Firaxis Games' creative director, Ed Beach, urges even seasoned Civilization players to utilize the tutorial for their first Civilization 7 campaign. His Steam post highlights the game's significant departures from previous iterations, particularly the new Ages system (Antiquity, Exploration, Modern), which introduces Age Transitions impacting civilization selection, legacy retention, and world evolution. This unprecedented system necessitates a learning curve.
Beach justifies the default "Small" map size for initial gameplay, emphasizing its suitability for mastering Civ 7's mechanics, especially the revamped Diplomacy system. Managing relationships with a limited number of opponents simplifies learning diplomatic influence management. He recommends the "Continents Plus" map type for a smoother introduction to ocean exploration, a crucial aspect of the Exploration Age.
The tutorial in Civilization 7 automatically activates upon launching a new game. Beach strongly advises veteran players to keep it enabled for their first full campaign, emphasizing its timely tips and explanations for new features. The game features four Advisors, each guiding players through specific game aspects via quests. Beach suggests focusing on one Advisor at a time to avoid information overload.
Even after mastering core systems, Beach recommends switching to the "Only Warnings" setting. This allows Advisors to alert players to potential setbacks, a practice even the Firaxis development team employs.
Firaxis recently revealed Civilization 7's post-launch content roadmap during a livestream, noting that Great Britain will be released as DLC. Civilization 7 launches on PC (Steam), Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S on February 11th, with Deluxe Edition access starting February 6th.
