Civilization 7 announced

[cartman]

Well, not officially yet, but 2K prematurely posted a banner on their website. Official announcement expected today.

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[albionmoonlight]

I never could get into 6.

People say that once you did, it was amazing. I just, for whatever reason, could not.

I'll try fresh with 7 when it comes out

[NobodyHere]

Oh happy days! I hope they bring back the Civ2 Advisor Council!

[Ksyrup]

Originally Posted by albionmoonlight

I never could get into 6.

People say that once you did, it was amazing. I just, for whatever reason, could not.

I'll try fresh with 7 when it comes out

Same. Meanwhile, I'm still playing the crap out of the player-modded Colonization. Best/most addictive/longest replay value game I've ever played in my life.

[bhlloy]

It’s a funny one - I get an urge to play it once ever 9-12 months, restart a game a few times, play through to the end and then couldn’t consider starting a new one. Compared to the hours I put into early versions - some of it is age and free time related, but it’s definitely missing a certain something.

I fully expect 7 will come with 4 civs at launch, a medium size map and about 40% of the current features and the rest will be DLC.

[Thomkal]

Damn, you beat me to the punch Cartman!


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[Passacaglia]

I feel like it's so rare that I play Civilization all the way through, starting with like Civ 3. But my kids love Civ 6, and all the different leaders get them interested in history (but maybe it's the other way around). So I'm excited for 7, but the kids have said they want to stick with 6. I think bhlloy is right, too, so it will be a while before 7 will have enough leaders to make it worthwhile for them anyway.

[MrBug708]

Originally Posted by Ksyrup

Same. Meanwhile, I'm still playing the crap out of the player-modded Colonization. Best/most addictive/longest replay value game I've ever played in my life.

Which one is that?

[Ksyrup]

We the People, which completely revolutionized (pun intended!) the crappy vanilla Civ IV reboot of the original Colonization which I played so little I acutally went back to play the 90s DOS version instead. And then a couple of mods popped up - RAR, now WTP - and turned it into an incredible game.

I will say, though, that in expanding it well beyond what anyone could have envisioned, the deepness does come with a lot of complexity. So much so that people have put together downloadable charts to help figure out how all of the resources/materials fit together and what is needed to build certain goods, units and ships.

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[Edward64]

Great news!

I play Civ 6 on a regular basis. I do often stop before 1000-1400 AD because the end game is a slog but really enjoy the 1H.

Looking forward to buying it.

[Edward64]

More details in August. Supposedly, release is sometime in 2025.

I really hope they do beta testing like BG instead of Starfield.

[Thomkal]

Using the hype over Civ7 announcement, Steam has discounts on most(?) Civ games including 95% off Civ 6 for $3

[GoldenEagle]

Originally Posted by Ksyrup

Same. Meanwhile, I'm still playing the crap out of the player-modded Colonization. Best/most addictive/longest replay value game I've ever played in my life.

Which Civ do I need to play that? I may get it during the steam sale this week.

[Ksyrup]

Civ IV: Colonization.

[Edward64]

Excited. One of my earlier computer games. I’ve played every version (didn’t like the one with stacks of doom), still play Civ 6. Really looking forward to Civ 7.

The first Civilization 7 gameplay is being shown at this month's Gamescom Opening Night Live, Firaxis has revealed

The biggest con is end game is a slog (1800+) and I don’t have enough time to enjoy my modern weapons. So make it last longer but make it less of a slog.

[Thomkal]

gamescon had a trailer for Civ 7 today and a couple of weeks ago, Nookrium and others got to tour the studio and get about 3 hours of play:


- YouTube

[Thomkal]

quill18 has also played Civ 7 and has videos up

[Edward64]

Watched several reviews, I like this one best. Lots of changes, a little nervous about some of the bigger ones but looking forward to Feb release date

- YouTube

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by Edward64

The biggest con is end game is a slog (1800+) and I don’t have enough time to enjoy my modern weapons. So make it last longer but make it less of a slog.

Just seeing this post today, and it poked my "hmm ..." button a little.

So I'm wondering, I guess, "what does what you described look like exactly?"

I'm reading it as something along the lines of "more ... incremental"? So that you have more new shiny toys to play with more often?

Or is it "speed up some parts to the modern era faster? Making that modern era last longer?"

Not nitpicking you or anything at all, just trying to see if I understand what change(s) you're really wishing for.

[Coffee Warlord]

Humankind 2?

[Thomkal]

Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

Humankind 2?

yeah I kinda had that thought too-like they were borrowing some stuff from Humankind

[Edward64]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Just seeing this post today, and it poked my "hmm ..." button a little.

So I'm wondering, I guess, "what does what you described look like exactly?"

I'm reading it as something along the lines of "more ... incremental"? So that you have more new shiny toys to play with more often?

Or is it "speed up some parts to the modern era faster? Making that modern era last longer?"

Not nitpicking you or anything at all, just trying to see if I understand what change(s) you're really wishing for.

I want the modern era last longer but streamlining some "stuff" to make it less tedious. I play King and with biggest/longest game.

Some examples ...

With Religion in late game, there are so many missionaries, apostles etc. running around trying to convert or reconvert cities. It's a major hassle fighting those heathens and also the secular wars.

With Space race, there is an inevitable rush to build spaceports/modules and defend what you have. I don't think there is enough time to enjoy my new shiny toys because a good chunk of my production is going towards winning the space race.

With Domination, the more you get, the more you have to manage, repair etc. Some cities you want to optimize for production, science, gold etc. You need to build railroads to connect cities. You need to keep them happy and not rebelling etc.

I'm not sure if its just me or my playstyle, but I don't use airpower as much as tanks, mech infantry etc. I think there is an imbalance there and think they should make air and naval power more relevant in late stages.

Just my 2 cents.

[Edward64]

An article that describes more eloquently my issue. Read article on what they are doing about it.

Firaxis' big swing with Civilization VII? Convincing players to actually finish their games

"The number [of people who completed a game of Civ VI] was surprisingly, depressingly—whatever adjective you want to put in there—low. It was less than 50 percent. So, why is that happening?," he asks.

The short answer is 'pacing.' He says your average Civilization player might spend 15 to 20 hours completing a single game. As the hours pass and empires grow, the managerial elements become more pronounced, leaving players needing to complete a exponentially growing list of tasks just to get through a turn.

Beach claims players "hated" the pacing of Civilization VI. It's an admission that resulted in Firaxis conducting individual postmortems of each system to learn when they pushed "important, strategic decisions you don't have to make more than every five to 10 minutes," and when they demanded players make "tiresome 'click here, click here, click, here' decisions that just aren't very interesting."

[NobodyHere]

Looks like I may need to upgrade my intel gen 4 processor

Civ 7 specs