r/civ • u/Slapstick2244 • 16h ago

VII - Discussion Is this normal?

So after not play Civ VII for a year I got the itch to play again. I jumped back in at deity, got to the modern age and on turn one I could see that both Ashoka and Xerxes were building Oxford University on the wonder screen mod, so I thought it might be bugging out but nope I checked their cities and they were indeed building it.

Surely it should not be possible to be building wonders on turn one of a new age right? Or am I missing something here?

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u/kotpeter 16h ago

There are ways to 1-turn wonders. Mayan quarters allow it, for instance, if you have insane amounts of science. Dispersing military IPs also helps a lot.

In general, the AI now beelines Oxford heavily, so do not rely on building it.

EDIT: oh, you might be wondering how they got access to Oxford on turn 1. That's because they chose the dedication from the previous age that unlocks Academics immediately.

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u/Slapstick2244 16h ago

That explains how they got the tech then. It seems I've got a lot of learning to do.

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u/kotpeter 15h ago edited 10h ago

In order to get this dedication, you need to acquire the triumph in the Exploration age by finishing 2 scientific projects. This dedication is very powerful not only because of Academics, but because of bonus production towards projects. It's very helpful for a science victory and as a way to bump your science or culture per turn by using projects in each city.

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u/CRT_Me 2h ago

Oxford is very hard to beat them to. Was only able to do it when rerolling save for a military IP spawn that I could disperse, and that was on immortal.

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u/maverickRD 16h ago

There is a triumph to unlock academics, however only one should have it. I'm not sure if diety gets free techs each age...

On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres) (First to) Complete Heliocentric Model) and Discover Calculus) ) Projects). Unlock Academics).+25% ) Production) toward ) Projects).

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u/CmdrSokket 15h ago

You can also get tech advancements for the next age from the Future Tech, that might have been the other method.

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u/g_a28 15h ago

I don't think that triumph requires being first.

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u/Lyrrix 15h ago

There's a specific category of Triumphs that locks the triumph only to the first nation to achieve it.

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u/g_a28 14h ago

I mean, that particular triumph isn't one of those if I remember correctly.