PolyCast Episode 63: "That Makes One of Us"

[DanQ]

Sarcasm may or may not be included. The sixty-third episode of PolyCast, an official podcast of Apolyton Civilization Site (ACS), is now netcasting. "That Makes One of Us" features regular co-hosts Daniel "DanQ" Quick, Makahlua, Imran Siddiqui and Annalee "Cartimandua" Barney with first-time guest co-hosts Brian "bestbrian" Estrada and Huy Phuong "kniteowl" Quach.

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.

To date, ACS is the only known community on the Web to produce its own Civ podcasts.

[DanQ]

Summary of Topics

- 03m07s | Research Lab
On the merits of Wind and the Age of Sail reflected in Civilization, whether a Rifled Cannon would be a good choice to put in the game, and a push for more realistic aerial warfare.
- 18m07s | Forum Talk
What to do about those blue circles in CivIV, and commonly used acronyms in the Civ community.
- 24m02s | Senate
Are Explorers of any use in CivIV.
- 29m02s | Mailbag
Return to Civilization: we respond to a follow-up from Sal "Thorburne" Serio about simulating realism in the series.

- Intro/Outro | Miscellaneous
Making math fun with an ongoing, detailed CivIV quiz, the game's intro video plus a song by Queen equals excellent, questions for a guest from the head of their fan club, and why that guest hopes to return to the show someday.

[MMC]

Princes of the Universe is a much better choice...

Also the last time I listened to Innuendo was during a game with DanQ... how's that for coincidence?

[DanQ]

[T]he last time I listened to Innuendo was during a game with DanQ... how's that for coincidence?

[Supr49er]

Since there is a ban on singing, how about a play on a song for your PolyCast Episode 64 title.

"Will you still need me, will you still (RSS) feed me when I'm 64".

[DanQ]

Since there is a ban on singing,

That ban has not proven to be particularly... effective.

[Jaybe]

YAFE (Yet Another Fun Episode).

Two points, which if you read EVERYTHING you could have included in the 'cast:

• There are mods which include early cannon and adjust themselves for gunpowder units without need for upgrades (e.g., my fave Hephmod), or they can be modified by the individual in CIV4UnitInfos.xml to suit: Requires Gunpowder & Engineering, strength =8, UnitCombatMod vs. UnitCombat_Gun =50 (gives it a 12 vs. gunpowder units).
• For "culturally linked starts" a mod such as Rhye's and Fall of Civilization would be indicated. There are probably other mods out there that would do the trick, without doing so much else ... I don't read everything either.

[DanQ]

YAFE (Yet Another Fun Episode).

Two points, which if you read EVERYTHING you could have included in the 'cast:

-- modders we're not.

• There are mods which include early cannon and adjust themselves for gunpowder units without need for upgrades (e.g., my fave Hephmod), or they can be modified by the individual in CIV4UnitInfos.xml to suit: Requires Gunpowder & Engineering, strength =8, UnitCombatMod vs. UnitCombat_Gun =50 (gives it a 12 vs. gunpowder units).

Ah -- hadn't heard of that mod before myself (surprise ).

• For "culturally linked starts" a mod such as Rhye's and Fall of Civilization would be indicated. There are probably other mods out there that would do the trick, without doing so much else ... I don't read everything either.

We mentioned Rhye's during Episode 55 when Sal first wrote in, and on at least a couple of other occasions to date, but true it would have been prudent to reference it once more here given the bit of renewed discussion.

[Dale]

Dan I'm disappointed in you mate.

On enhanced air war: "throw it out to the modders"??????

One phrase mate: Dale's Combat Mod.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Isn't that a mod?

[MMC]

Princes of the Universe is a much better choice...

Also the last time I listened to Innuendo was during a game with DanQ... how's that for coincidence?

I believe that was the game where Dan also managed to quote another song I was listening to, as that line was playing ("Say Goodbye..."). The song in reference in this case was Any Other World by Mika, and Dan's reason for saying that phrase was his growing/glowing collection of nukes (which by this point were being purchased, several per turn)

[Dale]

Isn't that a mod?

Yes, except the context of the chat was "let a modder make it" when it's already made.

[DanQ]

Dan I'm disappointed in you mate.

On enhanced air war: "throw it out to the modders"??????

One phrase mate: Dale's Combat Mod.

Dale, there is no one person who is knowledgeable at all times about all things Civ nor can one expect to be. Your MOD did not come to mind at the time is all -- no one on the panel thought of it, in fact! We're not ModCasters , but I will gladly note this work of yours by name in follow-up on our next episode though. I and others have done so in comparable situations in the past.

That said, my position on enhanced air warfare on this episode was not just "throw it out to the modders". In fact, first and foremost, I advocated the addition of more specific precision strikes by Stealth Fighters and Bombers over their first-generation counterparts.

[Dale]

No probs, just stiring the pot to see if you'd bite. Imran did.

[DanQ]

No probs, just stiring the pot to see if you'd bite. Imran did.

I believe that was the game where Dan also managed to quote another song I was listening to, as that line was playing ("Say Goodbye..."). The song in reference in this case was Any Other World by Mika, and Dan's reason for saying that phrase was his growing/glowing collection of nukes (which by this point were being purchased, several per turn)

I hadn't heard that song before, and I still haven't... but will.