Since arriving on Switch in 2018, Sid Meier's Civilization VI has witnessed strong post-launch support, receiving two expansions, the New Frontier Pass and more. It hasn't always been the smoothest journey, but players can expect Civilization VI's latest free update next week.
Revealed in a developer update on YouTube, Firaxis Games advised this would overhaul Barbarians, the main threat to early civilizations. Available to all players without requiring the previous DLC, this new 'clans' mode adds significant depth to these foes, letting them evolve into a City-State over time if left unattended.
Players can now bribe Barbarians to leave you alone through the "Treat With Tribe" feature, and you can also hire them into your army and pay them to attack enemies, removing suspicion from yourself. If Barbarians kidnap your units, you can pay a ransom instead, ensuring a bloodless exchange.
Alongside clans, this new update adds another requested feature. The "Leader Selection Pool" allows you to block or guarantee which leaders appear on your map. Going live on February 25th, Firaxis reveals that we should expect a further update in April.
Will you be trying out the new Barbarian Clan features? Let us know in the comments.
[source gonintendo.com]
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Looks like that UK minister (too lazy to search his name)
@abdias This would be an improvement over Boris Yeltsin...er, Johnson.
This is really cool. The barbarians were always just kinda there, but this allows a more in-depth experience with them, if you choose. The other updates are very welcome. Love this game so much.
Will download it as its free but ive never been able to get my head around this game. Followed youtube tutorials etc but its just never clicked in my brain. I dont know what to do, when to do it or why im doing it lol.
you just got coconut malled
@MoonKnight7 you need to teach me as i absolutely love the idea of the game and the reviews are all glowing for it. I just dont understand why i struggle with it so much
Sounds like an interesting touch. Better not let my cats see this though. They don't need ideas.
Many of the bonus modes really haven't been too much to my liking but I really do like the sound of this one.
And the frontier pack is two thirds off for the month, too. I'm intrigued.
Too bad the Pirates-inspired DLC turned out to be a strictly multiplayer mode. I most definitely don't picture myself playing a Civilization of all games with other living people.
Does the game perform ok with the DLC now? I’ve held off buying after seeing complaints.
@Kidfunkadelic83 It's free.
This seems awesome! Especially barbarians becoming city states over time. Going to dive back in.
@nhSnork
Yeah, as a competive game definitely not, I just don't think it works but I think there can be some fun to be had in co-op play if you've got the right kinds of people to play with. Though it does make an already slow-paced game even slower.
@FantasiaWHT i know buddy. Just stating i struggle with this game more than i have with any other game ever...for some unknown reason.
@Ryu_Niiyama It works perfectly in my experience.
@Kidfunkadelic83 It is complicated. I haven't mastered it either but I enjoy it anyways!
@henrystockdale @Terra It would be awesome if NL could do a series of articles with game guides and tips for getting the best out of Civ6. Please!
@Kidfunkadelic83 is the tutorial bad? I haven’t mastered the game, but I do know how most mechanics work. Working out a good strategy is a different beast of course. Would love to help you out, but I guess you’ll need to write down some practical questions or something.
@Kidfunkadelic83 I apparently have reading problems, I thought you wrote "IF" it's free, not "AS" it's free. My bad!
@dewokkel i dont think its bad. I just think there is alot to take in and i got a little lost lol.
@Kidfunkadelic83 yeah, it is a pretty big game. It’s very rewarding if you can figure out how to play. Maybe look at some let’s play videos instead of tutorials. Maybe that’ll help.
@Kidfunkadelic83 From what I understand 6 has a lot of weird, counterintuitive design choices, but I only played a tutorial of it in a free weekend and have sunk hundreds of hours into 5 instead.
@dewokkel thats a good idea. I did watch someone playing who was explaining what he was doing but by video 6 or 7 i had forgot what he explained in video 1 and 2 😂
@Kidfunkadelic83 haha, I understand. Sometimes it helps just to play the game and see what happens. You’ll learn a lot that way.
I just bought it for Switch, but i already had it on PC.
@Kidfunkadelic83
Yeah, it’s definitely... a lot. There’s tons, and tons of layers and mechanics. When I first played it I got trounced cause I didn’t know what I was really doing. But then it just clicked after 2 or 3 sessions.
The primary goal is to win with one of four ways, conquest, science, culture, or religion.
When you’re first starting though, just see what starts to play out to see what your best route may be. Let’s say you wanna go for a science win, definitely go full throttle on making special buildings, and wonders that benefit that, but also try to play defense with the other leaders if they start winning with one of the other ways. You wanna try to prolong their progress as long as possible while you try to make your own progress.
Also, keep those builders busy. Make lots of farms and mining tiles so that it helps your city grow better and faster. There’s also a mode where you can have an “advisor” who helps pick out the next course of action you should maybe focus on next.
Best of luck, keep trying, it’s very fun once it clicks.
It would appear Splatoon 3 has had great influence upon Civ! J/k. Always glad for new DLC for this game.
My biggest gripe is the length of time it takes the computer civs to take their turns. Granted, it's faster than playing against humans but I'd love to see the AI do its work faster.
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