The Modern Era in Civilization V appears to be based on the early 20th century, particularly the period between the 1910s and the 1940s. It is the sixth era of the game.
Quotes[]
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
– Franklin Delano Roosevelt
"A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic."
– Joseph Stalin
"Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"
– Ronald Reagan
Game Info[]
With the discovery of Flight and the introduction of air combat, warfare fundamentally changes in the Modern Era. Thanks to it, and new developments in transportation technology, war tactics and even strategy are forced to adapt to much more mobile forces on the battlefield. Actually, the whole world now becomes a battlefield, instead of just some regions of it.
Further technical development modernizes sea vessels to their most modern versions, conferring them more speed, range, and firepower, and even introducing another game-changer: the Submarine. Sea battles now turn much more tactical than simple exchange of volleys.
Revolutionized warfare occurs not only in sea, but also on land. The Cavalry is replaced with the stronger, more menacing Landship, further adding to the horror of the modern battlefield as armored forms thunder toward the soft bodies of infantry.
Finally, Tourism gains momentum with the invention of the first building that boosts this stat: the Hotel. A cultural offense now becomes possible, and combines with newly minted Public Opinion to create a host of problems for some nations. How you deal with them will be interesting.
Buildings[]
- Medical Lab (vanilla)
- Nuclear Plant (vanilla)
- Solar Plant (vanilla)
- Spaceship Factory (vanilla)
- Stadium
- Research Lab
- Military Base
- Broadcast Tower (, )
- Hotel ()
Units[]
- Atomic Bomb (vanilla)
- B17 (vanilla, America only)
- Bomber (vanilla)
- Guided Missile (vanilla)
- Helicopter Gunship (vanilla)
- Jet Fighter (vanilla)
- Mechanized Infantry (vanilla)
- Missile Cruiser (vanilla)
- Mobile SAM (vanilla)
- Modern Armor (vanilla)
- Nuclear Missile (vanilla)
- Nuclear Submarine (vanilla)
- Paratrooper (vanilla)
- Rocket Artillery (vanilla)
- Stealth Bomber (vanilla)
- Great War Infantry ()
- Infantry (, )
- Pracinha (Brazil only)
- Great War Bomber ()
- Triplane (, )
- Landship (, )
- Anti-Aircraft Gun (, )
- Machine Gun (, )
- Destroyer (, )
- Battleship (, )
- Carrier (, )
- Submarine (, )
Spaceship Parts[]
- SS Booster (vanilla)
- SS Cockpit (vanilla)
Technologies[]
- Advanced Ballistics (vanilla)
- Atomic Theory (vanilla)
- Computers (vanilla)
- Ecology (vanilla)
- Radar (vanilla)
- Robotics (vanilla)
- Rocketry (vanilla)
- Satellites (vanilla)
- Stealth (vanilla)
- Globalization (vanilla)
- Lasers (vanilla)
- Mass Media (vanilla)
- Nuclear Fission (vanilla)
- Penicillin (vanilla)
- Plastics
- Electronics
- Ballistics (, )
- Combustion (, )
- Flight (, )
- Radio (, )
- Railroad (, )
- Refrigeration (, )
- Replaceable Parts (, )
Other Properties[]
When starting a game in the Modern Era, you receive three Settlers, two Workers, five Infantry, 500 Culture, and 200 Gold. Venice gets two Merchants of Venice instead of the two extra Settlers. When a city is founded it begins with 3 Population and contains a Granary, Monument, Market, Workshop, Amphitheater, Barracks, Colosseum, Library, and (if on the coast) Lighthouse.
See also[]
- Modern Era in other games
Civilization V Eras [edit] |
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Ancient • Classical • Medieval • Renaissance • Industrial • Modern • Future† • Atomic‡ • Information‡ |
† Only in vanilla Civ5 • ‡ Only in Gods & Kings and Brave New World |