It seems the press-embargo for the streamers was lifted today, therefore we got lots of new info! If you want to check out the new videos, then please see the links for all of them here, and there is a longer discussion going on here.
Among the new information is that you apparently cannot rename cities, that there are 2 Himikos and 2 Prussian Friedrichs and that many civs can be unlocked via ingame decisions. For all other discussion, please check the forum ;).
Firaxis has today given us one of the last civ guides for the base game, and we got a surprise reveal, which nobody had on their radar: Siam. This surprise also ensures that we cannot have both Britain and Germany in the base game, which will certainly spark interesting discussions. For an overview over all civs please see this thread.
Siam is a cultural and diplomatic civ with a starting bias for ivory. Siam gets a lot of boni related to city states and friendly relationships with them, including from their associated wonder, the Doi Suthep. For more info about Siam please check this thread.
Firaxis has released another dev diary today, and they are talking about “legends & mementos”. Firaxis wants to make it more fun to play through any game of civ. In Civ5 and Civ6 this was helped by achievements. But for Civ7, the devs thought of more. You will be able to keep track of your whole progress over games, what things you have achieved, what things you have failed, what leaders you have played, and more. You can see if you’re a master at playing one civ, but rather not-so-good at another. You want to know more about this new system? Then visit our thread here.
Today Firaxis revealed the second last civilization and an associated leader: We are getting Russia and Catherine the Great.
Russia is a cultural and scientific civ with a starting bias for tundra and furs. Russia has as UUs Cossacks and the Katyusha, and gets as their associated wonder the Hermitage. For more information have a look at the thread here.
Catherine the Great is also cultural and scientific, with also a starting bias for tundra. She gets more culture from displayed great works, and she dislikes players who compete with her for great works. For more info check the Catherine thread here.
If you’re looking for a challenge for Civ3, then don’t go further, and look here! The new “Game Of The Month” is available, you can try to tackle the following to savegames:
In the GOTM #197 for the addon “Play The World” you will play as Carthage on a normal sized wet and warm pangaea map on regent difficulty with restless barbarians. You have until March 31st to tackle this challenge. For more info please check here.
In the GOTM #170 for the addon “Conquests” you play as Germany on a normal size continents map with sedentary barbarians on Deity level. Also here the deadline is March 31st, and you can find the savegame and further info in this thread.
For us old-timers among the CivFanatics: A MoO tabletop game is in the making!
Polygon has today posted an article called “Master of Orion tabletop game to launch crowdfunding campaign next week“, talking about that a launch of a crowd-funding campaign is imminent!
Classic civs like Psilons, Klackons, Darloks and Silicoids will be on-board, as well as e.g. Deathstar ships.
The trailer looks interesting, and a whole 3h gameplay video is also available at the crowdfunding website here. If you want to discuss the boargame with us, then join us here.
Firaxis has again shared some new and exciting news with us.
We were well aware that France would be part of Civ7, and now we got all the details. The French Empire is a militaristic and diplomatic civ with a starting bias for wine (no joke). Their associated wonder is the Eiffel Tower, and one of their unique units, the Jacobins, will grant you a wide range of effects. For all the details please check here.
Besides Napoleon there will be another French leader in the game, the Marquis Lafayette, who served as a military commander on the site of George Washington. He is cultural and diplomatic, can gain more social policy slots while doing diplomacy, and he likes the player with the most urban districs. For more info please check here.
And as last important news, Civ7 is officially Steamdeck verified, and will therefore run on Valve’s handheld without issues. For more info please check here.
And in the new year we also continue to task you with a new Civ5 challenge each month!
This time the team has prepared the following: We want you to play as Washington on a standard size Fractal map on Deity difficulty. You must win this game with a culture victory, and you got as usual one month time until January 31. For more info and the savegame please check this thread.