Civilization VI: Gathering Storm - New Features Explained

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ABOUT CIVILIZATION VI: GATHERING STORM
The second expansion to Civilization VI introduces an active planet where geology and climatology present unique new challenges. Chart a path to victory by developing new advanced technologies and engineering projects and negotiating with the global community in the World Congress on critical issues. The choices you make in the game will influence the world ecosystem and could impact the future of the entire planet. Natural disasters like floods, storms, and volcanoes can pillage or destroy your Improvements and Districts - but they may also refresh and enrich the lands after they pass.
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ABOUT CIVILIZATION VI
Civilization VI offers new ways to interact with your world, expand your empire across the map, advance your culture, and compete against history’s greatest leaders to build a civilization that will stand the test of time.
ABOUT CIVILIZATION
Originally created by legendary game designer Sid Meier, Civilization is a turn-based strategy game in which you attempt to build an empire to stand the test of time. Explore a new land, research technology, conquer your enemies, and go head-to-head with history’s most renowned leaders as you attempt to build the greatest civilization the world has ever known.
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Thanks for watching! Be sure to like the video and subscribe to the channel. Tap the bell to opt into all notifications so you don't miss it when we upload a new video. What do you think of the gameplay features in Civilization VI: Gathering Storm? What features are you most excited about in the expansion?

[@thegooddinggleberry]

What is this? It's like we'll be playing a whole new games. Edit: you brought back the giant robots? ❤️

[@MarcoHuisman]

It looks difficult but it also looks like it's going to be a great expansion!

[@Nicarand]

Please release the expansions for the Switch too! I was really thinking about buying the Switch version, but I'd rather not if it's just going to be an incomplete experience.

[@thackeryscroggins9947]

Does this mean no more new Civs if so I get it that’s fine but still a bit bummed if so.

[@pleasecallmetomato4924]

We need an update to the Egyptian-Nubian scenario for the Gathering Storm with those flooding mechanics added, it would be so much fun. Yes i know that it is too unlikely, but i love that scenario too much and it would be neat to have such an update

[@MalikFrost12]

Most feature rich and game changing Civilization DLC I have seen! Happy the team puts in so much care into this game.

[@GreenAppelPie]

Yeah too bad they never put in the effort TO REPAIR THE BUGS

[@damianbeben6510]

@@GreenAppelPie huh, what bugs? i have about 700 hours and i have never seen any bugs

[@Enchie]

@@GreenAppelPie Are you sure it isn't mods?

[@Clownie_Smiles]

@@GreenAppelPie It's not the bugs that's the problem, it's the braindead AI. I wish they reworked the AI so I don't have to play against these stupid AI with unfair advantages.

[@BrunoAnton]

​@@Clownie_Smiles Another problem is the balance in general. There are a lot of terrible wonders, policy cards, religious benefits, and buildings that the AI spends time investing in thus making them weaker. A balance pass would be really nice as it would not only open up options for players but prevent the AI from messing up their build too much.

[@junkoxeno_7734]

I love how its released on Valentine's Day, so instead of finding love, you can find that your cities have been annihilated to a tornado.

[@ShadowReaper-pu2hx]

I’m a lifelong virgin anyway.

[@junkoxeno_7734]

@@ShadowReaper-pu2hx arent we all buddy

[@ShadowReaper-pu2hx]

@@junkoxeno_7734, yes.

[@flextape467]

Just ask the tornado out on a date

[@subhumancurrytruecel]

if you play a map game like civ or hoi you're a guaranteed virgin for life 🤓

[@iMagic16]

this is going to be the update that will make it the best civ yet

[@GreenAppelPie]

If it's bug free, yes it will.

[@slevig415]

@@GreenAppelPie There will always be bugs on release, don't expect anything less lol

[@FriedrichBarb]

If there's a 3rd expansion, then VI would be the best civ yet, yes.

[@xempire7069]

Them fighting words

[@zZSkarbogZz]

Without an AI? LOL!!!

[@Kags]

Does it fix the abysmal AI? I'm sick of Greece hating me for never declaring war, then hating me for being a warmonger. I'm sick of France hating me until the industrial era because I have a weak espionage system. And I'm sick of my allies declaring war on me the turn our alliance ends (looking at you Zulu)

[@FledgePaddock]

I recall that in the recent devstreans, they said that the warmonger penalty system is replaced with a personal grievance system with an additional decay timer on the grievances, combined with other factors for international political reputations. Apparently this will be much less idiotic and unrealistic.

[@Brakiros]

@@FledgePaddock yeah because the Warmonger system was idiotic and was prone to continued irrational outputs

[@straycat5045]

@@FledgePaddock actually the only one penlized is the player not the AI... i don't understand these 4x games with their crappy AI, AI is the CENTER OF THEIR f*** GAMES please be nice and do a favor to your community and FIX YOUR AI ! =(

[@FledgePaddock]

Yeah, I think any reasonable player with any long-term experience playing the game through many military conflicts (with various causus belli) would agree that the warmongering penalty system is very poorly designed and should have been replaced in a day one patch for the base game... the redeeming counterpoints (gifting cities, cash, liberating, etc) don't even diminish the penalties enough to matter. You can barely defend yourself from the wars of others, or punish offensive civs by taking their cities, without everyone in the international community hating you. And having to take over enemy cities just to reach the landlocked city-states you want to liberate isn't really considered in the balancing of the penalties for Liberation and Protectorate Wars. The base game also should have been far more transparent about what affects the penalty value, and in the trade screen what diminishes it by how much. I'm eager to hear what the KZbin streamers in the community with early access to press release copies of Gathering Storm have to say about the "Grievances" system and the International reputation component of it, relative to the presumably more flawed old system.

[@Kronosfobi]

Well,it depends on how you play. I had few hating me for not fighting but my ally was Genghis. His army was the strongest. Genghis NEVER EVER betrayed me in game. However i agree on warmonger thing. Its completely idiotic.

[@shaman5720]

Finaly we have congres so we can ban crabs!

[@williambrennan104]

This saves the crab

[@StewartHiles]

Ottomans would like to know your location

[@averymetaboi5317]

As crabs are a bonus resource in civ 6, they unfortunately, can no longer be banned

[@karlovisttimes8271]

WE WILL BAN WHALES INSTEAD LOL

[@LeBaron101]

Those filthy fucks have gotten it too good for too long

[@markfrellips5633]

I am actually really hyped about the feature set of this expansion; revamped the players' civilizations, the board's terrain features, the game's timelines, randomization of the tech tree, richer political intrigues, and then some. So much work and love went into this, I'm really looking forward to it.

[@momookus5409]

Now this is an expansion! This is something packed with content that I will gladly spend my money on unlike the last expansion, although now I will have to buy that one as well but at least it should be on sale.

[@muhdyusuf24]

Hope you are quick, otherwise, you really need to learn many things. The base game without R&F is a completely different experience.

[@Emiltat]

you dont have to buy rise and fall when the expansion is released, all rise and fall features will be available, only the civs will be locked if you dont own it

[@muhdyusuf24]

@@Emiltat Yes but the point is you need to learn so much because GS gonna be a whole new experience. If you don't understand how loyalty, era score and governor works, it can be tough. Besides, there are tons of new kinds of stuff in R&F as well such as new civilization, units, government plaza, wonders, natural wonders, etc but I'm not forcing anyone to buy. It's just you need to catch up and understand a lot.

[@momookus5409]

@@Emiltat Thanks for the comment I know you don't HAVE to buy it but now that this DLC is out i am just the type of person that wants everything, I have stayed off of civ 6 for a while now but since both DLC are out and this one looks so fantastic I'm just going to buy them both

[@alfonzom6]

better go to sites like humble bundle or fanatical for a sale/discount

[@origulator]

It really cracks me up how blizzards and floods may cause your buildings and improvements to burn down.

[@xbjrrtc]

I guess it makes sense if people are running heaters too high?

[@Jarethenator]

Happens a lot in the real world, mostly because of electrical fires.

[@origulator]

Ah yes, electrical fires, pictured at 1:35 in ca 900 BC

[@Leivve]

@@origulator "It was luxuries like air conditioning that brought down the Roman Empire."

[@Jarethenator]

@@Leivve "It's said that the sacking of Rome by the Vandal hordes merely started as a Black Friday rush on Rome's wealth of Roombas and French Press Coffee Makers..."

[@theophilepoinssot4092]

I love the work you do, all of you guys. Civ is just becoming more and more better. A big thanks for all the work done

[@bsm239]

Me: Finally, a game without Gandhi. Now I can play a Scientific game with out the threat of nuclear holocaust. Natural disasters: *NO*

[@shadowrush001]

Gandi is still a leader in the game lol.

[@thewanderers97]

@@shadowrush001 he meant a round of civ 6 without gandhi

[@therevolutionary3536]

That’s why I conquer him first I always go for domination victories

[@filipkauzynski1179]

Russian Winter joins the game

[@yobob591]

Filip Kałużyński hmm today I will invade russia Oh god oh fuck

[@MaMi_95]

After winter,they must add russian spring and occupation Ukraine

[@vitaliy794]

@@MaMi_95 да) Украине уничтожение грозит)

[@coolcat_youtube]

@@vitaliy794 в твоих влажных фантазиях)

[@vitaliy794]

@@coolcat_youtube нет. это правда все в жизни.

[@TheSaxyGamer]

Cannot wait for this to release!

[@jedim793]

Can't wait to see you review all the new civs

[@GentlemanNietzsche]

AI is still what's holding Civ 6 back the most in comparison to 5. Hopefully the efforts to make diplomacy more transparent for the player translate into less seemingly irrational behavior from AI opponents.

[@straycat5045]

that don't change anything the AI is still too dumbo too take a city from the player even with an army 5x bigger, still can't manage properly a city, and i'm sure with GS they will destroy the world 10 time faster than a multiplayer game full of cancer player

[@Internet_Enjoyer]

AI and the shitty graphics and colours, and the lack of balance or benefits of coastal cities, etc. still one of the most failed civ titles ever.

[@думатьиначе]

your comment sounds like a tweet of Donald Trump

[@vkehfdl1]

OMG I really wanna buy this.

[@cauhscrymdorn2132]

OMG I bought it!!

[@therevolutionary537]

Rip I’m broke

[@lonecandle5786]

All this end game looks so interesting! I'll still conquer the world with swordsmen.

[@bjornflintberg3809]

This looks like an absolutely magical expansion. Love it. Will we get any info on more minor changes (like tweaks to existing civs, rule changes to trade etc) prior to launch?

[@JavierSalcedoC]

Finally a legit valentine days present for myself! New civs unique habilites look great to try all of em. I'm just worried natural disasters could be too overkill/unrealistic (e.g. floodings is not a variable during the history of world conquest affecting more than a tiny fraction of empires). And curiously no earthquakes are added, weird

[@Mustis91]

this game is soooo goood...i didn't have that much fun with a game for a long time. nothing did it for me anymore . guess if you get older most games lose their magic but holy crap. i'm just about to lose my first cities cause i thought "well i've got a little more time. lets build another aircraft carrier" and boom..my oil fields get flooded. i LOVE it

[@FluffyHeretic]

I'm always hype for a Civ expansion, but this... Oh this is gonna be GOOD. It can't get here fast enough!

[@pleasecallmetomato4924]

Corporate libertarianism and digital democracy...... WHY SID MEIER'S, WE ARE TOO UNWORTHY OF GAMES LIKE THIS, THEY ARE TOO GOOD

[@dracma127]

Synthetic Technocracy was also leaked on a dev stream, though we don't know what its policy cards or unique bonuses are.

[@pedrogomezid]

RED Mad corporate libertarianism is just a whole civ on fire

[@MunchKING]

They seem to get rid of most of your Other Policy slots and make them all Wildcards slots...

[@ボイイイジーキュー]

@@pedrogomezid So is digital democracy tbh. Actualy, all the new government types sound bad.

[@SCComega]

So, we're going full steam into dystopia or bust then? Whelp.

[@nygeriunprence]

*Do nukes affect climate?* This question influences my purchasing decision.

[@Scarletraven87]

I have blocked several "friends" like you

[@timp.9593]

I really loved civ 5 and played it a lot but i just cant enjoy civ 6 as much as i did civ 5. You really had some nice ideas for civ 6 BUT there is a big lack of technologies in the mid game

[@luisarruda3061]

The biggest problem isn’t that, it’s the AI.

[@sgamyarj]

WOW! Its The Chocolate Hills!!!! :D

[@1BostonTerrierGirl]

Out of all the Civilization games, Civ VI has to be my favorite. This Gathering Storm DLC looks amazing! Job well done, everyone. However, I have to be honest. This DLC is WAY over priced for a Downloadable Content for the game. I'll definitely will wait for a sale on this baby!

[@KingOfForest22]

I dunno but it seems a bit strange to hold off months on buying a game that could offer hundreds of hours of enjoyment just to save on the cost of a meal or two, or a fraction of a tank of car fuel.

[@DndBirb8659]

@@KingOfForest22 To be fair, the DLC costs almost as much as the base game. You aren’t gonna tell me producing a DLC chunky is half as hard as producing a full priced game.

[@Golladan]

That hurricane was spinning the wrong way.

[@paulobruno7729]

Looks like Super Power mod for Civilization V. I liked it very much, as I can't play Civ V without this mod.

[@gamercatsz5441]

These are a lot of features I wanted in the game for realism. This may be the best civ game we have ever seen.

[@spicynose]

But is it coming to the switch?

[@Malus1531]

God no, they already turned it into a mobile game. That surely effect design decisions and causes simplification for PC.

[@spicynose]

Malus hey stupid it’s already on switch and gameplay wise they simplified literally nothing. It’s the same game fully.

[@Malus1531]

@@spicynose Yes they are the same, that's the problem. They tailor the UI and mechanics of the PC version from the start to be easily portable to mobile & console. Just look at what happened to Godus for an example of mobile priorities ruining the PC version.

[@dereinzigartigeherryoda9742]

November the 22 is date you want to hear.

[@RokuRG]

@@Malus1531 Godus was bad on PC from the beginning, what are you talking about?

[@iceinvein]

What Civ needs is the leader to change after X turns and players have the ability to search for the next leader depending on their play style.

[@xordus]

holy shit, this is a lot! I didn't expect so many new systems and content additions. This is shaping up to be a good one.

[@angrypandaman0]

Very nice. Even more than I could have ever asked for. One request for future expansions or games though, currencies.

[@beaverrac]

This expansion looks so amazing Im so exited for February 14th

[@mlvein]

Chocolate Hills!

[@MartialLoreNZ]

Even though I have played every Civilization game except VI, I have to say that this new gameplay looks... great!

[@scienceme9794]

3:25 I'm having some serious Civ IV flashbacks.

[@Drolgh101]

Not sure if the devs read this. But I love this expansion and I am excited to see the next one. I'd love to see single-city Civs again soon. Bring back Venice! Maybe a new religion heavy Papal Rome where you play as the Vatican City and have to conquer through influence and religion.

[@gordlass]

In Soviet Russia blizzards don't destroy cities. Cities destroy blizzards.

[@marasmusine]

I am looking forwards to this a lot, but I wish the speculative future war tech was something other than the GDR.

[@FledgePaddock]

Gathering Storm & Rise & Fall still don't have release dates for the Switch version, which also doesn't have online multiplayer.

[@Commodore4life]

I would've bought this even if it was a small-scale facelift with some new civs, but DAMN, this will make an already complex forward planning SO much more intricate.

[@jakobus977]

giant death robot is back baby!

[@straycat5045]

and the mod for removing it too ! not even close !

[@Aginulfus]

I can't believe they made me dislike it more. That thing looks like Michael Bay designed it.

[@davyt0247]

Ok serious question, since crabs are a bonus resource, they can't be banned, right?

[@TheLinkandmarioshow]

Nuclear Power ends up being the best power source just like in real life, very well done

[@OhNoTheFace]

I just hope all the other features balance out that the faceroll military victory will likely not suffer from the environmental effects they help cause. At least Sean Bean made it to the end of the video this time :O

[@Three4OneDP]

I'm excited about all of the new elements in the gameplay, but one stood out as something I really wanted in civ 5 that never happened, a FUTURE ERA! Randomized tech tree and civics? That's way cool! Excited for release.

[@JamesBrown059]

$50 for a DLC/feature update is a bit pricey; but, with zero micro transactions, zero bullshit, and full modding support is exactly the sort of developer I will continue to financially support. While I still favor Civ 5, I hope you guys keep up the great work and continue to expand your amazing franchise!

[@funnymancalledjonas9105]

Add Czech Republic or Czechoslovakia and make it be either T.G.M(Tomas Garyk Masaryk) or Vaclav Havel and add Soviet Union as Stalin with SSR Scenario with WW2 or WW1 Scenario would be great

[@ryko9975]

will production be scaled up too? cause this looks like a lot to build with the standard amount of production maps have, especially on online speed

[@PlotSummaryHub]

More propaganda about climate change now in games.

[@agent-a7818]

?

[@babybulldasilva8139]

I wish researches would take longer. It doesn't take long the get to modern era. I was playing as viking never did berserkers because 2 rounds after I already had musketeers

[@CordyMcDonald]

The giant death robot is back and better than ever!!

[@CeloExsilium3]

I've been waiting for world congress for sooo long! Happy to see late-game diplomacy taken to the next level. Hopefully it's fleshed-out. Thank you!!!!!!!

[@tobiasfriedchicken]

1:19 Germany: Aw shit, here we go again.

[@galaxyred7]

Why am I currently the only like on this comment? This is golden!

[@MrAceSpade]

So much new content! Just when you think you have the game mastered, they hit you with this.

[@iwanttoseemrshow]

I didn't know Alita was the main character of this story!

[@RuneMasterKnight]

green power? would there be Geothermal, Solar and tidal power? also would hydroelectric dam cause environmental impact? i read an article that Three Gorges Dam has cause earthquakes, landslides and Drought in the surrounding areas or it could also alter the biomes floodplains or wetlands.

[@ProdigyXI276]

so they added the best parts of CIV 5 and things we wanted in CIV 6 in one DLC, woah it's like they actually care

[@namegoeshere2418]

Kekkonen or Mannerheim as a Finnish leader would be great tbh

[@mceltix2009]

prediction: mods to turn off 'phony environmentalist b.s. penalties' will be high in demand

[@TheLeoSanchez2]

Flooding is genius for balance

[@ДејанПетровски]

I allways play on daity with simple worker-pikeman tactics when I am attaking the city. Just put the worker unprotected 2 tiles from enemy center and enemy solder will go out to capture the worker and the city center will attack the pikeman. The rest is history for them.

[@redpandahit122]

I didn’t realize how big this update actually was

[@anakinecapdecomme-mabit]

I AM SO WAITING FOR THIS NEW EXPANSION ! GAMEPLAY OF CIV6 WILL NOW BE MORE REALISTIC AND BETTER THAN EVER !

[@deathspeakerjurdann7784]

Cool... first game with Civ 6 GS... Pick whatever civ, start beneath a Yellowstone/Toba/Taupo volcano build city turn 1 then eruption ---> GG Pick whatever civ. start in a flat island and then a category 5 Hurrane ---> GG

[@timothyedward6147]

The Dutch should get extra stuff with the dam constructions lol.

[@kdnladner93]

I love all these new features they should appear in all future games of the series

[@TimPage2020]

Wow. That's a serious reinvigorated #onemoreturn reflex for this player Will be interesting to see how game performance on my 3 year old Dell XPS holds up. Congrats to develop team for sheer vision. Hoping that UI usability has, to some extent, caught up with modding community's work. Enjoy, people!

[@Mehmetcann]

5:10 Where is the Sulemian???

[@belis-boo]

You guys did a great job

[@unextrano9775]

Im so excited for this new expansion, also i pretty surprised for that but just one thing: can you plase considerer put the civilization "mexico" in yhe game?. Thats all thank you everiyhing you have done for this franchise : ,)

[@navypaladin9753]

Mexico City is a city state in Gathering Storm

[@unextrano9775]

@@navypaladin9753 oh.. :c

[@User10384]

I preordered Civ 6 but haven't played it yet because my PC can't run it :(

[@OxKing]

Then get a switch or an ipad. ;p

[@ukaszflis828]

4:32 HEY REVOLUTION 72 THIS MEABY FOR YOUR REMIXES!!!!!!

[@ilhamcahya6740]

I would like a feature where we could nuke the ice tiles to increase the sea level

[@marlonmarcello]

So much stuff! Can't wait to play!

[@Akesge]

Wait so in future era the position of the technology are now randomised or the technology itself is random?

[@buZzas]

This is great! But where is the switch version?

[@T25de]

this game now reinforces the idea of Carbon Credits. FML

[@LuizFelipe-lk1hs]

Were Dido and Suleiman added after this video was made though?

[@civfanatic2547]

Hope RTGame makes a video soon

[@Fexzz]

Alright, the canal district is fucking sweet

[@robertmichalic4500]

Beautiful but can you please add a very huge map with earth-like continents? I mean the one that is in the game is ridiculously small :/

[@Nos7algiK]

I just got the game and all of it's expansions. I only played a few hours of the game in my life prior and I'm relatively new to the series. Should I go straight into the newest expansion, the expansion before that, or the base game starting out?

[@josephdockwiller3652]

So now we can blow things up witb Giant Death Robots, sounds fun. 5:28

[@exile1133]

Yesss keep going down this route guys

[@kerchstval8916]

What I want to see is Civ6 and beyond earth become 1 game transition from earth to other planets once earth is eventually destroyed by humans that would make the space race and future tech really fun! first to a new planet would have such a huge advantage. Id get giddy lol. You could manage ur civs on earth then switch over to the new planet send resources back and forth.

[@Zooker2255]

Why is this a DLC? Should be in the $60 game...

[@manos2729]

Nice explanation video. Can you explain now, why is this DLC costs like a full priced game??

[@multivitamin425]

No earthquakes?!

[@douglaslevene3373]

When will this be available at the Apple Store?

[@sandrowederb1275]

May you play the ww1 senario in a livestream?

[@kingchickenwing4887]

That's how Civilization works.

[@HardigaNable]

Очень круто выглядит. Уже не терпится поиграть :)

[@milankocoba5320]

Some Balkan scenario would be interesting if it ever occur in this game

[@TokyoSen]

The best video . Thank you !

[@verttisahala8457]

Wondering if you can use pollution as casus belli

[@lilin3005]

I am so happy right now

[@Storming360]

Not much added that i like Btw who is the guy in the cover?

[@Giltr0y]

Will the AI still spawn catapults though, and ignore his cities being burned?

[@danielh1081]

I want "One more turn" to be my last words before I die.