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	Infrastructure	Units	Effects
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 ()	Solar Farm	Mechanized Infantry,	Launch Moon Landing (second step towards Science Victory)
Guidance Systems	Rocketry Advanced Ballistics	1850	Kill a Fighter		Rocket Artillery, Mobile SAM
Lasers	Nuclear Fission	1850	Boost through Great Scientist or Spy Build 2 Drones ()		Jet Fighter, Missile Cruiser
Composites	Synthetic Materials	1850	Own 3 Tanks	Wind Farm	Modern Armor, Modern AT
Stealth Technology	Synthetic Materials	1850	Boost through Great Scientist or Spy		Jet Bomber
Robotics	Computers Satellites () Guidance Systems () Lasers ()	2155	Have the Globalization civic		Giant Death Robot ()	+1 Production on Pastures, (vanilla and ) Launch Mars Habitation (1/3 of the final step of the Science Victory)
Nuclear Fusion	Lasers	2155	Boost through Great Scientist or Spy			(vanilla and ) Launch Mars Reactor (1/3 of the final step of the Science Victory), Operation Ivy, Build Thermonuclear Device
Nanotechnology	Composites	2155	Build an Aluminum Mine			(vanilla and ) Launch Mars Hydroponics (1/3 of the final step of the Science Victory) () Launch Mars Colony
Future Tech^*	Robotics (Vanilla and ) Nuclear Fusion (Vanilla and ) Nanotechnology (Vanilla and )	2500	N/A			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 Airports. Build 2 Airports.	Strategic Air Force International Space Agency Ecommerce		Plantation: +1 Gold +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 Civilization VI, ) 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.