What are the most important things to patch for/directly after launch?

[Siptah]

We've seen the game now for a bit and I guess we all have our little or not so little criticisms and things that we want to have changed. But what is the most pressing change (aside from the obvious renaming cities)?

Happy to include more options if suggested.

 

[Acid.Crash]

More map types, also a "Rename city" feature should return.

 

[Mr Jon of Cheam]

I'd probably say UI first; just a bit of tightening up. Then balance if there is anything completely busted, then AI. Improving and expanding the map scripts would be great but can be done a little later imo.

 

[gdr_willter]

I'll vote after I see the release version.

 

[Siptah]

I‘m surprisingly unhappy with the map generation. The block continents don‘t look appealing, even a Pangaea type Homelands needs more peninsulas, narrows, etc. And while rivers are generated nicely, I miss mountain ranges, and vast patches of similar terrain (large deserts, jungles or woods). It‘s probably not generated with these features on purpose, but the Homeland map is (aside from an abundance of resources) boring in most games I‘ve seen.

 

[chaosprophet]

I voted for maps, but rather than map generation, what is my personal highest priority is bigger maps.

 

[NickTheGreek!]

Make the maps great (Large) again. Current max size is a big fat downgrade!

 

[Riconatic]

Big maps, better generators, more civs. As first game I would like to play large maps with smallish islands and lot’s of (rough) ocean to prevent/limit forward settling.

Propably does not happen.

 

[Krikkit1]

More map types, also a "Rename city" feature should return.

I would say more of a “Choose your civs name feature” where you can choose whether to keep or change or customize your civs name….and then spreading a similar model to the cities. It really should be the players choice whether they want to be building Greek, American, GrecoNormanAmerican, or Texan tanks in the modern Age.

 

[Leyrann]

Genuinely voting UI without even looking what the other options are. It's the only part of the game I'm actively disliking so far.

 

[Cyon]

Tech tree Icons!

Instead of a billion plus icons in the tech, culture and civ trees, it would be so much better if they were differentiated!

Especially things lice codexes, settlement cap increase, unlocking commanders, and such.

Also all the yeild imcreases really could be a muted coin with a white plus for gold income increase, a muted cultural symbol with a plus and so on.

 

[Siptah]

Tech tree Icons!

Instead of a billion plus icons in the tech, culture and civ trees, it would be so much better if they were differentiated!

Especially things lice codexes, settlement cap increase, unlocking commanders, and such.

Also all the yeild imcreases really could be a muted coin with a white plus for gold income increase, a muted cultural symbol with a plus and so on.

I agree. It‘s on one side baffling how this did not make it into the game yet, on the other hand, some are very specific and hard to communicate with a pictogram, e.g., Mandarin now getting science when creating a road. But the + could stay for these only.

 

[Xyael]

For me, delete the specific ressources requierment for unlock next age civilizations, and instead have prerequisites that does not depend on the generation of the map.

Unallow a player from playing the strategy they want because a bonus resource is too far from their starting position, or even absent from the map, is absurd.

 

[Cyon]

I agree. It‘s on one side baffling how this did not make it into the game yet, on the other hand, some are very specific and hard to communicate with a pictogram, e.g., Mandarin now getting science when creating a road. But the + could stay for these only.

Even theese could be better, all Improvement realed ones could have a hexagonal shape, a faint icon of the yeild it improves (for example a science beaker).

If it is related to a unit the icon could have another shape ( a stylized head on shoulders perhaps).

If it is for every civ it could have a white plus, and if only for a specific civ it could be an * instead.

 

[King of Prussia]

Ui and map scripts are easy choices right now, but ill have to wait till after playing to give a better answer.

 

[pokiehl]

Civ games live and die by the maps, so I'd like to see everything map related improve.

More scripts, better map generation, more customization options, more aesthetic variation (like Civ 5's different textures for different landmasses).

 

[kaspergm]

I have to say Resource Icons, so I guess that falls under graphics?

Those icons are just butt ugly, they look like something taken out from a game that's 30 years old. I really hope someone will do a day-1 mod with better icons for resources to make the map look better.

 

[Seek]

Genuinely voting UI without even looking what the other options are. It's the only part of the game I'm actively disliking so far.

I *like* the UI overall, but I voted for it as well, it has a lot of rough edges!

Close second was maps, glad to see so many others voting that way.

 

[tagomago1979]

Redo all icons. Most of them are ugly and I really can't tell what is what on most of them.
In fact, just redo the whole UI please, it's just bad.

 

[Leucarum]

Renaming cities for sure. And I'm hoping for a patch that lets you keep previous civs' name/logo/architectural style if you prefer.