Design your own Civ VI civ

[Caesar of Bread]

Buttresses are found all over Now, but the first "Gothic" church using them was the Church of St Denis, in Paris, France in 1136 CE.
Since the buttress' (flying buttress, to be exact) is just an architectural feature of a building, I suggest a better candidate for this would be something like Buttressed Cathedral or Gothic Cathedral (even though, of course, both of those are found all over Europe as well) which supplies both Faith Points when built and also possibly Production Points because of the extra expertise among the master builders from erecting these structures - French masons and builders were hired to put up structures all over Europe in the late Medieval period, after all.

Oh. Thanks Boris!

The buttresses is revenge for Notre Dame not being in Civ 6

I may do America, Rome, the Byzantines, China, or Germany next.

 

[Caesar of Bread]

America for Civilization VII
Unique Ability: Beside the Golden Door: Whenever a nation has -2 happiness (a new happiness system will be in place), America takes one of its population and places it into a random city, giving that city more production. If this goes on for 3 turns then America gets a great person, and so on.
Unique Unit: Pioneer: Settler that can fight (kind of like scout). Replaces both scout and settler and can be purchased for free without a -1 population.
OR
Unique Unit: Buffalo Soldier: Replaces infantry. 2x the amount of strength and +1 movement.
Unique Infrastructure/Improvement (same thing): Film Studio: +2 culture, same as before.

Theodore Roosevelt (gigachad president)
Leader Ability: Big Stick: When a nation on America's continent is at war, America gains +3 diplomatic favor per turn.
Leader Agenda: Bully Pulpit: Likes nations that share his ideology or like him back. Dislikes nations that do not share his ideology/have colonial ambitions on his continent.

John F. Kennedy
Leader Ability: Spirit in the Sky: +5 science points per rocket base your nation has (wherever rockets are supposed to launch from).
Leader Agenda: Mindblowing: Likes nations that have a lot of culture (especially parades!)
(message #100!)

 

[AffineConstant]

United Kingdom Leader: Margaret Thatcher. Ability: Makes middle aged Scottish players have an aneurysm.

Leader: Thomas Cromwell, each follower of a foreign religion in your territory produces +1 gold; you can pay gold to change government policies at any time (assuming this actually matters and isn't basically free anymore)

USA: Leader: John F. Kennedy. Modern age and beyond wonders/projects get built 20% faster. War weariness (if it exists) is halved.

Phoenician Empire; Hiram the First (leader): All foreign religions in your territory give you a bonus as if they were created by you, dependent on the amount of followers of that religion in your territory. When capturing cities you may move citizens to other cities you already control. (The world's first "empire", notorious for slaving and carrying off foreign "gods")

South Korea; Kim Dae-jung: All trade routes produce +1 of a random resource being traded. Cultural influence/pressure on other nations is increase by 20%

 

[Caesar of Bread]

United Kingdom Leader: Margaret Thatcher. Ability: Makes middle aged Scottish players have an aneurysm.

Leader: Thomas Cromwell, each follower of a foreign religion in your territory produces +1 gold; you can pay gold to change government policies at any time (assuming this actually matters and isn't basically free anymore)

USA: Leader: John F. Kennedy. Modern age and beyond wonders/projects get built 20% faster. War weariness (if it exists) is halved.

Phoenician Empire; Hiram the First (leader): All foreign religions in your territory give you a bonus as if they were created by you, dependent on the amount of followers of that religion in your territory. When capturing cities you may move citizens to other cities you already control. (The world's first "empire", notorious for slaving and carrying off foreign "gods")

South Korea; Kim Dae-jung: All trade routes produce +1 of a random resource being traded. Cultural influence/pressure on other nations is increase by 20%

RUN AWAY! MARGARET THATCHER IS COMING!


Also your JFK one is... mindblowing

 

[Caesar of Bread]

OHIO for Civilization VII
Unique Ability: Down In Ohio: Any unit 5 tiles away from Ohio becomes a unit of Ohio. Does not count if a settler founds a city before.
Unique Unit: Minion: You get Minion in the atomic era. 10x damage and combat strength.
Unique Infrastructure: Waffle House: +4 diplomatic favor, science, culture, gold, and religion per turn.

Shrek
Leader Ability: Ogres Are Like Onions. They Have Layers.: 3x combat strength for all troops if one unit is attacked (for that turn only).
Leader Agenda: What Are You Doing In My Swamp!: Likes nations that leave Ohio alone.

 

[Patine]

United Kingdom Leader: Margaret Thatcher. Ability: Makes middle aged Scottish players have an aneurysm.

Leader: Thomas Cromwell, each follower of a foreign religion in your territory produces +1 gold; you can pay gold to change government policies at any time (assuming this actually matters and isn't basically free anymore)

USA: Leader: John F. Kennedy. Modern age and beyond wonders/projects get built 20% faster. War weariness (if it exists) is halved.

Phoenician Empire; Hiram the First (leader): All foreign religions in your territory give you a bonus as if they were created by you, dependent on the amount of followers of that religion in your territory. When capturing cities you may move citizens to other cities you already control. (The world's first "empire", notorious for slaving and carrying off foreign "gods")

South Korea; Kim Dae-jung: All trade routes produce +1 of a random resource being traded. Cultural influence/pressure on other nations is increase by 20%

And, again, as it's not the first time she's been brought up (or others in this time frame), people who died in the 21st Century are pretty much too recent to be considered, as a blanket rule.

 

[Caesar of Bread]

Germany for Civilization VII
Unique Ability: Hochschule. All Universities produce both +2 Science (on top of the +4 Science for regular Universities) and in addition, +1 Production per Population in their city
Unique Unit: Stormtrooper: Replaces trench soldier (or whatever they call it). 5x strength.
Unique Infrastructure: Hansa: keep it the way it is.

Otto Von Bismarck
Leader Ability: Realpolitik: You can switch your diplomatic relation with any nation anytime (+2 diplomatic favor per time you do so). Wars against your allies will not cause a penalty.
Leader Agenda: Iron Chancellor: Likes nations that have a lot of diplomatic favor. Dislikes nations that have colonial ambitions on a continent he too is having colonial ambitions.
Either Frederick II of the HRE or Frederick the Great of Prussia here

 

[Boris Gudenuf]

Germany for Civilization VII
Unique Ability: Hanseatic League: +3 gold per port city your nation contains. Your traders can be used on the sea.
Unique Unit: Stormtrooper: Replaces trench soldier (or whatever they call it). 3x strength.
Unique Infrastructure: Hansa: keep it the way it is.

Otto Von Bismarck
Leader Ability: Realpolitik: You can switch your diplomatic relation with any nation anytime (+2 diplomatic favor per time you do so). Wars against your allies will not cause a penalty.
Leader Agenda: Iron Chancellor: Likes nations that have a lot of diplomatic favor. Dislikes nations that have colonial ambitions on a continent he too is having colonial ambitions.

Stormtrooper (Stosstruppen) was most effective in the attack, and even limiting the bonus to attacking strength, 3x is too much: 50% increase would be quite enough.

Now, I understand the temptation: Germany has lots and lots of potential Unique (military) Units. But both your Unique Ability and Infrastructure are related to trade (Hansa), so why not double down on the non-military side?

Unique Ability: Hochschule. All Universities produce both +2 Science (on top of the +4 Science for regular University) and in addition, +1 Production per Population in their city
("Hochschule" was the generic term for University-level technical Schools that tremendously enhanced German practical education in technologies in the 19th century)
Unique Unit: Hanseatic Merchant - a German-specific Great Merchant who has 3 Actions. With an Action it can establish a new Sea Trade Route starting in the city it is in, or establish a enhanced ("Hanseatic") Trading Post which greatly extends returns from any Trade Route passing through or to it and extends the length of Sea Trade Routes.
Unique Infrastructure: Cadet Academy (Junkerschule) replacement for the Military Academy, provides +2 Great General points per turn, Faster Corps and Army training, and +33% combat experience for all land units trained in the city.

There, emphasis on trade, science and production while giving a general improvement to the German military through better officer training, which reflects the 19th - 20th century German experience a little better.

 

[Caesar of Bread]

Stormtrooper (Stosstruppen) was most effective in the attack, and even limiting the bonus to attacking strength, 3x is too much: 50% increase would be quite enough.

Now, I understand the temptation: Germany has lots and lots of potential Unique (military) Units. But both your Unique Ability and Infrastructure are related to trade (Hansa), so why not double down on the non-military side?

Unique Ability: Hochschule. All Universities produce both +2 Science (on top of the +4 Science for regular University) and in addition, +1 Production per Population in their city
("Hochschule" was the generic term for University-level technical Schools that tremendously enhanced German practical education in technologies in the 19th century)
Unique Unit: Hanseatic Merchant - a German-specific Great Merchant who has 3 Actions. With an Action it can establish a new Sea Trade Route starting in the city it is in, or establish a enhanced ("Hanseatic") Trading Post which greatly extends returns from any Trade Route passing through or to it and extends the length of Sea Trade Routes.
Unique Infrastructure: Cadet Academy (Junkerschule) replacement for the Military Academy, provides +2 Great General points per turn, Faster Corps and Army training, and +33% combat experience for all land units trained in the city.

There, emphasis on trade, science and production while giving a general improvement to the German military through better officer training, which reflects the 19th - 20th century German experience a little better./

Thanks! I was actually wanting a Strum und Drang-related bonus for Germany. Also, how am I going to get Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (we could have Frederick II the Great as a leader instead to fill in a possible "LGBTQ+ leader" category for Civ 7) in as a second leader?

 

[Patine]

Also, how am I going to get Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (we could have Frederick II the Great as a leader instead to fill in a possible "LGBTQ+ leader" category for Civ 7) in as a second leader?

Possible, but, like Richard I, Philippe II, William II Rufus, Elizabeth I, Yekaterina I, James Buchanan, William Lyon Mackenzie King, and a Chinese Emperor I'm forgetting the name of, among others, mostly speculation given certain elements of their lifestyle, but nothing truly confirmed (or likely confirmable). Best to avoid diving into that contentious hornet's nest with any sense of certainty.

 

[Zaarin]

Phoenician Empire; Hiram the First (leader): All foreign religions in your territory give you a bonus as if they were created by you, dependent on the amount of followers of that religion in your territory. When capturing cities you may move citizens to other cities you already control. (The world's first "empire", notorious for slaving and carrying off foreign "gods")

I think you're confusing Phoenicia with Assyria. Phoenicia never had an empire, and the only thing Hiram I is known for, aside from expanding the influence of Tyre over Sidon, is growing rich off trade--e.g., the thing most Phoenicians are known for. He's a fine choice for Phoenicia, but trying to turn him into a conquest leader is bizarre (and would be bizarre for any Phoenician leader--which is why I want more Phoenicia and less Carthage).

 

[Caesar of Bread]

Possible, but, like Richard I, Philippe II, William II Rufus, Elizabeth I, Yekaterina I, James Buchanan, William Lyon Mackenzie King, and a Chinese Emperor I'm forgetting the name of, among others, mostly speculation given certain elements of their lifestyle, but nothing truly confirmed (or likely confirmable). Best to avoid diving into that contentious hornet's nest with any sense of certainty.

Hadrian was definitely gay, so we could probably do him.

Also, I just looked into Phillip II Augustus and Richard I's relationship. It seems interesting (maybe they were best of friends, or it could have been love). If it was the 2nd:
John Lackland was the person to screw up the happiness then.
Eleanor would probably shrug it off.
Saladin could support Richard or dislike the act.
I'd ship it.

 

[Caesar of Bread]

I think you're confusing Phoenicia with Assyria. Phoenicia never had an empire, and the only thing Hiram I is known for, aside from expanding the influence of Tyre over Sidon, is growing rich off trade--e.g., the thing most Phoenicians are known for. He's a fine choice for Phoenicia, but trying to turn him into a conquest leader is bizarre (and would be bizarre for any Phoenician leader--which is why I want more Phoenicia and less Carthage).

I think what they are doing with Dido as leader of both is trying to mix both worlds. I'd rather sub out Carthage for Morocco (if we can't have both Carthage and Morocco) and make Phoenicia the "Dido Civ", centered around Tyre. That way we have a nation in West Africa (besides Mali and maybe Benin/Dahomey) that has a LOT of history centered around it and the nation represents Phoenician/Carthaginian culture.

 

[Alexander's Hetaroi]

Thanks! I was actually wanting a Strum und Drang-related bonus for Germany. Also, how am I going to get Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (we could have Frederick II the Great as a leader instead to fill in a possible "LGBTQ+ leader" category for Civ 7) in as a second leader?

Frederick the Great would be my first choice for a German leader. He was a great leader outright, disregarding filling a quota that I don't really feel needs to be filled.

I think what they are doing with Dido as leader of both is trying to mix both worlds. I'd rather sub out Carthage for Morocco (if we can't have both Carthage and Morocco) and make Phoenicia the "Dido Civ", centered around Tyre. That way we have a nation in West Africa (besides Mali and maybe Benin/Dahomey) that has a LOT of history centered around it and the nation represents Phoenician/Carthaginian culture.

Or have Berbers/Numidia in North Africa alongside Phoenicia and Rome if people really want to reenact the Punic Wars.

 

[Patine]

Frederick the Great would be my first choice for a German leader. He was a great leader outright, disregarding filling a quota that I don't really feel needs to be filled.

Or have Berbers/Numidia in North Africa alongside Phoenicia and Rome if people really want to reenact the Punic Wars.

Information on Numidian and other Pre-Islamic Berber leaders (up to and and including the Canary Islands) seems scant and largely by outside (often hostile) sources.

 

[Zaarin]

I think what they are doing with Dido as leader of both is trying to mix both worlds. I'd rather sub out Carthage for Morocco (if we can't have both Carthage and Morocco) and make Phoenicia the "Dido Civ", centered around Tyre. That way we have a nation in West Africa (besides Mali and maybe Benin/Dahomey) that has a LOT of history centered around it and the nation represents Phoenician/Carthaginian culture.

I'm okay-ish with Dido just because, while we have long lists of kings of Tyre and Sidon, most of them have very little information on their personality or who they were as people. Also, as you say, she ties in with Carthage for the people who want Carthage. Carthage actually has a rich list of interesting personalities who could lead it--but I prefer Phoenicia because Carthage always becomes the "rival of Rome" civ, ignoring its rich history of thalassocracy, exploration, and trade that Civ6 absolutely nailed. (I also think calling the civ "Phoenicia," regardless of where its capital is located, is simply more authentic. Per Augustine, the Carthaginians were still calling themselves "Canaanites" in the fifth century CE.)

Information on Numidian and other Pre-Islamic Berber leaders (up to and and including the Canary Islands) seems scant and largely by outside (often hostile) sources.

I think a Numidian civ led by Syphax, Masinissa, or Juba I would be doable, though obviously they'd have to speak a modern Berber language. A pre-Islamic Berber civ led by Dihya would also be doable. (A Guanche civ, on the other hand, seems hardly possible.) Of course the information we have on the Numidians comes chiefly from the Punico-Phoenicians (chiefly via the Greeks), Greeks, and Romans, but the same is true for, say, the Aztecs (and the sources on the Numidians are certainly less hostile than the Spanish chroniclers writing about the Aztecs). Otherwise, as far as Islamic North Africa goes, Morocco's a fine choice, as would be a Tuareg civ.

 

[Caesar of Bread]

Rome for Civilization VII
Unique Ability: Rome Wasn't Built In A Day - +3 culture thing per improvement built in your capital.
Unique Unit: Legion - 2x attacking bonus against barbarians.
Unique Improvement: Aqueducts - +2 culture thing if built near a body of water.

Marcus Aurelius
Leader Ability: Stoic - 2x defensive bonus for 3 turns after one of your units is killed.
Leader Agenda: Philosopher King - Likes nations that are great at culture. Dislikes nations that keep barbarians.

Hadrian
Leader Ability: Hadrian's Wall - Walls cannot be destroyed by barbarians (Hadrian would die for that in real life), and gain a +1 culture thing bonus if any wall is built on an island.
Leader Agenda: Protect The Border - Likes nations that destroy barbarian camps. Dislikes nations that ally with barbarians.

Music:
Pizza Time (Spider-Man 2)
Giorno's Theme (Jojo's Bizzare Adventure)

 

[Zaarin]

Rome for Civilization VII
Unique Ability: Rome Wasn't Built In A Day - +3 culture thing per improvement built in your capital.
Unique Unit: Legion - 2x attacking bonus against barbarians.
Unique Improvement: Aqueducts - +2 culture thing if built near a body of water.

I'm not a particular fan of making the culturally bankrupt Romans even more of a culture civ; they're already far too competitive in the culture game in Civ6 thanks to Trajan's free Monuments. The Romans really ought to be all about infrastructure and conquest, because those are the things they did well.

 

[AffineConstant]

Portugal; Manuel the First: All overseas traderoutes produce +1 culture/you gain +1 overseas trade routes. All cities discontiguous from your capital cities territory produce (%) extra cultural influence on their surroundings.

Basically an overseas trade/colony builder, but this one using cultural pressure rather than military or economic.

 

[Caesar of Bread]

Since AffineConstant did Portugal, I'm doing Brazil
Brazil for Civilization VII
Unique Ability: Amazon Nation - Science bonuses and happiness per improvement on a rainforest tile.
Unique Unit: some kind of early airplane or a Dreadnought.
Unique Improvement: Carnival - adds a culture and happiness bonus.

Pedro II
Leader Ability: Braganza Golden Age - +Great Person points in addition to culture points (2x great person points then culture points)
Leader Agenda: Magnimanious - likes nations that keep their people happy.

Juscelino Kubitsech?