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Sid Meier’s Civilization VII

Game start? Customize world? Earth??

Configure your world in Sid Meier’s Civilization VII: choose land mass, temperature, climate, and age for your game.

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Configure your world in Sid Meier’s Civilization VII: choose land mass, temperature, climate, and age for your game.

Walkthrough
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    From the first configuration screen in Sid Meier’s Civilization VII, select 'Game Start' for a random world or 'Customize World' for detailed options.
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    Within 'Customize World', adjust the following settings:
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    Land Mass: Choose 'Large' for bigger continents and islands with smaller oceans, ideal for spaceship quests due to more city locations. Select 'Small' for smaller landmasses and more ocean, better for early enemy destruction as there are fewer places to search.
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    Temperature: Select 'Warm' for more deserts and no tundra outside the poles, which is better for finding oases and expansion. Choose 'Cool' for a more challenging experience with tundra and polar regions.
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    Climate: Select 'Arid' for more deserts and ground areas but fewer oases, which is better for early enemy destruction as they will be weaker. Choose 'Wet' for more rivers, leading to bigger cities and higher scores, which is better for a spaceship quest.
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    Age: Choose '3 million' for a world with more mountains, or '5 million' for a world with more hills. Mountains are harder to traverse.
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    Pressing 'B' on the configuration screen opens the 'customize end' option. Select 'Yes' to proceed to the next options.
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    Alternatively, choose 'Earth' to play on a map based on the real planet, where your starting position and enemy locations are historically influenced.
Tips
  • For a spaceship quest in Sid Meier’s Civilization VII, a 'Large' Land Mass and 'Wet' Climate are beneficial.
  • For early enemy destruction in Sid Meier’s Civilization VII, a 'Small' Land Mass and 'Arid' Climate are advantageous.
  • 'Warm' temperatures offer more expansion opportunities, while 'Cool' temperatures present a greater challenge.
  • Mountains generated by the '3 million' age setting are more difficult to navigate than the hills from the '5 million' age setting.

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