Game seems really buggy

[Knavery]

I just bought Civ6 Gold edition for 30 bucks today. I figured I'd wait a year before buying it to see if they ironed out the bugs. Well... I couldn't even get through the tutorial. The arrows pointed to the wrong buttons, and when I finally had to pick a pantheon, they were all grayed out and none of the buttons worked on the entire interface. I had to quit the game.

Is this representative of the game as a whole? It might actually be too late to get a refund due to how long the tutorial is, but I thought I'd ask. I like some of the changes, but for a Sid Meier game, i don't know. It doesn't seem up to snuff and really shouldn't have his name on it.

[leandrombraz]

Originally posted by Knavery:

Is this representative of the game as a whole?

No. They did some big changes to pantheons in the last patch, it seems that it broke the tutorial. Just skip the tutorial and play a normal game.

[cerberusiv]

The tutorial is OK with the original base game but has been messed up by the DLC releases and subsequent patches. Don't waste your time with it, just get on and play the actual game. If you have played any civ game before you should pick it up easily.

[towelknife]

Damn, I wasted a lot of time in the tutorial.
Why I can't have a training first.Whhhhhyyyyyyy~~~~:D

[Havan_IronOak]

Originally posted by TW毛巾刀:

Damn, I wasted a lot of time in the tutorial.
Why I can't have a training first.Whhhhhyyyyyyy~~~~:D

You can. Just watch a you-tube video. I suggest one by Quill18. You'll learn a lot

[Carnival of Animals]

I just uninstalled Civ 6. Played and bought all dlc and expansions. It's still bugged beyond belief in so many ways. I've been very patient.

The new june update 2019 seemed great on paper. However it too is just as broke as the rest of the game.

I'll either go back to realism invictus (civ 4) or vox populi (civ 5)

I love the ideas of districts in civ 6, but the game itself will likely never be fixed. And poor modders for civ 6! I turned off all mods and tried the update, still broke. I restarted 20 times in last 3 hours with 3 different civs. Finally won with Canada, but not a true win. I was so far ahead on immortal, because the AI kept trading to me highly in my favor. But end game kept taking forever each turn.

And the AI city spam is relentless, as are barbarians.
One game my second turn i received a 1000 year drought and couldn't grow my population. By turn 10 i was surrounded by several barbarians. They spawned every 2 to 5 turns and actually walked past a city state and another AI civilization just to surround my north tundra little capital.

City state units would routinely come into my territory and block my paths so i couldn't even move my own units in my own territory. And the combat! Wow, the AI just can't play the game at all.

It's been three years!

Civ 4 still stands the tallest, despite stacks of doom. (mods such as realism invictus fix the stacks of doom by the way) In any case, still a general civ fan, but civ 6 , even though great mechanics and ideas, seems inherently broken.

[Despiser]

Originally posted by Honeyfoot:

I just uninstalled Civ 6. Played and bought all dlc and expansions. It's still bugged beyond belief in so many ways. I've been very patient.

The new june update 2019 seemed great on paper. However it too is just as broke as the rest of the game.

I'll either go back to realism invictus (civ 4) or vox populi (civ 5)

I love the ideas of districts in civ 6, but the game itself will likely never be fixed. And poor modders for civ 6! I turned off all mods and tried the update, still broke. I restarted 20 times in last 3 hours with 3 different civs. Finally won with Canada, but not a true win. I was so far ahead on immortal, because the AI kept trading to me highly in my favor. But end game kept taking forever each turn.

And the AI city spam is relentless, as are barbarians.
One game my second turn i received a 1000 year drought and couldn't grow my population. By turn 10 i was surrounded by several barbarians. They spawned every 2 to 5 turns and actually walked past a city state and another AI civilization just to surround my north tundra little capital.

City state units would routinely come into my territory and block my paths so i couldn't even move my own units in my own territory. And the combat! Wow, the AI just can't play the game at all.

It's been three years!

Civ 4 still stands the tallest, despite stacks of doom. (mods such as realism invictus fix the stacks of doom by the way) In any case, still a general civ fan, but civ 6 , even though great mechanics and ideas, seems inherently broken.

You have to plan for expansion. Grab premium plots early. You should have about 3 cites by the time you secure a religion. Space them far enough apart to absorb opponents if they try to settle in your sphere of influence but close enough to support each other. This works on immortal standard size maps. I rarely play other types but probably have to adjust to size. Also, declare surprise war if they wander close with a settler if still in early game (ancient or classical)

[Knavery]

Yeah I requested a refund. Even after the time that's passed, there's just not enough polish compared to the other Civ games. Plus, I just couldn't get used to the mobile graphics. I reinstalled Civ5 and picked up Brand New World.

[Трайдэнт]

dunno, haven't encountered any bugs outside the tutorial, personally...
Maybe it's system-dependent? Or only specific Civs / maps that I never played?

[Oaks]

Bah, game works great for me. Tutorial is not a representation of actual gameplay.

[leandrombraz]

Originally posted by Trident:

dunno, haven't encountered any bugs outside the tutorial, personally...
Maybe it's system-dependent? Or only specific Civs / maps that I never played?

The problem is perception. If you start playing something with a preconception that everything is broken and bad, everything will seem broken and bad. There still improvements to be made and bugs to be fixed, like in any other game, but Civ VI is in a pretty good state right now.

[Skulbow]

I have played over 1000 hours and I don't see the bugs you are going on about. Yes the game is different from previous CIV games so you need to learn and adapt for the type of playstyle needed for the map and your opponents.

[Carnival of Animals]

Originally posted by Despiser:

Originally posted by Honeyfoot:

I just uninstalled Civ 6. Played and bought all dlc and expansions. It's still bugged beyond belief in so many ways. I've been very patient.

The new june update 2019 seemed great on paper. However it too is just as broke as the rest of the game.

I'll either go back to realism invictus (civ 4) or vox populi (civ 5)

I love the ideas of districts in civ 6, but the game itself will likely never be fixed. And poor modders for civ 6! I turned off all mods and tried the update, still broke. I restarted 20 times in last 3 hours with 3 different civs. Finally won with Canada, but not a true win. I was so far ahead on immortal, because the AI kept trading to me highly in my favor. But end game kept taking forever each turn.

And the AI city spam is relentless, as are barbarians.
One game my second turn i received a 1000 year drought and couldn't grow my population. By turn 10 i was surrounded by several barbarians. They spawned every 2 to 5 turns and actually walked past a city state and another AI civilization just to surround my north tundra little capital.

City state units would routinely come into my territory and block my paths so i couldn't even move my own units in my own territory. And the combat! Wow, the AI just can't play the game at all.

It's been three years!

Civ 4 still stands the tallest, despite stacks of doom. (mods such as realism invictus fix the stacks of doom by the way) In any case, still a general civ fan, but civ 6 , even though great mechanics and ideas, seems inherently broken.

You have to plan for expansion. Grab premium plots early. You should have about 3 cites by the time you secure a religion. Space them far enough apart to absorb opponents if they try to settle in your sphere of influence but close enough to support each other. This works on immortal standard size maps. I rarely play other types but probably have to adjust to size. Also, declare surprise war if they wander close with a settler if still in early game (ancient or classical)

I certainly understand how to play the game, and agree with your advice. Is good advice, so hope I don't sound defensive :) But the issue is not my competence!

[Carnival of Animals]

I respect Civ players no matter which iteration. But my opinion remains, the AI will never work in Civ 6. The game has lost the immersion of the greatness of 4, and though i love civ V vox populi (still play it) 6 has nothing similar to fix what isn't to me a Civilization game. Again, i have over 800 hours in 6. I'm not the only Civ lifer who adheres to this opinion. But i will go back to playing Realism Invictus and leave this thread alone. Good luck, and I feel fortunate to have great games to play no matter how disappointed I sometimes get.

[Knavery]

Originally posted by Skulbow:

I have played over 1000 hours and I don't see the bugs you are going on about. Yes the game is different from previous CIV games so you need to learn and adapt for the type of playstyle needed for the map and your opponents.

It has absolutely ZERO to do with style of play. They were bugs. Doesn't matter now though. I got a refund and went back to Civ5. Maybe I'll pick it up at a later date.

[Carnival of Animals]

"And the AI city spam is relentless, as are barbarians.
One game my second turn i received a 1000 year drought and couldn't grow my population. By turn 10 i was surrounded by several barbarians. They spawned every 2 to 5 turns and actually walked past a city state and another AI civilization just to surround my north tundra little capital. "


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To be fair, I did find some mod folders that I did not delete before reinstalling after june update. So after reading up more, this particular complaint is likely due to my mods I never cleaned up.