I was so surprised when they reached out to me with the opportunity! Chatting with some of the other creators that have the early access as well I'm really glad 2K and Firaxis took a broad approach to picking the content creators they wanted to participate. It seems like loads of different folks got the chance. Considering the Civ 6 content creation scene has EXPLODED since 2019 it's great to have so many people around to play the new game. It's also great for consumers to have multiple perspectives to digest before deciding to purchase the game!
The HP bars that indicate the wall defenses are a bit baffling for sure. I had a really difficult time reading them after my attacks went through. The ones for unites though I didn't have much trouble with.
I really am worried about picking civs, not for immersion, but it seems like a pretty big decision, that if you get it wrong, is likely to be a rage-quit scenario. I'm also worried that the decision will be more of a no-brainer, so that if you pick a civ in the first age, you MUST pick 1 or 2 civs in the subsequent ages to have a chance, particularly on higher difficulty levels.
They said they did the most they could to balance everything out so all civs are equal. They also added sudden death moments in the modern age so if you fall behind or have to pivot strategies that you can still win
So everyone picks a leader and starting civ to start with. However, when a Transision happens, whats stopping everyone to all choose the same civ to continue with?
Firstly everybody will have unlocked different civ choices. So not everybody will have the same options available. Second, the game lets you choose first and then assigns the AI. I’m sure in multiplayer they may do a slot order thing but I have no idea how that will woek
Hey VB - Couple quick ones... In the tech/civic trees, it sounds like you're saying that you don't "complete" both of these trees before the age turns - is there a penalty to NOT get all the things? And if there is one could that be a potential reason to speed up the rollover of ages with future tech/civics if you are ahead to prevent other civs from gaining access? Lastly, in the Civic tree, where you have the two separate sets of civic (with one being civ-specific) do you progress both of the civic trees simutaneously or do you need to pick one or the other (and then bounce between them)? Thanks for reading. :)
I have a question and a potential critique. For example if i want to play a culture game, and I pick Greece as my Antiquity Age option, but then an Age Transition occurs, and I have only choices that don't have any culture focuses like Bradley here in this video (Normans, Songhai and Spain all don't focus on culture as their play style), what do I do then? Like am I just forced to play a civilization, that isn't culture focused, and diminishes my game strategy? Or how does that work? Like I saw you can choose other civilizations, that do have a culture focus, for example the Abbasids. But what if their traits don't really match the focus I really want to go for. For example in CIV multiple Culture Leaders had different win conditions or build ups towards that same victory type. Like they have Abilities that I don't really need, what am I going to do then? Play an entire age without achieving anything for my win condition? If so, this would be a really terrible experience for myself. I don't really want to spend hours in an Age, that doesn't benefit my win condition at all, I don't really see the point. Also some Civs are not really interesting for me to play to start with, so my options are limited. I feel like the Age Transition for me is a negative change, because I enjoyed going towards my Win Condition, and knowing what to do at different stages of the game, planning ahead and what not. But. now I am just forced to switch my play style 3 times, which I don't really enjoy tbh.
While I haven't played enough to have a strong opinion I'll say two things! 1) I found the legacy paths achievable enough with any civilization that it isn't CRITICAL to be have a civ that specicially matches that type. 2) The legacy paths are dynamic and designed to be switched between to a certain degree. You're also working on all of them all of the time. So if you were going for a culture victory you might go through the culture path in Antiquity, get an awesome science Civ in Exploration so go down that route, and then swing back to Culture in the modern age. I haven't played modern yet and can't really talk about it anyways but as far as I'm aware from previews the victory conditions aren't dependent on the legacy paths from the first two ages. What will be helpful are the legacy path options you unlocked along the way!
@@VanBradleydo they not allow you to just keep your culture? That was my favorite part of civ: bringing cultures to ages they never flourished in (ie Iroquois into the Modern Era with Jet Fighters)
@ Not with the Civilization choices no. You will always need to play as three different civs. The leader selection stays with you for the whole game though!
My understanding is that there are "normal" civ sequences and leaders which unlock civs, but also in game things (have horse resources gets Mongolia, settle near rivers gets Songhai, etc.). I suspect - but don't know - that each civ can be unlocked by some in game action as well and so that might be a crucial part of the gameplay in an age when you're trying to lean hard into a certain style...get the civ you want unlocked, by whatever means necessary. And, I kind of like that....
I care about the historical link between civ and leader, so the civ switching and mixing leaders bothers me a lot. However this was a good preview, thanks.
Does experience gained in the Legends Report just unlock cosmetics? You mentioned badges, but wasn't sure if this was the only reward for doing so. Love the videos!
Cosmetics for the profiles yes! They also unlock mementos though, which I showed at the end of the video. You can select two mementos when you start each game and they have actual gameplay bonuses.
its really sad to see the tourism wrestling match from civ 6 gone. The way culture victory as a win condition shifted in regards to other civs tourism was original and unique. Its like an arms race where one civs performance both adds to its victory AND detracts from its competitors. In five years people will be saying how genius civ 6s culture victory was and how bland civ 7s culture victory is. It seems like people always be sentimental about the past, rather than enjoy something good they have in the present. Even if they cant fully understand it
I only played on standard difficulty so far! Playing my first deity game tomorrow to see the difference. The standard AI is a mixed bag. I had no trouble easily beating them, even in my first game. I will say though that more often than prince difficulty in Civ 6 does the standard AI seem to keep up and make good choices. Until I have some more time for comparison I can't be sure but so far I've noticed what I would say feel like modest improvements
@@VanBradley Thank you for your response. Quick follow up, does the Ai still leave it's settlers wonder around unprotected? Looking forward to future video's
@ They sure do, although I'm not sure if it's more or less than Civ 6. You can't steal them though, only kill them this time around. Also, at least in this build, settlers are MUCH cheaper and easy to aquire so the stakes are lower. You're limited more the the settlement limit than by actually finding the time/production/or gold to get the settlers
How do you turn a town into a city? I hope it is not too tedious, if you have to do it multiple times per game with the same settlement Nevermind, he answered that question later in the video 😅 Still, seems weird to revert cities back to towns with the age transition 🤔
The "play as Isabella" unchecked box at the age transition was highlighting different ways you can unlock Spain (play as Greece, play as Rome, play as Isabella, etc.). To access a particular civ at an age transition you have to activate it by meeting at least one of the "pre-reqs" (leader, prior civ, in-game actions, etc.)
The mixing of one leader a series of different civs seems very jarring to me. And it makes me worry that they won't be able to make either leaders or Civs particularly unique or special. When leader and Civ are tied together, you can nerf one to buff the other and have very specialized playstyles. Not sure that will work here.
From my vantage, the leaders AND civilizations are absolutely unique and specialized. But, I'll have to be hands on to really get a feel for how this plays out. I think the transitions look really promising at this point.
Each civ literally has its own unique culture tree and each has a shot at getting a specific wonder earlier than anyone else. Then, these unlocked civ distinct policy cards roll forward to the future ages so you maintain this sense of history/tradition - seems so interesting to me.
As a massive Civ fan I desperately want to be excited for this game, but everything I've seen so far just makes me sad. Switching civs mid game is not it
My guess is that quick movement and city re-naming weren't enabled for the preview builds as they won't be options in console games for cross play and because they likely want us to show off the animations and city names. I wouldn't be surprised if they were added at or shortly after launch for PC
Can't wait to see what you think -- thanks for taking one more turn with us!
No thank YOU for giving me turns to take 💖
i hear this is where the civ 7 is
BOES
Awesome you got a review copy! Smaller channel but the only other civ youtuber I watch besides potato so very happy to see what you think of the game!
I was so surprised when they reached out to me with the opportunity! Chatting with some of the other creators that have the early access as well I'm really glad 2K and Firaxis took a broad approach to picking the content creators they wanted to participate. It seems like loads of different folks got the chance.
Considering the Civ 6 content creation scene has EXPLODED since 2019 it's great to have so many people around to play the new game. It's also great for consumers to have multiple perspectives to digest before deciding to purchase the game!
l like march with merging units. It saves a lot of time. In civ 6 , i abandon some games because i m too lazy to move units.
I'm so ready 🎉
I hope so ⚔️
"I did not care for the Godfather... It insists upon itself, Lois" - Peter Griffin
If i remember correctly, renaming cities, was added later in civ 6 too, so wasnt possible at release, so i assume it might be a similar thing now
Every bloody civ youtuber right now:
Great video, VB! All sorts of fun information and reveals in here and some great depth!
On second thought, all of the HP bars look extremely scuffed (cities included)
The HP bars that indicate the wall defenses are a bit baffling for sure. I had a really difficult time reading them after my attacks went through. The ones for unites though I didn't have much trouble with.
I really am worried about picking civs, not for immersion, but it seems like a pretty big decision, that if you get it wrong, is likely to be a rage-quit scenario. I'm also worried that the decision will be more of a no-brainer, so that if you pick a civ in the first age, you MUST pick 1 or 2 civs in the subsequent ages to have a chance, particularly on higher difficulty levels.
They said they did the most they could to balance everything out so all civs are equal. They also added sudden death moments in the modern age so if you fall behind or have to pivot strategies that you can still win
Commanders are the godfather trilogy of civ
genuinely some of the most fun I've ever had playing civ was unpacking a commander and just destroying something
My fear is that one age transition will be way better than the others so you always go to a specific one
Went to your channel as soon as I woke up! Excited to see actual players play the game!
So everyone picks a leader and starting civ to start with. However, when a Transision happens, whats stopping everyone to all choose the same civ to continue with?
Firstly everybody will have unlocked different civ choices. So not everybody will have the same options available.
Second, the game lets you choose first and then assigns the AI.
I’m sure in multiplayer they may do a slot order thing but I have no idea how that will woek
So the AI will round robin the the remaining civs to itself. Hmm. Will be interresting to see how they handle multiplayer. Thanks Brad! Love the vids.
Hey VB - Couple quick ones... In the tech/civic trees, it sounds like you're saying that you don't "complete" both of these trees before the age turns - is there a penalty to NOT get all the things? And if there is one could that be a potential reason to speed up the rollover of ages with future tech/civics if you are ahead to prevent other civs from gaining access? Lastly, in the Civic tree, where you have the two separate sets of civic (with one being civ-specific) do you progress both of the civic trees simutaneously or do you need to pick one or the other (and then bounce between them)?
Thanks for reading. :)
Just out of the house for a bit! Will reply when I’m home
It insists upon itself 😭 Peter Griffin quote
I have a question and a potential critique. For example if i want to play a culture game, and I pick Greece as my Antiquity Age option, but then an Age Transition occurs, and I have only choices that don't have any culture focuses like Bradley here in this video (Normans, Songhai and Spain all don't focus on culture as their play style), what do I do then? Like am I just forced to play a civilization, that isn't culture focused, and diminishes my game strategy? Or how does that work? Like I saw you can choose other civilizations, that do have a culture focus, for example the Abbasids. But what if their traits don't really match the focus I really want to go for. For example in CIV multiple Culture Leaders had different win conditions or build ups towards that same victory type. Like they have Abilities that I don't really need, what am I going to do then? Play an entire age without achieving anything for my win condition? If so, this would be a really terrible experience for myself. I don't really want to spend hours in an Age, that doesn't benefit my win condition at all, I don't really see the point. Also some Civs are not really interesting for me to play to start with, so my options are limited.
I feel like the Age Transition for me is a negative change, because I enjoyed going towards my Win Condition, and knowing what to do at different stages of the game, planning ahead and what not. But. now I am just forced to switch my play style 3 times, which I don't really enjoy tbh.
While I haven't played enough to have a strong opinion I'll say two things!
1) I found the legacy paths achievable enough with any civilization that it isn't CRITICAL to be have a civ that specicially matches that type.
2) The legacy paths are dynamic and designed to be switched between to a certain degree. You're also working on all of them all of the time. So if you were going for a culture victory you might go through the culture path in Antiquity, get an awesome science Civ in Exploration so go down that route, and then swing back to Culture in the modern age.
I haven't played modern yet and can't really talk about it anyways but as far as I'm aware from previews the victory conditions aren't dependent on the legacy paths from the first two ages. What will be helpful are the legacy path options you unlocked along the way!
@@VanBradleydo they not allow you to just keep your culture? That was my favorite part of civ: bringing cultures to ages they never flourished in (ie Iroquois into the Modern Era with Jet Fighters)
@ Not with the Civilization choices no. You will always need to play as three different civs.
The leader selection stays with you for the whole game though!
My understanding is that there are "normal" civ sequences and leaders which unlock civs, but also in game things (have horse resources gets Mongolia, settle near rivers gets Songhai, etc.). I suspect - but don't know - that each civ can be unlocked by some in game action as well and so that might be a crucial part of the gameplay in an age when you're trying to lean hard into a certain style...get the civ you want unlocked, by whatever means necessary. And, I kind of like that....
I care about the historical link between civ and leader, so the civ switching and mixing leaders bothers me a lot. However this was a good preview, thanks.
Does experience gained in the Legends Report just unlock cosmetics? You mentioned badges, but wasn't sure if this was the only reward for doing so. Love the videos!
Cosmetics for the profiles yes! They also unlock mementos though, which I showed at the end of the video. You can select two mementos when you start each game and they have actual gameplay bonuses.
@@VanBradley according to Boes, mementos can be re-selected / switched at the age transitions!
its really sad to see the tourism wrestling match from civ 6 gone. The way culture victory as a win condition shifted in regards to other civs tourism was original and unique. Its like an arms race where one civs performance both adds to its victory AND detracts from its competitors. In five years people will be saying how genius civ 6s culture victory was and how bland civ 7s culture victory is. It seems like people always be sentimental about the past, rather than enjoy something good they have in the present. Even if they cant fully understand it
Can you test Civ 7 performance on a Macbook?
I don't have a Macbook to test on unfortunately :(
@@VanBradley No problem, thanks for answering!
Ofcourse the big question: How is the Ai?
I only played on standard difficulty so far! Playing my first deity game tomorrow to see the difference.
The standard AI is a mixed bag. I had no trouble easily beating them, even in my first game. I will say though that more often than prince difficulty in Civ 6 does the standard AI seem to keep up and make good choices.
Until I have some more time for comparison I can't be sure but so far I've noticed what I would say feel like modest improvements
@@VanBradley Thank you for your response. Quick follow up, does the Ai still leave it's settlers wonder around unprotected? Looking forward to future video's
@ They sure do, although I'm not sure if it's more or less than Civ 6.
You can't steal them though, only kill them this time around.
Also, at least in this build, settlers are MUCH cheaper and easy to aquire so the stakes are lower.
You're limited more the the settlement limit than by actually finding the time/production/or gold to get the settlers
@@VanBradley That's great, thank you for sharing all these insights. Great video as well!
are you allowed to show the modern age before the release
The review embargo is scheduled to be lifted on February 3rd. As far as I'm aware that'll be the first chance to show off and discuss the Modern Age!
Is it just me or does the Unit bottom right HP bar look really scuffed/poorly designed
Whole thing looks pretty ugly unfortunately, bit disappointing.
How do you turn a town into a city? I hope it is not too tedious, if you have to do it multiple times per game with the same settlement
Nevermind, he answered that question later in the video 😅
Still, seems weird to revert cities back to towns with the age transition 🤔
looking good
Can’t ask on discord, at work, but can you pls tell us map sizes thank you
Three sizes. Tiny, Small, Standard 😊
@ thanks a lot! Great video
"Play as Isabella"? What? You can change leader?
You can't change leader no, just Civilization!
The "play as Isabella" unchecked box at the age transition was highlighting different ways you can unlock Spain (play as Greece, play as Rome, play as Isabella, etc.). To access a particular civ at an age transition you have to activate it by meeting at least one of the "pre-reqs" (leader, prior civ, in-game actions, etc.)
The mixing of one leader a series of different civs seems very jarring to me. And it makes me worry that they won't be able to make either leaders or Civs particularly unique or special. When leader and Civ are tied together, you can nerf one to buff the other and have very specialized playstyles. Not sure that will work here.
From my vantage, the leaders AND civilizations are absolutely unique and specialized. But, I'll have to be hands on to really get a feel for how this plays out. I think the transitions look really promising at this point.
Each civ literally has its own unique culture tree and each has a shot at getting a specific wonder earlier than anyone else. Then, these unlocked civ distinct policy cards roll forward to the future ages so you maintain this sense of history/tradition - seems so interesting to me.
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Looks like this is heavily Stellaris inspired if not a clone
I would not go that far to say heavily. It seems to be inspired by a whole lot of games.
I hate that fog of war. How did they go from cool fog, to a cool old map and eventually end up with this basicness.
As a massive Civ fan I desperately want to be excited for this game, but everything I've seen so far just makes me sad. Switching civs mid game is not it
I'll stick to Civ 6 :)
By the time civ 8 comes out, i will understand all their is in civ 7. So many new tweaks and systems too learn.
It's not a bug, only one Golden Age policy per age.
OMG I really hope they will give us a way to turn these animations off. Its so annoying, ffs.
My guess is that quick movement and city re-naming weren't enabled for the preview builds as they won't be options in console games for cross play and because they likely want us to show off the animations and city names. I wouldn't be surprised if they were added at or shortly after launch for PC
If Civ becomes woke I wont buy it, finger crossed.
Not that deep dude. Just buy the game and worry about enjoying the gameplay itself
@ I’ll wait until people test it, if I see 1 pronouns I won’t buy it.
Catherine the great - leader of roman civ.. blyak… nonsense. Its just stupid. Graphics are to much, hard to track units. Just, no for me.
Fair play. Happy you were able to use the previews to inform your decision though!