Update 1.3.0 - Patch 1 is rolling out now to players to address a few reported issues. 

A note for Switch players: This patch is now live on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2. Thank you for your patience, Switch players!

Patch Notes

• The AI has been tuned to use Sanctions less often and in a more balanced way relative to other Diplomatic actions.
• AI will now correctly produce Great People.
• Various game stability improvements. 
• Addressed an issue allowing the Restart option to be used even when it should have been prevented. This was leading to various gameplay issues including an eventual crash on Age Transition.
• Units now correctly gain +5 Combat Strength when the player unlocks Tier 2 of the Songhai Unique Civic Hi-Koi and slots the Isa Tradition.
• [Switch] The Havana Harbor challenge now correctly completes when building the Havana Harbor wonder as the Republic of Pirates during Exploration.
• Addressed a reported issue in multiplayer where attempting to pause during a First Greet Diplomacy screen could cause loss of controller functionality.
• Addressed a visual issue affecting Narrative Storylets.
• Addressed several translation errors in localized game text. 
• [Consoles-only] Addressed a reported issue affecting the visibility of buttons in the main menu promotional carousel.
• [Xbox-only] Addressed a reported issue where installed DLC could periodically disable after restarting the game.
• [Mac-only] Addressed instances of missing audio.

If you’re still running into issues after this patch, please let us know through our support portal.