The Civ World Summit, a MP game among some of the best streamers, is right now live! Watch it in the stream above, and discuss it with us here.
Humankind currently free at the Epic store (until February 13th)
For all the people who are not yet enjoying the advanced access of Civ7: It seems Amplitude has taken this as an occassion to make Humankind freely available in the Epic store (not on Steam). You can grab it for free until February 13. Get it here, and discuss it with us here.
Civ7 news of the day: Piano covers, unlock all civs, and more reviews
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)
New section for helpful Civ 7 Videos
The CFC Staff have started to collate helpful Civ VII videos – they can be found on this page.
Here are the first two we are recommending:-
We have our first Civ 7 Mod!
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.
CivFanatics members reflect on the first day
Join the discussion here and share your first day exploits.
Watch CFC’s Noble Zarkon play Civ VII for the first time!
At just before 0200 GMT our own Noble Zarkon set out on his first Civ 7 adventure and recorded it for us to share.
The Game Design Roundtable podcast: Civ Series – Where are we now with Soren Johnson
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.