Information Era (Civ6)

The Information Era is the eighth and final era in Civilization VI and Rise and Fall. It is preceded by the Atomic Era.

In Gathering Storm, the Information Era is followed by a ninth and final era: the Future Era.

Intro[]

A world of information rests in the palm of your hand, and networks for instantaneous communication span the globe. Yet a unified vision of our future has never been built. We compete in technology, culture, and politics. We have deadly weapons that could destroy our planet. Lead us carefully, but boldly, and build a global community that can stand for years to come.

Game Info[]

The Information Era takes its name from the advent of computer networks. The continued lighting-fast development of technology allows the invention of more powerful and high-tech weapons such as the Modern Armor, Missile Cruiser, and Jet Bomber, which give players seeking a Domination Victory the edge needed to complete their conquest. A connected world offers opportunities for peaceful players as well, thanks to policy cards such as Online Communities that allow Culture Victory seekers to enhance their Tourism output. Finally, the Information Era marks the beginning of the space race as the Science Victory seekers undertake Launch Moon Landing and projects that allow colonies to be established on Mars.

Gathering Storm offers even more dramatic advancements in the form of the Giant Death Robot, Tier 4 governments, and tile improvements such as Solar Farms and Wind Farms that provide Power without emitting CO₂.

Information Era start[]

When starting a game in the Information Era, players receive four Settlers, three Rangers (three Spec Ops in Rise and Fall), three Machine Guns, 2400 Faith (), 710 Gold, 19 Envoys and 14 Diplomatic Victory points ().
Capital has 13 Population. All cities founded after the Capital have 6 Population.
Founded cities have 7 additional tiles.
Each city has a Monument, a Granary, Ancient Walls, Medieval Walls, Renaissance Walls, Sewer, Shrine and Temple in Holy Site, Library and University in Campus, Arena and Zoo in Entertainment Complex, Lighthouse and Shipyard in Harbor, Market, Bank and Stock Exchange in Commercial Hub, Amphitheater in Theater Square, Workshop and Factory in Industrial Zone, Ferris Wheel and Aquarium in Water Park, Consulate and Chancery in Diplomatic Quarter and Grove in Preserve.
Players receive an Infantry (an AT Crew in Gathering Storm) and a Builder in each city founded by one of their starting Settlers (and a Trader in the first two).
Boosted Technologies: Guidance Systems.
All Districts cost only 1 Production to build.
The game starts at Turn 416/500 (1995 AD) on Standard speed.
Alhambra, Angkor Wat, Apadana, Big Ben, Bolshoi Theatre, Broadway, Casa de Contratación, Chichen Itza, Colosseum, Colossus, Cristo Redentor, Eiffel Tower, Etemenanki, Forbidden City, Golden Gate Bridge, Great Bath, Great Library, Great Lighthouse, Great Zimbabwe, Hagia Sophia, Hanging Gardens, Hermitage, Huey Teocalli, Jebel Barkal, Kilwa Kisiwani, Kotoku-in, Machu Picchu, Mahabodhi Temple, Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, Meenakshi Temple, Mont St. Michel, Oracle, Országház, Oxford University, Panama Canal, Petra, Potala Palace, Pyramids, Ruhr Valley, St. Basil's Cathedral, Statue of Liberty, Statue of Zeus, Stonehenge, Taj Mahal, Temple of Artemis, Terracotta Army, Torre de Belém, University of Sankore and Venetian Arsenal are removed from game.

Technologies[]

Technology	Science cost	Eureka	Infrastructure and units	Other unlocks	Leads to
Telecommunications	1850	Build 2 Broadcast Centers Boost through Great Scientist or Spy ()	Nuclear Submarine
Satellites	1850	Boost through Great Scientist or Spy Build 2 Broadcast Centers ()	Solar Farm Mechanized Infantry	Launch Moon Landing	Robotics
Guidance Systems	1850	Kill a Fighter	Rocket Artillery Mobile SAM		Robotics
Lasers	1850	Boost through Great Scientist or Spy Build 2 Drones ()	Jet Fighter Missile Cruiser		Robotics Nuclear Fusion
Composites	1850	Own 3 Tanks	Wind Farm Modern Armor Modern AT		Nanotechnology
Stealth Technology	1850	Boost through Great Scientist or Spy	Jet Bomber
Robotics	2155	Have the Globalization civic	Giant Death Robot	+1 Production ( +1 Food) on Pastures Launch Mars Habitation (Vanilla and )
Nuclear Fusion	2155	Boost through Great Scientist or Spy		Launch Mars Reactor (Vanilla and ) Operation Ivy Build Thermonuclear Device
Nanotechnology	2155	Build an Aluminum Mine		Launch Mars Hydroponics (Vanilla and ) Launch Mars Colony
Future Tech^*	2500	None		Can be completed multiple times, increasing your points towards the Score Victory () +5% Production to city projects each time it is completed

^* This technology will appear in the following era if you have Gathering Storm installed.

Civics[]

Civic	Culture cost	Inspiration	Policy cards	Units, infrastructure, & governments	Other unlocks	Leads to
Environmentalism	2880	Build 2 Solar Farms.			+25% Tourism across your empire.	Near Future Governance
Globalization	2880	Build 3 ( 2) Airports.	Strategic Air Force International Space Agency Ecommerce		+2 Gold on Plantations +1 Governor title.	Without : Future Civic With : Near Future Governance Venture Politics Distributed Sovereignty Optimization Imperative
Social Media	2880	Research Telecommunications.	Online Communities Collective Activism Communications Office		+1 Governor title.	Without : Future Civic With : Venture Politics Distributed Sovereignty Optimization Imperative
Near Future Governance	3100	Adopt a Government with 8 inherent policy slots			+3 Envoys +1 Governor title.	Future Era Civics. The progression of these last Civics is randomized every playthrough.
Venture Politics	3000	Build a Uranium Mine.		Corporate Libertarianism		Future Era Civics. The progression of these last Civics is randomized every playthrough.
Distributed Sovereignty	3000	Own a Rock Band.		Digital Democracy		Future Era Civics. The progression of these last Civics is randomized every playthrough.
Optimization Imperative	3000	Research Robotics.		Synthetic Technocracy		Future Era Civics. The progression of these last Civics is randomized every playthrough.
(Vanilla and ) Future Civic	3200	None			Score Victory points. +1 Governor title.	This civic can be researched indefinitely. It provides the effects every time it is finished.

Tile Improvements[]

Wind Farm
Solar Farm

Units[]

Naval Raider
- Nuclear Submarine
Melee
- Mechanized Infantry
Siege
- Rocket Artillery
Support
- Mobile SAM
Fighter
- Jet Fighter
Naval Ranged
- Missile Cruiser
Anti-Cavalry
- Modern AT
Heavy Cavalry
- Modern Armor
Bomber
- Jet Bomber
GDR
- Giant Death Robot

Governments[]

Corporate Libertarianism
Digital Democracy
Synthetic Technocracy

Projects[]

Launch Moon Landing
Launch Mars Habitation
Launch Mars Reactor
Launch Mars Hydroponics
Operation Ivy
Build Thermonuclear Device
Launch Mars Colony

Great People[]

Added in the Rise and Fall expansion pack.

Added in the Gathering Storm expansion pack.

Related achievements[]

Through the Digital Age

Win a regular game with an Information Era start.

The 'Digital Age' is another name for the time period represented by the Information Era, which involves the heavy usage and advancement of computers, and electronic machinery.