Civ 5

About Sid Meier's Civilization V - The Complete Edition PC. The Ships Insignia of turn-based strategy games has returned; Become the Master of the World establishing and leading a civilization from the dawn of man to the space age: make war, conduct diplomacy, discover new technologies, confront some of the the most important leaders in history and build the most powerful empire the world has. Back to Civilization V Go to the list of leaders A civilization is a specific historical nation, which represents a player in the game. Each player adopts a single civilization at the setup of each game. Besides the name, history and leader, every civilization has a set of unique features which set it apart from the others and give it particular advantages These features are: A unique gameplay. Sid Meier's Civilization® V is the fifth offering in the multi-award winning Civilization strategy game series featuring the famous “just one more turn” addictive gameplay that has made it one of the greatest game series of all time.

An image of the full technology tree can be viewed here.

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Civ 5 Difficulty Level

Image	Technology	Beaker Cost	Makes Available	Era	Prerequisites
Agriculture	20	Farm Improvements	Ancient	Pottery, Animal Husbandry, Archery, Mining
Pottery	35	Granary	Ancient	Agriculture	Sailing, Calendar, Writing
Animal Husbandry	35	Reveals Horses, Pasture Improvements	Ancient	Agriculture	Trapping, The Wheel
Archery	35	Archer, Temple of Artemis	Ancient	Agriculture	Mathematics
Mining	35	Mine Improvements, Forest Chopping	Ancient	Agriculture	Masonry, Bronze Working
Sailing	55	Work Boat, Trireme, The Great Lighthouse, Fishing Boat Improvements	Ancient	Pottery	Optics
Calendar	70	Stonehenge, Stone Works, Plantation Improvements	Ancient	Pottery	Theology
Writing	55	Library, The Great Library, Open Border Agreements	Ancient	Pottery	Philosophy
Trapping	55	Circus, Trading Post Improvements, Camp Improvements	Ancient	Animal Husbandry	Civil Service
The Wheel	55	Chariot Archer, Water Mill, Road Improvements	Ancient	Animal Husbandry	Horseback Riding, Mathematics
Masonry	55	Walls, The Pyramids, Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, Quarry Improvements, Removing Marshes	Ancient	Mining	Construction
Bronze Working	55	Spearman, Barracks, The Colossus, Statue of Zeus, Chopping Jungles	Ancient	Mining	Iron Working
Optics	85	Lighthouse, Unit Embarkation	Classical	Sailing	Compass
Philosophy	105	Temple, National College, National Epic, The Oracle, Research Agreements	Classical	Writing	Theology, Civil Service
Horseback Riding	105	Horseman, Stable	Classical	The Wheel	Chivalry
Mathematics	105	Catapult, Courthouse, The Hanging Gardens	Classical	The Wheel, Archery	Currency, Engineering
Construction	105	Colosseum, Circus Maximus, The Great Wall, Lumber Mill Improvements,	Classical	Masonry	Engineering
Iron Working	160	Swordsman, Heroic Epic, Reveals Iron	Classical	Bronze Working	Metal Casting
Theology	275	Monastery, Garden, Angkor Wat, The Hagia Sophia	Medieval	Calendar, Philosophy	Education
Civil Service	440	Pikeman, Chichen Itza, +1 from Fresh Water Farms	Medieval	Philosophy, Trapping	Education, Chivalry
Currency	275	Mint, Market, National Treasury, Machu Picchu, Wealth Conversion	Medieval	Mathematics	Chivalry
Engineering	275	Aqueduct, Fort Improvements, Bridges over Water	Medieval	Mathematics, Construction	Machinery, Physics
Metal Casting	275	Forge, Workshop	Medieval	Iron Working	Physics, Steel
Compass	375	Harbor, +1 from Fishing Boats	Medieval	Optics	Astronomy
Education	485	University, Oxford University, Notre Dame, The Porcelain Tower, Research Conversion	Medieval	Theology, Civil Service	Astronomy, Acoustics, Banking
Chivalry	485	Knight, Castle, Himeji Castle, Defensive Pact Agreements	Medieval	Civil Service, Horseback Riding, Currency	Acoustics, Banking
Machinery	485	Crossbowman, Armory, Ironworks, Faster Road Movement	Medieval	Engineering	Printing Press
Physics	485	Trebuchet	Medieval	Engineering, Metal Casting	Printing Press, Gunpowder
Steel	485	Longswordsman	Medieval	Metal Casting	Gunpowder
Astronomy	780	Caravel, Observatory, +1 for Embarked Units, Embarked Units may Enter Ocean	Renaissance	Compass, Education	Navigation
Acoustics	780	Opera House, Hermitage, Sistine Chapel, The Kremlin	Renaissance	Education, Chivalry	Scientific Theory
Banking	780	Bank, The Forbidden Palace	Renaissance	Education, Chivalry	Economics
Printing Press	780	Theatre, Taj Mahal	Renaissance	Machinery, Physics	Economics
Gunpowder	840	Musketman	Renaissance	Physics, Steel	Chemistry, Metallurgy
Navigation	1080	Frigate, Seaport	Renaissance	Astronomy	Archaeology, Scientific Theory
Economics	1080	Windmill, Big Ben, +1 from Trading Posts, Camps and Customs Houses	Renaissance	Banking, Printing Press	Scientific Theory, Military Science
Chemistry	1080	Cannon, +1 from Mines, Quarries and Manufactories	Renaissance	Gunpowder	Military Science, Fertilizer
Metallurgy	1080	Lancer	Renaissance	Gunpowder	Rifling
Archaeology	1560	Museum, The Louvre	Renaissance	Navigation	Biology
Scientific Theory	1560	Public School, Reveals Coal, +1 from Lumber Mills, +2 from Academies	Renaissance	Economics, Navigation, Acoustics	Biology, Steam Power
Military Science	1560	Cavalry, Military Academy, Brandenburg Gate	Renaissance	Economics, Chemistry	Steam Power, Dynamite
Fertilizer	1560	+1 from Farms with no Fresh Water, Plantations and Pastures	Renaissance	Chemistry	Dynamite
Rifling	1710	Rifleman, Arsenal	Renaissance	Metallurgy	Dynamite
Biology	2350	Hospital, Reveals Oil, Oil Well Improvements	Industrial	Archaeology, Scientific Theory	Electricity
Steam Power	2350	Ironclad, Factory, +1 for Embarked Units	Industrial	Scientific Theory, Military Science	Electricity, Replaceable Parts, Railroad
Dynamite	2660	Artillery	Industrial	Fertilizer, Military Science, Rifling	Combustion
Electricity	2660	Stock Exchange, Reveals Aluminum	Industrial	Biology, Steam Power	Refrigeration, Telegraph, Radio
Replaceable Parts	2660	Anti-Tank Gun, Infantry, Statue of Liberty	Industrial	Steam Power	Flight, Combustion
Railroad	2660	Railroad Improvements	Industrial	Steam Power	Combustion
Refrigeration	3100	Submarine, Off-Shore Platform Construction	Industrial	Electricity	Plastics, Penicillin
Telegraph	3100	Battleship, Military Base, Cristo Redentor	Industrial	Electricity	Electronics
Radio	3100	Anti-Aircraft Gun, Broadcast Tower, Eiffel Tower	Industrial	Electricity	Mass Media, Radar
Flight	3100	Carrier, Fighter	Industrial	Replaceable Parts	Radar
Combustion	3100	Destroyer, Tank	Industrial	Replaceable Parts, Railroad, Dynamite	Atomic Theory, Lasers
Plastics	4700	Hydro Plant, Research Lab	Modern	Refrigeration	Ecology
Penicillin	4700	Medical Lab	Modern	Refrigeration	Ecology
Electronics	4700	Mechanized Infantry	Modern	Telegraph	Computers
Mass Media	4700	Stadium, Sydney Opera House	Modern	Radio	Computers
Radar	4700	Bomber, Paratrooper, Pentagon	Modern	Radio, Flight	Rocketry, Lasers
Atomic Theory	4700	Reveals Uranium, Manhattan Project	Modern	Combustion	Nuclear Fission
Ecology	5400	Solar Plant	Modern	Plastics, Penicillin	Globalization
Computers	5400	Nuclear Submarine, Mobile SAM	Modern	Electronics, Mass Media	Robotics
Rocketry	5400	Helicopter Gunship, Rocket Artillery, Apollo Program	Modern	Radar	Satellites
Lasers	5400	Jet Fighter, Modern Armor	Modern	Radar, Combustion	Stealth, Advanced Ballistics
Nuclear Fission	5400	Atomic Bomb, Nuclear Plant	Modern	Atomic Theory	Advanced Ballistics
Globalization	6000	United Nations	Modern	Ecology	Particle Physics
Robotics	6000	SS Booster, Missile Cruiser, Spaceship Factory	Modern	Computers	Particle Physics
Satellites	6000	SS Cockpit, Guided Missile, Reveals the Map	Modern	Rocketry	Particle Physics, Nuclear Fusion
Stealth	6000	Stealth Bomber	Modern	Lasers	Nuclear Fusion
Advanced Ballistics	6000	Nuclear Missile	Modern	Lasers, Nuclear Fission	Nuclear Fusion
Particle Physics	6000	SS Engine	Future	Globalization, Robotics, Satellites	Nanotechnology
Nuclear Fusion	6500	Giant Death Robot	Future	Satellites, Stealth, Advanced Ballistics	Future Tech
Nanotechnology	6000	SS Stasis Chamber	Future	Particle Physics	Future Tech
Future Tech	7000	Future	Nanotechnology, Nuclear Fusion