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MODCAST #9: `FFH THE MOVIE`
(14 May 2008, 19:44 | Misc | 2 comments) 
The delayed but not forgotten ninth episode of ModCast is here, an official podcast of Apolyton Civilization Site (ACS). "FfH The Movie" (47m29s) features core panelists Wouter "Locutus" Snijders, Tony "GarretSidzaka" Kiehl and Oscar "Elhoim" Velzi with first-time guest host Stephan "seZereth" Weiss.
ModCast is a bi-weekly ~45-minute audio production of Apolyton Civilization Site and is an ongoing effort to give the Civ community an interactive voice on Civilization modding; its sibling show PolyCast focuses on Civ strategy. To date, ACS is the only community on the web to produce its own Civilization podcasts. - DanQ
REVISIT PLANET: FIRST FEATURE IN YEARS
(13 May 2008, 19:09 | SMAC | 14 comments) 
Revisit Planet.
One week from today, the first Alpha Centauri feature on Apolyton Civilization Site in years is to be published. - DanQ
FIRAXIS NEEDS YOU!
(9 May 2008, 09:10 | Misc | 15 comments) Firaxis is hard at work developing new cutting-edge games, and from time to time needs some help making sure they work!
If you have plenty of time to kill, and want to have input into the development process, then stop over and fill out the application.
Testers will be expected to play at least two full games every week and provide insightful - and detailed - reports about what they think works in the game and what could be improved.
If you are interested, fill out this form.
Thanks to Firaxian Dennis Shirk for the notice! - snoopy369
POLYCAST EPISODE 43: `MOUTH TO MOUTH`
(3 May 2008, 20:00 | Misc | 6 comments) 
Another fortnight brings with it another episode of PolyCast (PC), an official podcast of Apolyton Civilization Site (ACS), its forty-third. "Mouth to Mouth" now netcasting features regular co-hosts Daniel "DanQ" Quick, Makahlua and Imran Siddiqui with Annalee "Cartimandua" Barney and returning guest co-host Bruce "Grandpa Troll" Cronkite. It runs for 44m59s.
PC is a bi-weekly one-hour audio production of ACS is an ongoing effort to give the Civ community an interactive voice on game strategy; its sibling show ModCast focuses on Civ modding. To date, ACS is the only known community on the Web to produce its own Civ podcasts. - DanQ
IN-HOUSE PREVIEW PART 11: `DAN`S FINAL TURNS`
(30 April 2008, 18:43 | CivRev | 0 comments) 
The eleventh part of an exclusive in-house multi-part preview of Firaxis Games` Civilization: Revolution is also its last. Now available, watch the final turns of Apolyton Civilization Site`s Daniel "DanQ" Quick`s first game with CivRev played and filmed last fall at developer Firaxis Games` offices. The video in Windows Media format runs 08m34s and is 29.6MB in size. This is the seventh gameplay video to be released, and the second with Quick at the helm and without accompanying write-up.
Though the `Rev It Up` feature may have concluded, the revolution awaits still. - DanQ
FREECIV 2.1.4 RELEASED
(28 April 2008, 15:57 | Alt | 0 comments) The Freeciv designers have released a new version, Freeciv v2.1.4. An exhaustive list of changes is available on their page; some of the highlights include:
- Fixes for UTF-8 and local encoding mismatch
- Fix crash when trying to bribe a unit
- Fixed crash when unit is killed by the breaking of a treaty
- Theme had checkbox images reversed in some situations
- Fixed pathfinding crash when ferry is forced to leave path
- Fixed crash in citizen governor
Freeciv is a Free and Open Source empire-building strategy game inspired by the history of human civilization. The game commences in prehistory and your mission is to lead your tribe from the stone age to the space age...
- snoopy369
