Civ 7 Reveal Confirms French Empire Featuring Unique Political Figures

The launch of Civilization 7 is now less than a month away, and the final Modern Age civs set for the game are slowly being unveiled. While the latest reveal had been suspected for quite some time as it seems a natural choice for a game with Napoleon as a leader, we've now learned exactly what the French Empire will be capable of. With such a turbulent history, players will have a few different ways to approach building and maintaining their own French Empire in Civilization 7.

Civ 7 Reveals French Empire and New Jacobin Unit

Following the announcement of the Marquis de Lafayette as one of the leaders in Civ 7, they've also now confirmed the French Empire will be one of the Modern Age civilizations available at launch. Napoleon Bonaparte was actually among the first leaders revealed as his alternate persona will be linked to players having also logged in to Civ 6, which likely aimed to draw new players (or those still in Civ 5) towards buying Civ 6 ahead of the Civ 7 release.

However, they'd stopped short of confirming the French Empire or any details about it until now. With the unique combination of militaristic and diplomatic attributes, players will have many different ways to approach using the French in Civilization 7. Their unique ability "Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité" will allow them to select the Golden Age effects of any government in the Modern Age.

A fitting choice, the Salon will be a unique building for Fance that provides happiness with a bit of culture. Similarly, the Jardin à la Française unique building will provide culture with a bit of happiness, so these should complement each other well in cities. Perhaps the most interesting French Empire exclusive will be the Jacobin, a Unique Great Person Unit tied to the Avenue quarter.

When unlocked, players will receive one of the following Jacobin units at random:

• Paul Barras: Activated on a Palace to increase Relationship Gains by a set percentage per Diplomatic Action.
• Jacques Nicolas Billaud-Varenne: Activated on a Palace to grant all Land Units increased Combat Strength in Districts.
• Jacques Pierre Brissot: Activated on a Palace to grant all your Units increased Combat Strength.
• Etta Palm D'Aelders: Activated on a Palace or a City Hall to add a large amount of Happiness to it.
• Georges Danton: Activated on a Palace to immediately trigger a Celebration.
• Camille Desmoulins: Activated on any City's District to add Happiness on Quarters in that City.
• Olympe de Gouges: Activated on a Palace to add Science on Quarters in that City.
• Jean-Paul Marat: Activated on a Palace to add Culture on Quarters in that City.
• Maximilien Robespierre: Activated on a Palace to unlock a Unique Tradition, 'Reign of Terror,' which grants increased Culture on Districts, but reduces Growth Rate by a set percentage in Cities.
• Louis Antoine de Saint-Just: Activated on a Commander Unit to change its name to "Archangel of the Terror." Units within its Command Radius gain increased Combat Strength.

These units are actually members of the incredibly influential "Society of the Friends of the Constitution", which was renamed the "Society of the Jacobins, Friends of Freedom and Equality" and often simply called the Jacobin Club. Founded at the famed Palace of Versailles, this group became a key part of the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror when thousands were executed for political crimes.

When unlocked in Civilization 7, players will receive one at random but be able to continue unlocking others at an increased cost. Some may be a powerful weapon in a Military Victory, but others could pair well while pursuing a Culture Victory and building the Eiffel Tower to help a civ along that path.