PolyCast Episode 110: "Plausible Deniability"

[DanQ]

No comment. The one-hundred-and-tenth episode of PolyCast, "Plausible Deniability", features regular co-hosts Daniel "DanQ" Quick, "Makahlua", Philip "TheMeInTeam" Bellew and Lisa "qnl" Bang with returning guest co-host David "Hans Lemurson" Skold; it has a runtime of 59m59s.

PolyCast is a bi-weekly audio production in an ongoing effort to give the Civ community an interactive voice on game strategy; sibling show ModCast focuses on Civ modding and RevCast focuses on Civilization: Revolution.

[DanQ]

- 01m55s | Open Mic (Part 1 of 2)
Answering a letter from a listener regarding naval combat in Civilization V and how it differs from previous Civ titles.
- 11m19s | Forum Talk
The "Chick Parabola" and CivV relevancy, and liking or not liking the game's Denouncement diplomatic mechanic.
- 22m29s | Senate
On a long standing practice of stealing Worker units in Civ, with a focus on CivV, and the good, the bad and the ugly of Wonders of the World in this latest series iteration.
- 40m27s | Open Mic (Part 2 of 2)
Continuing the Wonders discussion from the previous segment with a call-in from Daniel "dacole" Cole, a past guest co-host: beyond Domination Victory efforts, singleplayer versus multiplayer approaches, and a way within to generate wealth for one's civilization.

- Intro/Outro | Miscellaneous
Basic computer hardware troubleshooting, a late arrival, and sticking to a script.

[DanQ]

1. The primary recording software gave indications that it was functioning during the live broadcast of this episode, but it did not. I am confident I have identified the reason for this lack of recording (though not the interface discrepancy) and will be able to work around it. As such, the secondary recording mechanism -- that made available by our broadcast service uStream -- had to be used instead.

2. Based on listener feedback on the last episode post-produced, as well as that of myself and fellow regular panelists, changes have been made affecting a number of aspects including runtime and stock clip inclusions.

[Jaybe]

Dan, to add to your task list:
Could you start updating your segue music to include some of the Civ5 tunes?

[DanQ]

Hey Jaybe.

Dan, to add to your task list:
Could you start updating your segue music to include some of the Civ5 tunes?

Good inquiry.

I experimented with incorporating some of CivV's music into PolyCast over the Christmas/New Year's holidays, but wasn't satisfied enough with any of the results to include them as stock clip music... save the game's theme, which has been used during episode recordings live but not in the post-produced versions (yet). I'm open to other recommendations of particular works to re-consider.

Hope you enjoyed the episode!