Tune in November 7 for an Exploration Age livestream!

[The Fanatical]

The silhouette doesn’t really say Isabella to me?

It's the default silhouette for random leaders, and there is no connection with the unrevealed leader.
FXS_Sar's reply on the matter: - Also, wanting to clarify silhouette is actually the "random leader" silhouette from in-game! Not a 1:1 with our Leader we're debuting (Apologies if this was confusing!)

 

[Eagle Pursuit]

The silhouette doesn’t really say Isabella to me?

The silhouette is not the leader being revealed this week, as stated by Sarah.

Who do we think the civ and leader reveals will be?

Per my theory on which civs are in and which ones will get leaders, I'd say one of these civs this week will not have an associated leader.

So, I'd say Thursday will be Spain and Isabella, while the other one will be either Majapahit or Ming.

 

[queenpea]

The silhouette is not the leader being revealed this week, as stated by Sarah.

Per my theory on which civs are in and which ones will get leaders, I'd say one of these civs this week will not have an associated leader.

So, I'd say Thursday will be Spain and Isabella, while the other one will be either Majapahit or Ming.

Ohhh that’s no fun. Firaxis, do better!

 

[The Fanatical]

The silhouette is not the leader being revealed this week, as stated by Sarah.

Per my theory on which civs are in and which ones will get leaders, I'd say one of these civs this week will not have an associated leader.

So, I'd say Thursday will be Spain and Isabella, while the other one will be either Majapahit or Ming.

I believe they will still follow alphabetical order and Hawaii will get revealed on Tuesday, with Spain and Isabella appearing on Thursday as a civilization that embodies the theme and gameplay of the Exploration Age was needed.

 

[Guandao]

it feels like a long wait to Nov7....

 

[Lord Lakely]

The silhouette is not the leader being revealed this week, as stated by Sarah.

There is also no guarantee the silhouette belongs to a leader, it might be a silhouette specifically made for the "random" choice in the selection screen.

(This is my understanding of Sarah's statement anyway.)

 

[TheGhostEnthusiast]

I'm going to be optimistic and say that "reveal" means we haven't got the name officially mentioned yet (which would exclude Spain,) and we'll get a Majapahit Game Guide Tuesday and Hawaii revealed with a Hawaiian leader in the stream.

 

[Eagle Pursuit]

There is also no guarantee the silhouette belongs to a leader, it might be a silhouette specifically made for the "random" choice in the selection screen.

(This is my understanding of Sarah's statement anyway.)

That's probably the case, but the most open interpretation is that, at the very least, it's not this week's leader.

 

[Lord Lakely]

That's probably the case, but the most open interpretation is that, at the very least, it's not this week's leader.

Considering that Sarah made that claim last week, the safe assumption is that was meant to indicate it was not last week's revealed leader.

 

[chaosprophet]

Wit the first two Dev Diaries being Ages and Leaders, and now Cities and Towns... it really sounds like they're paying attention to what the community has more questions about to pick for the dev diaries!

 

[tedhebert]

Question for @FXS_Sar and the stream:

Can you explain in detail what the difference/nuance is between CONQUERED cities and towns and CONTROLLED cities and towns ? Wording in the Mongolian civ reveal leads us to believe that the nuance is important gameplay wise.

Thanks

 

[Seek]

A question I’ve been wondering a lot recently is: How many of the bonuses unlocked in a civ’s unique civic tree from a previous Age carry on to the next age? They often have increased settlement limits, and perks for unique infrastructure, for example - will these sunset on Age transition?

 

[chaosprophet]

Can you explain in detail what the difference/nuance is between CONQUERED cities and towns and CONTROLLED cities and towns ? Wording in the Mongolian civ reveal leads us to believe that the nuance is important gameplay wise.

Isn't it just: Controlled -> settlements you established and currently control / Conquered -> settlements you didn't establish but currently control (conquered them from someone else)

 

[Nikolai II]

Isn't it just: Controlled -> settlements you established and currently control / Conquered -> settlements you didn't establish but currently control (conquered them from someone else)

I'd say so. Then there is the question of the status for conquered settlements in ancient age and their status in the next age. It would be OP if Mongolia would get those counted towards them, I'd say.

 

[Krikkit1]

Isn't it just: Controlled -> settlements you established and currently control / Conquered -> settlements you didn't establish but currently control (conquered them from someone else)

I’d say any settlement you have=Controlled
Settlements founded by you=founded & controlled
Settlements that you are currently occupying in a war=occupied & ?controlled *?
Settlements you took in a peace agreement =conquered & controlled


*I could see “contolled” meaning it’s not being actively contested (no rebellion or war over it right now)

 

[tedhebert]

Isn't it just: Controlled -> settlements you established and currently control / Conquered -> settlements you didn't establish but currently control (conquered them from someone else)

it certainly could be… but I heavily dislike to assume…

it could also certainly be a new concept for distant lands….

 

[FXS_Sar]

Hey all! Just a quick reminder to tune in tomorrow! Lots of fun reveals incoming, including a new civ and leader, along with a full deep-dive into the Exploration Age, covering Distant Lands, religion, and a naval battle to shake things up on the high seas.

AND for anyone that tunes in live, we've got a Twitch drop for you! Starting with this stream until launch day, score an exclusive Exploration Age banner for your customizable Civ VII profile when when you link your 2K account with Twitch, and tune in for at least 15 minutes on the Firaxis Twitch Channel. All the details are here.

Catch you on the stream tomorrow!

 

[Eagle Pursuit]

Those are some interesting sails. I wonder what culture they are from.

 

[TheGhostEnthusiast]

Those are some interesting sails. I wonder what culture they are from.

Looks like the same shape as the sails in the Chola civ selection art.

 

[The_J]

Now... what are these banners, where are they present in the game ?