Civ7: Patch 1.1.0, Crossroads of the World DLC part 1, and Sukritact got hired by Firaxis

By | March 4, 2025
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As expected, today is the big day with an update and the DLC!

The new patch 1.1.0 comes with lots of UI updates, balancing changes and some AI improvements. Read the full list here.

The first part of the Crossroads of the World DLC is also availabe. You can discuss the new civs and leaders with us, we got threads for Ada Lovelace, Great Britan and Carthage. For the people who are curious about part 2 of the DLC, our user thecrazyscot has dug into the game files, and has retrieved the information for Nepal, Bulgaria and Simon Bolivar, so check them out!

And as last interesting information of the day, our user sukritact, who has made mods for Civ6 and also already for Civ7 got hired by Firaxis! Congratulate him here!

Civ5 Hall of Fame: New gauntlets available

By | March 4, 2025
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The Civilization 5 “Hall Of Fame” is our everlasting collection of the highest scoring games for Civ5. You can always submit your savegames to dethrone the current point leader, but regularly we also challenge you to play specific games. And now is the time again!

In the G-Major CLIII we challenge you to play a game as William of the Netherlands on a huge “Great Plains Plus” map on Emperor level. You need to win via a science victory, but much of the other variables are free. The deadline is March 31. For details please check here.

In the G-Minor CCXXVI we challenge you to play as Elizabeth of England on a standard size Frontier map on King difficulty. Here you must win via Domination, and most other parameters are free. Deadline is also March 31st. For details please check here.

Crossroads of the World Collection – Part 1 – Details announced

By | March 3, 2025
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Details have been announced for the first half of the paid Crossroads of the World Collection which includes the new leader Ada Lovelace, the new Civilzations Great Britain (Modern Age) and Carthage (Antiquity Age), and the Natural Wonder Pack including four new Natural Wonders: Machapuchare, Mount Fuji, Vihren, and Vinicunca.

Discuss it here.

Play the new Civ5 “Game Of The Month” #264

By | March 2, 2025
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And also for Civ5 you are getting a new challenge from us this month: In this “Game Of The Month” you play as Boudicca of the Celts on a standard size British Isles map on Settler level (so this game is accessible for everyone). You need to win via a Science victory, and must prevent all other civs from achieving another victory at the same time. You have until April 2 to finish this challenge. For more info and the savegame please see this thread.

C-evo 1.3.7 released

By | March 1, 2025
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The next version of C-evo has been released! C-evo is, similar to FreeCiv, another free and open source version of civ, which is maybe strongest inspired by Civ2. This update is a minor update, including that the graphics get better scaled, the French translation got updated, a few bug fixes and more. If you feel like playing a good old civ-game again, then have a look at the C-evo website here, and join us for the discussion here.

Play the new Civ6 “Game Of The Month” #191

By | February 28, 2025
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Even with Civ7 going on, we are still getting you a new challenge for Civ6 each month! In this “Game Of The Month” you play as Pericles on a hot standard size Archipelago map with low sea level on king level. You get a disaster intensity of 2 and also Barbarian Clans. You need to win a culture or diplomatic victory, and you need to do that until April 1. For more info please check here.

Civ7: Update 1.1.0 is coming March 4 + New Development Roadmap

By | February 27, 2025
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Firaxis has today released the plans for the future of Civ7. On March 4 we’ll be getting update 1.1.0, with hopefully many necessary fixes (as well as a new natural wonder). And the same time the first part of the next DLC will be released (including Britain). For the end of March we’ll be getting the ability to rename cities and commanders, definitely options which have been requested a lot. And the far future will bring hot seat, more MP options and modding tools. For the discussion please check here.

Civ7: Shawnee collaboration video, in-depth article about Jose Rizal, ABC classics podcast and Twitch Civ7 launch party

By | February 21, 2025
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We got a range of interesting news again!

First, another video about the partnership between the Shawnee and Firaxis has been posted.
Various members of the tribe talk in the video about the importance of the Shawnee language, and Firaxis talks about how this knowledge and culture was used for Civ7. Discuss this video with us here.

Second, Gamespot has released a long article with the title “How Sid Meier’s Civilization VII Showcases Filipino Culture Through Jose Rizal“.
In this article the author talks about Jose Rizal as a person and his history, that finally the Phillipins are not represented as a stereotype, and they also talked with the devs about the research which went into Civ7 for this. Discuss this article with us here.

Third, Meena Shamaly, a composer who has sang songs for Old World, is regulary hosting a gaming podcast at the ABC Classics.
This time the podcast it is about the music in Civ7. Obviously the theme “Living Gloriously” is being played, among other titles from within the game.
He also talkes about the instruments used in the soundtrack, and has asked Roland Rizzo and Geoff Knorr which age is their favourite to compose music for. Listen to the podcast here, and discuss it with us here.

And as last item, Twitch Rivals is hosting a live stream related to the Civ7 release. Watch it here, and discuss it with us here.