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Rush Age Change in Civilization VII (Civ 7) if you've completed Legacy Paths and established a strong civilization. See why you should rush Age Change and the reasons why you might not want to.
If you've completed a Legacy Path in the mid-to-late game of your civilization, it's best to rush Age Change to move on to the next one. This allows you to take on new challenges and claim your Golden Age rewards in the next age.
If you feel like your civilization is ready to move on to the next age, feel free to rush to it, especially if there's nothing more to do in your current run.
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If you're on the verge of defeat, rushing the current age can give you a fresh start in the next one. This is a good way to resolve any crisis, especially those causing settlements to become unhappy. Advancing to the next age will restore their happiness and automatically repair buildings that were damaged due to revolts.
If you’ve already researched all Technologies and Civics in your current age, you can rush to complete it. Like the Legacy Path, Technologies and Civics change with each age, so if there’s nothing left to research, feel free to rush to the next age.
If you’ve set a clear path toward a specific victory in the Modern Age, you can go ahead and rush it. This also prevents other leaders from earning Legacy Points, helping you maintain your position among the top leaders in your playthrough.
If you're at war, especially in the late game, you can rush to the next age before any peace offerings happen. These often require giving up a settlement, so if you want to keep all your territories, advancing quickly is the best move.
If you haven't completed a Legacy path in your current civ, you can use the remaining time to finish one. Failing to complete milestones in each path will trigger a Dark Age, so aim for at least one Golden Age in any Legacy path whenever possible.
Rushing to the next age while at war may result in some of your settlements being captured by other leaders. To prevent this, try to fight back, offer peace, or improve your relationship with them to reduce the chances of triggering another war in the next age.
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If you want to spread a religion you founded, you can extend your current phase to give yourself more time to spread it around.
Spreading Religion is one of the objectives in the Culture Legacy Path, so if you're aiming for this victory, use your turns to do it rather than rushing.
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Leveling up leaders also requires turns to gain experience. If you're aiming to collect mementos from leaders, don't rush an age to gain more experience.
If you have enough time to complete other legacy paths, use the remaining points to do so. This allows you to earn more Legacy Points, which you can use in the next age to unlock more legacies.
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If you have enough time or turns, you can use them to grow your settlements by constructing more establishments, especially Ageless Buildings, since these will carry over to the next age.
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Wiping out other civilizations is also beneficial before transitioning to the next age. This may take time, so if you still have several turns to do this, don't rush to the next age. Otherwise, if you don’t eliminate the other leaders, they will refresh in the next age as if no damage was done to their settlements.
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Age Change or Age Transition is the point of the game where your civilization enters a new era. This new feature serves as chapters, allowing you to witness growth and modernization as you play.
Each Age Change also refreshes the objectives of the Legacy Path to align with the new era. For example, the Economic path requires setting up trade routes in the Antiquity Age. This then changes to Treasure Fleets in the Exploration Age, and transitions to Factory Resources in the Modern Age later on.
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Age Change also upgrades certain buildings. For example, Altars can only be built in the Antiquity Age but can be improved into Temples in the Exploration Age.
Ageless Buildings, however, remain unchanged and cannot be upgraded or replaced with new buildings.
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