“Civilization 7” will look a little less colorful than its predecessor, whose cartoonish graphic style wasn’t always well received by longtime fans. In the first gameplay video that developer Firaxis showed at the Gamescom opening show, “Civ 7” was shown with somewhat more realistic graphics.
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The cities and rulers still look somewhat abstract, but bright colors and exaggerated proportions of figures seem to be a thing of the past. In addition to ancient and medieval cities, the video also shows a more recent era with tanks, rocket launches and nuclear bombs.
In a separate announcement, the developers have promised a number of gameplay improvements compared to its predecessor, including a revised tutorial that will make it easier to get started. You can now move entire armies as a unit and unlock progression bonuses for leaders that are retained in subsequent game sessions – so there’s a meta progression system between the individual games. In addition, the selection of rulers is greater than ever.
“Civ 7” without 2K Launcher.
Firaxis announced “Civilization 7” in June, but did not release any gameplay footage at the time. The predecessor “Civilization 6” hit the market in 2016 and has been regularly supplied with new content and DLC packages ever since. In the meantime, developer Firaxis handed the game over to Epic Games.
Firaxis has also announced that “Civilization 7” will be released without the unpopular 2K launcher. Anyone who gets the game on PC can start the game directly from their purchase platform without involving another launcher.
The 2K launcher has had technical problems several times in recent years. According to user reports, when “BioShock” was released on Steam, the launcher prevented the game from starting on the Linux platform – it is said to have affected the Steam Deck as well. It is not clear from the announcement why 2K is abandoning the 2K launcher for “Civ 7”. The launcher was later removed from “Civilization 6”.
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