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  • courier8377 [he/him, comrade/them]
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    edit-2
    18 hours ago

    Firstly these are for Civ 6

    Ok here's the highlights:

    ____UI Improvements: 
    
    Appeal, Loyalty and Prestige (Diplo VP) Font Icons - Leugi
    Better Builder Charges Tracking - wltk
    Better Deal Window - gliding
    Better Espionage Screen - astor
    Better Loading Screen (UI) - infixo
    Better Report Screen (UI) - infixo
    Better Trade Screen - astor
    Civic and Tech Stop Reminder - Annika
    Detailed Map Tacks - wltk
    Detailed Wonder Reminder Enhanced - 榊野木乃实
    Enhanced Mod Manager - FinalFreak16
    Extended Policy Cards - Aristos
    Great Person Recruited Notification - Yokuyin
    More Lenses - astor
    NotificationClear - 336tarot
    Quick Deals - wltk
    Quick Deals - View All Strategic Resources - jboss
    Quick Start (Linux, Mac, Windows) - Odin Vex
    Remove Challenge of the Month - Flactine
    Remove pop-ups - tech/civic & historical moments - Skalozubio
    Reveal Secret Society Promotions - Fuzzle
    Right Click Close Leader - PoundedChicken
    Right Click Close Production - Kornstalx
    Rihla - Global Rankings - SeelingCat
    Select Natural Wonders++ - sukritact
    Sukritact's Civ Selection Screen - sukritact
    Sukritact's More City and Unit Info Stack - sukritact
    Sukritact's Simple UI Adjustments - sukritact
    TCS Pedialite - thecrazyscotsman
    Great Works Viewer - Glindor
    
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    ____Gameplay Mods:
    
    Real Great People - infixo
    Great Philosophers - Bearus Aurelius
    Civilization Conquer Mode - muyyi
    Green Cities - Districts in Forest - JNR
    Districts don't Remove Features(Including Natural Wonders) - 黑光_G门
    Coastal/Waterfront Specialty Districts - HktkNban
    总督立刻上任\Governor immediate assign -  阿列克谢耶维奇
    使徒可选择任意升级\Apostle Choose Any Promotions - 阿列克谢耶维奇
    【Immigration】Move your population - WindFly
    Zegangani's: Real Allies - Zegangani
    Wildlife - Shirotora Kenshin
    Wetlands - JNR
    Walled Quarter - blkbutterfly
    Unique Reworked: Qhapaq Ñan (Inca) - JNR
    Unique District: Eanna (Sumer) - JNR
    Unearthed: Artifacts and Relics Expansion - Deliverator23
    Truly Abundant Resources - p0kiehl
    Trainable Religious Units - ChessPro2007
    Trade Route Smaller Minimal Duration - D
    Terrace Farms Boost Feudalism - Sailor Cat
    Take Over Production Queue - Jewberry
    TCS Free Walls for City-States - thecrazyscotsman
    Sukritact's Resources - sukritact
    Sukritact's Oceans - sukritact
    Sukritact's Embarkation++ - sukritact
    Strudeler's Civilization VI Deluxe - Strudeler of the Tart Society
    Stone rocks! - JNR
    Start by Wonders - Ophidy
    Sailor Cat's Upgrades Keep Unique Abilities - Sailor Cat
    Rush Repair Projects - Zegangani
    Resourceful 2 - Amatheria
    Repeat Governor - yamada
    Removable Resources and Features: Fixificated - Daedalus
    Real Rivers for Random Maps - Maple_Leaves 枫叶
    Prehistoric Wildlife - Deliverator23
    Pen's Record Era Score - Pen
    Pen's Wonder Enhanced - Pen
    Passable Ice - Sailor Cat
    Nyguita's More Great People - Nyguita
    No Obsolete Unique Units - Sailor Cat
    Natural Wonder Mountain Adjacency - Fuzzle
    Nationalism Rocks Empires - Boa of the Boaians (ᜊᜓᜀ)
    Movable Districts - wltk
    Luxury Resource Variety - p0kiehl
    Latin American Resources - Leugi
    Keep Unique Buildings - Fuzzle
    JUST Canals On Hills - Onii-chan
    Governors Nationwide - Dazz Aephiex
    Goody Huts No Faith - +ChAoS
    Gold Deflation - p0kiehl
    Gift It To Me - Fampat
    Flood Barriers Cost Scaling Adjustment - JNR
    Fisheries++ - p0kiehl
    Faster Secret Society Discovery - Fuzzle
    Faster Border Growth - Magma Dragoon
    Fast Forward AI Turns - Zugaikotsu
    Extended Eras - p0kiehl
    Earlier Canals - Grêy
    Desert Woods and Marshes - Sailor Cat
    Deforestation: More Gradual and Severe - JNR
    Decommission Power Plants - JNR
    Coastline - Rdner
    Clean Nuclear Power - JNR
    Carbon Recapture Unlocked by Tech - JNR
    Capture Unique Improvements - Sejick
    CIVITAS Resources - p0kiehl
    Auto build roads with units: Fixificated - Daedalus
    Ancient Paragons (Great People Pack) - JNR
    
    ___Visual Enhancements:
    
    Auckland - Pōhutukawa Icon - Kiwifruit Salesbird
    Better Civilization Colours - janboruta
    Better Civilization Icons - janboruta
    City Canal Rework - Rdner
    City Sprawl Graphics - Hiraeth
    Colorized Era Score - Plerion
    Colorized Fog Of War - MiniRagnarok
    Colorized Historic Moments - MiniRagnarok
    Enhanced Camera - DahakaMVI
    Environment Skin: Sid Meier's Civilization V
    Free Rotation (GS Updated June 2020) - Chrysis
    Hillier Hills (Colder Tundra Edition) - Deliverator23
    Leugi's City Style Pack - Leugi
    Tsunami Waves - p0kiehl
    Unique District Icons - Leugi
    Vibrant Waters (Prettier Water Textures) - p0kiehl
    [GS] Leugi's City Styles Pack - Leugi
    
    ___Other Aesthetic Enhancements/Immersion(?):
    
    Terra Mirabilis - chimp
    Sid Meier's Civilization® V UI + Notifications Sounds - Steffalon
    Rosetta - Dynamic City Names - SeelingCat
    Random City Names - p0kiehl
    Our Sovereign Nation: Quotes - DesertMoonGW
    Nomina - Dynamic Civ and Leader Names - SeelingCat
    Mappa Mundi - thecrazyscotsman
    Left-wing Music - Ophidy
    Immersive Dialogue - CMDR Sheploo
    Epithet - Dynamic Leader Titles - SeelingCat
    Cohort - Dynamic Unit Names - SeelingCat
    

    I really really like the overhaul that is Strudeler's CIV VI deluxe, and enjoy the Dynamic city/leader/unit names from SeelingCat. I run civ on a shite integrated graphics laptop and have to download the mods manually to make sure updates don't fuck me over b/c I enjoy playing weeks-long ultramarathon games solo with the Extended Eras Mod. I can list some added civs, wonders, nat wonders, and secret societies too, but browse the workshop and find some creators you like, and they should be great.

    Just realized that I made this list from an old list, here are a few other essentials:

    Railroads by Traders
    Mountain Tunnels at Steam Power
    Top Panel Extension
    Customization VI
    Coexistence of Districts and Resources (With all resource can be harvest)
    Actual Sparse Resources
    Radial Measuring Tool
    Nut9931's Hellraiser Difficulty MOD
    Social Mechanics's Happiness Rework
    What Did I Promise?
    Notification Log
    Great Rivers Regional Identities
    More Beneficial Random Events
    Phantagonist's Chinese Dynasty Uniques
    Annex City-States
    Phantagonist's Chinese City Names
    Phantagonist's City-States - Silk Road and Beyond
    Second Unique Infrastructure
    Sukritact's Urban Identities
    Savannah
    C&P: Domestic Trade Bonuses
    C&P: Naval Trade Protection
    Triple Natural Wonders
    Workable 4th Ring
    Kalendae - Calendar Flavor Mod
    City states that prohibit expansion
    Mixed Farms
    Barbarians Actually Get No Free Techs
    City Banner Refresh Fix
    Religion++
    More (or Less) Religions
    YD's Better Civil Engineering
    Guaranteed Oasis
    Set individual variables [[NB I don't use this one yet but it looks promising]]
    National Infrastructure Projects
    No first messenger of city state
    EPSTweak for Policies - No removal, no buffs
    Mistake Era(Future Era Update) Ver 0.95
    Ancient Era Diplomatic Policies
    Enable Wonders On Mountains
    Science/Culture Overflow Bug Fix
    Sort Tech and Civic Unlocks
    Terrain and Feature Adjacent Yields V 0.9
    Phantagonist's Slavery and Emancipation
    Phantagonist's Three Kingdoms Leader Pack
    Tech Civic Progress Plus
    

    From these, workable 4th ring is probably the biggest change, along with city states prohibit expansion. I have supplanted the desert woods with the savannah mod for better flavoring, and really like all phantagonist's mods, especially the china expansions. Top panel expansion is a great UI mod.

    Overall it's lots of cheese but I think they're fun :) happy to answer any questions

    • Cuervo@lemmygrad.ml
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      13 hours ago

      thanks, comrade, that's a lot of mods!

      Looks like this adds in a lot of nuance that isn't in the vanilla game. I have enjoyed the vanilla version and never used mods . i should have a bit more time in 2025 and plan to play a bit more civ vi . I'll give some of these mods a whirl

      if i were to start with one or two mods, which of your list give the most oomf to a game? (If it helps, I don't always have time for super long games .)