

Civilization 6 Interview - 18 minutes with lead designer, Ed Beach (plus some new gameplay)

While guiding a civilization from the cradle of life in 4000 BC through to reaching for the stars in 2050 AD can seem a little overwhelming, and while this new entry works hard to make things accessible, clear and as concise as it's possible to be when depicting over 6,000 years of human endeavour and progress, distilling the essence of the key strategies that are immediately important to understand versus those that can be put on hold for several hundred in-game years isn't always easy - and that's where our Civilization 6 guide comes in. Building on radical changes to the series brought about by the last entry and its expansions Civilization 6 introduces a number of new concepts, refines existing elements and even sees fit to re-invent the wheel in one or two key areas. Aside from recurrent issues that keep cross-play between Mac and Windows, Civ 6 is an excellent Mac port that features everything the Windows version of the game does.Civilization 6 marks an exciting new chapter in the illustrious, and frankly staggering, 25 year history of the 4X strategy franchise. And the fact it continues to receive excellent Expansions keeps it relevant and as popular as ever. GeForce 775M, Radeon HD 6970, or Intel Iris ProĦ4-bit processor and operating system requiredĬiv 6 has been part of the best-selling Mac games for years now. These are the game’s official Mac requirements: Minimum Requirements If you’re interested in testing games on your own M1 Mac or request specific games, you can join our dedicated Discord server.

To take our M1 benchmarks and compatibility tests to the next level, we definitely need your support! This is how Civilization VI runs on M1 Macs compared to equivalent Intel Macs: Benchmarks 13-inch MacBook Air (2020): Apple M1 chip with 8-core CPU, 8 GB RAM.Tested versions:įor our in-house benchmarks, the game was tested on the following M1 Mac: We usually aim for 30 FPS, because 30 FPS is enough to guarantee a fluid experience for most casual gamers. 60+ FPS: Very Smooth: For hardcore and professional players, a luxury for most.45-60 FPS: Smooth: Fluid gameplay, with no perceivable stutters.30-45 FPS: Playable: Acceptable for most (most gaming consoles do this).20-30 FPS: Borderline: Can be OK in slow-paced games.Below 20 FPS: Unplayable: Laggy gameplay, full of stutters and slowdowns.💻 M1 Pro MacBook Pro 14-inch (2021), 16 GBĪs a reminder, this is how we describe the different levels of performance:
