Firaxis Games, the developer behind Civilization VII, has released patch 1.0.1, hot on the heels of the game's full launch. The advanced access period garnered mixed Steam reviews, prompting Firaxis to address several key concerns raised by the community. These concerns primarily centered around the user interface, limited map variety, and a perceived lack of expected features.
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick, in an interview with IGN, acknowledged the negative press and player feedback surrounding Civilization VII's launch. However, he expressed confidence that the game's core audience would warm to it with continued play, describing the early performance as "very encouraging."
With the game now fully available to all players, Firaxis has deployed Patch 2 (PC/Mac/Linux/Steam Deck), the first in a series of planned updates designed to address player feedback gathered during the advanced access period. The complete patch notes are detailed below.
It's important to note that cross-play multiplayer has been temporarily disabled on PC to streamline the update process. This means PC patches may be released at a different pace than console updates. However, this will not affect cross-play between console players or PC-to-PC multiplayer.
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Civilization VII 1.0.1 Patch 2 - February 10, 2025
Gameplay (Windows PC/Mac/Linux/Steam Deck)
- Fixed an issue causing shorter-than-intended Ages in Epic and Marathon speed games.
- City-States will now become Friendly Independent Powers upon Age transitions instead of disappearing. They will also start with more units in the Exploration and Modern Ages.
- Resolved inconsistencies in Naval Combat:
- Naval Units will now use correct Combat Strength values when attacking other Naval Units.
- Naval Units will receive reciprocal damage correctly after attacking.
- Naval Units will move to the attacked tile more consistently after victory.
- Completing the final Legacy Path milestone no longer adds Age Progress in the Modern Age, allowing more time for victory completion.
- Towns will automatically switch focus back to growth if their chosen focus is no longer eligible (e.g., population decrease).
- Future Civic is now repeatable in all Ages. The cost of Future Tech and Future Civic will increase more with each repetition.
- Fixed an issue where excessive Growth bonuses resulted in negative Food needed for the next growth event.
- Improved Rail Networks to increase reliability of Settlements connecting to the network over water via Ports. This applies if the Capital has a Port or is rail-connected to a settlement with a Port.
- Improved the Loyalty Crisis in the Antiquity Age, including the ability to purchase Villas in towns during the crisis.
- Cross-play multiplayer note: To expedite PC updates, patches may be deployed at a different cadence than on consoles. Cross-play between PC and console players is temporarily disabled. This does not affect console-to-console or PC-to-PC multiplayer.
AI (Windows PC/Mac/Linux/Steam Deck)
- AI will offer high-value Cities less often during Peace Deals.
- In the Modern Age, AI will declare war less frequently at the start of the age.
- In the Modern Age, AI will consider Ideology more before declaring war or offering peace.
- Other Leaders will have a decreased desire for war if neither party has an Ideology.
- Other Leaders will have an increased desire for war with players of opposing ideologies.
- Other Leaders will have a decreased desire for peace with players of opposing ideologies.
Camera (Windows PC/Mac/Linux/Steam Deck)
- Fixed an issue on native resolutions where the camera focused on the map's lower end when clicking the minimap.
UI (Windows PC/Mac/Linux/Steam Deck)
- Replaced the Simplified Chinese font with the Civilization VI font (temporary, pending improvements).
- Fixed an issue preventing the Settlement menu from opening when clicking a non-player's Settlement Banner.
- Fixed an issue where yield icons didn't appear on buildings after town conversion to city.
- Fixed an issue where some text was cut off on the Global Yields Breakdown screen.
- Added notifications for completed Espionage actions.
- City projects no longer appear purchasable.
- Your current religion is now displayed first in the belief picker tabs.
- Fixed an issue where a District’s health bar remained on-screen after healing.
- Fixed an issue where Leaders lacked portraits after relationship changes.
- Improved alignment of leader names and portraits on the Age Summary (Victories Rankings Overview screen).
- Fixed an issue where the background color remained default after user changes in the Player Customize tab.
- Improved spacing between Civ descriptions, unique units, and building icons on the loading screen.
