Firaxis Games' creative director, Ed Beach, encourages even veteran Civilization players to utilize the tutorial for their first full Civilization 7 campaign. In a Steam post, he highlights the game's numerous new systems and mechanics, significantly differing from previous iterations. The introduction of the Ages system (Antiquity, Exploration, and Modern), featuring Age Transitions with civilization selection, Legacy retention, and world evolution, necessitates a learning curve. This is a departure from previous Civilization games.
AnswerSee ResultsBeach explains the default "Small" map size choice, suggesting it facilitates learning the new Diplomacy system by limiting the number of opponents. He recommends the "Continents Plus" map type for easier ocean exploration, a crucial aspect of the Exploration Age.
The tutorial is automatically enabled upon launching the game, and Beach strongly advises experienced players to use it for their first full campaign. The tutorial provides timely tips and explanations for new mechanics. Four Advisors offer guidance through quests, and players can choose to focus on one at a time. Even after mastering the core mechanics, Beach suggests switching to the "Only Warnings" setting, allowing Advisors to alert players to potential setbacks. This setting is even used by the Firaxis development team.
Civilization 7's post-launch roadmap was recently revealed during a livestream (note: Great Britain is DLC). The game launches on February 11th on PC (Steam), Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S; the Deluxe Edition releases on February 6th.
