Civilization V#Civilizations and leaders

File:Civilization V screenshot.png

Civilization V is a turn-based strategy game, where each player represents the leader of a certain nation or ethnic group ("civilization") and must guide its growth over the course of thousands of years. The game starts with the foundation of a small settlement and ends after achieving one of the victory conditions—or surviving until the number of game turns end, at which point the highest-scoring civilization, based on several factors, such as population, land, technological advancement, and cultural development, is declared the winner.

During their turn, the player must manage units representing civilian and military forces. Civilian units can be directed to found new cities, improve land, and spread religion while military units can go into battle to take over other civilizations. The player controls production in their cities to produce new units and buildings, handles diplomacy with other civilizations in the game, and directs the civilization's growth in technology, culture, food supply, and economics. The player ends the game when a victory condition is met. Victory conditions include taking over the entire world by force, convincing the other civilizations to acknowledge the player as a leader through diplomacy, becoming influential with all civilizations through tourism, winning the space race to build a colony spaceship to reach a nearby planet, or being the most powerful civilization on the globe after a set number of turns.

The artificial intelligence (AI) in Civilization V is designed to operate a civilization on four levels: the tactical AI controls individual units; the operational AI oversees the entire war front; the strategic AI manages the entire empire; and the grand strategic AI sets long-term goals and determines how to win the game. The four levels of AI complement each other to allow for complex and fluid AI behaviors, which will differ from game to game. Each of the AI-controlled leaders has a unique personality, determined by a combination of 'flavors' on a ten-point scale; however, the values may differ slightly in each game. There are 26 flavors, grouped into categories including growth, expansion, wide strategy, military preferences, recon, naval recon, naval growth, and development preferences.[http://civdata.com/ CivData], Retrieved September 23, 2015.

As in previous versions, cities remain the central pillar of Civilization gameplay. A city can be founded on a desired location by a settler unit, produced in the same way as military units. The city will then grow in population; produce units and buildings; and generate research, wealth and culture.{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/civilizationv/news.html?sid=6253246&mode=previews |title=Civilization V Impressions — First Look |publisher=GameSpot |last=Park |first=Andrew |date=March 10, 2010 |access-date=July 22, 2010 }} The city will also expand its borders one or more tiles at a time, which is critical in claiming territory and resources. The expansion process is automated and directed towards the city's needs, but tiles can be bought with gold.{{cite web|url=http://well-of-souls.com/civ/civ5_cities.html |title=Civilization V Analyst — Cities }}

Siege warfare has been restructured from previous Civ games. Previous cities games relied entirely on garrisoned units for defense, whereas cities in Civ V now defend themselves and can attack invading units with a ranged attack expanding two tiles outward. Cities have hit points that, if taken down to zero, will signal the city's defeat to invading forces. Surviving an attack allows a city to recover a fraction (approximately 15%) of its hit points automatically each turn. In addition, any melee unit loses hit points upon attacking a city, dependent upon the unit and strength of the city which can be increased by garrisoning a unit or building defensive structures (e.g. walls).

Captured cities can be annexed, razed, or transformed into a puppet state, each option having distinct advantages and disadvantages. For example, puppet states will provide resources, give less unhappiness, and provide smaller increases to the cost of cultural policies, but have reduced science and culture yields. Also, puppet states are directly controlled by the A.I. instead of by the player.

In this iteration of the series, tactical gameplay in combat is encouraged in place of overwhelming numerical force with the introduction of new gameplay mechanisms. Most significantly, the square grid of the world map has been replaced with a hexagonal grid, a feature inspired by the 1994 game Panzer General according to lead designer Jon Shafer.{{cite web|url=http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/215018/civilization-5/ |title=Civilization 5 |publisher=GamePro.com |last1=Murdoch |first1=Julian |last2=Wilson |first2=Jason |date=April 30, 2010 |access-date=August 10, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100503063127/http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/215018/civilization-5/ |archive-date=May 3, 2010 |url-status=dead }} In addition, each hexagonal tile can accommodate only one military unit and one civilian unit or great person at a time. This accommodation forces armies to spread out over large areas rather than being stacked onto a single tile and moves most large battles outside of the cities, forcing increased realism in sieges. City attacks are now most effective when surrounding the city tiles because of bonuses from flanking.

Units can now be more precisely moved with increased movement points, simpler transportation over water (embarkment instead of unit transport with water vessels), ranged attacks, and swapping of adjacent units.{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/06/15/all-about-civilization-v |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619060358/http://pc.ign.com/articles/109/1096888p1.html |url-status=live |archive-date=June 19, 2010 |title=All About Civilization V |publisher=IGN |last=Onyett |first=Charles |date=June 15, 2010 |access-date=July 22, 2010 }} Ranged and melee units are now more balanced. Ranged units can attack melee units without retribution, but melee units will normally destroy ranged units.

In an effort to make individual units more valuable to the player (compared to previous games in the series), they take longer to produce and gain experience from defeating enemy units. At set levels this experience can be redeemed for promotions, which provide various bonuses for increasing their effectiveness, or to substantially heal themselves. In a further departure from previous games, units are no longer always destroyed if defeated in combat. Instead, units can take partial damage, which can be healed at various rates depending on their type, location, and promotions earned. However, healthy units can still be completely destroyed in a single engagement if the opposing unit is much stronger.{{cite web |url=http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/9553920 |title=Civilization V Gameplay Part 2 |website=Ustream.tv |publisher=2K Games |date=September 13, 2010 |access-date=July 22, 2010 |archive-date=September 17, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100917032832/http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/9553920 |url-status=dead }}

Special "Great Person" units are still present in the game, providing special bonuses to the civilization that births them, with each Great Person named after a historic figure such as Albert Einstein or Leonardo da Vinci. Great people come in several varieties, and those available in the base game can be consumed to produce one of three effects: start a golden age, build a unique terrain improvement, or perform a unique special ability. For example, a Great General can create a 'Citadel' (a strong fort with the ability to inflict damage on nearby enemy units) or passively increase the combat strength of nearby friendly units. Capturing a Great Person destroys them, except for Great Prophets in the expansion sets. Many Great People are given bonuses linked to the special ability of the Civilization. For example, one of Mongolia's special abilities is to increase the movement rate of great generals from 2 to 5 and rename them into "Khans".

Civilizations can no longer trade technologies like in previous versions of the game, instead civilizations can perform joint technological ventures. Two civilizations at peace can form a research agreement, which requires an initial investment of gold and provides both civilizations a certain amount of science so long as they remain at peace.{{cite web|title=Civilization V Analyst: Civilizations|url=http://well-of-souls.com/civ/civ5_civilizations.html|access-date=September 12, 2010}} Prior to the 1.0.1.332 PC version of the game, civilizations were provided with an unknown technology after a set number of turns of uninterrupted peaceful relations. It is possible for a civilization to sign a research agreement for the sole purpose of getting an enemy to spend money which could be used for other purposes; AI civilizations are programmed to sometimes use this tactic before declaring war.{{cite web|last=Plomp|first=Robert|title=Apolyton's Civ 5 Hands-on Preview|url=http://apolyton.net/content.php/36-Apolyton-s-Civ-5-Hands-On-Preview!|access-date=September 12, 2010}} British actor W. Morgan Sheppard provides the narration for the opening cinematics to the original game and its expansion packs, the quotations at the discovery of new technologies and the building of landmarks, and the introduction of the player's chosen civilization at the start of each new game.{{cite web |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/games/4164034/Review-Civilization-V |title=Review: Civilization V |last=Hardy |first=Nik |date=September 24, 2010|work=Stuff.co.nz |access-date=September 24, 2011}}

City-states, a feature new to the series, are minor civilizations that can be interacted with, but are incapable of achieving victory. Unlike major powers, city-states may expand in territory but they never establish new cities (they can conquer other cities with their military units). In addition to outright conquest, major civilizations have the option to befriend city-states, via bribery or services. City-states provide the player with bonuses such as resources and units, which increase as players advance to new eras. In the Brave New World expansion pack, city-states grant allied players additional delegates in the World Congress starting in the Industrial Era. There are three types of city-state in the base game, each with different personalities and bonuses: maritime, cultured, and militaristic. Two additional city-state types (mercantile and religious) were added in the Gods & Kings expansion pack to complement new gameplay mechanics. City-states play a prominent role in diplomacy among larger civilizations, as well as make specific requests and grant rewards.{{cite web|access-date=July 22, 2010 |url=http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/civilizationv/news.html?sid=6265330&mode=previews |title=Civilization V Q&A—First E3 Details |publisher=GameSpot |date=June 15, 2010}}

In a change to the culture system, Civilization V players have the ability to purchase social policies with earned culture.{{cite web|title=Civilization V Review|url=http://pc.mmgn.com/Reviews/Civilization-V-Review|publisher=MMGN|access-date=September 22, 2010|date=June 22, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403112132/http://pc.mmgn.com/Reviews/Civilization-V-Review|archive-date=April 3, 2016|url-status=dead}} These social policies are organized into ten separate trees each containing five separate policies. Prior to the Brave New World expansion pack, the player was required to fill out five of the ten trees to win a cultural victory. Social policies replace the "Civics" government system of Civilization IV (where players had to switch out of old civics to adopt a new one) while social policies in Civilization V are cumulative bonuses.{{cite web|title=Civilization V Q&A—First E3 Details|url=http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/civilizationv/news.html?sid=6265330&mode=previews|publisher=Gamespot|access-date=September 12, 2010|date=June 15, 2010}}

According to Jon Shafer, "With the policies system, we wanted to keep the feel of mixing and matching to construct one's government that was part of Civ IV, but we also wanted to instill a sense of forward momentum. Rather than having to switch out of one policy to adopt another, the player builds upon the policies already unlocked. The thought process we want to promote is 'What cool new effect do I want?' rather than the feeling of needing to perform detailed analysis to determine if switching is a good idea."

As in previous games, there are multiple ways to achieve victory. The player may focus on scientific research and become the first to assemble and launch a spaceship, winning a Space Race victory. The player may focus on a diplomatic victory, which requires support from other civilizations and city-states in the United Nations. In the new culture system of Civilization V consisting of social policy "trees", the cultural victory prior to the Brave New World expansion pack involved filling out five of the ten "trees" and completing the Utopia project (reminiscent of the Ascent to Transcendence secret project in Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri).{{cite web | url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/101415-E3-2010-Civilization-V-Breathes-New-Life-Into-the-Series | last=Tito | first=Greg | title=E3 2010: Civilization V Breathes New Life Into the Series | publisher=The Escapist | access-date=July 21, 2010 | date=June 16, 2010 | archive-date=November 6, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111106104255/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/101415-E3-2010-Civilization-V-Breathes-New-Life-Into-the-Series | url-status=dead }}

World domination is an option, but the victory condition has been simplified compared to previous games in the series. Rather than completely destroying the other civilizations, the last player who controls their original capital wins by conquest.{{cite web|title=Civilization V Analyst: Miscellaneous|url=http://well-of-souls.com/civ/civ5_misc.html|access-date=September 12, 2010}} Since the Brave New World expansion pack, the player must control all original capitals (including their own) in order to win by Domination. The player can also win by having the highest score at the year 2050 AD, or all victory conditions can be disabled. This and other settings, for example turning off city razing, can be modified in the "advanced setup" screen while setting up a game.

There are 18 playable civilizations available in the standard retail version of Civilization V. 7 DLC civilizations and a further 18 were added by the two expansions, leading to a total of 43 civilizations. The player chooses a civilization and assumes the role of its leader, based on prominent historical figures such as Napoleon Bonaparte. Each leader of a civilization has a combination of two unique units, improvements, or buildings. For example, Arabia has the camel archer which replaces the standard knight unit, and the bazaar which replaces the market.{{cite web|url=https://civilizationmaps.com/nation/arabia/|title=Arabia civilization|publisher=Civilizationmaps.com|access-date=August 8, 2018}} In addition to the two unique units, improvements, or buildings, there is a unique ability for each civilization. For example, Japan has Bushido, which causes their units to do maximum damage even when damaged themselves, and gives 1 culture from each Fishing Boat and 2 culture from each Atoll.

The player is able to interact with the leaders of other civilizations via the diplomacy screen, accessed through clicking on a city of that civilization, or through the diplomacy button at the top of the screen. For the first time in the series, fully animated leaders are featured, who speak their native languages. For instance, Augustus Caesar speaks in his native Latin and Montezuma speaks in his native Nahuatl. According to Émile Khordoc, who voiced Augustus Caesar, the voices for the leaders were recorded in early 2009, approximately a year and a half before the release of the game.{{cite web|url=http://latindiscussion.com/forum/latin/civilization-v.9723/|title=Civilization V|website=Latin D|access-date=May 27, 2016|archive-date=March 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329114612/http://latindiscussion.com/forum/latin/civilization-v.9723/|url-status=dead}}

The 18 base game civilizations were: America (led by George Washington), the Aztecs (led by Montezuma I), Egypt (led by Ramesses II), England (led by Elizabeth), Germany (led by Bismarck), Greece (led by Alexander), Songhai (led by Askia), the Iroquois (led by Hiawatha), the Ottomans (led by Suleiman), Rome (led by Augustus), France (led by Napoleon), China (led by Wu Zetian), Japan (led by Oda Nobunaga), Russia (led by Catherine), India (led by Gandhi), Persia (by Darius), Arabia (led by Harun al-Rashid), and Siam (led by Ramkhamhaeng). Genghis Khan of Mongolia was added as a preorder DLC, until October 25, 2010, when it was made free.

Six other DLCs were added: Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon, Isabella of Spain, Pachacuti of the Incas, Kamehameha I of Polynesia, Harald Bluetooth of Denmark, and Sejong of Korea.

Firaxis began work on Civilization V sometime in 2007.Game Developer Magazine. Sid Meier's Civilization V postmortem, p 21. March 2011. Retrieved December 25, 2012 Initially, the team working on the game consisted of seven artists led by Jon Shafer; this team gradually grew to 56 members.Game Developer Magazine. Sid Meier's Civilization V postmortem, p 22. March 2011. Retrieved December 25, 2012 For initial tests of gameplay ideas, the team used the Civilization IV game engine (Gamebryo), while a new graphics engine was built from the ground up; this new engine, called LORE, came online only 18 months prior to the game's release. Teams working on different aspects of the game were located close to each other, which enabled the developers to solve some of the issues they were facing quickly.

According to producer Dennis Shirk, the move to one unit per tile had a great impact on the game's core systems. This forced the developers to create an entirely new AI system and caused the game's later eras to lose emphasis.Game Developer Magazine. Sid Meier's Civilization V postmortem, pp 24–25. March 2011. Retrieved December 25, 2012 The increased emphasis of the game's new features also meant that the developers had to trim some of the systems that existed in previous Civilization games.Game Developer Magazine. Sid Meier's Civilization V postmortem, p 24. March 2011. Retrieved December 25, 2012 The developers also lost critical team members and lacked members working on the multiplayer aspects.Game Developer Magazine. Sid Meier's Civilization V postmortem, p 25. March 2011. Retrieved December 25, 2012 After approximately 3 years and 3 months of development, the game was finally released in North America on September 21, 2010, and internationally on September 24.{{Cite web |last=Onyett |first=Charles |date=2010-06-18 |title=E3 2010: Civilization V' Impressions |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/06/18/e3-2010-civilization-v-impressions |access-date=July 13, 2024 |website=IGN |language=en}}

LORE (Low Overhead Rendering Engine) is the name of the graphics engine used by Civilization V (and its successor Civilization: Beyond Earth). There was a presentation of LORE at the GDC2011.

While Direct3D 11 was still in alpha stage, Firaxis decided to design the rendering engine natively for the Direct3D 11 architecture, and then map backwards to Direct3D 9. A major addition to the Direct3D 11 API was Tessellation and Civilization V contains one of the most complex terrain systems ever made. The rendering engine uses the GPU to ray-trace and anti-alias shadows.

The native ports to Mac OS X (November 23, 2010) and Linux (June 10, 2014) use an OpenGL rendering path.

{{as of|2012|November|21|df=US}}, the Windows and Mac OS X versions of Civilization V have had regular patches since being released, which included major gameplay alterations, numerous crash fixes, and other changes.{{cite web|url=http://store.steampowered.com/news/9427/|title=Sid Meier's Civilization V Update Released|publisher=Steam|date=November 21, 2012|access-date=December 24, 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://store.steampowered.com/news/8381/ |title=Sid Meier's Civilization V Update Released |publisher=Steam|date=July 11, 2012 |access-date=August 1, 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://store.steampowered.com/news/9258/ |title=Sid Meier's Civilization V Update Released |publisher=Steam|date=November 1, 2012 |access-date=November 1, 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://forums.2kgames.com/showthread.php?89117-Patch-Notes |title=Official 2K Civ5 Patch Notes |publisher=2K Games |date=December 20, 2011 |access-date=December 21, 2011 |archive-date=December 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111230181132/http://forums.2kgames.com/showthread.php?89117-Patch-Notes |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://store.steampowered.com/news/8318/ |title=Sid Meier's Civilization V Update Released |publisher=Steam|date=July 3, 2012 |access-date=July 3, 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://store.steampowered.com/news/4795/|title=Sid Meier's Civilization V Mac Update Released|publisher=Steam|date=December 16, 2010 |access-date=December 20, 2010}} Patch support for Mac OS X has often been delayed, with some patches being released more than a month after their Windows counterparts.{{cite web|url=http://store.steampowered.com/news/5327/ |title=Sid Meier's Civilization V Mac Updated |publisher=Steam|date=April 19, 2011 |access-date=April 19, 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://store.steampowered.com/news/?appids=8930|title=Sid Meier's Civilization V Mac Update Released|publisher=Steam|date=September 29, 2011|access-date=September 30, 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://store.steampowered.com/news/7291/|title=Sid Meier's Civilization V Mac Update Released|publisher=Steam|date=February 8, 2012|access-date=February 20, 2012}}

Using released source code the game's community continues the support for the game from where Firaxis left it with a community patch called Vox Populi.{{cite web|url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/04/26/civilization-v-community-patch-project/|title=Wondrous: The Civilization V Community Patch Project|date=2016-04-26|quote=there’s another big new release expected, but it’s not an official expansion. It’s the Community Patch Project (CPP; to be named Vox Populi on release), a community-made mod that overhauls and improves a majority of the game’s systems in an attempt to make Civilization V the best game it possibly can be.|last=Wicks |first=Samuel |website=Rock Paper Shotgun}}{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-modders-who-decided-to-overhaul-the-ai-in-civilization-v/|title=The Modders Who Decided to Overhaul the AI in 'Civilization V' |last=Klepek |first=Patrick |quote=Community Patch was actually built upon another mod. Since development began in 2014, it's become its own thing, prompting a rebranding: Vox Populi. Besides improving upon the game's AI, Vox Populi tweaks the game's balance, and fixes bugs that were left behind after Firaxis moved on. [...]we have to respect them for giving us the source code, and that must have taken some courage|date=2017-04-26 |publisher=Vice.com}}

2K Games released Civilization V and its demo on September 21, 2010,{{cite web|url=http://www.civilization5.com/#/community/demo_release_date |title=Civilization V Playable Demo Release Date |publisher=civilization5.com |date=August 27, 2010 |access-date=August 27, 2010}} It is distributed through retail and the Steam content delivery system. The Mac OS X version was released on November 23, 2010, and the Linux/SteamOS version was released on June 10, 2014.[http://store.steampowered.com/news/13608/ Linux/SteamOS Announcement], Valve June 10, 2014. Retrieved September 23, 2015. In conjunction with its release, the State of Maryland, where Meier and Firaxis are based, named September 21, 2010, as "Sid Meier's Civilization V Day", in part due to Meier's success and for him "continuing a tradition of developing the talent and creativity of future generations".{{cite web| url = http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/29661/Maryland_Declares_September_21_Civilization_V_Day.php | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100731105143/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/29661/Maryland_Declares_September_21_Civilization_V_Day.php | url-status = dead | archive-date = July 31, 2010 | title = Maryland Declares September 21 'Civilization V Day' | first = Chris | last = Remo | date = July 29, 2010 | access-date = July 29, 2010 | publisher = Gamasutra }}

A special edition of Civilization V was also set for worldwide release on the same day as the standard edition. The package consists of a 176-page artbook, a "behind-the-scenes" DVD at Firaxis, two-CD game soundtrack selections, and five metal figurines of in-game units, as well as the game itself.{{cite web|url=http://www.civilization5.com/#/community/specialedition |title=Announcing Sid Meier's Civilization V Special Edition |publisher=civilization5.com |date=July 9, 2010 |access-date=July 21, 2010 }}

A Game of the Year edition was released on September 27, 2011. It includes all four of the "Cradle of Civilization" map packs, as well as some of the new civilizations (Babylon, Spain, Inca, and Polynesia), their respective scenarios, and the official digital soundtrack. However, the "Explorer's Map Pack", "Civilization and Scenario Pack: Denmark - The Vikings", "Civilization and Scenario Pack - Korea" and "Wonders of the Ancient World Scenario Pack" are not included.{{cite web|url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/sid-meiers-civilization-v-game-of-the-year-edition |title=Moby Games: Sid Meier's Civilization V: Game of the Year Edition}}

A Gold edition was released on February 12, 2013. It includes all "Cradle of Civilization" map packs, the "Explorer's Map Pack", the "Wonders of the Ancient World Scenario Pack", all the DLC civilizations and the Gods & Kings expansion pack.{{cite web|url=http://www.civilization5.com/#/community/specialedition |title=Announcing Sid Meier's Civilization V Special Edition |publisher=civilization5.com |date=February 13, 2013 |access-date=February 13, 2013 }}

A Complete edition was released on February 4, 2014. It includes both expansions and all the DLC packs.{{cite web|url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/sid-meiers-civilization-v-the-complete-edition |title=Moby Games: Civilization V: The Complete Edition}}

Besides the 18 civilizations available in the standard retail version, additional civilizations can be downloaded.{{cite web |url=http://www.direct2drive.com/0/9611/product/Buy-Sid-Meier%E2%80%99s-Civilization-V-Download |title=Buy Sid Meier's Civilization V Download |publisher=Direct2Drive |access-date=June 26, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721094703/http://www.direct2drive.com/0/9611/product/Buy-Sid-Meier%E2%80%99s-Civilization-V-Download |archive-date=July 21, 2011 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://forums.civfanatics.com/showpost.php?p=9400172&postcount=1 |title=Civilization Fanatics' Forums — View Single Post — Preorders, DLC, and Bears oh my! |publisher=Forums.civfanatics.com |date=July 20, 2010 |access-date=June 26, 2011}} Babylon under Nebuchadnezzar II was announced as a bonus civilization included in the Steam and Direct2Drive Digital Deluxe Editions,{{cite web| url= http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20100506005969&newsLang=en| title= 2K Games' Sid Meier's Civilization V Shipping with Steamworks: Steam exclusive digital deluxe edition and pre-order bonus item announced| date= May 6, 2010| work= BusinessWire}} and later offered for all on October 25, 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.neoseeker.com/news/15102-genghis-khan-invades-in-civilization-vs-mongols-pack/ |title=Genghis Khan invades in Civilization V's Mongols Pack |publisher=NeoSeeker |date=October 18, 2010 |access-date=October 18, 2010}} Mongolia under Genghis Khan as well as a Mongolian themed scenario was added with a free update on October 25, 2010.

Spain, under Isabella, and the Inca Empire, under Pachacuti, as well as a similarly themed scenario were offered as the first "Double Civilization and Scenario Pack" on December 16, 2010.{{cite web |url=http://www.2kgamesinternational.com/uk/news/2010/12/09/k%C3%BCrze-double-civilization-and-scenario-pack-spain-and-inca |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718110217/http://www.2kgamesinternational.com/uk/news/2010/12/09/k%C3%BCrze-double-civilization-and-scenario-pack-spain-and-inca |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 18, 2012 |title=Duke Nukem Forever Demo Goes Live Today | 2K Games |publisher=2kgamesinternational.com |access-date=June 26, 2011 }} The "Civilization and Scenario Pack: Polynesia" was released on March 3, 2011, and adds the Polynesian Empire under Kamehameha I.{{cite web|url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/291171/news/new-civilization-v-dlc-announced|title=New Civilization V DLC announced|publisher=CVG}} The "Civilization and Scenario Pack: Denmark" was released on May 3, 2011, and features the Danish civilization under Harald Bluetooth, similar to the Viking civilization from previous games.{{cite web|last=Ivan |first=Tom |url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/299525/news/2-new-civilization-v-dlc-packs-land-next-week/ |title=PC News: 2 new Civilization V DLC packs land next week |publisher=ComputerAndVideoGames.com |access-date=June 26, 2011}} On August 11, 2011, the "Civilization and Scenario Pack: Korea" was released featuring the Korean civilization under Sejong the Great.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/08/08/new-dlc-invades-civilization-v.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111119143044/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/08/08/new-dlc-invades-civilization-v.aspx|url-status=live|archive-date=November 19, 2011|title=New DLC Invades Civilization V - News - www.gameinformer.com|date=August 8, 2011|access-date=June 15, 2012|magazine=Game Informer}}

On August 11, 2011, a "Wonders of the Ancient World Scenario Pack" was released adding three new ancient wonders – The Temple of Artemis, The Statue of Zeus, and The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus – as well as a scenario based around the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. This was the first time that new wonders were added as DLC.

Additionally, several downloadable map packs were offered as a pre-order bonus from various retailers: Steam, "Cradle of Civilization: Mesopotamia"; Amazon.com, "Cradle of Civilization: Asia"; Gamestop and Play.com, "Cradle of Civilization: The Mediterranean"; and "Cradle of Civilization: The Americas." All four maps were later made available for purchase through Steam. Coinciding with the release of the "Civilization and Scenario Pack: Denmark" on May 3, 2011, an "Explorers Map Pack" was released featuring map types inspired by real-world locations like the Amazon and Bering Strait.

In late 2012 the developers released the source code of the core game part to support the modding community.[https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/civilization-v-dll-source-code-coming-with-fall-patch.476593/ Civilization V DLL Source Code coming with Fall Patch] "The "Fall Patch" of Civilization V will also mark the release of the DLL source code, allowing modders to compile their own DLLs for use in their mods." by 2KGreg on forums.civfanatics.com (2012) Mods may be downloaded via the Steam Workshop for either version.{{cite web|title=Sid Meier's Civilization V on Steam|url=http://store.steampowered.com/app/8930/?snr=1_7_suggest__13|publisher=Valve|access-date=September 5, 2012}} As of July 2013, the Mac OS X version (not to be confused with the Steam version) does not officially support mods, although working around and moving files from and to certain folders will enable them.[http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=13282382#post13282382 Civfanatics page showing how to use mods on OS X] AlanH June 18, 2014. Retrieved September 22, 2015

An independently developed software known as Giant Multiplayer Robot makes use of the hotseat multiplayer mode in Civilization V to mimic the play-by-email functionality that was present in previous Civilization series titles.{{cite web|title=Giant Multiplayer Robot|url=http://multiplayerrobot.com/|access-date=June 19, 2013}}

{{Main|Civilization V: Gods & Kings}}

On February 16, 2012, an expansion pack titled Gods & Kings was announced. It was released on June 19, 2012, in North America, and June 22 in the rest of the world. The expansion added new features to the base game such as religion, espionage, three new scenarios, an expanded technology tree, several new units, new religious and mercantile city states, nine new wonders and nine new playable civilizations: Austria (led by Maria Theresa), Byzantium (led by Theodora), Carthage (led by Dido), the Celts (led by Boudica), Ethiopia (led by Haile Selassie), the Huns (led by Attila), the Maya (led by Pacal), the Netherlands (led by William), and Sweden (led by Gustavus Adolphus). Additionally, Spain (led by Isabella), previously available only as DLC in Civilization V, is included with the expansion.{{cite web|last=Shirk|first=Dennis|title=Civilization V: Gods & Kings|publisher=presented at PAX East|date=April 6, 2012|url=http://www.twitch.tv/2k/b/314130733}}

{{main|Civilization V: Brave New World}}

On March 15, 2013, an expansion pack titled Brave New World was announced and released in North America on July 9, 2013, and internationally on July 12.{{cite web|url=http://www.polygon.com/2013/3/23/4139904/civilization-5-brave-new-world-launching-july-9-in-north-america|title=A Brave New World to launch July 9th, 2013|website=Polygon|date=March 23, 2013 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.civilization5.com/bravenewworld/|title=Sid Meier's Civilization V: Brave New World|access-date=March 15, 2013|archive-date=August 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820234634/http://www.civilization5.com/bravenewworld/|url-status=dead}} The expansion added new features to the base game such as international trade routes, World Congress, tourism, Great Works, two new scenarios, eight new wonders, several new units and nine new civilizations: Assyria (led by Ashurbanipal), Brazil (led by Pedro II), Indonesia (led by Gajah Mada), Morocco (led by Ahmad al-Mansur), Poland (led by Casimir), Portugal (led by Maria I), the Shoshone (led by Pocatello), Venice (led by Enrico Dandolo), and the Zulus (led by Shaka). Additionally, Ethiopia, previously available in the first expansion pack, is included with the expansion.{{cite web|url=http://www.twitch.tv/2k/b/381300309|title=Civ 5: Brave New World at PAX East, 5:20:25}}

{{Video game reviews

| GR = 89.17% (49 reviews){{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/938528-sid-meiers-civilization-v/|title=Sid Meier's Civilization V for PC|work=GameRankings}}

| GT = 9.4/10{{cite web|url=http://www.gametrailers.com/video/review-hd-civilization-v/704829 |title=Civilization V Video Game, Review HD {{!}} Video Clip {{!}} Game Trailers & Videos {{!}} GameTrailers.com |work=GameTrailers.com|date=September 17, 2010 |access-date=September 18, 2010}}

| G4 = 5/5{{cite web|url=http://g4tv.com/games/pc/57652/Sid-Meiers-Civilization-V/review/ | title = G4TV.com Review | publisher=G4TV|date=September 17, 2010|access-date=September 18, 2010}}

| MC = 90/100 (70 reviews){{cite web|date=October 11, 2010 | url = https://www.metacritic.com/game/sid-meiers-civilization-v/critic-reviews/?platform=pc|title= Civilization V — PC|publisher=Metacritic}}

| IGN = 9.0/10{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/09/20/civilization-v-review|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100926005228/http://pc.ign.com/articles/112/1122096p1.html|url-status=live|archive-date=September 26, 2010|title=Civilization V Review | last=Gallegos |first=Anthony | publisher = IGN | date=September 20, 2010 | access-date=September 23, 2010}}

| PCGUS = 93/100{{cite web|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/civilisation-v-review/ |title=Civilization V review |publisher=PC Gamer |date=September 20, 2010 |access-date=September 21, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100921204755/http://www.pcgamer.com/2010/09/20/civilisation-v-review/ |archive-date=September 21, 2010 }}

| 1UP = C{{cite web | url = http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3181540 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120516060011/http://www.1up.com/reviews/civilization-v-review | url-status = dead | archive-date = May 16, 2012 | title = Civilization V Review | date = September 22, 2010 | access-date = September 22, 2010 | publisher = 1UP.com | first = Tom | last = Chick }}

| GSpot = 9.0/10{{cite web | url= http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/sid-meiers-civilization-v-review/1900-6276683/| title=Civilization V Review | date = September 22, 2010 | access-date = October 18, 2013 | publisher = GameSpot }}

| EuroG = 8/10{{cite web | url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-09-21-sid-meiers-civilization-v-review | title=Sid Meier's Civilization V | date = September 21, 2010 | access-date = October 11, 2010 | publisher = Eurogamer }}

| GI = 9.75/10{{cite web |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/civilization_v/b/pc/archive/2010/09/17/reforged-into-a-masterpiece.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100920094035/http://gameinformer.com/games/civilization_v/b/pc/archive/2010/09/17/reforged-into-a-masterpiece.aspx |url-status=live |archive-date=September 20, 2010 |title=Civ V Review: Reforged Into A Masterpiece |date=September 17, 2010 | access-date = June 13, 2013 | publisher = Game Informer }}

|rev1 = MMGN

|rev1Score = 9.5/10{{cite web | url=http://pc.mmgn.com/Reviews/Civilization-V-Review | title=Civilization V review | publisher=MMGN | date=September 22, 2010 | access-date=September 22, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403112132/http://pc.mmgn.com/Reviews/Civilization-V-Review | archive-date=April 3, 2016 | url-status=dead }}

}}

Civilization V received critical acclaim, achieving a Metacritic score of 90/100 after 70 reviews and 89.17% after 49 reviews in GameRankings.

G4TV gave it 5 out of 5, describing it as a "fantastic turn-based strategy game... In many ways... the best representation of the series and certainly the most accessible for new and old players alike", adding that the "diplomatic model is anemic" and describing the AI as "fairly average." IGN gave the game an "Outstanding 9.0", saying "This is the first Civilization for PC that is worth just about every person's time," but also criticizing the AI for being too aggressive and noting that players who played Civilization IV may miss the civics and religion features. GameSpot praised the game's addictiveness, claiming it to be "yet another glistening example of turn-based bliss that will keep you up long past your bedtime".

Some reviews were less positive, with the most common criticisms being directed at the game's artificial intelligence. 1UP.com says that the game features an "A.I. that can't play the game," and noted that the game has "some nice innovations that will make it hard to go back to Civilization IV. But in other ways, it's a disappointment that needs a lot more work."{{cite web |url=http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?pager.offset=0&cId=3181540&p= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017015238/http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?pager.offset=0&cId=3181540&p= |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 17, 2012 |title=Civilization V Review |publisher=1UP.com |date=September 22, 2010 |access-date=October 17, 2010 }} Eurogamer gave the game an 8/10 despite their criticism that "the AI in Civ V is still curiously terrible,"{{cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-09-21-sid-meiers-civilization-v-review?page=2|title=Eurogamer review|website=Eurogamer|date=September 21, 2010|access-date=October 18, 2010}} while GameShark gave the game a B+ while stating that "the computer opponents are ill equipped for the military side of things."{{cite web|url=http://www.gameshark.com/reviews/3627/p_20/Sid-Meiers-Civilization-V-Review.htm |title=GameSharkreview |date=September 21, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924071501/http://www.gameshark.com/reviews/3627/p_20/Sid-Meiers-Civilization-V-Review.htm |archive-date=September 24, 2010 }}

During the 14th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences nominated Civilization V for "Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year".{{cite web |url=https://www.interactive.org/awards/award_category_details.asp?idAward=2011&idGameAwardType=129 |title=2011 Awards Category Details Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year |publisher=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |website=interactive.org |access-date=20 November 2023}}

Nearly ten years later, Rock, Paper, Shotgun cited Civilization V as one of their top 50 PC games of the decade, noting its impact on future games in the 4X game genre, particularly for "hexifying the formerly square-based world of Civ, and complicating war by allowing only one fightsperson per map tile".{{cite web | url = https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/12/06/the-best-games-of-the-decade-on-pc/2/ | website = Rock Paper Shotgun | date = December 6, 2019 | access-date = December 6, 2019 | title = The best games of the decade on PC }} Despite the release of Civilization VI a few years later, they made the case that the fifth edition "arguably set the high water mark for the series". Kotaku rated it the best game in the series, explaining that "ten years on from its release, and with a whole new game having followed suit, Civilization V remains the pinnacle of the Civilization experience, the most ideal balance between its competing systems and ideas".{{Cite web|title=Let's Rank The Civilization Games, Worst To Best|url=https://thebests.kotaku.com/let-s-rank-the-civilization-games-worst-to-best-1842571299|access-date=2020-06-02|website=The Bests|date=March 31, 2020 |language=en-us}}

Lead designer Jon Shafer did reflect back on the project, and acknowledged criticisms of the game's AI, noting that the player's opponents "were completely enslaved to their gameplay situation, and as a result they appeared random", and that the AI "floated from one 'strategy' to another without any real cohesion behind [its] decisions."{{cite web|url=http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jonshafer/jon-shafers-at-the-gates/posts/404789|title=Revisiting the Design of 'Civ 5'|last=Shafer|first=Jon|date=February 13, 2013|access-date=April 7, 2013}}

Despite this limited AI, fans of the game tried player-less games, pitting the game's AI against itself.{{cite web|url= https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-ai-wars-continue-civilization-v-battle-royale|title= The AI Wars Continue: Civilization V Battle Royale|last=Smith|first=Adam|website= Rock Paper Shotgun|date=March 23, 2015|access-date=January 6, 2022}}

{{Reflist}}

• {{Official website|https://civilization.com/civilization-5/}}

{{Clear}}

{{Civilization}}

{{Firaxis}}

{{Portal bar|Video games}}

{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Civilization 05}}

Category:2010 video games

Category:4X video games

Category:Aspyr games

5

Category:Alternate history video games

Category:Cooperative video games

Category:Cultural depictions of Alexander the Great

Category:Cultural depictions of Augustus

Category:Cultural depictions of Catherine the Great

Category:Cultural depictions of Darius the Great

Category:Cultural depictions of Elizabeth I

Category:Cultural depictions of Genghis Khan

Category:Cultural depictions of George Washington

Category:Cultural depictions of Hiawatha

Category:Cultural depictions of Isabella I of Castile

Category:Cultural depictions of Mahatma Gandhi

Category:Cultural depictions of Napoleon

Category:Cultural depictions of Nebuchadnezzar II

Category:Cultural depictions of Oda Nobunaga

Category:Cultural depictions of Otto von Bismarck

Category:Cultural depictions of Ramesses II

Category:Cultural depictions of Wu Zetian

Category:Firaxis Games games

Category:Historical simulation games

Category:Linux games

Category:Lua (programming language)-scripted video games

Category:MacOS games

Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games

Category:Multiplayer hotseat games

Category:Multiplayer online games

Category:Play-by-email video games

Category:Video games designed by Sid Meier

Category:Video games with Steam Workshop support

Category:Take-Two Interactive games

Category:Top-down video games

Category:Turn-based strategy video games

Category:Video games developed in the United States

Category:Video games scored by Geoff Knorr

Category:Video games using procedural generation

Category:Windows games

Category:BAFTA winners (video games)

Category:2K games

Category:Statue of Zeus at Olympia

Category:Temple of Artemis

Category:Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

Category:Works about diplomacy