PolyCast Episode 96: "Nose to the Ground"

[DanQ]

As you were, or at least ought to have been. The ninety-sixth episode of PolyCast, "Nose to the Ground", features regular co-hosts Daniel "DanQ" Quick, "Makahlua", Philip "TheMeInTeam" Bellew and Lisa "qnl" Bang with first-time guest co-hosts Kieren "ParadigmShifter" Gracie and David "White Elk".

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]

Summary of Topics

- 03m31s | Senate
Is having a Gold resource unbalanced if you have it workable by your capital, leaving a trading partner on your continent and the "No Buildings Club" in Civilization IV.
- 16m46s | Miscellaneous
Odds and ends on the Artificial Intelligence (AIs) that are Ragnar, Mehmed II, Shaka, Montezuma and Sitting Bull in CivIV.
- 20m36s | Vault
Three words: Four Green Fields (from Episode 83).
- 25m04s | Research Lab
An argument for no more eternal Wonders in the Civ series.
- 29m09s | Forum Talk
When does one stop building Mounted units, and the best replacement for the Courthouse improvement in CivIV.

- Intro/Outro | Miscellaneous
The annoyance of superior defender determination given certain promotions applied in CivIV, what all Civ players should ensure if and when they play a game of Scrabble, and a gender-based double standard in practice.

[Jaybe]

"An argument for no more eternal Wonders in the Civ series."

I've changed iConquestProb (in CIV4BuildingInfos.xml) from 100 to 50 for all the world wonders. I think it works quite well -- If you're conquering a city specifically for a wonder it contains, you should NOT be assured that it will survive!