On this day, July 12, in 100 BC, Julius Caesar was born in Suburra, Italy. To celebrate, we'd like to remind you that you can add the birthday boy to your roster of playable Civilization VI leaders by linking your 2K Account to the Steam Account that you use to play. You can find instructions on how to create and link a 2K Account below.
Unsurprisingly, Caesar's military prowess makes him ideally suited to aggressive play in pursuit of Domination Victories, which are achieved by conquering the original Capital city of every other civilization. Waging war on a global scale is expensive, so making the most of Caesar's unique "Veni, Vidi, Vici" leader ability is key. With it, you receive 200 Gold whenever you conquer a city for the first time, or 100 Gold when you clear a Barbarian Outpost. Once you research Steel, these Gold amounts both increase to 500!
How will you choose to lead as Julius Caesar on his birthday? Perhaps you want to recreate history by playing on the True Start Location Earth Huge map? Or maybe you want to mix things up by interacting peacefully with some Barbarians in Barbarian Clans mode? Regardless of how you choose to celebrate as Caesar, we hope you have fun and emerge victorious!
Setting up and linking a new 2K Account
Signing up for a 2K Account is easy! Simply go to 2K Account Signup and register. Once you’ve completed the sign-up, link your Steam account and boot up Civilization VI. Once in the game, log into your 2K Account.
You can also sign up for a 2K Account in-game. Simply click on the 2K Account button in the bottom right-hand corner of the main menu, then follow the instructions to register a new account.
Linking an existing 2K Account
If you already have a 2K Account, all you need to do is boot up Civilization VI and log in to your 2K Account via the button in the bottom right-hand corner of the main menu. Once your account is linked, restart Civilization VI to add Caesar to your roster of leaders.
*Offer available until November 24, 2024. Requires an Internet connection, a Steam copy of Civilization VI, and a 2K Account linked to the Steam account used to play the game. One per account. Void where prohibited. Terms apply.
Hey, Civ fans! Civilization VI: Leader Pass is officially complete, and with it, we’re releasing a new update today for the PC version of Civilization VI. This small update resolves an issue where background music can stop during gameplay. iOS, Mac, and Xbox on Windows players can expect the update in the near future.
If you caught last month's Rulers of England livestream, you might recall that Civilization Franchise Lead Designer Ed "The Architect" Beach and Junior Designer Carl "Carlbarian'' Harrison are scheduled to go head-to-head in Civilization VI this Wednesday, April 12. The last time these historical heavyweights met washttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtsmcOtoh8Iback in 2019, when Ed's Hungary emerged victorious against Carl's Canada. Will history repeat itself, or will Carl have his revenge? Tune in to the FiraxisGames Twitch channel at 10:00AM PT this Wednesday to find out!
Last time Ed and Carl met on the Civilization VI battlefield, Ed enjoyed a home-field advantage of sorts as he got to choose the Civilizations that he and Carl played with as well as the two AI Civilizations they shared the map with. For this week's rematch, Civilization selection is being handled a little differently.
Towards the end of the previous Firaxis livestream, Ed and Carl each chose four possible Civilizations from the Civilization VI: Leader Pass* for their opponent to play as, then the final selections were made via polls on the official Civilization Twitter account. As a result, Ed will be playing as Rome's Julius Caesar against Carl's Germany's Ludwig II. In the interests of time, the game will again be played on a small map with just two other Civilizations controlled by AI opponents.
Years from now, when you're asked where you were when The Architect fought Carlbarian for the second time, make sure you're among those who can honestly say that you were there. See you Wednesday!
*Base game required to access all Civilization VI: Leader Pass content and additional DLC packs required to access certain leaders and content included in the Leader Pass. Leader Pass is already included as part of the Civilization VI Anthology Edition. Terms apply. See https://civilization.com/news/entries/new-leaders-coming-to-civilization-vi/
With the release of the Rulers of England DLC pack, Civilization VI: Leader Pass** is now complete and available across Windows PC via Steam, Epic and Windows Store, MacOS via Steam and the Mac App Store, and iOS via the App Store. Civilization VI: Leader Pass adds 18 new playable leader selections to Civilization VI, offering players more ways to rule. For more details, visit http://www.civilization.com.
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI Leader Pass* concludes with the Rulers of England pack. Each Leader Pass release contains brand new leaders decked out with inventive abilities, each designed to tease out clever new playstyles and challenge veteran CIV players in surprising ways. You’ll also see a few familiar leaders, reinvented to represent them at a different stage on their journey through history. Forget the old ways and put your safe strategies to bed—the Civilization VI Leader Pass will forever change the way you rule.
The Rulers of England includes:
Elizabeth I
Harald Hardrada (Varangian)
Victoria (Age of Steam)
Elizabeth I constructed the foundations for the British Empire to come, but in her day, this was a desperate patchwork of privateers and spies amidst a world order dominated by other hostile powers. Trading’s a tough gig.
Unique Leader Ability: Drake's Legacy
England's Trade Route Capacity is increased by 2 after acquiring your first Great Admiral. Trade Route to any city-state provide +3 Gold for every specialty district in the origin city. +100% Yields from Plundering Trade Routes.
Harald Hardrada (Varangian) takes on a new hue, reimagining the famed Norwegian at a different stage in his journey during a stint as a commander of the Byzantine Vangarian Guard.
Unique Leader Ability: Varangian Guard
Base Game: 75% Discount on Levying units and all units pay 2 less maintenance.
Rise and Fall + Gathering Storm: 75% Discount on Levying units and levied units receive Culture, Faith and Science From Kills equal to 50% of the opponent’s Combat Strength.
Victoria (Age of Steam) returns to CIV VI with a new focus. While her long reign marked great militaristic progress, which defined Victoria’s original CIV VI playstyle, she also ushered in great industrial change. Double down on industrial growth, get those cities hot and steamy.
Unique Leader Ability: Age of Steam
+10% Production in Cities for every Industrial Zone building in that city. +2 Production to all Strategic Resources.
Later today, members of the Civilization VI: Leader Pass* development team, including resident historian Andrew Johnson, will be livestreaming gameplay from the Rulers of England** DLC releasing tomorrow. To watch the stream live, tune into the FiraxisGames Twitch channel at 11:00AM PT.
The sixth and final DLC pack included in the Civilization VI: Leader Pass, Rulers of England introduces three new leaders to the game: England's Elizabeth I, Norway's Varangian Harald Hardrada, and England's Age of Steam Victoria.
*Base game required to access all Civilization VI: Leader Pass content and additional DLC packs required to access certain leaders and content included in the Leader Pass. Leader Pass is only available on Steam, Epic, Mac App Store, and iOS, and is already included as part of the Civilization VI Anthology Edition. Terms apply. See https://civilization.com/news/entries/new-leaders-coming-to-civilization-vi/ for more info.
**Base game and Leader Pass required to access Rulers of England content.
Greetings Civ fans! In addition to today’s launch of Great Builders Pack as part of Civilization VI: Leader Pass, we’re releasing a new update for the PC version of Civilization VI! Mac and iOS players will receive the update in the near future, once all versions are synced back together with the release of the final Leader Pass pack.
This update automatically installs through Steam; if you’re having trouble, please restart your Steam client.
MARCH 15, 2023 UPDATE NOTES
Significant quantity of crash and stability fixes
Nader Shah’s Sword of Persia ability no longer applies to units when attacking Cities not at full health
Portugal and Tokugawa now show Faith modifiers in Trade Routes
Miscellaneous model and animation polish + text tweaks to earlier release of Leader Pass packs
Automatically migrate options, settings, logs, etc., location to AppData directory (ex C:\Users\YOURNAME\AppData\Local\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization VI)
For more information on Great Builders and other content packs included in Civilization VI: Leader Pass, head over to https://civilization.com/leader-pass/
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI Leader Pass* continues with the Great Builders Pack. Each Leader Pass release contains brand new leaders decked out with inventive abilities, each designed to tease out clever new playstyles and challenge veteran CIV players in surprising ways. You’ll also see a few familiar leaders, reinvented to represent them at a different stage on their journey through history. Forget the old ways and put your safe strategies to bed—the Civilization VI Leader Pass will forever change the way you rule.
The Great Builders includes:
Sejong
Ludwig II
Theodora
Sejong** is one of – if not the – most productive and famous leaders of Korea’s Joseon Dynasty, noted for invigorating Joseon’s infrastructure, science, and artistic life.
Unique Leader Ability: Hangul
]When you complete your first Technology from a new Era, receive double your Science per turn as Culture.
Ludwig II was less interested in politics than in making the fairy tales of the region come to life. Known as “The Swan King” of the Catholic kingdom of Bavaria, it was under Ludwig that Bavaria lost its independence to Germany. Aspirational, but misguided.
Unique Leader Ability: Swan King
Wonders, even if not finished, receive +2 Culture for every adjacent District. All Culture adjacencies provide Tourism after discovering Castles.
Theodora*** was a former actress who rose to hold a powerful influence over her husband, the Emperor Justinian of the Byzantine Empire. She was instrumental in fortifying what would become Orthodox Christianity and in building the backbone of the Byzantines in an era of collapse elsewhere in the Empire.
Unique Leader Ability: Restorer of Icons
Holy Sites provide Culture equal to their adjacency bonus. Farms provide a Faith adjacency to Hippodromes and Holy Sites.
* Leader Pass content will be automatically delivered in-game as it is released. ** Requires New Frontier Pass and Byzantium & Gaul Pack to play *** Requires Rise & Fall expansion to play
Later today, members of the Civilization VI: Leader Pass* development team, joined by popular Civ content creator PotatoMcWhiskey, will be livestreaming gameplay from the Great Builders** DLC releasing tomorrow. To watch the stream live, tune into the FiraxisGames Twitch channel at 11:00AM PT.
The fifth of six DLC packs included in the Civilization VI: Leader Pass, Great Builders introduces three new leaders to the game: Byzantines' Theodora***, Korea's Sejong****, and Germany's Ludwig II.
*Base game required to access all Civilization VI: Leader Pass content and additional DLC packs required to access certain leaders and content included in the Leader Pass. Leader Pass is only available on Steam, Epic, Mac App Store, and iOS, and is already included as part of the Civilization VI Anthology Edition. Terms apply. See https://civilization.com/news/entries/new-leaders-coming-to-civilization-vi/ for more info.
**Base game and Leader Pass required to access Great Builders content.
***Requires Byzantium & Gaul content pack to play.
****Requires Rise and Fall expansion pack to play.
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI Leader Pass continues with the Rulers of the Sahara pack*. Each Leader Pass release contains brand new leaders decked out with inventive abilities, all designed to tease out clever new playstyles and challenge veteran CIV players in surprising ways. You’ll also see a few familiar leaders, reinvented to represent them at a different stage on their journey through history.
Rulers of the Sahara includes:
Ramses II
Cleopatra (Ptolemaic)
Sundiata Keita
Ramses II’s reign is Egypt at the height of its power - his exploits are audacious, whether those be in carving monuments out of the living rock, or in carving the kingdoms of his enemies. Here is the pride and might of the pharaoh made flesh.
Unique Leader Ability: Abu Simbel
Gain Culture equal to 15% of the construction cost when finishing Buildings and 30% when completing Wonders.
Cleopatra returns with a thematic focus on the Greek-speaking Ptolemaic dynasty, where Egypt formed the agricultural heart of the Mediterranean, and as such she brings a new leader ability that rewards food and culture pursuits over those of trade and gold.
Unique Leader Ability: Arrival of Hapi
Resources along floodplains receive +1 food and +1 culture. +1 appeal on floodplains instead of standard -1.
Sundiata Keita** founded the Malian Empire from the ashes of Wagadou. He was a royal exile, who despite struggling with physical infirmity became an accomplished hunter, orator, and, eventually, king. Here is Mali in its pre-Islamic, pre-Mansa Musa state, a story of a struggle against nature, conniving enemies, and oneself. And over these, the Lion of Mali reigns triumphant.
Unique Leader Ability: Sogolon
It costs 20% less gold to Recruit Great People and the Market gains 2 Great Writing slots. Great Works of Writing receive +4 Gold and +2 Production.
*Base game and Leader Pass required to access Rulers of Sahara content.