Related: Barbarians Finally Get Their Revenge In New Civ VI Free Game UpdateĪlso mentioned in the new achievements is a new game mode that almost certainly centers around zombies. An important historical figure for the world and double so for Portugal, João III is an ideal choice as a Civ 6 leader. Portugal also became the first European nation to make contact with China and Japan while under João III’s rule. During his rule, Portugal colonized what would later be called Brazil and secured a monopoly on spice trade of cloves and nutmeg thanks to military conquests that placed bases all along important trade routes.
João III was the king of Portugal from 1521 to 1557, according to Wikipedia. According to SteamDB, two achievements make direct references to Portugal: "The spice Must Flow - Win a regular game as João III," and "Ultramar Português - As Portugal, have a Trading Post in cities belonging to Brazil, India, and Japan." A new strategy could be forthcoming where one guides their powerhouse zombies into the territory of a rival nation and have the undead keep the players' units alive and well, although confirmation of how the zombies game mode will work is yet to come.Ĭivilization 6 is available on Linux, Mobile, PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.We're already midway through March and we're still waiting on Firaxis to tell us what the last civilization for Civilization 6's New Frontier Pass will be, but it looks like Steam is going to beat them to the punch.Īs first spotted by Chris Davenport over on Twitter, Steam has been updated with several new achievements that seem to point at Portugal as the last civilization to arrive. Along with zombies come traps that will deal damage on various tiles, seemingly at the rulers' behest. A variable named "Mutation Strength" seems to affect zombies, where players will earn an achievement for taking down a singular zombie unit with at least 50 Mutation Strength.
The zombies game mode seems to promise a few new mechanics. One of the more iconic stories of the ruler involved new governors needing to literally fight previous appointees for the position. John III is largely deemed with turning Portugal into a trading powerhouse, marking his reign as Portugal making first trading contact with China and Japan and encouraging diplomacy with former rivaling nations to secure trade routes. John III of Portugal reigned for more than thirty prosperous years, from 1521 to 1557, marking his reception of power to his death from apoplexy. These achievements can be confirmed using SteamDB, showing that Firaxis embedded the achievements for a release relatively soon. An achievement is gained by controlling "at least 20 zombie units at the start" of a player's turn. The new game mode appears to include zombies as controllable units, a unique turn from the standard strategy stomping grounds of the title. It appears that Portugal is finally going to be a playable civilization in Civilization 6 under the leader of João III, also known as John the Pious.
RELATED: Civilization 6 Mod Adds Civ 5 MapsĪ forum dedicated to the Civilization franchise uncovered achievements for Civilization 6 that show what the new game modes could very well be. The Frontier Pass final pack promises a new game mode and one civilization, which may have just been inadvertently leaked. The most recent DLC, the "New Frontier Pass" has been issuing out content piecemeal, and the final aspect of the "New Frontier Pass" is due to arrive sometime in March 2021. The most recent title, released on October 21, 2016, brings eight pieces of DLC with a combined total of $146.92.
The turn-based-strategy franchise of Civilization has tended to include DLC since Civilization 4, and the current iteration of the series Civilization 6is no different in that aspect. The newest leak may have some changing their minds, however. Over time, however, as content was added in and bugs were fixed by the developers at Firaxis, the title has enjoyed a far more promising outlook as net reviews on Steam alone show that 83% of players would recommend this title to a friend. Civilization 6 has had an arduous journey to where it is currently, initially eschewed by fans for a plethora of reasons ranging from an overly cartoonish graphical art style to newly developed mechanics.