NEW CONTENT!!! 6 New DLC Packs - New Frontier Pass

[SamBC]

The official website has information about the New Frontier Pass and the DLC it will give access to: https://civilization.com/new-frontier-pass/

Media reports give the US price as $39.99 for the pass.

Announcement: https://steamcommunity.com/games/289070/announcements/detail/2215152788623701462

The six packs will be released over the next year, and give 8 new civs, 9 new leaders, and "a variety of new gameplay content" including 6 new gameplay modes (one in each DLC), though some of those modes also require one of the existing major expansion.

"Game modes can include additional content such as new units, buildings, or improvements and can be turned on or off during game setup to apply significant and dramatic changes to the rules of the game."

Pack one, due out this month (21 May), features Maya and Gran Colombia, a game mode that requires Gathering Storm, new city-states, resources and natural wonders.

Pack two in July features Ethiopia, a game mode requiring Gathering Storm or Rise and Fall, a new district and two new builds.

Releases continue roughly every two months. Packs three through six don't have the civ names announced yet, but three has two civs, packs four and six have just the one each, and pack five has one civ and two leaders (not clear if that's two leaders for that civ, or one for that civ and one for an existing civ) one of which requires Rise and Fall (which certainly suggests some possibilities). Pack three's game mode requires Rise and Fall or Gathering Storm, while the remaining three game modes don't require any of the expansions.

In addition, pack three has new World Wonders and a new map, pack four has new City States and "numerous new Great People", pack five has a new district and two buildings, and pack six has new World Wonders and a new map.

As a bonus for getting the pass, new 'personas' for Catherine de Medici and Teddy Roosevelt will be available with the release of the second pack. Rough Rider Teddy excels at keeping peace on his continent, and Magnificence Catherine can use luxuries to overwhelm the world with culture and tourism. These personas are exclusive to those getting the pass, and include a new model and background, new gameplay bonuses, and an updated agenda.

There will also be six free updates in between these DLC releases, including balance changes and free content, and "other surprises".

(Please note the forum threads about this announcement in general - rather than focused on specific packs or features - may be merged here or locked at moderator discretion)

[Caligula]

Messaggio originale di Caligula:

so i finally managed to get NF,and...it refuses to show in-game,and i not only still have only R+F/GS (and the first standalone dlcs),but it also refuses to let me play Pirates! in multiplayer,nor Red Death,nor use tech+civic shuffler in the new game menu,or even use the primordal map. what the hell is up with my game?

update: ive booted it,turned off every mod and DLC,reloaded it multiple times,uninstalled and reinstalled,tried both 11 and 12 visual modes (DSX i think its called?),and even booted a game and then quit instantly. not a single New Frontiers civ,gamemode,leader,or option shows up.

ive literally just spend 40$ for some fancy words and the feeling of owning what boils down to a non-picture NFT. how the actual ♥♥♥♥ do i fix this and play with New Frontiers?

[Merc]

2k launcher is failing this game, even with the updates following the 'rising storm crash' issue, the game is still failing to load up, and crashing. the game was fine before 2k launcher was implemented, and i know that it takes time to work out the kinks, but it is equally important to highlight the issues so that they can be resolved. im excited to see what this new DLC has instore but my optimism is dwindling at the thought of the game being in a continuous state of being unplayable. focus on the basics first please, fix the game to be properly integrated with the launcher, i dont enjoy waiting forever for the game to load just to crash before i can get to the title screen

[trevize.fi]

Messaggio originale di dr.desastro:

You are really complaining about this one? I mean...have you any idea how good the bonuses for Protugal are and rant about her not being able to do traders to inland? Portugal is 100% committed to the sea. If this is bad for you, then frankly, try another civ. Yes...some quick envoys you won't get but I think as you are nudged towards building a fleet quickly and explore you will probably meet many more of those first time and get those envoys instead. If playing with barbarian mode then weed out inland camps that will make city states and groom coastal ones to trade with. There are so many possibilities out there. But stating "no inland trade is bad" besides having the hugest bonus on sea trade sounds a bit like short-sighted.

Yes, I am complaining. Being unable to perform quests due to bad design is bad design.

I did not say "no inland trade is bad". I said impossible city state quests are bad.

[dr.desastro]

And what about "build a holy site" for Ethiopia quest? "Get a great writer" while you might play domination? "Build a Trireme" while landlocked? There are always Quests you fail, because they are randomized and you do not have time/resources or are in a situation to solve them or to care about. Either way, no player is entitled to solve all quests but has to choose which one he can fulfill and which not and play accordingly. It is part of the game. You rolled the dice and got a number you cannot work with. Maybe next era the same city state offers you something you can manage. I would not call that bad gameplay.

[trevize.fi]

Messaggio originale di dr.desastro:

And what about "build a holy site" for Ethiopia quest? "Get a great writer" while you might play domination? "Build a Trireme" while landlocked? There are always Quests you fail, because they are randomized and you do not have time/resources or are in a situation to solve them or to care about. Either way, no player is entitled to solve all quests but has to choose which one he can fulfill and which not and play accordingly. It is part of the game. You rolled the dice and got a number you cannot work with. Maybe next era the same city state offers you something you can manage. I would not call that bad gameplay.

You do understand that the city state quests stay forever if you don't solve them, right?

It's just bad design to give impossible quests for the player. This would be quite easily avoidable if the designers would pay some attention to these details.

[dr.desastro]

Wait, they are not reshuffled each era?

[VanPolska]

i enjoy the new features and game play options. but the game is buggy and crashes often. I can't play the enhanced barbarian addon at all. zombies gets hung up on ai player turns

[its slime time]

fix the abhorrent crashing please this game is unplayable right now. :l

[scubajoe]

yeah that's great, maybe you could remove the 2k launcher so people can actually play the game? ridiculous.

[OPA]

Messaggio originale di scubajoe:

yeah that's great, maybe you could remove the 2k launcher so people can actually play the game? ridiculous.

[Oldmav]

Fix your game first!

[hellkn]

Maybe Firaxis could gain more if they remake Civ 4 Beyond the Sword, porting it into another game engine (Unity, Unreal 5 or whatever is at top performance nowadays) while keeping most of game concepts from Civ 4 Beyond the Sword, aiming to have compatibility with DirectX 11/12 and Ultra HD/4K resolutions and much way better graphics, with such a remake they actually would profit more than making Civilization 7 at moment (Also fixing known bugs from Civ 4, 5 and 6 wont hurt either)
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EDIT: Also wouldn't hurt if the remastered version have 3 exclusive new leaders for existing Civ 4 BtS Civilizations, so all trait combinations are actually used.
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Wu Zetian (China, Traits are Creative and Charismatic)
Matsuhito (Japan, Traits are Protective and Organized)
Pachacuti (Inca, Traits are Industrious and Philosophical)

[Rav]

This DLC should is a part of the Anthology pack - right?

[Kidm0bius]

so yea just so you (devs/pub) know i just bought your whole game for 35 bucks USD by buying plat edition then complete your collection just now. Definitely a mistake for plat edition to be 92% off lol especially when the core game is 60 bucks.

[SAGA mouse man]

nice...