Civilizaton 7 PC crossplay disabled to “expedite” patch release – Eurogamer
Today’s update addresses “some feedback” from advanced access, as modders work to fix UI issues.
Civilization 7 cross-play between PC and consoles is currently disabled, as developer Firaxis has launched a new update just for the PC, Max, Linux and Steam Deck versions of the game.
“To expedite updates to the PC experience, we will sometimes deploy patches to PC at a different cadence than we do on consoles – including today’s Patch 1.0.1,” Firaxis wrote.
“As a result, cross-play between PC players and console players is temporarily disabled. This will have no impact on console players attempting cross-platform play with other console players, nor on PC-to-PC multiplayer.”
Fan feedback to Civilization 7’s advanced access period is reflected in today’s patch, Firaxis continued, with “some” of the initial issues raised by players addressed.
Civilization 7 is now generally available, after a week of advanced access which saw the game land with a “mixed” user response on Steam.
Today, Firaxis published its PC patch notes for Civilization 7 update 1.0.1 – and thanked fans who had flagged bugs so far.
“We are reading and collecting all of your feedback, and will continue to do so as we roll out improvements going forward,” Firaxis said, highlighting its previous pledge to turn the game around.
The patch includes a string of gameplay bug fixes, tweaks to the game’s AI opponents, and some small improvements to the game’s UI.
From a quick scan, there’s nothing too meaty here yet – and so it’s worth also flagging the work currently being taken on by modders to improve the game themselves.
Take, for instance, the Simple UI Adjustments Mod, which adds a series of handy floating tooltips that save you from having to dig through menus to find information about a particular tile. Handy!
Last week, Firaxis told fans it would “need some time to digest all of your feedback”, but pledged to prioritise community-requested features such as being able to pick starting and ending Ages, and adding hotseat multiplayer.
“A competent entry with some poorly executed ideas and a striking lack of personality,” Sin Vega wrote in Eurogamer’s Civilization 7 review.
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