But also, you couldn't plan ahead as much,' Strenger explains. 'This made it easier because you didn't have to plan ahead as much. Lead designer Anton Strenger explains that the new option is based on an old 'blind research' mode from 4x games of yore.

Manage cookie settingsĪnother big add is the option to hide and randomise tech trees. To see this content please enable targeting cookies.

They're still randomised, but you can control the set available if there are a few elusive options you've just never come across while playing with the full set. One biggie is the Natural Wonder Picker which will let you customise which wonders are able to appear during your match.

In a new video, Firaxis go over some of the highlights coming in the free update at the end of this month. A new Tech and Civics Shuffle Mode and other changes are coming at the end of August. Firaxis Games are bringing another free update to Civilization VI that will help you put some surprise back in your 4x. When one turn blends into the next and you've become a strategy zombie-no not the Red Death zombie mode-it's time to shake up your game.

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