What changed in Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI in 2019

Changed production from Unimproved Rainforest and Woods to provide additional production from Mercantilism and Conservation.

Improvements to the Pantheon Chooser UI including slide animation and button adjustments.

+50% Production towards defensive buildings.

Adjusted parameters to care more about the number of tiles improved.

Fixed issues with opening and closing the World Congress screen while the game is paused in multiplayer.

A new multiplayer mode where players race to board the last spaceship while avoiding the Red Death.

Significant optimizations and improvements to Volcano VFX and reduced memory usage.

Resolved issues with salvaging production from lost Wonder builds.

New quick-join matchmaking feature in the front-end menu.

Introduced new maps including Mirror Map, Terra, Primordial, Tilted Axis, and Splintered Fractal.

Leader list is now organized alphabetically instead of by release.

AI would give the player hundreds of Gold for a single Luxury Resource. This should now be back in line with expected values.

AI was not valuing Strategic resources correctly, allowing trades of 1 iron for 18 iron. This now levels off properly.

Great Works no longer use Drag and Drop. They have been returned to the previous functionality of 'click to move.'

User could trade low Gold-per-turn for high Gold-per-turn with AI players, essentially 'stealing' large amounts of Gold.

AI would give the player hundreds of Gold for very low quantities of Diplomatic Favor. This is now weighted accordingly.

Egyptian Chariot Archer no longer replaces the Heavy Chariot.

Château now provides 1 Culture for each adjacent wonder.

Mathias ability now only provides a 75% discount on upgrading levied units.

Great Wall can only be pillaged by natural disasters and provides +2 Gold for the improvement.

Improvements to AI Deal management with Gold.

Canada receives +1 Production from mines on Snow and Tundra.

New and improved version of Map Pins, now called Map Tacks, includes specific markers and a scrollable list.

Players can now search for map items via text search on the mini-map tool bar.

Relationship pip icons would fail to display during Multiplayer games.

Pillaging Yields are now database driven in the Civilopedia.

Nuclear Accidents will now always pillage the Nuclear Power Plant.

Sphinx now provides +1 Culture if built on Flood Plains.

You can now play the Black Death scenario in hotseat/PlayByCloud.

Converted system to Drag and Drop for Great Works.

Toa ability no longer stacks, and Strength is reduced to 36.

Democracy now provides a 15% discount on purchases with Gold.

Additional AI and rendering performance improvements implemented.

Cities gain an Amenity for every Religion with at least 1 Follower.

Updated Loyalty per turn figures for conquered cities to ensure UI accuracy.

New Play By Cloud feature requires a network connection for gameplay.

The second expansion for Civilization VI is now available on PC, Mac, and Linux.

New alternate skin for Scout unit replacing the dog with three cats for linked 2K Account users.

Barbarian raid timer now starts as soon as the first unit arrives in range.

New particle system increases performance and allows more particles to be visible.

Empire Lens displays owned territory and district locations.

Resolved multiple production overflow issues in cities.

New Hall of Fame feature for tracking victory and defeat with detailed statistics.

AI now builds and uses aircraft more effectively and has improved garrisoning tactics.

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

Corrected an issue preventing the AI from properly theming artifact collections.

Players can unlock a new skin for the Scout unit by linking their 2K Account to Civilization VI.

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

Fixed a bug causing a process to continue running on some users’ machines after exiting the launcher.

Preparation for the launch of the largest expansion in Civilization franchise history, Gathering Storm.

Users on the Legacy beta branch must opt out to play Gathering Storm.

Great Works in Eleanor’s cities cause a loss of Loyalty per turn in nearby foreign cities, allowing for instant city joining.

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

Eleanor can lead both England and France, marking a first in the Civilization franchise.

Ancient era naval unit that replaces the Galley with increased combat strength and movement.

Introduction of the Phoenician civilization led by Dido, featuring unique abilities and units.

Allows Phoenicia to move its capital to a city with a Cothon and unlocks additional trade route capacity.

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

Naval district that replaces the Harbor, cheaper to build, and enhances production for naval units.

Unlocks Writing technology Eureka at the start of the game and provides loyalty benefits for coastal cities.

Replaces the Musketman, stronger and cheaper, consumes a Population point unless in a conquered city.

Unlocks Ibrahim, a new Governor with a unique promotion tree, available only to Suleiman.

Siege units produced faster with boosted Combat Strength, conquered cities retain population and gain bonuses.

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

Replaces the Bank in the Commercial Hub, adds Amenities and Strategic Resources.

The Ottomans, led by Suleiman the Magnificent, are introduced with unique units and abilities.

Naval raider unit replacing the Privateer, available earlier, with no movement cost for coastal raids.

Allows construction of the Queen’s Bibliotheque and theming of buildings and Wonders with filled slots.

Anti-cavalry unit with faster movement and increased Combat Strength based on unused Movement points.

Increases Loyalty, Culture, and Tourism based on terrain types in Swedish cities.

Provides two Great Works slots and awards a Governor Title upon completion.

Introduces Sweden as a new civilization led by Kristina, focusing on Culture and Diplomatic victory.

Grants additional Diplomatic Favor and boosts Great Person points for Engineers and Scientists.

Grants Gold for flat Desert tiles in trade routes and unlocks additional Trader slots during Golden Ages.

The Mali civilization, led by Mansa Musa, is added to the game with unique abilities and units.

Replaces the Knight and protects Traders from being plundered, granting Gold on combat victories.

Provides additional Faith and Food for adjacent Desert tiles, with a Production penalty for buildings and units.

The Suguba replaces the Commercial Hub, allowing reduced-cost purchases and additional Gold from adjacent tiles.