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eXplorminate

The eXplorminate Podcast brings you great content about 4X, strategy, and tactics games. We feature news, reviews, discussion of gameplay mechanics, and interviews with the genres" top developers. Enjoy, and keep exploring.

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01:22:01

Episode #33: 2021 Recap and Looking Ahead

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2021/12/29

Rob, Drexy, Ben, Shaun, and special guest, Jesse, take a look at the games they loved most in 2021 and the games that excited them the most in 2022. News notes: Remnants of the Precursors Released Pax Nova Update Songs of Conquest Coming Q2 of 2022 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/support

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01:23:33

Episode #32: News Roundup and Star Ruler 2

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2021/12/18

Rob, Ben, Drexy, and Shaun deliver the latest in 4X and strategy news, including breaking news hot off the presses, and then dive deep on Star Ruler 2, a 4X game that could have been a huge hit...if it weren't for a few missteps. Outro music by Whitebat Audio Distant Worlds 2 Release Date: https://explorminate.co/distant-worlds-2-release-date-announced/ Revival: Recolonization delayed: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1306770/view/3115924807149905795 Alliance of the Sacred Suns delayed,

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01:10:40

Episode #31: Neutrals and a Donkey Didgeridoo

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2021/11/30

Rob, Ben, Drexy, and Shaun all sit down to discuss the latest in 4X, strategy, and tactics news, then in the back half, discuss how neutral units and minor factions have evolved in strategy games and where they could go next! News Summary: Stellaris Aquatics and Herbert released: https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/dev-team-3-2-1-herbert-patch-released-checksum-de97.1497944/ Phantom Brigade:

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01:19:16

Episode #30: News Brief and Against the Storm Discussion

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2021/11/12

Rob, Ben, Drexy, and Shaun discuss the latest in 4X and strategy news, then dive in on a unique city builder, Against the Storm, now available on Epic Games Store in Early Access: https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/p/against-the-storm **This episode was released early to our patrons at https://www.patreon.com/eXplorminatepodcast - consider supporting us there, please!** Distant Worlds 2 Dev Diary: https://www.matrixgames.com/news/distant-worlds-2-dev-diary-6 --- Send in a voice message:

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01:19:38

Episode #29: The Combat 'Cast

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2021/10/11

Rob, Ben, Drexy, and Shaun discuss the latest news and then dive into the various different combat systems in the 4X genre. And of course, we find a way to complain about Stellaris, even if some of us are enjoying it quite a bit now. Outro music by White Bat Audio. Used with permission. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/support

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00:47:04

Episode #28: The Commonwealth Cast No. 1

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2021/09/28

Ben, Drexy, and Shaun discuss all the latest news and then dive deep into a variety of different topics. Galactic Civilizations 4, Sword of the Stars, Conquest of Elysium 5, and more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/support

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01:05:25

Fragile Existence Interview with Lee Harris

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2021/09/21

The gang sits down with Lee Harris, the lead/solo developer of Fragile Existence (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1672320/Fragile_Existence/), a 4X, RTS, and survival hybrid that has us all VERY intrigued. Music outro by White Bat Audio. Used with permission. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/support

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01:35:35

Interview with Illwinter Game Design

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2021/09/08

Ben, Drexy, and special guest, DasTactic, were afforded the amazing opportunity to speak with the often-elusive team at Illwinter Game Design, Johan Karlsson and Kristoffer Osterman, about their amazing games, particularly their newest release, Conquest of Elysium 5. Outro music by White Bat Audio/Karl Casey. Used with permission. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/message Support this podcast:

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01:19:28

Episode #27: Crow Ben and Humankind

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2021/09/08

Join Rob, Drexy, Shaun, and the crow, Ben, as they discuss the latest in 4X and strategy game news and then blather on about Humankind. It's just...so close...to being great, but it's still a lot of fun for some of our staff here. ***THIS EPISODE HAS BEEN UPDATED, AS THE UNEDITED VERSION WAS INITIALLY UPLOADED. OUR SINCERE APOLOGIES!*** Outro music by White Bat Audio/Karl Casey. Used with permission. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/message Support

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01:13:58

Episode #26: Game News and Catching Up!

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2021/08/07

Rob, Ben, and Drexy talk about the recent 4X and strategy game news and catch up on what's been happening since Rob's return to full-time work --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/support

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00:48:39

Interview with Proxy Studios on ZEPHON

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2021/06/30

Rob and Drexy sat down with most/all of Proxy Studios and asked them a bunch of questions regarding their upcoming post-apocalyptic 4X, ZEPHON, learning A LOT about the game in the process. Quite frankly, we both left that interview more excited than ever about Proxy Studio's new project. It simply sounds like it could address some of the long-standing issues with the genre and the gameplay ideas are very promising. Be sure to wishlist it here: ZEPHON on Steam 0:00:35 Intro 0:01:34 What is

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01:04:08

Episode #25: To Let's Play or to Not Let's Play

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2021/06/23

Rob, Drexy, Ben, and Shaun discuss some of the latest news in or around E3, among other sources, and then dive deep on whether or not watching Let's Plays can corrupt the gaming experience. 0:00:43- Intro 0:02:22-WH40K Gladius mod and Zephon discussion 0:12:33- Galactic Civilizations IV 0:17:04- Epic exclusivity being used as beta testing, Old World 0:24:41- Hooded Horse E3 interviews 0:29:58- Rumours of Firaxis making a Marvel tactics game, other games being revealed at E3 0:31:36- Interstellar

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00:51:50

Interview with Todd D'Arcy, Solo Developer of Falling...

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2021/06/10

If Falling Frontier doesn't ring a bell, it's only because you haven't seen it yet, as once you see it, it'll make a lifelong impression. Part RTS, part 4X, all strategy, Falling Frontier is a highly-anticipated game from developer Todd D'Arcy, the man behind Stutter Fox Studios. Listen here to find out more about this incredibly promising game. Outro music by Carl Kasey of White Bat Audio. Used with permission. --- Send in a voice message:

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01:21:17

Episode #24: eXplorminate News Anchors

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2021/05/28

Rob, Ben, Drexy, and Shaun discuss all the latest news in the 4X and strategy world and there's A LOT of it! From new announcements from Stardock to new footage of Distant Worlds 2 to the unveiling of new games from Slitherine, the eXplorminate gang discuss it all, just like your friendly Galactic News Network anchors ;) Brought to you by our patrons. Want to support us? Head over to https://www.patreon.com/explorminatepodcast. Be sure to join the eXplorminate News Network at

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01:26:06

Interview with Brad Wardell on Galactic Civilizations 4

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2021/05/17

Rob and Ben had a lengthy conversation with Brad Wardell, CEO of Stardock, and the Creative Director of their upcoming, highly anticipated 4X game, Galactic Civilizations 4. Rob and Ben had a lot of questions and Brad had a lot of answers. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/support

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01:34:29

Episode #23: Huge News and a Planetfall Postmortem

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2021/05/12

Rob, Ben, and DasTactic sit down and discuss Age of Wonders: Planetfall at length after Triumph Studios declared that it would no longer be providing content updates for Planetfall. Before that, Rob delivers the latest in 4X news, and there are some BIG announcements. The eXplorminate News Network: https://www.reddit.com/r/eXNN The eXplorminate Podcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/eXplorminatepodcast News Timestamps: 02:41 Galactic Civilizations 4 Announcement 03:50 Master of Magic

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01:18:25

Interview with Chris McElligott Park on AI War 2 and...

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2021/04/27

Rob and Ben spoke with Chris on the huge new update for AI War 2, the upcoming DLCs, the intricacies of developing an AI and multiplayer, and much more. This is a great interview, even if you're not quite sold on AI War 2, yet. YET. Outro music by Kasey at White Bat Audio --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/support

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00:11:46

Audible Review: Trials of Fire

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2021/04/26

We're soliciting feedback on a format like this, where we'd narrate our reviews and previews on this podcast, for those that don't have time to read or prefer an audible version. Let us know on our Discord (https://discord.gg/jqkyyKU) Our Steam forums: eXplorminate Steam Forums (https://steamcommunity.com/groups/explorminate/discussions) Or our email: eXplorminate@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/message Support this podcast:

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01:53:45

Episode #22: Multiplayer vs Single-Player Design...

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2021/04/20

Ben, Drexy, DasTactic, and LucidTactics all sit down to discuss how the single-player and multiplayer aspects of strategy games affect the design of said games and how balance isn't always a good thing. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/support

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00:49:46

Interview with Glen Pawley of Star Dynasties

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2021/04/12

Rob and Ben interview the ever-articulate and polite Glen Pawley, the sole developer of Star Dynasties, as he shares his feelings on the feedback he's received so far, what's surprised him most so far in Early Access, and what the stops on the roadmap will actually look like. A very informative and really interesting look into indie development. *Outro by Kasey @ White Bat Audio* --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/message Support this podcast:

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