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, stating that it facilitates a smoother learning experience with fewer opponents, making the new Diplomacy system and its influence management more approachable. He also recommends the "Continents Plus" map type for easier ocean exploration, crucial in the Exploration Age.
Civilization 7 automatically activates the tutorial upon initial launch. Beach strongly advises veteran players to keep it enabled for their first full campaign, emphasizing its timely tips and explanations for new mechanics. The game features four Advisors, each offering guided quests; Beach suggests focusing on one at a time to avoid information overload.
Even after mastering core systems, Beach recommends switching to the "Only Warnings" setting, enabling Advisors to alert players to potential setbacks—a practice even the Firaxis development team employs.
Firaxis also 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 beginning February 6th.
