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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

This looks like the live stream of the gameplay reveal, starting now:

https://www.twitch.tv/firaxisgames

[–] [email protected] 25 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (4 children)

Highlights as I remember them from the live stream:

  • Play progresses through 3 ages: Antiquity, Exploration, Modern
  • Continue as a different civ when starting each new age
  • Map expands with each new age
  • Leader choice is separate from civ choice
  • Districts
  • Christopher Tin soundtrack
  • Gwendoline Christie narration
  • February 2025 release

Edit: Here's the rerun:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc3_EO6Bj2M&t=5406s

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 months ago

Also noted :

  • Navigable rivers
  • terrain has cliffs
  • armies seems to be condensed, with generals leading them. Fighting looks to be constant in some way? (or that's just the render for the trailer)
  • cities seem to expand much more
  • the leaders looks to have some stats which can be improved
[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Sounds similar to Humankind. Which is nice cus I like that game.

[–] TheBat 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)
  • Play progresses through 3 ages: Antiquity, Exploration, Modern

Anyone want to bet there would be more ages after DLCs are released?

I'm guessing Industrial and Information ages added before and after Modern age, respectively.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Also a possibility of a humankind style neolithic era?

But yes, expecting some required DLC unfortunately.

But civ is a patient gamer staple - just wait for 8 to come out and 7's dlcs will be cheap! 🤣

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Interested how the map expansion will work in multiplayer.

Concerned about the era resets.

I like what they appear to have taken from humankind (eras, leader swaps, outposts/yowns, map elevation?) and old world (tile improvements culture bomb)

Also concerned about how the maps seemed to just be cities, no gradual domestication of the world with farms, mines etc.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Concerned about the era resets.

What resets? The impression they gave was that you keep what you've already accomplished when moving to a new era. (It's always possible that I misinterpreted something, though. I guess we'll see.)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

There was something said (maybe by a youtuber?) about upgrades merging with your town centre or something on a new era (because so much is specific to a single era). Almost like playing 3 games on the same map.

It also implies that tech disparities will be reset twice a game....not sure if that is good or bad.