What are distant lands in Civilization 7?

Distant lands in Civilization 7 are a (vague) description of other continents that you’ll encounter in the Exploration Age. Distant lands get you access to new resources, let you unlock treasure fleets, and are required for several Exploration Age Legacy Paths. Our Civilization 7 guide will tell you how to find distant lands and what those words even mean. How to reach distant lands in Civilization 7 You might find another continent as your scouts explore during the Antiquity Age. But distant lands are more than just lands on another continent. You’ll have to reach the Exploration Age before they really come into play. Before you get too deep into your search, though, you’ll have to research several nodes in the Tech tree. Some (in bold) are required and others (not bold) are the ones you’ll have to unlock on your way. You’ll need: * Astronomy * Cartography * Machinery * Heraldry * Feudalism * Shipbuilding. Cartography allows civilian units — like scouts and settlers — to cross ocean terrain. Shipbuilding means they can cross the terrain without (possibly) taking damage from rough seas. What qualifies as a distant land in Civilization 7? [Image: https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/Civ-7-Treasure-Fleet-1.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] Even once you can reach them, the definition of distant lands is a bit nebulous. Crossing a small river or lake does not count as a distant land. Even a mountain range (with a different continent on the other side) doesn’t count. Distant lands are basically any region (usually, but not always) on a different continent that is separated from your homeland by a deep ocean biome and has access to new resources. The Continent Lens in your minimap will show you a color-coded map of continents and can show you if that continent has access to Treasure Resources — resources that come from distant lands. The combination of those two things (plus looking for the dark blue ocean terrain tiles on the map) will help you identify what is and isn’t a distant land, which in turn will help you spawn treasure fleets — and make progress toward an Economic Victory.