Civ7 news of the day: Piano covers, unlock all civs, and more reviews

By | February 7, 2025
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We got some nice combo of items for you today. The first one is that our user mzmaster has done piano covers of various Civ7 tunes. Listen to them here.

The second item is that our user sukritact has released a small mod which gives you at each age the full choice of civs to select from, you do not need to unlock a specific civ anymore. Check out this mod here.

We got also a second round of reviews (selection):

  • Gamespot: “A Fine But Flawed Foundation” 8/10 (discuss here)
  • CD-Action: “I have bad news: this is the worst “Civ” in history” 6+/10 (discuss here; Polish)
  • LeMonde: “change everything, but the essence stays, a winning strategy” no rating (discuss here; French)

The reviews of some of the streamers are also discussed:

  • PotatoMcWhiskey: Civ 7 Is a MESS – 0/10 | Civ 7 is a MASTERPIECE – 10/10 (discuss here)
  • Marbozir – Civ 7: Is it Good or Bad? One of the most informative overviews (discuss here)
  • The Spiffing Brit: Sword. Beats. Tank. – CIVILIZATION 7 Is A PERFECTLY BALANCED GAME With NO EXPLOITS!! (discuss here)

We have our first Civ 7 Mod!

By | February 6, 2025
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CFC Member thecrazyscot may have broken a record by publishing the first Civ 7 Mod! This mod adds an (A) to ageless buildings in the plot tooltip.

Watch CFC’s Noble Zarkon play Civ VII for the first time!

By | February 6, 2025
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At just before 0200 GMT our own Noble Zarkon set out on his first Civ 7 adventure and recorded it for us to share.

Discuss his mistakes here.

The Game Design Roundtable podcast: Civ Series – Where are we now with Soren Johnson

By | February 6, 2025
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https://thegamedesignroundtable.com/ has posted a new podcast, this time with Soren Johnson, lead designer of Civ4 and Old World.
In this podcast Soren and the hosts talk about how the gaming landscape have changed, that more time is spent on specific titles, how your empire is managed (Millennia vs Civ7 vs older games), the order system in Old World, the complications of designing a new civ game, and various details more.
In case you are not playing Civ7, then listen to this podcast and comment it here.

Civ7: Already available? Also: Mughal game guide

By | February 5, 2025
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According to multiple reports Civ7 seems to have been released 6h early, and is already available for download. Due to the download size we do not yet have reports if you can actually already play.

In case you can not, then you can still check out the game guide for the Mughals. They are an economic and expansionist civ with a starting bias for flat tiles. Their associated wonder is th Red Fortress, and they have a bit of a military focus. For more information please check here.

Civ7: First look Napoleon, Civ7 contest winners, and Firaxis at the Shawnee language center

By | February 4, 2025
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Today we got again interesting Civ7 news for you!

Firaxis has released the official first look for Napolen. His 2 personas are either diplomatic and economic, or cultural and militaristic. His agendas are related to military, and the revolutionary persona’s ability gives you more movement for your troops. For more details check here.

Today we also announced the winners of our banner contest, modding raffle and story contest. Firaxis was so generous to give us some founder editions, which we distributed among the community. KKSSep, happy.ant and potworny won the prize for the banner contest, seelingcat in the modding raffle, and chasethemage for the story contest. Check their entries and congratulate them here!

As last item, we got a new news article (in addition to all the reviews) from the Oklahoma news network: The Shawnee have inauguriated a language center, and Firaxis was present. They gifted the tribe a recording studio, as a part of their collaboration for Civ7. Read the news article here and discuss it with us here.