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City building becomes even more strategic in Civilization VI

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Civilization games have typically always had workers. These were civilian units you built to improve the world around you, and, if you’re like me, set to auto-improve and pretty much forgot about, just watching the strategic and luxury resources roll in. I was always aware of where I put my cities, wanting to get as many important and varied resources as possible, but I never really thought too much more about it, letting my workers do all the, um, work. Well, that’s all going to change in Civilization VI.

Here is a new video explaining how builders now work in Civilization:

Okay, so builders can now make things immediately instead of spending turn after turn creating a mine or farm or plantation. That’s pretty cool. However, they have limited uses, so you can’t just build one worker (or get one with your Pyramids) and use it until the end of time. Players will need to think a bit more carefully about how and when they upgrade tiles, especially as there are bonuses for placements of districts near specific tile improvements. This certainly takes strategy up a notch – city placement and upgrades will be much more important, and I’m hoping they show more about coastal cities soon. How will this work on the water? Will there be much point in building coastal cities, or will they just mean that you miss out on important resources from land?

I’m excited about the greater strategy elements, but they certainly might take some getting used to. I’m sure I’ll master it after a few games, though. So that’s what, 20 hours? How does Firaxis do it? How can they suck hours of my life away, and make me so excited and blasé about it?

Last Updated: July 1, 2016

20 Comments

  1. Kromas GG

    July 1, 2016 at 10:10

    Someone is super excited for this game hey Zoe. 🙂

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    • Her Highness the Hipster

      July 1, 2016 at 10:31

      you and me both, right? RIGHT? i’m not alone!!

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      • Kromas GG

        July 1, 2016 at 10:32

        Beyond Earth was the low point in the series for me. This game can only be better than that.

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      • Kromas GG

        July 1, 2016 at 10:32

        Also stop reporting on Civ and find us MOAR info on Mass Effect!

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  2. For the Emperor!

    July 1, 2016 at 10:18

    I never got into “normal” Civ. Tried in Civ 2, but back then I was all about RTS and FPS. Gave Civ Beyond Earth a try an d really liked it. Perhaps I should give this a go as well…

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    • Kromas GG

      July 1, 2016 at 10:22

      I am the exact opposite. I love every single Civ and still play Alpha Centauri (technically not a civ game but I mean come on) to this day. I think I have 20 hours in Beyond Earth and really did not care much for it.

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      • For the Emperor!

        July 1, 2016 at 10:28

        I think what pulled me into Beyond was that it was “in space”. Perhaps this old fart needs to try a “real” Civ game 🙂

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        • Kromas GG

          July 1, 2016 at 10:31

          Thats the thing. Alpha Centauri was Civ in space. Did not have the Civ name but had Cid Meyers name and was created by the Civ team so technically the first Civ in space. In fact I know a lot of friends who also comapered Beyond Earth to Alpha Centauri and like me also concluded that the game did not hold up. Maybe we got too jaded somewhere down the line. 🙁

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          • Hargrim

            July 1, 2016 at 10:41

            Quick question, are you basing this on Civ:BE standalone, or with the Rising Tide expansion?

            Asking because I just picked up the expansion on the Summer Sale, and while last week I would have agreed with you, after playing Rising Tide the game feels right.

          • Kromas GG

            July 1, 2016 at 11:03

            Standalone. If I lose interest in the base game I almost never buy the DLC.

          • Hargrim

            July 1, 2016 at 11:17

            If you do get the opportunity to pick up Rising Tide, I’d recommend it, it really does feel like a complete game now

          • Kromas GG

            July 1, 2016 at 11:32

            Sale is still up. I’ll get it now. Not sure when I will get a chance to play it again but I’ll definitely try and get into it again.

          • miaau

            July 1, 2016 at 13:37

            true

  3. Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

    July 1, 2016 at 10:33

    Can I build a city on Rock and Roll?

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    • Kromas GG

      July 1, 2016 at 10:35

      Only if Marconi plays the mamba and your listening on the radio.

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      • TheSarge

        July 4, 2016 at 02:09

        Don’t you remember? We built this city…

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    • miaau

      July 1, 2016 at 13:36

      yes.

      with moss. on one side only.

      Reply

  4. AfroSaxon

    July 1, 2016 at 11:19

    Endless Legend was great, looks like the Civ series is following a similar path.

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    • miaau

      July 1, 2016 at 13:36

      I also get a bit tired of Endless Legend, though, as much as I enjoy.

      believe it or not, I would like the gameplay to be slower on the higher levels, i.e. we race through the tech too fast

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