Civilization 7 had a rougher-than-expected launch, thanks largely to adjustments that made it, as we mentioned in our 76% overview, “essentially the most streamlined and pared-back the collection has been in a very long time”—and never all the time in a great way. The backlash was robust sufficient that developer Firaxis dedicated to fixes and enhancements earlier than Civ 7 was even in full launch, and in a “check-in” posted at the moment it shared particulars on what gamers can stay up for over the subsequent couple months.
The 1.1.0 replace is about to go dwell on March 4 and can make additional changes and fixes to Civilization 7’s UI, which Firaxis mentioned in February was the studio’s “high precedence.” A lot of gameplay adjustments can even be made, together with “important adjustments to the Modern Age’s Cultural Legacy Path and Victory,” and AI leaders might be higher in a position to full Cultural Victories.
The replace can even see the primary half of the Crossroads of the World Collection go dwell, including the brand new chief Ada Lovelace, the brand new civs Great Britain (Modern Age) and Carthage (Antiquity Age), and the Natural Wonder Pack together with 4 new Natural Wonders: Machapuchare, Mount Fuji, Vihren, and Vinicunca to the sport.
All of this sadly implies that the primary in-game occasion, “Natural Wonder Battle,” which was set to go dwell with the replace on March 4, has been postponed “to permit us extra time to prioritize quality-of-life enhancements for gamers worldwide.” A brand new date for the occasion hasn’t been set however Firaxis mentioned it can share extra info when it could actually.
The 1.1.1 replace is scheduled to comply with on March 25, and can embody additional UI updates and different adjustments. “Ongoing enhancements to the User Interface continues to be a high precedence for the event staff,” Firaxis wrote. “The updates being launched on March 25 are only one a part of a a lot bigger plan that goals to enhance the UI over the subsequent a number of months.”
Bigger adjustments are additionally within the works: New map sizes, useful resource sorts, assist for groups in multiplayer, a “One More Turn” button that can let gamers proceed previous the tip of the Modern Age, mod instruments and Steam Workshop assist, and—you guessed it—nonetheless extra UI enhancements. Firaxis mentioned it is presently “scoping the work” required to get all of it accomplished, and whereas some may arrive as early as April, different promised options and adjustments will take longer: “As all the time in growth, plans can change and we’ll have extra particulars to share right here within the weeks and months forward as plans solidify.”
To be clear, Civilization 7 is not a nasty recreation, however it’s one thing of a letdown, a minimum of at this stage. As PC Gamer’s Tyler Wilde identified, our 76% overview rating marks it as and advisable recreation, nevertheless it’s a far cry from the 93% scores we bestowed on Civilization 5 and Civ 6, marking them each as among the many better of one of the best.
A extra pronounced ambivalence is seen on Steam: Civilization 7’s person ranking stays stubbornly “combined” and has truly been in a really slight decline by most of February, and there are nonetheless extra individuals taking part in Civilization 6 on Steam than Civ 7. So there is not any trigger for panic at this level, however there’s undoubtedly work to be accomplished.
