[GS] Future Update?

[acluewithout]

I've just resigned myself to the fact that there won't be any concrete news until November.

I’m finding it hard not to get excited about a third expansion etc.

RnF and GS were both announced end of November, so yeah. Long wait for more news on any third expansion.

 

[WillowBrook]

When can we expect the Winter Update? I hope it will improve naval and air combat. They should focus on it now, I think.

There's no sign of work on a patch since the September update. I expect new content to be announced in late November (could be a third expansion, could be smaller DLC), and that the next patch will come with the release of that content (February if an expansion, probably earlier if smaller DLC). But that's just my guess, no proof of such a schedule.

 

[bite]

There's no sign of work on a patch since the September update. I expect new content to be announced in late November (could be a third expansion, could be smaller DLC), and that the next patch will come with the release of that content (February if an expansion, probably earlier if smaller DLC). But that's just my guess, no proof of such a schedule.

Assuming there is more content (and I would put those odds as being over 50% now) this would be the right timeline if the past holds up

 

[The Kingmaker]

An XP3 seems like a good option right now. PC fans are clamoring for more content. Switch and iOS players are only just getting the XPs now. Meanwhile, the game is just opening up for the other consoles.

 

[RohirrimElf]

There's no sign of work on a patch since the September update. I expect new content to be announced in late November (could be a third expansion, could be smaller DLC), and that the next patch will come with the release of that content (February if an expansion, probably earlier if smaller DLC). But that's just my guess, no proof of such a schedule.

I dont think there is enough time till februari for a third expansion. Perhaps a patch with the size of the summer patch coupled with 4/5 civs. Making it an exciting double sized quarterly update or a small expansion.

As much as i would be excited about missing civilisations coming back to civ 6. I dont think the game needs much more content. Just improving some halfbaked systems. Which wont be exciting to sell for firaxis PR but it is what the game needs most.

 

[The Kingmaker]

I dont think there is enough time till februari for a third expansion. Perhaps a patch with the size of the summer patch coupled with 4/5 civs. Making it an exciting double sized quarterly update or a small expansion.

As much as i would be excited about missing civilisations coming back to civ 6. I dont think the game needs much more content. Just improving some halfbaked systems. Which wont be exciting to sell for firaxis PR but it is what the game needs most.

Not enough time? Each time a Civ6 XP has come out, it was announced in November and released in February. We’re just playing the waiting game.

 

[Eagle Pursuit]

Not enough time? Each time a Civ6 XP has come out, it was announced in November and released in February. We’re just playing the waiting game.

Yes, and they've likely been working on it since GS was released, with a different team than was doing the patches.

 

[LMT]

If there is another expansion, would this been the first Civ with 3 distinct expansions? Been playing since Civ II and cannot recall.

 

[The Kingmaker]

If there is another expansion, would this been the first Civ with 3 distinct expansions? Been playing since Civ II and cannot recall.

Correct. Every game since Civ2 has had 2 XPs, unless you count Civ 2: Test of Time as a third XP rather than a re-release or gold edition.

 

[Deliverator]

Yes, and they've likely been working on it since GS was released, with a different team than was doing the patches.

Wouldn't we have seen something on SteamDB by now if they were following the same schedule as the last two years?

 

[Eagle Pursuit]

Wouldn't we have seen something on SteamDB by now if they were following the same schedule as the last two years?

The other expansion components were revealed on SteamDB before this point, yes. But the GS components were revealed later than the RnF components were, so it's not like there has been consistancy. Also, if I recall correctly, the appearance of the GS components presaged the appearance of AssemblingTyphoon on these forums. So Firaxis now has an incentive not to tip their hand on SteamDB.

 

[darko82]

I want them to announce Alpha Centauri II.

 

[Eagle Pursuit]

I want them to announce Alpha Centauri II.

I'm pretty sure Firaxis doesn't own the rights to AC, which is why we got Beyond Earth instead.

 

[leandrombraz]

AC is owned by EA, so with luck you might get a mobile game with microtransactions eventually =P

 

[RohirrimElf]

Not enough time? Each time a Civ6 XP has come out, it was announced in November and released in February. We’re just playing the waiting game.

I hope you are right and i am wrong. I’m basing my statements on what has been said above after your post. + the firaxis investigation among its fanbase not that long ago seems to have suggested all options were open at that point about future content.
We will know for sure within 7 weeks till November has ended.

 

[Victoria]

Ultimately I want to see a full Mars colonization scenario like in Civ II.

I want to see the opposite, mars attacks!

 

[leandrombraz]

I want to see the opposite, mars attacks!

Why not both? Mars attack followed by Earth strikes back

 

[SammyKhalifa]

I want a pre-history Age/Prequel standalone

 

[Haig]

I remember reading like year ago or so, that there will be a new third big franchise for Firaxis, beside Civilization and Xcom.

I hope it will be strategy and turnbased.

 

[The Kingmaker]

I hope you are right and i am wrong. I’m basing my statements on what has been said above after your post. + the firaxis investigation among its fanbase not that long ago seems to have suggested all options were open at that point about future content.
We will know for sure within 7 weeks till November has ended.

The survey was released too late to apply to anything already in the works. To meet a February release date, Firaxis would have had to have people working on XP3 all this time.

I believe the survey applies to their post-XP content. They’re at the unprecedented point of maintaining game content for a longer lifespan than previous games and were likely seeking fan input to that end.