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The Civilization VI Leader Pass continues - Meet the Rulers of China!!

Sid Meier’s Civilization VI Leader Pass continues with the Rulers of China 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.

Rulers of China includes:
  • Yongle
  • Wu Zeitan
  • Qin Shi Huan


Yongle built the foundation for Ming’s international system and rebuilt its infrastructure. As emperor, he didn't overindulge in luxuries, but sought and received tributes from dozens of other countries.


Unique Leader Ability: Lijia
  • All Cities receive projects where they can convert 50% of their Production into Food, Faith, or 100% if it is Gold. (Base + Rise and Fall + Gathering Storm).
  • Cities with 10 or more Population receive +2 Gold, +1 Science, and +1 Culture per turn for each Population in the city. (Gathering Storm + Rise and Fall)


Wu Zeitan was the only woman ever to sit on China's throne. She shifted the focus of power away from powerful families in favor of a more centralized bureaucracy and, by opening administrative examinations to all, moved Chinese politics towards a more meritocratic system.

Unique Leader Ability: Manual of Entrapment
  • All offensive Spies operate at 1 level higher. Whenever an offensive spy mission is successful, you also gain 25% of the Culture and Science that the targeted city earned that turn. Receive a free spy after discovering Defensive Tactics.


Qin Shi Huang is remembered as a warlord who unified China, even going so far as to standardize weights and measures, make Chinese writing uniform, and issue a new Imperial currency.  He's also remembered for the creation of what we now know as the Terracotta Army, which was constructed to protect him in the afterlife.

Unique Leader Ability: Thirty-Six Stratagems
  • Melee units receive the Converts Barbarian Action. This action transforms Barbarian units into your units.      
   

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Civilization 6 DLC Rulers of China gets release date on Steam and Epic

Firaxis has announced the Civilization 6 DLC Rulers of China release date, letting us know when strategy fans on Steam and Epic will be able to play the latest instalment of the Civ 6 Leaders Pass expansion - and it's soon. This add-on for one of the best 4X games includes three new leaders for China, in the form of Wu Zetian, Yongle, and Qin Shi Huang the Unifier, following the arrival of the Civ 6 Great Commanders DLC.


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The Civilization VI Leader Pass continues - Meet the Great Commanders!

Sid Meier’s Civilization VI Leader Pass* continues with the Great Commanders 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 Commanders includes:
  • Ieyasu Tokugawa
  • Nader Shah
  • Suleiman the Magnificent


Ieyasu Tokugawa was a brilliant military and peacetime strategist, the decisive winner of Japan’s chaotic Sengoku period, and the architect of the subsequent Edo period.

Unique Leader Ability: Bakuhan
  • Players with Rise and Fall or Gathering Storm expansions: International Trade Routes receive -25% Yield and Tourism, but Domestic Trade Routes provide +1 Culture, +1 Science, and +2 Gold for every Specialty District at the Destination. Cities within 6 tiles of Japan's capital are 100% loyal and after researching Flight receive +1 Tourism for every District.
  • Players without Rise and Fall or Gathering Storm expansions: International Trade Routes receive -25% Yield and Tourism, but Domestic Trade Routes provide +1 Culture, +1 Science, and +2 Gold for every Specialty District at the Destination. Cities within 6 tiles of Japan's capital receive +4 Amenities and after researching Flight receive +1 Tourism for every District.


Nader Shah*** emerged in the 18th century to re-establish Persia (as it is called in Greek, the locals always called their state Iran) in Central Asia. His rise was brutal but decisive, carving independence out for Iran away from Ottoman domination.

Unique Leader Ability: Sword of Persia
  • +5 Combat Strength against full Health Units.
  • Cities not founded by Nader Shah receive +2 Faith and +3 Gold on Domestic Trade Routes.


Suleiman the Magnificent****, as magnificent as ever, but with new abilities and agendas to allow for a unique approach to role-playing the legendary Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.

Unique Leader Ability: The Magnificent
  • +15% Science and Culture when in a Golden Age or Heroic Age. 
  • +4 Combat Strength when not in a Golden Age or Heroic Age against Civs who are also not in a Golden Age or Heroic Age.


*Base game required to access Civilization VI: Leader Pass content. Some prior DLC required to play some content included in the Leader Pass.

**Base game required to access Civilization VI: Leader Pass Great Commanders content.
***Requires Persia & Macedon Scenario Pack to play.
****Requires Gathering Storm expansion to play.

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Civilization VI - December 2022 Update Available Now

Great news Civilization fans! To coincide with today's release of the Leader Pass Great Commanders Pack we're releasing a new update for the PC and Mac versions of Civilization VI. Thank you all for your continued feedback on the game!

This update automatically installs through Steam; if you’re having trouble, please restart your Steam client.

DECEMBER 15, 2022 UPDATE NOTES:
  • Addressed a number of reported crash and stability issues
  • AI will no longer bias towards science to the detriment of all other yields, which was occasionally causing instances of AI bankruptcy, disbanding units, etc. for some players
  • Addressed an issue reported by some players the correct music was sometimes blocked from playing during Leader Pass leader scenes
  • Laurier's "Last Best West" ability now correctly gives a bonus of +2 Production instead of +1 Production for Snow Mines and Tundra Hills
  • Corrected an issue that some players reported where the "Culture Industry" policy card that was causing the production of specialty districts appear to take 999+ turns to complete in the Dramatic Ages game mode
  • Changed size of Saladin (Sultan) icon image to match those of other leaders
  • Made minor text tweaks and applied polish to previously released Leader Pass Great Negotiators Pack


For more information on Great Commanders, Great Negotiators, and other content packs included in the Civilization VI Leader Pass, head on over to civilization.com.