Fans of Civilization VI will have a new experience the next time they log in, as the game’s April Update has added new units, maps, and balance adjustments.

New units coming via the April Update include the Trebuchet and the Man-at-Arms in the Medieval era as well as the Line Infantry in the Industrial Era. The highly-requested Trebuchet is a Siege promotion class upgrade to the Catapult that can upgrade to the Bombard, the Man-at-Arms now fits between the Swordsman and the Musketman in the Melee promotion class, and the Line Infantry is an upgrade for Musketman.

New locales being added include the Mediterranean Large Map -- a large-scale map of the Mediterranean region -- as well as the Earth Huge Map, a map that spans the entire globe. Both maps will have historically accurate types of resources and terrains, as well as True Starting Location (TSL) versions of each map where the capital of each player’s civilization sits in the actual real-world location of the city in question. If you’re playing as Portugal on TSL Earth Huge, expect to start right next to Spain.

The majority of the update includes balance adjustments for both maps and units, with the Melee and Heavy Cavalry seeing the most adjustments for units and Khmer, Mapuche, and Spain seeing the most map-based adjustments. The full list of changes and more information on all new additions can be found below.

This marks the final free update of the New Frontier Pass season of Civilization VI, which began in May 2020 and included six content packs in the last 10 months. The most recent pack, Portugal, launched in March and introduced a new leader in Joao III, the Navigation School and Feitoria unique structures, and more.

NEW FEATURES

New Units

Trebuchet: Medieval Era Catapult upgrade. Siege promotion class. Upgrades into Bombard. Cannot move and attack on the same turn unless they’ve earned the Expert Crew Promotion.

Man-At-Arms: Medieval Era Swordsman upgrade. Melee promotion class. Upgrades into Musketman.

Line Infantry: Industrial Era Musketman upgrade. Melee promotion class. Upgrades into Infantry.

New Maps

NEW GAME UPDATES

BALANCE/POLISH

Civ and Leaders Balance Update

Aztec

Australia

Canada

China

France

Georgia

Germany

Greece

Inca

Japan

Khmer

Kongo

Korea

Mapuche

Maya

Mongolia

Netherlands

Nubia

Ottoman

Persia

Poland

Russia

Scythia

Spain

Sumeria

Vietnam

Zulu

General

Units Balance Update

Melee

Ranged

Siege

Anti-Cavalry

Light Cavalry

Heavy Cavalry

Ranged Cavalry

Naval Melee

Naval Ranged

Naval Raider

Other

General Gameplay Fixes

[Gathering Storm] Tourism Updates

International Trade Routes to foreign cities you culturally dominate provide +4 Gold.

Spy missions in foreign cities you culturally dominate are 50% faster to complete.

Your citizens exert 25% more Loyalty pressure on foreign cities you culturally dominate.

Red Death

Ethiopia Pack

Pirates

[Babylon Pack] Heroes and Legends

Vietnam and Kublai Khan Pack

Barbarian Clans

Portugal Pack

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