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A Message From Firaxis Games

FXS_Gilgamesh

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Hey everyone! We're officially in Early Access, and from the entire Firaxis studio, we just wanted to take a moment to say... thank you! Seriously.

The studio’s just released a message I hope you all take a look at here: https://civilization.2k.com/civ-vii/news/message-from-firaxis-games/

But, I also wanted to take the time to summarize some major highlights and notes from your community team:


We’re actively listening to your feedback.
Over the last few days, the team has been poring over your feedback, including our most recent Steam Reviews during the Early Access period. As stewards of the Civilization franchise, we hold ourselves to a high standard and are striving to create the best game possible. Civ really would not have come this far without you, and your opinions matter so much to us!

In response to your feedback, we’ve identified three key areas that we’re prioritizing. We will share a development roadmap as soon as we can, in the meanwhile, our focus is on the following:
  • Prioritizing UI Improvements: Our top priority is improving the UI. We need some time to digest all of your feedback, but some areas that we're already looking into include making UI interactions more intuitive, improving map readability, fixing areas of polish like formatting, and more. We're committed to getting this right, and will share more details as soon as we can.
  • Implementing Community-Requested Features: Several key features that we've seen you ask for will be included in upcoming patches as free updates, and we'll continue to work with the community to improve and add to the game. We're still working on exact timing, but can share the following items are being prioritized:
    • Adding Teams to multiplayer games so you can play cooperatively
    • Allowing full player counts in multiplayer in all three Ages through refinements to our Distant Lands system.
    • Allowing you to pick your starting and ending Age to allow for single or double Age games
    • Providing a wider variety of map types
    • Enabling city and religion names to be customized
    • Adding in hotseat multiplayer
  • Rolling Out Quality-of-Life Updates in Patch 1.1.0 (Deploying in March): Work is already well underway on Patch 1.1.0, which includes fixes and adjustments that were already on our radar. This list includes quality-of-life UI adjustments, ongoing AI balance and improvement, adjustments to diplomacy and crises, plus additional bug fixes.
We will continue to support Civilization VII and your feedback is crucial to do so! If you have feedback you’d like to share, please drop a thread. Find our full post here: https://civilization.2k.com/civ-vii/news/message-from-firaxis-games/

We’ve also already rolled out our Day 0 (https://civilization.2k.com/civ-vii/game-update-notes/) patch, which includes a number of fixes and QOL improvements, which will be available right when you start playing. Keep sharing your thoughts; Civ VII is just getting started, and we're excited to keep sharing with you.


Where to leave feedback and where to submit issues:
As part of our commitment to take in your feedback and keep you updated, we've sort-launched an official Discord channel (please mind our dust while we get things settled). This will be a new space for providing feedback, talking with other Civ players, and getting updates directly from the dev team. We're still in beta, so join us while we grow: https://discord.com/invite/civilizationofficial

We also are aware that some players are experiencing some bugs and crashes in the game, and we have a team committed to help resolve. Please give us some patience as we investigate the scope and severity of some issues. If you’re experiencing a bug or crash, it’s hugely helpful for our team if you submit a ticket through our feedback portal (select Civ VII in dropdown): https://support.civilization.com/hc//requests/new

To see if an issue is already on our radar, you can check out this page for known issues: https://support.civilization.com/hc/en-us/community/topics/35818812180371-Civilization-VII


Lastly, for new players, we’ve got resources.
If you're new to Civ or just looking for some tips, we've also launched the New Settler's Hub (https://civilization.2k.com/civ-vii/new-settlers/), a one-stop-shop for new players. We can't wait to see where your first few empires take you.

Thank you as always for being the best fans in gaming. We can't wait to grow and build the future of Civ VII with you, and we’ll see you in the game.
 
Really nice to see how receptive the devs are of feedback. Will there be other significant QoL patches ahead of the 1.1.0 march patch or should we only anticipate minor adjustments until then?
 
Surprised not to see fixing the square map generation high up on that list tbh

Thank you is also a really weird thing to say in response to your customers paying a premium in order to provide quality assurance testing for you
 
Thank you for always listening to player feedback. I know there are unnecessary noise out there but I trust you get those valid criticisms and make this game the best civ game to date.

Congrats on making this the first civ with simultaneous launch on multiple platforms with crossplay and cross save.

And also thanks for putting some new civs and leaders to make things fresh and giving us opportunity to learn something new in history.
 
Thank you very much, Firaxians, for everything you've done. The game has issues, as do all at launch, but everything is fixable and the general design overall is sound.

Stay strong and good luck!
 
Thank you is also a really weird thing to say in response to your customers paying a premium in order to provide quality assurance testing for you
That's what "thank you" is for, right? Someone doing something that benefits you? I understand the bad feelings and they are completely legitimate but I am struggling to parse the meaning of this specific phrase.
 
This is why we are fanatics! :D
 
That's what "thank you" is for, right? Someone doing something that benefits you? I understand the bad feelings and they are completely legitimate but I am struggling to parse the meaning of this specific phrase.
You aren't being serious now, are you? Charging someone a premium price for an unfinished game and going "thanks bro" is a pretty bad joke.
 
I'm perfectly content with not buying the game in advance because of all the issues with it, but it's good that you're addressing them. It shows willingness to improve the product to a point where I would be willing to buy it and play it.
 
All this is just telling me, everything works as intended.
They expected such feedback and things like UI are just on the list of post release fixes.
Thank You for such consideration.
 
That's what "thank you" is for, right? Someone doing something that benefits you? I understand the bad feelings and they are completely legitimate but I am struggling to parse the meaning of this specific phrase.
Yeah. "You're welcome" would be a much weirder thing to say.
 
You aren't being serious now, are you? Charging someone a premium price for an unfinished game and going "thanks bro" is a pretty bad joke.
I'm afraid to say I am? You say "thank you for your patience" when you feel you are inconveniencing someone. You say "thank you" when someone has done something that benefits you at their expense. It's a polite phrase that puts you at the mercy of the other persons response. I do not understand why it would be inappropriate here.
 
I'm afraid to say I am? You say "thank you for your patience" when you feel you are inconveniencing someone. You say "thank you" when someone has done something that benefits you at their expense. It's a polite phrase that puts you at the mercy of the other persons response. I do not understand why it would be inappropriate here.
No they are clearly twirling their moustaches and sneering while doing it. Game devs actively despise the GamersTM keeping their companies running and tables full of food. Frankly I am aghast they would level such hateful language at ME, a GAMER. My favorite outrage youtuber will be hearing about this, mark my words.
 
Not sure if this should be in the Hotfix thread instead but I'm now noticing that when I click on Town banners the town is selected. That's much better.
 
I love how receptive Firaxis is! Thanks so much! That said, I’ve been enjoying my time with the game so far.
 
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