Every Civ fan knows that after a few months of playing the game, you start having this weird craving to play in different maps.
Okok, old topic, but always fun to compare. I like to play on small maps with many players so that it's cozy or, more often, bloody. The more mountains the better. Fractal is still superior to all other map types. Also, with every new civ game, big empires become less attractive compared to smaller empires. In particular, the micromanagement that district placement requires becomes a pain in.
All of the basic maps of the game start feeling the same. But it’s a normal thing to feel after spending so many hours going at them (if you’re like me, you know what I’m talking about).
In any case, we can all be grateful that there’s an easy solution. Custom maps!
The modding community has made dozens of these for all of us. The only question left is where to get started? Keep scrolling and see what kind of adventures you can find.
15. Perfectly Balanced
If you’re one of those competitive players that wants an equal playing field for everyone, then you’re going to want to take a look at this bad boy.
This Perfectly Balanced Map allows you to have a truly competitive Civ 6 by providing a balanced map for six players to compete on.
The map has the same resources in every player’s starting location, so the outcome of the game will truly be decided by skill, rather than by starting position.
14. Sven’s Europe
Players who want to play on the actual Pangaea map should enjoy this seed. There are still a few islands located on the map, but no civilization will start on them. Civ 6 gets a big update with new map types, an England buff, and much more Another big update is coming for Civilization VI this month, and it promises a broad set of changes aimed at improving. This feels like home and creates an Earthlike world, with several continents and small islands. This is an unpredictable world with many small and/or large landmasses. A giant ocean is in the center of this map. (From all 4 sides has impassable Map border.) Island Plates. With over 40 different civilizations to play, Civ 6 is a massively replayable 4X strategy experience. Each civ and leader favors at least one of the five different paths to victory (domination, science, diplomacy, religion, and tourism).
Playing on Europe is challenging as a whole. And the game does allow you to do it without downloading any mods.
But do we really settle for a Europe that’s as small as the one in the base game? Of course we don’t.
PC games don’t know the word settling.
Sven’s Europe truly brings the best of Europe into the game by incorporating a massive representation of Europe as a playable map. Trust me – this one doesn’t disappoint. Give it a go and you’ll see what I’m talking about.
13. The Great Asia
Have you been looking for an extremely detailed map of Asia, but nothing that the game comes with seems to suit your needs?
Well, this one is as detailed as can be.
From the most strategic resources to basic items and luxury resources, all located exactly where you expect them to be, this one has you covered.
You might want to take a look at the places where natural wonders spawn, though!
12. Tamriel – Ultimate Version
I mean, who of us wouldn’t just love to play in Tamriel and try to beat other civilizations in the space race?
I have to admit that I wasn’t expecting an Elder Scrolls mod for Civilization VI. But this is certainly one of those pleasant surprises.
This custom map is very well done and it truly transports you into the Elder Scrolls dimension.
It does raise the question of why other civilizations are all over the place when you were so used to seeing the Argonians in the Black Marsh and the Khajit in Elsweyr… but I’m sure you’ll be able to find mods for every Skyrim Civ if you keep searching.
As for getting started, this map is absolutely tailor-made for TES fans. A brilliant crossover.
11. Meteor Survival
Alright, picture this: a thousand years ago, a giant meteor hit the Earth.
Except this time, the planet didn’t heal as quickly as before, nor did the impact cause enough damage to extinguish humans as we know them.
This time, it will be on your hands to get down to business and start civilization anew. In a world that seems to have received a gigantic meteor impact in the middle of its mass… which is now turned into a giant ocean that you’ll be able to cross to conquer everything.
How cool is that?
10. Historical Spawn Dates
This fantastic mod makes civilizations spawn according to the date when they actually became prevalent in our own world.
Which gives the game a newfound sense of realism that can be missing from the vanilla version, at the expense of sacrificing some of its balanced integrity.
The “Spawn by Era instead of Date” option will become available once you get this mod installed. Really, it’s an easy setup.
And it’s a good one to try if you’re looking for more unique spawning.
9. Azimuthal Map Script
So you’re here because you’ve tried many of these “Earth Map Mods” and you simply want to try something different.
If that’s the case, let me introduce you to the Azimuthal Map mod. This one’s based on the Azimuthal Map projection of Earth.
In case you haven’t seen it, the map places the poles as “circles” around the actual map. A quick Google search and you’ll see what I mean.
But I say download this map and try it out just to see what you think. Trust me – you won’t regret it!
8. Gaia Map Script
This unpredictable map script allows you to experience Earth in a much different way, where continents will spawn as if Earth had much more land than sea.
An interesting thought, right?
It’s a very well-made script that fully shakes up the way you’ll get the map if you went for the “Landmasses” choice in the vanilla game. It’s much better and very well-made.
Granted this isn’t literally a map itself, more of a script to redesign in-game maps. But it works all the same.
7. Fantastical Map Script
“Vast jungles and icy lands” is the best way to describe this mod, according to creator of this script.
It basically ignores the actual laws of physics and Earth itself to create unique maps that make it far more entertaining.
It’s a great add-on that I fully recommend to anyone looking for a diverse and unique experience in Civ 6. Just note, this isn’t gonna run like a super realistic world.
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We’re getting into some semi-fantasy territory with this one.
6. JT Warhammer Mod
Okay, this one isn’t as much of a map mod as it is an entire game mod, but I’m adding it because we definitely get some big map changes.
This brings the world of Warhammer into Civ 6 by introducing new civilizations, a new map, and a bunch of cool Warhammer gadgets.
A must-try if you’re a fan of both franchises!
5. Got Lakes
Now if you’re a fan of maps with lakes, you’re going to fall in love with this one. Probably.
It changes the spawn rules for lakes and turns your map into something out of a fantasy film, but without looking too out of place.
In fact, I’d say this is one of the most “realistic” map scripts out there, taking into consideration that it makes lakes the common denominator of all matches.
One of the things that I like the most about this mod is the fact that it doesn’t break the game balance. It keeps most settlers able to reach most landmasses without the need of any sails. Fair play.
4. Optimized World
This is a beta map that I decided to add to my list. Why?
Because it makes the game much more fun to play and balances out the buggy Earth that comes with vanilla Civ 6.
It’s not as much of an Earth map really, but morso an optimization of the vanilla one.
And beta or no beta, it should be playable without many quirks.
3. Detailed Worlds
So you wanted realism? Well my friend, you’ve got it.
This mod changes the way the game’s random map generator works by making it much more in-tune with the real world. The goal is improving gameplay by better distributing the world’s features all over the map.
Try it out if you want to stick as close to our world as possible, but still want some kind of freshness.
2. TSL – Huge Earth
Let’s face it: if there’s one thing that the Steam Community has given us, it’s representations of Earth in the game.
And it’s safe to say that the game’s base Earth map is just too small. It was only a matter of time before someone made their own… but I didn’t want to include all of the Earth maps on my list. I mean there are so many out there, we’d basically have ONLY have Earth maps here.
So I picked the best Earth map that I found, and here we are. And it deserves such a good spot because we all know that playing on Earth is just one of the best things about a casual Civ match.
Get this one installed and be prepared to have your PC’s resources obliterated by its demands. Kidding, of course (kinda).
1. Yet (not) Another Map’s Pack
Let’s be honest: unless you’re on a mod spree, downloading a bunch of mods separately can be a pain.
Let’s say you just want to dive straight into new world maps with a single download. Well in that case, snag this mod pack.
It comes with 9 amazing maps put together, all ones that I highly recommend. But maybe not in Enormous size if you don’t want your computer to implode on itself.
Still an absolute delight. And this is perfect even for newcomers to the series taking their first steps in modding the game.
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Religion beliefs have been a crucial part of Civilization since the fifth installment of the game.
But they have become absolutely fundamental for a civilization in Civ6.
For that reason, I’ve put together this simple list ranking the best religious beliefs in the game. This info should help you grow and keep your cities at the max of their potential.
Bluestacks app shortcut on desktop mac. As you can imagine, you’re going to need to have at least a semi-formal focus on religion if you wish to make the best of these beliefs.
You cannot simply get them if you aren’t researching the religious aspects of the technology tree. In any case, and without any further ado, these are my top picks.
10. Cathedral
Cathedrals provide you with faith as well as extra works of art. Which makes this one an ideal worship belief to get if you intend to go for a cultural victory, but you aren’t leaving religion behind.
As one of the best religious buildings in the game, Cathedrals offer a great source of works for gorgeous art.
And that might give you that extra edge to keep your civilization at the top of the cultural leaderboards.
The Meeting House is also a good worship building to get if you want to boost your production. But I still think that the Cathedral is far more useful.
It all depends on what type of victory you’re going for, of course.
9. Jesuit Education
If you’re going for a religious playthrough, the Jesuit Education will help you keep up with research without compromising your main focus on increasing your faith in the game.
With this belief, you’ll have the ability to purchase campuses with faith, saving you the trouble of having to produce extra cash to do it.
As such, you won’t have to aimlessly wander around the map looking for extra ways to generate gold without an army to conquer other civilizations.
Spend that faith and get those schools to build! I figure the church, in real life, might love this ability.
That way they could keep filling their pockets with gold, right?
8. Divine Inspiration
You’ll want to be building a crapload of wonders if you get this belief for your civilization.
It allows each wonder to produce an extra 4 fair on top of any other yields that it gives you. As far as these beliefs go, this is the best one out there if you have a civilization like Egypt, which helps you get your hands on as many wonders as possible throughout the game.
Divine Inspiration will have you producing more faith than any other civilization in the game. If you know how to use it right.
It’s another fantastic way to combine culture and religion into one game!
7. Feed the World
Feed the world will turn your shrines and temples into sources of food for all of your cities, providing you +3 food and +2 housing, and serving as places to keep your inhabitants as happy as possible.
Feed the world turns your religious beliefs into sheer growth power for your cities.
They’ll not only grant you extra spots for citizens, but also food to make them grow faster. Nice!
This effect applies to the Gathering Storm DLC, though. In the base game, they only provide you with food depending on how much faith they generate.
6. Choral Music
Choral Music is the equivalent of Feed the World, but the one you’ll want to get if you’re going for the cultural win.
Instead of giving you additional food, this belief gives you an amount of culture equal to the amount of faith that a shrine of temple generates.
A fantastic belief to boost your cultural production, and one to use if you’re playing with a civilization like Egypt or Brazil.
It’ll definitely help you get those tourist numbers in the triple digits in no time, should you put it to good use.
5. Religious Unity
We all know how useful city0states have become in Civ6.
And this belief is an even clearer example of how useful they can actually be.
With religious unity, you’ll be getting one extra envoy every time a new city-state adopts your religion, on top of any other envoy you might get from completing a quest with that city-state.
4. Itinerant Preachers
For packed maps, this is a good one.
If you have a ton of towns close to your enemies, or if you really need to spread your religion much faster, Itinerant Preachers makes it so your religion spreads to cities further away by +30% compared to what it would spread otherwise.
This is only recommended if you’re going for a religious win. Otherwise, it won’t be useful at all.
But you might also go for Itinerant Preachers if you want to spread your religion to all neighboring cities, to save yourself the trouble of being religiously overtaken by another rival.
3. Burial Grounds
Burial Grounds allows you to trigger a cultural bomb whenever you complete a Holy Site.
Cultural Bombs turn all adjacent tiles into ones of your own – regardless of whether they’re neutral or owned by another player (depending on the culture of the other civilizations, of course).
2. Religious Colonization
Founding new cities with the Religious Colonization belief will have them instantly spawn with your religion as their main one.
This saves you a lot of trouble and time by making the creation of extra missionaries completely unnecessary.
Isn’t this basically what every world religion wants to see anyways?
1. Stewardship
Stewardship is the best belief in the game – almost irrelevantly of which victory you’re going for.
It makes it so Campuses and Commercial Hubs give you one extra science and one extra gold, respectively, if your city has your main religion as its primary belief.
I think you can see where I’m going with this…
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You’ll be swimming in gold and science if you happen to have a religious expansive empire!
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