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With DLC such a huge part of modern game releases, publishers like to keep some future plans under wraps. However, a player may have found traces of new Civilization 7 leaders, civilizations, and a fourth age referenced in a game file. It’s not set in stone, but they could appear in the Right to Rule or an unannounced add-on. These findings have irked some players who insist the content should be part of the base game.
Word of the potential Civilization 7 DLC first appeared in Sid Meier’s Civilization subreddit. A curious member stumbled upon a file called “Asset cloud.env” in the game’s installation directory. The file references Civilization 7 leaders named Sayyida al-Hurra, Edward Teach, and Whina Cooper. While not household names, history buffs will associate them with some of the civilizations also listed in the file. If the discovery becomes fact, players will see Tonga, Maori, Ottomans, Iceland, and the Pirate Republic added to the game.
More controversially, the leak revealed a theoretical fourth Atomic Age. At the moment, Civilization 7 allows players to progress through Antiquity, Exploration, and Modern Ages. The end-game is a bit sparse compared to previous titles when it comes to Cold War-related technologies. The same Redditor found code with “age-atomic-shell,” which could foreshadow a new era devoted to this perilous time in history.
As some Reddit posters pointed out, many of the possible new Civilization 7 leaders would seem out of place in a fourth Atomic Age. It’s possible that the file is incomplete or that the leaders and civilizations were scrapped during development. The official Civilization 7 roadmap mentions none of these leaders and civs, but the Right to Rule DLC could arrive as early as April. Firaxis has yet to provide specifics for this release or any future add-ons.
The Civilization 7 era is off to a rocky start, with early access complaints about a clunky Nintendo Switch-friendly UI. The number of civilizations and leaders is not such an issue, but gamers are already questioning whether the game is worth its asking price.
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