Civilization VII Update 1.5.0 Hotfix fixes late-game crashes and missing resources

By | October 1, 2026
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Firaxis has released a hotfix for Civilization VII‘s Update 1.5.0, focused on stability and performance. The patch is live now on Steam and consoles, arriving a little over two weeks after the big 1.5.0 update of September 15.

Switch and Switch 2 players will have to wait a bit longer: Firaxis says this hotfix needs additional Nintendo submission requirements, so it is coming at a later date. The current console-compatible Switch version stays available in the meantime, with full crossplay support with Steam.

Here’s what the hotfix addresses:

  • Stability and crash fixes, most notably in the late-game Modern Age.
  • Lag that could occur when using mouse and keyboard inputs simultaneously.
  • Missing Treasure Resources in the Exploration Age and missing Factory Resources in the Modern Age. A dev note explains that previously not all Treasure or Factory Resources were required to spawn in the random selection of age resources, but now they are — which should make certain Triumphs and Victories less frustrating to pursue.
  • Several minor resource issues on the True Start Location Earth map (“goodbye, mysterious Ocean Cocoa!”).
  • Softlocks that could prevent turn advancement in multiplayer games.
  • Elizabeth I fixes: her “The Annals” Memento now properly grants a Great Work slot to Unique Gold Buildings acquired through Syncretism, and incorrect “Out Of Range” warnings in the Trade Lens are gone.
  • A controller fix for focus issues when swapping between a Settler and a Settlement’s Production Menu after enabling the Radial Ruler map decoration.

Firaxis asks players who still run into problems after the patch to report them through the official support portal.

The full notes are on Steam. If you want to compare notes with other players on whether the 1.5.0 issues you hit are gone, the Civilization VII Update 1.5.0 thread is the place to do it.

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Thunderfall’s New Game, Wonder Rails

By | September 30, 2026
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A little detour from Civilization 🚂 I’ve been building Wonder Rails, a cozy model railway you can watch, ride, or drive in your browser. The first world is free – no download or account needed.

Civilization at 35: the whole series in two minutes

By | September 27, 2026
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Happy Civtember, everyone!

Sid Meier’s Civilization turns 35 this month. The first game came out in September 1991, and we’ve all been saying “just one more turn” ever since. To celebrate, we made a short video that covers the entire series, from a single settler in 4000 BC to Civilization VII, in about two minutes.

This is an unofficial fan tribute, not affiliated with Firaxis or 2K.

Now over to you:

  • Which Civ was your first, and what hooked you?
  • Which game in the series is your favourite, and why?
  • What’s your best “one more turn” story?

If you enjoyed it, a like or share on X helps more Civ fans find the community.

Here’s to the next 35 years. 🎉

>> Discuss the video on the forums

Sid Meier’s Civilization I 35th Anniversary Celebration

By | September 27, 2026
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Five years ago we celebrated Civ’s 30th at CivFanatics and Firaxis has recently been celebrating Civ’s 35th anniversary but because they were more series focused we’ve decided to focus on the original game itself this time and do a new Sid Meier’s Civilization I 35th Anniversary Celebration before the month ends! Civ1 was the brilliant creation of Sid Meier that started it all, and kicked off a series and a genre that millions around the world still play and enjoy today! Similar to our previous big MoM, SMAC, CtP, Col & Civ2 anniversary celebrations we’ve put together a huge thread talking about all things Civilization 1 and take a look at what’s been going on in the Civ1 fan communities over the last few years covering fan patches/mods/scenarios, similar games, communities, remasters, videos & more! So pour yourself a cup of coffee/tea, sit back and enjoy the big read! And feel free to share your own Civ1 memories in our Sid Meier’s Civilization I 35th Anniversary Celebration Thread. 🙂

Cee One Vee – Civilization 1 Game Boy Advance port (with Windows release too)

By | September 25, 2026
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A year ago we posted about the Pocket Empires Civ1 demake for Game Boy Colour (which had a successful Kickstarter and is still under development) and now we’ve got a similar project by a different developer codename_B for the Game Boy Advance called Cee One Vee! Cee One Vee is a fan-made attempt to bring Civ1 to Nintendo’s 2001 handheld, with every menu and screen redesigned from scratch for the GBA’s tiny 240×160 display and D-pad controls. It’s also playable on desktop/web (& you can wishlist on Steam), with scored music, and future plans include multiplayer and even possible GBA-to-PC cross-play. Give the demo a try and let him know what you think! You can check it out on the CivFanatics forums here.

Firaxis answers 30 community questions on Arc of Tomorrow and Earthrise

By | September 24, 2026
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Firaxis has posted a long Arc of Tomorrow and Earthrise Q&A on the official Civilization site, answering 30 questions pulled from Reddit, Discord, and Steam after the September PAX West reveals.

Creative Director Ed Beach and Lead Designer Matt Owens cover the free 2027 Atomic Age update and the paid Earthrise expansion. Highlights from the answers:

  • Pacing: An average campaign is expected to hit all four Ages, but a player who’s far ahead can still win before Atomic; Age length is still being tuned, with Feature Workshop feedback called out as important.
  • Proxy wars: You can order a City-State to fight another without a full civ war, gift troops, or run a Joint Operation to temporarily control their units. Winning flips Suzerainty.
  • Space map: Earthrise uses a node-based Planetarium, not a second hex map. Missions and rovers find resources and colony sites; hex-by-hex bases on other planets are floated as possible future work, not the current plan.
  • Scope across Ages: Earthrise reframes space as humankind’s engagement with the cosmos — Science Projects like Chart the Stars unlock lasting bonuses, Pantheons get archaeoastronomy ties, and environmental adaptation starts as early as Antiquity.
  • Civs: New Atomic Apex civs are coming (Modern Apex kits stay); African representation is confirmed for both Arc of Tomorrow and Earthrise; exact counts still under wraps.
  • Victories & systems: Elevating the Science Victory is a key Earthrise goal. New Atomic diplomacy (City-State loyalty, nuclear sabotage/de-escalation), expanded espionage, and possible on-map engineering (dams, canals) are in play. No World Congress revival planned for these releases.
  • Grounding: Firaxis brought on astronomer Dr. Joel Green (NASA telescope work) to keep solar-system generation scientifically grounded.

The full Q&A is on civilization.2k.com. Wishlist Earthrise on Steam, and Feature Workshop applications for early Arc of Tomorrow / Earthrise builds remain open through the player-interest form (apply by September 29 if you haven’t).

Discuss the Q&A on the forums here.

Civilization VI’s wonder movies rebuilt as full-length fan films

By | September 22, 2026
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Civilization VI’s wonder movies are a fan favourite – and, as many players have pointed out, they are over almost as soon as they begin. A fan project called WonderForge is rebuilding them as much longer short films that run in a browser, following the construction from the quarry to the finished monument.

Four films are finished and playable: the Pyramids of Giza, Stonehenge, the Colosseum, and the Eiffel Tower. Giza, Stonehenge and the Colosseum run about a minute each, while the Eiffel Tower runs roughly three. Six more are listed as “In production”: Petra, Chichén Itzá, Machu Picchu, Angkor Wat, the Forbidden City, and the Sydney Opera House.

The approach is unusually literal. Every structural solid in a scene has a real position, and nothing scales up from nothing, fades in, teleports, or rises out of the ground — if a stone sits on the pyramid, a crew carried it there, along a route that existed, using equipment that was on site. Each film has a scrubbable timeline, an optional narrated history, and a wonder-specific score, so you can step back and forth through the build instead of watching it once.

Everything is generated in code. All geometry is procedural or authored for the project, and no assets from any Civilization game are used. The source is published on GitHub under the MIT licence, built with TypeScript, React, Three.js and Vite, and deployed as a static site — there is nothing to install. The creator, who announced the project on r/civ, credits coding agents for the implementation, ElevenLabs for the narration voices, and Google Lyria for the music scores. Narration claims are sourced against primary and official material and recorded alongside each film. WonderForge is an unofficial fan project with no affiliation to Firaxis Games or 2K.

You can watch the finished wonders at wonderforge.pages.dev, and the source is on GitHub. The project was first shared in the r/civ announcement thread.

You can discuss this article on the forum here.

30 years later, Civilization 2 inspires new 4X game Genesis

By | September 20, 2026
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Longtime CivFanatics user and legendary Civ2 modder Eivind IV has returned and announced the release of his own free Civilization II inspired 4X strategy game game, Genesis! Developed over roughly 1.5 years Genesis is playable on web & mobile and, perhaps most excitingly for Civ2 fans, is designed to import and play Civ2 scenarios. The game goes far beyond a simple remake, combining 4X gameplay with history, economics and ethics, allowing civilizations to emerge, split and transform across roughly 10,000 years of history, from the Stone Age to the Singularity. It’s completely free, requires no account or installation, and is now open for the Civ community to try out and provide feedback. You can check it out on the CivFanatics forums here.