Civilization 7 became available for Deluxe and Founder’s Edition owners earlier this week with its advanced access launch, and feedback for the turn-based strategy title has been flowing in since then. Developer Firaxis, of course, has plans to support the game for years to come, as tends to be the case with Civilization, which means work is already underway on targeted improvements based on feedback from players.
Firaxis has detailed some of those upcoming changes in an update, explaining that it is currently prioritizing three main areas that are in need of changes and fixes. Chief among them is the UI, fixing which is a “top priority” for the studio. Firaxis says it’s looking to “include making UI interactions more intuitive, improving map readability, fixing areas of polish like formatting, and more.”
Multiple community-requested features are also incoming, including hotseat multiplayer, customizable names for cities and religions, Teams and full player counts in multiplayer, more map types, and more. Finally, the third main priority is quality-of-life fixes such as “UI adjustments, ongoing AI balance and improvement, adjustments to diplomacy and crises, plus additional bug fixes.”
Firaxis says work on the next patch is well underway, and that it will also be sharing further details (including a development roadmap) on upcoming fixes and changes soon. Meanwhile, Civilization 7 also has plenty of additional content in the works, both paid and free, for which the developer also recently shared a roadmap. Check it out through here.
Civilization 7 is available in advanced access for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC, and launches globally on February 11.
