](https://civfanatics.com/2022/12/07/polycast-410-geese-are-nasty-nasty-birds/) - The four-hundred-and-tenth episode of PolyCast, “Geese Are Nasty, Nasty Birds“ is now available for streaming on ThePolyCast.net. This episode features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, Phil "TheMeInTeam", and Jason "MegaBearsFan". Topics for this episode include:News00h01m45s | Christopher Tin’s Lost Birds Released00h07m36s | Anton Strenger at GDC, Presentation Forum Talk00h23m33s | Should You Build Railroads? Research
- [TurnBasedFest: Celebrating turn-based video games (Dec 8-12)](https://civfanatics.com/2022/12/05/turnbasedfest-celebrating-turn-based-video-games-dec-8-12/) - On December 8 to 12 the TurnBasedFest will be happening: A showcase of turn-based games of all kinds (strategy, RPG and others). Various developers and other content-creators will be around, showing their games, of which more than 300 will be featured. A steam sale for many of the featured games will be happening at the
- [Play the new Civilization 6 "Game Of The Month" #148](https://civfanatics.com/2022/12/03/play-the-new-civilization-6-game-of-the-month-148/) - The first Civ6 GOTM after the "Leader Pass" release directly gives you a challenge with one of the new leaders! This time you play as Saladin of Arabia on a standard size hot and wet wetlands map on King level. You need to go for a science victory, while preventing all other civs from achieving
- [Civilization VI Leader Pass: Official Leader Cards](https://civfanatics.com/2022/12/02/civilization-vi-leader-pass-official-leader-cards/) - Firaxis has released the official leader cards for Julius Caesar and Abraham Lincoln. The former you can see above, whereas the latter you can find in out thread here.
- [Firaxis releases Marvel's Midnight Suns](https://civfanatics.com/2022/12/02/firaxis-releases-marvels-midnight-suns/) - Today Firaxis released its major new game of the year: Marvel's Midnight Suns. Midnight Suns is a tactical turn based game, similar to the XCOM franchise, but set in the Marvel universe, featuring various Marvel heroes like Blade or Doctor Strange. The game has so far received extremely good critiques, with 83 points on MetaCritic,
- [Parody (not real): Joe Biden's leader portrait for Civ7](https://civfanatics.com/2022/11/28/pardoy-not-real-joe-bidens-leader-portrait-for-civ7/) - A fake image, generated by one of the recent AI image generators, is currently highly popular on Twitter (50.000+ likes): A scene displaying Joe Biden in the style of a Civilization leader portrait. This is NOT an image from Civilization VII, which has not been announced, and will certainly not feature Joe Biden. If you
- [The CivGive2022 charity stream: Civ selection this Saturday](https://civfanatics.com/2022/11/25/the-civgive2022-charity-stream-civ-selection-this-saturday/) - On December 11 we will have the most important Civ6 stream of the year: The CivGive2022, where 12 streamers battle for Civ6 hegemony in a giant online stream, to raise money for GamesOutreachOrg. To already raise money before the event, there are many other events and occassions to donate. One of them is this Saturday,
- [Civilization 6 Leader Pass: Technical issues continue, Great Commanders sneak peak, interview with Ed Beach, and live streams](https://civfanatics.com/2022/11/22/civilization-6-leader-pass-technical-issues-continue-great-commanders-sneak-peak-interview-with-ed-beach-and-live-streams/) - The current rollout of the Civ6 Leader Pass is still not working perfectly. According to Firaxis the DLC is currently being distributed to all players, but not everyone has received it yet. Please be patient, and report back here. Within the latest game files we also already found some info for pack #2, the Great
- [Civilization 6 Leader Pass: Great Negotiators pack released](https://civfanatics.com/2022/11/21/civilization-6-leader-pass-great-negotiators-pack/) - The "Great Negotiators" pack has been released, you can find all the changes here. Right now there are various issues though, including many users reporting that their game has been re-set, and that no DLC is available, or that only the free Julius Caesar is available. Firaxis has already released a new patch, which will
- [Civ6 Leader Pass - Leader Trailer: Nzinga Mbande](https://civfanatics.com/2022/11/20/civ6-leader-pass-leader-trailer-nzinga-mbande/) - Firaxis has now released the last leader trailer for the first pack of the Leader Pass, for the Kongo's new leader Nzinga Mbande. Want to discuss the implications for the Kongo civilization with us? Come here and join the discussion! History In Bits has also just released a video about the historical accuracy of the
- [Civ6 Leader Pass - Leader Trailer: Saladin](https://civfanatics.com/2022/11/19/civ6-leader-pass-leader-trailer-saladin/) - Firaxis has released the new trailer for Saladin, who will come with the first pack of the Civ6 Leader Pass. You want to discuss this trailer? Come over here!
- [Civilization 6 Leader Pass - Leader Trailer: Abraham Lincoln](https://civfanatics.com/2022/11/18/civilization-6-leader-pass-leader-trailer-abraham-lincoln/) - Firaxis has released a trailer for the upcoming first pack of the Leader Pass, featuring Abraham Lincoln. You feel like discussing the trailer? Head over here, and tell us!
- [Civilization 6 Leader Pass: With Julius Caesar, and more!](https://civfanatics.com/2022/11/17/civilization-6-leader-pass-with-julius-caesar-and-more/) - The live stream of the first Civ6 Leader Pass pack has yielded some interesting insights. The biggest one is that we'll even get more leaders, Julius Caesar will be one of them. For all other news, please check the features overview, and discuss the details of any screenshots with us here.
- [Civ6 Leader Pass: Great Negotiators Livestream on November 17, 11 AM PT](https://civfanatics.com/2022/11/16/civ6-leader-pass-great-negotiators-livestream-on-november-17-11-am-pt/) - The first of the DLC packs of the new Civ6 Leader Pass, the "Great Negotiators" pack, will be livestreamed, tomorrow November 17 on 11 AM Pacific Time (2 PM Eastern Time, 8 PM CET). The live stream will show this first pack with Abraham Lincoln, and will be hosted by our most beloved Mr. Kevin,
- [New Civilization 6 DLC: Leader Pass](https://civfanatics.com/2022/11/15/new-civilization-6-dlc-leader-pass/) - The new Civilization 6 DLC, the "Leader Pass" has just been announced. Please discuss with us here.
- [Old World's Soundtrack nominated for a grammy, and another additional nomination for Christopher Tin](https://civfanatics.com/2022/11/15/old-worlds-soundtrack-nominated-for-a-grammy-and-another-additional-nomination-for-christopher-tin/) - The Recording Company has published this year's nominationy for the Grammy awards. This year is the first time that prices will be awarded in the new category of best video game soundtrack. So far, the only video game title to win a Grammy is Christopher Tin's "Baba Yetu", the Civ4 main theme, and the related
- [Official Civ6 announcement tomorrow November 15](https://civfanatics.com/2022/11/14/official-civ6-announcement-tomorrow-november-15/) - We have been discussing about the leaked upcoming DLC, and have now been waiting for somthing official. And it seems an official announcement will happen tomorrow. Stay tuned for more!
- [Civ6 Civilization Leader Pass: New DLC most likely coming!](https://civfanatics.com/2022/11/09/civ6-civilization-leader-pass-new-dlc-most-likely-coming/) - Probably due to an accident in the steam database some new information about a DLC, about which we have long speculated, has been released. Want to discuss with us: Come here!
- [PolyCast 409: Submitted For Peer Review](https://civfanatics.com/2022/11/13/polycast-409-submitted-for-peer-review/) - The four-hundred-and-ninth episode of PolyCast, “Submitted For Peer Review“ is now available for streaming on ThePolyCast.net. This episode features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, Phil "TheMeInTeam", and Jason "MegaBearsFan". Topics for this episode include:Intro00h00m50s | Sulcata Tortoises and Swedish Patch NotesNews00h05m30s | New Civilization Franchise Merchandise00h11m30s | 2K Games Support Hacked00h18m12s | Managerial Skills and
- [Old World update #100](https://civfanatics.com/2022/11/10/7207/) - Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest update for their game. This update includes a range of bug fixes, improvements to the AI, and more. Old World is currently available in the Epic Store, on GOG and Steam.
- [Humankind: Together We Rule expansion released](https://civfanatics.com/2022/11/09/humankind-together-we-rule-expansion-released/) - Amplitude, the developers of Humankind, have released its first expansion: Together We Rule. This expansion brings a wide range of new features, as e.g. stated in the announcement: Embassies: Form stronger ties with other empires and access cooperative treaties, like mutual access to Emblematic Units. Agents: A new class of units that can serve as
- [Play the new Civ4 "Game Of The Month" #244](https://civfanatics.com/2022/11/08/play-the-new-civ4-game-of-the-month-244/) - It's again time for our monthly challenge, and this time it's a big one! You start as Gandhi of India on a normal size continents map on Monarch level. The challenge comes with the special GOTM adjustments: You start with one settler on each continent, with 2 archers for both, and with 100 gold. Your
- [Early access: Civitas](https://civfanatics.com/2022/11/07/early-access-civitas/) - Another game of interest for the Civ community has become available (early access): Civitas.This game is a real-time city builder, focused on the medieval and renaissance era. It is also a sand-box game, with procedural maps. Means you are free to build whatever you want, on randomly generated maps.While not directly a civilization builder, it
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month" #146](https://civfanatics.com/2022/11/05/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-146/) - Winter time is approaching, and this month has a nordic theme. You play as Kristina of Sweden on a standard size cold and wet Highlands map on Prince level. You need to go for a culture or diplomacy victory, and prevent all other civs from achieving any other type of victory. You have until December
- [The CivGive 2022 announced!](https://civfanatics.com/2022/11/02/the-civgive-2022-announced/) - The CivGive is a charity event, organized by various Streamers around TheCivShow.Last year the team managed to raise $42 000 for extralife, and $25 000 were matched by 2K Games.This year the team will be aiming at $75 000 in total, to contribute to GamesOutreach.org, which helps hospitalized children through games to make ther life
- [Play the new Civ5 "Game Of The Month" #215](https://civfanatics.com/2022/10/29/play-the-new-civ5-game-of-the-month-215/) - New month, new game! In this iteration of the "Game Of The Month" you play as Theodora of Byzantium on a standard size small continents map on Emperor level. You have to achieve a culture victory, but all other victories are enabled, meaning you need to prevent all other civs from winning in a different
- [StudyingPixels podcast: Games as Historical Problem Spaces (with Jeremiah McCall)](https://civfanatics.com/2022/10/24/studyingpixels-podcast-games-as-historical-problem-spaces-with-jeremiah-mccall/) - The podcast StudyingPixels has released a new episode: Games as Historical Problem Spaces (with Jeremiah McCall). In this episode Stefan Heinrich Simond, a games scholar from Marbug (Germany), discusses with video game historian Jeremia McCall from the Ohio State University, also know from the blog GamingThePast, about games as historical problem spaces. This means they
- [PolyCast 408: Why Do Anything When You Can Pillage?](https://civfanatics.com/2022/10/22/polycast-408-why-do-anything-when-you-can-pillage/) - The four-hundred-and-eighth episode of PolyCast, “Why Do Anything When You Can Pillage?“ is now available for streaming on ThePolyCast.net. This episode features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, and Jason "MegaBearsFan" with first-time guest co-host CivMD. Topics for this episode include:Intro00h01m00s | Game Spinoff IdeasNews00h05m58s | Humankind Announces "Together We Rule" ExpansionSenate00h10m09s | CivMD's Domination Strategy
- [Doom meets Civilization: Solium Infernum](https://civfanatics.com/2022/10/21/doom-meets-civilization-solium-infernum/) - A couple of weeks ago a new interesting game was announced, which just today popped on my radar: Solium Infernum. PCGamesN has as a headline "Doom meets Civilization as Hellish strategy game gets triple-A remake". Apparently the remake of a not well known 2009 strategy game, it is set in a Hell scenario (therefore the
- [Humankind - Together We Rule expansion: The Swiss and the Bulgarians](https://civfanatics.com/2022/10/21/humankind-together-we-rule-expansion-the-swiss-and-the-bulgarians/) - Amplitude has released more information about the upcoming "Together We Rule" expansion, and has given us details about the new cultures of the Swiss and the Bulgarians. Please check this thread to discuss the new cultures. Thanks to our member Saxo Grammaticus for this notification.
- [Old World update #99](https://civfanatics.com/2022/10/20/old-world-update-99/) - Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest update for their game. This update includes a range of bug fixes, reduced memory usage, reworks on the French translation and more. For more details, please check our thread here. Old World is currently available in the Epic Store, on GOG and Steam.
- [Humankind scenario challenge #4: Space Race](https://civfanatics.com/2022/10/19/humankind-scenario-challenge-4-space-race/) - Amplitude, the developers of Humankind, present you the next scenario challenge: The scenario "Space Race". In this scenario you inhabit a small planet with only little land mass. Your goal is to escape to Mars, while having the most fame. You have until November 9 to finish this challenge. For all info please read this
- [Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire sim released!](https://civfanatics.com/2022/10/11/ozymandias-bronze-age-empire-sim-released/) - Another game which could be of high interested for the Civ community has been released: Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim.As the title hints, this game is a civ-like game, set in the bronze age (so more similar to Old World). So this is a turn-based 4X game in a historical setting. You can build cities,
- [Play the new Civ4 "Game Of The Month" #242](https://civfanatics.com/2022/10/10/play-the-new-civ4-game-of-the-month-242/) - New month, new game! In this issue of the Civ4 GOTM you play as Hatshepsut of Egypt on a standard size inland sea map on Prince level. You start with a lonely war chariot, disconnected from your empire. Should you go for sailing to get it back home? You have until November 1 to repratriate
- [Humankind - Free to play until Monday October 10](https://civfanatics.com/2022/10/06/humankind-free-to-play-until-monday-october-10/) - In anticipation of the coming expansion "Together We Rule", Amplitude has made Humankind free to play over the weekend. In case you get the taste, the base game can also be purchased with a 50% discount, and the available DLCs with 33%. And if you then also want to get the new expansion "Together We
- [Old World Update #98](https://civfanatics.com/2022/10/06/old-world-update-98/) - Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest update for their game. This update includes a range of bug fixes, improvements to the Steam Deck performance, and balancing changes, e.g. you may use the ships of allied nations for your movement. For more details, please check our thread here. Old World is
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month" #144](https://civfanatics.com/2022/10/05/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-144/) - This month you're getting a mystery GOTM! You play as Ghengis Khan of Mongolia on Emperor level, but all other settings are unknown. You must go for a Domination or Religious Victory, and you have until November 1 to finish this game. For all details, please see this thread.
- [Original Master of Magic: Free on GOG until Sunday October 2](https://civfanatics.com/2022/09/29/original-master-of-magic-free-on-gog-until-sunday-october-2/) - The original Master of Magic game (from 1994), one of the classics of turn based games and 4X, is currently available for free on GOG.This promotion lasts until Sunday October 2.Get your free copy here. Discuss this classic with us in our forum here. This sale goes together with the announcement of the release date
- [Play the new Civ5 "Game Of The Month" #214](https://civfanatics.com/2022/09/28/play-the-new-civ5-game-of-the-month-214/) - And it's again the time for the "Game Of The Month"! This time you play as Pocatello of the Shoshone on a standard size "four corners" type map on Immortal level. You need to go for a culture victory and prevent all other civs from achieving another victory. You have until October 15 to finish
- [Early access: Terra Invicta, a 4X where you have to resist an alien invasion](https://civfanatics.com/2022/09/27/early-access-terra-invicta-a-4x-where-you-have-to-resist-an-alien-invasion/) - Since Yesterday "Terra Invicta" is in early access.This is another 4X game published by Hooded Horse, who also published Old World.While still a 4X game, Terra Invicta is not turn-based, but a real time strategy game, so more similar to the Paradox Titles like Hearts of Iron or Crusader Kings.The setting is completely different though:
- [PCGamer - Civilization: From Alpha Centauri To Beyond Earth](https://civfanatics.com/2022/09/26/pcgamer-civilization-from-alpha-centauri-to-beyond-earth/) - PCGamer has published a new article, called "Civilization: From Alpha Centauri To Beyond Earth". In this article the author talks about how the story made Alpha Centauri memorable, and how the extensive lore behind Beyond Earth does not give you the same feeling of story in the game. An excerpt: Story is a core part
- [A Conversation with Christopher Tin: Multiculturalism, language, and soundtracking humanity (free webinar)](https://civfanatics.com/2022/09/25/a-conversation-with-christopher-tin-multiculturalism-language-and-soundtracking-humanity-free-webinar/) - Christoper Tin, our most beloved composer, will be giving a free webinar about how he is making his music.This webinar is organized by Hal Leonard and the American Choral Directors association, and will be available on Zoom on October 4, 7 PM Eastern Time.If you want to know more about his soundtracks, culture and music,
- [TactiCon Sale AND Total War Humble Bundle](https://civfanatics.com/2022/09/23/tacticon-sale-and-total-war-humble-bundle/) - There is now also a TactiCon sale going on!60 different turn-based games are on sale, with discounts between 10 to 75%!Most interesting games for us here are probably "Imperiums: Greek Wars", "Expeditions: Rome" and "Going Medieval", since these are history themed, but a lot more interesting games can be found there! For more infos about
- [2K games support hack, virus emails sent](https://civfanatics.com/2022/09/23/2k-games-support-hack-virus-emails-sent/) - In short: 2K reports that one of the vendors for their support was breached. The hackers sent out emails to people who had interactions with the 2K support, with a malicious link in it (or trojan attachment, depending on source). If you recently received an email from 2K which you did not expect and you
- [TactiCon Schedule](https://civfanatics.com/2022/09/21/tacticon-schedule/) - And there is now a schedule for the TactiCon!The program includes talks about strategy games and publishing. Among the participants will be Soren and Leyla Johnson, the former being the Civ3 and 4 lead designer, and they both worked together on Old World. Tim Bender from their publisher Hooded Horse will be participating in a
- [Humankind scenario #3: Against the Odds](https://civfanatics.com/2022/09/20/humankind-scenario-3-against-the-odds/) - Amplitude, the developers of Humankind, present you the next event: The scenario "Against the Odds". This event runs from September 20 to October 18, and it challenges you to catch up with far more advanced enemies, who are already ahead of you (between ancient era to industrial era in the new world) while you are
- [CIV is FREE TO PLAY all weekend (until September 18) and 91% Off](https://civfanatics.com/2022/09/15/civ-is-free-to-play-all-weekend-and-91-off/) - Play Civilization VI: Platinum Edition for FREE on Steam now until September 19 at 10 AM PT. You could also buy it now at 91% off at just $14.72! Check it out! Discuss this sale in our forum here.
- [Tacticon: Digital strategy event on Steam, September 22-26](https://civfanatics.com/2022/09/18/tacticon-digital-strategy-event-on-steam-september-22-26/) - Hooded Horse, the publisher of Old World and another range of strategy games, together with FireSquid, the developers of the 4X game "Great House Of Calderia", are organizing Tacticon, a digital strategy even on Steam, happening September 22-26. This event will cover various presentations about strategy games, and will be featuring more than 100 different
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month" #143](https://civfanatics.com/2022/09/16/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-143/) - And we are ready to give you another game to play! To honour the recent events, you will this time play as Victoria of England on a standard size small continents map on Deity. You get a low sea level and a disaster intensity of 4, and in addition you need to go for culture
- [New Civilization merchandise available](https://civfanatics.com/2022/09/15/new-civilization-merchandise-available/) - To celebrate another Civ birthday, 2K has now released more merchandise for the Civilization franchise! You can now buy a 30 years anniversary hoodie for €59.99, a new Civilization T-shirt for 29.99€ and a notebook for 24.99€. You can find these items for sale in the 2K shop. Currently there is also a sweepstake for
- [Europa Universalis IV: Free to play until Sept 15, and 75% off!](https://civfanatics.com/2022/09/12/europa-universalis-iv-free-to-play-until-sept-15-and-75-off/) - Paradox is a producer of a range of 4X games, which also have a big following in the Civ community, despite actually not being turn based. One of their latest games, Europe Universalis IV, is currently free to play until September 15! In case you can't get enough within the remaining days, the base game
- [PolyCast 407: They Deleted Our Topic!](https://civfanatics.com/2022/09/09/polycast-407-they-deleted-our-topic/) - The four-hundred-and-seven episode of PolyCast, “They Deleted Our Topic!“ is now available for streaming on ThePolyCast.net. This episode features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, Phil "TheMeInTeam", and Jason "MegaBearsFan". Topics for this episode include:Intro00h01m00s | Flooding in the USNews00h03m30s | UnCiv Released for Mobile PlatformsForum Talk00h07m52s | Should There Be A Minimum City Revolt Time?00h15m31s
- [Humble Bundle: Get Civ6, the XCOM titles, Railroad Tycoon titles, and more, for 15.98€](https://civfanatics.com/2022/09/07/humble-bundle-get-civ6-the-xcom-titles-railroad-tycoon-titles-and-more-for-15-98e/) - The Humble Bundle currently has a sale for all the big 2K games. Most interesting for us are obviously Civ6, but as strategy gamers here we probably also fancy all the XCOM titles as well as Railroad Tycoon titles. This bundle also contains other titles of extremely high quality, e.g. the Bioshock collection or Mafia
- [Old World 20% off on Steam until September 12](https://civfanatics.com/2022/09/07/old-world-20-off-on-steam-until-september-12/) - Old World is on sale! The base game currently costs 31.99€, with expansion 35.98€, and there's also a pack of the publisher Hooded Horse, which includes Clanfolk (a colony builder) and Nebulous (a 3D space strategy game), for in total 71.96€. This sale goes until September 12.And there's obviously also the demo, in case you're
- [Humankind: Together We Rule expansion](https://civfanatics.com/2022/09/07/humankind-together-we-rule-expansion/) - Amplitude Studios, the developers of Humankind, have announced the first expansion to their game! The expansion focuses on diplomacy, and will introduce diplomats, spies, embassies, a world congress, and more. The "more" also obviously includes new cultures, to be specific: Sumerians, Han, Bulgarians, Swiss, Scots, and Singaporeans. For more information you can read the official
- [Play the new Civ4 "Game Of The Month" #241](https://civfanatics.com/2022/09/06/play-the-new-civ4-game-of-the-month-241/) - Another month, another "Game Of The Month"! This time you play as the Inca on a custom standard size map without world wrap on deity level. You need to go for domination or conquest victory, and you have until September 27 to pacify this world! This game is part of a double to see if
- [Explorminate: Our Favorite 4X Games in Development in 2022](https://civfanatics.com/2022/09/05/explorminate-our-favorite-4x-games-in-development-in-2022/) - Explorminate, a website dedicated to 4X, strategy and tactic games, has published a list of interesting games currently in development.Most of these games are also interesting for us Civ-fanatics, and have been mentioned here on CFC before.The list: Spellforce: Conquest of EoMaster of Magic (reboot)Alliance Of The Sacred SunsRevival: RecolonizationAra - History UntoldZEPHON Ara -
- [PolyCast 406: It's A Lot Better Than Watergate](https://civfanatics.com/2022/09/05/polycast-406-its-a-lot-better-than-watergate/) - The four-hundred-and-sixth episode of PolyCast, “It's A Lot Better Than Watergate“ is now available for streaming on ThePolyCast.net. This episode features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Phil "TheMeInTeam", and Jason "MegaBearsFan". Topics for this episode include:News00h02m25s | Twitter Post Sparks Beyond Earth 2 Rumors00h12m39s | xBox Patch for Civilization VI Released00h16m04s | Vote for Civilization 1 and
- [Play the very first Old World "Game Of The Month"](https://civfanatics.com/2022/09/04/play-the-very-first-old-world-game-of-the-month/) - CivFanatics has a long standing tradition of the "Game Of The Month" (short: "GOTM"), where a team of fellow Civ-fanatics organizes new, challenging savegames for the community, to compete against each other. The goal here is not only to beat the game, but then to afterwards compare your approach to the approach of other players,
- [Gotta catch them all: Check the Civ4+6 Pokemon maps!](https://civfanatics.com/2022/03/01/gotta-catch-them-all-check-the-civ46-pokemon-maps/) - We have just seen the announcement of the lastest Pokemon titles, and obviously this is very exciting. While many people will now go and play more Pokemon, we do recommend another way to satisfy your cravings: Play the Civ Pokemon maps! For Civ4, we have the Hoenn region, which is a flat map of roughly
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month" #142](https://civfanatics.com/2022/09/02/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-142/) - And we continue with the heat-wave theme for the Game Of The Month! In this GOTM you play as John Curtin of Australia on a standard size hot and wet Island Plates map. You need to go for the Science Victory to prevent global warming, but corporations are enabled, up to your government if this
- [PolyCast 405: Unless You Count the Launcher](https://civfanatics.com/2022/09/02/polycast-405-unless-you-count-the-launcher/) - The four-hundred-and-fifth episode of PolyCast, “Unless You Count the Launcher“ is now available for streaming on ThePolyCast.net. This episode features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, Phil "TheMeInTeam", and Jason "MegaBearsFan". Topics for this episode include:Intro00h01m00s | Time Zones in the USNews00h06m39s | The Lost Birds by Christopher Tin AnnouncedForum Talk00h13m04s | The Core of the
- [History Respawned podcast: History Games at Gamescom and Civs 101: The Inca](https://civfanatics.com/2022/09/01/history-respawned-podcast-history-games-at-gamescom-and-civs-101-the-inca/) - Robert Whitaker has released another episode of his History Respawned podcast. He is discussing with his co-host John Harney about the most interesting games at the Gamescom, e.g. Victory 3 or Age of Empires IV. This release of the podcast is combined with an earlier episode of the Civs 101 series about the Inca from
- [ABCClassic: The sound of strategy, volume 2: sci-fi and fantasy](https://civfanatics.com/2022/08/31/abcclassic-the-sound-of-strategy-volume-2-sci-fi-and-fantasy/) - ABCClassic, normally a broadcaster for classical music, has published their second episode about computer game soundtracks. This episode is about sci-fi and fantasy soundtracks, and might interest some people here, because it contains 2 songs composed by Christopher Tin (who won the Grammy for the Civ4 main theme) for OffWorld Trading Company (a game by
- [ZOR: Pilgrimage of the Slorfs - The winners of the competition](https://civfanatics.com/2022/08/29/zor-pilgrimage-of-the-slorfs-the-winners-of-the-competition/) - 10 days ago we started a little competition to give away three keys for ZOR: Pilgrimage of the Slorfs. This game is a turn-based monster manager, where you up try to bring your two Slorfs through a crazy world while building up your deck and managing your base. The creator turned out to be a
- [PolyCast 404: Podcast Not Found](https://civfanatics.com/2022/08/29/polycast-404-podcast-not-found/) - The four-hundred-and-fourth episode of PolyCast, “Podcast Not Found“ is now available for streaming on ThePolyCast.net. This episode features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, and Phil "TheMeInTeam". Topics for this episode include:Community00h02m00s | DanQ is Now a FatherNews00h05m17s | FreeCiv Reaches Version 3.000h08m09s | Sid Meier Warns About Monetization In GamingForum Talk00h24m38s | Five Second Turn
- [PolyCast 403: 100 Turns to the Next District](https://civfanatics.com/2022/08/26/polycast-403-100-turns-to-the-next-district/) - The four-hundred-and-third episode of PolyCast, “100 Turns to the Next District“ is now available for streaming on ThePolyCast.net. This episode features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, Phil "TheMeInTeam", and Jason "MegaBearsFan". Topics for this episode include:News00h01m32s | Take-Two Merges with Zynga00h05m24s | Microsoft Announces Ara: Histories UntoldForum Talk00h11m03s | Issues with Production in Civilization VI00h35m52s
- [PolyCast 402: Straight Into The Salt](https://civfanatics.com/2022/08/22/polycast-402-straight-into-the-salt/) - The four-hundred-and-second episode of PolyCast, “Straight Into the Salt“ is now available for streaming on ThePolyCast.net. This episode features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, Phil "TheMeInTeam", and Jason "MegaBearsFan". Topics for this episode include:News00h01m06s | Soren Johnson’s Old World Released on PC One Year Late00h02m43s | Remembering Those Who Have Left UsForum Talk00h06m20s | The
- [PCGamer: Revisiting Colonization, Sid Meier's overlooked resource juggler](https://civfanatics.com/2022/08/22/pcgamer-revisiting-colonization-sid-meiers-overlooked-resource-juggler/) - PCGamer has published an article about another game which is dear to us: The original Colonization. In this article the author writes about it was in the shadow of civ, about the struggles of resouce management, dealing with the natives, the lackluster combat and obviously the one-more-turn feeling. An excerpt:“For an indecisive player like me,
- [PolyCast 401: No Independent Texas, Please](https://civfanatics.com/2022/08/19/polycast-401-no-independent-texas-please/) - The four-hundred-and-first episode of PolyCast, “No Independent Texas, Please“ is now available for streaming on ThePolyCast.net. This episode features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, Phil "TheMeInTeam", and Jason "MegaBearsFan". Topics for this episode include:News00h01m08s | The Strong Museum of Play Adds Civilization to Its Hall of FameForum Talk00h16m01s | Six Great Scientists At Once?00h18m33s |
- [Win a copy of ZOR: Pilgrimage of the Slorfs](https://civfanatics.com/2022/08/19/win-a-copy-of-zor-pilgrimage-of-the-slorfs/) - Win a copy of ZOR: Pilgrimage of the SlorfsThere are a lot of Civ fans, as you know. As it turns out, some of these fans are also game developers, and long time lurkers at CFC!One of them is @Righteous Hammer Games , who will release his game ZOR: Pilgrimage of the Slorfs on August 30 on Steam. He's
- [Humankind 1 year anniversary](https://civfanatics.com/2022/08/17/hmankind-1-year-anniversary/) - more info: https://www.games2gether.com/amplitude-studios/humankind/blogs/831
- [PolyCast 400: All's Fair In Love and Civilization](https://civfanatics.com/2022/08/15/polycast-400-alls-fair-in-love-and-civilization/) - The four-hundredth episode of PolyCast, “All's Fair In Love and Civilization“ is now available for streaming on https://thepolycast.net. This episode features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, Phil "TheMeInTeam", and Jason "MegaBearsFan". Topics for this episode include: Community 00h01m55s | PolyCast’s 400th Show Retrospective News 00h29m01s | Soren Johnson Talks About Diplomacy in Civilization III Forum Talk 00h41m03s | Is Civilization VI Worth Playing in 2022?00h46m40s | Is
- [Podcast on Meena Shamaly singing for Old World](https://civfanatics.com/2022/08/13/podcast-on-meena-shamaly-singing-for-old-world/) - The singer Meena Shamaly sang for some of Christopher Tin's songs in Old World (e.g. the one linked above).He got interviewed by the podcast Level With Emily Resse, and talked about his singing and work as consultant for Arabic music in Old World.For the podcast please click here.You can also find Meena Shamaly on Twitter
- [PolyCast 399: We Play Other Games, Too](https://civfanatics.com/2022/08/12/polycast-399-we-play-other-games-too/) - The three hundred-and-ninety-ninth episode of PolyCast, “We Play Other Games, Too“ is now available for streaming on polycast.civfanatics.com. This episode features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, and Jason "MegaBearsFan". Topics for this episode include:News00h02m11s | Always Online Vulnerability: The Dark Souls Remote Execution Exploit and Civilization00h08m38s | Civilization IV Listed in The Games That Made
- [Play Unciv: A free Civ5 implementation for your phone (also desktop)](https://civfanatics.com/2022/08/10/play-unciv-a-free-civ5-implementation-for-your-phone-also-desktop/) - I know, we have Civ6 available on various consoles, and with FreeCiv and FreeCol there are also the old Civ games for you to play for free. But what about if you want to have a chilled game of Civ5 somewhere? If you didn't know, you can also do that with UnCiv! UnCiv is a
- [Play the new Civ4 "Game Of The Month" #240](https://civfanatics.com/2022/08/08/play-the-new-civ4-game-of-the-month-240/) - And we continue to give you entertainment which doesn't require you to go into the heat! In this "Game Of The Month" you play as King Arthur (with the traits of Julius Cesar) of England on a standard size map of Great Britain on Noble level. You have until September 6 to create Great Britain.
- [PolyCast 398: Scouts Don't Count as Military](https://civfanatics.com/2022/08/08/polycast-398-scouts-dont-count-as-military/) - The three hundred-and-ninety-eighth episode of PolyCast, “Scouts Don't Count as Military“ is now available for streaming on thepolycast.net. This episode features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, Phil "TheMeInTeam", and Jason "MegaBearsFan". Topics for this episode include:News00h02m11s | The 2K Launcher Updates Again and Disappoints Everyone00h09m41s | Civilization VI Works on Steam Deck?00h16m26s | 6 “New”
- [Vote for Sid Meier's Civilization I and II to be added to GoG](https://civfanatics.com/2022/08/06/vote-for-sid-meiers-civilization-i-and-ii-to-be-added-to-gog/) - As a civ-fanatic you might, like us, live a bit in constant pain, because you simply cannot buy Civ1 and Civ2 anymore :(. The reasons are probably complicated, and related to a not-so-easy licensing situation after Microprose was bought. But as you know, you can buy Colonization on GOG, so it must be possible. If
- [PolyCast 397: We Had to Walk Uphill Both Ways](https://civfanatics.com/2022/08/05/polycast-397-we-had-to-walk-uphill-both-ways/) - The three hundred-and-ninety-seventh episode of PolyCast, “We Had to Walk Uphill Both Ways“ is now available for streaming on polycast.civfanatics.com. This episode features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, Phil "TheMeInTeam", and Jason "MegaBearsFan". Topics for this episode include:News00h02m11s | Cities: Skylines Modder Banned for Illicit Activities on Steam Workshop.Forum Talk00h07m47s | Several Civilization Developers Discuss
- [Old World update #95](https://civfanatics.com/2022/08/03/old-world-update-95/) - Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest update for their game. This update includes various balancing changes, e.g. the Hold Court mission now has a 20% chance to find a new Courtier, stability patches to the late game multiplayer, improved modding for map scripts, UI improvements for the steam deck, and
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month" #140](https://civfanatics.com/2022/08/03/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-140/) - Our game makers have been sweating to present you a new GOTM this month! This time you play as Kublai Khan of China on a standard size Inland Sea map on King level. With Barbarian Clans and a disaster intensity of 2 this will not be an easy game. You must achieve a culture victory,
- [PolyCast 396: Objective Performance Metrics for Civilization at School](https://civfanatics.com/2022/08/01/polycast-396-objective-performance-metrics-for-civilization-at-school/) - The three hundred-and-ninety-sixth episode of PolyCast, “Objective Performance Metrics for CIvlization at School“ is now available for streaming on polycast.civfanatics.com. This episode features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, Phil "TheMeInTeam", and Jason "MegaBearsFan". Topics for this episode include:News00h02m18s | Anton Strenger Leaves FiraxisForum Talk00h13m28s | Lingering Questions About Civilization VI00h26m47s | Civilization and Humankind in
- [New album by Christopher Tin announced: Lost Birds](https://civfanatics.com/2022/07/29/new-album-by-christopher-tin-announced-lost-birds/) - Our all time favourite composer Christophter Tin has announced the release of a new album: Lost Birds. The first title of this album, "A Hundred Thousands Birds" is embedded above. The songs on this album have been recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the vocal assembly VOCES8, and has as theme birds, and how
- [Mapping Humankind](https://civfanatics.com/2022/07/22/mapping-humankind/) - Our moderator bite has released his latest project: The ultimate map of Humankind. As for his Civ maps, he aimed to collect all the civilization information, and put them on a world map. The resulting maps contain all the available information: The extent of the different civilizations in Humankind, where the included cities are, location
- [Play the new Civ4 "Game Of The Month" #239](https://civfanatics.com/2022/07/21/play-the-new-civ4-game-of-the-month-239/) - And we continue with giving the Civ community new challenges! In this Civ4 "Game Of The Month" you play as the 3 Musketeers (with the traits of Napoleon) on a standard size Terra map on Immortal. As special challenge you start the game with a galleon and three musketeers, without a settler, and you must
- [Boston: Sand sculpting festival, theme "Wonders of the World"](https://civfanatics.com/2022/07/21/boston-sand-sculpting-festival-theme-wonders-of-the-world/) - If you are a civ-fanatic, and living anywhere close to Boston, then you have one thing to do this weekend: Head to the Revere Beach sand scultping festival. From Friday to Sunday world-renowned sand sculpting artists will be working on their sculptures to win a grand price. The theme of the competition this year is
- [Old World update #94](https://civfanatics.com/2022/07/20/old-world-update-94/) - Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest update for their game. This update includes mostly balancing changes and bugfixes in the scenarios. Also DLC is now available in offline mode. For all the changes please visit our thread here. Old World is currently available in the Epic Store, on GOG and
- [Humankind - Scenario Challenge 01: Summer Heat](https://civfanatics.com/2022/07/20/humankind-scenario-challenge-01-summer-heat/) - Amplitude, the developers of Humankind, present you the next event: The Summer heat challenge. While previous events were time-limited and aimed at specific temporary achievements, the devs have now changed this format, due to many players' fear of missing out on the time-limited challenges. They now aim at a "Game Of The Month"-like challenge, where
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month" #139](https://civfanatics.com/2022/07/19/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-139/) - New month, new game, to challenge you in this tropical heat to another round of Civ6! In this iteration of our GOTM you will play Pachacuti of the Inca on a standard sized Inland Sea map on Deity level. The climate is hot, wet, you got scarce resources, and we want you to achieve a
- [New indie game release: Fire & Maneuver](https://civfanatics.com/2022/07/18/new-indie-game-release-fire-maneuver/) - A new indie game with some interest to us has been released (early access): Fire & Maneuver. This game is set in the victorian era, where you lead armies of e.g. the Ottoman Empire or of the Northern German Confederation against each other, in simultaneous turn-based battles. This game is a pure war game, where
- [GameRant.com: Sid Meier’s Civilization 7 is Long Overdue](https://civfanatics.com/2022/07/17/gamerant-com-sid-meiers-civilization-7-is-long-overdue/) - The website GameRant has published an article about a topic, which is very dear to us, and which I think also feels very pressing to our community: The lack of Civ7.Max Borman from GameRant complains, as we all do, that 2022 should be the year of Civ7, and that we've not gotten anything else in
- [Play the new Civ5 "Game Of The Month" #212](https://civfanatics.com/2022/07/16/play-the-new-civ5-game-of-the-month-212/) - Do you think with this heat it is time for some holidays on the beach in Spain? Don't go to far, and play the new Civ5 "Game Of the Month"! This time you play as Isabella of Spain on a tiny Inland Sea map on King level. You must go for a culture victory, and
- [New indie game release - Citizens: Far Lands](https://civfanatics.com/2022/07/16/new-indie-game-release-citizens-far-lands/) - A new game, which might be of interest to us civ-fanatics, has been released: Citizens: Far Lands.The game describes itself as a turn-based city builder and puzzle game. It is set in a medieval setting, and is mainly aimed at optimizing your own medieval settlement. It does not seem to include diplomacy, but includes military
- [Site Upgrades are Coming (Completed)](https://civfanatics.com/2022/07/14/site-upgrades-are-coming/) - The Staff is planning to perform an upgrade to xenForo version 2 on 15/16 July. Along with this upgrade we will also be migrating the site to a new server, in the month afterwards. This upgrade will be performed by the xenForo Staff as we are moving to xenForo Cloud Services. During this process we
- [Humankind: Ibn Battuta Beta, last sneak peek](https://civfanatics.com/2022/07/12/humankind-ibn-battuta-beta-last-sneak-peek/) - A new update for Humankind is going to come, and we got another update about it from Amplitude, including the availability of the current beta for this update. This update will include lots of balancing, including a re-work of some of the civs. You can read more over at Games2gether, or here in our forum
- [Old World update #93](https://civfanatics.com/2022/07/11/old-world-update-93/) - Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest update for their game. This update includes the finalization of the translations, new leaders for Greece in the "Heroes Of The Agean" DLC, a Steam Deck UI option, and other bigger and smaller details. You can find the full list in our thread here.
- [Play the new Civ4 "Game Of The Month" #238](https://civfanatics.com/2022/07/11/play-the-new-civ4-game-of-the-month-238/) - Our new "Game Of The Month" staff member "MarleysGh0st" has prepared his first GOTM, and we need to see if it is a real challenge! This time you play as Pericles of Greece on a standard size custom continents map on Monarch level. You also start with the Democracy tech, in addition to the normal
- [FreeCol 0.13.0 has been released](https://civfanatics.com/2022/07/10/freecol-0-13-0-has-been-released/) - Stian & the team have added lots of new features to FreeCol, the open source version of Colonization, including music, a new interface and animating rivers to go with the recently added animating oceans!The full list of changes and the downloads can be found here, and you can discuss FreeCol in our forum here.
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month" #138](https://civfanatics.com/2022/07/09/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-138/) - What is the right thing in this heat? Some beach vacation! For this "Game Of The Month" you'll therefore be playing the very seafaring civilization of Phoenicia with Dido as a leader on an standard size Archipelago map and a high sea level (water, water, water). The game is on Prince level, and you need
- [10 Best PC Turn-Based Strategy Games to play in 2022](https://civfanatics.com/2022/07/07/10-best-pc-turn-based-strategy-games-to-play-in-2022/) - TurnBasedLovers, a website which obviously deals with our favourite type of game, has released another overview what they deem to be the best current turn based games for 2022. Old World is probably already well known among the civ-fanatics, and is described as the following: Created by 4X veterans, Old World is the perfect blend
- [Civ4 "Hall Of Fame" update](https://civfanatics.com/2022/07/06/civ4-hall-of-fame-update/) - 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, Marathon, Prince, Space Colony game for 548,804 points.Walter_Wolf and Noble Zarkon were the most active players during this update, submitting 3 games.Only one player was
- [Play FreeCiv in your browser!](https://civfanatics.com/2022/06/29/play-freeciv-in-your-browser/) - We got notified that there's now another possibility to play freeciv-web online. The guys from fcivnet have set up their FreeCiv server here at fciv.net , so pop by if you want to have a chilled FreeCiv session! This is not the only option to play FreeCiv in your browser. Other options are: freecivweb.org fcw.movingborders.es
- [From Homemade Civ Maps to Humankind Mods: Amplitude’s Romain de Waubert Details How Mods Drive His Career](https://civfanatics.com/2022/06/24/from-homemade-civ-maps-to-humankind-mods-amplitudes-romain-de-waubert-details-how-mods-drive-his-career/) - ModIO has released an interview with Romain de Waubert, creative director at Amplitude, about, his experience with modding, Humankind, and obviously Civ ;). 2 excerpts, first Romain about the future of modding: Doug: What does the future of modding look like to you? Romain: I would really like our modders to look at Humankind as
- [Steam summer sale: Civ6 and more](https://civfanatics.com/2022/06/23/steam-summer-sale-civ6-and-more/) - Picture originally from Twitter. Current sales of the Civ franchise and related titles: Civilization 6: 85% down, from 59.99 to 8.99This includes the Anthology edition, 86% down, from 209.85 to 29.22and also the Platinum edition, 91% down, from 167.91 to 15Civ6 Gathering Storm: 75% down, from 39.99 to 9.99Civ6 Rise and Fall: 67% down, from
- [Old World: Video Guide on How to Build Unique Units and What They Do](https://civfanatics.com/2022/06/22/old-world-video-guide-on-how-to-build-unique-units-and-what-they-do/) - Our user alcaras has made a new video for Old World. In this video you will learn all the details about the unique units in Old World and their special features. For any comments or questions, please pass by and post in this thread.
- [Play the new Civ4 "Game Of The Month" #237](https://civfanatics.com/2022/06/21/play-the-new-civ4-game-of-the-month-237/) - And also here we give you some more entertainment in the cool shadows of your home! In this "Game Of The Month" you play as Bismarck of Germany on a standard-size fractal map on Emperor level. You have until July 17 to win 1 out of 4 victory conditions. All details: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/botm-237-bismarck-the-bully-emperor-starts-17th-june.677376/
- [Steam Next Fest demos: What to play for a civ-fanatic?](https://civfanatics.com/2022/06/20/steam-next-fest-demos-what-to-play-for-a-civ-fanatic/) - So, did you after all these years get bored of Civ6, and you already played through Humankind and Old World?Okay, we will not believe any of that, but if you want to try something else in between, why not check out the demos of the Steam Next Fest for a free test play?A list of
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month" #137](https://civfanatics.com/2022/06/19/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-137/) - Is it too hot for you to do anything? Good, time to not go outside, and play the next "Game Of The Month"! In this GOTM you play as Peter The Great of Russia on a standard size Pangaea map on Immortal level. You get a disaster intensity of 2, but also a legendary start.
- [Old World update #92](https://civfanatics.com/2022/06/17/old-world-update-92/) - Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest update for their game. The changes include balancing changes, fixes to the mod uninstall process, scenario fixes and the addition of the "bisexual" trait for pride month. To discuss this latest update, please post in the related thread in the forum. Old World is
- [Old World update #91](https://civfanatics.com/2022/06/13/old-world-update-91/) - Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest update for their game. The main change is support for the M1 chip on Macs, and the possibility to use opengl under Linux. For the full changes and any discussions regarding this update, please check the thread in our forum. Old World is currently
- [The Grammy's Will Now Include A Category For Best Video Game Soundtrack](https://civfanatics.com/2022/06/12/the-grammys-will-now-include-a-category-for-best-video-game-soundtrack/) - As noted by Christopher Tin on Twitter, the Grammy's have added some new categories including a new category for video game soundtracks. To be precise: Best Score Soundtrack For Video Games And Other Interactive MediaRecognizes excellence in score soundtrack albums comprised predominately of original scores and created specifically for, or as a companion to, a
- [FilthyRobot interviews lead designer Soren Johnson](https://civfanatics.com/2022/06/10/filthyrobot-interviews-lead-designer-soren-johnson/) - The streamer FilthyRobot has interviewed Soren Johnson about Old World. It's a 2h interview about the creative process, Soren's experience, and a lot more. Thanks for our user Heathcliff for notifying us. You can discuss this video in the thread here.
- [Humankind: Cultures of Latin America DLC, console release, Bolivar update](https://civfanatics.com/2022/06/09/humankind-cultures-of-latin-america-dlc-console-release-bolivar-update/) - Multiple big Humankind news were released by Amplitude today. The Cultures of Latin America DLC has been released (not announced, but released). It comes with 6 new cultures, the Caralans, the Nazca, the Taino, the Inca, the Argentinians and Cubans. Discuss the new DLC here. Amplitude is also giving away 1000 keys for free, check
- [Play the new Civ4 "Game Of The Month" #236](https://civfanatics.com/2022/06/09/play-the-new-civ4-game-of-the-month-236/) - Also this month you get again the chance to show that you're the best of the best in Civ4! In this "Game Of The Month" you play as Mao of China on a tropical Pangaea map on Prince level. You have until July 4 to finish the revolution. For all the details, please visit the
- [Civ 4 Hall Of Fame: Welcome to the Indian Summer - Challenge 23](https://civfanatics.com/2022/06/08/civ-4-hall-of-fame-welcome-to-the-indian-summer-challenge-23/) - Compete with other civ-fanatics in our Civ4 "Hall Of Fame"! The HoF is a competition, where you send in your own games (specific rules apply), to see who ranks best for this setting! For the Indian Summer challenge, we want 10 games as India from you! You need to install the HoF mod, and read
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month" #136](https://civfanatics.com/2022/06/07/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-136/) - It's getting warmer, the summer is coming... definitely the time for another round of Civ6! In this month's game you play as Tamar of Georgia on a standard size Highlands map on King level. You get a legendary start, but a disaster intensity of 2. You also need to go for the Science Victory, and
- [PotatoMcWhiskey: Starting your Empire - Old World for beginners - Hittites](https://civfanatics.com/2022/06/05/potatomcwhiskey-starting-your-empire-old-world-for-beginners-hittites/) - Our highly acclaimed Civ6 youtube PotatoMcWhiskey has taken a look at Old World, and decided to make a video about the start with the Hittites. He's a Civ6 master mind, so it should be interesting to see what he has to say about Old World. If you want to discuss the Hittites or this video,
- [Anton Strenger at GDC: Ahistorical Accuracy: Bringing New Myths and Representation to 'Civilization'](https://civfanatics.com/2022/06/01/anton-strenger-at-gdc-ahistorical-accuracy-bringing-new-myths-and-representation-to-civilization/) - We talked about it already here, at the end of March Anton Strenger, lead designer of the "New Frontier Pass" has given a talk at the GDC, named "Ahistorical Accuracy: Bringing New Myths and Representation to 'Civilization'". At the time back, the talk itself was not yet available, but Anton told us via Twitter that
- [We now have ALL the Civ2 MGE scenarios!](https://civfanatics.com/2022/05/28/we-now-have-all-the-civ2-mge-scenarios/) - Our user blake00 has finished his heroic effort to collect all the Civ2 MGE scenarios. As you can imagine, this was no easy task. He searched the internet for endless hours, to provide the civfanatics with all the playing material out there. But now he has finished it! He has uploaded the grand amount of
- [Play the new Civ4 "Game Of The Month" #235](https://civfanatics.com/2022/05/27/play-the-new-civ4-game-of-the-month-235/) - And it's another month, which is awaiting world domination! In the current Civ4 "Game Of The Month" you play as Suryavarman II of the Khmer on a Great Plains map on an Archipelago world on Deity. You may opt for the adventurer bonus and get the same starting bonuses as the Deity AI (2 settlers,
- [Kotaku: Old World Is The Best New 4X Game In Years](https://civfanatics.com/2022/05/26/kotaku-old-world-is-the-best-new-4x-game-in-years/) - The video game website Kotaku has just released a news article, which describes in its headline Old World as "The Best New 4X Game In Years". An excerpt from the article below: I said simply calling this “Civilization x Crusader Kings” was unfair not because it’s technically wrong—five minutes with this game will show you
- [Sales: Civ3 and Civ4 on GOG, Civ6 on Steam](https://civfanatics.com/2022/05/16/sales-civ3-and-civ4-on-gog-civ6-on-steam/) - Currently some of the Civ titles are again on Sale! For Civ3 and Civ4 the Complete editions are for sale, for Civ6 only the Platinum and Anthology edition, as well as both addons. Civ3 Complete: 1.29€ at GOGCiv4 Complete: 5€ at GOGCiv6 Anthology: 98.99€ on SteamCiv6 Platinum: 14.15€ on SteamCiv6 Gathering Storm: 9.99€ on SteamCiv6
- [Humankind:Mississippians Community Event](https://civfanatics.com/2022/05/25/humankindmississippians-community-event/) - Amplitude Studios, the developers of Humankind, have today announced another event: The Mississippians community event. This event adds another civ, the Mississippians, to Humankind, the basic stats of this civ you can see above. This civ was very well known for their earth work, and with this we also get three new challenges, running from
- [TakeTwo and Zynga merge](https://civfanatics.com/2022/05/24/taketwo-and-zynga-merge/) - Yesterday it was announced that TakeTwo, the parent company of 2K which ownes Firaxis Games, will merge with the deveoper Zynga, which is mostly known for browser games. While we hope for not another iteration of CivWorld, this still allows us to speculate about the future development of Civ. Read more about it in our
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month" #135](https://civfanatics.com/2022/05/23/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-135/) - And again, as every month, we have a new challenge for you! In this "Game Of The Month" you play as Wilfried Laurier of Canada on a standard-size tilted axis map on Immortal level. You must go for domination victory and prevent all other civs from achieving another victory condition. You have until June 15
- [Old World: Bestseller on GOG and Steam!](https://civfanatics.com/2022/05/21/old-world-bestseller-on-gog-and-steam/) - Just a few days after its release, Old World is one of the best selling games on GOG and Steam! It is currently the 5th best selling game on Steam, and the 8th best selling on GOG! Get it now! Old World in the Epic StoreOld World at GOGOld World at Steam Obvioulsy you can
- [Old World released on GOG and Steam](https://civfanatics.com/2022/05/19/old-world-released-on-gog-and-steam/) - Old World has finally been released on GOG and Steam (May 19, 3 AM Eastern Time)! If you buy it within the first 2 weeks after release you also get the DLC "Heroes Of The Agean" for free! Old World is a game produced by the Civ4 lead designer Soren Johnson, and features, just like
- [Designer Notes 67 (podcast): Old World](https://civfanatics.com/2022/05/18/designer-notes-67-podcast-old-world/) - Soren Johnson has updated his blog with another entry.This time it's a podcast, and Soren and Leyla talk with Tom Chick and Bruce Geryk, both at QuarterToThree.The description of this episode is the following: In this episode, Tom Chick and Bruce Geryk interview Soren and Leyla Johnson about their new historical 4X, Old World. They
- [Old World: The 8th Civ](https://civfanatics.com/2022/05/18/old-world-the-8th-civ/) - The Youtuber "Flash Trouserman" talks in his latest video about the new Civ which will be added to Old World: The Hittites. Watch the video above and discuss this new civ in our forum here. There is currently also a live stream by explorminate happening:
- [Keith Burgun's podcast: Strategy Can Be Fun – Soren Johnson on OLD WORLD](https://civfanatics.com/2022/05/16/keith-burguns-podcast-strategy-can-be-fun-soren-johnson-on-old-world/) - Keith Burgun, an independent game designer, has today released a podcast episode with Soren Johnson.They obviously talk about Old World in it, and Keith recommends the game to every civ player.You can find the podcast here and discuss it in our forum here.
- [The winners of the Old World random draw/competition](https://civfanatics.com/2022/05/15/the-winners-of-the-old-world-random-draw-competition/) - A while ago we got an offer from Soren Johnson from Mohawk Games and Tim Bender from Hooded Horse: You can have 5 key for Old World to distribute among the community. So we ran a small competition, to see what civs the community likes best. We selected one entry as being the best among
- [New LEGO set: Great Pyramid of Giza](https://civfanatics.com/2022/05/12/new-lego-set-great-pyramid-of-giza/) - Relevant for all of us wonder builders: LEGO will release a new set in their architecture line - The Great Pyramid of Giza on June 1. This set contains 1476 pieces, is aimed at an adult audience, and costs 139.99€. Link: https://www.lego.com/product/great-pyramid-of-giza-21058 There are 3 more relevant LEGO sets already available: The Taj Mahal (2022
- [Old World update #90](https://civfanatics.com/2022/05/11/old-world-update-90/) - Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest update for their game. This update includes mostly changes in the balancing and UI changes. For all details please visit our thread here. Old World is currently available in the Epic Store, but will be released on GOG and Steam on May 19.
- [Win a copy of "Old World" - tell us about your favourite civ from "the old world"](https://civfanatics.com/2022/04/20/win-a-copy-of-old-world-tell-us-about-your-favourite-civ-from-the-old-world/) - Old World, the current game of Soren Johnson's studio Mohawk Games, has already some following here, but we got asked if we cannot increase it here in the forums.Soren has contacted Thunderfall, and asked if we could help him, and we are happy to do so. Their publisher Hooded Horse has provided us with 5
- [World Video Game Hall of Fame - Now with Civilization!](https://civfanatics.com/2022/05/11/world-video-game-hall-of-fame-now-with-civilization/) - The Strong Museum, or the National Museum of Play features the World Video Game Hall Of Fame (among other gaming related items), where the most important video games are honoured.The Hall of Fame itself is rather new, and this year 4 new games have been inducted, making it a grand total of 9 so far.
- [Firaxis Civ6 Anthology give-away: AAPI history month](https://civfanatics.com/2022/05/10/firaxis-civ6-anthology-give-away-aapi-history-month/) - Firaxis celebrates the "Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month"!They offer a give-away of a Civ6 anthology copy (5 in total)!To enter the give-away, you need to use one of the backgrounds of the Asian and Pacific Islander nations from Civ, provided on the official website here https://civilization.com/news/entries/civilization-celebrates-aapi-heritage-month/ for a screenshot, and post it in
- [LadiesGamers.com - Interview with Mohawk Games: 4X Strategy Goodness](https://civfanatics.com/2022/05/08/ladiesgamers-com-interview-with-mohawk-games-4x-strategy-goodness/) - LadiesGamers, a gaming website run for and by women, has published yesterday an interview with Leyla and Soren Johnson about Mohawk Games' latest project, Old World. They talk about the history of Mohawk Games, the inspirations which Soren and the others took for Old World, the change in visual style from the early versions, and
- [Play the new Civ4 "Game Of The Month" #234](https://civfanatics.com/2022/05/06/play-the-new-civ4-game-of-the-month-234/) - And it's again the time for a new challenge! In this "Game Of The Month" you play as Wang Kon of Korea on a standard-size map of unknown configuration on Noble level. You have until June 1 to subjugate the world. For all information, please see the thread in the forum: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/news-botm-234-korea-starts-may-01-2022.676556/
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month" #134](https://civfanatics.com/2022/05/04/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-134/) - New month, new game! In this "Game Of The Month" you compete as Quin Shi Huang of China on a standard-size Seven Seas map on Prince level. You need to go for a culture victory, but all over victories are enabled. You have until June 1 to crush your enemies. For all the other details,
- [TurnBasedLovers: May 2022 Top RPGs Strategy Games Releases - Including Old World](https://civfanatics.com/2022/05/02/turnbasedlovers-may-2022-top-rpgs-strategy-games-releases-including-old-world/) - TurnBasedLovers have released a new video (see above) with the most interesting turn-based releases for May. In their list they also have Old World, the latest game of Soren Johnson, which already has been released, but will come to GOG and Steam on May 19. Other interesting games in this month's selection are Magna Graecia,
- [History Respawned podcast - Civs 101: India](https://civfanatics.com/2022/04/29/history-respawned-podcast-civs-101-india/) - Robert Whitaker from the History Respawnd podcast has released a new episode if his Civ 101 series, this time featuring India.The description from his website:"Bob talks with Dr. Amber Abbas about the India Civ. Topics include Gandhi, Gandhi as an imperialist(?!), the alternative of Asoka and Chandragupta, Dharma as a unique ability, who "belongs" in
- [Humankind: Bolivar update announced](https://civfanatics.com/2022/04/28/humankind-bolivar-update-announced/) - Amplitude Studios have announced an upcoming update for their game Humankind. This update will apparently focus on some war mechanics, such as changes to surrendering, war support, and related mechanics. For the full information, please read the thread in the forum here: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/bolivar-update.676591/ Thanks to Saxo Grammaticus for the notification about this update.
- [Dorfromantik - final release](https://civfanatics.com/2022/04/28/dorfromantik-final-release/) - The indie hit "Dorfromantik" has reached its final release today. This game is a pure building game, where you strive to build the most beautiful and efficient landscape. You use hex tiles to expand your current map, and solve little quests to gain more tiles for further expansion. The game has overall been described as
- [Old World update #89](https://civfanatics.com/2022/04/27/old-world-update-89/) - Mohawk Games have released their next update for Old World. Various balancing changes and bug fixes are included, as well as an option to export the time line as a gif. For all information please check the discussion thread: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/old-world-update-89.676582/ Old World is currently available on the Epic Store, but will become available on May
- [Galactic Civilizations IV released](https://civfanatics.com/2022/04/26/galactic-civilizations-iv-released/) - StarDocks latest title in the "Galactic Civilizations" series has been released today. The 4th part continues the series: It is a 4X (yet not turn-based) strategy game in space. As in other parts of the series to set out to conquer the galaxy, settle new planets, conduct diplomacy with aliens, and try to achieve one
- [Free real time strategy game: Vedelem: The Golden Horde](https://civfanatics.com/2022/04/24/free-real-time-strategy-game-vedelem-the-golden-horde/) - This game just popped up in a PCGamer article, which got re-tweeted (originally from 2021), so:Vedelem is a real time strategy game, so not exactly what we normally look at, but this seems to include some building, and is set in a historical scenario, which makes it interesting for us. The Mongol invasion is also
- [Humankind: Da Vinci event, and the Vitruvian update](https://civfanatics.com/2022/04/21/humankind-da-vinci-event-and-the-vitruvian-update/) - Amplitude Studios has released today 2 important updates for Humankind. The first one is the Vitruvian update. This patch includes various changes to the balance of the affinities, allows you to tweak notifications, among other changes. You can read the full list and discuss them here: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/patch-1-0-11-2173-vitruvian-update-21-apr-2022.676471/ The second is the Da Vinci event (see
- [Tuesday 18:30 CEST: Live stream of Old World - Heroes Of The Agean](https://civfanatics.com/2022/04/18/tuesday-1830-cest-live-stream-of-old-world-heroes-of-the-agean/) - Coming Tuesday at 18:30 CEST there will be a live stream of the new Old World addon "Heroes Of The Agean". The live steam will come from the Value Foundation, which is a Dutch non-profit organization focused on disseminating knowledge with the help of games. The live stream will be on Twitch (in English), under
- [Play the new Civ3 "Game Of The Month" #159/186](https://civfanatics.com/2022/04/17/play-the-new-civ3-game-of-the-month-159-186/) - It's now been more than 20 years, but we still play it: Civ3! And therefore you also get again 2 different version of the "Game Of The Month". Our users Piu Freddo and Captain_Jack have again put together 2 challenges for you. For the players with the "Play The World" addon you get GOTM186: You
- [Old World expansion: Heroes Of The Agean - First look](https://civfanatics.com/2022/04/14/old-world-expansion-heroes-of-the-agean-first-look/) - And there is a first video out about the early access of the new Old World expansion "Heroes Of The Agean" by Mohawk Games. Discuss this expansion in our forum here: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/old-world-expansion-heroes-of-the-agean.676299/
- [Old World update #87](https://civfanatics.com/2022/03/30/old-world-patch-87/) - Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest patch for their game. This update includes that hot seat and PBC games on the same computer store the hall of fame, changes to the units "Zone Of Control", the option to disable events which significantly impact the game, and more. You can read
- [Old World update #88](https://civfanatics.com/2022/04/14/old-world-update-88/) - Mohawk Games, the publisher of Old World, has released the latest update for their game. This update includes balance changes, new events, and more. You can discuss all these changes in our forum here. Mohawk games also recently announced the release date on GOG and Steam, together with an expansion, which will be on May
- [History Respawned Podcast: Leyla and Soren Johnson on Old World](https://civfanatics.com/2022/03/05/history-respawned-podcast-leyla-and-soren-johnson-on-old-world/) - History Respawned has made an interview Leyla and Soren Johnson about Old World.They interview is about the research which the devs do before they implement something into the game, the focus of games on only certain civilizations, the future plans and more. Listen to the whole podcast here, and discuss this podcast in our forum
- [Humankind: Sneak-Peek at the Vitruvian Update](https://civfanatics.com/2022/03/15/humankind-sneak-peek-at-the-vitruvian-update/) - An update has been posted about details regarding the coming patch over at the Games2gether forum.It seems the next update will include balancing, more options for tuning notifications, AI improvements for siges, and more.You can read all the details here: https://www.games2gether.com/amplit.../blogs/804-sneak-peek-at-the-vitruvian-update And you can discuss them in our forum here: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/sneak-peek-at-the-vitruvian-update.675886/
- [Old World Update #86](https://civfanatics.com/2022/03/16/old-world-update-86/) - Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest patch for their game. This update includes balancing changes, an update for the mod menu, and 44 new events. You can discuss this patch in our forum here: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/old-world-patch-86.675900/
- [Celebrate the Colors of Humankind with the Holi Event](https://civfanatics.com/2022/03/17/celebrate-the-colors-of-humankind-with-the-holi-event/) - There's a new announcement at the games2gether forum about the upcoming Holi event, based on an Indian religious day. It's basically a follow-up of last year's Dia de los Muertos. It is again a timed-event, from March 17 until April 11. The challenges for this period are the following: Shrewd General: Force an Expansionist Empire
- [Old World: Watch the Nations, Archetypes and Families guide by alcaras](https://civfanatics.com/2022/03/19/old-world-wathc-the-nations-archetypes-and-families-guide-by-alcaras/) - Our long term user alcaras has made a video about some basics in Old World. Have a watch if you want to get to know some of the mechanics deeper, and discuss this video in the Old World video thread.
- [10% discount for Old World, and new video about training](https://civfanatics.com/2022/04/05/10-discount-for-old-world-and-new-video-about-training/) - Old World is currently on sale, 10% off in the Epic Games Store, 29.69€ instead of 32.99€ (sale is for 2 days). If you take the chance to get it now, and want to dig deeper, then our user alcaras has made a new video about training in Old World. Have a look at it
- [Push Humankind too far?! Live stream April 11-17 with great streamers on Elhoim's map!](https://civfanatics.com/2022/04/10/push-humankind-too-far-live-stream-april-11-17-with-great-streamers-on-elhoims-map/) - The Humankind Twitter account has just announced a live streaming challenge with several streamers, including the well known Civ6 streamers @PotatoMcWhiskey , TheGameMechanic and JumboPixel.Over these days they will try to trigger the pollution end-condition in the fastest way possible.They will be playing this game on Elhoim's World map.You may wonder if this is in
- [Old World: Expansion "Heroes Of The Agean", and Steam/GOG release May 19](https://civfanatics.com/2022/04/11/old-world-expansion-heroes-of-the-agean-and-steam-gog-release-may-19/) - IGN has just put out the announcement trailer for Old World's new expansion "Heroes Of The Agean"! You can see the trailer above, and read some information about the new infos here: https://www.ign.com/videos/old-world-heroes-of-the-aegean-expansion-exclusive-announcement-trailer The new expansion will include 6 new historical scenarios, and introduces more interesting personalities like Leonidas. Apparently Mohawak Games will make the
- [FreeCiv: New version 3.0 and updates](https://civfanatics.com/2022/04/12/freeciv-new-version-3-0-and-updates/) - FreeCiv 3.0 has been released in February, and recently also the patch 3.0.1.As many of you know, FreeCiv is a free, open-source Civ game, inspired by Civilization 2. The recent change in version number has also changed the rules. The default rules are now closer to Civ3 than to Civ2, see https://freeciv.fandom.com/wiki/Civ2civ3 .FreeCiv 3.0 can
- [Anno 1800 free to play until May 19 (and sale)](https://civfanatics.com/2022/04/14/anno-1800-free-to-play-until-may-19-and-sale/) - Anno 1800 is currently available to play for free in the Ubisoft store until May 19. Anno 1800 is a real-time historic strategy builder, set in the year 1800, and well worth a look. GreenManGaming and Ubisoft. At Ubisoft the main game is discounted to 19.80€ (and appropriate discounts for the gold and complete edition).
- [Play the new Civ4 "Game Of The Month" #233](https://civfanatics.com/2022/04/13/play-the-new-civ4-game-of-the-month-233/) - And it's again time for the "Game Of The Month", and it's again time to see if you can pick up the challenge and play better than anyone else! This time you play as Ramesses II of Egypt on a standard size archipelago map on Immortal level. There are no barbarians, but no goody huts
- [Kotaku: The Best Strategy Games On PC](https://civfanatics.com/2022/04/06/kotaku-the-best-strategy-games-on-pc/) - Kotaku has compiled another list about the best strategy games out there. The list is full of titles, which shouldn't be a surprise to anyone, like Crusader King's III, Total War: Shogun II and Age of Empires 2. And obviously a Civ title also made it on the list, here it is Civ5! The Civ5
- [Play the new Civ6 "Game Of The Month" #132](https://civfanatics.com/2022/04/05/play-the-new-civ6-game-of-the-month-132/) - The "Game Of The Month" team has again prepared another interesting savegame for you, to challenge your Civ6 skills! This month you play as Mvemba a Nzinga of Kongo on as small map on King level, with apocalypse mode and only religious victory enabled. You have until May 1 to finish this game. You can
- [April Fools': Firaxis announces: Civ 6: Pandemic Pack DLC (masks included)](https://civfanatics.com/2022/04/01/firaxis-announces-civ-6-pandemic-pack-dlc-masks-included/) - After 2 years have passed, and the pandemic is cooling down in many parts of the world, Firaxis has finally decided to incorporate the current events into the game. The creative minds have been hard at work, to create a new and fun experience. This update will be for free for all owners of Civ6.Read
- [New 4X & Grand Turn based and Real time strategy games coming to PC in 2021/2022](https://civfanatics.com/2021/10/18/new-4x-grand-turn-based-and-real-time-strategy-games-coming-to-pc-in-2021-2022/) - The above video was recently published, mentioend on Twitter, and we think it is very relevant to the Civ-fanatics audience. While it's a bit early in the year for such a preview, it is certainly worth a watch (despite the annoying issues with the voice-over) if you have time to play anything else besides Civ,
- [Explorminate: Top Games of 2021 and 2022](https://civfanatics.com/2022/01/12/explorminate-top-games-of-2021-and-2022/) - The strategy and 4X news site Explorminate has currently a series of the top games of 2021 and 2022. The different writers highlight the most interesting games of the last and coming year. They have a few games on their list, which the community here would certainly agree are among the top games of 2021,
- [TurnBasedLovers: 10 Promising Turn-Based RPG & Strategy Indie Games of 2022](https://civfanatics.com/2022/02/01/turnbasedlovers-10-promising-turn-based-rpg-strategy-indie-games-of-2022/) - TurnBasedLovers have published an outlook for 2022, what they consider the most promising TBS games of the year. Of special interest for the civ-loving audience is probably the game "Ozymandias", and in the article we can see that the TurnBasedLovers are also big Civ fans, since they write: "Okay, by a show of hands –
- [History Respawned Podcast: Civs 101: Egypt](https://civfanatics.com/2022/03/31/history-respawned-podcast-civs-101-egypt/) - The History Respawned Podcast talks in its current episode (listen above) about Cleopatra, the Egyptian civ and Civilization.This podcast is produced by Bob Whitaker, a history professor, and here he talks with Dr. Prudence Jones, a history researcher at Montclair State University, who is specialized in Roman and Egyptian antiquity.Direct link to podcast: https://www.historyrespawned.com/home/2022/3/31/civs-101-egyptFollow History
- [GOG: Free giveaway (48h) - Thea 2: The Shattering](https://civfanatics.com/2022/03/30/gog-free-giveaway-48h-thea-2-the-shattering/) - GOG has a 48h giveaway. The game "Thea 2: The Shattering" is freely available for everyone for 2 days.The game is a turn-based strategy game on a hex grid. On first glance it reminds one of "Heroes Of Might & Magic".The self-description on the GOG webpage is:"Thea 2: The Shattering is a follow-up to the
- [Masters of Magic remake: Beta testers wanted](https://civfanatics.com/2022/03/29/masters-of-magic-remake-beta-testers-wanted/) - Masters of Magic is one of the strategy classics out there, dating back to 1994, and having also been described as a fantasy version of Civ.The wargaming publisher Slitherine is working on a remake of it, to be released this year.The game seems to include a hex-based overview map, turn-based combat, city management and spell

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- [Civilization IV: Info Center](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/info-center/) - Who has been working on this article? Most recent update posted on Monday, July 3rd, 2006 Discussion Thread | Article Help | Update History Article Navigation The sections below cover everything you need, or want to know about Civilization IV. Click on one to begin, or use "CTRL-F" to search for key-words. Note: This article
- [Ancient Blitzkrieg: Cyrus' Immortal Rush Guide](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/civ-specific/ancient-blitzkrieg-cyrus-immortal-rush-guide/) - This guide will provide you a step-by-step guide on how to make a successful rush with Persian Immortals. --- Ancient Blitzkrieg – Cyrus’ Immortal Rush Guide Civilization IV, Warlords Expansion, Patch Version 2.08 The Leader Cyrus of the Persians is your glorious leader, a born warmonger. He starts Imperialistic and Charismatic. Charismatic grants happy faces
- [Civilization V: Technologies](https://civfanatics.com/civ5/info/techs/) - An image of the full technology tree can be viewed here. Image Technology Beaker Cost Makes Available Era Prerequisites Leads To Agriculture 20 Farm Improvements Ancient Pottery, Animal Husbandry, Archery, Mining Pottery 35 Granary Ancient Agriculture Sailing, Calendar, Writing Animal Husbandry 35 Reveals Horses, Pasture Improvements Ancient Agriculture Trapping, The Wheel Archery 35 Archer, Temple
- [What We Still Don't Know: Filling in the Gaps](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/previews/what-we-still-dont-know-filling-in-the-gaps/) - Customize Your Details Unlike my previous preview, for the most part I'll try to stay as concise and to the point as much as possible here. After all, the game's release is just hours away and the excitement is growing with each passing one! The purpose of this article is to include information which likely
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: Rules & Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/rules/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Starting with GOTM 45 some of the rules have changed: The Food Caravan Trick (Rule #10) is now allowed. Unnaturally Large City Sizes (Rule #12) is now allowed. Caravan Rehoming (Rule #24)
- [Civilization II: High Score Hall of Fame](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/hof/) - You have played Civ2 for countless hours... and NOW is the time to let the world witness your extraordinary accomplishment in Civilization II! How to enter: Play a game and try to get as high a score as possible, and one that will qualify in top ten of one of the categories. Randomly-generated maps or
- [Civilization VI: Buildings](https://civfanatics.com/civ6/info/building/) - ANCIENT Era Monument Palace Barracks Granary Library Shrine Walls Water Mill Cathedral Gurdwara Meeting House Mosque Pagoda Synagogue Wat CLASSICAL Era Arena Lighthouse Market Stable Temple Stave Church Amphitheater Madrasa Tlachtli MEDIEVAL Era Castle University Workshop Armory RENAISSANCE Era Shipyard Bank Star Fort Museum Art Museum Artifact INDUSTRIAL Era Factory Electronics Factory Stock Exchange Military
- [Civilization IV: Hall of Fame](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/hof/) - Players of any version of Civilization are familiar with their own personal Hall of Fame, a single screen serving as a testimonial to their own individual accomplishments. And yet, while players can view with delight and satisfaction their own monuments, marveling at the games they have filled it with, die-hard enthusiasts can eventually find their
- [Civilization III: Videos](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/videos/) - Right click on a video title and select "Save Target As" to download the video... Title: Civilization III: Conquests Trailer [Mirror 2] Author: Atari Date Added: October 2, 2003 File Size: 4.83 MB Format: WMV Length: 49 Seconds Description: This is the first C3C trailer released by Atari. Title: Homage to the Jaguar Warrior Author:
- [Civilization III: Screenshot of the Day](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/sotd/) - The Civ3 Screenshot of the Day feature showcases only the weirdest, shocking, interesting, and/or unusual Civilization screenshots. If you have a cool screenshot, please submit it to SOTD (full screenshot preferred). We want to see it! PS: Check out the Civ3 FAQ if you don't know how to take screenshots. Saturday, November 06 2004 Screenshot
- [Civilization IV: Colonization Units](https://civfanatics.com/civ4col/units/) - Ultimately, all successful games of Colonization will end in combat, as your fledgling colonies declare independence and fight to separate themselves from the European continent. Thus, you must maintain a sizeable army, potentially consisting of soldiers, cannons, and dragoons, and, if possible, a navy as well. Keep in mind that the Royal Expeditionary Force (REF),
- [Civilization IV: Colonization: Goods and Materials](https://civfanatics.com/civ4col/goods-and-materials/) - Colonization is, at its core, a game that emphasizes resource production and management. Its economic system focuses on harvesting raw resources and converting them into finished goods: for example, putting weavers to work, turning abundunt cotton into more profitable cloth. These resources and goods can then be bought and sold in Europe and with the
- [Civilization V: World Wonders](https://civfanatics.com/civ5/info/world-wonders/) - There are 28 World Wonders in Civ5, with a further three added by the Wonders of the Ancient World DLC. Each wonder provides a set amount of culture, has an effect, and (With the exception of the Statue of Zeus) a set amount of Great Person points for a certain great person. For example, The
- [Brave New World: Units](https://civfanatics.com/civ5/info/units/brave-new-world/) - Units under the Brave New World expansion pack. For units with only Gods and Kings enabled, please see this page. For units with both expansions disabled, please see this page. Image Unit Civ CS RS Moves Range Cost Cost Resource Tech Obsolete Tech Era Upgrade ( Cost) Notes Warrior 8 2 40 200 Metal Casting
- [Civilization Revolution: Great People](https://civfanatics.com/civrev/civilopedia/great-people/) - Civilization Revolution has six different types of Great People that provide special abilities upon their appearance. The six types are Great Artist/Thinker, Great Builder, Great Humanitarian, Great Explorer/Industrialist, Great Leader, and Great Scientist. Every type of great people can do two things. The first is a one-time immediate bonus, which will consume the great person.
- [Warlords Info Center](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/warlords-info-center/) - Last updated on August 13, 2006 by Thunderfall. Developer: Firaxis Games Publisher: 2K Games Platform: PC Release Date: July 24, 2006 Order Warlords: Amazon.com | Amazon UK | Amazon DE | Amazon FR Overview Civilization IV: Warlords is the first expansion pack for the award-winning Civilization IV. The expansion pack was first announced on March
- [Civilization IV: Colonization: Professions](https://civfanatics.com/civ4col/professions/) - In Colonization, much of your population is made of Free Colonists. However, when placed in a settlement, these colonists, as well as indentured servants, converted natives, and others, can take on any role available. That is, colonists can take up one of the various professions in a settlement, from harvesting raw resources in nearby tiles
- [Civilization IV: World Wonders](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/civilopedia/world-wonders/) - Civilization IV has 41 World Wonders (including the seven religious shrines) and 14 National Wonders. Like in Civ3, World Wonders may be built by only one civilization and National Wonders (also known as small wonders) may be built by every civilization. The effects of small wonders are usually more city-specific and you can build at
- [Civilization IV: Civilizations](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/civilopedia/civilizations/) - There are 34 civilizations and 52 leaders total in Civilization IV. Some civilizations have three leaders, others have two, and a few have just one. Unlike Civilization III, in Civ4 the traits are associated with the leaders, not with the civilization. Each leader has two traits. Each trait provides a unique bonus and usually cuts
- [Civilization V: Units](https://civfanatics.com/civ5/info/units/) - Units under the base game. For units with the Gods and Kings expansion enabled, please see this page. Image Unit Civ CS RS Moves Range Cost Cost MM* Resource Tech Obsolete Tech Era Upgrade ( Cost) Notes Warrior 6 2 40 200 17 Metal Casting Ancient Swordsman (80) Jaguar Aztec 6 2 40 200 21 Metal
- [Gods and Kings: Buildings](https://civfanatics.com/civ5/info/buildings/gods-and-kings/) - Image Building Civ Yields Help Text Gold Upkeep Cost Cost Technology Requires Palace +3 +3 +3 +1 +2.5 Indicates this City is the Capital of the empire. Connecting other Cities to the Capital by Road will produce additional Gold. +3 Production, +3 Science, +3 Gold 0 0 0 Cathedral +1 +3 +1 0 200 0
- [Civilization IV: Technologies](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/civilopedia/technologies/) - The tech tree in Civilization IV is very flexible, thanks to the addition of OR gates and the elimination of static eras. It's now possible to reach certain technology by researching different techs. For example, you can get to Gunpowder by researching either Guilds or Education. There is also no longer a minimum number of
- [Civilization I Trivia](https://civfanatics.com/civ1/trivia/) - Just answer the questions as best you can and see how you compare. Don't expect to get 10/10 unless you really know this game inside and out! If you do get 10/10 (without guessing and without going back and forth into the manual or reference or strategy guides, then please email me and let me
- [Civilization IV: Colonization: Buildings](https://civfanatics.com/civ4col/buildings/) - The various buildings in Colonization allow your colonists to take raw resources and produce finished goods for sale. This process, be it the conversion of ore to tools or tobacco to cigars, greatly enhances your profits, allowing your economy to grow even more. Unlike Civilization IV, buildings in Colonization require colonists to work inside them
- [Civilization II](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/) - Sid Meier's Civilization II is an empire-building turn-based strategy game. The game starts at the Old Stone Age in 4000 BC. Your tribe begins with a Settlers unit and has no knowledge about the surrounding area. As you found new cities and explore the surroundings, you may find hostile barbarians, villages, and other competing cultures.
- [Civ4 Multiplayer Hands-On Preview](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/multiplayer-hands-on-preview/) - There are many that would know me as a single player gamer, but ever since Jesse Smith tossed the CIV CD down I-83 (amazingly, the traffic behaved) 18 months ago, I've been, well, converted to Multiplayer. The game's gone through a lot of changes since then, and a lot of fond memories over the many
- [Nuclear Weapons in Civilization IV](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/nuclear-weapons-in-civilization-iv/) - Our Civilization IV preview coverage continues with a detailed article focusing on the ultimate weapon in Civ4: the nukes. We will tell you all you need to know about nuclear weapons and show you some really cool screenshots and full screen animations to let you witness nukes' enormous destructive power! Constructing Nuclear Weapons Nukes are
- [Civilization IV: Colonization Founding Fathers](https://civfanatics.com/civ4col/founding-fathers/) - In Colonization, Founding Fathers are historical figures who offer to join your colonies as you accumulate points in various categories: Military, Trade, Exploration, Religion, and Politics. For example, players receive Exploration points if they meet Native tribes, gaining extra points if they are the first European colony to do so. Similarly, building churches and cathedrals
- [Civilization IV: Colonization: Info Center](https://civfanatics.com/civ4col/infocenter/) - Civilization IV: Colonization Info Center Introduction Welcome to the info center for Colonization! Whether you are new to the Civilization series or a returning veteran, the information below will hopefully enhance your understanding of this latest game. All known details are collected in the categories below, and, as always, this article is being updated constantly.
- [Civilization VII Ages](https://civfanatics.com/civ7/civ-vii-gameplay-mechanics/civilization-vii-ages/) - Author: thecrazyscot Discussion thread Ages represent a significant gameplay evolution for Civilization - one as big as when we moved from squares to hexes. Fundamentally, Ages divides a single game of Civilization into distinct playable chapters. Every Age is designed to capture the essence of a specific period of human advancement, achieved by filling the
- [Civilization IV: Colonization: Leaders](https://civfanatics.com/civ4col/leaders/) - There are eight playable leaders in Colonization: two each for the English, French, Dutch, and Spanish colonies. Each leader has two traits, or characteristics that yield a special bonus. One of the traits is unique to that leader, and the other is shared by both leaders of a particular nation. For example, George Washington of
- [Brave New World: Wonders](https://civfanatics.com/civ5/info/world-wonders/brave-new-world/) - This page has information for all wonders in the Brave New World expansion for Civilization V. For information on wonders in Gods and Kings see this page. For information on wonders in vanilla Civilization V see this page. Image Name Cost Yield GP Points Effect Technology Alhambra 400 +1 +1 GA All newly-trained non-air Units
- [Civilization Revolution: Civilizations](https://civfanatics.com/civrev/civilopedia/civilizations/) - Civilization Revolution contains 16 civilizations, each with their own leader. Every civilization has their own unique benefits which they gain as the game progresses through the various ages (benefits are cumulative). Unlike previous versions of Civilization, there is a much wider range of bonuses, including more traditional ones such as increased stats for various units,
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: Archive](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit ARCHIVES GOTM game Downloadpage Resultpage Submission date Resultfile GOTM 92 GOTM 92 Downloadpage Not available October 18th 2008 Not available GOTM 93 GOTM 93 Downloadpage GOTM 93 Resultpage January 5th
- [Civilization Revolution: Technologies](https://civfanatics.com/civrev/civilopedia/technologies/) - This page organizes all the researchable technologies in Civilization Revolution into a table that highlights their cost in beakers, their various effects and what they enable, as well as the bonus they provide to the first civilization to research them. These bonuses can often be quite powerful, usually in the form of a free unit,
- [Civilization V: Buildings](https://civfanatics.com/civ5/info/buildings/) - Image Building Civ Yields Help Text Gold Upkeep Cost Cost Technology Requires Palace +3 +3 +1 +3 +2.5 Indicates this City is the Capital of the empire. Connecting other Cities to the Capital by Road will produce additional Gold. 0 0 0 Monument +2 The Monument increases the Culture of a city speeding the growth
- [Civilization V: Civilizations](https://civfanatics.com/civ5/info/civilizations/) - There are 43 civilizations in Civ5, each with its own leader and unique unit. In addition, every leader has a semi-unique "personality", consisting of traits that determine their in-game behavior. For example, Elizabeth of the English, a historical naval power, emphasizes a pursuit of naval dominance and the choices she makes reflects this desire. However,
- [Warlords Fact Sheet](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/warlords-fact-sheet/) - Developer: Firaxis Games Publisher: 2K Games Platform: PC Release Date: July 2006 Overview Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Warlords is the first expansion pack for the award-winning game that has become an instant world-wide hit. Paying homage to some of history's greatest military leaders, the expansion will deliver six unique and interesting scenarios, giving players the
- [Sid Meier's Civilization: Cheats](https://civfanatics.com/civ1/cheats/) - In-Play Cheat Mode If you have version 1 (that is, if your game says version 474.01 or 475.01 when you start it up), hit shift-56. It will reveal the entire map and give you a variety of cheat options in the F1-F10 menus. You can enter enemy cities, sell their city walls, and then unfortify
- [Links](https://civfanatics.com/misc/links/) - If you would like to link to CFC on your site, you can use a text link or an image from this page. If you have a Civilization fan site or a gaming site and would like to exchange link with us, please visit this page for more info then send us an email. Civilization
- [Civilization IV: Colonization](https://civfanatics.com/civ4col/) - Civilization IV: Colonization is a standalone title in the Civilization series, released in September 2008 for the PC, approximately one year after Beyond the Sword, the next most recent Civ4 expansion. Despite the fact that Civ4 is not needed to run the game, many elements have stayed the same, making Colonization both an old and
- [Civilization III: Modern Tech Tree](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/modern-tech-tree/) - Ancient Times | Middles Ages | Industrial Ages | Modern Times
- [Civilization III: Industrial Tech Tree](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/industrial-tech-tree/) - Ancient Times | Middles Ages | Industrial Ages | Modern Times
- [Civilization III: Medieval Tech Tree](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/medieval-tech-tree/) - Ancient Times | Middles Ages | Industrial Ages | Modern Times
- [Civilization III: Tech Tree](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/tech-tree/) - Ancient Times | Middles Ages | Industrial Ages | Modern Times
- [Civilization IV: Colonization: Strategy](https://civfanatics.com/civ4col/strategy/) - "A little rebellion now and then is a good thing." Thomas Jefferson, January 30, 1787 Welcome to the strategy section for Civilization IV: Colonization! Whether you aspire to be a ruthless conqueror of the New World or a benevolent colonial governor, below you will find numerous articles intended to enhance your skills and demystify complex
- [Civilization IV: Downloads](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/downloads/) - Proceed to the Civ4 Downloads Database Enter the Civ4 Creation & Customization Forum Below, you can read an overview about installing, downloading, and creating mods. Customizing Civilization IV Civilization IV brought about an unprecedented level of customization, easily earning the role of the most flexible and modification-friendly title in the Civilization series. This is great
- [Civilization Revolution: Info Center](https://civfanatics.com/civrev/infocenter/) - Civilization Revolution: Information Center Introduction Empire Management Workers now are managed in the city screen, and they do not improve terrain any more: they are graphics that collect resources from the terrain. This eliminates the more tedious methods of the past where players had to individually control each worker every turn. Tiles are improved by
- [Civilization Revolution: Wonders](https://civfanatics.com/civrev/civilopedia/wonders/) - In Civilization Revolution, there are 21 different world wonders that each provide unique and significant bonuses. While many of the various wonders have appeared in previous Civilization games, some, like the Magna Carta or the Trade Fair of Troyes, are completely new. Wonder Images Apollo ProgramColossus of RhodesEast India Company Great Library of Alexandria The
- [Civilization VII - The Happiness Code  - Appeal is back!](https://civfanatics.com/civ7/civ-vii-gameplay-mechanics/civilization-vii-the-happiness-code-appeal-is-back/) - How do Happiness and Appeal work in Civilization VII? CivFanatics JNR13 has figured out one piece of the puzzle.
- [Civilization VII Land Terrain Guide](https://civfanatics.com/civ7/civ-vii-gameplay-mechanics/civilization-vii-land-terrain-guide/) - A visual reference for the various terrains and features in Civ VII.
- [Greece - Civilization VII](https://civfanatics.com/civ7/civilization-vii-civilizations-and-leaders/greece-civilization-vii/) - Greece - Antiquity Age Civilization The city-states of Hellas were a constellation of powers, each with a rich history – militaristic Sparta, intellectual Athens, wealthy Corinth, far-off Syracuse. Fractious in their alliances, they were briefly united only once. Though subsumed into the Roman Empire, the Greek cities influenced Roman religion and thought, the math and
- [Civilization IV: Projects](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/civilopedia/projects/) - Civilization IV has 41 World Wonders (including the seven religious shrines) and 14 National Wonders. Like in Civ3, World Wonders may be built by only one civilization and National Wonders (also known as small wonders) may be built by every civilization. The effects of small wonders are usually more city-specific and you can build at
- [Civilization IV:  National Wonders](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/civilopedia/national-wonders/) - Civilization IV has 41 World Wonders (including the seven religious shrines) and 14 National Wonders. Like in Civ3, World Wonders may be built by only one civilization and National Wonders (also known as small wonders) may be built by every civilization. The effects of small wonders are usually more city-specific and you can build at
- [Songhai - Civilization VII](https://civfanatics.com/civ7/civilization-vii-civilizations-and-leaders/songhai-civilization-vii/) - Songhai - Exploration Age CivilizationThe Songhai are a Western African empire.Unique Ability Tarki Al-Sudan: +15 Trade route range to cities on navigable rivers and your trade ships cannot be plundered on navigable rivers. +30% production towards constructing the Tomb of Askia Attributes: Economic Militaristic Civic TreesUnknown Unknown: Unknown Unknown: Unknown Unique Infrastructure Caravanserai: +5 Gold.
- [Civilization VII - The tech tree](https://civfanatics.com/civ7/civ-vii-gameplay-mechanics/civilization-vii-the-tech-tree/) - In Civilization 7, each of the three eras (antiquity, age of exploration, modern age) will have a separate tech tree.Each technology can be resarched multiple times, called "mastery", probably giving better bonuses. You can discuss the tech tree with us here. Currently we have seen only the tech tree for the first 2 eras. Antiquity
- [Civilization VII - The leaders](https://civfanatics.com/civ7/civ-vii-gameplay-mechanics/civilization-vii-the-leaders/) - Our Immortal Leader(s) are getting revamped in Civ 7, so here's a discussion thread to talk about the new Leader system. Author: thecrazyscot I've tried to be as factual as possible, so my own comments are presented in italics: Official Guide Sid Meier's Civilization VII lets you choose your leader separately from your civilization, giving you
- [Shawnee - Civilization VII](https://civfanatics.com/civ7/civilization-vii-civilizations-and-leaders/shawnee-civilization-vii/) - Learn all the details there are to know about Shawnee in Civilization VII!
- [Maya - Civilization VII](https://civfanatics.com/civ7/civilization-vii-civilizations-and-leaders/maya-civilization-vii/) - Learn all the details there are to know about Mayain Civilization VII!
- [Maurya - Civilization VII](https://civfanatics.com/civ7/civilization-vii-civilizations-and-leaders/maurya-civilization-vii/) - Learn all the details there are to know about Maurya in Civilization VII!
- [Egypt - Civilization VII](https://civfanatics.com/civ7/civilization-vii-civilizations-and-leaders/egypt-civilization-vii/) - Learn all the details there are to know about Egypt in Civilization VII!
- [Aksum - Civilization VII](https://civfanatics.com/civ7/civilization-vii-civilizations-and-leaders/aksum-civilization-vii/) - Learn all the details there are to know about Aksum in Civilization VII!
- [Rome - Civilization VII](https://civfanatics.com/civ7/civilization-vii-civilizations-and-leaders/rome-civilization-vii/) - Learn all the details there are to know about Rome in Civilization VII!
- [Civilization III: Info Center](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/infocenter/) - Civilization III Info Center A directory of all information related to Civilization III. Compiled by Civilization Fanatics' Center Last updated on: Friday, January 16, 2004. Index Foreword Overview Graphics Music Civilizations City Management Units Technologies Governments Culture Nationality Borders Resource Model Terrain & Terrain Improvements Trade Difficulty Levels Interface Diplomacy Military Golden Ages Barbarians Wonders
- [Zachriel's Strategy Guide](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/misc/zachriels-strategy-guide/) - To view Zachriel's strategy guide, available in HTML format, please visit his website. You may also post comments on the forums in this thread.
- [Your AI Opponent](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/misc/your-ai-opponent/) - What follows is my attempt to help players in choosing and understanding their AI opponents. In CIV III, THE single most important factor for any AIs overall performance is the value of their start location and the immediate vicinity. That said, given a sufficient number of games there are certain trends that begin to bear
- [Top Three Suitable Victory Conditions for Each Tribe](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/misc/top-three-suitable-victory-conditions-for-each-tribe/) - I once made a list with what top three victory conditions I thought most suited to for each tribe, under conditions suitable to them (not that I've played everyone for each of these VCs)... e.g. expansionist tribes pop a settler early. I don't know what level I had in mind. As an example, consider Rome.
- [The Island Start: Fortress or Prison?](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/misc/the-island-start-fortress-or-prison/) - The island start is one of the most frustrating starting positions. You are alone, with noone to trade techs with, so you know you are falling behind. You run out of space very quickly. However, it can also be one of the strongest. But only if you play your cards right. Here's how. (1) Be
- [Strategy for Emperor and Deity Levels](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/misc/strategy-for-emperor-and-deity-levels/) - Having tried the peace and prosperity route (with limited success), I have gone the other route and tried the domination strategy. This is much more successful. You will never keep up in science or expansion of the AI at the harder levels (Emperor and Deity). The only path I could see was to exploit superior
- [Strategy Compilation](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/misc/strategy-compilation/) - A week ago I got CIV III and like most vets from I & II, totally bombed. I'm glad I found this website (http://civfanatics.com)! For the last couple of days I've run through the War Academy and Short Tips thread, gleaning any information that might help my empires out of the miserable ruts I've put
- [Recovering from Last Place](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/misc/recovering-from-last-place/) - To read and discuss zerksees' article on how to survive and win despite being in last place, including analysis and screenshots of an example game, please visit this thread.
- [Managing the World: The Machiavellian Doctrine](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/misc/managing-the-world-the-machiavellian-doctrine/) - Chapter I: Introduction This is a style of play that I think some historically and politically minded players may find more rewarding than purely playing for points or winning the game as early as possible. The strategy should be applicable to all difficulty levels. The Man Niccolo Machiavelli was born in Florence, Italy at a
- [How to Win: A Short Guide](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/misc/how-to-win-a-short-guide/) - Some Simple Rules There are few simple rules to obey to really enjoy the game. I think. Always play Deity, after you've learned the game. The challenge is low anyway. Know what you are doing. You need a goal. If you just play, you'll lose anyway. And run to that goal. No walking, no turning.
- [Finally Winning on Deity](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/misc/finally-winning-on-deity/) - I can never feel like I've beaten a game unless I take down the AI on the hardest setting. I worked my way up from chieftain to now winning the majority of the time on monarch and emperor; but the deity level victory eluded me until more recently. After quite a few tries with my
- [Comprehensive Guide to Variants](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/misc/comprehensive-guide-to-variants/) - I've tried to compile a comprehensive guide to variants that I've seen in stories and tales, succession games, the main forum, or other places. If you've ever wondered how some of these games are played, a starting point can be found here. Always War (AW) Defiant Fast Moving Five City Challenge (5CC) Infantry Non-Oscillating War
- [Catch the Runaway AI](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/misc/catch-the-runaway-ai/) - To read and discuss zerksees' article on catching runaway AI civilizations, complete with game example and screenshots, please visit this thread on the forums.
- [C3C Bonus Disk Strategy Guides](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/misc/c3c-bonus-disk-strategy-guides/) - To view Chieftess' guide on Single Player and Friedrich Psitalon's guide on Multiplayer for Civilization III: Conquests, please download them from the Downloads Database.
- [A Rank Corruption Discovery & Exploit to Negate Rank Corruption](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/misc/a-rank-corruption-discovery-exploit-to-negate-rank-corruption/) - Editor's Note: The following article describes tactics that are regarded as an exploit in GOTM/RBCiv. The article has been retained in the War Academy because the tactics are valid, and serve to further an understanding of the game, but using these tactics is not allowed in certain games played in the Civ community. I think
- [A Guide to Online Multiplayer (C3C)](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/multiplayer/a-guide-to-online-multiplayer-c3c/) - Getting Online The beauty of Civ III:Conquests is there is no need to download any program nor set up accounts so getting online is easy. Simply click Multiplayer game and then click Online and your in. The Lobby There are two ways of occupying the lobby, either by using the game or by using Gamespy
- [WW1 Style Artillery Rush](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/military/ww1-style-artillery-rush/) - Many people seem to value Cavalry and mobile offensive units as the best way to break open besieged enemy cities. While I can see this working in Medieval times and once you have tanks, there is that curious gap in the offensive tech tree that is know as the industrial ages. Since Replaceable Parts can
- [Warmongering 101 - A Tactical Primer](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/military/warmongering-101-a-tactical-primer/) - Tired of being picked on by the AI? Do your spearman fall defending cities that just built a temple? Do you play Persia because you'd rather command Immortals than fight them? If any of this sounds like you, then read on fellow civ'er; it's time to put away the building blocks and go whack somebody.
- [Warfare: Attacking & Defeating Enemy on Another Continent](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/military/warfare-attacking-defeating-enemy-on-another-continent/) - You will find that war is a delicate science. How you proceed depends upon the shaping factors in your game. In this guide, I've been playing on Huge Map, maximum Civs (set to random). The specifics may vary depending upon what era you will wage the war. In this discussion, I will focus on wars
- [Using Explorers Revealed](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/military/using-explorers-revealed/) - I recently started using explorers and I wanted to share my pleasant experiences. Most of the treads I have read on the explorer are along the lines of "they suck, they come much to late to explore anything". It is true, by the time you get explorers, there usually isn't much map left to explore.
- [Tips on Managing Choke Points](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/military/tips-on-managing-choke-points/) - At the beginning of the game, staking out as large a territory as possible is desirable to many people. If you manage to start with a scout and find land bridge of one to two squares between certain areas CLAIM it!. Very early in the game you can fortify your warrior or scout at this
- [The Pillaging Offensive Strategy](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/military/the-pillaging-offensive-strategy/) - In most games when we as human players carry out a war we usually have a very specific objective. We may need to get a resource, or a lux or capture a wonder or a vantage point. When that objective is met we sue for peace as soon as possible and then move on to
- [The Lazy Man's War - "Let's You And Him Fight"](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/military/the-lazy-mans-war-lets-you-and-him-fight/) - "I caught a cleat on the starting block coach...." Emperor level, I'm the Mayans , it's 470 BC. I didn't get a real good expansion as soon as I'd like since my first two cities were heavy on flood plains and light on shields. My third city became my settler factory and I have 8
- [Rogue State Strategy](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/military/rogue-state-strategy/) - Most games I've played on Monarch, 8 civs, large map with unmodified rules. Maybe you know that situation: When it comes to midgame, I found myself nearly always in front but with 2 or 3 major rivals that were too far away to deal with. The early wars are over, Democracy is now en vogue,
- [Punishment Strategy](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/military/punishment-strategy/) - As opposed to the previous Civs, you cannot or should not aim at occupying all cities on the planet; corruption and reconstructing the infrastructure makes it unworthy. However, as the winner is always relative to the other participants, dispatching smaller "punishment expeditions" do work if you are about to maim, hinder and set back an
- [Invading AI Continent in Modern Age](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/military/invading-ai-continent-in-modern-age/) - Fighting a war on another continent can be a difficult experience. Here's a tip for making D-Day a little less traumatic by taking advantage of the AI's inability to wage war. Once the AI has built railroads, he will respond to your invasion force IMMEDIATELY with almost every mobile unit in his entire arsenal. By
- [How to Wage an Effective War with a Democratic Government](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/military/how-to-wage-an-effective-war-with-a-democratic-government/) - I assume that your civ has Democracy. This is a draft of my war strategy under a democratic government. So far, it has worked very well for me at all levels (including at Deity level). It works best for a Commercial civ, but it will do well for any civ. I'm not sure if it
- [Fort Cities](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/military/fort-cities/) - There are five types (maybe more ) of Forts (temporary cities) that can be implemented in Civ 3, each with a different purpose: Offensive Forts, Chokepoint Forts, Culture Bomb Forts, Stealing Forts and ZoC Forts. Each has a different purpose and can be very useful against opponents, especially of the human sort. Chokepoint Forts These
- [Holy Jihad! The Great Power Of the Religious-Militaristic Civs](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/military/holy-jihad-the-great-power-of-the-religious-militaristic-civs/) - HOLY JIHAD! The Great Power Of the Religious-Militaristic Civs A User's Guide to Taking Over the World* By Domandest For some, beauty in Civ III is getting immensely wealthy from trade. For others, it's about getting eons ahead in tech. For still others, it's about being beloved and winning a diplomatic victory. Then, there are
- [General Points on Modern Warfare](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/military/general-points-on-modern-warfare/) - These are war strategies that I have developed during two long wars in which unexpectedly backfired on me. These have only really been tested on chieftain, where the AI is comparably dumb to other levels. So they might not work too well. And these are really towards modern warfare. 1) Whatever you do, do it
- [Expansionist Chariot Gambit with ICS Topping](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/military/expansionist-chariot-gambit-with-ics-topping/) - An exploit of AI stupidity if ever there was one... The Settings: Large landmasses are where this works best. Huge Pangaea maps, especially with Warm/Wet/5 Billion year settings are optimal. Many of the same principles work on smaller maps though. The fewer the AI the less resources will be on the map, which is a
- [Everybody's Unique Unit: The Marine](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/military/everybodys-unique-unit-the-marine/) - People like to discuss units on Civfanatics forums, especially Unique Units. Specialized units are often discussed; Longbowmen, Guerrillas, Paratroopers, and Marines. Starting with a question like "Do you ever build unit X?", newer players join in and learn the mechanics of the game, while more advanced players join the discussion and gain (or share) insight
- [Early Industrial Railroad Intrusion](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/military/early-industrial-railroad-intrusion/) - I've no idea if this has been posted before or not, apologies if it has, but it worked well for me in a recent game played at Regent level. At the start of the Industrial Age I virtually crushed my two strongest neighbors in 1 turn. Wars in the modern era, when the world is
- [Death from Above: C3C Airborne Operations](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/military/death-from-above-c3c-airborne-operations/) - Foreword The following Advanced Flight tactics are offered as a supplement to the tactics already in one’s personal "playbook". The author does NOT intend to debate the unit’s overall value, hold these tactics out as "best", or substitute paratroopers for other tactics and units. The author concedes that these tactics may not be the best
- [Creating and Using Leaders](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/military/creating-and-using-leaders/) - Introduction Leaders appear infrequently but can have a very large impact on the game. They have the unique abilities to rush wonders and to create armies. This article describes rules which affect the appearance of leaders, techniques which can increase your chances of getting a leader, ways to use leaders, and some game strategies based
- [Cracker's GOTM9 Japan Campaign Site](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/military/crackers-gotm9-japan-campaign-site/) - Some people will snuffle and ask why anyone would go into this much detail on an example of the CIV3 game, but I wanted to briefly emphasize that this focus came about from my desires to share how I played just one small piece of the GOTM9 game while hopefully providing something that would be
- [Capital Isolating War-Strategy](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/military/capital-isolating-war-strategy/) - (Reposted by WUM) This is Stiel´s strategy for war: Be prepared before you go to war. Defend your homeland, just in case. Isolate your enemy's capitol by bombarding, bombing and/or pillaging ALL (rail)roads around the enemy's capitol IN ONE TURN. This way you enemy will be deprived of strategic resources. They can't build the most
- [About Us](https://civfanatics.com/about/) - Founded in March of 2000, Civilization Fanatics' Center (CivFanatics) is the premier fan site dedicated to the best turn-based strategy game series of all time, Sid Meier's Civilization. Our Mission CivFanatics prides itself in its mission to present the absolute best in fanatical coverage of Civilization, Civilization II, Civilization III, Civilization IV, Civilization V, and Civilization VI.
- [Rating the Unique Units](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/civ-specific/rating-the-unique-units/) - I often get PMs asking me how I rate a particular UU. It is hard enough to rate the CIV themselves considering the numerous variables involved, while trying to keep a balanced view between the 3 play styles (warmonger, balance of power, peaceful builder). Rating a UU in a vacuum, without any context to the
- [Rule Britannia - England Strategy Guide (C3C)](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/civ-specific/rule-britannia-england-strategy-guide-c3c/) - England is perhaps one of the most underrated civs in the game. I suspect that in a world of Immortals, Mounted Warriors and Hoplites and a suspect trait combo in vanilla Civ3 and PTW, England would have limited appeal. However Conquests introduces the seafaring trait and a vastly powered up UU - the Man O
- [The Sumerians](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/civ-specific/the-sumerians/) - For the Civilopedia entry on the Sumerians, click here. Between the Tigris and the Euphrates arose the Sumerians. In this ancient land they were the 1st among many to use the Tigris and the Euphrates for agricultural purposes and invented the worlds 1st alphabet. In the game the Sumerians are Agricultural and Scientific. This trait
- [The Romans](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/civ-specific/the-romans/) - For the Civilopedia entry on the Romans, click here. The mystique of ancient Rome has a unique attraction to a great many CIVers. The fame of this CIV has undoubtedly made it among the most common of, "the first CIV I ever played was." stories. Among CIVs, the Romans have a small but highly loyal
- [The Portuguese](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/civ-specific/the-portuguese/) - For the Civilopedia entry on the Portuguese, click here. A small but influential nation on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian peninsula, Portugal emerged as a nation independent of Spain in the 12th century AD. Portugal led the drive for colonization and discovery in Europe, and the sprawling nation of Brazil is a legacy of
- [The Persians](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/civ-specific/the-persians/) - For the Civilopedia entry on the Persians, click here. Industrious and scientific, the Persians are a strong production and research workhorse. Persia, along with Egypt has been a perennial 'newbie' favorite since the inception of CIV III. New players often struggle with proper worker management, tech research, and combat. Persia has the built in traits
- [The Ottomans](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/civ-specific/the-ottomans/) - For the Civilopedia entry on the Ottomans, click here. The Industrious and Scientific Ottomans joined Civ III with Play the World, and at first glance appear to be "Persia with a Cavalry UU". Though the Ottomans have the same combination of traits as Persia, playing them well requires a slightly different approach. While strengths of
- [The Mongols](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/civ-specific/the-mongols/) - For the Civilopedia entry on the Mongols, click here. Have you ever wanted see Bismarck humbled, Catherine beg for mercy, and even Caesar himself paying tribute gold for fear of his life? Is there a streak of the tyrant in you, a desire to wreak havoc and throttle all those that stand in your way?
- [The Koreans](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/civ-specific/the-koreans/) - For the Civilopedia entry on the Koreans, click here. An ancient Korean proverb describes Korea as a "shrimp among whales", referring to the three great powers of China, Japan, and Russia that surround the small peninsula. Despite its small status, Korea has historically been able to use cunning diplomacy and shrewd defensive wars to retain
- [The Japanese](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/civ-specific/the-japanese/) - For the Civilopedia entry on the Japanese, click here. The people who settled the Japanese islands built a rich and proud culture. When knights were sallying forth from castles in Medieval Europe, the Japanese were experiencing their own feudal age, but it could hardly be called a Dark Age. Arts, literature, and national pride flourished
- [The Indians](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/civ-specific/the-indians/) - For the Civilopedia entry on the Indians, click here. Known for their rich religious and cultural achievements, India to this very day lives up to its centuries old fame. Perhaps no other modern day nation is so intimately associated with the personality of a single man, in C3C it is the image of that man
- [The Incans](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/civ-specific/the-incans/) - For the Civilopedia entry on the Incans, click here. Imagine for a moment that CIV III was a 2-stage horse race. 31 horses all lined up on a huge mega-track with a flat ¼ mile track that leads into a 20-mile rough cross-country track. Some would argue that the horses that broke out early at
- [The Hittites](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/civ-specific/the-hittites/) - For the Civilopedia entry on the Hittites, click here. It is said that the noise was deafening, the blaring trumpets - the pounding hoofs of horses pulling the largest chariots known - the dying screams of the vanquished - these were the last sounds heard by the once great empire of Babylon. Their demise was
- [The Germans](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/civ-specific/the-germans/) - For the Civilopedia entry on the Germans, click here. Along with the Romans, the Germans have a unique mystique with many players. This mystique is derived from Germanys world-renowned achievements in science, the arts and military prowess. Yet despite the mystique, Germany rarely ranks among CIV players 'favorites' and is quite often derided as a
- [The Greeks](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/civ-specific/the-greeks/) - For the Civilopedia entry on the Greeks, click here. Commercial and scientific, oh how the money and the techs roll in! In PTW the Greeks always fared better than most CIVs. Play enough epic games and you began to notice that one of the few non-Industrious Civs that the AI plays well is Greece. Greece
- [The French](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/civ-specific/the-french/) - For the Civilopedia entry on the French, click here. Though many associate France with ancient Gaul due to geography, the modern nation of France has its roots in the early middle ages, when the Germanic tribe called Franks moved across the Rhine. The French, as the people came to be called, settled, converted to Christianity,
- [The English](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/civ-specific/the-english/) - For the Civilopedia entry on the English, click here. It was said the sun never set on the English empire. How could an such a small island kingdom rule most of the world? From Maori tribes to the Zulu and the American War of Independence no other country has influenced the modern world as much
- [The Egyptians](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/civ-specific/the-egyptians/) - For the Civilopedia entry on the Egyptians, click here. With Industrious and Religious the Egyptian has a unique set of traits that lend themselves very favorably to a tremendous ease of play. Egypt along with Persia has been a perennial 'newbie' favorite since the inception of CIV III. New players always struggle with proper worker
- [The Dutch](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/civ-specific/the-dutch/) - For the Civilopedia entry on the Dutch, click here. With the release of Conquests to the veteran Civ 3 player the Dutch offer a unique trait combo- agricultural and seafaring. Although hardly alone in this regard both of these traits were new when conquests was released. Over the last year or so the agricultural trait
- [The Americans](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/civ-specific/the-americans/) - For the Civilopedia entry on the Americans, click here. "I love thee, I love thee not, I love thee, I love thee not." would be the national anthem of America if the Civs had one. Beloved, despised and sometimes both at the same time - America is one of the most debated Civs in the
- [The Aztecs](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/civ-specific/the-aztecs/) - For the Civilopedia entry on the Aztecs, click here. Thousands of miles from where the Egyptian Pyramids were built, other Pyramids had been built as well. A Civilization that in many ways matched that of the Western World existed and did not come into contact with the West until the 16th century. That contact brought
- [The Babylonians](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/civ-specific/the-babylonians/) - For the Civilopedia entry on the Babylonians, click here. Scientific and Religious, the Babylonians are the kings of Culture. If you love a full city screen, Babylon will fill it in record time. Play this CIV enough and you will swear that you can almost 'feel' the pressure the neighboring CIVs are under from your
- [The Byzantines](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/civ-specific/the-byzantines/) - For the Civilopedia entry on the Byzantines, click here. Just off the coast of that peaceful AI Civ awaits certain doom. An armada of transport ships loaded with troops and escorted by the finest warships known to man has arrived at their launch point. The rain of flames that will descend on the enemy cities
- [The Chinese](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/civ-specific/the-chinese/) - For the Civilopedia entry on the Chinese, click here. Suppose you decided to go into the Civ editor and create the single most efficient warmongering Civ, how would you go about it? You would probably start by giving your Civ the militaristic trait; cheap military buildings, quicker promotions and more armies are essential. Then you
- [The Celts](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/civ-specific/the-celts/) - For the Civilopedia entry on the Celts, click here. The Roman historian Pliny wrote that after a 7-month siege of Rome itself, Brennus offered not to sack the city of Rome in exchange for 1000 pounds of gold. The Romans accepted these terms, but during the weighing of the gold accused Brennus of cheating with
- [Worker Moves](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/game-mechanics/worker-moves/) - To view KayEss' article on worker moves and how to maximize efficiency, please see this attached PDF file.
- [What Will the AI Research Next?](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/game-mechanics/what-will-the-ai-research-next/) - It has happened to all of us. We go full-speed to get a tech so we can sell it to all the AIs and get rich, only to find that some AI is also researching the same tech, gets it before us, and sells it to everyone. Wouldn't it be nice to be able to
- [Trading Reputation](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/game-mechanics/trading-reputation/) - If you often wonder why AI would "almost" sell you a tech for 500g but would "never" do so if you add 1gpt, you should read on. In my opinion, this is one of the most important game mechanisms that you have to know to play this game at the higher levels. Note, this article
- [The Inner Workings of Resistance Revealed](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/game-mechanics/the-inner-workings-of-resistance-revealed/) - First, I’d like to give a big thanks to forum member Mike B. FIRAXIS. Much of the credit for the information in this article goes to him. Now on with the show:Is there anybody you hate more in Civ3 than those pesky little citizens who dare to resist your all-mighty rule? (Well, maybe that trade
- [Study of Inner Workings of Military Advisor](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/game-mechanics/study-of-inner-workings-of-military-advisor/) - Introduction I've always wondered how the military advisor determines army strength and what's the meaning of weak, average and strong armies. After talking about it with Markstar, KingReno and Kemal I decided to do some test to determine the exact workings. So after some pondering how to do it I came up with a cunning
- [Sinking Chances of Seafaring and Non-Seafaring Civilizations](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/game-mechanics/sinking-chances-of-seafaring-and-non-seafaring-civilizations/) - I have conducted a study on the chances for ships (my test used curraghs) to sink in water (my test used only ocean, though I am pretty sure the chances are the same for sea). I used 50 curraghs (unless otherwise noted) for a non-Seafaring civilization (Rome) and 50 curraghs (unless otherwise noted) for a
- [Probabilities of Goody Huts (C3C)](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/game-mechanics/probabilities-of-goody-huts-c3c/) - I made an excel file to calculate the probabilities of goody huts. You can check on/off the option that are not possible, and the table will be updated. Or you can look at the picture and calculate yourself. The upper table are for expansionists, and the lower for others. Condition needed for the different goodies.
- [How the Demographics Works](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/game-mechanics/how-the-demographics-works/) - Although the Demographics screen isn't really useful, many people are curious as to what those numbers really mean. Many people had theories and could figure out by themselves how some of them were figured. Here is my analysis after extensive testing in the debug mode for PTW: Approval rating: This one's easy. The percentage of
- [How Does War Weariness Work?](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/game-mechanics/how-does-war-weariness-work/) - The study of war weariness goes on. I will thank Bamspeedy and DaveMcW (any other?) for their research, it really helped. General We measure war weariness with wwp (war weariness point). Each civ have one wwp number against each of the other civs. The different levels of war weariness: Level wwp -1: - 0 wh
- [Fundamentals of Mobilization Revealed](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/game-mechanics/fundamentals-of-mobilization-revealed/) - What is mobilization? After the discovery of Nationalism, you may elect to “mobilize” your economy for war. During a war-time economy, in any city building a military unit (but not a military improvement – more on this below), each tile being worked by a citizen that already produces at least one shield will produce an
- [Free Palace Jump](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/game-mechanics/free-palace-jump/) - I had been meaning to write this article for a while, but it was very hard to explain how I intuitively set up a palace jump. So after weeks of testing I found the exact formula. When the capital city is razed or abandoned, each city in the empire scores 3 points per national citizen
- [Everything You Wanted to Know About Power Plants](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/game-mechanics/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-power-plants/) - Questions about power plants and how they work seem to come up pretty frequently and I just had a chat via PM with someone regarding how power plants work – I though I’d post the substance of the chat for others. The following information is accurate as of Civ 3 PTW v1.21f (and to the
- [Everything About Corruption: C3C Edition](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/game-mechanics/everything-about-corruption-c3c-edition/) - This is a guide about how corruption works in Conquests. It's slightly different than how it used to work in PTW and vanilla Civ3. The information that follows was discovered by extensive testing and contributions by numerous members of the Civ3 community, including Aeson, DaviddesJ, Nor Me, and Qitai. We also recently got some inside information
- [AI Attitude Study](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/game-mechanics/ai-attitude-study/) - I spent a few weeks with an unpatched version of PTW and no internet access (to dowload the patch), so I decided to spend some of that time testing AI attitudes. This test was with the 1.01 version of PTW, so there might be a possibility that some of this was changed in a patch,
- [Cost of the Palace for C3C](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/game-mechanics/cost-of-the-palace-for-c3c/) - One of the things that I’ve always wondered is how the game determines what the palace will cost. So I decided to make some tests to get it cleared out. After extensive testing I came up with the following results. The test was made with C3C 1.22: * The number of cities in your empire
- [A Study of Espionage Missions](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/game-mechanics/a-study-of-espionage-missions/) - Prices of Espionage Missions Parameters: dist - distance from actual city or capital to your nearest city pop - size of actual city or capital level - level of settlement, 1 for town, 2 for city and 3 for metropol opp_cult - opponents culture your_cult - your culture techs - number of opponents techs units
- [Zero Percent Science](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/empire-management/zero-percent-science/) - Hail to all my Civ Brothers! I have been playing since Saturday Nov 3rd and found to begin with that civ3 was a letdown in many areas. However, I felt the same way about CTP the first few times I played but later learned to love the game. I'll be patient with civ3. Last night
- [We love the King Day Defeats Corruption](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/empire-management/we-love-the-king-day-defeats-corruption/) - As your empire grows .more of your acquired cities become so called failed states, i.e. obscene corruption kills all but about 1 shield and 1 commerce. The way to stop this is the we love the king day. To have this do the following: Lots of luxuries with marketplace. 6 + is good Cathedrals &
- [The Role of the Specialist Citizen](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/empire-management/the-role-of-the-specialist-citizen/) - Unlocking the Hidden Power of Specialists "A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem,
- [The Road to Diplomatic Victory](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/empire-management/the-road-to-diplomatic-victory/) - This article began as a post in the Strategy & Tips forum. I owe my thanks to some of the forumers who commented on my post with refinements of their own, notably pdescobar and Yndy. I play on Monarch level, and nearly every game my win is a diplomacy victory. Many players here at CFC
- [The Case For Food - Or, How to Become Economically Dominant](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/empire-management/the-case-for-food-or-how-to-become-economically-dominant/) - This article is about is some of the things I suggest for internal improvement. Basically, how I think city spacing and the economic buildup of a civ (under ideal circumstances) should be approached. Basically, there are four things I think are pivotal in the maximum economic development of a civ: the Agricultural trait, early Granaries,
- [Spotting Settler Factories](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/empire-management/spotting-settler-factories/) - This is a short article on settler factories, and how to spot where you can make one. To make a settler you need 30 shields, and it uses 2 population points. To replace the 2 population points you will need at least 20 surplus food with a granary and 40 surplus food without. There are
- [Ring City Placement](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/empire-management/ring-city-placement/) - Ring City Placement (RCP) is a new approach to city placement in your empire. Other placement strategies, like OCP, are based on land use patterns. RCP is based on a different principle: reducing corruption. Thanks to alexman and this thread Do you think you understand corruption?, we know that corruption has two sources: corruption due
- [Other Uses for Workers](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/empire-management/other-uses-for-workers/) - I've figured out some very interesting ways to manage population with workers. I'm starting this thread because I hope some others have equally interesting things to do with our industrious helpers that I haven't thought of yet. Essentially what I do is build a worker any time a city is at it's maximum population (6
- [Multiplier Buildings:  A Practical Primer](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/empire-management/multiplier-buildings-a-practical-primer/) - Some time ago, Tone was kind enough to explain the basics of multiplier buildings to me in this post. With his permission, I have reworked his original post in an attempt to create a strategy article. One of the items that commonly confuses new players is the issue of multiplier buildings. Multiplier buildings commonly increase
- [How to Win on Deity Builder-Style, step-by-step.](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/empire-management/how-to-win-on-deity-builder-style-step-by-step/) - HOW TO WIN ON DEITY BUILDER-STYLE, STEP-BY-STEP. This article is written for C3C v 1.22 This article is devised to help deity Noobs or deity wannabes to win confidently on this level as builders. I take for granted you already know basic concepts such as settler-factories, REXing, Prebuilds, trading reputation, AI attitude, Golden Age etc
- [How to "Pop Rush" in Republic/Democracy](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/empire-management/how-to-pop-rush-in-republicdemocracy/) - What I have been thinking about is a way to rush improvements and units in governments where gold is usually the way. We all know the case: it's a democracy/republic and there is a lot of fully corrupted cities far out in the empire. The trouble is that those cities get a lot of population
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- [Free Tech Tricks](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/empire-management/free-tech-tricks/) - It's great to get a tech for free, but why settle for just one average tech? Here are some tricks to get more out of your free techs. Note that most of these tricks work best on lower difficulty levels, where the AI won't beat you to any of the key techs. Also, none of
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- [Effective Commercial Management](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/empire-management/effective-commericial-management/) - Ever wondered how to manage your commerce successfully dividing it out between your treasury, science funding, and happiness while crippling the AI's? If we had more extensive sliders than this will all be a breeze... "Yeah, I want to put 2% of my commerce into research.. and the other 98% into my treasury," but instead
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- [Civilization III: Reference](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/reference/) - Categories: General Reference Creation and Customization Reference General Reference Frequently Asked Questions Please check the FAQ before posting questions in the forums...Author: Ginger_Ale Civilization III Complete Reference File An excellent reference file containing detailed info about units, resources, improvements, Wonders, improvements, Civ-specific abilities, governments, tech tree, and keyboard shortcuts. This is absolutely the most complete
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- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 147 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-147-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 147 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 Major_Advantage 238 115% 1 AD 101 301,090 conquest 2 haleewud 150 114% 120 AD 107 226,039 conquest 3
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- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 141 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-141-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 141 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 Inkerman 2975 153% 1813 AD 238 297,142 spaceship 2 Ali_Ardavan 1827 182% 1789 AD 225 262,831 spaceship 3
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 140 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-140-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 140 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 Major Advantage 2034 162% 1151 AD 176 521,117 spaceship 2 haleewud 2914 233% 1431 AD 204 494,071 spaceship
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 143 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-143-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 143: May 2013 Game Settings: Civilization: Incas Map: extra large known world map (91x120 round); 7 civ's Difficulty: Emperor Barbarians: Restless Tribes Restarts: On Victory by spaceship
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 145 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-145-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 145: July 2013 Game Settings: Civilization: French Map: Custom (40x50) round map; 7 civ's Difficulty: Deity Barbarians: Villages only Restarts: On One City Challenge (victory by spaceship
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 144 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-144-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 144: June 2013 Game Settings: Civilization: Babylonian Map: Large (75x120) round game-generated map; 7 civ's Difficulty: Emperor Barbarians: Restless Tribes Restarts: Off Victory by spaceship or conquest
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 142 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-142-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 142: April 2013 Game Settings: Civilization: Persians Map: Slightly modified medium world map (50x80 round); 7 civ's Difficulty: Emperor Barbarians: Roving Bands Restarts: On Victory by spaceship
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 141 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-141-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 141: March 2013 Game Settings: Civilization: Persians Map: Small; 3 civ's, round Difficulty: Emperor Barbarians: Roving Bands Restarts: On Victory by spaceship or conquest Starting Techs: ~
- [Maximizing Your Score](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/game-mechanics/maximizing-your-score/) - Score calculation The scoring works by averaging your per-turn scores throughout the game. For each turn a (hidden) per-turn score is calculated as: (Territory + HappyCitizens*2 + ContentCitizens + Specialists) * Difficulty The total of all your per-turn scores is divided by the number of turns played so far to get your actual game score.
- [Massive Despot Rush Strategy](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/empire-management/massive-despot-rush-strategy/) - Many people have found rushing as a despot to be particularly effective. I've seen posts here that mention it and go into a little bit of detail, but haven't seen a thread on it specifically. I'd like to lay out some of the techniques I've found, both from my own experience and from others, and
- [Faster Expansion: A Key Element of the Early Game](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/empire-management/faster-expansion-a-key-element-of-the-early-game/) - All or most of you are civ2 veterans, and you are all scratching your heads as to how the AI expands so quickly. Even on regent, with even odds, the AI manages to get culture buildings, spearmen to go along with their settlers, wonders, and out expands you! Even when you try, for instance, to
- [Crippling the AI's Research Capability](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/empire-management/crippling-the-ais-research-capability/) - Has anyone else made the discovery that my friend has made? The internal value that the AI has assigned to technology with respect to trade is so high that you can cripple that Civ's economy by asking for crazy amounts of gold per turn. The game plays out like this: 1. Build lots of cities,
- [The Basics of Armies](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/introductory/the-basics-of-armies/) - Since I have seen no strategy articles covering armies yet, I've decided to come up with one, hopefully solving some of the misunderstandings about armies. This guide is for Conquests only, so many of these things don't count for vanilla/PTW. What I am going through are the properties of armies and a few known bugs.
- [Civilizations from Easiest to Hardest](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/introductory/civilizations-from-easiest-to-hardest/) - Please note: A lot of this discussion, especially the initial list here, were written before the 1.17 patch. With the ability to upgrade to UUs and the dice roll for fast unit retreat, it probably needs re-evaluation. Please keep this in mind as you read. (Edit: 2/19/2002 by Arathorn) What civs are easiest/hardest to play?
- [The Art of War Q&A](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/introductory/the-art-of-war-qa/) - I have been studying this since the day that I purchased this game, and I feel that I have developed some pretty interesting theories on warfare. Of course, this pertains primarily to the Americans on a Huge Pangaea world. War has many useful purposes in CIV3. The secret is knowing when to declare war, how
- [The Four Rules of Wonder Addiction](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/introductory/the-four-rules-of-wonder-addiction/) - Let me start by saying that I DO build wonders, and I think they are a wonderful part of this game. They create variety and lead to a myriad of different strategies. Having said that, had I not been a victim of 'wonder fixation' as a newbie I would have become a better player FAR
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- [Game of the Month](https://civfanatics.com/game-of-the-month/) - Welcome to the Game of the Month (GOTM)! A feature fun for everyone who likes to play Civilization 5. This is what we do: Every month we start a new game, save it and place it on this site. Then everyone downloads the saved game and plays it. When you’re done, submit your results back
- [Game of the Month](https://civfanatics.com/civilization-4-game-of-the-month/) - Welcome to the Game of the Month (GOTM)! A feature fun for everyone who likes to play Civilization IV. This is what we do: Every month we start a new game, save it and place it on this site. Then everyone downloads the saved game and plays it. When you’re done, submit your results back
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 130 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-130-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 130 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 Ali Ardavan 301 15% 935 AD 262 143,656 OCC Spaceship 2 Major Advantage 374 18% 1204 AD 285
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 139 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-139-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 139 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 haleewud 6854 274% 12 AD 212 966,150 spaceship 2 Ali_Ardavan 1936 88% 260 BC 188 605,425 conquest 3
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 138 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-138-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 138 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 Ali_Ardavan 1340 -- January 74 37 -- scenario 2 Professor Garfield 1770 -- March 75 51 -- scenario
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 137 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-137-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 137 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 Major_Advantage 2971 386% 1614 AD 200 423,046 spaceship 2 haleewud 4714 612% 1787 AD 225 422,185 spaceship 3
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 136 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-136-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 136 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 AliArdavan 5765 0% 4057 AD 67 2247,541 Conquest 2 Inkerman 3946 0% 4036 AD 46 2191,509 Conquest 3
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 135 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-135-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 135 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 Ali Ardavan 376 48% 1847 AD 257 140,243 spaceship/occ 2 Inkerman 163 0% 1939 AD 340 49,454 AI
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 134 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-134-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 134 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 Major_Advantage 752 83% 240 AD 125 535,393 conquest 2 Inkerman 789 92% 460 AD 147 464,754 conquest 3
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 133 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-133-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 133 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 Major_Advantage 1520 60% 1060 BC 148 705,920 conquest 2 haleewud 228 36% 2180 BC 92 401,530 conquest 3
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 132 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-132-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 132 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 Inkerman 9203 1196% 1850 257 437,852 spaceship 2 CharlieChuck 5606 728% 1825 243 389,333 spaceship 3 AliArdavan 4230
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 131 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-131-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 131 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 Ali Ardavan 2554 255% 1691 AD 205 374,387 Spaceship 2 Major Advantage 1312 131% 1420 AD 173 361,512
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 140 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-140-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 140: February 2013 Game Settings: Civilization: Persians Map: Normal; 5 civ's, round Difficulty: King Barbarians: Restless tribes Restarts: On Victory by spaceship or conquest Starting Techs: ~
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 139 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-139-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 139: November 2012 Game Settings: Civilization: Aztecs Map: Special (250x40); 7 civ's, flat Difficulty: Chieftain Barbarians: Villages only Restarts: On Victory by spaceship or conquest Starting Techs:
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 138 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-138-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 138: October 2012 This scenario is designed by Pr. Garfield to introduce two aspects of Civ 2 that are not usually seen by experienced players: a fight
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 137 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-137-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 137: September 2012 Pentagon revisited For the Sep 2012 edition of GOTM we replay the June game: GOTM 135 with the condition of having to play OCC
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 136 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-136-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 136: July and August 2012 Game Settings: Civilization: Celts Map: Known game generated map, 4 civ's Difficulty: Warlord Barbarians: Raging Hordes Restarts: On Conquest of the original
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 135 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-135-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 135: June 2012 Pentagon This 100x100 round world consists of a southern continent and a northern continent hugging the poles and spanning around the world. The southern
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 134 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-134-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 134: May 2012 Game Settings: Civilization: Germans Map: Normal map, 80, round; 4 civ's Difficulty: Prince Barbarians: Restless Tribes Restarts: On Victory by onquest or spaceship Starting
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 177 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-177-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 177 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 haleewud 1885 245% 1801 AD 232 250,119 Spaceship 2 Ali Ardavan 1872 243% 1819 AD 241 229,212 Spaceship
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: Latest](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/latest/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 177 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 haleewud 1885 245% 1801 AD 232 250,119 Spaceship 2 Ali Ardavan 1872 243% 1819 AD 241 229,212 Spaceship
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 133 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-133-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 133: April 2012 Game Settings: Civilization: Japanese Map: Small map, 40x50, round; 5 civ's Difficulty: Chieftain Barbarians: Raging Hordes Restarts: Off Conquest only Accelerated startup Starting Techs:
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 132 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-132-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 132: March 2012 Game Settings: Civilization: Russians Map: Large map, 75x120, round; 3 civ's Difficulty: Deity Barbarians: Roving bands Restarts: On Spaceship or conquest are both allowed
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 131 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-131-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 131: February 2012 Game Settings: Civilization: Indians Map: Special map (64x64); round; 7 civ's Difficulty: Emperor Barbarians: Restless Tribes Restarts: Off Spaceship or conquest are both allowed
- [Civilization IV: War Academy](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/) - War is a matter of vital importance to the state; a matter of life or death, the road either to survival or to ruin. Hence, it is imperative that it be studied thoroughly. -- Sun Tzu UPDATE: 4TH OCTOBER 2017 - The War Academy is seriously out of date, over the winter we intend to
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 176 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-176-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 176 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 Grigor 1319 105% 60 AD 104 764,100 Conquest 2 Jokemaster 5727 458% 1331 AD 194 752,760 Spaceship 3
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 129 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-129-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 129 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 Inkerman 1448 115% 520 AD 127 661,106 Conquest 2 Major Advantage 2037 162% 1020 AD 153 631,534 Conquest
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 128 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-128-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 128 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 Major Advantage 2447 244% 1853 AD 258 223,684 Spaceship 2 grigor 1749 174% 1831 AD 244 215,449 Spaceship
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 127 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-127-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 127 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 Major Advantage 102 54% 500 BC 81 257,317 Conquest 2 Inkerman 110 54% 350 BC 87 254,200 conquest
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 126 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-126-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 126 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 AliArdavan 5262 684% 1793 AD 228 433,758 Spaceship 2 peaster 1461 189% 1500 AD 176 370,976 Conquest 3
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 125 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-125-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 125Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 Prof. Garfield 266 0% 640 AD 165 235,676 Special 2 mackerel 298 0% 760 AD 177 227,916 Special 3
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 124 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-124-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 124 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 mackerel 6234 623% 1285 AD 184 853,542 Spaceship 2 Jokemaster 9099 909% 1571 AD 224 739,171 Spaceship 3
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 123 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-123-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 123 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 Major Advantage 1279 76% 970 AD 198 403,171 Conquest 2 AliArdavan 389 68% 250 AD 126 382,183 Conquest
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 122 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-122-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 122 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 Starlifter 5249 682% 1451 AD 183 658,784 Spaceship 2 peaster 1143 148% 620 AD 132 494,346 Conquest 3
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 121 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-121-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 121 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 Starlifter 4143 331% 1580 AD 217 528,700 Conquest 2 AliArdavan 4668 373% 1680 AD 237 475,139 Conquest 3
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 175 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-175-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 175 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 haleewud 4855 388% 1591 AD 228 522,256 Spaceship 2 Major_Advantage 2282 182% 1291 AD 190 491,259 Spaceship 3
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 130 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-130-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 130: November 2011 Game Settings: Civilization: Indians Map: Normal map, round; 6 civ's Difficulty: Warlord Barbarians: Villages only Restarts: Off Victory: OCC (OCC spaceship or OCC conquest
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 129 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-129-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 129: December 2011 Game Settings: Civilization: Carthaginians Map: Mediterrain map, flat; 7 civ's Difficulty: King Barbarians: Villages only Restarts: On Victory: Victory by conquest or spaceship Starting
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 175 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-175-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 128: November 2011 Game Settings: Civilization: Chinese Map: Normal map, round; 7 civ's, no huts, scenario Difficulty: Emperor Barbarians: Villages only Restarts: On Victory: Victory by conquest
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 128 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-128-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 128: November 2011 Game Settings: Civilization: Chinese Map: Normal map, round; 7 civ's, no huts, scenario Difficulty: Emperor Barbarians: Villages only Restarts: On Victory: Victory by conquest
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 127 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-127-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 127: October 2011 Game Settings:Civilization: Eqyptians Map: Small map, round; 4 civ's: Difficulty: Prince Barbarians: Restless Tribes Restarts: Off Victory: by conquest or spaceship Starting Techs: ~
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 126 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-126-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 126: September 2011 Game Settings:C ivilization: Mongols Map: Special map (40x250), round; 7 civ's: Roman, Zulu, Viking, Spanish, Persian, Greek, Mongol Difficulty: Deity Barbarians: Restless Tribes Restarts:
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 125 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-125-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 125: August 2011 Game Settings: Civilization: Vikings Map: Large map (75x120); random civ's, flat Difficulty: King Barbarians: Raging Hordes Restarts: On Victory: First to deliver three caravans/freigt to all
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 124 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-124-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 124: July 2011 Game Settings: Civilization: Zulu Map: Large map (75x120); 3 civ's, flat Difficulty: Emperor Barbarians: Villages only Restarts: On Victory: By conquest or spaceship Starting
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 123 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-123-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 123: June 2011 Game Settings: Civilization: Romans Map: Small; 7 civ's, round Difficulty: Prince Barbarians: Roving bands Restarts: Off Victory: By conquest Starting Techs: ~ None; This
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 122 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-122-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 122: May 2011 Game Settings: Civilization: Sioux Map: Normal; 5 civ's, round Difficulty: Deity Barbarians: Restless tribes Restarts: Off Victory: By conquest or spaceship Accelerated startup: We
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 121 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-121-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 121: April 2011 Game Settings: Civilization: English Map: Special (250x40); 7 civ's, flat Difficulty: King Barbarians: Raging Hordes Restarts: Off Victory: By conquest only Starting Techs: ~
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 120 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-120-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 120: March 2011 Game Settings: Civilization: Americans Map: Special (35x35); 6 civ's, flat Difficulty: Emperor Barbarians: Restless tribes Restarts: Off Victory: Spaceship only Starting Techs: ~ Pottery;
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 113 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-113-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 113: August 2010 Game Settings: Civilization: Mongols Map: Large Earth; 7 civ's, round Difficulty: Emperor Barbarians: Villages only Restarts: On Extra rules: Look at the extra rules
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 116 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-116-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 116: November 2010 Game Settings: Civilization: Babylonians Map: Normal; 4 civ's, flat Difficulty: Prince Barbarians: Raging Hordes Restarts: Off Extra rules: You are allowed to build just
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 119 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-119-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 119: February 2011 Game Settings: Civilization: Spanish Map: Special (100x100); 7 civ's, round Difficulty: King Barbarians: Roving bands Restarts: On Starting Techs: ~ None; This month is
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- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 117 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-117-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 117: December 2010 Game Settings: Civilization: Babylonians Map: Large; 7 civ's, round Difficulty: Deity Barbarians: Villages only Restarts: On Extra rules: Before you may leave the island
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 115 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-115-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 115: October 2010 Game Settings: Civilization: Russians Map: 7 civ's Walls 40x250 custom map; Flat; Known Difficulty: Deity (scenario); Human player will only get one settler, rivals
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- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 112 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-112-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 112: July 2010 Game Settings: Civilization: Greek Map: Normal; 6 civ's, round Difficulty: Deity Barbarians: Roving Bands Restarts: On Victory by conquest or by spaceship Starting Techs:
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 111 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-111-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 111: June 2010 Game Settings: Civilization: Dutch Map: Small; 5 civ's, flat, 520 turns (1500 - 2020 AD) Difficulty: Prince Barbarians: Villages only Restarts: Off Victory by
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 110 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-110-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 110: May 2010 Game Settings: Civilization: Aztecs Map: Large; 7 civ's, round Difficulty: Emperor Barbarians: Villages only Restarts: Off Victory by spaceship only Starting Techs: ~ Alphabet
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 103 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-103-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 103: October 2009 Game Settings: Civilization: Egyptians Map: Large; random, round Difficulty: Deity Barbarians: Restless Tribes Restarts: On Victory by conquest or spaceship Starting Techs: ~ None
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 110 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-110-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 110 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 Peaster 1822 182% 985 AD 155 503,783 Spaceship 2 AliArdavan 1976 197% 1092 AD 168 464,810 Spaceship 3
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 120 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-120-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 120 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 AliArdavan 2550 255% 1829AD 246 255,346 Spaceship 2 Inkerman 2215 221% 1833 AD 250 229,279 Spaceship 3 Magic_gorter
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 119 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-119-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 119 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 Mackerel 4130 330% 1135 AD 169 781,116 Spaceship 2 Jokemaster 8293 663% 1585 AD 218 741,810 Conquest 3
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 118 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-118-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 118 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 Jokemaster 3241 --% 100 AD 206 692,302 Conquest 2 peaster 1733 86% 240 BC 189 568,888 Conquest 3
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 117 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-117-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 117 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 Peaster 1254 239% 960AD 149 441,996 Conquest 2 AliArdavan 2000 260% 1756AD 204 334,404 Conquest 3 haleewud 6083
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 116 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-116-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 116 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 Peaster 335 68% 200 AD 121 368,261 Conquest 2 AliArdavan 390 68% 450 AD 146 329,218 Conquest 3
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 115 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-115-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 115 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 AliArdavan 4162 541% 1827AD 245 329,272 Spaceship 2 peaster 1486 223% 1766AD 209 275,131 Conquest 3 Haleewud 1592
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 114 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-114-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 114 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 haleewud 436 34% 1823AD 295 89,606 OCC 2 AliArdavan 376 30% 1849AD 308 74,679 OCC average 406 32%
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 113 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-113-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 113 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 peaster 1106 --% 800AD 141 447,177 3 FT 2 Prof. Garfield 1611 --% 1300AD 166 427,583 3 FT
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 112 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-112-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 112 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 CharlieChuck 1667 216% 1600 AD 195 331,994 Spaceship 2 peaster 364 232% 460AD 124 300,552 Conquest 3 Haleewud
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 111 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-111-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 111 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 AliArdavan 82 68% 1581 AD 82 244,322 Conquest 2 geofelt 33 68% 1586 AD 87 224,082 Conquest 3
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 109 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-109-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 109 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 Magic_gorter 367 112% 360 AD 119 355,745 Conquest 2 Peaster 224 155% 100 BC 97 333,776 Conquest 3
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 108 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-108-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 108 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 Peaster 2633 263% 1818 AD 235 437,917 Conquest 2 AliArdavan 2507 250% 1877 AD 278 309,209 Conquest 3
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 107 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-107-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 107 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 Magic_gorter 2175 130% 1605 AD 222 367,458 Conquest 2 grigor 146 68% 40 AD 103 256,342 Conquest 3
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 106 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-106-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 106 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 CharlieChuck 3606 468% 1887 AD 288 205,341 Spaceship 2 TheViking 3409 443% 1885 AD 286 203,407 Conquest 3
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 105 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-105-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 105 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 Peaster 1230 144% 300 AD 116 595,228 Conquest 2 AliArdavan 2602 260% 1570 AD 183 463,829 Conquest 3
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 104 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-104-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 104 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 Magic_gorter 2198 109% 691 AD 246 433,256 Spaceship 2 AliArdavan 2378 118% 931 AD 258 415,020 Spaceship 3
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 103 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-103-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 103 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 Peaster 715 274% 500 AD 126 413,459 Conquest 2 Ksiaze 2582 335% 1980 AD 380 73,754 Spaceship 3
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 102 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-102-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 102 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 Peaster 313 110% 620AD 132 294,839 Conquest 2 TheViking 602 98% 1500 AD 201 230,244 Conquest 3 Charlie_Chuck
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 101 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-101-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 101 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 CharlieChuck 146 78% 1AD 101 260,645 Conquest 2 Magic_gorter 209 78% 520 AD 127 251,165 Conquest 3 Winkel
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 100 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-100-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 100 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 Peaster 1341 134% 660AD 134 525,572 Conquest 2 Magic_gorter 1868 186% 1581 AD 194 354,729 Spaceship 3 Charlie_Chuck
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 99 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-99-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 99 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 Peaster 764 217% 980 AD 150 341,776 Conquest 2 The Viking 3820 114% 1822 AD 237 339,858 Conquest
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 98 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-98-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 98 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 Magic_gorter 2031 81% 6 AD 206 548,039 Spaceship 2 Mercurios 9719 388% 1791 AD 377 370,746 Spaceship average
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 97 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-97-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 97 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 CharlieChuck 802 164% feb 2060 122 545,141 Conquest 2 Magic_gorter 306 164% jul 2059 115 355,687 Conquest 3
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 96 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-96-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 96 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 Banach 964 125% AD 1661 210 219,545 Spaceship 2 CharlieChuck 568 160% AD 1590 185 212,710 Conquest 3
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 95 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-95-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 95 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 CharlieChuck 3164 1077% AD 1866 317 316,179 Spaceship 2 Mercurios 13063 253% AD 2020 470 166,488 Spaceship 3
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 94 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-94-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 94 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 CharlieChuck 434 168% AD 540 128 316,179 Conquest 2 Pr. Garfield 250 25% AD 1892 293 51,607 Spaceship
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 93 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-93-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 93 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 Golem 1488 89% Feb. 203 204 475,575 Conquest 2 Forkshy 3291 197% Feb. 275 276 431,494 Conquest 3
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 109 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-109-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 109: April 2010 Game Settings: Civilization: Germans Map: Normal; 7 civ's, round, no huts Difficulty: King Barbarians: Raging hordes Restarts: On Victory by conquest or by spaceship
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 108 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-108-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 108: March 2010 Game Settings: Civilization: Japanese Map: Special (250x20); 6 civ's, flat, no huts Difficulty: Emperor Barbarians: Villages only Restarts: Off Victory by conquest only Starting
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 107 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-107-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 107: February 2010 Game Settings: Civilization: Russians Map: Small; random civ's, round Difficulty: Prince Barbarians: Restless tribes Restarts: On Victory by conquest only Starting Techs: ~ Warrior
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 106 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-106-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 106: January 2010 Game Settings: Civilization: Indians Map: Large; 7 civ's, round Difficulty: Deity Barbarians: Roving bands Restarts: On Victory by conquest and by spaceship are both
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 105 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-105-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 105: December 2009 Game Settings: Civilization: Carthaginians Map: Normal; 5 civ's, flat Difficulty: Emperor Barbarians: Raging hordes Restarts: Off Victory by conquest and by spaceship are both
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 104 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-104-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 104: November 2009 Game Settings: Civilization: Chinese Map: Special (60 x 150); 6 civ's, flat Difficulty: Warlord Barbarians: Villages only Restarts: Off Victory only by spaceship Starting
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 102 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-102-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 102: September 2009 Game Settings: Civilization: Vikings Map: Normal map (50x80); 6 civs, round Difficulty: King Barbarians: Roving Bands Restarts: On Victory by conquest or spaceship Starting
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 101 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-101-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 101: August 2009 Game Settings: Civilization: Zulus Map: Small map (40x50); 7 civs, flat Difficulty: Prince Barbarians: Raging Hordes Restarts: Off Victory only by conquest Starting Techs:
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 100 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-100-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 100: July 2009 Game Settings: Civilization: Romans Map: Special (large) map (100x100); 7 civs, round Difficulty: Emperor Barbarians: Roving bands Restarts: Off Victory by conquest or spaceship
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 99 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-99-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 99: June 2009 Game Settings: Civilization: Sioux Map: Special (large) map (100x100); 5 civs, flat Difficulty: Deity Barbarians: Villages only Restarts: On Victory by conquest or spaceship
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 98 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-98-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 98: May 2009 Game Settings: Civilization: Greek (Hippolyto) Map: Large Map; random civs, round Difficulty: Chieftain Barbarians: Raging Hordes Restarts: On victory by conquest or spaceship are
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 97 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-97-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 97: April 2009 Game Settings: Civilization: Persians Map: Special map (200x50); 7 civs, round Difficulty: Emperor Barbarians: Raging Hordes Restarts: Off Techrate: 100 times the normal rate
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 95 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-95-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 95: February 2009 Game Settings: Civilization: French Map: Special map (40x250); 5 civs, flat Difficulty: King Barbarians: Villages only Restarts: On Victory only by spaceship. Conquest is
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 94 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-94-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 94: January 2009 Game Settings: Civilization: Zulu's (Shakala) Map: Normal Map; 5 civs, round Difficulty: Emperor Barbarians: Roving bands Restarts: On Victory by conquest or spaceship are
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 93 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-93-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 93: December 2008 Game Settings: Civilization: Gauls Map: Large Map; 7 civs, flat Difficulty: Prince Barbarians: Raging Hordes Restarts: Off Extra Information: Techrate is set twice as
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 92 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-92-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 92: September 2008 Game Settings: Civilization: Greek Map: Extra Large Map; 6civs, flat Difficulty: Deity Barbarians: Raging Hordes Restarts: On victory by conquest or spaceship are both
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 96 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-96-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 96: March 2009 Game Settings: Civilization: Spanish (Philip II) Map: Small Map; random civs, flat Difficulty: Deity Barbarians: Restless tribes Restarts: Off Victory by conquest or spaceship
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: Submit](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/submit/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Submission for the GOTM When submitting your Game of the Month, you need to send in the required saved games; saved around AD 1, AD 1000, and just before the game
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: Hall of Fame](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/hof/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit For each Game of the Month a gold, silver or bronze medal can be won. Everyone who has at least one honor gets in the Hall of Fame. Pos. Player Gold
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 174 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-174-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 174 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 Ali Ardavan 2424 242% 1521 AD 188 427,312 Spaceship 2 Jokemaster 1100 110% 1375 AD 184 298,783 Spaceship
- [Civilization IV: Reference](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/reference/) - Categories: General Reference Creation and Customization Reference General Reference Civilization IV Keyboard & Mouse Shortcuts All the keyboard and mouse shortcuts for Civilization IV. These shortcuts tables are based on the comprehenstive Civ4 Reference Charts created by kroym. Date: January 20, 2006 Civ IV Reference Charts Very comprehensive Civ4 reference charts in Excel format. Charts
- [Gods and Kings: Wonders](https://civfanatics.com/civ5/info/world-wonders/gods-and-kings/) - Image Name Cost Yield GP Points Effect Technology Alhambra 400 +1 +1 GA All newly-trained non-air Units in this City receive the Drill I Promotion, improving combat strength when fighting in ROUGH Terrain. Provides a free Castle in the city in which it is built. Boosts city Culture output by 20%. Chivalry Angkor Wat 400
- [Miscellaneous](https://civfanatics.com/misc/) - This section is for content that don't belong to any other main categories.
- [Civilization VI: Civilopedia](https://civfanatics.com/civ6/civilopedia/) - These pages contain much of the same information found in the in-game Civilopedia, formatted into easy-to-read tables for quick reference. Note: The data in this section are based on the excellent Civ VI Reference file compiled by Grumalg.
- [Civilization VI: Beliefs](https://civfanatics.com/civ6/civilopedia/beliefs/) - Pantheon Beliefs [Contents] Name Description Dance of the Aurora Holy Site districts get +1 Faith from adjacent Tundra tiles. Desert Folklore Holy Site districts get +1 Faith from adjacent Desert tiles. Divine Spark +1 Great Person point from Holy Site (Prophet), Campus (Scientist), and Theater Square (Writer) districts. Fertility Rites City
- [Civilization VI: Resources](https://civfanatics.com/civ6/civilopedia/resources/) - Artifact Resources [Contents] Name Traits Recovered By Revealed By Antiquity Site Artifact source Archaeologist Civic: Natural History Shipwreck Artifact source Archaeologist Civic: Cultural Heritage Bonus Resources [Contents] Name Traits Improved By Harvest Yield Requirement Bananas +1 Food Plantation +25 Food Irrigation Cattle +1 Food Pasture +25 Food Animal
- [Civilization VI: Buildings](https://civfanatics.com/civ6/civilopedia/buildings/) - Aerodrome Buildings [Contents] Icon Name Traits Requirements Base Costs Airport +50% combat experience for air units trained in this city.+3 Production +2 air unit slots in an Aerodrome district. Allows the ability to airlift land units between Aerodrome districts with Airports after the Rapid Deployment Civic is unlocked. District: Aerodrome Technology: Advanced
- [Civilization VI: Policies](https://civfanatics.com/civ6/info/policy/) - ANCIENT Era DisciplineSurvey God KingUrban Planning IlkumAgoge CaravansariesMaritime Industries ManeuverStrategos CorveeConscription Land SurveyorsColonization InspirationRevelation CLASSICAL Era InsulaeCharismatic Leader Diplomatic LeagueLiterary Tradition RaidVeterancy BastionsLimes Natural PhilosophyScripture MEDIEVAL Era Naval InfrastructureNavigation Feudal ContractSerfdom RetainersMeritocracy SackProfessional Army Trade ConfederationMerchant Confederation AestheticsMedina Quarter CraftsmenTown Charters Traveling MerchantsChivalry Gothic Architecture RENAISSANCE Era Native ConquestColonial Offices InventionFrescoes MachiavellianismWars Of Religion Religious
- [Civ5 Video Interview with Dorian Newcomb (PAX East 2010)](https://civfanatics.com/civ5/articles/video-interview-with-dorian-newcomb-pax-east-2010/) - Video interview with Civ5 art lead Dorian Newcomb at PAX East 2010
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- [Civilization IV: Screenshots](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/screenshots/) - [size=3]To view screenshots, game art, and wallpapers for Civilization IV, check out the [b][url=http://civfanatics.com/gallery/index.php?c=1]Civilization IV: Gallery[/url][/b]![/size]
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- [Civilization IV: Frequently Asked Questions](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/faq/) - [center][size=5][b][color=navy]Civilization 4: Frequently Asked Questions[/color][/b][/size][/center] [h2][set_anchor=INTRO]Introduction[/set_anchor][/h2] Most importantly, welcome to the FAQ! This collection of popular questions and answers has been compiled to become a one-stop reference for both general and specific questions about Civilization 4. We ask that you give this a quick read before you ask a question in the forum, and hopefully
- [Fall from Heaven II](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/downloads/ff2/) - Choose your Civilization: Choose your Religion: And try to survive armageddon. Download: Fall from Heaven II Main Thread: Fall from Heaven thread Forum: Fall from Heaven Forum Website: Fall from Heaven website
- [Civilization IV Leader Traits: Self-Actualization, Axemen, and You](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/leader-traits-self-actualization-axemen-and-you/) - [B][SIZE=5]Civilization IV Leader Traits: Self-Actualization, Axemen, and You[/SIZE][/B] After many frustrations with the board software messing up my changes to the posts, I've converted this article into a PDF document. Download and enjoy! [url=http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=215506]Discuss this article on the forum[/url] [B]Updated: December 7th, 2007[/B]
- [Civilization IV Hands-On Preview](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/hands-on-preview/) - Introduction Let’s face it: this is not just another Civilization title in the franchise. It is so much more than that. The key aspect accredited to this is the enormous amount of focus on innovation and attention to detail. This is such an immense game that I really do find it difficult to pick any
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- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 159 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-159-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 159 Results Pos. Player Gotm score Victory condition Axis Decisive Defeat Zero Objectives No Objectives last turn 1 Prof Garfield n/a scenario October 1941 December 1941 35 2 AliArdavan n/a scenario
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 159 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-159-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 159: September 2014 As mentioned before, this month we are playing a WW2 scenario to commemorate the 75th anniversary of world war 2. The scenario we are playing
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 158 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-158-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 158 Results Pos. Player Gotm score Victory condition Turn No - Decisive Turn No - Marginal No Cities last turn 1 AliArdavan n/a scenario 10 (April 1915) 9 (Mar 1915) 42
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 158 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-158-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 158: August 2014 To commemorate the start of World War 1 a century ago, we will play the following scenario: Kaiser Warning: this scenario works with Mutliplayer Gold
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- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 157 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-157-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 157: July 2014 Game Settings:Civilization: Babylonian (1 settler) Map: 50x80 (Normal) game generated map, round Civ's: 3 (Russians, Babylonians, and Vikings) Difficulty: Emperor Barbarians: Restless Tribes (+0) Restarts:
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 156 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-156-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 156 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 Ali_Ardavan 3294 329% 1775 AD 219 373,199 spaceship 2 haleewud 6087 608% 1865 AD 266 327,459 spaceship 3 Inkerman
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 156 Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-156-download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 156: June 2014 Game Settings:Civilization: Babylonian (1 settler) Map: 71x140 and has one land mass: a giant 1-tile thick spiral, round Civ's: 7 Difficulty: Emperor Barbarians: Restless Tribes
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 155 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-155-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 155 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 Inkerman 2092 209% 1812 AD 232 263,495 conquest 2 Major_Advantage 546 131% 1200 AD 161 260,792 conquest 3 Ali_Ardavan
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 154 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-154-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 154 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 Major_Advantage 796 138% 580 AD 130 420,296 conquest 2 Inkerman 2307 230% 1571 AD 193 397,902 spaceship 3 Ali_Ardavan
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 153 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-153-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 153 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 Ali_Ardavan 2475 198% 1231 AD 184 537,810 spaceship 2 Major_Advantage 1906 153% 1280 AD 179 492,013 conquest 3 Inkerman
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 152 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-152-results/) - GOTM 152 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 Ali_Ardavan 2857 228% 1441 AD 205 485,160 spaceship 2 Inkerman 646 110% 560 AD 129 434,283 conquest 3 Major_Advantage 1783 142% 1411 AD 202 392,962 spaceship 4 peaster 519 110% 540 AD 128 392,514 conquest 5 TheViking 2314 185% 1869 AD 320
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 151 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-151-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 151 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 Prof_Garfield 205 n/a 550 BC 79 342,988 special 2 Major_Advantage 289 n/a 160 AD 109 307,961 special 3 Ali_Ardavan
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- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 127](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-127/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 127: October 2011 Game Settings:Civilization: Egyptians Map: Small, round; 4 civ's Difficulty: Prince Barbarians: Restless Tribes Restarts: Off Victory: Victory by conquest or spaceship Starting Techs: ~ None.
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 126](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-126/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 126: September 2011 Game Settings:Civilization: Mongols Map: Special (40x250), round; 7 civ's: Roman, Zulu, Viking, Spanish, Persian, Greek, Mongol Difficulty: Deity Barbarians: Restless Tribes Restarts: On Victory: Victory
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 125](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-125/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 125:August 2011Game Settings:Civilization: Vikings Map: Large; random civ's, flat Difficulty: King Barbarians: Raging Hordes Restarts: On Victory: First to deliver three caravans/freigt to all own four cities (each
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 124](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/gotm-124/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 124: July 2011Game Settings:Civilization: Zulu Map: Large; 3 civ's, flat Difficulty: Emperor Barbarians: Villages only Restarts: On Victory: By conquest or spaceship Starting Techs: ~ Bronze Working; ~
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: GOTM 106 Results](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/archive/otm-106-results/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit GOTM 106 Results Pos. Player Score Rating Date Turn GOTM score Finish 1 CharlieChuck 3606 468% 1887 AD 288 205,341 Spaceship 2 TheViking 3409 443% 1885 AD 286 203,407 Conquest 3 Magic_gorter
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- [Part 2: Reign of Zimrida of the Phoenicians](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/timelines/reign-of-zimrida-of-the-phoenicians/part2/) - Reign of Zimrida of the PhoeniciansSubmitted by JBrasc Page 2 of 4: 1550- Gades builds a Barracks. Musketeers sally forth from Leptis Magna and destroy a Greek Cannon. Rusaddir forms Musketeers for garrison duty. Musketeers sally forth from Motya and kills a Russian settler. Musketeers sally forth from Sidon and kill a Greek Elephant. 1555-
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- [Part 2 of Chronicle of Cyrus Eterna, leader of all Persia](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/timelines/chronicle-of-cyrus-eterna-leader-of-all-persia/part2/) - Chronicle of Cyrus Eterna, leader of all PersiaSubmitted by Wes Page 2: AD 1650 Census bureau reports the Persian population at 5,020,000 * Kara Kum opens a public Library. Sioux gain Literacy from the English in exchange for Polytheism. Elizabeth and Sitting Bull make peace. Zulu Ironclad ship observed
- [Civilization II: Utility Programs](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/downloads/utility/) - Name Description Author Civ2PBEM Diplomacy v3.0 This utility allows agreements between human players in a Sid Meier’s Civilization II e-mail game. o You can offer/demand a city or a group of cities. o You can offer/demand gold. o You can offer/demand technologies. o You can offer/demand some kinds of maps: § Territory map: Only the
- [Civilization II: Unit Graphics](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/downloads/graphics/units/) - Sample Graphics File Info Kobayashi's Space Units v2.0 Hundreds of space theme (i.e. Star Trek, Star Wars) units, all created by Kobayashi. Author: Kobayashi Date Added: December 20, 2003 File Size: 113 KB Requirement: None Roman Units This a set of infantry, cavalry and auxilia units from the Roman Republic and Empire, covering the period
- [Section A: General Information](https://civfanatics.com/civ1/faq/section-a-general-information/) - Civ1 FAQ: General Information How can I tell which version of Civ I have? Which is the best version of Civ? What is the Advisory Bug? What is the Undefended City Bug? What is the Civ score Bug? What is the Bomber Bug? What is the Date Line Bug? What is the Ghost Civilization Bug?
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- [Civilization Revolution Unit Progression Trailer](https://civfanatics.com/civrev/previews/unit-progression-trailer/)
- [Civilization Revolution Promotion Trailer](https://civfanatics.com/civrev/previews/promotion-trailer/)
- [Civilization Revolution Nintendo DS Videos](https://civfanatics.com/civrev/previews/nintendo-ds-videos/)
- [Civilization Revolution Launch Trailer](https://civfanatics.com/civrev/previews/launch-trailer/) - When the world is in your hands, how will you rule?
- [Civilization Revolution "Leaders" Video](https://civfanatics.com/civrev/previews/leaders-video/) - A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
- [Civilization Revolution: Previews](https://civfanatics.com/civrev/previews/) - Wow. Just ... wow. Wednesday, November 7, DanQ from Apolyton and myself visited Firaxis for an exclusive preview of Civilization: Revolution. We both agreed it was probably the most fun we had had in a while. :) Dan had a video camera with him, and once he edits the footage and posts it on Poly,
- [Civilization Revolution: Relics](https://civfanatics.com/civrev/civilopedia/relics/) - Civilization Revolution introduces a new class of wonder-like structures called "relics" that are scattered randomly throughout the map for players to find. There are six relics in the game and each of them offers unique bonus to its discover. They should make exploration more rewarding. Below is the list of relics and their effects: Relic
- [Civilization Revolution: Buildings](https://civfanatics.com/civrev/civilopedia/buildings/) - There are 18 individual buildings in Civilization Revolution, all of which provide some type of bonus to a particular city. Some increase the production, others improve the yields from surrounding tiles, and a few others have more unique roles. All in all, these buildings help to grow your cities from small villages to industrial powerhouses,
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- [Civilization Revolution: Civilopedia](https://civfanatics.com/civrev/civilopedia/) - Welcome to the Civilization Revolution Civilopedia! This section contains handy reference info for various aspects of the game. Click a link below to get started:
- [Civilization FAQ](https://civfanatics.com/civ1/faq/) - Civilization FAQ Minor update - 28th September, 1994 This FAQ can be obtained by FTP from: wcl-l.bham.ac.uk:/pub/djh/faqs/civilization.faq I am a PC user and although I acknowledge the fact that Civ is available on a number of different platforms, I have had to base this FAQ around the version I am used to. I am told
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- [Part 4: The Forging of the Democratic Commonwealth of the Romans](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/timelines/annales-of-rome-the-eternal-city/part-4-the-forging-of-the-democratic-commonwealth-of-the-romans/) - Part IV: The Forging of the Democratic Commonwealth of the Romans Date Nature of Event Event Description 1836 AD
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- [Civilization IV:  Units](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/civilopedia/units/) - Units are always an important part of a Civilization game. In Civilization 4, instead of having separate attack and defense ratings, the units now have only one strength rating. Instead of having only a few experience levels (ex. Conscript, Regular, Veteran, Elite), now there is a new RPG-style promotions system that allows you to customize
- [Civilization IV:  Promotions](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/civilopedia/promotions/) - In previous civ games, units have only a few levels: conscript, regular, veteran, and elite. Now in Civ4, there are more than 40 promotions you can give to your units as they gain experience, enabling you to customize your units to make them more specialized and more powerful. Some of the promotions give your units
- [Civilization IV:  Online Civilopedia](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/civilopedia/) - This section presents much of the same information found in the in-game Civilopedia in easy to read table format. Eventually we hope to have a section for each of the Civilopedia sections.
- [Traits, Warlords, and Synergy](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/introductory/traits-warlords-and-synergy/) - Thought I would take it upon myself to add a little bit to the strategy forum. In my opinion, the biggest advantage of traits goes beyond their description. To maximize the benefits of a trait, you need to use it in combination with other strategies. This is the definition of synergy. syn·er·gy 1. The interaction
- [Civilization III: Civilization Specific Articles](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/civ-specific/) - Articles in this category discuss the strengths and the weaknesses of specific civilizations and how to best use them to win.
- [Civilization III: Multiplayer](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/multiplayer/) - These articles examine strategy and tactics necessary for victory in multiplayer games against human opponents.
- [Civilization III: Miscellaneous](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/misc/) - Articles in this category cover a wide range of topics.
- [Civilization IV: Miscellaneous](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/misc/) - Miscellaneous strategy articles for Civilization IV.
- [Civilization IV: Multiplayer Strategy](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/multiplayer/) - Playing Civ4 online can be a very different experience than playing offline, and different strategy and tactics are often required.
- [Civilization IV: References](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/references/) - Useful charts, printouts, guides, and tips.
- [Civilization IV: Peacemonger Strategy](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/peacemonger/) - These articles deal with peaceful wins: cultural, space, and diplomatic.
- [Civilization IV: Military Strategy & Tactics](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/military/) - You can call this the Warmongers' Corner. These articles deal with planning and execution of war, as well as effective usage of units.
- [Civilization IV: Civilization Specific Strategies](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/civ-specific/) - This section contains strategy specific to a civilization or leader.
- [Civilization IV: Game Mechanics](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/game-mechanics/) - This section contains in-depth studies on specific game concepts or topics in Civilization IV.
- [Civilization IV: Empire Management](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/empire-management/) - In this category you will find articles on science, economics, trade, culture, and diplomacy that help you build a strong empire.
- [Let's Make a World War](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/military/lets-make-a-world-war/) - Peace is a lie, there is only passion. Through passion, I gain strength. Through strength, I gain power. Through power, I gain victory. Through victory, my chains are broken. The Force shall free me. -- The Sith Code (Star Wars) Welcome to the dark side! Making a World War isn't all about the childish destruction
- [Keyboard Shortcuts](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/references/keyboard-shortcuts/) - General P Ping the map Alt + D Change player name/email Alt + F Satellite view Alt + I Remove interface Alt + O Change perspective Alt + Q Retire (give up) Alt + W Access Worldbuilder ALT + Ctrl + F Flying camera mode (enable in INI file) Ctrl + B Toggle bare map
- [Julius, Space Cadet, or, Do AIs Dream of Electric Sheep?](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/peacemonger/julius-space-cadet-or-do-ais-dream-of-electric-sheep/) - Hi, and welcome to my first strategy guide! This guide is to help you intrepid space travelers pass me on the road (errr... space superhighway?) to Alpha Centauri. I'm going to explain my method for getting the space ship as fast as possible, for glory in the Hall of Fame. Many players see space as
- [Isolated Start - Strategy for Diplomacy Win](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/peacemonger/isolated-start-strategy-for-diplomacy-win/) - Isolated starts can be a lot of fun. This article examines them for a diplomatic win - which I think is the best opportunity for an isolated start because the isolation actually helps: - When you meet the AIs the main religions are all founded and battle lines should be drawn, so you are able
- [Intermediate Tactics and Gambits](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/empire-management/intermediate-tactics-and-gambits/) - [B][SIZE="2"]Table of Contents[/SIZE][/B]Introduction 1. The Oracle/Metal Casting/Pyramids Gambit 2. Riverside Ironworks 3. Trade Withdrawal 4. Trade Renegotiation 5. Trade Denial 6. Trading for Obsoletes 7. Specialist-Powered Cultural Victory 8. Great Prophet-Powered CS Slingshot 9. Multi-Turn Technology Trading 10. Fat Cross Overlap 11. Queue Loading [B][SIZE="3"]Introduction[/SIZE][/B] I thought I would take some of the lessons learned
- [Huge Immortal Domination Win](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/civ-specific/huge-immortal-domination-win/) - Hello Civfanatics =) I am very happy for achieving the first and, between February 10th and March 25th of 2008, the only score over 500K in the main HOF tables. Between these dates, my submission also remained as the earliest finish date on Huge map size at Immortal difficulty. The game was played with the
- [How to Use Dog Soldiers](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/military/how-to-use-dog-soldiers/) - I have heard many on these forums question the use of Dog Soldiers because of their lower strength than regular Axemen, but let me tell you... they are a very strong UU and this guide will hopefully convince you of that as well as tell you how to use them effectively. This guide assumes you
- [How to Pop your Borders Quickly](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/game-mechanics/how-to-pop-your-borders-quickly/) - [B]Applicability[/B]: This is for low- to mid-level players looking to figure out how to stave off starvation, or grab resources quickly; high-level players should already be familiar with this. All information is intended to be relevant as of Civ4 BtS 3.13 +Bhruic patch (the most recent, as of Dec24, 2007). Most of the information will
- [How Simple Combat Works in 1.61 Vanilla](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/game-mechanics/how-simple-combat-works-in-1-61-vanilla/) - Huge thanks to Arathorn and his Combat Explained article.This article is basically an updated, less math-intensive version of that. This document doesn't have much information about first strikes, experience gained, or collateral damage yet. I'm going to try and get that info in from other posters. I doubt I'll actively maintain this document for more
- [Highlands Keshik Konquest](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/military/highlands-keshik-konquest/) - [B][SIZE="5"][COLOR="Red"]Highlands Keshik Konquest[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [B]Why Keshiks and why Highland?[/B] Keshiks are horse archers, a powerful early-game unit, with the special ability to ignore terrain movement costs - they move 2 spaces per turn over hills and forests. Highlands are almost nothing but hills and forests. Your opponents will not receive this movement bonus which leaves you
- [Hammer Overflow](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/empire-management/hammer-overflow/) - [B][SIZE="5"]Hammer Overflow[/SIZE][/B] [B][SIZE="4"]Introduction[/SIZE][/B] In this article, I will explain what happens between turns to the excess :hammers: from a completed build. After that I will examine some potentially uses of overflow to gain some advantages. Throughout the article, any numbers I quote are from the marathon game speed but can be scaled appropriately to your
- [Guide to Using Military Units](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/military/guide-to-using-military-units/) - Like most people I have just got the game, and finding one of the biggest difficulties is remembering which units to use against which units in the game during a war.So instead of endlessly having to go through the guide/civillopedia I thought it might be useful if there was an easy visual aid to hand
- [Guide to City Specialization and Land Improvements](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/empire-management/guide-to-city-specialization-and-land-improvements/) - Basic Overview First we need to go over the basics, terms and abbreviations so that everybody is on the same page. There are 3.5 types of specialized cities. I say 3.5 because a few of them are just a specialization of one. They are: Great Person Farm City (GP Farm) Production City Commerce Cities Scientific
- [Great People Tech Preferences](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/references/great-people-tech-preferences/) - In the game great people have a list of techs and a preference for each tech (no techs have the same preference). With the same techs researched the same great person type will always give you the same tech. First: Here's complete list of techs a prophet will get in the order they will try
- [Great People Points: Focus in One City, or Distribute Across Many?](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/game-mechanics/great-people-points-focus-in-one-city-or-distribute-across-many/) - While playing some recent games, I became curious about whether or not it mattered if I concentrated all of my Great People Point production in one city or not. Assume that you have a finite number of points you can generate across your empire, you can either focus all of them (specialists and wonders) in
- [Great People Points Explained](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/game-mechanics/great-people-points-explained/) - There seems to be a lot of confusion about great people, how they are generated and the odds involved, so I thought I'd try to explain that a bit. 1. Generating Great People Great people are generated by accumulating great people points (GPPs) in your cities. Every city has its own counter that keeps track
- [Gold, Beakers, and Deficit Research](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/empire-management/gold-beakers-and-deficit-research/) - In this article, I hope to clarify the research value of gold. The discussion won't involve any hidden game mechanics, and it may already be well understood by experienced players. Still, we will give an unambiguous answer to certain key questions. Can you cut research times by clever manipulation of the slider? Can running merchant
- [Godotnut's Guide to Totally Peaceful Deity Cultural Victory](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/peacemonger/godotnuts-guide-to-totally-peaceful-deity-cultural-victory/) - UPDATE: Although you may still find my old strategy guide helpful, I would like to refer readers also to jesusin' more current and comprehensive post on cultural victories, Cultural Victory on the Higher Levels. I would also like to add that based on current experience, I no longer recommend building the Great Library at all
- [Getting Your First Win on Prince: A Guide and Tips](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/misc/getting-your-first-win-on-prince-a-guide-and-tips/) - I. IntroductionII. The Guide --------- A. The Early Game --------- B. The First War --------- C. The Endgame III. Legal Stuff I. A Guide for those who have trouble winning on prince. Just to be clear, this guide is written for those who are trying to make the jump from Noble to Prince, and hare
- [Getting to Know Multiplayer](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/multiplayer/getting-to-know-multiplayer/) - Multiplayer is a completely different world from single player, and while playing MP may improve your SP, the inverse is only true to a certain extent. Humans and the AI act completely differently, and it's wise to be aware of the many differences this causes before joining a game. Wars: understanding when fighting will and
- [Getting the Most From Your Cities: A guide to Industry and Economy](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/empire-management/getting-the-most-from-your-cities-a-guide-to-industry-and-economy/) - I'm posting this because it doesn't seem to be redundant with Stuporstar’s city placement article. Read his article first if you’re confused about the numerical values of the various terrains and improvements. Also, this article was written based on version 1.09. I won’t experience 1.52 until I get back from Christmas vacation, but I haven’t
- [Explaining the Vassal System](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/game-mechanics/explaining-the-vassal-system/) - I've written the following in an attempt to help explain the Vassal System in the CIV: Warlords expansion. It may not be the most comprehensive explanation possible, but I hope it helps answer some of the many recurring questions which pop up in threads throughout the forums. Please feel free to add to or whatever
- [Espionage Guide 1.0](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/empire-management/espionage-guide-1-0/) - [B]HOW TO GENERATE ESPIONAGE RESOURCES:[/B] 1. Define one city as an espionage city. This is done either with code of laws, or the great wall, which ever you get first. If you don't have code of laws, try to make the espionage city the same one you put the forbidden palace in - so you
- [Drafting for Fun and Profit](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/military/drafting-for-fun-and-profit/) - [B][SIZE="6"]Drafting for fun and profit[/SIZE][/B] [B][SIZE="4"]Introduction[/SIZE][/B] You will find almost every Civilization IV player has come over to the enlightened view that slavery is a wonderful civic. Yet many of these same players ignore the very powerful and efficient drafting mechanic available from the nationhood civic. In this article I will first attempt to explore
- [Diplomatic Victory - Observations, Notes and Tips](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/peacemonger/diplomatic-victory-observations-notes-and-tips/) - These are some notes, tips and observations about diplomatic victory. This is from my experience with emperor difficulty level (huge map, epic speed, etc). Notes: You check the diplomatic relations between AIs by going to the foreign screen and selecting one AI, then look at the standing below the picture of other AIs, for a
- [Deity Level Quechua Rush on Huge Map](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/civ-specific/deity-level-quechua-rush-on-huge-map/) - Part 1 of 2 In this article, I will discuss my warmonger approach on beating a huge map on deity difficulty. The article will focus on giving you a head start on what I think is the optimum strategy, game preferences, and civilization. This strategy has evolved a lot through feedback on the forums and
- [Deity Introduction Guide for Julius Caesar](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/civ-specific/deity-introduction-guide-for-julius-caesar/) - Though I have had Civ4 ever since it was released, it has been sitting on my shelf collecting dirt. Until recently a few days after patch 1.52 was released, Julius Caesar came to me in a dream begging me to command his praetorians on grand conquest. I told him that I’m not really interested. The
- [Deity - One City Challenge Strategy](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/misc/deity-one-city-challenge-strategy/) - This is a strategy to get a deity level domination victory using one city. It’s designed to not need any special resources or any world wonders. It makes use of a “permanent alliance slingshot” to enable domination. There are no blatant exploits used and no specific map size or number of opponents are required, however
- [Culture Mechanics Disassembled](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/game-mechanics/culture-mechanics-disassembled/) - (Please note that all information given here is in regards to Vanilla Civ 1.61. It is probably unchanged in Warlords and the as yet unpublished Beyond the Sword expansion, but I have no way of being certain.)(Also note that the following information will generally refer to normal speed games, unless otherwise noted. For games played
- [Cultural Victory: Notes and Tips](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/peacemonger/cultural-victory-notes-and-tips/) - The following are (very many) examples of my knowledge about the cultural victory and its aspects. Keep in mind I play on huge maps on emperor difficulty (and win the occasional few).I expect people to understand this article at the point where they have learned to win prince difficulty games, on larger then standard maps
- [Cultural Victory on the Higher Levels](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/peacemonger/cultural-victory-on-the-higher-levels/) - This is a compendium of all I know about cultural victories. It is general enough to be valid for all Vanilla, Warlords and BTS. Most of it is probably valid for intermediate and low levels of difficulty too. I hope you enjoy. I would appreciate any comments or disagreements. IMO the cultural victory is the
- [Corporation: The Power of Sushi (BTS)](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/game-mechanics/corporation-the-power-of-sushi-bts/) - Corporations have changed drastically in the 3.13 patch, and I’ve updated this article to reflect that. They are now much simpler to use, and are even more powerful than in 3.03. [COLOR="DarkRed"][B]The Basics – How Corporations Work[/B][/COLOR] While much of this is covered in the manual, there are enough ambiguities and I’ve seen enough queries
- [Corporate Maintenance Explained](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/game-mechanics/corporate-maintenance-explained/) - [set_anchor=Top][SIZE=3][B]CORPORATE MAINTENANCE EXPLAINED (BtS 3.13)[/B][/SIZE][/set_anchor] This thread is not intended to offer in-depth strategies on how to manage Corporations, though understanding their mechanics lends itself to better utilizing them. This thread is not intended to be a discussion about whether Corporations are working as Firaxis intended them to be or if there is room for
- [Conquest-Oriented Diplomacy](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/military/conquest-oriented-diplomacy/) - Diplomacy is a very complicated thing. In some multiplayer games (not restricted to CV titles), diplomacy is undisputely the most important factor to victory. I don't have any word to say for Dipoomacy in Multiplayer games, because people are smart, creative, and sometimes annoying spoiled kids. In single player games; however, the AI opponents can
- [Comprehensive Unique Building Guide (BTS)](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/empire-management/comprehensive-unique-building-guide-bts/) - **I have updated this article to include BtS concepts like synergy with quests and corporations and revised the reviews. Some lost material will be featured in my [URL="http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=275423"]other article on manipulation of unit promotions gained from quests and events [/URL] as it is more relevant there. Thanks to everyone for reading. I did eventually run
- [Comprehensive Leader Guide: Julius Caesar](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/civ-specific/comprehensive-leader-guide-julius-caesar/) - Julius Caesar of the Romans [IMG]http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff255/dankok8/JuliusCaesar.jpg[/IMG] Traits: Organized, Imperialistic UB: Forum (Replaces Market; +25% GP points) UU: Praetorian (Replaces Swordsman, but has strength of 8 and no city attack bonus) Techs: Fishing, Mining Julius, Julius… Basically, he's strong because of the praetorians, but his traits being Organized and Imperialistic have great synergy with his style
- [Comprehensive Leader Guide: Justinian](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/civ-specific/comprehensive-leader-guide-justinian/) - First off, thanks to Molybdeus for starting this trend with his [URL="http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=241559"]guide to Pacal[/URL]. I hope people will start up a list of guides for Civ leaders and perhaps it will eventually be compiled into the War Academy. I have owned Civ 4 for...jeez, I forget how long now. I really love playing with leaders
- [Comprehensive Leader Guide: Pacal](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/civ-specific/comprehensive-leader-guide-pacal/) - [I]I sometimes have difficulty figuring out how to play some of the leaders. So I decided to start this thread in the hope that other people would make comprehensive leader guides for the other leaders that I'm not familiar with. If you enjoyed this writeup for Pacal and have a full understanding of some other
- [Comprehensive Guide to Terrain, Improvements, Resources, and City Placement](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/empire-management/comprehensive-guide-to-terrain-improvements-resources-and-city-placement/) - [SIZE="4"][B]Contents:[/B][/SIZE] [B]Introduction[/B] [B]Terrain Values[/B] [list] [*] The Basics about Terrain [*] Base Terrain and Terrain Features [*] Cumulative Tile Values [/list] [B]Worker Improvements[/B] [list] [*]The Basics about Workers [*]Basic Worker Actions [*]Worker Turns for Improvements [*]Terrain Specific Improvements [*]Base FPC Values for Improvements [*]Other things to note about Improvements [*]Chopping Forests [*] How Terrain Modifies
- [Complete Espionage Mission Cost Guide (BTS)](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/game-mechanics/complete-espionage-mission-cost-guide-bts/) - I've just gotten the SDK for BtS and so I want to make some use of it both for me and the community. I'll post the base code in spoiler tags so people without C++ knowledge don't have to read it and people with it can correct my analysis. By "You" and "We" I refer
- [Combat Explained](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/game-mechanics/combat-explained/) - Ahh..fighting. Love it or hate it, there will be times it’s part of your Civ-ing career. This article attempts to explain a bit about how combat is figured, discusses some “jump points” where your odds of success change dramatically with a very small change in strength, discuss some odd ways that particular bonuses are calculated,
- [Civic Upkeep Explained](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/game-mechanics/civic-upkeep-explained/) - This article is a joint contribution to this community by colony and Roland Johansen. We had some trouble getting the formulas in this article exactly right, but after correcting each other a few times, the correct formulas are now known. The article provides information for Civilization 4 versions 1.09 and 1.52 but mainly for version
- [City Specialization: Where I do it](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/empire-management/city-specialization-where-i-do-it/) - If you haven’t already, check out iwas’s article on [URL=http://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/specialization.php]Specialization of Cities[/URL] and Excl’s [URL=http://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/city_specialization.php]Guide to City Specialization and Land Improvements[/URL]. A lot of what I talk about here is based on the information in those posts, so if you don’t have at least a passing knowledge of the material in their articles, mine probably
- [City Growth](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/game-mechanics/city-growth/) - I have been inquiring into the system of city growth in civ IV. Sufficient results have been obtained to warrant posting and discussion. A note about our topic: the fundamental dynamic at work in civ is the acquisition of rights to work game tiles. Aside from the food management issue, working such tiles yields commerce
- [Choosing the Right Kind of Power Plant](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/empire-management/choosing-the-right-kind-of-power-plant/) - Just a good guideline when it comes to factories and power plants: You can start building factories as soon as you complete the assembly line. Although it's pretty late in the game, it is highly recommended if you want to produce things in your city faster. Alone, a factory gives +25% productivity. With power through
- [Bushido - The Use of Samurai](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/civ-specific/bushido-the-use-of-samurai/) - [I]Disclaimer: I, in no way, claim to be a player capable of Emperor+ games. This article is meant mostly to the players playing Monarch and below.[/I] [SPOILER=Authors note - Bushido and Samurai]"Bushido" is japanese and means "The Way of the Warrior". It was a codex that all samurai followed in order to have their honor
- [BTS: A guide for higher difficulties for standard speed and maps (emperor+)](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/empire-management/bts-a-guide-for-higher-difficulties-for-standard-speed-and-maps-emperor/) - BTS – A guide for higher difficulties for standard speed and maps (emperor+) ... There have been several strategies and articles around here lately for higher levels. Most of them are very good, still I think that the most effective strategy hasn’t been posted out in detail… …so this is what we are going to
- [Beginner's Guide to One City Challenge (OCC)](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/peacemonger/beginners-guide-to-one-city-challenge-occ/) - Having played the One City Challenge a few times now I’ve realized that its one of the most exciting ways to play Civ IV, so I decided to write a short article to get people interested. For those of you who are unfamiliar with it, the One City Challenge (or OCC for short) limits the
- [BtS One City Challenge Strategy Guide](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/peacemonger/bts-one-city-challenge-strategy-guide/) - This guide is intended to show players who haven't played a One City Challenge (OCC) before, or at least not one in Beyond the Sword, some basic strategies and guidelines to use.[B] What's different in an OCC[/B] -As the name implies, you will be limited to one city for the duration of the game, so
- [Balancing Growth and Warfare in Civ IV](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/empire-management/balancing-growth-and-warfare-in-civ-iv/) - Success in Civilization IV usually involves military conquest, and there are no doubt warmongers out there who like nothing more than spending all their time either waging war or preparing to wage war. Nevertheless, one of the hidden messages in the game is that war is expensive, both in time and material, and should only
- [Ancient Multiplayer Strategy](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/multiplayer/ancient-multiplayer-strategy/) - Ancient Multiplayer Strategy (Warlords 2.08) Before reading this it would be a good idea to ready Gogf's MP article found here- [url]http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=176505[/url] In this article I will outline general strategy for playing MP. Most online MP is played with ancient starts. The game types are about evenly split b/w FFA (free for all) and teamer
- [Analysis of the Civilization Traits](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/introductory/analysis-of-the-civilization-traits/) - Introduction There are eight leader traits in the game, all with very concrete and tangible benefits. However, some of them give more and some of them give less benefit than what they look to be giving on the surface. I’m going to explain how much benefit each actually gives. This article will take the mathematical
- [An Advanced Guide to the Specialist Economy for Emperor and Above](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/empire-management/an-advanced-guide-to-the-specialist-economy-for-emperor-and-above/) - An advanced guide to the Specialist Economy for Emperor and above [B]Introduction[/B] I first heard about the “Specialist Economy” (SE) in the war academy, and read [URL="http://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/specialist_economy.php"]http://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/specialist_economy.php[/URL] guide to get a flavour of how it worked. It was a great introduction, but since then I have played quite a few games using this strategy and
- [Air Combat in BtS Explained](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/game-mechanics/air-combat-in-bts-explained/) - [B]Air combat explained[/B]This is my attempt to clarify how air units works. Please point out any erros and I'll try to remedy them. I don't even mind you spelling out any errors in my english (pun intended), in fact I appreciate it, but I do have one request: please do NOT clutter this thread with
- [A Guide to Civics](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/introductory/a-guide-to-civics/) - The intention of this article is to give hints and tips about when and how to use the different Civics in Civilization 4. For each civic there is a note on availability, followed by a short description of the effects/costs, diplomatic implications, comments on synergy with other game elements (other civics, leader traits, buildings, game
- [A Different Measurement of Culture: Percent of Victory Obtained](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/peacemonger/a-different-measurement-of-culture-percent-of-victory-obtained/) - In this article I will be listing the %s that buildings, specialists, and commerce obtain towards legendary culture. With this, you will be able to more easily plan your obtainment of legendary culture in a city, by seeing what by what % certain assets will bring you towards completion, and easily add those %s together.
- [A Comprehensive Unique Unit Guide](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/military/a-comprehensive-unique-unit-guide/) - While the War Academy teaches specific strategies involving extensive use of the prominent UUs, there isn't a guide to explain the uses of the others. Strong ones like the Praetorian often need no introduction, but many players are not exposed to the possibilities that the more subtle ones present. What spurred me to start this
- [A Beginner's Guide to the Specialist Economy (SE)](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/empire-management/a-beginners-guide-to-the-specialist-economy-se/) - In just about every thread in which the topic is discussed, someone asks for a strategy guide to creating a Specialist Economy. Wodan gives some general principles here but it is still not a step-by-step guide. I do not consider myself an expert, but in attempting to teach myself to master this important style of
- [408 Handy Tips For Playing Civ4: a GameText_Strategy.xml parse](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/references/408-handy-tips-for-playing-civ4-a-gametext_strategy-xml-parse/) - I've found that I learn more from the loading screen quick tips than the manual, so I figured that a handy reference of all the quicktips would be... handy. Here goes, english and tag-free. Generic (useful) tips start at #300: 1) Animals hunt unprotected settlers! Beware!! 2) Build Settlers to expand your empire with new
- [10 Mistakes Offline Players Make When Playing Online](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/multiplayer/10-mistakes-offline-players-make-when-playing-online/) - About 2 months ago, after winning a tough setup monarch game with ease (don't get me wrong, it took plenty of attempts to do that), I decided to try my hand playing online. In those 60 odd days, I have discovered three things about online Civ 4: A) Gamespy is a steaming pile of monkey
- [Civilization III: Military Strategy & Tactics](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/military/) - You can call this the Warmongers' Corner. These articles deal with planning and execution of war, as well as effective usage of units.
- [Civilization III: Game Mechanics](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/game-mechanics/) - In depth studies on specific game concepts or topics.
- [Civilization III: Empire Management](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/empire-management/) - In this category you will find articles on science, economics, trade, culture, and diplomacy that help you build a strong empire.
- [How to Use Artillery Effectively](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/military/how-to-use-artillery-effectively/) - Artillery is great! However, it can move only one tile per turn inside enemy territory. Well, that's no good! If you do that, you could tie up your entire tack of artilleries at least one turn before you can use it against enemy city. If you have a tack of 100 artilleries, we are talking
- [How To Use Artillery Defensively](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/military/how-to-use-artillery-defensively/) - There has been much debate about whether Artillery is useful and the best way to use it. Moonsinger wrote an article in the War Academy on how to use Artillery offensively. This article is about how to use Artillery defensively. I always produce Artillery units. The most common use for them is to reduce the
- [How to Improve Your Online Multiplayer Game](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/multiplayer/how-to-improve-your-online-multiplayer-game/) - Multiplayer is becoming increasingly popular as the patches become more stable. Another popular way of playing by joining a ladder which gives you a rank among other players. After playing hours of online I have developed a series of strategies to help you win a greater number of games . First thing you have to
- [Guide to Five City Challenge (5CC)](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/empire-management/guide-to-five-city-challenge-5cc/) - Five city challenge, or 5CC, is a variant game where your civilization can ONLY have five cities. That means accepting no flips, always razing instead of capturing, and making the most out of the few cities you have. Having done well in several medium difficulty 5CC, and somehow pulling off a 5CC conquest victory on
- [Four Basic Starting Strategies](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/introductory/four-basic-starting-strategies/) - A lot of strategies are for certain map sizes or difficulty levels. Here are three basic starting strategies for playing the game on standard size maps on Regent, Monarch or Emperor difficulty. Each can be modified to fit your own playing style, and each is a decent plan. They are not strong enough for Deity
- [Five Pillars for Success](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/misc/five-pillars-for-success/) - Here is my stab at a strategy article: you can charge money to let your friends read it, I don’t give a ****. What I am laying down here are the observations I have made in three weeks of hardcore gameplay. I have had a space victory, a histograph victory, and a diplomatic victory in
- [DID: The Perfect Plan to Master Civilization](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/misc/did-the-perfect-plan-to-master-civilization/) - Deity is the level I play, so all that I say is true at least there. I use the patched version of the game. As I have told to people how to play to win, they have told me to enjoy the game. I don't understand. I enjoy the game. To me, enjoying means: Try
- [Culture Rush Strategy](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/empire-management/culture-rush-strategy/) - Hey all, I wanted to share with you a strat I just am working out and see what you all think and if there are any suggestions about improving it. I tried this for the first time in a recent game, on Regent level, all the settings randomized, with 11 AI opponents on a large
- [Civilization III FAQ/Strategy Guide v3.0](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/misc/civilization-iii-faqstrategy-guide-v3-0/) - CIVILIZATION III FAQ/STRATEGY GUIDE By Dennis L. "Fox" Doucette (rocketshow@hotmail.com) Version 3.0 January 30, 2002 |============================================================================| |This FAQ is Copyright 2001-2002 by Dennis L. Doucette. It is licensed free | |of any and all charges exclusively to GameFAQs (http://www.gamefaqs.com). | |If you find this FAQ on any other sites, be advised that they are in
- [Builder's Dream: Building an Empire of Metropolises](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/empire-management/builders-dream-building-an-empire-of-metropolises/) - There are those who play civ3, that like to have very large cities, and play on very large maps, such as myself. We are the people who just like to play to have fun, and have every improvement in every city. We are the people that others refer to asthe 'builders'. What I have done
- [A Small Trick to Keep AI Happy](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/empire-management/a-small-trick-to-keep-ai-happy/) - I notice many players have problem with keeping AI happy. So, I would like to highlight a small trick that helps slightly to keep AI happy. I had Gracious and Polite AI in GOTM20 even though I keep breaking MAs. The trick is that whenever you sell something and the AIs couldn't afford it. Instead
- [10 FAQs before Declaring a War](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/introductory/10-faqs-before-declaring-a-war/) - It is really hard to write another article in this forum, as all of the necessary knowledges have been covered in many great guides and analyses. The best I can do is try a summary of a specific topic. I started playing Civ4 as a peace lover, but now I am clearly a warmonger who
- [#erebus: the FFH2 chatroom!](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/downloads/ff2/erebus-the-ffh2-chatroom/) - [size="4"][center]Dear fellow addicts to FfH![/center][/size][center]I am more than happy to announce the [b]Grand Opening of [color="Red"]#erebus[/color]![/b][/center] [color="#458B00"][b]What is it?[/b][/color] #erebus is a registered chatroom on the same server as #civfanatics. It is based on the idea that we need a chatroom to have excellent multiplayer (MP) meetups (because Hamachi can be a big... :lol:), strategy
- [Civilization III: Introductory Courses](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/introductory/) - Don't let the word 'introductory' fool you. The articles in this section are just as important as, if not more important than, the articles in other categories. They help you build a solid foundation that will allow you to move up the levels quickly.
- [Zweiter Weltkrieg](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/scenario-reviews/zweiter-weltkrieg/) - General Information: Name of Scenario : Zweiter Weltkrieg 2.0 Final Score : 25.0 / 30 Type of Scenario : Modern History Name of Author: Patrick Choo a.k.a kobayashi Name of Reviewer: Kevin Klop a.k.a. willemvanoranje Summary of Scenario: Zweiter Weltkrieg is German for Second World War, and that's exactly what this scenario is about. The
- [zModular Python](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/downloads/zmodular-python/) - If you are a python MODer who has been around from before Beyond the Sword you know how annoying thePythonCallbackDefines.xml file is, you probably also know about those newbs who have trouble getting your MOD COMP to run correct, and probably you also know how much work goes into just getting ready to make a
- [Zhan Guo](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/scenario-reviews/zhan-guo/) - General Information:Name of Scenario: Zhan Guo Final Score: 17/30 (Breakdown: 0-10 terrible /11-15 Average/ 16-20 Good/ 21-25 Excellent/ 26+Best possible) Name(s) of Author(s): Prometheus Type of Scenario: Classic History Reviewed by: Kevin Klop (a.k.a. willemvanoranje) Introduction Zhan Guo is a scenario about China in the third century. The country is split, and your goal ofcourse,
- [You , Yourself, and Your Shadow: Some lessons on isolated starts](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/empire-management/you-yourself-and-your-shadow-some-lessons-on-isolated-starts/) - [B][CENTER][SIZE="5"]You , Yourself and your shadow : Some lessons on isolated starts[/SIZE] [SIZE="4"]( or a small [I]summulae[/I] based on the results of the Lonely Hearts Club Games )[/SIZE][/CENTER][/B] [B][CENTER]Introduction[/CENTER][/B] Isolated starts ( by isolated I mean the ones in which you have at least one tile of Ocean between the land mass where you’re standing
- [WoundedKnight's Strategy Guide](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/introductory/woundedknights-strategy-guide/) - Table of Contents Learn the Rules Civilization Selection Leverage Your Strengths Religions City Placement Civics Guide City Improvement Specialization Wonders Great People Chop-Rushing Technology Military Strategy 1. LEARN THE RULES The best-spent two hours for my CIV strategy skills was spent pouring over the civilopedia to understand the rules, the tech trees, improvements, units, etc.
- [Winning the Space Race Peacefully: The Endgame](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/peacemonger/winning-the-space-race-peacefully-the-endgame/) - Don’t you hate it when you’re racing an AI into space and he launches his ship just a few turns before you can? I know I do. So I devised a strategy to research my way through the Modern Age and get my spaceship in the air as quickly as possible. I’ve used this strategy
- [Civilization IV: Previews](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/previews/) - October 13, 2005 Civilization IV is just around the corner, and starting today we will do our best to bring you exciting new info directly from the preview build of the game! The following Civ4 preview articles are available: Civilization IV Hands-On Preview by Civrules (October 13, 2005) Nuclear Weapons in Civilization IV by Thunderfall
- [Warmonger's Guide for Industrial/Modern Era World War of Conquest](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/military/warmongers-guide-for-industrialmodern-era-world-war-of-conquest/) - Most people prefer to finish the game ASAP and take whatever approach will get them the victory and maximum score. Some of us, however, enjoy the warfare aspects of Civ4. I like taking on the AI's instead of just shooting for a space race or diplomatic victory. War is fun and it's even more fun
- [War Weariness Mechanics](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/game-mechanics/war-weariness-mechanics/) - Another thread inspired some searching through the SDK, and this is what I came up with.NOTE: ALL 1.61 based, Vanilla, Not Warlords So the "simple" formula seems to be: WW Unhappiness in a City= Pop x Active WW/200 x (100% -25%(Jail)-25%(Rushmore)-50%(Police State) ) x World Size Modifier __Duel=150% __Tiny=130% __Small=110% __Standard=90% __Large=70% __Huge=50% x 50%
- [Ways into Happiness](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/empire-management/ways-into-happiness/) - (This could be a religious thread, but no it's only a game )Happiness, as we all know is the key to everything, much more important than health (don't flame me, I put another article on health [URL="http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=190583"]here[/URL]). This article identifies the factors that will lead a population to be happy, and also notes some of
- [Ways into Health](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/empire-management/ways-into-health/) - (This could be a medical thread, but no it's only a game )Health, as we all know is the key to everything, much more important than happiness (don't flame me, there is another article on happiness [URL="http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=189559"]here[/URL]). This article identifies the factors that will lead a population to be healthy, and also notes some of
- [Ways into Production](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/empire-management/ways-into-production/) - This could be an industrial thread, but no, it's only a game.After health and happiness articles, by popular demand (a whole person asked for it), I'm back with some kind of "do it yourself" article about production. I'll put more work into this in a few weeks, but I don't want my franchise to get
- [Vocum Sineratio: The Whip](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/empire-management/vocum-sineratio-the-whip/) - [size=-2]CR12 - Correction for nerf of Expansive in BTS [anchor=CR11]CR11[/anchor] - Example of Granary optimization CR10 - Presentation changes [anchor=CR9]CR9[/anchor] - Updated Bibliography [anchor=CR8]CR8[/anchor] - Minor correction on overflow [anchor=CR7]CR7[/anchor] - Unit Obsolescence CR6 - Images added [anchor=CR5]CR5[/anchor] - Notes on traits [anchor=CR4]CR4[/anchor] - First rewrite of 1.61 exploit [anchor=CR3]CR3[/anchor] - Hammer banking [anchor=CR2]CR2[/anchor] -
- [Vocum Sineratio: Evaluating Production](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/empire-management/vocum-sineratio-evaluating-production/) - Introduction:Behold a baseline production mega-city: What, don't see it? The power of State Property is no great secret, and I don't expect that 63 base production is any kind of record. But when I realized that this football field generates more hammers than each of the production centers in my last game, I became convinced
- [Vocum Sineratio: Dona Eis Relions](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/empire-management/vocum-sineratio-dona-eis-relions/) - [h1=blue]Dona Eis Religions[/h1][i]Dost thou know the magnitude of thy sin before the gods?[/i] [h2]Religion Basics[/h2] There are seven techs which each introduce a religion into the game. Each religion is introduced in a single city, but can spread throughout the world. Converting to a religion can provide bonus happy, more buildings to construct, diplomatic bonus
- [Up the Deadly Boot](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/scenario-reviews/up-the-deadly-boot/) - General InformationName of Scenario : Up the Deadly Boot Final Score : 22.5/30 (Breakdown: 0-10 terrible /11-15 Average/ 16-20 Good/ 21-25 Excellent/ 26+Best possible) Type of Scenario : Historical Name of Author: John Petroski Name of Reviewer: SunTzu Summary of Scenario: This scenario is based on the Allied Invasion of Italy. Playability - Section Sub-total:
- [Unit Maintenance Explained](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/game-mechanics/unit-maintenance-explained/) - As I didn't see an article covering the unit maintenance and did see a few questions about this subject, I thought about researching it myself. I hope it will be useful to some people. The first section of this article is about the in-game information of unit costs and how to read it correctly. The
- [Unit Healing](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/military/unit-healing/) - The purpose of this article is to cover all aspects of unit healing inCiv4. Although it was written for Vanilla Civ 4, it includes information relevant to the Warlords expansion. If you accessed this article through the War Academy, it may be worth checking the associated thread for updates. I welcome any feedback. Please post
- [Tutorial: Babylon's Deity Settlers](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/introductory/tutorial-babylons-deity-settlers/) - Settlers are the most important units in the game, quickly followed by workers. Without your first settler you would not have a capital and thus your 'civilization' would quickly become a lost civilization. A myth to some as nothing but perhaps some backpacks would be left to let anyone know that your nomadic people ever
- [Triangle Diplomacy](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/empire-management/triangle-diplomacy/) - Many new players, it seems, do not practice diplomacy in an organized, coherent way but in a "spur of the moment" haphazard way. For example, an AI request will come up which asks you to "stop trade with someone" or "give tribute/help", "declare war", etc and I think many beginners just decide at the moment
- [Trading with Natives](https://civfanatics.com/civ4col/strategy/trading-with-natives/) - I was finding trade with Natives a little confusing sometimes, so I had a look to see how it worked. If you do it right, there is a lot of gold to be made, especially on the larger maps. [B]Native Gold[/B] Native tribes have a certain amount of gold for trading (Available Gold) when you
- [Civilization IV: Introductory Courses](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/introductory/) - Don't let the word 'introductory' fool you. The articles in this section are just as important as, if not more important than, the articles in other categories. They help you build a solid foundation that will allow you to move up the levels quickly.
- [Tips for People Who Hate Civ4](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/introductory/tips-for-people-who-hate-civ4/) - Civ 3 is so much better right? Wrong. All your strategies have stopped working and now you're sad because you have to learn a new game. But if you can stop being proud for just one second and read on -- or even just experiment -- you might learn a few things. And once you
- [The Types of Economies](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/empire-management/the-types-of-economies/) - All over this forum you see this or that kind of economy. I recall someone trying to explain the difference between a couple of them, and failing. But we still keep using the word 'economy' like it means something, so maybe it's about time it did. [LIST][*]Cottage: getting Pottery, building lots of cottages everywhere in
- [The Stack o' Doom: Effective Composition and Use of Offensive Military Stacks](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/military/the-stack-o-doom-effective-composition-and-use-of-offensive-military-stacks/) - [B]Version 1.1 - September 12, 2006[/B] [URL=http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=185838]Download article in PDF format[/URL] Comments and constructive criticism are encouraged and welcome!
- [The Inner Workings of the Demographics Screen Explained](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/game-mechanics/the-inner-workings-of-the-demographics-screen-explained/) - I have noticed that there has been a fair amount of argument about the Demographics screen, both with how they get the numbers and what they mean. So I decided to do a little digging through the code and do some experiments to see how it all worked to see if the Demographics can be
- [The Inner Mechanics of Food, Growth, Granary and Whipping](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/game-mechanics/the-inner-mechanics-of-food-growth-granary-and-whipping/) - Forewords This article tries to explain how food and growth really works, and how granary and whipping affects it. Ive seen many explanations before, but all fail to cover some of the obscure questions ive always had, and some teories fail in contrast to what really happens. So, i decided to create a custom game
- [The Hybrid Economy](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/empire-management/the-hybrid-economy/) - [SIZE="3"][B]Overview[/B][/SIZE] The Hybrid Economy is a type of economy that combines the best elements of the Specialist Economy and the Cottage Economy, while minimizing the disadvantages of both types of economies. This article assumes use of the Beyond the Sword expansion, but it should be easily adapted to both Warlords and Vanilla Civilization IV. Like
- [The Great Wall of Suleiman: A Warmonger's Guide to Espionage](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/civ-specific/the-great-wall-of-suleiman-a-warmongers-guide-to-espionage/) - [B][CENTER][SIZE="5"][U]The Great Wall of Suleiman: a Warmonger’s Guide to Espionage[/U][/SIZE][/CENTER][/B] Before I begin, I would like to thank madscientist for his wonderful article “The Power of Great Spies,” which served as the initial inspiration for me to develop this strategy. I highly recommend anyone wishing to familiarize themselves with my strategy read it first (the
- [The Early Rush](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/military/the-early-rush/) - [B][SIZE=3]The Early Rush: [/SIZE] A Civilization IV Strategy Guide to Conquering your Nearest Neighbour for Fun and Profit before the BCs become the ADs [/B] [url=http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=244075]Discuss this article on the forum[/url] Version 1.0 - September 19, 2007
- [The Curious Cat - City Upkeep Explained](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/game-mechanics/the-curious-cat-city-upkeep-explained/) - Note - I believe that patch 1.52 changed the specifics for city upkeep. I'll be starting a new job in about a month, so I should soon have money for a computer capable of handling lots of repetitive city placement tests to get at the specifics. Until then, be warned that upkeep is apparently higher
- [The Beginners Crash Guide To Cultural Victory](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/peacemonger/the-beginners-crash-guide-to-cultural-victory/) - Here's a little guide I thought up for beginners looking for that first cultural victory. I'm sure advanced players will have different or perhaps better ways of getting there, but I think this could be called a good summing up of tips needed for a cultural victory. These tips are generally developed from my mistakes
- [The Apostolic Palace Guide](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/game-mechanics/the-apostolic-palace-guide/) - [SIZE=6]The Apostolic Palace Guide[/SIZE] A guide is sorely needed I think. I will try to condense everything into one concise post in this thread...I am editing this right now so just refresh to see updates... of course I am no expert so if you find any errors post here and I will correct this first
- [Technology Research Explained](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/game-mechanics/technology-research-explained/) - Research. It's the fundamental way of advancing in life and in Civ IV, and a necessary part of making your way up the food chain in Civ IV from doormat to winner (whether via space race, diplomacy, conquest, or culture). Unfortunately, it's also the way to figure out how research actually works in Civ IV.
- [Tactics and Tricks for Multiplayer Warfare: Industrial and beyond](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/multiplayer/tactics-and-tricks-for-multiplayer-warfare-industrial-and-beyond/) - Hello fellow civers, multiplayer and single player alike. After playing multiplayer for about 8 months now I have won and lost many battles ranging from every era. But when ever i get to the industrial age and higher, my buddies seem to lack in their war tactics. Maybe it's because they rarely get to that
- [Subsidies and Aggressive Trading Practices](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/empire-management/subsidies-and-aggressive-trading-practices/) - The following is a strategy for getting the most out of your GPT trades with the AI. Have you often been in annoying situations with the AI, wanting to sell off a resource, but getting only a pittance in return? Is silk really worth only 3 GPT? It turns out that the AI also values
- [Struggling Research Tactics](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/empire-management/struggling-research-tactics/) - This article draws inspiration from Drakan's ailing civilization strategy and some of Moonsinger's Sid games. Maybe this will just serve as a bump of old knowledge. If so, hopefully, it will serve as a bump for newer players or as a reminder for older players. I'll present two basic tactics for catching up in tech
- [Strategy, Tactics, and Logistics](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/misc/strategy-tactics-and-logistics/) - This article isn't on its own going to make you a better player, but it will allow you to talk to other players and not have them laugh at you. If you don't care about communicating then read something else. Introduction There is always much confusion about the terms strategy and tactics. In addition, much
- [Specialization of Cities](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/empire-management/specialization-of-cities/) - One of the biggest ways Civ4 is different from Civ3 is in the way we choose locations for cities. In Civ3, city placement was a sort of checklist, and the cities with the most checks were usually the best. Fresh water, check. Hills/mountains for production, check. Food tiles for growth, check. Resources, check. On the
- [Specialist Economy - Post Emancipation Tech Success](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/empire-management/specialist-economy-post-emancipation-tech-success/) - [B]SE -post emancipation tech success[/B] I have read elsewhere some gloomy comments about how specialist economies crash after emancipation becomes available to your rivals. The typical solution offered to this problem is a managed switch to a CE. I have found however three simple ploys help maintain and even continue growth for a SE even
- [Sisiutil's Strategy Guide for Beginners](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/introductory/sisiutils-strategy-guide-for-beginners/) - What I've tried to do in this file (attached) is to collect together, in one document, a summation of most of the basic strategies and tactics that I gleaned from this community. I verified the utility of each as I moved up the difficulty levels. I hope it proves useful to some. I just wanted
- [Royal Expeditionary Force Growth Mechanics](https://civfanatics.com/civ4col/strategy/royal-expeditionary-force-growth-mechanics/) - [spoiler=XML,Tag,Value]GlobalDefines.xml REVOLUTION_EUROPE_UNIT_THRESHOLD 75 REVOLUTION_EUROPE_UNIT_THRESHOLD_INCREASE 10 REVOLUTION_EUROPE_UNIT_SHIP_MODIFIER -50 Civ4GameSpeedInfo.xml Quick/Normal/Epic/Marathon 75/100/150/300 Civ4EraInfos.xml Discovery/Expansion/Colonial/Independence 100/100/100/100 Civ4HandicapInfo.xml Pilgrim/Pioneer/Explorer/Conquistador/Governor/Patriot/Revolutionary 160/110/100/90/75/60/50 200/200/200/200/200/200/200 [/spoiler] [b]1. Initial size of REF[/b] Regulars * 8 Regular Dragoons * 4 Artillery * 4 Man-o-War * 4 [b]2. REF growth[/b] The growth of REF is depending on the amount of accumulated Liberty Bells. At the beginning
- [Religions in Emperor and Above - Observations and Thoughts](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/empire-management/religions-in-emperor-and-above-observations-and-thoughts/) - First of all, we all know that it is nearly impossible to found a religion ourselves in higher difficulties, since the AI has a great advantage, such as research, especially at the beginning. Diplomacy in high difficulties seems always narrow down to clashes between a few prominent religions, until Liberalism (free religion) is well adopted
- [Random Events List (BTS)](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/references/random-events-list-bts/) - Updated for 3.13 on Oct. 8, 2007 This list of all events and Quests for BtS has been compiled primarily to facilitate the discussion about whether Random Events can be allowed for the [url=http://hof.civfanatics.net/civ4/index.php]HOF[/url] – but since it might be of general interest I post it here ;) There is a grace period of 20
- [Privateers for Dummies...](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/military/privateers-for-dummies/) - Not sure if this has been said before, but I hope this is a starting point for some, anyway. Comments, corrections, additions welcome… [B][U]Privateers[/U][/B] Privateers may well be the most versatile and useful units in BtS. They have the ability to wage war without war weariness or diplomatic penalties, while still collecting GG points and
- [Price Change Mechanics](https://civfanatics.com/civ4col/strategy/price-change-mechanics/) - This is an overview of the mechanics governing the buy/sell prices of commodities in Europe. It's a bit complex and there is some math involved. The game uses the term "yield" to refer to the commodities (horses, silver, rum, etc), so I'll use that term here. First I'll go over the variables that determine the
- [Pete's Guide to Emperor Level Domination Wins](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/military/petes-guide-to-emperor-level-domination-wins/) - I'm starting to win on Emperor pretty regularly so I thought I'd post this. I've played standard maps and won but I find small maps more enjoyable since the game can be finished faster. 1. Civ Choice I usually choose a Financial civ that starts with mining so I can research BW immediately to chop
- [Peaceful War](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/empire-management/peaceful-war/) - *********************************PEACEFUL WAR******* ************************** v.01a - Initial release v.01b - Added section 6 on RoP agreements. v.01f - Added clarification on different ideas. - Added to the Diplomacy section. - Updated for v1.17f of civ3! v1.00f - Major spellchecking. ************************** Created by: Gonzo_for_civ Special Thanks To: All posters on CFC for the ideas! ************************** Ok, so
- [Patch & Update](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/downloads/patch-update/) - Latest Patches: Civ4 Warlords v2.08 Patch | Civ4 v1.61 Patch Civ4 Warlords v2.08 Patch October 31, 2006 Firaxis has released the v2.08 patch for Civilization IV: Warlords today. This 63.75 MB patch includes numerous bug fixes and changes. You can download the patch here from our downloads database. Additional download mirrors are also listed there.
- [Optimum Early Growth Strategy](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/empire-management/optimum-early-growth-strategy/) - This article is intended to determine the optimum strategy for maximizing production in the first 40 turns of the game. My intention is to quantify the advantages of chopping down forest and to compare different tactical paths in the early game. Tactics to be discussed include the relative advantages of growing your initial city, building
- [One City Challenge:  Diplomatic Victory](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/peacemonger/one-city-challenge-diplomatic-victory/) - After the long, grueling marathon nuke-fest domination victory, you might want to ease off on your nerves and play a quick game or two to enjoy the variety Civ IV has to offer. I have found that one of the most enjoyable types of games are the One City Challenge, and a very entertaining, yet
- [On the Finer Points of Tank Warfare](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/military/on-the-finer-points-of-tank-warfare/) - I love Tanks. And while I know that the diehard warmongers would consider a game that lasts long enough to see them a disgrace, I'd still like to share some thoughts about how to make the most of these lovely, rolling implements of destruction. Experienced warmongers may view much of this as obvious implications of
- [Official Civ4 Tech Tree & Specifications Charts](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/references/official-civ4-tech-tree-specifications-charts/) - The following files are the official charts that came with Civ4: download the [url=http://www.civfanatics.net/downloads/civ4/reference/CIV4%20TECHTREE%20FRONT%20ENG%20Lo%20Res.pdf]front[/url] and the [url=http://www.civfanatics.net/downloads/civ4/reference/CIV4%20TECHTREE%20BACK%20ENG%20Lo%20Res.pdf]back[/url]. (PDF files, 844 KB and 2.5 MB respectively.)
- [My Religious Experience](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/peacemonger/my-religious-experience/) - In [URL="http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=7113680#post7113680"]this thread[/URL], I threatened to create an AAR/strategy guide for religions. Now that the game is complete, I can begin. The questions to be answered are: [LIST=1] [*]Are religions any good [*]Are multiple religions any good [*]Should I found one [*]How do you maximize their benefits [*]What victories should you shoot for [*]Can you
- [Multiplayer Warmongering Guide](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/multiplayer/multiplayer-warmongering-guide/) - This is a walktrough and a collection of advices on how to survive and be competitive in a multiplayer FFA game. It assume you have a good all around knowledge of Civ4 (Warlords 2.08 patch) and I'd say this guide will be useful for anyone who is not an expert but can at least win
- [Montezuma's Revenge (BTS)](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/civ-specific/montezumas-revenge-bts/) - [B]MONTEZUMA'S REVENGE: AN AZTEC GUIDE FOR BEYOND THE SWORD [/B] [B]I. Initial Assessment[/B] A. The Leader [I]Montezuma[/I], your glorious and insane leader, is [I]Aggressive [/I]and [I]Spiritual[/I]. His melee units start with the Combat I promotion, he incurs no anarchy for switching civics, and he builds barracks, drydocks, and temples at double speed. Together, these traits
- [Monarch Strategy -- Condensed](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/misc/monarch-strategy-condensed/) - Ok, I'm feeling all validated from the quick responses to my new threads (I'm new to the forum) so I've decided to try something a bit more extensive. I spent the entire day at work yesterday working my way through all 14 pages of this forum and gleaned everything I could pertaining to monarch- or
- [Modern Warfare in BTS](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/military/modern-warfare-in-bts/) - [CENTER][U][B]On Modern Warfare in BTS[/B][/U] [B]Flying Pig[/B][/CENTER] This article is an attempt to make a guide to warfare in ages beyond Industrial, termed from now on ‘modern’. It is by no means finished, comments and suggestions are appreciated. Thanks are due to all of the people who have written articles on anything discusses herein. War
- [Modern Naval Strategy for Beyond the Sword](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/military/modern-naval-strategy-for-beyond-the-sword/) - Beyond the Sword changed many things about the game, and naval warfare was one of the most dramatically affected. The limits on aircraft units per city changed the scope, but not the basis of air warfare. The additional units in land warfare made siege units relevant again. But war at sea was completely changed. In
- [Link to Us](https://civfanatics.com/misc/link-to-us/) - Link Exchange Our Site Info: Full Site Title: Civilization Fanatics' Center Compact Site Titles: CivFanatics, CivFanatics.com Site URL: http://civfanatics.com Description: A major fan site for the entire Civilization series. Contains complete news coverage, strategy articles, reference guides, downloads, galleries, and highly active forums. Location: United States Feel free to use one of the images below
- [Micromanagement is alive and well in Civ4](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/empire-management/micromanagement-is-alive-and-well-in-civ4/) - This is a thread for those who love micromanaging, for those who don't mind spending 5 minutes working something out just to gain one more beaker, for perfectionist and arguably very anal civ players! This is a place to share all the extreme micromanagement that we use in our games. The spiritual trait in itself
- [Mao: Diplomacy, Trade and Trade Routes](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy/civ-specific/mao-diplomacy-trade-and-trade-routes/) - Disclaimer: I haven’t tried playing Emperor-above or Multiplayer games. The goal of this guide is to show you how to play using his traits. Also, this is my first post here so comments and suggestions are welcome! --I used to always play Qin for the choko-nu rush in my past games. I noticed that the other
- [How to win on patriot in 200 turns](https://civfanatics.com/civ4col/strategy/how-to-win-on-patriot-in-200-turns/) - Seems that lot of people are little lost in this game. Problem is that right strategy is pretty unintuitive, you should not build big empire or specialize in one place, both quite opposite to other Civ games. After first try out game, I played two games on second hardest difficulty and each time declared independence
- [GDC 2010 Keynote Address: Sid Meier](https://civfanatics.com/misc/gdc-2010-keynote-address-sid-meier/) - Sid Meier delivers his GDC 2010 keynote address, "The Psychology of Game Design"
- [Game of Economics](https://civfanatics.com/civ4col/strategy/game-of-economics/) - Well I just won my first game out of probably over 10 losses, and I wanted to make a post on how I've taken tips from here and tips from economics. First, EVERY ACTION HAS AN OPPORTUNITY COST, which is by the way awesome. I've seen posts that almost want to eliminate this, which would
- [Founding Father Points Info](https://civfanatics.com/civ4col/strategy/founding-father-points-info/) - At Normal Speed In addition to the following point generators your colonies can also convert hammers into points (3 per hammer). The following are taken from the XML - Did my best to interpret what the tags actually represent. File: XMLGameInfoCIV4FatherPointInfos.xml [B]• Exploration Points[/B] ○ 5 - Each land tile explored ○ 3 - Each
- [To Stand the Test of Time - Part 1 - In the Beginning](https://civfanatics.com/misc/to-stand-the-test-of-time-part-1-in-the-beginning/) - TO STAND THE TEST OF TIME By chrissifniotis It’s difficult to imagine really; a world without Civilization. Civilization is at times a game of exploration, expansion, empire, management, espionage, diplomacy, government, culture, religion and conquest, and for the vast majority of us gamers and me as well it’s often times a combination of all
- [Civilization VI: Governments](https://civfanatics.com/civ6/info/government/) - ANCIENT Era Chiefdom CLASSICAL Era Autocracy Oligarchy Classical Republic MEDIEVAL Era Monarchy RENAISSANCE Era Theocracy Merchant Republic MODERN Era Fascism Communism Democracy ANCIENT Era Chiefdom Military slots:1 Economic slots:1 Bonus Type:NO_GOVERNMENTBONUS Top CLASSICAL Era Autocracy Required Civic:Political Philosophy Military slots:2 Economic slots:1 Wildcard slots:1 Bonus Type:GOVERNMENTBONUS_WONDER_CONSTRUCTION Top Oligarchy Required Civic:Political Philosophy Military slots:1 Economic slots:1
- [Civilization VI: Civics](https://civfanatics.com/civ6/info/civic/) - ANCIENT Era Code Of LawsCraftsmanship Foreign TradeMilitary Tradition State WorkforceEarly Empire Mysticism CLASSICAL Era Games RecreationPolitical Philosophy Drama PoetryMilitary Training Defensive TacticsRecorded History Theology MEDIEVAL Era Naval TraditionFeudalism Civil ServiceMercenaries Medieval FairesGuilds Divine Right RENAISSANCE Era ExplorationHumanism Diplomatic ServiceReformed Church MercantilismThe Enlightenment INDUSTRIAL Era ColonialismCivil Engineering NationalismOpera Ballet Natural HistoryScorched Earth Urbanization MODERN Era ConservationCapitalism
- [Civilization VI: Technologies](https://civfanatics.com/civ6/info/technology/) - ANCIENT Era PotteryAnimal Husbandry MiningSailing AstrologyIrrigation ArcheryWriting MasonryBronze Working The Wheel CLASSICAL Era Celestial NavigationCurrency Horseback RidingIron Working ShipbuildingMathematics ConstructionEngineering MEDIEVAL Era Military TacticsApprenticeship StirrupsMachinery EducationMilitary Engineering Castles RENAISSANCE Era CartographyMass Production BankingGunpowder PrintingSquare Rigging AstronomyMetal Casting Siege Tactics INDUSTRIAL Era IndustrializationScientific Theory BallisticsMilitary Science Steam PowerSanitation EconomicsRifling MODERN Era FlightReplaceable Parts SteelElectricity RadioChemistry Combustion
- [Civilization VI: Improvements](https://civfanatics.com/civ6/info/improvement/) - ANCIENT Era Barbarian CampFarm MineQuarry Fishing BoatsPasture PlantationCamp Goody HutColossal Head Great WallKurgan Roman FortSphinx StepwellZiggurat MEDIEVAL Era Lumber Mill RENAISSANCE Era FortChateau Mission MODERN Era Oil WellAirstrip Beach Resort ATOMIC Era Offshore Oil RigMissile Silo ANCIENT Era Barbarian Camp Yield Change:Food: - | Gold: - | Production: - | Faith: - | Culture: -
- [Civilization VI: Wonders](https://civfanatics.com/civ6/info/wonder/) - ANCIENT Era StonehengeHanging Gardens PyramidsOracle CLASSICAL Era Great LighthouseColossus PetraColosseum Great LibraryMahabodhi Temple Terracotta Army MEDIEVAL Era Hagia SophiaAlhambra Chichen ItzaMont St Michel Huey Teocalli RENAISSANCE Era Venetian ArsenalGreat Zimbabwe Forbidden CityPotala Palace INDUSTRIAL Era Ruhr ValleyBolshoi Theatre Oxford UniversityBig Ben Hermitage MODERN Era Eiffel TowerBroadway Cristo Redentor ATOMIC Era Estadio Do MaracanaSydney Opera House
- [Civilization VI: Units](https://civfanatics.com/civ6/info/unit/) - ANCIENT Era SettlerBuilder TraderMissionary ApostleInquisitor Great GeneralGreat Admiral Great EngineerGreat Merchant Great ProphetGreat Scientist Great WriterGreat Artist Great MusicianSpy ScoutWarrior SlingerBarbarian Horseman Barbarian Horse ArcherSumerian War Cart Barbarian GalleyGalley Norwegian LongshipArcher SpearmanHeavy Chariot Battering RamGreek Hoplite SwordsmanHorseman Scythian Horse ArcherRoman Legion Kongo Shield BearerCatapult Siege TowerQuadrireme Egyptian Chariot ArcherJapanese Samurai Norwegian BerserkerKnight Indian VaruArabian Mamluk
- [Civilization VI: Resources](https://civfanatics.com/civ6/info/resource/) - ANCIENT Era BananasCattle CopperCrabs DeerFish RiceSheep StoneWheat CitrusCocoa CoffeeCotton DiamondsDyes FursGypsum IncenseIvory JadeMarble MercuryPearls SaltSilk SilverSpices SugarTea TobaccoTruffles WhalesWine CinnamonCloves HorsesIron RENAISSANCE Era Niter INDUSTRIAL Era ToysCoal Antiquity Site MODERN Era Oil ATOMIC Era JeansCosmetics AluminumUranium Shipwreck INFORMATION Era Perfume ANCIENT Era Bananas Yield Change:Food: 1 | Gold: - | Production: - | Faith: -
- [Civilization VI: Terrain](https://civfanatics.com/civ6/info/terrain/) - Grass Grass Hills Grass Mountain Plains Plains Hills Plains Mountain Desert Desert Hills Desert Mountain Tundra Tundra Hills Tundra Mountain Snow Snow Hills Snow Mountain Coast Ocean Outofplay Grass Base Yield:Food: 2 | Gold: - | Production: - Movement Cost:1 Defense Modifier:0 Influence Cost:1 Site Modifier:0 Site Through Modifier:0 Resources:Cattle | Stone | Rice |
- [Gods and Kings: Units](https://civfanatics.com/civ5/info/units/gods-and-kings/) - Units under the Gods and Kings expansion. For units with the expansion disabled, please see this page. Image Unit Civ CS RS Moves Range Cost Cost Resource Tech Obsolete Tech Era Upgrade ( Cost) Notes Warrior 8 2 40 200 Metal Casting Ancient Swordsman (80) Jaguar Aztec 8 2 40 200 Metal Casting Ancient Swordsman (80)
- [Civilization V: Social Policies](https://civfanatics.com/civ5/info/social-policies/) - An overview of in-game information for each social policy branch. For more detailed and accurate information, users are encouraged to visit the War Academy's individual social policy articles which are linked to in the branch headings. Image Policy Description Prerequisites Liberty Liberty is best for civilizations which desire rapid expansion. Adopting Liberty will provide 1
- [Civilization V: National Wonders](https://civfanatics.com/civ5/info/national-wonders/) - National Wonders are buildings that are limited to one per civilization. Each has a prerequisite building that must be built in each city to allow for the national wonder to be built, and each costs 125 plus 30 per city. Image Name Ability Buildings Technology Circus Maximus +5 +1 Colosseum Construction Hermitage +50% +5
- [Civilization V: About the Flags](https://civfanatics.com/civ5/info/flags/) - This page should give an overview about the meanings of the nations flags in Civilization V. If you want to contribute, please see this thread. America The shield of America represents the shield of the Great Seal of the United States of America. The stripes represent the states that provide mutual support to the upper
- [Civilization V: Info Center](https://civfanatics.com/civ5/info/) - Welcome to the Civilization V Info Center! This section contains handy reference info for various aspects of the game. Click a link below to get started:
- [Civilization V: Important threads](https://civfanatics.com/civ5/info/important-threads/) - On this page we list all sort of important or interesting threads regarding Civilization V. Please note that articles from the War Academy are not separately listed. In no particular order: [URL=http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=386488]Google Civilization 2.0.0.[/URL] [URL=http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=459909]Civ features through maps[/URL] [URL=http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=11452184#post11452184]Advanced Start era facts[/URL] [URL=http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=385009]Kael's modding guide[/URL] [URL=http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=414142]Upgrade and promotion chart[/URL] [URL=http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=422219]Stock Image scavenger hunt[/URL] [URL=http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=84982]The origin
- [Civilization V: Difficulties](https://civfanatics.com/civ5/info/difficulties/) - This page should give you an overview about the bonuses, which the AI or the player receive depending on difficulty level in Civilization 5. Please note that not all values are clear yet. If you can clarify some of the values, or would like to contribute, then please post in this thread. Player Bonuses
- [Civilization V: Previews, Reviews, and Related Articles](https://civfanatics.com/civ5/articles/) - This section contains links to Civilization V related articles. Because some of the links are external links, they may become obsolete after a while. Reviews PC Gamer: 93% Destructiod: 95% GamingNexus: A TheEscapist: 5/5 Joystiq: 5/5 ShackNews: - G4TV: 5/5 Wired: 8/10 GameInformer: 9.75 IGN: 9.2 ComputerAndVideogames: 9.3 PC Mag: 3/5 Eurogamer: 8/10 1up: C
- [Imperium Romanum](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/scenario-reviews/imperium-romanum/) - General Information Name of Scenario: Imperium Romanum v 2.2 Final Score: 25.9/30 (Breakdown: 0-10 terrible /11-15 Average/ 16-20 Good/ 21-25 Excellent/ 26+Best possible) Name(s) of Author(s): Bernd Brosing (a.k.a. BeBro) Type of Scenario: Classic History Reviewed by: Kevin Klop (a.k.a. willemvanoranje) Introduction Bernd Brosing's scenario Imperium Romanum is about the birth of the city of
- [Of Celts and Iberians](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/scenario-reviews/of-celts-and-iberians/) - General Information:Name of Scenario : Of Celts and IberiansFinal Score : 25.5/30 (Breakdown: 0-10 terrible /11-15 Average/ 16-20 Good/ 21-25 Excellent/ 26+Best possible)Type of Scenario :HistoricalName of Author: Jesús BalsindeName of Reviewer: Alcibiaties of Athenae Summary of Scenario: An excellent look at the Roman and Carthaginians interaction in the Iberian peninsular, and including the Iberians
- [Subwar](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/scenario-reviews/subwar/) - General Information: Name of Scenario : Subwar version 1.0 Final Score : 26 /30 (Breakdown: 0-10 terrible /11-15 Average/ 16-20 Good/ 21-25 Excellent/ 26+Best possible) Type of Scenario : Science Fiction Name of Author: Bernd Brosing aka Bebro Name of Reviewer: Kobayashi Summary of Scenario: You play as the commander of SubForce - a UN
- [Sons of Heracles](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/scenario-reviews/sons-of-heracles/) - General Information: Name of Scenario : Sons of Heracles Final Score : 17.0 / 30 Type of Scenario : Classic History Name of Author: Stefan Härtel Name of Reviewer: Kevin Klop (a.k.a. willemvanoranje) Summary of Scenario: Sons of Heracles is about the birth of the state Sparta on the Peloponessos and it's growth to one
- [The Cruel Sea](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/scenario-reviews/the-cruel-sea/) - General Information: Name of Scenario : The Cruel Sea (version 1.1) Final Score : 20 / 30 (Breakdown: 0-10 terrible /11-15 Average/ 16-20 Good/ 21-25 Excellent/ 26+Best possible) Type of Scenario : Historic WWII era Name of Author: Case aka Nick Dowling Name of Reviewer: Kobayashi Summary of Scenario: This is basically a Battle for
- [Enemy of God](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/scenario-reviews/enemy-of-god/) - General Information: Name of Scenario : Enemy of God (version 2.4) Final Score : 23.5 /30 (Breakdown: 0-10 terrible /11-15 Average/ 16-20 Good/ 21-25 Excellent/ 26+Best possible) Type of Scenario : Both Historical and Fantasy Name of Author: Mr. Temba Name of Reviewer: Kobayashi Summary of Scenario: As the scenario tells you: Uther Pendragon is
- [Seeds of Greatness: The Early Empires](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/scenario-reviews/seeds-of-greatness-the-early-empires/) - General Information:Name of Scenario : Seeds of Greatness - The Early EmpiresFinal Score : 26.5/30 (Breakdown: 0-10 terrible /11-15 Average/ 16-20 Good/ 21-25 Excellent/ 26+Best possible)Type of Scenario: HistoricalName of Author: Paul "Kull" CullivanName of Reviewer: Alcibiaties of Athenae Summary of Scenario: This scenario represents the birth of civilization in the near east, starting from
- [Colonization: The Struggle for Empire](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/scenario-reviews/colonization-the-struggle-for-empire/) - General Information:Name of Scenario : Colonies 3.12Final Score : 25/30 (Breakdown: 0-10 terrible /11-15 Average/ 16-20 Good/ 21-25 Excellent/ 26+Best possible)Type of Scenario :HistoricalName of Author: John EllisName of Reviewer: Alcibiaties of Athenae Summary of Scenario: Colonies is a fourth generation scenario representing four major European tribes and several native tribes struggling for control of
- [Justinian the Great](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/scenario-reviews/justinian-the-great/) - General Information:Name of Scenario : Justinian the GreatFinal Score : 23.5/30 (Breakdown: 0-10 terrible /11-15 Average/ 16-20 Good/ 21-25 Excellent/ 26+Best possible)Type of Scenario :HistoricalName of Author: Carl FritzName of Reviewer: Alcibiaties of Athenae Summary of Scenario: This scenario depicts the fall of the Western Roman empire to barbarians in 401 AD through the attempted
- [The Quest for El Dorado](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/scenario-reviews/the-quest-for-el-dorado/) - General InformationName of Scenario : The Quest for El DoradoFinal Score : 26.5/35 (Adjusted: 23/30) (Breakdown: 0-10 terrible /11-15 Average/ 16-20 Good/ 21-25 Excellent/ 26+Best possible)Type of Scenario :HistoricalName of Author: Jesús BalsindeName of Reviewer: Morten Blaabjerg Summary of Scenario: A band of Spanish deserters struggle through the amazon jungle in order to attack the
- [Martian Dawn](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/scenario-reviews/martian-dawn/) - General Information: Name of Scenario : MARTIAN DAWN ver 1.1 (aka 2300MARS) Final Score : 24 / 30 (Breakdown: 0-10 terrible /11-15 Average/ 16-20 Good/ 21-25 Excellent/ 26+Best possible) Type of Scenario : Science-Fiction Name of Author: Benjamin Ball Name of Reviewer: Kobayashi Summary of Scenario: Martian Dawn is pretty much a SMAC (Sid Meier's
- [Underdark](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/scenario-reviews/underdark/) - General Information:Name of Scenario: UnderdarkFinal Score: 27.5/30 (Breakdown: 0-10 terrible /11-15 Average/ 16-20 Good/ 21-25 Excellent/ 26+Best possible)Type of Scenario:FantasyName of Author: Mr. TembaName of Reviewer: Kobayashi Summary of Scenario: A part of a kingdom in the middle ages falls into the dark netherworld in an earthquake. You play the role of the leader of
- [Star Trek: Dominion War](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/scenario-reviews/star-trek-dominion-war/) - General Information: Name of Scenario : Star Trek Dominion War Final Score : 28.5 /30 Type of Scenario : Science Fiction Name of Author: Kobayashi Name of Reviewer: John Valdez Summary of Scenario: I know a lot of people who like Star Trek (ST) and love to play Civilization. At the same time there are
- [Star Contact: Part 1 - The Star Wars](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/scenario-reviews/star-contact-part-1-the-star-wars/) - General Information:Name of Scenario: STAR CONTACT: Part 1 - THE STAR WARSFinal Score: 17.5/30 (Breakdown: 0-10 terrible /11-15 Average/ 16-20 Good/ 21-25 Excellent/ 26+Best possible)Type of Scenario: Science FictionName of Author: Nikola KupresaninName of Reviewer: Kobayashi Summary of Scenario: You play as the Empire right after the Battle of Yavin when the first Deathstar is
- [Civilizations IV: Articles](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/articles/) - This section contains links to Civilization IV related articles. Because some of the links are external links, they may become obsolete after a while. Very little about Civ4 was known prior to E3 2005, partly due to the change in publisher after Atari sold the Civilization franchise to Take2 Interactive in late 2004. Most of
- [Civilization VI: Info Center](https://civfanatics.com/civ6/info/) - Game Data and information for Civilization 6.
- [Civilization III: Civilopedia](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/civilopedia/) - These pages contain much of the same information found in the in-game Civilopedia, formatted into easy-to-read tables for quick reference.
- [Civilization III: Multi-Team Demogame II](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/multi-team-demogame-ii/) - Never assume those you recruit know as much as you do. In a nutshell, a Multi-Team Demo Game (MTDG) is A game played with C3C or Conquests, patched to 1.22. Played as a PBEM game. With a common understanding of what is allowed and what is not allowed. With no AI. With humans only. With
- [Civilization III: Game Art](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/game-art/) - Click a thumbnail to see the full image... Conquests Expansion: Original Civilization III:
- [Civilization III: Civilizations](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/civilopedia/civilizations/) - Quick Links Click a leader portrait below to access the detailed intelligence report for that particular civilization. Conquests (C3C) Civilizations: Play the World (PTW) Civilizations: Original Civilizations:
- [Civilization III: Resources](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/civilopedia/resources/) - Civilization III introduces two new new resource types, luxury resources and strategic resources, in addition to the bonus resources in Civilization II. Luxury resources are goods that improve the happiness of your cities.Strategic resources are needed to make certain military units (iron, for example, is needed to make the Swordsman or Roman Legion units). Bonus
- [Civilization III: City Improvements](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/civilopedia/improvements/) - Graphic City Improvement Requires Effect Airport Cost: 160 Culture: 0 Upkeep: 2 Flight Produces veteran air units, trading hub Aqueduct Cost: 100 Culture: 0 Upkeep: 1 Construction Allows population growth past size 6, for cities with no access to fresh water Bank Cost: 160 Culture: 0 Upkeep: 1 Banking 50% increase to the city's tax
- [Civilization III: Cheats](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/cheats/) - Civilization III didn't come with a built-in cheat mode, unlike Civilization II. Firaxis also hasn't released any official cheat codes for Civ3. The only known cheats are those tricks that exploit some bugs in the game and player-created cheat programs such as trainers and saved game editors. Known Exploits Here is a list of known
- [Civilization III: Articles](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/articles/) - A complete collection of articles related to Civilization III. Reviews Previews Interviews Others Reviews: GameSpot's Civilization III Review 9.2/10 GameSpy's Civilization III Review 93/100 Avault's Civilization III Review 4/5 Stars PC.IGN's Civilization III Review9.3/10 Computer Gaming World's Civ3 Review: 5/5 Stars Computer Games magazine's Civ3 Review: 5/5 Stars PC Magazine's Civ3 Review: 4/5 Stars GameSpot
- [Civilization III: The Zulus](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/civilopedia/civilizations/zulus/) - The Zulus Profile Leader: Shaka Characteristics: Militaristic & Expansionists Special Unit: Impi Aggression Level: Favorite Government: Despotism Shunned Government: Republic Culture Group: Mid Eastern City Production Emphasis: Offensive land units Default Color: Alternate Color: Zulu Cities Zimbabwe Ulundi Bapedi Hlobane Isandhlwana Intombe Mpondo Ngome Swazi Tugela Umtata Umfolozi Ibabanago Isipezi Amatikulu Zunguin Great
- [Civilization III: The Vikings](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/civilopedia/civilizations/vikings/) - The Vikings Profile Leader: Ragnar Lodbrok Characteristics: Militaristic & Expansionist Special Unit: Berserk Aggression Level: Favorite Government: Monarchy Shunned Government: Republic Culture Group: European City Production Emphasis: Offensive Land Units, Naval Units Default Color: Alternate Color: Viking Cities Trondheim Bergen Copenhagen Reykjavik Oslo Stockholm Birka Aarhus Stavanger Odense Hareid Molde Alesund Bodo Karasjok
- [Civilization III: The Spanish](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/civilopedia/civilizations/spanish/) - The Spanish Profile Leader: Isabella Characteristics: Religious & Commercial Special Unit: Conquistador Aggression Level: Favorite Government: Monarchy Shunned Government: Despotism Culture Group: European City Production Emphasis: Naval Units, Wealth, Trade, Explore Default Color: Alternate Color: Spanish Cities Madrid Barcelona Seville Toledo Santiago Salamanca Murcia Valencia Zaragoza Pamplona Vitoria Santander Jaen Logrono Valladolid Palma
- [Civilization III: The Russians](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/civilopedia/civilizations/russians/) - The Russians Profile Leader: Catherine Characteristics: Scientific & Expansionists Special Unit: Cossack Aggression Level: Favorite Government: Communism Shunned Government: Democracy Culture Group: European City Production Emphasis: Air units, Growth, Science Default Color: Alternate Color: Russian Cities Moscow St. Petersburg Kiev Minsk Smolensk Odessa Sevastopol Tblisi Sverdlovsk Yakutsk Vladivostok Novgorod Krasnoyarsk Riga Rostov Astrakhan
- [Civilization III: The Romans](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/civilopedia/civilizations/romans/) - The Romans Profile Leader: Caesar Characteristics: Militaristic & Commercial Special Unit: Legion Aggression Level: Favorite Government: Republic Shunned Government: Communism Culture Group: Mediterranean City Production Emphasis: Offensive land units, Defensive land units, Growth, Production Default Color: Alternate Color: Roman Cities Rome Veii Antium Cumae Neapolis Pompeii Pisae Ravenna Hispalis Viroconium Lugdunum Lutetia Byzantium
- [Civilization III: The Portuguese](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/civilopedia/civilizations/portuguese/) - The Portuguese Profile Leader: Prince Henry Characteristics: Seafaring & Expansionist Special Unit: Carrack Aggression Level: Favorite Government: Democracy Shunned Government: Fascism Culture Group: European City Production Emphasis: Naval units, Wealth, Trade, Explore Default Color: Alternate Color: Portuguese Cities Lisbon Oporto Guimarães Lagos Emerita Sagres Coimbra Leiria Évora Braga Faro Rio Janeiro São Paulo
- [Civilization III: The Persians](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/civilopedia/civilizations/persians/) - The Persians Profile Leader: Xerxes Characteristics: Scientific & Industrious Special Unit: Immortals Aggression Level: Favorite Government: Monarchy Shunned Government: Republic Culture Group: Mid Eastern City Production Emphasis: Offensive land units, Wealth, Trade Default Color: Alternate Color: Persian Cities Persepolis Pasargadae Susa Arbela Antioch Tarsus Gordium Bactra Sidon Tyre Sardis Samaria Hamadan Ergili Dariush
- [Civilization III: The Ottomans](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/civilopedia/civilizations/ottomans/) - The Ottomans Profile Leader: Osman Characteristics: Scientific & Industrious Special Unit: Sipahi Aggression Level: Favorite Government: Republic Shunned Government: Despotism Culture Group: Mid East City Production Emphasis: Artillery Units, Happiness Default Color: Alternate Color: Ottoman Cities Istanbul Edrine Bursa Iznik Uskudar Izmit Aydin Antalya Konya Adana Sinop Kafa Ankara Salonika Mugla Denizli Bolu
- [Civilization III: The Mongols](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/civilopedia/civilizations/mongols/) - The Mongols Profile Leader: Temujin Characteristics: Militaristic & Expansionist Special Unit: Keshik Aggression Level: Favorite Government: Despotism Shunned Government: Democracy Culture Group: Asian City Production Emphasis: Offensive Land Units, Production Default Color: Alternate Color: Mongol Cities Karakorum Ta-Tu Kazan Almarikh Tabriz Ulaanbaatar Hovd Darhan Dalandzadgad Mandalgovi Choybalsan Erdenet Tsetserleg Baruun-Urt Ereen Batshireet Choyr
- [Civilization III: The Mayans](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/civilopedia/civilizations/mayans/) - The Mayans Profile Leader: Smoke-Jaguar Characteristics: Agricultural & Industrious Special Unit: Javelin Thrower Aggression Level: Favorite Government: Feudalism Shunned Government: Democracy Culture Group: American City Production Emphasis: Defensive land units, Workers, Production, Culture Default Color: Alternate Color: Mayan Cities Chichén Itza Copán Palenque Tikal Yaxchilán Bonampak Lagartero Quiriguá Calakmul Lazapa Kaminaljuyú Piedras Negras
- [Civilization III: The Koreans](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/civilopedia/civilizations/koreans/) - The Koreans Profile Leader: Wang Kon Characteristics: Scientific & Commercial Special Unit: Hwacha Aggression Level: Favorite Government: Monarchy Shunned Government: Republic Culture Group: Asian City Production Emphasis: Wealth, Trade Default Color: Alternate Color: Korean Cities Seoul P'yongyang Wonsan Pusan Namp'o Cheju Hyangsan Ulsan Inch'on Pyongsong Taejon Paegam Manp'o Kaesong Chonju Sariwon Suwon Haeju
- [Civilization III: The Japanese](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/civilopedia/civilizations/japanese/) - The Japanese Profile Leader: Tokugawa Characteristics: Militaristic & Religious Special Unit: Samurai Aggression Level: Favorite Government: Monarchy Shunned Government: Republic Culture Group: Asian City Production Emphasis: Offensive land units, Naval units, Happiness Default Color: Alternate Color: Japanese Cities Kyoto Osaka Tokyo Edo Satsuma Kagoshima Nara Nagoya Izumo Nagasaki Yokohama Shimonoseki Matsuyama Sapporo Hakodate
- [Civilization III: The Iroquois](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/civilopedia/civilizations/iroquois/) - The Iroquois Profile Leader: Hiawatha Characteristics: Expansionists & Religious Special Unit: Mounted Warrior Aggression Level: Favorite Government: Communism Shunned Government: Monarchy Culture Group: American City Production Emphasis: Growth, Happiness, Explore Default Color: Alternate Color: Iroquois Cities Salamanca Niagara Falls Grand River Allegheny Cattaraugus Oil Springs Tonawanda Mauch Chunk St. Regis Centralia Akwesasne Tyendenaga
- [Civilization III: The Indians](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/civilopedia/civilizations/indians/) - The Indians Profile Leader: Gandhi Characteristics: Religious & Commercial Special Unit: War Elephant Aggression Level: Favorite Government: Democracy Shunned Government: Despotism Culture Group: Asian City Production Emphasis: Growth, Wealth, Trade, Culture Default Color: Alternate Color: Indian Cities Delhi Bombay Madras Bangalore Calcutta Lahore Karachi Kolhapur Jaipur Hyderabad Bengal Chittagong Punjab Dacca Indus Ganges
- [Civilization III: The Incans](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/civilopedia/civilizations/incans/) - The Incans Profile Leader: Pachacuti Characteristics: Expansionist & Agricultural Special Unit: Chasqui Scout Aggression Level: Favorite Government: Communism Shunned Government: Republic Culture Group: American City Production Emphasis: Offensive land units, Workers, Wealth, Culture Default Color: Alternate Color: Incan Cities Cuzco Tiwanaku Machu Picchu Ollantaytambo Corihuayrachina Huamanga Vilcas Vilcabamba Vitcos Andahuaylas Ica Arequipa Nasca
- [Civilization III: The Hittites](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/civilopedia/civilizations/hittites/) - The Hittites Profile Leader: Mursilis Characteristics: Expansionist & Commercial Special Unit: 3-Man Chariot Aggression Level: Favorite Government: Fascism Shunned Government: Republic Culture Group: Mid East City Production Emphasis: Offensive land units, Trade Default Color: Alternate Color: Hittite Cities Hattusas Tarsus Ugarit Harran Hattusha Tyrana Aleppo Ankuwa Kadesh Adana Hubishna Alaca Huyuk Emar Alalah
- [Civilization III: The Greeks](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/civilopedia/civilizations/greeks/) - The Greeks Profile Leader: Alexander Characteristics: Scientific & Commercial Special Unit: Hoplite Aggression Level: Favorite Government: Democracy Shunned Government: Despotism Culture Group: Mediterranean City Production Emphasis: Naval units, Science, Trade, Culture Default Color: Alternate Color: Greek Cities Athens Sparta Thermopylae Corinth Delphi Pharsalos Knossos Argos Mycenae Herakleia Ephesus Thessalonica Rhodes Eretria Troy Marathon
- [Civilization III: The Germans](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/civilopedia/civilizations/germans/) - The Germans Profile Leader: Bismarck Characteristics: Militaristic & Scientific Special Unit: Panzer Tank Aggression Level: Favorite Government: Republic Shunned Government: Communism Culture Group: European City Production Emphasis: Offensive land units, Science, Culture Default Color: Alternate Color: German Cities Berlin Leipzig Hamburg Konigsberg Frankfurt Munich Heidelburg Nuremberg Cologne Hannover Bremen Stuttgart Bonn Salzburg Dortmund
- [Civilization III: The French](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/civilopedia/civilizations/french/) - The French Profile Leader: Joan d'Arc Characteristics: Industrious & Commercial Special Unit: Musketeer Aggression Level: Favorite Government: Republic Shunned Government: Monarchy Culture Group: European City Production Emphasis: Happiness, Trade, Culture Default Color: Alternate Color: French Cities Paris Orleans Lyons Rheims Tours Marseilles Chartres Avignon Besancon Rouen Grenoble Dijon Amiens Cherbourg Poitiers Toulouse Bayonne
- [Civilization III: The English](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/civilopedia/civilizations/english/) - The English Profile Leader: Elizabeth Characteristics: Expansionist & Commercial Special Unit: Man O'War Aggression Level: Favorite Government: Democracy Shunned Government: Despotism Culture Group: European City Production Emphasis: Naval units, Wealth, Trade, Culture Default Color: Alternate Color: English Cities London York Nottingham Hastings Canterbury Coventry Warwick Newcastle Oxford Liverpool Dover Brighton Norwich Leeds Reading
- [Civilization III: The Egyptians](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/civilopedia/civilizations/egyptians/) - The Egyptians Profile Leader: Cleopatra Characteristics: Religious & Industrious Special Unit: War Chariot Aggression Level: Favorite Government: Despotism Shunned Government: Republic Culture Group: Mediterranean City Production Emphasis: Growth, Production, Culture Default Color: Alternate Color: Egyptian Cities Thebes Memphis Heliopolis Elephantine Alexandria Pi-Ramesses Giza Byblos El-Amarna Hieraconpolis Abydos Asyut Avaris Lisht Buto Edfu Pithom
- [Civilization III: The Dutch](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/civilopedia/civilizations/dutch/) - The Dutch Profile Leader: William of Orange Characteristics: Agricultural & Seafaring Special Unit: Swiss Mercenary Aggression Level: Favorite Government: Monarchy Shunned Government: Despotism Culture Group: European City Production Emphasis: Defensive land units, Naval units, Production Default Color: Alternate Color: Dutch Cities Amsterdam Rotterdam The Hague Utrecht Groningen Eindhoven Arnhem Maastricht Haarlem Holwerd Middelburg
- [Civilization III: The Sumerians](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/civilopedia/civilizations/sumerians/) - The Sumerians Profile Leader: Gilgamesh Characteristics: Scientific & Agricultural Special Unit: Enkidu Warrior Aggression Level: Favorite Government: Monarchy Shunned Government: Republic Culture Group: Mid East City Production Emphasis: Science, Culture Default Color: Alternate Color: Sumerian Cities Ur Sumer Lagash Kish Umma Bad-tibira Agade Erech Isin Akshak Zabalam Kisurra Der Kua Marad Kuara Kutha
- [Civilization III: Easter Eggs](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/easter-eggs/) - Easter Eggs are "bonus" stuff hidden in the game for players to find. They are often for entertainment purposes or contain a reference to something. This page lists all the known Civ3 easter eggs. As you can see below, Civ3 has more than 30 of them! Note that all the known easter eggs were added
- [Civilization III: The Chinese](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/civilopedia/civilizations/chinese/) - The Chinese Profile Leader: Mao Characteristics: Industrious & Militaristic Special Unit: Rider Aggression Level: Favorite Government: Communism Shunned Government: Monarchy Culture Group: Asian City Production Emphasis: Growth, Production, Science Default Color: Alternate Color: Chinese Cities Beijing Shanghai Canton Nanking Tsingtao Xinjian Chengdu Hangchow Tientsin Tatung Macao Anyang Shantung Chinan Kaifeng Ningpo Paoting Yangchow
- [Civilization III: The Celts](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/civilopedia/civilizations/celts/) - The Celts Profile Leader: Brennus Characteristics: Religious & Militaristic Special Unit: Gallic Swordsman Aggression Level: Favorite Government: Despotism Shunned Government: Republic Culture Group: European City Production Emphasis: Trade, Culture, Offensive land units Default Color: Alternate Color: Celtic Cities Entremont Alesia Lugdunum Camulodunum Richborough Verulamium Gergovia Augustodurum Agedincum Eboracum Burdigala Cataractonium Lapurdum Ratae Coritanorum
- [Civilization III: The Carthaginians](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/civilopedia/civilizations/carthaginians/) - The Carthaginians Profile Leader: Hannibal Characteristics: Religious & Militaristic Special Unit: Numidian Mercenary Aggression Level: Favorite Government: Republic Shunned Government: Communism Culture Group: Mediterranean City Production Emphasis: Trade, Naval Units Default Color: Alternate Color: Cathaginian Cities Carthage Utica Leptis Magna Theveste Hippo Leptis Minor Sabratha Rusicade Oea Hadrumetum Cadiz Cirta Nora Rusaddir Sulcis
- [Civilization III: The Byzantines](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/civilopedia/civilizations/byzantines/) - The Byzantines Profile Leader: Theodora Characteristics: Scientific & Seafaring Special Unit: Dromon Aggression Level: Favorite Government: Republic Shunned Government: Feudalism Culture Group: Mediterranean City Production Emphasis: Defensive land units, Naval units, Happiness, Trade, Culture Default Color: Alternate Color: Byzantine Cities Constantinople Adrianople Caesarea Nicaea Varna Smyrna Heraclea Trebizond Chalcedon Sardica Naissus Dyrrachium Septum
- [Civilization III: The Babylonians](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/civilopedia/civilizations/babylonians/) - The Babylonians Profile Leader: Hammurabi Characteristics: Scientific & Religious Special Unit: Bowman Aggression Level: Favorite Government: Monarchy Shunned Government: Despotism Culture Group: Mid Eastern City Production Emphasis: Science, Culture Default Color: Alternate Color: Babylonian Cities Babylon Ur Nineveh Ashur Ellipi Akkad Uruk Eridu Samarra Lagash Kish Nippur Shuruppak Zariqum Sippar Izibia Larsa Nimrud
- [Civilization III: The Aztecs](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/civilopedia/civilizations/aztecs/) - The Aztecs Profile Leader: Montezuma Characteristics: Religious & Militaristic Special Unit: Jaguar Warrior Aggression Level: Favorite Government: Despotism Shunned Government: Monarchy Culture Group: American City Production Emphasis: Offensive land units, Happiness Default Color: Alternate Color: Aztec Cities Tenochtitlan Teotihuacan Tlatelolco Texcoco Tlaxcala Calixtlahuaca Xochicalco Tlacopan Atzcapotzalco Tzintzuntzen Malinalco Tula Tamuin Teayo Cempoala Chalco
- [Civilization III: The Arabs](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/civilopedia/civilizations/arabs/) - The Arabs Profile Leader: Abu Bakr Characteristics: Religious & Expansionists Special Unit: Ansar Warrior Aggression Level: Favorite Government: Republic Shunned Government: Despotism Culture Group: Mid East City Production Emphasis: Growth, Culture Default Color: Alternate Color: Arab Cities Mecca Medina Damascus Baghdad Najran Kufah Basra Khurasan Anjar Fustat Aden Yamama Muscat Mansura Bukhara Aleppo
- [Civilization III: The Americans](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/civilopedia/civilizations/americans/) - The Americans Profile Leader: Abraham Lincoln Characteristics: Industrious & Expansionists Special Unit: F-15 Aggression Level: Favorite Government: Democracy Shunned Government: Communism Culture Group: American City Production Emphasis: Air units, Growth, Production, Culture Default Color: Alternate Color: American Cities Washington New York Boston Philadelphia Atlanta Chicago Seattle San Francisco Miami Houston Buffalo St. Louis
- [Civilization II: Scenario Reviews](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/scenario-reviews/) - Greetings, all CivFanatics, and welcome to the CivFanatics scenario review section. Here, you will be able to read and submit reviews to all of your favorite scenarios on the internet. We hope you enjoy this page, and we welcome your comments and suggestions, as well as your participation, for without YOU, there is no reason
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/) - Welcome to the Game of the Month (GOTM)! A feature fun for everyone who likes to play Civilization II. This is what we do: Every month we start a new game, save it and place it on this site. Then everyone downloads the saved game and plays it. When you're done, submit your results back
- [Civilization II: Game of the Month: Download](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/gotm/rules/download/) - Civilization II: Game of the Month GOTM Home • Latest Results • Rules & Download • Hall of Fame • Archive • Submit Game of the Month 139: November 2012Game Settings:Civilization: Aztecs Map: Special (250x40); 7 civ's, flat Difficulty: Chieftain Barbarians: Villages only Restarts: On Victory by spaceship or conquest Starting Techs: ~ None This time
- [Civilization II: Scenario Hall of Fame: Top 100 Technical Specifications](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/shof/top100/specs/) - Technical Specifications: PARAMETERS: What is a TOP 100 scenario? Essentially, it is a list of scenarios that could be considered complete in just about every aspect of the game or really close to it. A top 100 scenario doesn't stand for any "numeric ranking" but simply means that it is "100 percent" there. This meaning
- [Civilization II: Scenario Hall of Fame: Top 100 Story](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/shof/top100/story/) - My StoryFinally, you should know that I personally reviewed 497 scenarios in 10 months. Needless to say that is quite a feat. I want everyone to know that scenarios lacking a readme file were tossed almost immediately. I simply cannot list an anonymous scenario here because the point is to CREDIT the author’s workmanship. Everyone
- [Civilization II: Scenario Hall of Fame: Top 100 Sci-Fi](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/shof/top100/scifi/) - Lunar II: v2.0 by John Valdez C2,CiC,FW,MGE 2002; email: JValdezToo@yahoo.com Anarctica Scenario v2.0 by John Valdez C2,CiC,FW,MGE 2002; email: JValdezToo@yahoo.com Star Trek: THE BATTLE FOR THE ALPHA QUADRANT v1.0 by Patrick Choo a.k.a. Kobayashi FW 2001 (email: pchoo@polaris.com.hk) STAR WARS: INSURRECTION v1.0R by kobayashi a.k.a. Patrick Choo FW 2001(email: pchoo@netvigator.com) Civilization II Star
- [Civilization II: Scenario Hall of Fame: Top 100 Other](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/shof/top100/other/) - --Sorry, no selection posted yet.-- Civilization I Patch for Civ II v1.0 by John Valdez C2, CiC, FW, MGE 2001; email: JValdezToo@yahoo.com Blob Wars (Episode IV) v.4.0 - by M. Jenkins FW 1999/2000 email: pseudo_elephant@hotmail.com Special Note: Author suggests modpack capability --Sorry, there are no selections for 1999.-- Gangster -
- [Civilization II: Scenario Hall of Fame: Top 100 Modpacks](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/shof/top100/modpacks/) - Romance of the Three Kingdom Senario Version 1.0 by Martin Roger CLASSIC CIV2 MODPACK ONLY March 1998 Special Note: This modpack does not work with versions higher than 2.42--This patch can only be used as a modpack. I did not test this patch using the Modpack Manager so there is a possibility that
- [Civilization II: Scenario Hall of Fame: Top 100 Honorable Mention](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/shof/top100/honor/) - THE TURKS v1.0 by Markus Eklund FW 1999 CONGO! v.1.1 by TECHUMSEH FW 1999++SPECIAL NOTE: SCENARIO FILES CAN BE CONFUSING. THIS IS A "DUAL" SCENARIO SET. WAR Of 1812 v1.2 by Brison FW 1999 brison@home.com.++ BRAVEHEART English Version 2.2 by François Baire CiC 1999 Special Note: (For French people : Il existe une version Française
- [Civilization II: Scenario Hall of Fame: Top 100 Historical](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/shof/top100/historical/) - -Sorry, none recorded recorded for 2002 at this time- Celtic Italy Scenario by Prometeus FW/MGE 2001 Empire of the Rising Sun v1.05 by INSURGENT FW 2001 The Cruel Sea Version v1.0 By Nick ‘Case’ Dowling FW 2001 Email: nick_dowling@hotmail.com ANCIENT EMPIRES SERIES #2 "Seeds of Greatness - The Early Empires" Scenario, v1.1 (5/00) by Paul
- [Civilization II: Scenario Hall of Fame: Top 100 Fantasy](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/shof/top100/fantasy/) - --Sorry, no selections for 2002 posted yet.-- DRACULA OF TRANSYLVANIA by Phenix Benton, a.k.a. Exile MGE 2001 ICE REALM by Wilson Theodoro Email: wrtf@solar.com.br MGE 2000 Hidden City v5.0 by Mr. Temba FW 1999 Underdark by Mr. Temba FW 1999 email mrtemba@yahoo.com; webpage Banewars Scenario v1.94 by Jack Andersen CIC,FW,MGE Special Note: Last update was
- [Civilization II: Scenario Hall of Fame: Top 100 Beginning](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/shof/top100/begin/) - In The Beginning Back in 1996, the crew at Microprose started to notice a number of scenarios popping up on the net that were quite good. They immediately began to assemble a "Best of the Net" pool of scenarios that would later be featured on their CiC, FW and MGE cds (not all versions received
- [Civilization II: Multiplayer](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/multiplayer/) - Civilization II Multiplayer Info Download Civ2 Patches: All patches are listed in Downloads Collection. Useful Information: Useful MP Links: Multiplayer FAQ: How to play Civ2 over the net? Post/Join a game in our multiplayer forum New Discovery: simultaneous move in multiplayer! How to identify your IP address:You can go to this page to check your IP
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- [Chronicle of Cyrus Eterna, leader of all Persia](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/timelines/chronicle-of-cyrus-eterna-leader-of-all-persia/) - Chronicle of Cyrus Eterna, leader of all PersiaSubmitted by Wes From the beginning, the Persian nomads were learned and prosperous. 20,000 men, women, and children carried with them the secrets of irrigating, trail marking, mining. They had tamed the wild horse and followed a settled code of laws. When a Persian crafter solved the puzzle
- [Reign of Zimrida of the Phoenicians](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/timelines/reign-of-zimrida-of-the-phoenicians/) - Reign of Zimrida of the PhoeniciansSubmitted by JBrasc Page 1 of 4: Game Info: Played at King level with Raging Hordes on a map of Earth with the Babylonians moved west to the location of Phoenicia on the east Mediterranean Sea coast. Also played with the Fascist Patch added. In time eternal, the Phoenicians were
- [Annales of Rome the Eternal City](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/timelines/annales-of-rome-the-eternal-city/) - of Rome the Eternal City and the Civilization of the Noble Romans Compiled by Caius Andu IndorinPersonal Secretary to his Excellency President Julius Caeser of the Democratic Commonwealth of Rome upon the Glorious Occasionof Humankind's Colonizationof the Alpha Centauri system Stats: Score: 15,015 Rating: 1951% Population: 1,698,520,000 Barbarian Uprisings Crushed: 53 Reforestation: 176 squares
- [Civilization II: Game Timelines](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/timelines/) - Each of the timelines below contains detailed record of important events occurred throughout a game. Most of them are complete and contain many screenshots taken along the way. Enjoy! Annales of Rome the Eternal City Led by the noble Romulus, descendent of the great warrior Aeneas, an exiled Latin people settled near the shores
- [Long & Prosperous Reign of Thunderfall the Wise](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/timelines/long-prosperous-reign-of-thunderfall-the-wise/) - The Long and Prosperous Reign of Thunderfall the Wise Legend Game Parameters Military Event Civilization: Vikings Diplomacy Event Leader: Thunderfall Domestic Management Difficulty Level: Emperor Science Event Map Variables: Normal Exploration Event Barbarian Activity: Raging Horde Other Important Event Bloodlust Mode? No The Long and Prosperous Reign of Thunderfall the Wise Final Score: 1794, Percent:
- [Civilization II: Modern Scenarios (Part 2)](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/downloads/scenarios/modern2/) - Name Description WW II: Fight for Freedom This scenario is designed to be played as a hotseat scenario, with between 2-7 players. It utilizes a giga-map with custom units, wonders, city improvements, etc. The game is historically accurate and starts with the Japanese bombing Pearl Harbor in December 1941. REQUIREMENT: Civ2 Gold Screenshots: #1 #2
- [Civilization II: Modern Scenarios (Part 1)](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/downloads/scenarios/modern1/) - Name Description Operation Herbstnebel v2.0 --Field Marshall von Rundstedt, December 15 address Screenshots: #1 #2 REQUIREMENT: Civ2 Gold Author: Kevin "DarthVeda" Chulski; File Size: 4.37 MB Dainichi Sekai Taisen v1.3 The Norwegian Campaign v2.0 DLL Files Norway's natural resources of minerals (particularly iron ore) and hydroelectric power made it a desirable conquest for Germany. Furthermore,
- [Civilization II: Other Scenarios](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/downloads/scenarios/other/) - Name Description Mafia - La Cosa Nostra v1.0 Why the term CHESS? Every effort has been made to make both sides equal. Like Chess, both sides start with the same number of units of each type and there is very limited ability to replace units which are lost. The Map is symetrical so neither side
- [Civilization II: Renaissance Scenarios](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/downloads/scenarios/renaissance/) - Name Description Colonialism - The Age of Discovery Main Files Sound File #1 Sound File #2 The Vikings were the first Europeans to reach the Americas, starting but then abandoning the colonisation process. The first phase of modern European activity in this region began with the oceanic crossings of Christopher Columbus (1492-1500). 1492 marked the
- [Civilization II: Medieval Scenarios](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/downloads/scenarios/medieval/) - Name Description Sounds: 1 2 In the year 793 AD, heathen Norse raiders plundered and destroyed the monastery of Lindisfarne, off the coast of Northumbria (present day Scotland). A wave of shock and terror ran like a fire through all of Christian Europe. "O Lord! Save us from the Northmen!" This scenario tries to simulate
- [Civilization II: Industrial Scenarios](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/downloads/scenarios/industrial/) - Name Description The River War v2.0 Less than three decades have passed since The Great War ended all wars though rivalry and hatred persist. North America has had a fragile peace, and resentment grows from those who lost the Great War, but in 1941 America's hope for the future under the rule of Socialist President
- [Civilization II: Ancient Scenarios](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/downloads/scenarios/ancient/) - Name Description King David of Israel When David conquered Jerusalem around 1005 BC, he was a minor king subject to the Philistines. Israel`s first king Saul had been crushed at Gilboa by the Philistines, who resumed their customary dominance over the country. Instead of garrisoning the Hebrew towns they now preferred a policy of divide
- [Civilization II: Scenario Hall of Fame](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/shof/) - Welcome to the New Scenario Hall of Fame! Many revisions have been made with numerous features and entries. As you already know, the Scenario Hall of Fame is here to honor the creators of Modpacks and Scenarios who have exhibited outstanding work and contributions to the world of Civilization II. Authors of modpacks or scenarios
- [Civilization II: Scenario Hall of Fame: 1996](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/shof/1996-2/) - KEVIN GILBERT Kevin Gilbert's Website and Star Trek Modpack with several scenarios still reigns supreme even after all this time. Yes, it is true that the graphics are now more improved in many new scenarios, but you must consider that in 1998, it was Kevin's idea and graphics that launched most of the Star
- [Civilization II: Scenario Hall of Fame: Top 100](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/shof/top100/) - Welcome to the TOP 100 SCENARIOS section. You should know that the scenarios included in the TOP 100 are not ranked in any way. In fact, Top 100 isn't even a list of a hundred. The 100 stands for 100%--and that is exactly the grade they get. I personally recommend these scenarios for play because
- [Civilization II: Scenario Hall of Fame: The Leonardo's Workshop Awards](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/shof/lwa/) - MATT McLEOD McLeod's Modpack Manager is a godsend. It is the absolute best for managing your modpacks. I cannot recommend this program enough. It has a capability of managing up to 255 modpacks, and can be very helpful to modpack writers when testing modpacks or even creating them for use with Civ 2 versions
- [Civilization II: Scenario Hall of Fame: 2002](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/shof/2002-2/) - Back to SHOF Main Page
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- [Civilization II: Scenario Hall of Fame: 1997](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/shof/1997-2/) - HARLAN THOMPSONHarlan Thompson is being added to this SHOF as a gifted veteran scenario author. I agree with the opinions I've heard in the CF chat and forums that Thompson should have been one of the first added to this hall of fame. Clearly, Thompson has given us a multitude of things to nominate
- [Civilization II: War Academy](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/strategy/) - War is a matter of vital importance to the state; a matter of life or death, the road either to survival or to ruin. Hence, it is imperative that it be studied thoroughly. -- Sun Tzu Welcome to the War Academy, generals! This Academy is dedicated to strategy and tactics for Civilization II. Although military
- [The Basics of War](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/strategy/basics-of-war/) - Starting a game Just a few good reminders: always choose "raging horde" as the level of barbarian activities. This not only adds a 25 point bonus at the end, it also gives you 150 Gold when you capture a barbarian leader -- the amount given is higher for higher barbarian activity. Although barbarians at this
- [The Unofficial Civilization II FAQ Version 2.2](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/faq/unofficial-civ2-faq/) - The Unofficial Civilization II FAQ Release v2.2 Last Updated: May 31, 1996 15:44 GMT Written by: Edward Kenworthy (ekenworthy@cix.compulink.co.uk) =========================== ***A PLEA FROM THE HEART*** =========================== I had a hard disk crash which meant I lost version 2.1 and all the contributions made by people after that. If you contributed and your contribution is not
- [alt.games.civ2 FAQ](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/faq/alt-games-civ2-faq/) - alt.games.civ2 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) -===========================< Table of Contents >==========================- -1- Documents 1.1 Where can I find this FAQ? 1.2 Where can I find this charter? 1.3 Which version of Civilization is discussed here? Civ 3 too? -2- Binaries 2.1 Can somebody post some program/scenario or other binary? 2.2 Can I post saved games, scenarios,
- [Civilization II FAQ Version 1.4](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/faq/civilization-ii-faq-version-1-4/) - Civilization II FAQ Version 1.4By Eden Kung (a.k.a. chezypoof) Email: edenkung@perigee.net Last update December 17, 1999 2:10 AM EST This document is Copyright 1999 by Eden Kung. All rights reserved. You may reproduce this FAQ for noncommercial purposes as long as it remains complete and unchanged and I am credited. Civilization 2 is Copyright 1996
- [Civilization II: Score Mini-FAQ](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/faq/score/) - Factors that Affect Your Final Score Population (most important): One happy citizen is worth 2 points, while one content citizen only worth 1 point and angry citizens are worth nothing (I think). Difficulty Level: On Emperor level, 3000 points is about 300% and 4578 points is about 458%. If you play on a lower level,
- [Civilization II: Multiplayer FAQ](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/faq/multiplayer/) - This FAQ is created to help players start a multiplayer game using Civilization II Gold or Test of Time. If you don't have Civ2 Gold or ToT, you can download a third-party patch in our Downloads Collection that allows you to play Civ2 multiplayer. I haven't tried this patch so I am not sure how
- [Civilization II: Graphics](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/downloads/graphics/) - To view the graphics available for download, please search by category below.
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- [Civilization II: Convert Your Civ2 Version to Civ2 Gold](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/downloads/convert-to-civ2-gold/) - Convert Your Civ2 Version to Civ2 Gold Author: Cedric Greene Editor's Note: This is great news for players who own Classic Civ2 or Test of Time. Now you can "convert" your version of Civ2 to Civ2 Gold by downloading the patches created by Cedric Greene! The upgrade process is very simple. After you've converted your
- [Civilization II: Posters](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/downloads/reference/posters/) - September 30, 2005 - The old scanned version of the Civilization II poster has been replaced by the high quality remakes submitted by Ben Wishner (aka Styx66). The Civilization II Poster consists the following parts: 1. Technology Tree Full Chart - Low Res Version (886 KB, 1800x1462) Full Chart - Hi Res Print Version (4
- [Civilization II: Icons, Flags, People, and Combat Effects](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/downloads/graphics/icons-flags-people-and-combat-effects/) - Sample Graphics File Info Ultimate Flag Collection A collection of hundreds of different world flags. Flags from today's Africa, Europe, Asia, the Arab World, North America and South America can be found here. You can also find flags from theses regions of the world from an earlier times and wars. Author: Eivind A. Evensen (aka
- [Civilization II: City Styles and Terrains](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/downloads/graphics/city-styles-and-terrains/) - Sample Graphics File Info Civilization II City Graphics This is an adaptation of the city GIF file from Civ2 for TOT. All you need to do is replace the same file in TOT with this one. It also fits in well with the Civ2 terrain and units mode. Author: Geoffrey Arnold Date Added: 12/28/02 File
- [Civilization 1 Trivia Answers](https://civfanatics.com/civ1/trivia/answers/) - Here are all of the answers for the trivia, plus a bit of explanation. 1. B : Pottery Horseback riding, Pottery, Bronze Working, The Wheel, Ceremonial Burial, the Alphabet, and Masonry are the 7 civilization advances with no prerequisites. Horseback riding leads to Chivalry (with Feudalism); Bronze Working Leads to Iron Working and Currency; The
- [Part 2: Republican Rome, the Democratic Republic, and Modernization](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/timelines/annales-of-rome-the-eternal-city/part-2-republican-rome-the-democratic-republic-and-modernization/) - Part II: Republican Rome Date Nature of Event Event Description 525 BC The Republic of Rome established, with Cicero named as First Consul. A dashing diplomat sabotages Aztec production of the Great Library. Cicero institutes the policy of periodic increases in luxury taxes to promote growth in the Roman Civilization. 500 BC Rome, Veii, Antium,
- [Part 1: The Latin League and the Rise of the Roman Republic](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/timelines/annales-of-rome-the-eternal-city/part-1-the-latin-league-and-the-rise-of-the-roman-republic/) - Part I: The Latin League and the Rise of the Roman Republic Date Nature of Event Event Description 4000 BC Led by the noble Romulus, descendent of the great warrior Aeneas, an exiled Latin people settled near the shores of Lake Lavinius; in honor of their leader they name that city Rome. Romulus issues a
- [Part 3: The Democratic Commonwealth of Rome and Pax Romana](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/timelines/annales-of-rome-the-eternal-city/part-3-the-democratic-commonwealth-of-rome-and-pax-romana/) - Part III: The Democratic Republic and Modernization 1660 AD
- [CivFanatics Marketplace](https://civfanatics.com/misc/civfanatics-marketplace/) - Welcome to the CivFanatics Marketplace. Here we have compiled a list of products related to the Sid Meier's Civilization series as well as other games we like. You can help support CivFanatics by shopping via the links below. Order Civilization V Civilization V (PC) Amazon.com | Amazon UK | Amazon DE | Amazon CA |
- [Civ5 Video Interview with Pete Murray (PAX East 2010) @ Immortal Machines](https://civfanatics.com/civ5/articles/civ5-video-interview-with-pete-murray-pax-east-2010-immortal-machines/) - Immortal Machines interviews Firaxis marketing associate Pete Murray:
- [Brown Man's Burden](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/scenario-reviews/brown-mans-burden/) - General Information:Name of Scenario : Brown Man's BurdenFinal Score : 25.0/30 (Breakdown: 0-10 terrible /11-15 Average/ 16-20 Good/ 21-25 Excellent/ 26+Best possible)Type of Scenario :HistoricalName of Author: Carl FritzName of Reviewer: Morten Blaabjerg Summary of Scenario: Pile on the brown man's burden, and try and claim all of Africa for your nation, before the others
- [Birth of the Mongol Empire](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/timelines/birth-of-the-mongol-empire/) - Birth of the Mongol EmpireEmperor: Genghis Khan Game Info: King Level, Nomad Map, Raging Horde 4000 BC First City, Karakorum founded as the capital. 3750 BC Minor tribe found, Masonry knowledge learned 3700 BC Minor tribe found, Alphabet learned 3600 BC City of Sarmakan found 3500 BC First Horseman unit formed 3100 BC Mongol wisemen
- [Beginner Guide](https://civfanatics.com/civ4col/strategy/beginner-guide/) - [B]What is my Motivation to do this : [/B] Im a bit frustrated that so many people seem to hate the game. I think its great despite the small flaws that will have to be fixed in an upcoming patch. However the game is already very much fun and completely playable and most of the
- [Basic Strategy for Beginners](https://civfanatics.com/civ4col/strategy/basic-strategy-for-beginners/) - [B]Background[/B]I have been a Civ III player and have never tried Civ IV. I recently bought Civ IV Colonization and so I thought that I would write a few of the strategies that I have found successful in winning the single player game on the easiest level. I prefer the ‘builder’ style of play. A
- [Babylonians' Eternal Leader: Hamurabi Yahola](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/timelines/babylonians-eternal-leader-hamurabi-yahola/) - Timeline: History of the Babylonian EmpireSubmitted by Wes Hammurabi Yahola, Eternal Ruler Game Setting: Emperor Level; 7 random civilizations; Raging hoards; Standard starting locations; Standard world map; Random resources; 4000 BC: Babylonian Tribe founds the Eternal City of Babylon Babylonian wise men begin the study of Horseback Riding 3800 BC: Horseback Riding learned; wise men
- [Awards](https://civfanatics.com/misc/awards/) - Awards from the Civilization Community Pride of the World Award Civilization Fanatics' Center is the proud recipient of the Hodadian Award Central's Pride of the World Award for April, 2000! Leonardo's Workshop Award "Nominated by Håkan Eriksson , Thunderfall and the team at Civfanatics has maintained one of the finest, diverse Civilization II website
- [Atlantis - The Lost Empire](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/scenario-reviews/atlantis-the-lost-empire/) - General Information:Name of Scenario: Atlantis - the Lost EmpireFinal Score: 25 / 30 (Breakdown: 0-10 terrible /11-15 Average/ 16-20 Good/ 21-25 Excellent/ 26+Best possible)Type of Scenario: Historical/FantasyName of Author: ERIN T. RYAN a.k.a. "shamrock"Name of Reviewer: Kobayashi Summary of Scenario: You play as Atlas, leader of the Atlantean Civilization. The Atlanteans are technologically superior to
- [Ansteig](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/scenario-reviews/ansteig/) - General InformationName of Scenario : Ansteig Final Score : 24.2/30 (Breakdown: 0-10 terrible /11-15 Average/ 16-20 Good/ 21-25 Excellent/ 26+Best possible)Type of Scenario : HistoricalName of Author: John PetroskiName of Reviewer: SunTzu Summary of Scenario: Ansteig is a World War 2 scenario based solely on NAZI Germany's quest to conquer Europe. Playability - Section Sub-total:
- [Civilization II: Cheats](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/cheats/) - Civilization II Cheats Control Opponent City While playing a game, press V, move diagonally into an opponent's city, and press [Enter]. Then, the city's productivity may be altered or units disbanded. Cheat Codes While playing a game, enter any of the following codes to activate each cheat: Effect Code Update throne room Q New council
- [All You Want To Know About REF, Rebel Sentiment and Revolution](https://civfanatics.com/civ4col/strategy/all-you-want-to-know-about-ref-rebel-sentiment-and-revolution/) - I've seen a lot of confusion on the forums about how the REF, rebel sentiment and revolution works, and I've been confused by it myself. I did some research on the exact rules for these, both by looking at the game's actual code and by playing the game, and I thought I'd write up a
- [Al-Andulas](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/scenario-reviews/al-andulas/) - General InformationName of Scenario : Al-Andulas: Trail of the Sun Final Score : 25.0/30 (Breakdown: 0-10 terrible /11-15 Average/ 16-20 Good/ 21-25 Excellent/ 26+Best possible)Type of Scenario : HistoricalName of Author: Jesús BalsindeName of Reviewer: Alcibiaties of Athenae Summary of Scenario: An excellent historical recreation of the Christian reconquista of Spain in the middle ages,
- [Afrika Korps](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/scenario-reviews/afrika-korps/) - General InformationName of Scenario : Afrika Korps Final Score : 17.1/30 (Breakdown: 0-10 terrible /11-15 Average/ 16-20 Good/ 21-25 Excellent/ 26+Best possible) Type of Scenario : Historical Name of Author: John Petroski Name of Reviewer: SunTzu Summary of Scenario This scenario covers Italian ambitions to make the Mediterranean an Italian Lake. WW2 North Africa. Playability
- [1000 Clues You've Been Playing Civilization III Too Much](https://civfanatics.com/civ3/1000-clues/) - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-THREAD: 1000 Clues you've been playing Civilization 3 too much Started at Oct 03, 2002 07:48 AM by King_Lewis Visit at http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?threadid=33370 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 1 - You secured your next-door neighbors' cat to trade its furs to your other neighbor for his two kids (workers) to start your empire. 2 - When you start building The
- [Civilization Revolution: Xbox 360 Achievements](https://civfanatics.com/civrev/civilization-revolution-xbox-360-achievements/) - Below is a list of all Civilization Revolution achievements for Xbox 360 in the game, along with their point values. Achievement Title How to get Achievement Gamer Points One Mistress and No Master Win as an English civilization. 15 I Will Not Be Triumphed Over Win as an Egyptian civilization. 15 Flower and Song Win
- [Civilization Revolution: Reviews](https://civfanatics.com/civrev/civilization-revolution-reviews/) - Since the release of Civilization Revolution, numerous reviews have appeared on the web. In this reviews section, we have compiled all the major reviews for the game. Many reviews praised CivRev for its intuitive controls, colorful graphics, and also for being the most accessible version of Civilization yet. Some negative points raised include highly aggressive
- [Civilization 1: Difficulty Levels](https://civfanatics.com/civ1/difficulty/) - Feature Chieftan Warlord Prince King Emperor Endgame year 2100 AD 2080 AD 2060 AD 2040 AD 2020 AD Starting Cash 50 0 0 0 0 Content Citizens The number of people who will be created in a city who are born content. New citizens added to the city beyond this number will be born unhappy,
- [Civilization Chronicles Interview with Bruce Shelley](https://civfanatics.com/misc/interview-with-bruce-shelley/) - Conducted by Troy Goodfellow; Date Posted: 10/24/06 This interview is a "deleted scene" of sorts from Sid Meier's Civilization Chronicles, the definitive Civilization collector's edition. As part of this project, several interviews with members of past Civilization teams were conducted by journalist Troy Goodfellow. These were used as the source material for a massive article
- [Civilization Chronicles Interview with Brian Reynolds](https://civfanatics.com/misc/interview-with-brian-reynolds/) - Conducted by Troy Goodfellow; Date Posted: 9/29/06 This interview is a "deleted scene" of sorts from Sid Meier's Civilization Chronicles, the definitive Civilization collector's edition. As part of this project, several interviews with members of past Civilization teams were conducted by journalist Troy Goodfellow. These were used as the source material for a massive article
- [Beyond the Sword Info Center](https://civfanatics.com/civ4/info-center/bts/) - Last updated on December 25th by Methos and Ori Developer:Firaxis Games Publisher: 2K Games Platform: PC Release Date: July 23rd, 2007 Order Beyond the Sword: Amazon.com Amazon UK Amazon DE Overview Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword is the second expansion pack for the award-winning Civilization IV. The expansion pack was first announced on March
- [One Civ, Many Worlds](https://civfanatics.com/misc/one-civ-many-worlds/) - One Civ, Many Worlds Written by Soren Johnson; Date Posted: 11/2/06 This document is an excerpt from the book contained within Sid Meier's Civilization Chronicles, the definitive Civilization collector's edition recently released by 2K. This chapter is called “One Civ, Many Worlds” in which designer/programmer Soren Johnson writes about the Civ community and its positive
- [The Sid Meier Legacy](https://civfanatics.com/misc/sid-meier-legacy1/) - by GameSpot. Written by Terry Coleman. Re-formatted by Thunderfall on 9/28/00. Foreword: Many of us have played Civilization/Civilization II for a long time. However, I think most Civers don't know much about Sid Meier. There are just too few articles about Sid on the internet... I was absolutely thrilled when I stumbled upon this long
- [Sid Meier Legacy: The Classics are Born: 1990 to Present](https://civfanatics.com/misc/sid-meier-legacy2/) - The Classics are Born: 1990 to PresentSid Meier's Railroad Tycoon (1990) Design: Sid Meier and Bruce Shelley Publisher: MicroProse Genre: Strategy Difficulty: Intermediate Before real-time strategy became synonymous with fast-action-building Clone & Conquer games, it offered a deeper, more cerebral type of fun (still evident to a lesser degree in, say, Warcraft II). Sid Meier
- [Military Quotations](https://civfanatics.com/misc/military_quotations/) - This is a collection of military quotations from generals, historians, emperors, philosophers, and other famous people throughout history. Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.(Sun Tzu) Dulce bellum inexpertis [War is delightful to those who have no experience of it] (Erasmus) Men willingly believe when they want to. (Julius Caeser) Death is
- [Sun Tzu's Art of War](https://civfanatics.com/misc/suntzu/) - Lectures: Estimates Waging War Offensive Strategy Dispositions Posture of Army Void and Actuality Maneuvering Lecture 1 : Estimates War is a matter of vital importance to the state; a matter of life or death, the road either to survival or to ruin. Hence, it is imperative that it be studied thoroughly. Therefore, appraise it in
- [How to Win Civ2 Before 1750 AD](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/strategy/win1750ad/) - How to Win Civ2 Before 1750 AD Written by Lars Palsberg and Jens Palsberg (palsberg@ucla.edu), August 2006 We will explain how to win Civ2 before 1750 AD by conquering the world. We assume that Civ2 is played at the Deity level on a large random map with seven civilizations, standard rules, and Barbarians as Raging
- [The Complete Civilization II Combat Guide v1.1](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/strategy/combatguide/) - The Complete Civilization II Combat Guide v1.1 By: Marquis de Sodaq (a.k.a. Sodak) INTRODUCTION This document contains all there is to know about how combat works in Civilization II, by Microprose. Although it claims to be complete, there are some issues that need resolution. An occasional update can be expected whenever significant changes need to
- [FIRE! -- Making War in Civilization II](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/strategy/fire1/) - FIRE! -- Making War in Civilization II Written by Marc Fisher "Attrition is not a strategy. It is, in fact, irrefutable proof of the absence of any strategy. A commander who resorts to attrition admits his failure to conceive of an alternative. He rejects warfare as an art and accepts it on the most non-professional
- [How I Play Civ2](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/strategy/howplay1/) - How I Play Civ2Author: Alan Nicoll (Homepage) Editor's Note: Alan Nicoll's How I Play Civ2 is the most comprehensive Civilization II strategy article I have seen. Not only does it contain detailed strategy against the AI, there are also TONS of excellent advice for winning multiplayer games against human players. Compared to Marc Fisher's Fire!
- [Power Graph Explained v2.0](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/strategy/powergraph/) - Power Graph Explained v2.0Author: Andu Indorin Since my first experiment to determine what the Power Graph actually measures, I have conducted a number of more precise follow up experiments. Having tested nine variables, only three factors are included in the Power Graph: Net Population, Tech Levels, and Money. Basics: The power graph records the relative
- [Scrolls of Ancient Wisdom](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/strategy/scrolls/) - Scrolls of Ancient WisdomAuthor: Stefan Winkler Sections: Airbase Magic Irrigation Anywhere Settler Speedup Trade-offs Bribery Spaceship Shuffle Demographics Time Warp Foreword: Sid Meier's CivilizationII is one of the greatest computer games of all times. It is seriously addictive and has kept me from getting enough sleep many a night. Here I compiled some little-known facts
- [SeanL's Strategy for Civ2 Multiplayer Games](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/strategy/mpstrat/) - SeanL's Strategy for Civ2 Multiplayer GamesWritten by SeanL (EyesOfNight) Sections: Basics of Dueling Advanced Tactics Using Explorers Effectively Locating a Civ Using Demographics The Basics of Dueling Contained in this section is the basic knowledge of playing a duel. What is a duel you ask? A duel is a 1 on 1 game with no
- [Gov't Change, Super Science City, & Super Growth](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/strategy/sscsgs/) - Gov't Change, Super Science City, & Super Growth Switching Government Original Author: Oedo; Updated by Duke of Marlbrough in October 2006. A discovery has been made by Oedo concerning the turn on which government changes happen. It's not random. First, you need to determine how many turns your game has. That depends on your difficulty
- [Octagon's Strategy for Civ2](https://civfanatics.com/civ2/strategy/octagon/) - Octagon's Strategy for Civ2Written by Octagon Sections: The start Wonder which wonders are worth it? Diplomacy and city formatting Military dominance Get rich quick Happiness is the key To summarize... The start I have been playing Civilization from the original to Civ2 ToT since the early 90's. What is wonderful about this games is that
- [Section C: Different Game Strategies](https://civfanatics.com/civ1/faq/section-c-different-game-strategies/) - Civ1 FAQ: Different Game Strategies General strategies. a) Despotic Conquest. b) Democratic Ostrich. c) Flexible Evolution. d) Republic. e) Pyramid. f) High Tech. g) Rich. h) Mercenary. i) Balanced. j) Peaceful. k) High Tech Conquest. l) Hide in a Corner. m) Archipelago. n) Diploblitz. o) Trading Cities. p) Take No Prisoners. q) The Helping Hand.
- [Section E: Cheats](https://civfanatics.com/civ1/faq/section-e-cheats/) - Civ1 FAQ: Cheats The Shift-56 cheat. The Movement cheat. The Settler cheat. Ship movement cheat. The Shipping Lanes cheat. The Unloading ships cheat. The Save game cheat. The Settler movement cheat. The Spaceship cheat! The Settler/Railroad at sea cheat(?) Hacking the .SVE file. Is there an easier way to hack the .SVE files? There are
- [Section D: Tips and information](https://civfanatics.com/civ1/faq/section-d-tips-and-information/) - Civ1 FAQ: Tips and Info Final score. Light bulb formula. Money-saving tips. Military advice. Miscellaneous tricks and tips. The Canal trick. Railroads at sea. Interaction with the various civilizations. The pattern of special resource squares. Defence and attack queries. Appearance of new civilizations. How do you calculate pollution? How is the trade route income calculated?
- [Section F: The Future](https://civfanatics.com/civ1/faq/section-f-the-future/) - Civ1 FAQ: The Future Will there be a Civ II? Civilization-Like Games. 1) Will there be a Civ II? MicroProse has no plans at the moment to produce a sequel to Civilization. However with so much interest on the Net and If people push and hassle them enough, who knows..? Note: After a recent communication
- [Section B: Cities](https://civfanatics.com/civ1/faq/section-b-cities/) - Civ1 FAQ: Cities How do I make a city? How do I make my city grow? Should I have many cities or just a few? Is there a limit to the size of my city? How do you keep a city from getting unhappy? How do I make an Elvis (or Taxman, or Scientist)? How

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