Sid Meier's Civilization V

Sid Meier's Civilization V

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Description
There are so many fantastic historical leaders on the workshop, so where does one even begin? The easy answer is with this collection.

I've hand picked some of my favourite balanced mods which contain compatibility with all the major side-mods from 2015 and before including:

- Cultural Diversity
- Ynaemp v23
- Unique Cultural Influence
- Events and Decisions
- Historical Religions

Feel free to subscribe to all of these Civilizations or pick and choose between any one of them. The ones I've chosen here are my personal favourite in terms of aesthetics, gameplay and overall immersion and experience. I've also picked the ones that don't have any major bugs (or compatibility errors with major side-mods).

Remember to leave the mod authors a nice comment and a rating!

Enjoy!

~TPangolin
Items (39)
[BNW] Colonialist Legacies' Anishinaabe
Created by sukritact
In this mod you'll play as Pontiac, the legendary leader of the Anishinaabe. You'll step into his role as military and spiritual leader of a people on the brink of war, reliving a brief period of sudden bloodshed, when the Anishinaabe used cunning and dete...
The Kingdom of Belgium (BNW)
Created by JFD
Adds Belgium led by Albert I as a playable civilization For more information, please see the wikia or the mod's homepage on CivFanatics. If you've enjoyed the work that I have done for Civ V modding over the years and wish to see more, please consider dona...
[BNW] Bhutanese Kingdom
Created by Kramer
http://i.imgur.com/dzYfHvQ.png This mod adds the Kingdom of Bhutan to the game under the leadership of Jigme Singye Wangchuck! Druk Tsendhen: 20% of excess Happiness is converted into Faith, increased to 40% with Theology. +1 Local Happiness from Mountains...
TarcisioCM's Bulgaria
Created by Bubblegum
Adds the Tsardom of Bulgaria under Ferdinand I. Requires BNW. See my thread on CivFanatics for more civilizations. Manual download here Bulgaria http://i.imgur.com/cpYBEuO.png Supported Mods: Exploration Continued Expanded Civ IV traits in Civ V Cultural D...
Sukritact's Calusa Civilization
Created by sukritact
This mod adds the Calusa Civilization to the game, available for anyone with Brave New World. http://i.imgur.com/zTfcNJd.png The Calusa were a Native American people of Florida's southwest coast. They are notable for having developed a complex culture base...
Sukritact's Chinookan Civilization
Created by sukritact
This mod adds the Chinookan Civilization to the game, available for anyone with Brave New World. http://i.imgur.com/TOo8YFG.png The mod comes with native support for Events and Decisions, YNaEMP, Cultural Diversity, Piety and Prestige, ExCE and Ethnic Unit...
[BNW] Confederate States of America
Created by Kramer
http://i.imgur.com/ywtMwgC.png This mod adds the Confederate States of America to the game, under the leadership of Jefferson Davis! Rebel Yell: Infantry units receive a random, unique promotion upon entering combat for the first time (like in the Civil Wa...
MC's Gallic Civilization
Created by sukritact
This mod adds the Gallic Civilization to the game, available for anyone with Brave New World. http://i.imgur.com/uj8EkrO.png Master Metalworkers: May discover metal-based Luxury Resources when a Mine is constructed. Silver, Gold, Copper, Iron and Aluminum ...
The Garamantes (Brave New World)
Created by Tomatekh
Adds the Garamantes to the base game. https://i.imgur.com/8adnBPf.png Narmer - Hatshepsut - Akhenaten - Djoser - Cleopatra Nubia - Makuria Garamantes - Hyksos The Garamantes were a Saharan people who used an elaborate underground irrigation system and foun...
The Germans (BNW)
Created by JFD
This mod adds the Germans under Arminius to the game. http://i.imgur.com/TURlnls.jpg http://i.imgur.com/ak8TVb7.jpg Please read the description before commenting! The Germans Legacy of Teutoburg Forest Begin at peace with Barbarians. When war is declared, ...
The Goths (BNW or GK)
Created by Tomatekh
Adds the Goths to the base game. The Goths were a Germanic tribe of Scandinavian origins whose two branches, Visigoths and Ostrogoths, played a significant role in the fall of the Roman Empire. Although sharing common language, customs and beliefs, the Vis...
Hypereon's Finland (Mannerheim)
Created by Hypereon
I proudly present you: Finland - The Independence Day Double-Leader Edition with Mannerheim and Urho Kekkonen! After a long wait, I have released a double-civilization-edition of Finland, this being the first leader, Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim. This is a ...
Francia (Charlemagne)
Created by JFD
FRANCIA (CHARLEMAGNE) Unique Trait: Laudes Imperiales Earn Faith from city conquests, increasing with the number of cities captured and total Faith output. Great Prophets are spawned with free Combat Units during war or trigger a Golden Age during peace. U...
Khazaria (Bulan)
Created by JFD
KHAZARIA (BULAN) Unique Trait: Khazar Correspondence When a city is conquered, the followers of your main Religion from that city contribute to your Capital's next Citizen. If that city was a Capital, receive Influence with City-States sharing your main Re...
Sukritact's Khmer Civilization
Created by sukritact
This mod adds the Khmer Civilization to the game, available for anyone with Brave New World. http://i.imgur.com/Om1HcbX.png Great Barays of Angkor: Choose between a Food and a Faith boost upon the completion of a World Wonder. +1 Great Engineer Point from ...
[BNW] Mapuche Civilization
Created by Leugi
Adds the Mapuche Civilization to Brave New World, with Lautaro as its Leader!. This mod features Custom Leader Music. UPDATE: Fixed a bug with the Chemamull granting tiles to the wrong owner. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/81814981/MapucheChart.png Ma...
Sukritact's Maasai Civilization
Created by sukritact
This mod adds the Maasai Civilization to the game, available for anyone with Brave New World. http://i.imgur.com/GFPKFpo.png Once known as "The Lords of East Africa", the Maasai are a collection of ethnically related groups who live primarily in the grassl...
MC's Nazca Civilization
Created by Pouakai
Widely known for the enormous geoglyphs of animals and other designs which they created in the deserts of their empire, the Nazca culture existed for approximately 900 years in the high Andean deserts of what is now Southern Peru. From what little is known...
Norway (Haakon IV)
Created by JFD
NORWAY (HAAKON IV) Unique Trait: Grand Leidang New Citizens contribute Production toward available Naval Combat Units. Newly trained Naval Combat Units contribute toward border expansion and promoting them increases Influence with neutral City-States. Uniq...
Sukritact's Phoenician Civilization
Created by sukritact
Phoenicia was an ancient Semitic civilization situated on the western, coastal part of the Fertile Crescent and centered on the coastline of modern Lebanon and Tartus Governorate in Syria. It was an enterprising maritime trading culture that spread across ...
Sukritact's Sami Civilization
Created by sukritact
This mod adds the Sámi Civilization to the game, available for anyone with Brave New World. http://i.imgur.com/QBKwSBp.png Siida Culture: Founding cities reveals all tiles within its working radius. Cities founded on or adjacent to Snow or Tundra receive a...
Scotland (James VI)
Created by JFD
SCOTLAND (JAMES VI) Unique Trait: Reulis and Cautelis Earn Golden Age Points whenever a non-Military Great Person is born based on overall Great People Point generation. During a Golden Age, Engineer, Merchant, and Scientist Specialists generate Great Writ...
The Sioux (Brave New World)
Created by Tomatekh
Adds the Sioux to the base game. The Sioux are a Native American people in North America, traditionally belonging to the Great Sioux Nation or Seven Council Fires. They can be subdivided into three major divisions based on dialect and culture: the Santee, ...
Switzerland (Henri Dufour)
Created by JFD
SWITZERLAND (HENRI DUFOUR) Unique Trait: Sonderbund War Doubled Great General rate in own borders. Forts and Citadels generate Great Engineer Points during peace and heal adjacent Units during war. Unique Building: Kaserne The Kaserne is the unique Militar...
Vandals (Genseric)
Created by JFD
VANDALS (GENSERIC) Unique Trait: Crossing of the Rhine Units start with +1 Moves and ignore borders next to Coastal or River Tiles. Founding or capturing cities has a chance to convert nearby enemy units to your control and grants Gold for each one convert...
Xia - Erlitou (Brave New World)
Created by Tomatekh
Adds Xia(夏朝)to the base game. 包含中文版: 夏朝 (BNW) 商朝 (BNW) This mod is also available as part of the Cradles of Civilization Pack (BNW). The Erlitou culture of China's central plain marks the decisive shift out of East Asia's Neolithic period, ushering in the ...
Sukritact's Three Affiliated Tribes
Created by sukritact
This mod adds the Three Affiliated Tribes to the game, available for anyone with Brave New World. http://i.imgur.com/klKE2ky.png The three tribes are comprised of the Mandans, Hidatsas, and Arikaras. Although the first two had long-established friendships,...
Sukritact's Zimbabwean Civilization
Created by sukritact
This mod adds Zimbabwe to the game, available for anyone with Brave New World. http://i.imgur.com/HCqWzAm.png Zimbabwe is a landlocked sovereign state located in southern Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers. Since the 11th century, present-day Z...
MC and LITE's Nubia
Created by Pouakai
http://i.imgur.com/8adnBPf.png South of the fertile lands of Egypt lay the mysterious land known as Nubia. Nubia went by many names, often given to them by the Egyptians to the north who dealt with them in both peace and war - one such name was Ta-Seti, or...
Bactria (Demetrius)
Created by Bubblegum
Adds Bactria under Demetrius. Requires BNW. See my thread on CivFanatics for more civilizations. Manual download here Bactria http://i.imgur.com/Vpdptrz.png Supported Mods: Exploration Continued Expanded Civ IV traits in Civ V Cities in Development Cultura...
MC's Serbia
Created by Pouakai
First founded centuries ago when Slavic peoples crossed the Danube, Serbia is a proud kingdom situated in the heart of the Balkans, on the crossroads of Europe and Asia. For centuries Serbia flourished in the shadows of empires far greater, until the Ottom...
The Kuikuro (Brave New World)
Created by Tomatekh
Adds the Kuikuro to the base game. An indigenous tribe of the Upper Xingu region of Brazil, the Kuikuro represent one of the great lost civilizations of the Amazon jungle. Approximately 1,500 years ago they built a sophisticated complex of cities centered ...
Champa (Brave New World)
Created by Tomatekh
Adds Champa to the base game. The Cham ruled a collection of Hindu kingdoms that controlled what is today central and southern Vietnam from approximately the 7th century through to 1832, although historical accounts place the direct predecessor of Champa a...
Caral - Norte Chico (Brave New World)
Created by Tomatekh
Adds Caral to the base game. This mod is also available as part of the Cradles of Civilization Pack (BNW). The Norte Chico culture, more formally referred to as the Caral-Supe Civilization, was a pre-Columbian culture that developed on the north-central co...
Sumer (BNW or GK)
Created by Tomatekh
Adds Sumer to the base game. The BNW version of this mod is also available as part of the Cradles of Civilization Pack (BNW). Often touted as the world's first civilization, Sumer developed along the banks of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, in modern day ...
Bohemia (Vaclav II)
Created by JFD
BOHEMIA (VACLAV II) Unique Trait: The Hussite Wars City-States following your main religion provide a Delegate to the World Congress and have increased Religious Pressure. Religious Units beginning their turn in Bohemian lands have a chance to become Comba...
MC's New Zealand
Created by Pouakai
Despite being a small archipelago in the South Pacific, New Zealand is never one to back away from a fight. Upon the outbreak of World War Two in September 1939, New Zealand declared war on Germany alongside the United Kingdom while under the rule of its m...
Hungary (Stephen I)
Created by JFD
HUNGARY (STEPHEN I) Unique Trait: Apostolic Majesty Clearing Barbarian Encampments grants Faith. Spending Faith converts nearby cities to your main Religion and triggers a 'We Love the King Day' based on the number of existing followers in that city. Uniqu...
[BNW] Samoan Civilization - Colonialist Legacies (and Senshi)
Created by Senshi
In this mod you'll play as Salamasina, Tafa'ifa of Samoa! At the heart of traditional Polynesia, Samoa has always been one of the major Polynesian cultural groups. In the nearly 3500 years the islands have been settled, they have been a focus of regional a...