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Steam’s steady march of progress towards reinvigorating the mod scene by simplifying their installation with the news that Civilization V is to get Steam Workshop support. Civ V’s mods had. The Steam Workshop comes to Civilization 5. The Steam Workshop replaces the Civ5 in-game mod selection feature for everybody whether you have installed Gods and Kings or not. The Steam Workshop does not only allow you to browse the available mods in-game but also when you are not running the game from the Steam Workshop Website. There you can.
I think Civilization VI looks amazing, but its slightly cartoony visuals—especially when it comes to the environments—may not be for everyone. If that’s you, and you prefer the more muted colour palette of Civilization V, then today you are in luck.
As PCGamesN report, Brian Busatti was an art director on Civ VI, and was recently challenged by his colleagues to try and completely convert the game’s environment using only the same modding tools that are available to fans, as a showcase for what’s possible.
He came up with a mod—now available on the Steam Workshop—that basically changes every aspect of Civ VI’s environment so that it looks like the world of Civ VI, from swapping in different textures on things like the ocean to completely redesigning the game’s forests (which now look amazing).
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It doesn’t work with Gathering Storm (but does work with every version up to it), so if you’d like to try it out, and can spare the 2.4GB needed to download and install, you can get it here.
Civilization VI has had a strong launch, but there’s been one thing holding it back lately: Steam Workshop support didn’t ship alongside the game in October, which means the modding scene hasn’t really taken off. It will now, because the game’s “Australian Summer 2017' update is now live.
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Alongside multiplayer teams (also part of the update), another feature fans have been calling for since last year, the baked-in support for mods (the game has technically allowed them to now, but their implementation hasn’t exactly been mainstream) goes beyond just Workshop integration, as the update also contains a range of development tools for modders, as well as an in-game editor and a change to Civ VI’s front menu to “better show Additional Content details” (like mods).
A warning: because the update includes assets to go along with those tools, it’s a big download, clocking in at 7GB down the pipes and 27GB once expanded and on your disk.
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In addition to the mod and multiplayer stuff, there are also a range of AI tweaks, the most important of which is an “Increased desire and ability to use nukes and aircraft”.
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Oh, and because the update is live, the Australia DLC is live too.
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