What changed in Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI in 2018

Civilization VI: Gathering Storm will launch for Windows PC on February 14, 2019.

The annual Steam Winter Sale starts, offering up to 70% off on all Civilization VI content.

Inca citizens can work mountain tiles for Production and Food based on adjacent Terrace Farms.

Pachacuti's ability enhances domestic trade routes with additional Food for each mountain tile in the origin city's borders.

Terrace Farms provide Food and additional bonuses when adjacent to Mountains and Aqueducts.

The Inca civilization, led by Pachacuti, is now available in Civilization VI: Gathering Storm.

An early mountain tile improvement that allows quick traversal along mountain ranges.

The Warak’aq is a medieval recon unit that can attack twice in a single turn.

Gathering Storm will launch for Windows PC on February 14, 2019.

Allows Canada to build farms on Tundra terrain and increases resource yield from Snow and Tundra tiles.

Prevents Canada from declaring surprise wars and grants bonus Diplomatic Favor based on per-turn Tourism.

A modern era unit that can create a National Park and receives combat bonuses near it.

Grants additional Appeal and Amenity, and bonus Culture for adjacent Snow and Tundra tiles.

Canada's leader is Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier, known for uniting French and English-speaking citizens.

Fixed an issue with the launcher not scaling properly on high resolution displays.

Resolved an issue preventing the Civilization V SDK - World Builder from working properly.

The Marae replaces the Amphitheater, providing Culture and Faith, and Tourism when unlocking Flight.

Civilization VI: Gathering Storm will launch for Windows PC on February 14, 2019.

The Toa is a classical-era melee unit that can construct the Pa and weaken adjacent enemy units with the Haka War Dance ability.

Kupe’s Voyage allows the Maori to start at sea, gaining Science and Culture each turn before settling their first city.

The Maori, led by Kupe, set sail in Civilization VI: Gathering Storm.

Mana grants the Maori Sailing and Shipbuilding technologies at the start, with additional movement and combat strength for embarked units.

Units levied from a City-State gain extra movement and combat strength, with no cost to upgrade.

A light cavalry unit that gains additional strength for adjacent levied units, unlocked with Castles technology.

Gathering Storm will launch for Windows PC on February 14, 2019.

Replaces the Zoo, providing Amenities and Production, with bonuses if a Geothermal Fissure is present.

An Industrial-era light cavalry unit that gains combat bonuses for each active Alliance.

Hungary steps up to the world stage in Civilization VI, led by Matthias Corvinus, focusing on rapid expansion.

Districts or buildings constructed across a river from a city center are built faster.

Two new scenarios are introduced: The Black Death and War Machine, each with unique challenges.

The expansion introduces nine new leaders and eight new civilizations, each with unique bonuses and gameplay.

New environmental effects include volcanoes, storms, floods, and droughts that impact gameplay.

Players can participate in a World Congress to vote on resolutions and earn Diplomatic Favor for a new victory condition.

A new era has been added with speculative technologies and civics to combat environmental effects.

The second expansion for Civilization VI, Gathering Storm, introduces new technologies, engineering projects, and a living world ecosystem.

A new launcher has been added that includes sections for the latest Civilization news, content, and special offers.

Players can create canals, dams, tunnels, and railroads to improve land conditions and transportation.

Strategic resources can now be consumed in power plants to generate electricity, affecting global temperature and climate.

Removed Red Shell from the game.

Added cross-platform multiplayer functionality for PC and Mac.

Production cost reduced from 180 to 160; Combat Strength increased from 45 to 48.

Changes to the way Governor Title notifications are handled.

Ensure we update the live data for a tech when it's boosted.

Production per district reduced from 2 to 1.

No longer gives a combat bonus against Free Cities.

Gives 100 Gold per Appeal when replacing a Farm with a Neighborhood (was 50).

Tiles with districts belonging to another player are no longer treated as valid activation tiles.

Production cost reduced from 180 to 160; Combat Strength increased from 40 to 45.

Addressed audio issues with large and mod-expanded map sizes.

Don't show Paradrop unit action if unit cannot move.

Fixed a bug where Renaissance walls were not affected by the Limes Policy.

Now awards a free melee class unit when constructing a Royal Navy Dockyard in a city founded on a foreign continent.

Fixed issue where players could have duplicate city names; all names must be unique now.

Liberating a city will now make it immune against your Loyalty pressure.

Fixed bugs related to expelling units out of a city's borders.

New moments focused on mid to late game, including shipwrecks and fully developed districts.

Fixed a bug preventing the Persian Immortal from using melee as its default attack.

Fixed in the base game.

Fixed an edge case where historic moments for creating a Trading Post could be repeated.

Failed missions will now show loot information if provided.

Correctly displays when a Wonder needs an adjacent district.

Players can now ask other players or AI to join wars they are already in.

Added 3 new graphs for Rise and Fall games; Era Score, Total Governors, and Total Governor Titles.

Fixed an issue with not counting armadas and Fleets.

Only show if there are emergencies involving both selected player and local player.

Production cost reduced from 180 to 160; Combat Strength buff when attacking increased from +7 to +10.

Changed to be 'Have 3 Armies or Armadas.'

Only shows when a player loses their original capital city.

Fixed for highlighting invalid hexes.

Fixed a bug preventing the Hetairoi Great General bonus from being applied.

Now only heals land units.

Cities cannot be founded on tiles with districts.

Combat Strength increased from 4 to 5; Bonus unit production from 20% to 50%.

Ensure proper display of National Parks after a save is loaded.

Added food needed for population growth.

Now provides +15% Science and Culture in the city (was +20%).

Now provides +3% Culture and Science for each Promotion earned (was +10% for any Governor).

Bonus Production per population increased from 0.4 to 0.6; Overall Production bonus from 10% to 15%.

Pillaging an enemy city plot now causes that city to lose 5 loyalty.

Reduced from +100% to +50%.

Manhattan Project and Operation Ivy now worth 2; Satellite launch, Moon landing, and first Mars component worth 4 if world first.

Updated window style to emphasize Era / Age types.

Now indicates if a district cannot be repaired due to missing Tech or Civic.

Gives +2 Production and +5 Gold for all your Trade Routes (was +5 and +10 for international Trade Routes).

Gives +2 Science from Military Academies, Seaports, and Renaissance Walls (was +1).

+1 Era Score for being the second or later Civilization to discover a Natural Wonder.

Fixed a bug causing the player to be charged an incorrect amount when purchasing a District with Gold.

Updated the game to correct a reported crash issue when loading some saves created before the March 2018 Update.

Our Leader diplomacy screen now uses the longer, more detailed descriptions for unique units, buildings, etc.

Fixed Kilwa Kisiwani bonus to production in other cities when you get another suzerain of that type.

Fixed an issue preventing water Natural Wonders from appearing on Huge maps.

City States no longer display 'At War' tooltip if we aren't at war.

Preserve proper number of government slots after liberating a city with a Wonder that provides slots.

Ensured that city state suzerain bonuses are applied properly after you capture a city.

Fixed situations where players could have Shared Visibility while at war.

Fixed the Space Port, it was being counted as a specialty district.

Unit experience gained from fighting Free Cities and Free City units is now capped at +1 after obtaining the unit’s first promotion.

Allowed the Advanced Seminar in Astrophysics achievement to work in more permutations of district placement.

Fixed an issue where Observation Balloons were incorrectly granting the Drone unit's combat strength buff.

Historic Moments are now accessible from the End Game Results screen.

Historic Moments are now accessible from the End Game Results screen.

+1 Era Score for being the second or later Civilization to discover a Natural Wonder.

Fixed a bug with the Pax Brittania unique ability that was granting a free melee unit when England obtained a city other than through settling.

Fixed the Holy Righteous Queen achievement and the Metroplex achievement to have proper unlock requirements.

Made sure a second work of art from the same artists provides some culture/tourism in the Apadana.

Made the Water Park cheaper to be consistent with the Aerodrome.

Fixed an issue where the Stadium effects did not match the text.

Increased defenses of early era city states to discourage easy conquest by AI and players.

City States no longer display 'At War' tooltip if we aren't at war.

Unit experience gained from fighting Free Cities and Free City units is now capped at +1 after obtaining the unit’s first promotion.

Historic Moment for recapturing a city you originally founded can now only trigger once per plot location, to prevent an exploit where it could be farmed for era score.

Made the Water Park cheaper to be consistent with the Aerodrome.

Fixed a bug that was causing embarked units to use their embarked strength instead of their unit strength when conducting an amphibious attack.

Fixed situations where players could have Shared Visibility while at war.

Our Leader diplomacy screen now uses the longer, more detailed descriptions for unique units, buildings, etc.

Fixed Matterhorn and Zhangye Danxia spawning surrounded by mountains.

Fixed an issue where the Stadium effects did not match the text.

Fixed a bug causing units set to 'Alert' to be changed to 'Fortified', preventing them from waking up when enemies are near.

Increased defenses of early era city states to discourage easy conquest by AI and players.

Updated the game to correct a reported crash issue when loading some saves created before the March 2018 Update.

Fixed a bug with the Pax Brittania unique ability that was granting a free melee unit when England obtained a city other than through settling.

Stadium now provides +2 Tourism for cities with at least 10 population, +5 tourism for cities with at least 20 population, and +2 Entertainment amenities for all cities within 6 tiles.

Fixed a bug that was causing embarked units to use their embarked strength instead of their unit strength when conducting an amphibious attack.

Fixed an issue preventing water Natural Wonders from appearing on Huge maps.

Fixed an issue where Observation Balloons were incorrectly granting the Drone unit's combat strength buff.

Reworked the way that warmongering is handled between declaration of war, capturing cities, and razing cities.

Reworked the way that warmongering is handled between declaration of war, capturing cities, and razing cities.

Corrected the Letters of Marque Dark Policy to double the yields from plundering a trade route during gameplay.

Resolved an issue where the user could not access the builder awarded when the Eagle Warrior kills an enemy unit.

Corrected the Letters of Marque Dark Policy to double the yields from plundering a trade route during gameplay.

Corrected the functionality of America's Founding Fathers ability during Standard Rules matches.

Addressed an issue where the user could crash after attempting to join a Full game in the Multiplayer lobby.

Addressed an issue where users could crash after attempting to join a Full game in the Multiplayer lobby.

Resolved a crash that could occur under certain conditions when starting a new game.

Resolved an issue where the user could not access the builder awarded when the Eagle Warrior kills an enemy unit.

Resolved a crash that could occur under certain conditions when starting a new game.

Fixed an issue where a trader could lose functionality and display a placeholder string when war is declared through an emergency.

Fixed an issue where a trader could lose functionality and display a placeholder string when war is declared with a civ having trade routes.

Corrected the functionality of America's Founding Fathers ability during Standard Rules matches.

New expansion adds dynamic empires, Golden and Dark Ages, Loyalty system, and more.

Includes new wonders, units, tile improvements, districts, buildings, and resources.

Players can form different types of alliances with evolving bonuses.

Players will experience Dark Ages or Golden Ages based on their actions in-game.

Loyalty impacts city control, allowing cities to rebel or change ownership without military force.

Players can recruit and appoint Governors with unique bonuses to customize cities.

The new expansion introduces new gameplay features, leaders, and civilizations.

New events that provide significant bonuses or penalties to civilizations, affecting strategies.

New Policies and improvements to existing systems.

Includes unique bonuses, units, buildings, improvements, and districts.

Includes new wonders, units, buildings, and resources.

New Policies and improvements to existing systems have been made.

Civilizations can join pacts against powerful opponents for rewards.

The new expansion introduces new gameplay features, leaders, and civilizations.

Players can appoint Governors to cities, each with unique bonuses and skill trees.

Cities now have individual Loyalty to leadership, affecting city independence.

Civilizations can join pacts against powerful civilizations for rewards.

Players can recruit and appoint Governors to enhance city management and Loyalty.

Alliances now have types and can level up, providing more strategic benefits.

Players earn mini-achievements that contribute to their Era Score and timeline.

Players will experience Dark Ages or Golden Ages based on milestone Historic Moments.

Players can form different types of alliances with evolving bonuses.

A visual representation of a civilization's history and Historic Moments.

A visual journey through the Historic Moments encountered in-game.

Includes new leaders like Queen Seondeok and Robert the Bruce.

Cities have individual Loyalty, affecting their independence and expansion opportunities.

Expansion will feature nine new leaders and eight new civilizations.

New gameplay mechanic that triggers when a player gains a significant advantage, allowing others to respond.

Amabutho allows Shaka to form Corps and Armies earlier and provides additional Base Combat Strength.

The Ikanda is a fortified Zulu homestead that provides additional housing and faster Corps and Army creation.

Shaka Zulu is introduced as one of the nine new leaders in the Rise and Fall expansion.

The Impi is a powerful warrior regiment with increased flanking bonuses and faster XP gain.

The Impi is a powerful warrior regiment with increased flanking bonus and faster XP gain.

Cities conquered by Shaka gain bonus Loyalty and can be upgraded into Corps or Armies.

Shaka Zulu is introduced as one of the nine new leaders in the Rise and Fall expansion.

Shaka can form Corps and Armies earlier and provides additional Base Combat Strength to them.

The Ikanda is a fortified Zulu homestead that provides additional housing and faster Corps and Army creation.

Isibongo grants bonus Loyalty to cities conquered by Shaka and allows upgrades to Corps or Armies.

Bonus while combatting civilizations in a Golden Age and increased experience for units trained in cities with a Governor.

Wooden tombstones providing culture and a tourism boon later in the game.

Defeating an enemy unit in their territory decreases the Loyalty of the owning city.

Bonus while combatting civilizations in a Golden Age and increased experience for units trained in cities with a Governor.

A Renaissance Era unit with combat bonuses when fighting near friendly territory and reduced pillaging costs.

Introducing Lautaro as a new leader for the Mapuche civilization.

The Malon Raider is a Renaissance Era unit with combat bonuses near friendly territory and reduced pillaging costs.

Chemamull provides culture equal to 75% of a tile's appeal and offers a tourism boon later in the game.

Introducing Lautaro as a new leader for the Mapuche civilization.

Defeating an enemy unit in their territory decreases the Loyalty of the owning city.

The Golf Course provides bonuses for Scotland, including Amenity, Gold, Culture, and Tourism.

Happy Cities receive additional Science and Production, generating Great Scientist and Great Engineer points.

Robert the Bruce leads Scotland with unique abilities and units in the upcoming expansion.

Introducing Robert the Bruce as a new leader for Scotland in Civilization VI: Rise and Fall.

Robert the Bruce can declare a War of Liberation after gaining the Defensive Tactics Civic, with bonuses during the war.

The Highlander replaces the Ranger, gaining a Combat Strength bonus on hill and forest terrain.

Golf Courses provide additional Amenity, Gold, Culture, Tourism, and Housing bonuses when placed strategically.

Robert the Bruce can declare a War of Liberation, gaining bonuses during the conflict.

Happy Cities provide additional Science and Production, generating Great Scientist and Great Engineer points.

The Highlander replaces the Ranger and gains a Combat Strength bonus on hill and forest terrain.

Extensive gameplay preview of the new features being added to Civilization VI in the Rise and Fall expansion.

Extensive gameplay preview of the new features being added in the Rise and Fall expansion.

Tamar leads Georgia, featuring unique abilities and units.

Georgia's unique unit with Combat Strength bonus and no movement penalties on hilly terrain.

Introducing Tamar as a new leader for Georgia in the Rise and Fall expansion.

Khevsureti warriors gain Combat Strength bonus and no movement penalties on hilly terrain.

Tsikhe fortresses enhance outer defenses at a lower production cost than Renaissance Walls.

Tamar can declare a Protectorate War after gaining the Theology Civic, providing bonus Faith and Envoy benefits.

Tamar can declare a Protectorate War and gains bonus Faith after doing so.

A unique fortress for Georgia that raises outer defenses and has a lower production cost than Renaissance Walls.

Receive Normal Age bonus towards improving Era Score when making a Dedication in a Golden Age.

Expansion featuring Tamar and other new content releases on February 8, 2018.

Receive additional bonuses towards improving Era Score during Golden Ages.

The Mekewap is a unique structure for the Cree that provides production, resources, food, and gold benefits when placed near Bonus or Luxury resources.

Poundmaker's ability allows all Alliance types to provide shared visibility and grants bonus food and gold from trade routes.

The Okihtcitaw, a unique unit for the Cree, serves as an early reconnaissance unit with one free promotion.

The Cree start with an extra trade route and can gain control of nearby unclaimed tiles as part of their unique civ ability.

The Okihtcitaw, a unique unit for the Cree, serves as an excellent scout and starts with one free promotion.

Poundmaker is introduced as a new leader for the Cree in Civilization VI: Rise and Fall.

The Mekewap is a unique structure for the Cree that provides production, resources, food, and gold benefits when placed near Bonus or Luxury resources.

The Cree start with an extra trade route and gain control of nearby unclaimed tiles as part of their unique civ ability.

Poundmaker's ability allows all Alliance types to provide shared visibility and grants bonus food and gold from trade routes.

Poundmaker is introduced as a new leader for the Cree Nation in Civilization VI: Rise and Fall.