ModCast #7: "The Zoo"

[Locutus]

The seventh episode of ModCast is here, an official podcast of Apolyton Civilization Site (ACS). "The Zoo" (48m05s) features the four core panelists Wouter "Locutus" Snijders, Tony "GarretSidzaka" Kiehl, Kenneth "Impaler[WrG]" Ferland and Oscar "Elhoim" Velzi and guests Łukasz "asioasioasio" Maćkowiak and Luke "snafusmith" Smith.

ModCast is a bi-weekly ~45-minute audio production of Apolyton Civilization Site and is an ongoing effort to give the Civ community an interactive voice on Civilization modding; its sibling show PolyCast focuses on Civ strategy. To date, ACS is the only community on the web to produce its own Civilization podcasts.

Summary of Topics:

- 03m53s | Artist Sketchpad
We discuss NikNak93's Explorers, Francis I by Ekmek, snafusmith's Modern Vehicles Pack, asioasioasio's Industry Factory, an American Civ by Strategyonly and Tony's own Barack Obama leaderhead.
- 23m48s | Code Corner
We look at Grey Fox's innovative SDK component Unit Fuel Mod.
- 30m50s | Spotlight
We interview two of the most prolific Civ4 modders and artists about their work, background and how they learned their skills. Łukasz "asioasioasio" Maćkowiak talks about his Polish Empire Mod, Polish Tribes Mod, Map of Poland and of course his massive World War II 1939 Mod, which is still under development for Beyond the Sword. Luke "snafusmith" Smith tell us about his vast catalog of artwork and his Modern Warfare Mod for Warlords and the WWI mod Blood and Iron which he's currently working on for BtS (which among other things will include the Revolution mod by jdog5000).

 

[GarretSidzaka]

Excellent! Thank you wouter

 

[Wolfshanze]

I finally listened to one... didn't know you guys went around making fun of stuff... naughty!

Had fun listening to the NikNaks stuff... that would be me spotting all the missing heads!

 

[GarretSidzaka]

yeah we try to keep it PG 13 through censoring bad words. but you can't really censor a depraved imagination

 

[Wolfshanze]

So when's the next one, and what's the topic(s)? I might actually start liking these things?

 

[GarretSidzaka]

So when's the next one, and what's the topic(s)? I might actually start liking these things?

episode 8 is recorded an will be released in aproximately two weeks. we talked about various artwork, a map editor and had a guest, NikNaks93

 

[Shqype]

episode 8 is recorded an will be released in aproximately two weeks. we talked about various artwork, a map editor and had a guest, NikNaks93

Why so long? ... darn, long wait!

 

[Wolfshanze]

episode 8 is recorded an will be released in aproximately two weeks. we talked about various artwork, a map editor and had a guest, NikNaks93

Well I hope NikNaks defends what you said about his stuff in episode 7.

 

[Locutus]

Why so long? ... darn, long wait!

Because Tony's a lazy bum

 

[NikNaks]

Well I hope NikNaks defends what you said about his stuff in episode 7.

Er, I sort of didn't get to hear this till after recording, i.e. now But I'm cool with it I'll get better as I go.

 

[Wolfshanze]

If I were you NikNaks, I'd tell Garret what you really think of his Obama model after what he said about your explorers!

I'd do it for you, but Garrett is too smart to put me on-air!

 

[GarretSidzaka]

Because Tony's a lazy bum

no, because we are bi-weekly

"Curse you WouterrrrrrRR!"

 

[GarretSidzaka]

@NikNaks93 + Wolfshanze
Hey i thought i was nice when i talked about your explorer units.

 

[Shqype]

no, because we are bi-weekly

"Curse you WouterrrrrrRR!"

Bi-weekly means twice a week, so get moving!

 

[NikNaks]

For the record, I think your Obama model is cool. But I think you should move the current thread to the OT and start another one

And yeah, mentioning them was nice, but the whole "useless" stuff A great line was:

"He's exploring technical difficulties 'He has no head!'"

 

[GarretSidzaka]

Bi-weekly means twice a week, so get moving!

no i meant bi-...er... monthly. sorry

 

[GarretSidzaka]

For the record, I think your Obama model is cool. But I think you should move the current thread to the OT and start another one

And yeah, mentioning them was nice, but the whole "useless" stuff A great line was:

"He's exploring technical difficulties 'He has no head!'"

i just consider threads like that to be notches on my bedpost

 

[NikNaks]

Shqype must be slicing through the wood by now then

 

[Shqype]

Shqype must be slicing through the wood by now then

I don't get what you mean, perhaps you could clarify?

Garret: Bi-weekly could mean either twice a week, or every two weeks. It's one of those ambiguous words that needs further clarification.

 

[NikNaks]

The number of threads that turn into 10+ page long discussions you make is a lot more than Garrett.