Speed (Civ6)

Speed is a game setting in Civilization VI that modifies the general costs and "scales" of all actions in the game, including the number of turns. It is represented as "Game Speed" on the Game Setup menu.

There are 5 game speeds in Civilization VI:

• Online (200% speed - 250 turns)
• Quick (150% speed - 330 turns)
• Standard (normal speed - 500 turns)
• Epic (66% speed - 750 turns)
• Marathon (33% speed - 1500 turns)

Speed affects:

• All costs of Food (for Population growth), Production, Gold, Faith, Science, Culture, Influence points (to get Envoys), and Great People points.
• Most actions that produce lump sum yields, including removing terrain features, harvesting resources, pillaging, clearing Barbarian outposts, and activating Great People. (Exceptions include Gold for using an Apostle with Indulgence Vendor to convert a city.)
• Prices and durations of levying units.
• Prices and durations of most diplomatic agreements and deals.
• Turns for Spies to travel and complete missions.
• Turns for a Barbarian Clan to become a city-state.
• Lifespans of Heroes.
• Era Score needed to enter a Golden Age, and not to fall into a Dark Age.
• Strategic resource costs and stockpiles.
• Diplomatic Favor needed to vote in the World Congress.
• How many Light-Years an Exoplanet Expedition must travel to win a Science Victory.

Turns and year

The year progresses in 7 or 8 iterations in Civilization VI. When starting in the Ancient Era the game starts in 4000 BC and ends in 2050 AD. Below is a table showing the iterations of year progression at different game speeds.

Iteration		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Online speed	Years per turn	80	50	40	20	10	4	2	1
	Turns	35	30	20	20	30	25	60	30
	Years span	2800	1500	800	400	300	100	120	30
	Start year	4000 BC	1200 BC	300 AD	1100 AD	1500 AD	1800 AD	1900 AD	2020 AD
	End year	1200 BC	300 AD	1100 AD	1500 AD	1800 AD	1900 AD	2020 AD	2050 AD
Quick speed	Years per turn	60	40	30	20	10	5	2	1
	Turns	50	30	20	30	25	40	65	70
	Years span	3000	1200	600	600	250	200	130	70
	Start year	4000 BC	1000 BC	200 AD	800 AD	1400 AD	1650 AD	1850 AD	1980 AD
	End year	1000 BC	200 AD	800 AD	1400 AD	1650 AD	1850 AD	1980 AD	2050 AD
Standard speed	Years per turn	40	25	20	10	5	2	1	1/2
	Turns	75	60	25	50	60	50	120	60
	Years span	3000	1500	500	500	300	100	120	30
	Start year	4000 BC	1000 BC	500 AD	1000 AD	1500 AD	1800 AD	1900 AD	2020 AD
	End year	1000 BC	500 AD	1000 AD	1500 AD	1800 AD	1900 AD	2020 AD	2050 AD
Epic speed	Years per turn	25	15	10	5	2	1	1/2
	Turns	140	90	40	90	70	100	220
	Years span	3500	1350	400	450	140	100	110
	Start year	4000 BC	500 BC	850 AD	1250 AD	1700 AD	1840 AD	1940 AD
	End year	500 BC	850 AD	1250 AD	1700 AD	1840 AD	1940 AD	2050 AD
Marathon speed	Years per turn	15	10	5	2	1	1/2	1/4	1/12
	Turns	100	300	170	201	129	180	264	156
	Years span	1500	3000	850	402	129	90	66	13
	Start year	4000 BC	2500 BC	500 AD	1350 AD	1752 AD	1881 AD	1971 AD	2037 AD
	End year	2500 BC	500 AD	1350 AD	1752 AD	1881 AD	1971 AD	2037 AD	2050 AD

See also

• Speed in other games