Lecture Notes: Top 10 Broken Combos in Civilization 7

Introduction

• Speaker: Roman Holiday, AI mod maker for Civ 6
• Background: Extensive experience in Civ 6 and Civ 5, early access to Civ 7
• Purpose: To discuss the top 10 most broken combinations of Leaders, Civs, and Mementos in Civ 7, particularly during the Antiquity and Exploration ages.
• Game Design Philosophy: Civ 7 is deliberately imbalanced to maintain fun and engaging gameplay with combos.

Understanding Mementos

• Definition: New bonuses acquired from leveling up leaders.
• Initial Skepticism: Concerns about being a forced mechanic but found to be useful and enjoyable.
• Mod Availability: There’s a mod to unlock all mementos instantly.

Top 10 Broken Combos

10. Tecumseh

• Single Player Advantage: AI lacks influence scaling at high difficulty.
• Stacking Bonuses:
  • Combat strength from city-states
  • War Club Memento
  • Greek tradition with hoplites
• City-state Influence: More city-states = higher combat strength and city yields.

9. Asoka, World Renouncer

• City Settlement Limit Bypass: Use happiness bonuses to ignore penalties.
• Happiness Mechanics:
  • Building adjacency bonuses
  • Moria synergy for happiness and growth
• Cultural Victory Strategy: High happiness and growth lead to a culture victory.

8. Harriet Tubman

• War Support Bonuses: Gains from declarations of war.
• Stacking Influence: Use Persia for extra war support.
• Espionage Focus: Strong start bias leads to espionage advantages.

7. Catherine the Great

• Tundra Start Bias: Promotes city expansion and culture.
• Culture and Science Conversion: Codices increase culture, then science.

6. Machiavelli

• Influence and Gold: Gain gold from AI deals, utilize influence effectively.
• Greek Synergy: Free influence per age matches Greece’s strength.

5. Augustus

• Town Proliferation: Focus on towns for production and influence.
• Economic Strategy: Use gold to purchase buildings, Rome synergy.

4. Benjamin Franklin

• Consistency in Growth: Reliable growth and production bonuses.
• Mayans Synergy: Science and production focus.

3. Charlemagne

• Cavalry Units: Rapid cavalry production during celebrations.
• Military Focus: Exploit AI cities with strong cavalry.

2. Confucius

• Population Growth: High growth rates with Goose societies.
• Defensive Capabilities: Strong defensive units and food surplus.

1. Lafayette and Rome

• Combat Strength: Stacking for high combat advantages.
• Traditions: Use Rome’s traditions for exponential combat strength.

Conclusion

• Summary: Highlighted the most game-breaking combinations and their strategic benefits.
• Closing Remarks: Encouragement to subscribe and acknowledgment of the audience.