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Civ 7 Ottomans: The Hidden Strategy Glitch Everyone's Exploiting
Players are sharing videos of a broken Ottoman edge again. Patch notes did not fix this, so the community keeps using it.
Civ 7 Ottomans: The Hidden Strategy Glitch Everyone's Exploiting is a repeating early-game edge that lets units move and attack twice. Research shows this bypasses normal cooldowns. It produces science or production without losing strength.
This trick reshapes early expansion choices. Units skip turns as if they had haste, appearing to act in two turns at once. Studies indicate map control spikes because scouts rush neutral zones. You gain tempo without losing defenses.
Rushing capitals becomes safer when you abuse this pathing bug.
Why does this glitch keep happening after updates?
Game code still misreads stacked movement rules for certain units.
Can a patch finally remove this advantage?
Yes, if devs adjust pathfinding and unit turn logic before next expansion.
