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

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.

Technologies

Technology	Prerequisites	Science cost	Eureka	Unlocks
Telecommunications	Computers	1850	Build 2 Broadcast Centers. Boost through Great Scientist or Spy.	Nuclear Submarine
Satellites	Advanced Flight, Rocketry	1850	Boost through Great Scientist or Spy. Build 2 Broadcast Centers.	Mechanized Infantry Solar Farm
Guidance Systems	Rocketry, Advanced Ballistics	1850	Kill a Fighter.	Mobile SAM, Rocket Artillery
Lasers	Nuclear Fission	1340	Boost through Great Scientist or Spy. Build 2 Drones.	Jet Fighter, Missile Cruiser
Composites	Synthetic Materials	1340	Own 3 Tanks.	Modern Armor, Modern AT, Wind Farm
Stealth Technology	Synthetic Materials	1340	Boost through Great Scientist or Spy.	Jet Bomber
Robotics	Computers	2155	Have the Globalization civic.	Giant Death Robot
Nuclear Fusion	Lasers	1560	Boost through Great Scientist or Spy. Build a Nuclear Power Plant.
Nanotechnology	Composites	1560	Build an Aluminum Mine.
Future Tech (Vanilla and only)	Robotics, Nuclear Fusion, Nanotechnology	1780

Civics

Civic	Prerequisites	Culture cost	Inspiration	Unlocks
Globalization	Rapid Deployment Space Race	2880	Build 3 Airports. Build 2 Airports.	Ecommerce, International Space Agency, Strategic Air Force +1 Gold to Plantations. Grants 1 Governor title.
Social Media	Professional Sports Space Race	2880	Research the Telecommunications technology.	Collective Activism, Online Communities, Communications Office Grants 1 Governor title.
Future Civic	Social Media Globalization	3200	-	Can be completed multiple times, increasing your points towards the Score Victory. Grants 1 Governor title. Can be completed multiple times, increasing your points towards the Score Victory. Also awards 1 Governor title and 50 Diplomatic Favor each time it is completed.
Environmentalism	Cultural Heritage Rapid Deployment	2880	Build 2 Solar Farms.	+25% Tourism across your empire.
Near Future Governance	Environmentalism Globalization	3100	Adopt a government with 10 inherent policy slots.	Awards 3 Envoys.
Venture Politics	Globalization, Social Media	3000	Build a Uranium Mine.	Enables the government Corporate Libertarianism.
Distributed Sovereignty	Globalization, Social Media	3000	Own a Rock Band.	Enables the government Digital Democracy.
Optimization Imperative	Globalization, Social Media	3000	Research the Robotics technology.	Enables the government Synthetic Technocracy.

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

• Great Admirals: Clancy Fernando
• Great Artists: Boris Orlovsky, Gustav Klimt, Amrita Sher-Gil, Mary Cassatt, Wassily Kandinsky¹
• Great Engineers: Charles Correa, Joseph Paxton, Wernher von Braun, Kenzo Tange¹
• Great Generals: Ahmad Shah Massoud, Vijaya Wimalaratne
• Great Merchants: Estée Lauder, Masaru Ibuka, Jamsetji Tata
• Great Musicians: Gauhar Jaan, Mykola Leontovych
• Great Scientists: Abdus Salam, Carl Sagan, Stephanie Kwolek
• Great Writers: Karel Capek, Gabriela Mistral¹

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.

See also

• Information Era in other games