Historic Moment (Civ6)

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Some Historic Moments on Korea's timeline

Historic Moments are a feature added to Civilization VI in the Rise and Fall expansion pack, closely correlated with timelines and the Ages system. They represent historically significant game events whose main function is to help your civilization advance towards a Golden Age.

Mechanics

Historic Moments happen automatically as you play; indeed, there is absolutely nothing you have to do apart from playing and you will see regularly Historic Moments happening. Of course, it is of immense help if you know exactly what game events trigger Historic Moments and work towards them, much as you would work towards earning a particular Eureka Eureka moment.

Each Historic Moment is added to your Timeline, so that it will be remembered by future generations (and so that you can review it later, if you feel so inclined). But much more importantly, each Moment earns you one or more points towards your Era Score, and this might lead your civilization into a Golden Age (as explained in detail here)!

The exact number of points earned by a Historic Moment varies wildly, and sometimes the same Moment happening in a different World Era might earn different number of points, or none at all (as is the case with clearing a Barbarian outpost). There are also some particular events which may trigger Historic Moments every time they happen! For example, you will earn 1 Era Score point each time you excavate an Artifact or research a technology from the next era. Below you will find a complete list of Historic Moments, and how many points they earn.

There is also a special Wonder, the Taj Mahal, that affects Era Score earned by Historic Moments.

List of Historic Moments

5 Era Score Moments:

Moment	Description	Era Score	Min. Era	Max. Era	Obsolete Era
Final Foreign City Taken	You have taken control of a civilization's last remaining city.	5
World's First to Meet All Civilizations	You are the first to meet all living civilizations in the world.	5
First Trading Posts in All Civilizations	You are the first in the world to establish a Trading Post in all civilizations.	5
World's First Flight	You own the world's first flying unit! People rejoice at the new possibilities this entails.	5
World's First Circumnavigation	Your civilization is the first to reveal a tile in every vertical line of the map. This forms a path around the world, even if the path does not end where it began.	5

4 Era Score Moments:

Moment	Description	Era Score	Min. Era	Max. Era	Obsolete Era
World's First Religion to Adopt All Beliefs	Your Religion is the first in the world to add its final Belief and become complete.	4
Unique Building Constructed	You have completed this unique building for the first time.	4
World Wonder Completed	A world wonder is completed, showing our grandeur over other civilizations.	4
Rival Holy City Converted	The Holy City of another Religion has converted to our Religion.	4
Foreign Capital Taken	You have taken control of a foreign power's original capital city.	4
Unique District Completed	You have completed this unique district for the first time.	4
Emergency Successfully Defended	As the target, you have succeeded in fighting off an Emergency against you.	4
First Discovery of a New Continent	Our civilization's explorers are the first in the world to find this continent.	4
Unique Tile Improvement Built	Your Builders have constructed this unique tile improvement for the first time.	4
World's First National Park	You have founded the world's first National Park.	4
World's First Martian Colony Established	You are the first in the world to establish a colony on Mars.	4
World's First Landing on the Moon	You are the first in the world to land on the moon.	4
World's First Satellite in Orbit	You launched the world's first satellite into orbit.	4
Unique Unit Marches	You have trained this unique unit for the first time, giving you an edge on the battlefield.	4
World's First Exoplanet Expedition Launched	You are the first in the world to launch an expedition to a distant planet.	4

3 Era Score Moments:

Moment	Description	Era Score	Min. Era	Max. Era	Obsolete Era
World's First Shipwreck Excavated	Your archaeologists have completed the world's first excavation of a shipwreck.	3
Threatening Camp Destroyed	A hostile barbarian camp within 6 tiles of one of your cities was destroyed by a unit.	3	Ancient	Medieval
Religion Adopts All Beliefs	Your Religion has added its final Belief and is now complete.	3
First Aerodrome Fully Developed	You have completed every building in an Aerodrome district for the first time.	3
First Encampment Fully Developed	You have completed every building in an Encampment district for the first time.	3
First Entertainment Complex Fully Developed	You have completed every building in an Entertainment Complex district for the first time.	3
First Water Park Fully Developed	You have completed every building in a Water Park district for the first time.	3
Old World Wonder Completed	A World Wonder is completed. Even though it belongs to a bygone era, it will still show our grandeur over other civilizations.	3
World's Largest Civilization	Your civilization has become the largest in the world, with at least 3 more cities than its next biggest rival.	3
City of Awe	A city is placed within 2 tiles of a natural wonder.	3
Enemy City Adopts Our Religion	An enemy city, despite being at war, has seen the light and adopted our Religion.	3
Splendid Campus Completed	You have completed your civilization's first Campus with a starting adjacency bonus of 3 Science or higher.	3
Splendid Commercial Hub Completed	You have completed your civilization's first Commercial Hub with a starting adjacency bonus of 4 Gold or higher.	3
Splendid Harbor Completed	You have completed your civilization's first Harbor with a starting adjacency bonus of 4 Gold or higher.	3
Splendid Holy Site Completed	You have completed your civilization's first Holy Site with a starting adjacency bonus of 3 Faith or higher.	3
Splendid Industrial Zone Completed	You have completed your civilization's first Industrial Zone with a starting adjacency bonus of 4 Production or higher.	3
Splendid Theater Square Completed	You have completed your civilization's first Theater Square with a starting adjacency bonus of 3 Culture or higher.	3
World's First Neighborhood	You have completed the world's first Neighborhood district.	3			Modern
Emergency Completed Successfully	As a member, you have succeeded in an Emergency.	3			Modern
First Discovery of a Natural Wonder	Our civilization's explorers are the first in the world to behold this natural wonder.	3
First Tier 1 Government in World	Your civilization is the first to adopt a Tier 1 Government in the world.	3			Medieval
First Tier 2 Government in World	Your civilization is the first to adopt a Tier 2 Government in the world.	3			Renaissance
First Tier 3 Government in World	Your civilization is the first to adopt a Tier 3 Government in the world.	3			Atomic
Great Person Lured by Faith	A Great Person has traveled to our lands to share unique talents, thanks to our use of Faith to make up more than half their recruitment cost.	3
Great Person Lured by Gold	A Great Person has traveled to our lands to share unique talents, thanks to our generous stipend of Gold.	3
World's First Seaside Resort	You have completed the world's first Seaside Resort tile improvement.	3
National Park Founded	You have founded a National Park.	3
Met All Civilizations	You have met all living civilizations in the world.	3
World's First Religion	Your people are the first to form a Religion, bringing light to the world at large!	3
Trading Posts in All Civilizations	You have established a Trading Post in all civilizations.	3
Taking Flight	You own your first flying unit. People rejoice at the new possibilities this entails.	3
World's First Seafaring	You own the world's first seafaring unit! A world of possibility awaits on the horizon.	3
Enemy Veteran Defeated	One of your units defeated an enemy unit with at least 2 more promotions than it.	3
World Circumnavigated	Your civilization has revealed a tile in every vertical line of the map. This forms a path around the world, even if the path does not end where it began.	3
First Resource consumed for Power in World	Your civilization is the first in the world to consume a resource to generate Power for its cities.	3
First Tier 4 Government in World	Your civilization is the first to adopt a Tier 4 Government in the world.	3			Future
First Mountain Tunnel in World	Your civilization is the first to build a Mountain Tunnel in the world.	3
First Green Improvement in World	Your civilization is the first to build a tile improvement dedicated to providing renewable Power in the world.	3
First Railroad Connection in World	Your civilization is the first to build a Railroad to connect two of its cities in the world.	3
First Rock Band Concert in World	Your civilization is the first to perform a Rock Band concert in the world.	3

2 Era Score Moments:

Moment	Description	Era Score	Min. Era	Max. Era	Obsolete Era
First Shipwreck Excavated	Your archaeologists have excavated their first shipwreck.	2
Barbarian Camp Destroyed	A hostile barbarian camp was leveled to the ground by a unit, spreading peace through the area.	2	Ancient	Medieval
City on New Continent	A city is placed on a continent you have not yet settled.	2
World's First Gigantic City	A city has reached 25 Population for the first time in the world.	2
World's First Enormous City	A city has reached 20 Population for the first time in the world.	2
World's First Large City	A city has reached 15 Population for the first time in the world.	2
World's First Bustling City	A city has reached 10 Population for the first time in the world.	2			Modern
Free City Joins	A Free City has decided to pledge its loyalty to us, joining our empire.	2
City Returns to Original Owner	A city has returned to its original owner.	2
World's First Civic of New Era	You have completed the world's first civic from a new era of discovery.	2
First Neighborhood Completed	You have completed your civilization's first Neighborhood district.	2
World's First Armada	The world's very first Armada is formed, under your command.	2
World's First Army	The world's very first Army is formed, under your command.	2			Atomic
World's First Corps	The world's very first Corps is formed, under your command.	2			Modern
World's First Fleet	The world's very first Fleet is formed, under your command.	2
First Tier 1 Government	Your civilization adopts its first Tier 1 Government.	2			Medieval
First Tier 2 Government	Your civilization adopts its first Tier 2 Government.	2			Renaissance
First Tier 3 Government	Your civilization adopts its first Tier 3 Government.	2			Atomic
First Seaside Resort	You have completed your first Seaside Resort tile improvement.	2
World's First Inquisition	Your Religion launches the world's first inquisition.	2
World's First Pantheon	Your people are the first in the world to adopt Belief in a Pantheon.	2			Medieval
City-State's First Suzerain	You have become the first Suzerain of this city-state.	2			Medieval
Levied Army Stands Down	Your use of Envoys has convinced this city-state's levied army to stand down.	2
Enemy City-State Pacified	Your use of Envoys has toppled a hostile city-state's Suzerain, convincing it to end hostilities with you.	2
City-State Army Levied Near Enemy	You have levied the military forces of a city-state within striking distance of an enemy civilization.	2
Manhattan Project Completed	Your scientists completed the Manhattan Project.	2
Martian Colony Established	You have established a colony on Mars.	2
Landed on the Moon	You send a successful mission to land on the moon.	2
Operation Ivy Completed	Your scientists completed Operation Ivy.	2
Satellite Launched Into Orbit	You launched your civilization's first satellite into orbit.	2
Religion Founded	A Great Prophet founds a Religion, bringing light to your people.	2
First Master Spy Earned	For the first time, one of your Spies has reached its maximum promotion level.	2
World's First Technology of New Era	You have completed the world's first technology from a new era of discovery.	2
On the Waves	You own your first seafaring unit. A world of possibility awaits on the horizon.	2
World's First Strategic Resource Potential Unleashed	You are the world's first civilization to own a unit using this strategic resource.	2
Admiral Defeats Enemy	One of your Great Admiral Great Admirals has overseen their first victorious offensive against an enemy unit.	2
General Defeats Enemy	One of your Great General Great Generals has overseen their first victorious offensive against an enemy unit.	2
Cause for War	You have utilized a Casus Belli to make war on another civilization.	2
First Resource consumed for Power	Your civilization consumes a resource to generate Power for its cities.	2
Canal Completed	You have completed your civilization's first Canal district.	2
First Tier 4 Government	Your civilization adopts its first Tier 4 Government.	2			Future
First Mountain Tunnel	Your civilization builds its first Mountain Tunnel.	2
First Green Improvement	Your civilization builds its first tile improvement dedicated to providing renewable Power.	2
Diplomatic Victory Resolution Won	You have won the Diplomatic Victory resolution and earned Victory Points.	2
Exoplanet Expedition Launched	You have launched your civilization's expedition to a distant planet.	2
First Railroad Connection	Your civilization builds its first Railroad to connect two of your cities.	2
First Rock Band Concert	Your civilization performs its first Rock Band concert.	2

1 Era Score Moments:

Moment	Description	Era Score	Min. Era	Max. Era	Obsolete Era
Artifact Extracted	An artifact has been uncovered, giving us insight into the past.	1
Aggressive City Placement	A city is placed within 5 tiles of another civilization's city.	1
Desert City	A city is established on difficult Desert terrain, expanding your reach into the wilds.	1
Snow City	A city is established on difficult Snow terrain, expanding your reach into the wilds.	1
Tundra City	A city is established on difficult Tundra terrain, expanding your reach into the wilds.	1
First Gigantic City	A city has reached 25 Population for the first time in your civilization.	1
First Enormous City	A city has reached 20 Population for the first time in your civilization.	1
First Large City	A city has reached 15 Population for the first time in your civilization.	1
First Bustling City	A city has reached 10 Population for the first time in your civilization.	1			Modern
First Civic of New Era	You have completed your civilization's first civic from a new era of discovery.	1
Discovery of a Natural Wonder	Your civilization discovers this natural wonder for the first time.	1
First Armada	Your civilization's first Armada is formed.	1
First Army	Your civilization's first Army is formed.	1			Atomic
First Corps	Your civilization's first Corps is formed.	1			Modern
First Fleet	Your civilization's first Fleet is formed.	1
Tribal Village Contacted	A Tribal Village was contacted, giving strength to our budding cities.	1	Ancient	Ancient
All Governors Appointed	You have appointed all available Governors, securing the prosperity of many cities.	1
Governor Fully Promoted	You have fully promoted a Governor for the first time, unlocking powerful abilities to help a city.	1			Modern
Great Person Recruited	A Great Person has traveled to our lands to share unique talents.	1
Old Great Person Recruited	A Great Person has traveled to our lands. Though better suited to a past era, they will still contribute great things to our civilization.	1
Inquisition Begins	Your Religion launches an inquisition.	1
Pantheon Founded	Your people adopt Belief in a Pantheon.	1			Medieval
City-State Army Levied	You have levied the military forces of a city-state.	1
Met New Civilization	You have made contact with a new civilization.	1
Master Spy Earned	One of your Spies has reached its maximum promotion level.	1
First Technology of New Era	You have completed your civilization's first technology from a new era of discovery.	1
Trading Post Established in New Civilization	You have established your first Trading Post in this civilization, opening up access to new markets.	1
Strategic Resource Potential Unleashed	You own your first unit that uses this strategic resource.	1
Unit Promoted with Distinction	One of your units reaches its fourth level of promotion.	1
First Unit Promoted with Distinction	For the first time, one of your units reaches its fourth level of promotion.	1
Enemy Formation Defeated	One of your units defeated an enemy unit with a superior military formation.	1
City near Floodable River	A city is placed within 2 tiles of a river that could flood.	1
City near Volcano	A city is placed within 2 tiles of a volcano that could erupt.	1
First Improvement after Natural Disaster	Your civilization builds its first improvement on a tile that was enriched by a natural disaster.	1
Coastal Flood Mitigated	Your Flood Barrier has prevented catastrophic damage from a coastal flood.	1
River Flood Mitigated	Your constructed infrastructure has prevented damage from a river flood.	1

0 Era Score Moments:

Moment	Description	Era Score	Min. Era	Max. Era	Obsolete Era
Climate Change Phase	CO2 emissions have increased enough to change the world's climate to a more dangerous level.	0

Added in the Gathering Storm expansion pack.

Civilopedia entry

Historic Moments are significant events that happen throughout the history of the game, ranging from being the first to choose a new form of government, to building a Unique Unit, to discovering Natural Wonders. There are dozens of these Historic Moments through the course of the game, representing world-first and player first achievements. These moments differ through the eras. For example, clearing a Barbarian Camp in the Ancient Era is an important milestone, but clearing one in the Modern Era won't even merit acknowledgement. You can view your Historic Moments at any time in your game by clicking on the History Timeline in the upper left toolbar.

Each Historic Moment adds towards your Era Score for the era, which is the measure of whether you will rise into a Golden Age or sink into a Dark Age in the next era. If you are gaining lots of Historic Moments in an era, it means you are likely to go into a Golden Age in the next era. If you are the first player in the world to get a Historic Moment, you will earn more Era Score points.