With the recent sale on the Civilization VI franchise over on Steam, a few of us decided to dive back into the now five year old title. There's been a solid steady stream of content added thanks to last year's New Frontiers Season Pass. On top of all of the new civilizations to choose from, there's a bunch of new rule sets and modifiers to keep the game feeling fresh.
Sid Meier's Civilization series has resided for most of its lifespan on the home computer. Occasional dips into the console world were made here and there, but it really wasn't until Civilization VI arrived that the folks at Firaxis made a full effort at bringing their expansive civilization simulator to the non-PC realm.
In a surprising announcement, the official Twitter account for Civilization VI announced that the game now features cross-save between Nintendo Switch and Steam PC games. All a player needs to do is sign up for a 2K (the game's publisher) account, check a checkbox, and then whatever wizards run the internet and the cloud will make sure your game is cross-platform saved, presto!
The latest iteration of Sid Meier's global strategy game received a relatively positive reception back when it launched in the fall of 2016, but it was still plagued by deficiencies in the series' oft-criticized AI opponents. Over time, though, the Civilization VI developers have worked to alleviate these issues, currently culminating in the game's "Spring 2018 Update", out today.
After months of silence, Firaxis has quenched our thirst for details on the Rise and Fall update for Civilization VI (that’s 6, in good ol’ Roman) that was announced last year. Originally revealed back in November 2017, the latest details explain the planned additions in more depth, including religions playing a prominent role, different governors and their influence, the ways a Dark, Golden or Heroic age can diminish or amplify gameplay, and much more.
When Civilization VI's first expansion hits early next year, it'll bring nine new historical leaders into the fray (among many other changes and additions, of course). Naturally, many players were just begging for details ahead of release, and Firaxis has been kind enough to preview three of nations already: Korea, the Netherlands, and Mongolia.
Today Firaxis announced a new expansion for Civilization VI. Entitled Rise and Fall, this expansion looks jam-packed with new features, civilizations, and leaders. What has us most excited, though, is the enhanced alliance system.
It's always nice to see new nations get added to Civilization games. They make the world feel just a touch larger and more varied. They generally add fun, new strategies to both wield and plan against, as well as bringing a bit more artistic flair to the g- ah, who am I kidding? I just like 'em cause they give me a few more targets to crush on my quest for global domination.
Sometime in the near future, Nubia will be joining the list of "Things Gandhi Can Nuke", as Firaxis has announced it as the next playable civ in Civilization 6. Soon enough, Gandhi's quest will be complete, and he'll be able to nuke every kingdom/nation/afterschool club that has ever existed.
It's been a few months coming, but Civilization VI will (at long last) receive multiplayer team functionality in an upcoming patch. According to Firaxis, the ability to truly play the game cooperatively has been one of the most requested additions, alongside modding tools, which are being added as well.
While more than a few of us spent the past weekend (and this past week) clicking through "just one more turn" in Civilization VI, we have not been doing it together.
The next entry in the Civ franchise will be arriving this fall. Civilization VI was announced recently and it seems that the latest in this long-running series will offer some new twists on the well-known formula.
