They Finally Added Earth to Civ 7! (But There’s A Problem)

Next year Civilization 7 is adding the solar system with the Earthrise expansion. TODAY year it finally got Earth! Update 1.5.0 is live, and the headline change is a the huge True Start Location Earth map/ I've been playing it on an early build, with the debug camera pulled back far enough to see A LOT of this interesting new earth map. So let's talk Civ 7 update 1.5: the limitations nobody's leading with (Huge size only, Antiquity only, and Independent Powers aren't at their historic spots), the rebuilt Shuffle and Terra Incognita maps, the new option to pay Influence and stay out of an Ally's war, the Radial Ruler and the rest of the UI pass. There's also a 20USD 'Hall of History' collection bringing familiar leaders Elizabeth I and George Washington. Plus three new civs - Babylon, the Gauls and England. Plus the one line in the patch notes that matters more than the map? Firaxis says the patch cadence is about to quiet down while they finish Arc of Tomorrow and Earthrise. Likely just one more patch before they roll out! Thanks to 2k for providing an early press preview version of update 1.5. TIMECARDS: 0:00 Civ 7 is going to space — but first, Earth 0:25 What Update 1.5 actually adds 1:08 The Earth map, properly 1:56 Why Europe is still the crowded bit 2:28 All seven Natural Wonders, revealed at once 3:18 The geography they cheated 3:41 They cut New Zealand in half 4:03 Huge only, Antiquity only, and the other catches 4:51 Civ 6 took four years. Civ 7 took nineteen months 5:14 Shuffle and Terra Incognita, rebuilt 5:40 Pay Influence to stay out of a war 6:29 The Radial Ruler and the UI pass 8:02 The line that matters more than the map 8:47 So when does Arc of Tomorrow actually land? 9:29 Hall of History: Elizabeth, Washington, Babylon, Gauls, England 10:34 Is it time to come back to Civ 7? 11:38 Thanks for watching SOURCES: Civilization VII Update 1.5.0 patch notes (Firaxis, 15 Sep 2026) - https://civilization.2k.com/civ-vii/g... Firaxis, "Civilization VII Developer Update – September 2026" (14 Sep 2026):    • Civilization VII Developer Update - Septem...   Firaxis, "From the Devs" on the TSL Earth map (9 Sep 2026): https://steamcommunity.com/games/1295... Firaxis, "A Look at Civ VII's Next Major Update and First Paid Expansion" (5 Sep 2026): https://store.steampowered.com/news/a... 2K newsroom, Arc of Tomorrow and Earthrise (5 Sep 2026): https://newsroom.2k.com/news/sid-meie... Civilization VII update notes (Firaxis): https://civilization.2k.com/civ-vii/g... Update 1.2.2 — the map sizes each platform supports (23 Jun 2025): https://civilization.2k.com/civ-vii/g... Update 1.4.0 "Test of Time" (19 May 2026): https://civilization.2k.com/civ-vii/g... Civilization 35th Anniversary Sale (50% off until 17 Sep): https://store.steampowered.com/sale/c... Civilization VI April 2021 Update — the update that added TSL Earth Huge (22 Apr 2021): https://store.steampowered.com/news/a... Civilization VI update notes, April 2021 ("TSL Earth Huge"): https://civilization.2k.com/civ-vi/up... Images: 2K / Firaxis, press kit, trailers, gameplay also from my own captures.