Civilization 7 has had a bit of a rough launch, particularly in its reception from players. The game took a heavily streamlined approach to the series, and as a result you can see player reviews are a mixed bag of people being confused by mechanics and frustrated with both performance and in-game tutorials.
Firaxis had already committed to a host of fixes and improvements, but now we have a better idea of what those will look like. But it also comes with Civilization 7’s first in-game event being pushed back, so the studio can focus on implementing these changes.
In a new update check-in post, Firaxis has provided a high-level overview of what changes will be coming when, with the first 1.10 update planned for release on March 4. This means the event “Natural Wonder Battle”, which was originally meant to start on March 4, has been delayed to an unspecified time.
That 1.10 update will see the first half of the Crossroads of the World Collection added to Civilization 7, introducing the new leader Ada Lovelace, as well as the new civilizations of Great Britain (Modern Age) and Carthage (Antiquity Age). But perhaps more important are the laundry list of changes, which you can see below.
- New Natural Wonder to discover: Bermuda Triangle (free to all players)
- Additional UI adjustments, polish, and addressing of reported issues
- Significant changes to the Modern Age’s Cultural Legacy Path and Victory; AI leaders will also be better at completing a Cultural Victory (so expect fewer Explorer Unit stacks!)
- Now able to convert Holy Cities in the Exploration Age. Note that when players create their own Missionary Units, they will always follow the player’s chosen Religion
- Naval Units will be able to disperse Coastal Independent Powers
- Balance pass on several Mementos
- Refinements to the Army Unpacking action
- Addressing reported issues with multiplayer and adding friends with a 2K Account
- For console players: all prior updates from Update 1.0.1 Patches 1, 2, and 3 will be implemented, in addition to the items noted above
From there, Update 1.11 will be introduced on March 25, focusing on further UI refining, improvements for scouring and settling AI, quick move functionality, and more.
That’s not nearly the last of the changes planned, as Firaxis ended its post with a laundry list of what it will be doing “looking ahead.” Here’s what you can expect.
- Ongoing UI improvements
- Adding a “One More Turn” button that will let you continue playing past the end of the Modern Age
- Implementing Auto-Explore
- New map sizes (all platforms except Nintendo Switch)
- New Resource types and adjustments to map resource allocation
- Teams support in multiplayer
- Hot Seat local multiplayer
- Research Queuing
- Mod tools and Steam Workshop support
- Additional game setup customization options
- And more!
Civilization 7 is available on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC.
