PolyCast Episode 70: "Stirred Up a Hornet's Nest"

[DanQ]

The buzzing is all around you. The seventieth episode of PolyCast is now netcasting. "Stirred Up a Hornet's Nest" features regular co-hosts Daniel "DanQ" Quick, Makahlua and Annalee "Cartimandua" Barney with first-time guest co-host "Zeiter".

PolyCast is a bi-weekly audio production in an ongoing effort to give the Civ community an interactive voice on game strategy. A nominee in the "Best Produced" and "Gaming" categories of the 2008 Podcast Awards, sibling show ModCast focuses on Civ modding and RevCast focuses on Civilization: Revolution.

[DanQ]

Summary of Topics

- 01m45s | News
The acquisition of Big Huge Games by 38 Studios (related link #1/#2) and second quarter 2009 financial results of Take-Two Interactive including third business highlight Civilization IV: Complete... which is Digital Rights Management (DRM) free.
- 12m35s | Senate
What to do with the Silk resource in CivIV: plant(ation), cottage, or some combination thereof.
- 20m34s | Research Lab
For players who prefer warfare, a 'Reduced Military Unit Cost' option.
- 27m21s | Forum Talk
Which came first, the sword or the shield, and is the Carrier unit ridiculous with regards to stacking to transport air units across the ocean.

- Intro/Outro | Miscellaneous
Who wants to hear who swear again, and correcting ourselves on a point from last episode.

[Metaliturtle]

Good job sneakin' the +1 in here Dan

[DanQ]

Good job sneakin' the +1 in here Dan

I've always published an episode's topics list in a separate post in its thread on Poly. Nonetheless, .