Civilization VI: New Frontier Pass

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Civilization VI: New Frontier Pass is a series of DLC released bimonthly from May 2020 to March 2021. The pass includes eight new civilizations, nine new leaders, and six new game modes.^[1]

Official DLC Overview[]


Pack	Release Date	New Civilizations and Leaders	New Game Mode	Additional New Content
Maya & Gran Colombia Pack	May 21, 2020	Mayan - Lady Six Sky Gran Colombian - Simón Bolívar	Apocalypse	New City-states: Caguana, Singapore, Lahore, Vatican City, Taruga & Hunza New Resources: Honey & Maize New Natural Wonders: Bermuda Triangle, Paititi & Fountain of Youth
Ethiopia Pack	July 23, 2020	Ethiopian - Menelik II	Secret Societies /	New District: Diplomatic Quarter Two new Buildings: Consulate & Chancery
Byzantium & Gaul Pack	September 24, 2020	Byzantine - Basil II Gallic - Ambiorix	Dramatic Ages /	New World Wonders: Biosphère & Statue of Zeus New Map: Highlands
Babylon Pack	November 19, 2020	Babylonian - Hammurabi	Heroes & Legends	New City-states: Ayutthaya, Johannesburg, Chinguetti, Wolin, Samarkand & Nalanda New Great People
Vietnam & Kublai Khan Pack	January 28, 2021	Vietnamese - Bà Triệu Kublai Khan (alternate Mongolian and Chinese leader)^[2]	Monopolies and Corporations	New District: Preserve Two new Buildings: Grove & Sanctuary
Portugal Pack	March 25, 2021	Portuguese - João III	Zombie Defense	New World Wonders: Torre de Belém & Etemenanki New Map: Wetlands

New game mode requires the Gathering Storm expansion to play.
/ New game mode requires either the Rise and Fall or Gathering Storm expansions to play.

Civilizations[]

*New Frontier Pass* Leaders and Civilizations
Civilization	Leader(s)	Civilization Ability	Leader Ability	Unique Unit	Unique Infrastructure
Mayan	Lady Six Sky	Mayab Cities do not receive additional Housing from being adjacent to fresh water or coast. Cities gain +1 Amenity for each Luxury Resource adjacent to the City Center. Farms grant +1 Housing, +1 Production if adjacent to an Observatory, and +1 Gold.	Ix Mutal Ajaw Non-capital cities within 6 tiles of the capital gain +10% to all yields and receive a Builder when founded. Other Non-capital cities receive -15% to all yields if more than six tiles away. +5 Combat Strength for all units within six tiles of the Mayan Capital.	Hul'che	Observatory
Gran Colombian	Simón Bolívar	Ejército Patriota +1 Movement for all units. Promoting a unit does not end that unit's turn.	Campaña Admirable Entering a new era grants a Comandante General, a unique type of Great Person.	Llanero	Hacienda
Ethiopian	Menelik II	Aksumite Legacy Improved resource tiles receive +1 Faith for each copy of the resource the city owns. International Trade Routes grant +0.5 Faith for each resource in the origin city. Can purchase Archaeologists and Archaeological Museums with Faith.	Council of Ministers Ethiopian cities founded on Hills receive Science and Culture equal to 15% of their Faith output. +4 Combat Strength for all units when fighting on hills.	Oromo Cavalry	Rock-Hewn Church
Byzantine	Basil II	Taxis +3 Combat and Religious Strength for all units for each Holy City converted to Byzantium's Religion (including Byzantium's own Holy City). Byzantium's Religion is spread to nearby cities when a unit from an enemy civilization or city-state is defeated. +1 Great Prophet point from Holy Sites.	Porphyrogénnētos Heavy and light cavalry units deal full damage when attacking cities following the same Religion as Byzantium. Gain the Tagma unique unit with Divine Right.	Dromon	Hippodrome
Gallic	Ambiorix	Hallstatt Culture Mines gain +1 Culture, provide a +0.5 adjacency bonus for all districts and trigger a Culture Bomb when built, claiming surrounding unowned tiles. Specialty districts do not receive an adjacency bonus from other districts and cannot be built next to the City Center.	King of the Eburones Receives Culture equal to 20% of the Production cost after training a non-civilian unit. Melee, ranged and anti-cavalry units receive +2 Combat Strength for each adjacent military unit.	Gaesatae	Oppidum
Babylonian	Hammurabi	Enuma Anu Enlil Eurekas instantly unlock their respective technologies. -50% Science per turn.	Ninu Ilu Sirum Upon building each type of specialty district, except the Government Plaza, for the first time, instantly receives the building with the lowest Production cost that can be built in that district. Upon building any other district for the first time, receives a free Envoy.	Sabum Kibittum	Palgum
Vietnamese	Bà Triệu	Nine Dragon River Delta All land specialty Districts can only be built on Rainforest, Marsh, or Woods tiles. Buildings on these features receive additional yields: +1 Culture in Woods, +1 Science in Rainforest, and +1 Production in Marsh. Woods can be planted with Medieval Faires, instead of Conservation.	Drive Out The Aggressor All units gain +5 Combat Strength when fighting in Rainforest, Marsh, and Woods tiles, and +1 Movement if they start their turn there. Both of these bonuses are doubled in tiles inside Vietnamese territory.	Voi Chiến	Thành
Chinese	Kublai Khan	Dynastic Cycle Eurekas and Inspirations provide an extra 10% of the Science and Culture cost for researching technologies and civics.	Gerege Gains an additional Economic policy slot in all Governments. Gains a random Eureka and Inspiration upon first establishing a Trading Post in another major civilization's city.	Crouching Tiger	Great Wall
Mongolian	Kublai Khan	Örtöö Sending a Trade Route immediately creates a Trading Post in the destination city, instead of when the Trade Route is completed. Gains an extra level of Diplomatic Visibility with civilizations that have a Mongolian Trading Post. +6 Combat Strength for all units for each level of Diplomatic Visibility Mongolia has over the other civilization, instead of the usual +3 Combat Strength.		Keshig	Ordu
Portuguese	João III	Casa da Índia International Trade Routes can only be sent to cities on the coast or with a Harbor, but gain a +50% increase to all yields. Traders have +50% range over water, and can embark as soon as they are unlocked.	Porta do Cerco +1 Sight for all units. Meeting another civilization grants +1 Trade Route capacity. Gains Open Borders with all city-states.	Nau	Navigation School

Persona Packs[]

Main article: Persona Packs (Civ6)

Each Persona Pack contains a brand-new take on a favorite leader, with a new leader model and background, new gameplay bonuses, and an updated agenda that reflect the changes to the leader's personality. The Persona Packs are available exclusively to owners of the New Frontier Pass.^[1]

Concurrent Updates[]

Main article: Updates (Civ6)

At the same time the New Frontier Pass was released, Firaxis published a series of updates available to all Civilization VI players.

Videos[]

Civilization VI - Developer Update - New Frontier Pass

External links[]

Official New Frontier Pass Page

References[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 https://civilization.com/news/entries/introducing-the-civilization-vi-new-frontier-pass-first-dlc-launches-may-21-2020/
↑ Players who do not own Rise and Fall can still play Kublai Khan with China.

Civilization VI [edit]
Rise and Fall • Gathering Storm • New Frontier Pass
Lists Agendas • Beliefs • Buildings (Unique buildings) • City-states • Civics • Civilizations • Competitions • Districts • Improvements • Leaders • Natural wonders • Pantheons • Policy cards • Projects • Promotions • Religions • Resources • Technologies • Terrains • Units (Unique units) • Wonders
Concepts Agenda • Age (Historic Moment • Timeline ) • Barbarians • Boosts • Building • City (Amenities • Capital • Governor • Housing • Loyalty • Population) • City-state (Envoy • Suzerain) • Civic • Climate (Disaster) • Combat (Air combat • City combat • Flanking and Support • Zone of control) • Competition • Difficulty level • Diplomacy (Alliance • Diplomatic Visibility and Gossip • Emergency • Espionage • Grievances • Warmongering • World Congress ) • District • Era • Government • Great People • Great Work • Improvement • Map (Appeal • Borders • Continent • Tile) • Natural wonder • Policy card • Project • Promotion • Religion (Pantheon) • Resource • Speed • Technology • Terrain • Trade Route • Unit (Movement • Range • Sight • Strength) • Victory • War weariness • Wonder
Miscellaneous DLC • Game mode • Modding • Persona Packs • Scenarios • Soundtrack • Starting a new game • Steam Achievements • Steam trading cards • Updates
Added in the Rise and Fall expansion pack. Added in the Gathering Storm expansion pack.

[OriginalAnnouncement-1] 1.0 ^1.1 https://civilization.com/news/entries/introducing-the-civilization-vi-new-frontier-pass-first-dlc-launches-may-21-2020/

[2] Players who do not own Rise and Fall can still play Kublai Khan with China.

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