I picked up Civ7 on Switch because handheld is the only way i enjoy gaming these days. I was hooked on the game but eventually the desire to play on my Switch 2 fizzled (not because of the game’s decisive divisive mechanics) because the UI is so cramped I couldn’t stand it anymore and had to switch to docked mode where the higher resolution fills out the menus so much better. But my total lack of desire to play on a TV eventually led me to abandon the game altogether.
Now with Boost Mode here, it seems like the perfect answer to my prayers… except there’s one problem. I bought the $10 Switch 2 upgrade pack, so now the game is effectually treated as an S2 game, so Boost Mode is NOT activated. I did a test where i deleted the game entirely and just ran the game off plain game cart only, which DOES activate Boost and successfully gives me my dream experience…
Except there’s still one catch! I also bought all the DLC! And any attempt to redownload the DLC without the upgrade pack fails. It’s all seemingly inter-twined now. So I’m stuck having to choose between the optional optimal UX without any extra content or the dead end of claustrophobic menus.
What do you think the odds are Nintendo will add in some kind of option to disable Switch 2 edition upgrades in tandem with Boost Mode? I was given so much hope only to have it taken away..
EDIT:
Thanks to the advice provided, I was able to disable the upgrade pack using some secret trick in the eShop (pressing + 5 times on the DLC page).
I've included a couple screenshots of the difference it makes for any skeptics out there who think I'm making too big a deal out of this. I'm not exaggerating that this makes the game actually playable again in handheld!
EDIT 2:
My bad, can't attach images on this thread. If you're curious they're all here: https://imgur.com/a/5ZYxCx8
Posted by homibre
8 Comments
check your virtual game cards and see if the switch 2 upgrade pack is seperated from dlc, then you can just unload it there and keep the dlc
you can also complain to firaxis themeselves to get ui scale option, maybe they listen
The Switch 2 version is much better than Switch 1 version with boost mode so whats the point ?
I think you can press + or – 5x on eShop page? I think it can allow which DLC to not redownload. Not sute if it can control upgrade packs though.
https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Support/Troubleshooting/How-to-Redownload-Nintendo-eShop-Content-for-Nintendo-Switch-2-and-Nintendo-Switch-1434314.html?srsltid=AfmBOopz9laLKsEqf-Yhbm81Ypb7LBbErgGN3DftQMGFHDeMWlYGQkvu
Go to the upgrade pack’s eshop page and press + five times to mark it as exempt from redownload, then when you reinstall the game, it won’t be downloaded
This sounds more a criticism of the S2 upgrade if you’d still prefer to play a boosted S1 version over it.
Also you can unload the upgrade (virtual card) separately from the game IIRC so you don’t have to worry about deleting/redownloding things
Remove the virtual game card from your console.
Some product managers at Nintendo need spanking for not seeing this coming from miles off
Civ7 on OG Switch is *severely* limited though, e.g. small maps only, and really capped graphically. I don’t know why you would want that, but I value you looking for options. To each their own.