Civilization VII Update 1.5.0 went live with a True Start Location Earth map

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A post that appeared in the Steam announcements of Sid Meier's Civilization VII on Sep 15, 2026 said Update 1.5.0 was live. The update brought a True Start Location Earth map, on which campaigns start in Antiquity at the historic capital of the chosen civ. The update also reimagined the Terra Incognita and Shuffle maps with Voronoi technology, which the notes said completed the process of providing updated versions of all base-game maps. The post is titled “Update 1.5.0 Notes - September 15, 2026”.1^,2^,3^,4^,5^,6^,7