‘Civilization 7’ Wasted No Time — Releasing Its First Major Update Before Launch To Keep Aspiring Conquerors Happy

I never had the patience for games like Civilization or Crusader Kings, to be honest. I get why people like them — and practically, I should adore the grand strategy genre! Perhaps Civilization 7 will be my first serious foray into the chaos, especially with 2K on top of substantial updates. Though the game officially releases on February 11, those who pre-ordered certain editions were able to play the game a few days early. So, let’s see what 2K has cookin’ with the latest Patch 1.01.

‘civilization 7’ Patch 1.01 update details

‘civilization 7’ General tweaks and fixes

All Platforms

• Moving onto a Bridge no longer ends a Unit’s movement
• Removed -2 Happiness “Social Policy Lost” penalty when changing Social Policies during Celebrations
• Ports can now be built on Navigable Rivers
• Updated growth thresholds to ensure they never decrease
• Tiles impacted by nuclear fallout no longer produce Yields
• Town upgrade costs now scale with game speed for better pacing
• Relationships can no longer reach Helpful while at war with another Leader

‘civilization 7’ ai adjustments

All Platforms

• AI now prioritizes pillaging any available tiles before attacking a Settlement’s center
• AI leaders now accept and reject Peace Deals more appropriately
• Commander Orders and Group attacks now behave more consistently
• Improved AI navy ability to target plots on shore
• Improved AI ability to use Migrant Units if space is available

UI fixes

All Platforms

• Updated minimap to show tile ownership by player
• Added new information to the City Details screen that shows where a Town is sending its food and what Town a City is receiving food from
• Added Auto Unit Cycle option to toggle on/off when a Unit has remaining movement
• Added custom Religion naming
• Policy screen now shows how many free slots are available

‘civilization 7’ Narrative System

All Platforms

• Reward description clarified on multiple Discovery Events
• All Legacy Paths Civilopedia pages have been added to the Ages tab
• Added Civilopedia entries for Ocean Exploration, Railroads, Specialists, Amphibious, Embark, Fortify, and Intercept

System Adjustments and Performance

Windows PC

• Improvements to leader lighting and shadows on high-end graphics settings
• Upscaling settings are now automatically configured based on PC hardware

All Platforms

• Addressed a number of crash issues reported by some users

‘civilization 7’ Audio and Visual tweaks

All Platforms

• Road creation and connection logic updated to ensure consistent connections for better-looking roads and railroads
• Railroad assets now appear on Rural and Improved tiles
• Added text-to-speech narration
• Fixed missing VFX across various Units
• Updated VFX triggers on Volcanos
• Updated VFX for Rivers
• Updated color of Plague VFX from green to yellow
• Adjusted timing on some leader VO
• Fixed missing sounds across various Units
• Fixed missing sounds across the Independent Powers screen
• Fixed missing sounds across various UI
• Fixed audio timing loops for certain Wonders
• Updated audio for certain quotes to play with correct VO

Miscellaneous

All Platforms

• Premium items obtained from the Deluxe Edition and Founders Edition can be toggled on/off