PolyCast Episode 28: "CivJunction, What's Your Function?"

[DanQ]

The unprecedented fifth consecutive week bringing a new episode of PolyCast has arrived with "CivJunction, What's Your Function?" (59m57s) as the show's twenty-eighth edition. First time guest co-host Methos from CFC joins regular co-hosts Daniel "DanQ" Quick, Wouter "Locutus" Snijders, Makaluha, Imran "Imran Siddiqui" Siddiqui in this outing.

PolyCast is the official and regularly bi-weekly, one-hour audio production of ACS in an effort to give the Civ community now an interactive voice. The series' fifth blooper reel will be released next week and -- in two weeks time -- the twenty-ninth episode is to follow. ACS is the only known website to produce its own Civ podcast.

[DanQ]

Summary of Topics

NEWS (04m54s)
Civilization: Revolution interviews with Sid Meier or Tim McCracken, and Brad Wardell chats about the second Galactic Civilizations II expansion Twilight of the Arnor.

MAILBAG (19m11s)
Working to define "Civilization" from MODs with stories and other contenders.

MODCAST (26m02s)
CivIV: Beyond the Sword's events leaving a bad taste in one's mouth, are AI cultural victories evil and why are airships even in Civ as of BtS.

RESEARCH LAB (37m38s)
Nine suggestions for additions to the Civ series.

SENATE (41m30s)
Where do you like to start and why and loving those Privateers.

VAULT (MODCAST/NEWS/RESEARCH LAB) (48m49s)
How's CivIV on dual-core systems, favourable reviews of GalCivII expansion Dark Avatar and of highways and maglevs.

[Will9]

Representation of our future CFC minions in PolyCast

Having Methos and not Perf

A really like this episode. It is return to a true PolyCast that hasn't been seen since around the time BTS was announced.

My prefered game is if I'm in thye middle of AIs preferably with coast on one side. My friends are usually the ones who I have the same religion as and will therfore be near me. If you start on the edge of a continent, my friends will be my only neighbors and I will have to kill them early leaving myself only in the game. If I am in the middle of AIs, I will probably have civs of a different religion on one direction and friends with the same religion in another direction. That way I can expand in one direction without killing off my friends so early.

[DanQ]

Originally posted by Will
[I] really like this episode.

It is return to a true PolyCast that hasn't been seen since around the time BTS was announced.

Ah, because it contains no Interview segment?

My prefered game is if I'm in thye middle of AIs preferably with coast on one side.

That you most prefer to be in the middle of AIs makes you similar to Methos in that respect. I'd prefer at least some coastal access as well (or lake if e.g. pangea) out of trade considerations typically more than anything else.

My friends are usually the ones who I have the same religion as and will therfore be near me.

Yes, whether yours is the state religion that has been adopted or is someone else's...

If you start on the edge of a continent, my friends will be my only neighbors and I will have to kill them early leaving myself only in the game.

-- "with friends like Will..."

... That way I can expand in one direction without killing off my friends so early.

[Will9]

Originally posted by DanQ Ah, because it contains no Interview segment?

Partly. Ever since BTS was announced it was about the new features in BTS and then after it was released it was how all the new features are used. Then it became about the CivRev previews and interviews. It was nice, but I started to miss the traditional PolyCast.

[DanQ]

Originally posted by Will
Partly. Ever since BTS was announced it was about the new features in BTS and then after it was released it was how all the new features are used. Then it became about the CivRev previews and interviews. It was nice, but I started to miss the traditional PolyCast.

I hadn't yet thought about how this episode is more traditional in the show's history than that far back in our archive until you mentioned it.

I too find the mix in flavours of PC episodes to be a nice characteristic.

[Methos]

It was a lot of fun doing this episode! Thanks DanQ and Poly for inviting me! I must say, after listening to myself for an hour I would agree with my wife, I'm a dork!

[DanQ]

Originally posted by Methos from CFC
It was a lot of fun doing this episode!

Thanks DanQ and Poly for inviting me!

Thanks for accepting.

I must say, after listening to myself for an hour I would agree with my wife, I'm a dork!

[Nugog]

Excellent Polycast!



Enjoyed it all - the modcast was one of the best bits again.

[DanQ]

Originally posted by Nugog
Excellent Polycast!



Enjoyed it all

- the modcast was one of the best bits again.

Any topic in real particular?

[Nugog]

I just like some of the conversations from the forums getting on the show.......

Plus - forgto to mention before - a big to Methos for plugging the Bts Tri-League Tournament!

[Methos]

Originally posted by Nugog
Plus - forgto to mention before - a big to Methos for plugging the Bts Tri-League Tournament!

Considering I couldn't remember the word "league", I'm not for sure how much of a plug it was.

[Nugog]

Originally posted by Methos from CFC


Considering I couldn't remember the word "league", I'm not for sure how much of a plug it was.

I am easily pleased!

[DanQ]

Originally posted by Nugog


I am easily pleased!

[Solver]

I must say, after listening to myself for an hour I would agree with my wife, I'm a dork!

You needed a whole hour to come to that conclusion?