In Game Mod Settings are finally here! Just click "Settings" on the Control Panel to bring up the game settings. Explore all the options, you can change everything from keybinds to mouse wheel zoom speed.


NOTE: While you can change the settings in the game, defaults are reloaded every time you load the game. In order to change the default settings, you must do some simple file editing.

IMPORTANT: Editing game files, including those from mods, may cause de-syncs in multiplayer games. In multiplayer games, you may just have to make the changes on game load in the in game mod settings menu.


1. Civ VI must be closed in order to make changes. Go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\workshop\content\289070\1201534983

2. Make a copy of FreeCamera_Settings.sql, put it in the same location and rename it to FreeCamera_LocalSettings.sql

3. Open FreeCamera_LocalSettings.sql with any text editor, this is the file where you can make changes

4. If you are familiar with the in game settings, all of the values in the file should make sense. Change what you want and then save the file. Now you can start Civ VI and your custom settings will load by default whenever you load a game!







NOTE: Some of the settings cannot be controlled by simple lua or database variables. Things such as camera zoom limits are controlled by an Artdef file, and the file must be changed in order to change the setting. See below for these types of changes.




First, try this addon I made to reduce the zoom level

Otherwise, if you want to manually change the numbers, this change must be done with the game closed. Remember you need to change the files again after the mod updates or if you unsubscribe and re-subsribe.

1. Go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\workshop\content\289070\1201534983\ArtDefs\ folder (on Mac the file path will be different, I'm not sure what it is you can try googling it or checking out Civ Fanatics)

2. Open Camera.artdef file with any text editor

3. Press Ctrl + F or Command + F on Mac

4. Type in 8000 and do a search, there is another 8000 value later in the file, but the value to change is the first 8000 that shows up in the file.

5. Change the value of 8000 to something lower like 1000 or 2000.

6. Save the file and close it. Now start the game.