


This mod brings an additional map option into the setup menu which features a more naturalistic appearance, altered river placement, and craggier mountains. These include options to tinker with starting units and gold bonuses as well as terrain features that let you control what kind of region your settler spawns in. Once enabled, new “good for” tooltips pop up to give players a way to synthesize bigger chunks of information at once, saving time in the race to out-build your opponents.įor troubleshooting on the Communitas mods, be sure to check out the CivFanatics forums.įor the detail-oriented world builder, the Really Advanced Setup mod includes the standard suite of options when starting a new game, plus a new group of variables that makes setting up as granular a process as you could want. Probably the most useful and noticeable change the AI and Tools mod brings is a new analysis of tech trees. With the goal of making Civ V’s AI “smarter, not harder,” the Communitas AI and Tools sets a base for other mods like the Communitas Enhanced Gameplay mod outlined below, which I ran paired with the CAT mod for best results.

Here are the 15 best Civilization V mods, broken up into three helpful categories. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire or Elder Scrolls’ Tamriel-to tools that improve AI or tweak animations. The best Civ mods range from total conversions-transforming historical Earth into the world of George R.R. Our setup includes both major expansions of Civ V-Gods and Kings as well as Brave New World. As with all mods, compatibility can depend on a lot of factors. We’ve gone through our and tested our collection from the Steam Workshop for 2014 compatibility and freshness, while at the same time adding new mods that caught our eye or won the community’s favor. It’s a Brave New World for Civilization V, and a brave new world for Civ V mods.
