Civilization 6 Adds Australia DLC, Mod Tools Support

By Luke Reilly

A new update for Civilization VI is available today for all Steam users. The update brings several highly-requested new features to the game for all players, including Steam Workshop and modding tools, plus multiplayer team functionality.

Amongst a host of other fixes the update adds a suite of development tools and the Steam Workshop Uploader, allowing players to access mods created by the Steam community and share mods with the Steam community. A large pack of game assets (including models, textures, and interface elements) is also available.

A complete rundown of the new update is available here.

Also available today is the ‘Australia Civilization and Scenario Pack’, a premium DLC add-on which adds Australia, leader John Curtin, and new scenario – ‘Outback Tycoon’ – to the game.

John Curtin, the 14th Prime Minister of Australia, is considered one of Australia’s greatest leaders. He served as PM from 1941 to 1945, dying in office just a month before the end of the war in the Pacific. Besides leading the country while it was under threat of Japanese attack during World War II, his legacy includes a host of social reforms, including unemployment and sickness benefits, maternity benefits (including benefits for Indigenous Australians), a widows’ pension, and more.

Australia felt like it was an interesting choice.

“We often look to the Civilization community to help us identify cultures that might be interesting to include, and ones that fulfil a gameplay role as well,” said Firaxis producer Pete Murray. “For this DLC, we were looking to create a civ that had the ability to make optimal use of coastal territory and attractive land, and Australia felt like it was an interesting choice. Australia has also been a civ that players have requested frequently in the past.”

“With our True Start Location Earth Map, Australia fills a noticeable geographic gap and their civ bonuses work well with the beautiful (but arid!) continent.”

Check out IGN’s review of the excellent Civilization VI here and, for plenty of tips and tricks, head to IGN’s Civilization VI wiki.

Luke is Games Editor at IGN's Sydney office. You can find him on Twitter @MrLukeReilly.

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