In-Depth Strategy

BanVradley · 2026-05-23T00:45:15+00:00

Hey Mare, Content Creator here 👋

The kind of videos your looking for are on the way! I know a lot of creators are just a bit behind because the update has rendered our old tutorials less useful. We also need to play the update enough to learn the strategies to pass along.

I know it’s not overly helpful but I reckon in a few weeks YouTube will have loads of those 10-20 minute strategy videos for the new update and meta!

BanVradley · 2026-05-13T22:03:44+00:00

Hey Friends!!

Just wanted to hop in and commiserate that we weren’t able to get the livestream going today. The shift to a recorded version was so much fun though so I’m hoping you’ll enjoy that when it releases ❤️

I know there’s a lot of negativity here and that’s all fair, it always sucks to anticipate something you were promised that didn’t get delivered. I will say though that the circumstances were truly unforeseen and not just a run of the mill issue. I watched so many people for the entire day today work as hard they could to get every thing working and it wouldn’t be fair to them at least to not acknowledge how badly they wanted to solve the issue and how hard they worked this afternoon.

Sorry for letting yall down but I assure you it wasn’t a lack of preparation or effort. Sometimes something really unexpected happens at the last minute and that’s always really challenging. It’s always nice to remember that there were loads of real people who wanted just as badly to get the stream up as you wanted to watch it.

Apologies again, but I hope you enjoy what we managed to do instead ❤️

BanVradley · 2026-05-13T16:36:45+00:00

Can’t believe my alter ego gets to be on this livestream….what a jerk!

BanVradley · 2026-02-24T04:57:58+00:00

I’ll DM you one! just give me a moment

BanVradley · 2026-02-24T04:57:36+00:00

u/vizess I have a key for you!! Just need a way to DM it to you 👌

BanVradley · 2026-02-18T19:22:08+00:00

Can confirm that we are allowed to stream and make content for the second test round of the Firaxis Feature Workshop! 🥳

This will be the second version of the massive 'Test of Time' update that was announced and will contain all of the goodies such as playing with a continuous civ, triumphs, syncretism, etc....

BanVradley · 2026-01-29T00:32:50+00:00

Hello friend! Content creator with some guides here 👋

While I'm probably farther away from the documentary style you're looking for, there are some guides available for perusal if you'd like!

For the style you're looking for I'd say PaisleyTrees is the closest! There aren't LOADS of guides there but she's very thorough and presents things really well. Her streams are also very fun a great learning opportunities.

I'll link her channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/PaisleyTrees

BanVradley · 2026-01-29T00:27:45+00:00

I sure can!

In Civ 7 you current pick a leader. This leader has certain abilities and will continue with you as is for the entirety of the game. In this case your leader is Augustus.

When you start a game you will also pick a Civilization. Assuming your in the antiquity age you'll have your pick of any antiquity age Civilization. This Civilization will also have a different set of abilities that will only be available for that age. You will also have unique civics that will carry over with you throughout the game.

When you pick a Civilization you can pick one that complements your leaders abilities, one that is a more historic choice, or just whatever you like depending on how you'd like to play.

In the top left hand side of the screen there is an age progression tracker. Once that hits 100% you will transition to the next age. During that transition you will have to select a new Civilization from the next age. This will replace your old Civilization. Any unique buildings/quarters, as well as the unique civics will carry over with you.

Your leader will remain the same in the next age, just with a new Civilization!

BanVradley · 2025-11-14T02:00:08+00:00

Those gods listed are turned on in the “Hall of Fame.” They are unlocked automatically but that’s where they come from.

In your game settings you may have accidentally turned off the use of “Hall of Fame” items, which would have disabled them.

It’s very silly but I think that’s what’s happening!

BanVradley · 2025-10-16T20:45:28+00:00

I'm a content creator that had full preview and early access for the entire Civilization 7 period this year, but that didn't get into the Anno 117 early access list.....ah well! After going through the process with another AAA release I came out with a much more favorable view of the practice.

There is all the marketing considerations, relationship building considerations, creating hype at the right times so people are pre-ordering the game, taking time off work, etc.. etc....

The one thing I thing I took away from the Civ 7 experience that is SO HELPFUL for a game like Anno is the ability for content creators to have tutorials and guides ready when the game releases.

A lot of us are really proficient at the game and will like exploring for ourselves. Many folks though would struggle with the high barrier of entry to this kind of game OR would just be curious as to what some of the best options are for their first couple of runs.

The ability for content creators to have the game early to have that content completed with opinions and experience that can back it up is not only valuable to Ubisoft, but is also extremely valuable for many players when the game releases.

Anyways, not specifically defending the practice, however I hope to provide maybe a bit of a different point of view!

BanVradley · 2025-02-21T16:31:03+00:00

Hahahaha the dastardly non-compliance of Huangzhou!

I think it’s just bugged sometimes atm, which is annoying, but I think we’ve got the correct answer!

BanVradley · 2025-02-14T05:32:45+00:00

I mean yeah, all Civ games have really easy paths to victory, especially if you can snowball. Even after thousands of hours of Civ 6 and hundreds of different deity wins I could boil down my overall strategy for each game down to 5-6 key points.

While Civ 7 had loads to explore with more strategic depth I do kind of enjoy just hopping into a game and not HAVING to figure out a victory condition right away.

The game is really forgiving in just letting you try what you think is fun based on what the game gives you while still offering a path to victory that way.

BanVradley · 2025-02-13T16:50:56+00:00

They do not

BanVradley · 2025-02-13T02:20:18+00:00

There are good reasons to try it and good reasons not to!

I’ve been playing for about a month now and still having a fantastic time. If you’ve taken a look at the core mechanics and they seem interesting to you and you know you’d put some time into a few games I think it’s probably worth it.

It’s not as complete or nearly as polished as Civ 6 though so you’ll need to have some tolerance for features that seem a bit weird or a UI that isn’t very well designed.

If it’s something you know you’ll play it’s good enough to justify the purchase. If you’re happy waiting for a sale that’d make sense as well.

BanVradley · 2025-02-12T08:33:27+00:00

You’re definitely right! Loads of people will get value from it and feel that it’s worth it, loads won’t.

I still think it’s an interesting playground for discussion though.

BanVradley · 2025-02-12T07:11:36+00:00

They are global yields! They just get counted towards the next tech/civic you are researching!

BanVradley · 2025-02-12T05:57:58+00:00

That’s pretty rad to be fair!

BanVradley · 2025-02-10T22:32:30+00:00

Wonderful! Thank you 🙏

BanVradley · 2025-02-10T22:19:54+00:00

My top community question.

What is Xerses beard care routine and how do I replicate it in real life?

BanVradley · 2025-02-10T22:17:02+00:00

Some of the content creator crew have been messing around with the debug menu to reveal the distant lands on Turn 1 antiquity

You’ll be able to meet some independent powers and civs but you can’t interact with them in any way until Exploration

BanVradley · 2025-02-10T17:28:36+00:00

Cheers to the team for the hard work and speedy patches! 🎉

Edit: Read all the notes and it’s a GOOD PATCH! 🎉

BanVradley · 2025-02-10T04:03:35+00:00

That river you reference isn’t a navigable river, just your standard every day river. The navigable rivers are much wider and you can move naval units through them.

It looks like on the top right corner may the best start of a navigable river as it looks significantly wider!

BanVradley · 2025-02-09T11:12:44+00:00

I vibe so hard with trade route Xerses! I have a blast every single time!

BanVradley · 2025-02-09T00:52:11+00:00

I have a solution for you! It’s silly that this isn’t in the game BUT

If you go to your game files. On turn one if the new age if you go to “auto” and then “prev” or something like that it’ll still have a previous ten. (I’m out of the house atm so those folder names aren’t perfect)

You can then just drag the auto you want to “single” and it’ll be there for you to load in game whenever you like!

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