Industrial Era (Civ6)

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The Industrial Era is the fifth era in Civilization VI. It is preceded by the Renaissance Era and followed by the Modern Era.

Intro

The steady hum of machinery, the acrid smell of smoke, vision clouded by ash and soot - these are the signs of changing times. The lure of scientific and cultural advancement is the engine driving your realm forward. Now your challenge is to maintain the delicate balance between earth and man, between peace and war.

Game Info

The Industrial Era brings progress for your civilization on many levels: more gunpowder-based weapons (although that doesn't make real difference as of yet), the first area-of-effect buildings, new economy-related districts which finally allow your cities to grow further, powerful culture-oriented buildings and policies... And the brand new Power, ready to charge up your cities and turbo-boost their performance! Start building those Coal Power Plants or your rivals may outpace you!

Now is the moment to start managing your growing empire and direction it towards a certain type of victory (if you haven't already). The new Production boosters will allow your cities to supercharge their building and training activities - use this to enlarge your army (if you need), to build up your infrastructure and work on wonders.

The ability to form Corps and Fleets will allow militarily weaker civilizations to even the odds; and the new Military Academy - to train these new formations directly. Or, you can use them to finally outmatch your neighbors' armies and take their cities! A good military push at this point will benefit every civilization, conquering new lands and resources, and preparing it for the race towards victory.

Industrial Era start

• When starting a game in the Industrial Era, players receive two Settlers, two Scouts (two Skirmishers in Gathering Storm), two Crossbowmen, 400 Faith (), 360 Gold, 5 Envoy Envoys and 4 Diplomatic Victory points ().
• Capital Capital has 7 Population. All cities founded after the Capital Capital have 4 Population.
• Each city has a Monument, a Granary, Ancient Walls, Shrine and Temple in Holy Site, Library in Campus, Arena in Entertainment Complex, Lighthouse in Harbor, Market in Commercial Hub and Amphitheater in Theater Square.
• Players receive a Pikeman (a Pike and Shot in Rise and Fall) and a Builder in each city founded by one of their starting Settlers (and a Trader in the first one).
• Boosted Civics: Colonialism, Nationalism.
• Boosted Technologies: Scientific Theory, Ballistics, Military Science, Rifling.
• The game starts at Turn 256/500 (1725 AD) on Standard speed.

Technologies

Technology	Prerequisites	Eureka	Unlocks
Industrialization	Mass Production Square Rigging	Build 3 Workshops	Factory, Electronics Factory (Japan only), Ruhr Valley, Coal Power Plant Reveals CoalCoal. +1 Production to the Mine improvement.
Scientific Theory	Astronomy Banking	Have The Enlightenment Civic	Oxford University Allows Research Agreement diplomatic action (Vanilla and only), +1 Food to the Plantation improvement.
Ballistics	Metal Casting	Have 2 Forts in your territory	Field Cannon, Cuirassier
Military Science	Printing Siege Tactics	Kill a unit with a Knight	Military Academy Cavalry, Redcoat (Victoria only), Garde Impériale (France only), Cossack (Russia only), Huszár (Hungary only), Llanero (Gran Colombia only)
Steam Power	Industrialization Square Rigging	Build 2 Shipyards	Ironclad Canal, Panama Canal, Railroad +2 Movement Movement for embarked units
Sanitation	Scientific Theory	Build 2 Neighborhoods	Medic Sewer, Országház
Economics	Metal Casting Scientific Theory	Build 2 Banks	Stock Exchange, Big Ben
Rifling	Ballistics Military Science	Build a Niter Mine.	Ranger, Rough Rider, Highlander (Scotland only)

Civics

Civic	Prerequisites	Inspiration	Unlocks
Colonialism	Mercantilism	Research the Astronomy Technology	Ice Hockey Rink Native Conquest, Colonial Taxes, Raj +2 Envoy Envoys
Civil Engineering	Mercantilism	Build 7 different specialty districts	Statue of Liberty Public Works, Skyscrapers Can build Farms on Hills Grants 1 Governor tile
Nationalism	The Enlightenment	Declare war using a casus belli	Minas Geraes (Brazil only) Open-Air Museum (Sweden only) Grande Armée, National Identity
Opera and Ballet	The Enlightenment	Build an Art Museum	Bolshoi Theatre Grand Opera, Symphonies
Natural History	Colonialism	Build an Archaeological Museum	Hermitage, Zoo, Thermal Bath, Water Park, Ferris Wheel, Aquarium, Cobacabana Archaeologist Reveal Antiquity Sites. +2 Envoy Envoys
Urbanization	Civil Engineering Nationalism	Grow a city to 15 population	Neighborhood Force Modernization, Military Research, Public Transport
Scorched Earth	Nationalism	Build 2 Field Cannons	Expropriation, Military Organization, Total War +2 Envoy Envoys

Tile Improvements

 Open-Air Museum
 Ice Hockey Rink
 Railroad

Units

• Civilian
  •  Archaeologist
• Ranged
  •  Field Cannon
• Naval Melee
  •  Ironclad
• Naval Ranged
  •  Minas Geraes
• Support
  •  Medic
• Scout
  •  Ranger
    •  Highlander
• Light Cavalry
  •  Cavalry
    •  Cossack
    •  Huszár
    •  Llanero
• Heavy Cavalry
  •  Cuirassier
  •  Rough Rider

• Melee
  •  Garde Imperiale
  •  Redcoat

Districts and Buildings

•  Industrial Zone/ Hansa
  •  Factory
    •  Electronics Factory
  •  Coal Power Plant
•  Encampment/ Ikanda
  •  Military Academy
•  City Center
  •  Sewer
•  Commercial Hub/ Suguba
  •  Stock Exchange
•  Entertainment Complex/ Street Carnival
  •  Zoo
    •  Thermal Bath
•  Water Park/ Copacabana
  •  Aquarium
  •  Ferris Wheel
•  Neighborhood
•  Canal

Wonders

 Bolshoi Theatre
 Hermitage
 Ruhr Valley
 Oxford University
 Big Ben
 Statue of Liberty
 Panama Canal
 Országház

Projects

 Convert to Coal Power

Added in the Rise and Fall expansion pack.

Added in the Gathering Storm expansion pack.