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We're rolling out a hotfix to address a handful of community-reported issues. Thanks for your ongoing feedback, Civ players.
P.S. We know you're eager for our next big drop! The team is currently heads-down on an update coming in September, but we didn't want to hold back these stability fixes while you wait. Stay tuned for more updates!
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Update 1.4.2 is rolling out to all platforms today!
With Test of Time in the rearview mirror, we’ve continued to be hard at work revisiting some of Civ’s preexisting systems to help give them greater depth. To that end, this update brings a handful of features and improvements we’re excited to share with you.
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We’re deploying a hotfix that addresses an issue where AI opponents weren’t declaring war as often as expected.
Note for Switch players: This fix will be coming to Nintendo platforms alongside our 1.4.2 update in the coming weeks. Until then, Crossplay Multiplayer with users running the latest 1.4.1 Hotfix 2 release on other platforms will be unavailable. We appreciate your patience! In the meantime, Steam players can still use the console-compatible-switch beta branch to play Crossplay Multiplayer...
We’re deploying a hotfix specifically for console and Linux/Steam Deck players. This update primarily addresses a controller responsiveness issue, while also bringing over a few fixes that were previously released for desktop players.
Addressed a reported issue where the controller could lose functionality when choosing an Enhancer Belief.
Addressed a reported issue where Affirmation Traditions failed to appear under the Heian Traditions tab during game setup.
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With Test of Time now in players’ hands, we wanted to take a moment to say thank you to everyone who’s jumped into Civilization VII recently. We’ve loved seeing the response to the massive changes in Update 1.4.0, but the wheels of development (not unlike the wheels of history) keep on turning. It’s already full steam ahead for Civ VII!
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The day is finally here, Civ VII players: The Test of Time update is now live in-game!
For those who haven't been following its progress, Test of Time – also called Update 1.4.0 – is magnitudes more than just a patch or even most of our larger, regular Updates. It's over a year's worth of passionate feedback, meaningful iteration, and the Firaxis Feature Workshop's invaluable playtesting synthesized into a huge, free update joining...
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