Civilization 7 immerses players in the roles of legendary leaders throughout history, allowing them to guide a civilization that evolves with the times. The latest installment in the Civilization series emphasizes dynamic gameplay, shorter sessions, and streamlined mechanics. The extent to which it achieves these ambitious goals remains a topic of discussion among fans and critics alike.
In the predecessor, one of the standout features was the intricate religion system, integral to achieving victory. While religion continues to play a role in Civ 7, its significance has been diminished. Although missionaries remain available, the absence of religious combat and the lessened urgency of maintaining a dominant faith reflect a notable shift in gameplay priorities.
Understanding Religion in Civ 7
Civilization 7 adopts a fundamentally different stance on religion compared to its predecessors. Primarily, religion’s role is limited to the Exploration Age of your civilization’s development. It no longer serves as a path to victory; instead, it contributes to the cultural legacy journey. Nevertheless, this reduced emphasis does not diminish the overall importance of religion.
The selection of religion does not drastically alter gameplay, but the adoption of reliquary beliefs is crucial for acquiring relics—an essential component for advancing along the culture legacy path during the Exploration Age. To disseminate your chosen faith, players must either train or purchase missionaries, which are civilian units exclusively available in cities equipped with a temple. Importantly, missionaries cannot engage in combat with each other; their primary function is to spread their faith within a designated settlement. Once all their charges have been utilized, these units are effectively retired.
Executing Complete Religious Conversion in a Settlement
To fully convert a settlement, activating a missionary charge will accomplish this in a single turn. You can deploy your missionary on either improved rural tiles, urban tiles, or directly at a palace. If the settlement currently follows a different faith, the conversion process requires a few additional steps.
Rural tiles encompass farms, pastures, quarries, and mines—essentially, all resource tiles fall under this category.
First, navigate to an improved rural tile, which can be identified by hovering over it to reveal its improvements. Utilize a missionary charge to initiate the conversion here. On your subsequent turn, move the missionary to an urban tile, defined as any tile containing a building, and apply another charge. This sequence will allow you to successfully convert the settlement.
In some instances, the complete conversion may extend across several turns, but typically, utilizing your charges once per conversion attempt suffices—barring any intervention by opposing missionaries attempting to revert the conversion.
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