For instance, in the new Mediterranean map, the Rome civ will begin in the Italian peninsula, and so will be the case in Firaxis’ new “huge” map of Earth. Regarding the news maps, this will be “true start location” maps, meaning each civ will start at a corresponding region of the map. This is because this update will not only feature new maps, but also new units in addition to several important tweaks to the game and its civs, which could have an impact on how games play out. Of course, aside from the paid content which makes up the New Frontier Pass, there have also been free updates available for all owners of Civilization VI, the details of the final update corresponding to this season of content having been revealed by Firaxis in a recent developer video (via Eurogamer).Īnd Firaxis could be leaving Civ fans very happy with the final free update coming to the game on April 22 (next week). Also, new world wonders and a “Zombies Defense” game mode have been added to the game amongst other things. The New Frontier Pass content has been released as a series of DLC since May last year, and amongst the new civs added to the game is Ethiopia, while fan-requested Portugal joined Civilization VI’s roster of civs recently. This is the first time Firaxis has done a season pass for a Civilization game, instead of just releasing an expansion or content packs for it. You do this while playing as leaders from history like Alexander of Greece or Eleanor of Aquitaine of France (pictured above).Ĭivilization VI has gotten two expansions since its launch in October 2016: the Rise and Fall expansion and the more recent Gathering Storm, the latter adding natural disasters amongst other things to the game.ĭeveloper Firaxis (the people behind the Civilization games) also offer another add-on for the game named “New Frontier Pass”, which includes new civilizations, leaders and new game modes amongst other gameplay content included in it.

This is as you strive to win the game by force or other methods, like beating everyone else at science or becoming the dominant culture in the world. The likes of Civilization VI let you control a human civilization from the Stone Age to the Space Age, engaging in diplomacy, managing your economy, researching new technologies and even going to war with other civilizations (civs for short) across the centuries. Few would deny that the Civilization games are some of the best when it comes to turn-based strategy.

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