Key Highlights:
- Civilization V: Brave New World introduces Tourism and Great Works as central parts of its redesigned Culture Victory.
- The expansion also adds international trade routes, the World Congress, Ideologies, nine new civilisations and eight new Wonders.
- Brave New World is scheduled for 9 July in North America and 12 July internationally on PC and Mac.
Firaxis Games has released a new Civilization V: Brave New World trailer explaining how Culture and Tourism will work in the upcoming expansion.
Rather than simply accumulating Culture, players will be able to spread their cultural influence across rival civilisations through Tourism. Great Artists, Writers and Musicians can create Great Works, while Archaeologists can recover cultural artefacts from historic sites across the map.
The expanded Culture Victory is one of several major changes coming to Civilization V. The official Brave New World expansion announcement also details international trade routes, the World Congress and Ideologies, alongside nine new civilisations, eight Wonders, two scenarios and dozens of additional units, buildings and improvements.
International trade routes will allow cities to generate wealth while also spreading religion, cultural influence and science. The World Congress introduces another layer to diplomacy by allowing civilisations to propose and vote on global resolutions, including trade sanctions, resource restrictions and the use of nuclear weapons.
Players reaching the Industrial Age will also be able to adopt Freedom, Order or Autocracy as their Ideology, with each choice providing different abilities and influencing relationships with other civilisations.
The game developers Firaxis Games explained:
“This new expansion provides enhanced depth and replayability through the introduction of international trade and a focus on culture and diplomacy. Your influence around the world will be impacted by creating Great Works, choosing an ideology for your people and proposing global resolutions in the World Congress. As you move through the ages of history you will make critical decisions that will impact your relationship with other civilizations.”
Civilization V: Brave New World is the second major expansion for Firaxis Games’ strategy title following Gods & Kings. It is scheduled to launch on 9 July 2013 in North America and 12 July internationally for Windows PC and Mac.
Later update: Brave New World launched in July 2013 as planned. Firaxis would continue developing the series over the following decade, eventually confirming that the next Civilization game had entered development in 2023.
