Wow, that’s kind of wild that they didn’t have this feature until now. Like, yeah, occasionally you need to start from scratch despite people’s expectations being higher than the last time around. But that still feels like a relatively basic feature to not have…

What I want (for Civ 5; I don’t care about Civ 7) is semi-auto exploration: let me tell the scout the rough area I want it to explore, then ask me again once it’s done. It’s enough to reduce micromanagement, but it allows me to set up my priorities, that might be different from one playthrough to another.