Civilization 7 Update 1.1.1: Can It Outshine Civ 6 and the Classic Civ 5 on Steam?

Firaxis, the developer behind Civilization 7, recently detailed the important 1.1.1 update for the game. This update arrives as the game experiences lower player numbers on Steam compared to its predecessors, Civilization 6 and the 15-year-old Civilization 5.

On Steam, Civilization 7’s highest number of concurrent players in the last 24 hours was 16,921, which doesn’t place it within the top 100 most-played games on the platform. In comparison, Civilization 5, which was released in 2010, recorded a peak of 17,423 players, while Civilization 6 from 2016 reached 40,676 players in the same time frame.

Firaxis announced several “additions and refinements” that will be included in Update 1.1.1 on Steam. These enhancements include:

• Quick Move Functionality
• New Natural Wonder: Mount Everest
• Further UI Enhancements & Polish
• Options to Rename Settlements & Commanders
• And additional features!

In a detailed video, Ed Beach, the lead designer, explained the update while referencing the complete patch notes, which are outlined below. The update will also be available for Nintendo Switch, though it will be released after March 25, according to Firaxis.

The Quick Move setting is now optional and can be activated in the game’s settings menu. This feature allows units to reach their destinations instantly, speeding up gameplay.

A significant change has been made to the starting position options in map generation. The new default setting for single-player games is ‘Standard,’ which creates a more varied and unpredictable continent layout similar to Civilization 6. The ‘Balanced’ setting remains for multiplayer games to ensure all players have equal opportunities on consistent maps.

Players can now rename their settlements and commanders, disregarding historical accuracy. Additionally, you can restart the game with a simple button click to achieve an ideal first settlement location, mimicking a feature from Civ 6 that regenerates the map using new seeds while keeping your selected leader and civilization.

The update also brings numerous UI improvements such as persistent city and town panels during purchases, attack notifications for cities, new crisis indicators, and enhanced resource tooltips. Significant pacing adjustments have also been made.

Furthermore, new civilizations including Bulgaria and Nepal, along with new leader Simón Bolívar, are introduced in the “Crossroads of the World Collection,” which goes live today, March 25.

Civilization 7 Update 1.1.1 Patch Notes:

New Enhancements

• Modern Age Adjustments and Balancing

  • Various updates have been made to extend the Modern Age, allowing players to enjoy its unique features longer.
  • Eliminating a player no longer contributes to Age Progress in Modern times, and the Age Progress for Domination victories during the Exploration era has been reduced by half.
  • The costs for Modern Techs and Civics have been increased by about 25%, with higher costs for advancements deeper in the trees.
  • Adjustments have been made to the Railroad Tycoon gameplay:

    • Increased Factory Cost from 600 to 1400.
    • Port Cost up from 550 to 1200.
    • Rail Station Cost raised from 650 to 1200.
    • Coal Resource now grants a 10% Production bonus towards Rail Stations and Ports instead of the previous 100% Production bonus, which was not working as intended.
    • Oil Resource now also provides a 10% Production bonus towards Factories.

  • Your Military Advisor now alerts you if you lack enough Commanders to maintain all your Units when transitioning between Ages.
  • Improved map generation with two new Start Position options (Standard and Balanced) available in Advanced Setup.

Leaders & Civilizations

• Leaders

  • Ashoka, World Conqueror:

    • The Devaraja Unique Ability combat bonus has been modified from “+10 against Fortified Districts during Celebrations” to “+5 against Fortified Districts during Celebrations.”

  • Confucius:

    • Playing as Confucius now correctly unlocks the Qing in the Modern Age.

  • Lafayette:

    • The combat strength bonus per Tradition slotted is no longer doubled in Distant Lands.
    • Changed the bonus from “+2 Culture and Happiness per Age in Settlements, doubled in Distant Lands” to “+1 Culture and Happiness per Age in Settlements, doubled in Distant Lands.”

• Civilizations

  • Buganda:

    • The Nyanza Civic now applies to full-hex buildings, e.g., Aerodrome.

  • [Crossroads of the World DLC*] Carthage:

    • The combat strength bonus for Carthage’s Numidian Cavalry is now +1 per unique City resource slotted in the Capital.

  • Hawai’i:

    • The Ahupua’a Tradition has been changed from “+4 Culture on Food Buildings” to “+4 Food on Culture Buildings.”
    • The Ho’okupu Tradition has been modified from “+2 Culture on Marine terrain” to “+1 Culture on Marine terrain.”
    • The He’e Nalu Civic Mastery has been altered from “+1 Culture on Marine terrain in Settlements following your Religion” to “+1 Happiness on Marine terrain in Towns following your Religion, doubled for Cities.”

  • [Crossroads of the World DLC*] Great Britain:

    • The No Eternal Allies Tradition has been changed from “+5% Gold in Towns, but -5% Gold in the Capital for every Alliance” to “+10% Food and Gold in Towns, but -5% Gold in the Capital for every Alliance.”

  • Majapahit:

    • The Subak Tradition has been updated from “+1 Culture and Production on Marine Terrain” to “+1 Culture and Production on Marine Terrain in Cities.”
    • The Gamelan Civic has been modified from “+4 Culture on Quarters” to “+2 Culture on Quarters.”
    • The Nusantara Civic has been changed from “Culture Buildings receive a +1 Culture adjacency with Coast” to “Culture Buildings receive a +1 Happiness adjacency with Coast.”

  • Maya:

    • The Uwaybil K’uh Quarter Production bonus has been reduced from 15% to 5% of the Technology researched.
    • The K’uh Nah bonus has been changed from +4 Science to +3 Science.
    • The Mundo Perdido Wonder now unlocks earlier in the Civics tree from Calendar Round.

  • Meiji Japan:

    • The Goishhin Unique Ability now correctly applies the Science bonus when overbuilding.
    • The Kōkūtai Tradition now correctly applies to all Aircraft Units.

  • Mississippian:

    • The Mississippian Tradition, Shell-Tempered Pottery, now applies correctly outside of the Antiquity Age.

  • Mongolia:

    • The Baghatur Tradition has been changed from “+5 Combat Strength for Cavalry Units” to “+3 Combat Strength for Cavalry Units.”

  • Rome:

    • The Legion Unit’s bonus has been modified from “+2 Combat Strength for every Tradition in the Government” to “+1 Combat Strength for every Tradition in the Government.”
    • The Latinitas Tradition has been updated from “+10% Food, Gold, and Culture in Towns with a Specialization” to “+5% Food, Gold, and Culture in Towns without a Growing Town Focus.”

  • Russia:

    • The General Moroz Tradition has been modified from “+5 Combat Strength for Units in Tundra” to “+3 Combat Strength for Units in Tundra.”

  • Songhai:

    • The Hi-Koi Civic no longer grants a bonus to Units that are not on a Navigable River.

Gameplay Enhancements

• AI Improvements

  • AI scouting and Settlement behavior have been enhanced.
  • AI Commanders now correctly receive bonus XP based on difficulty:

    • Scribe: -20%
    • Governor: 0%
    • Viceroy: 40%
    • Sovereign: 60%
    • Immortal: 80%
    • Deity: 100%

  • AI now makes more strategic Commander promotion choices, focusing on bonuses like increased Combat Strength.

• Economic Adjustments

  • Towns with a Trade Outpost Focus now extend the +5 Trade range to all your Settlements, not just from themselves.

    • Developer Note: This change makes it easier to connect your Towns to your Cities with roads using Merchants if you have several Trade Outposts.

  • Sawmills now correctly grant Production bonuses to Camps.
  • Grocers no longer provide Food bonuses on Mines and Woodcutters
  • The Ironworks issue, where it did not grant Production bonuses on Mines and Woodcutters, has been addressed. A +1 Production bonus on Mountains has been added.
  • Repairs can no longer be purchased without sufficient Gold.
  • Players now receive accurate discounted prices when purchasing Buildings that have been discounted.
  • Purchases are now blocked in Towns experiencing Unrest.
  • An issue where the Fish Resource was reducing the Food required for a Settlement’s next Growth Event to negative values has been resolved.
  • The Production queue now updates correctly when multiple Wonders are being constructed, and another civilization completes a Wonder first.
  • Walls granted by the Byrsa Wonder are now correctly applied to all eligible tiles.

• Diplomatic Updates

  • The Sabotage Space Program Espionage Action now functions as intended.

• Crisis Management

  • The Revolutions Crisis now applies the correct amount of Unhappiness after players choose a new revolutionary Government.

• Military Adjustments

  • The Scorched Earth Policy has been changed from “+5 Combat Strength for all Units when attacking” to “+3 Combat Strength for all Units when attacking.”
  • Purabhettarah Units now correctly gain +5 Combat Strength vs. Fortified Districts.
  • Scout Units no longer stack the +1 Sight Range bonus after unpacking from a Commander with the Initiative promotion.

• Natural Wonder Updates

  • Torres del Paine’s effect has been changed from “Units that move adjacent to Torres Del Paine ignore Rough Terrain” to “+1 Food and Production on Tundra terrain in this Settlement.”
  • The spawn rate of the Valley of Flowers has been increased.

• Independent Powers

  • Naval Units are now prevented from Dispersing Independent Villages while a Unit is defending the Village.
  • Yields from Emporium and Monastery Unique Improvements now stack correctly when multiple are built in the same City.

• Civilopedia Enhancements

  • Several new entries have been added and existing ones updated.

• Resolved Issues:

  • An issue that could occur when exiting to the main menu too quickly while creating a new game has been resolved.

User Interface (UI) Enhancements

• Notification Updates

  • A new “District Under Attack” notification has been added.
  • Players are now correctly notified when a Packed Commander is attacked.
  • Notifications now display their animations properly at the start of a new turn.
  • The speed at which notifications appear during gameplay has been increased.
  • Additional Watch-out / Advisor notifications have been added to assist with creating Treasure Fleets. New notifications will alert players if they lack the necessary shipbuilding tech or a Fishing Quay.

• Text and Formatting Improvements

  • Various reported text and formatting issues have been resolved.
  • Several instances of missing text have been addressed.

• Alignment & Spacing Adjustments

  • The alignment and ordering of tutorial pop-ups have been improved.
  • The alignment of the Resume and Restart buttons in the Pause menu has been enhanced.
  • The Commander Level text is now centered when a double-digit Promotion level is reached during gameplay.
  • The spacing between the Unit icon, flag, and the number representing a Commander’s level has been improved.
  • The Quit button in the main menu no longer overlaps the images in the carousel.

• Tooltip Enhancements

  • Specialist information has been added to plot tooltips.
  • A Neutral Relationship icon has been added, and the readability of the Relationship tooltip has been improved.
  • Resource types are now displayed with both icons and tooltips, in the map and in the Resource screen.

• Controller-Specific Updates

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