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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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Episode #21: The "Gears Tactics" Treatment

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2021/04/04

Please excuse Rob's voice as he's recovering from cervical spine surgery. Rob, Ben, Drexy, and Shaun discuss the recent news, and there's a bit of it, and then discuss games that they'd like to see get the "Gears Tactics" treatment, aka game universes that are usually seen in a different genre, but are made into 4X, strategy, or tactics games. News Timestamps: 3:33 Humankind News 8:05 Pax Nova News 12:26 Star Dynasties News 14:04 Interstellar Space: Genesis News 16:52 Stellaris News 21:04

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01:00:38

Episode #20: Our Most Wanted Sequels

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2021/03/19

Rob, Ben, Drexy, and Shaun all gather around to talk about the games they think are most deserving of sequels, whether they be 4X games (hint: most of them are), or strategy games of the past that have left an impression beyond most others. We'd love to hear which games you all think deserve a sequel, too! They also discuss the news of the past week, including the release date for Star Dynasties' Early Access version and Stellaris' Nemesis expansion. Referenced show: Stellaris-2-Wishlist Outro music

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01:15:16

Interview with YouTube's LucidTactics

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2021/03/12

Drexy and Ben sat down with Lucid Tactics, a YouTuber that has a penchant for playing games we love to watch, like Dominions 5. Like, a LOT of Dominions 5! You can find his channel here: LucidTactics - YouTube Song credit: Evan King's "Titan Striker" from the album Enchiridion. All rights purchased by eXplorminate. --- 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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01:01:27

Interview with Erik Rutins of Matrix Games

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2021/02/26

Rob, Drexy, and Ben sat down with Erik Rutins, the producer of both Distant Worlds: Universe and now, Distant Worlds 2, and asked him everything that they could think of about the upcoming highly-anticipated Distant Worlds 2. The information they mined out of Erik left them even more excited for this upcoming potential hit! If you were a patron of our Patreon, you could have already heard this interview. Please consider supporting what we do and chip in for less than the price of a coffee. If even

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01:26:56

Episode #19: Our Top Ten 4X Games of All Time List

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2021/02/24

Look, we know we're messing with people's emotions here, but these are the Top Ten 4X games for US, so we figured we'd share. Really, we're just interested in starting some discussion and there's more to come! PLEASE FEEL FREE TO TALK ABOUT THIS LIST ON OUR DISCORD, but let's keep the discussion there and on our Steam Group Forums, as we have a huge video coming and an article coming next week, so we don't want to spoil it. This is being provided to you guys, our loyal podcast listeners because we

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00:57:03

Content Creator Interview: TortugaPower

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2021/02/04

Rob, Ben, Drexy, and guest star, Kirkus, pinned down Eric "TortugaPower" and had a great discussion with him on his YouTube origins, the games he enjoys, and much 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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01:01:30

Episode #18: Our GotY of 2020 and the Games of 2021

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2021/01/29

Join Rob, Ben, and Drexy as they discuss the game of the year 2020, Shadow Empire, the runner-up, Imperiums: Greek Wars, and the exciting things coming our way in 2021, like Humankind, Old World, Remnants of the Precursors, Terra Invicta, Alliance of the Sacred Suns, and more! Sorry, no show notes for this show. They'll return next episode! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/explorminate/message Support this podcast:

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01:22:21

Second Interview with Vic of VR Designs about Shadow...

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2021/01/09

BATTLEMODE, DasTactic and TortugaPower interview Vic Reikersz of VR Designs, developer of this year's outstanding 4x/wargame hybrid Shadow Empire, a game that just won our Game of the Year 2020 award. This interview was recorded for eXplorminate just before Christmas 2020. We discuss the current state of the game after the recent airforces update, the recent release to Steam and the game's overall reception, and Vic kindly shared some of his ideas for upcoming changes to the game. He also briefly

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01:04:37

Episode #17: Ray Fowler and More

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2020/12/21

Join Rob and Ben as they deliver the latest in 4X news and then reintroduce an old friend in Ray Fowler, the lead developer of the Master of Orion 1 remake, Remnants of the Precursors. Show notes: 02:48 Per Aspera News 04:28 Phoenix Point News 06:25 Humankind News 10:10 Civilization News 13:02 AI War 2 News 15:13 Shadow Empire News 18:16 Ray Fowler Interview about Remnants of the Precursors and what's next! *Outro music is courtesy of Karl Casey of White Bat Audio* This podcast is

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00:42:10

Interview with Julian Gollop

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2020/12/16

You have probably heard of him, as he's the mastermind behind the original X-COM/UFO Defense and many other classic tactical games, but Rob and Ben sat down with Julian Gollop, the studio lead at Snapshot Games, about his illustrious history with game development and Phoenix Point. Julian tells us about the development process with Phoenix Point and what we can expect in the future. This episode was brought to you by our amazing patrons. Without them, we wouldn't be able to bring you episodes like

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01:24:44

Episode #16: News, Nominations, and an Interview

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2020/12/08

Join Rob, Drexy, and Shaun as they deliver the latest in 4X news and then go over their Steam Award nominations. Afterward, Rob is joined by Keith Burgun, of Keith Burgun Games, as they discuss his upcoming tactics game, Gem Wizards Tactics! Show notes: 2:12 Stellaris News 05:38 Othercide November Patch News 07:28 Iron Harvest News 09:40 Atlas Rogues News 10:48 AI War 2 News 14:19 Crusader Kings 3 News Rob's Steam Award Nominations Drexy's Steam Award Nominations Shaun's Steam Award

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00:56:47

Interview with Vasily about Revival: Recolonization

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2020/11/19

Join Rob as he delivers the latest in 4X news and then meets with Drexy to speak with Vasily, the head of PC Games Publishing at HeroCraft PC and the lead producer of Revival: Recolonization, an incredibly promising post-apocalyptic 4X with heavy influences from Endless Legend and Alpha Centauri. Show notes: 0:28 Civilization VI News - 1:08 Warhammer: 40K Gladius News - 2:11 Stellaris News - 3:14 Phantom Brigade News - 4:04 Interstellar Space: Genesis News - *Outro music is courtesy of

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00:38:26

An Interview with The Pegasus Expedition Developers

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2020/11/13

The Pegasus Expedition is now on Kickstarter, which encouraged Rob to sit down with Jaakko and Adam of Kalla Gameworks, the developers of this promising 4X and Grand Strategy hybrid. Tune in to find out why it might interest you and consider supporting their Kickstarter! --- 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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01:01:50

Interview with Tom (Tombles) of Triumph Studios

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2020/11/10

Join Rob and newcomer Robert as they interview Tom, aka Tombles, of Triumph Studios about Age of Wonders: Planetfall and its upcoming expansion, Star Kings! This podcast was available to Patrons two days ahead of the embargo! Outro music is courtesy of Karl Case of 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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01:00:15

Interview with Praxis Games on Interstellar Space:...

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2020/11/06

Join Rob, Ben, and Drexy as they interview Adam Solo, the founder, and owner of Praxis Games, and Keith Turner, a designer for their much-anticipated upcoming eXpansion for Interstellar Space: Genesis, Natural Law. They're asked about design decisions related to the base game, but then they give a bunch of details on the new expansion and provide eXclusive news to eXplorminate fans! Outro music courtesy of Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio --- Send in a voice message:

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01:18:48

Episode #15: Imperiums, Interview, and More!

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2020/11/02

Rob and Ben deliver the latest in 4X and strategy news and then dive into their critical thoughts on Imperiums: Greek Wars. In the back half, Rob and Ben bring on Pavel, the lead developer of Imperiums: Greek Wars, as they discuss his game, his design decisions, his developer background, and more! Show Notes: 02:20 - Interstellar Space: Genesis news 06:20 - Imperiums: Greek Wars news 08:00 - Stellaris news 09:28 - Civilization 6 news 11:45 - Humankind news 16:55 - Dominions 5 news

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00:51:13

Phantom Brigade Interview With Adelaide of Brace...

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2020/10/27

Rob and Shaun sat down with Adelaide, the Creative Lead of Brace Yourself Games, and spoke with her about their upcoming turn-based tactical mecha game, Phantom Brigade (https://store.steampowered.com/app/553540/Phantom_Brigade/ or on Epic for Early Access: https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/phantom-brigade/home). She lets them in on development decisions and what to expect when Phantom Brigade hits the Epic Store on November 16th! --- Send in a voice message:

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01:14:09

Episode #14: A 4X Subgenre eXamination

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2020/10/19

Join Rob, Drexy, Strategia, and Ben as they bring you all the latest 4X news - including an exclusive on upcoming Interstellar Space: Genesis news - and then have a deep discussion on the differences between the subgenres of 4X: historical, fantasy, space, and science fiction. Show Notes: 03:35 Age of Wonders: Planetfall News 06:52 Remnants of the Precursors News 10:27 Imperiums: Greek Wars News 14:32 Stellaris News 18:21 Interstellar Space: Genesis News 25:05 Civilization 6 News 27:50

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01:11:44

Interview with John Lumpkin on Terra Invicta & More!

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2020/10/09

Join Rob and Drexy as they sit down with Johnny Lumpkin, the Creative Director of Pavonis Interactive, the developers behind the Long War mods for XCOM 1/2, and now the upcoming Terra Invicta, a Grand Strategy game about an alien invasion. Terra Invicta is on Kickstarter RIGHT NOW. This podcast is brought to you in LARGE PART because of our Patreon Supporters. Without them, we couldn't do what we do. Thank you so much to those of you that support us in that manner. We are forever grateful. ---

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01:19:07

Bonus Episode #3: Our Stellaris 2 Wishlist

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2020/10/07

Join Rob, Ben, and Drexy as they lay down their hypothetical foundation for a Stellaris sequel. What do they like enough to keep in the sequel? What would they change? Why are they even doing this? ***This episode is only possible because of our patrons from Patreon! As such, our patrons will enjoy the show over a week before the rest of our audience does. Thank you all SO MUCH for your continued support!!!*** Consider supporting this podcast, please! Our tiers start at the price of a coffee:

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