Smart AI seeks to do away with that by boosting the game’s AI to allow it to make smarter choices and more realistic moves during gameplay. Instead of using intelligent moves, the computer just receives a number of bonuses. While Civilization might have the appearances of having a smart artificial intelligence behind the scenes, the truth is that the game is actually kind of dumb. mods are actually quite nice, but this one is perhaps the most necessary for the average player.īeing able to eyeball a unit and understand its strength relative to others just by size will help you to make split-second decisions with a bit more data. Thanks to R.E.D., though, you can now see the difference in size a bit more clearly. It’s very hard to see the realistic difference between an infantry soldier and a tank. One of the weirdest parts of Civ has always been unit scaling. If you aren’t a graph fan, though, you might want to skip this one. It has a fairly minimalistic approach to its interface, but it’s enough to help most players. It’s a great tool for those who want to see their progression in one place without having to dig through tons of menus.
Info AddictĪre you the kind of person who loves graphs? If so, this is the mod for you.Ī simple interface addition that puts all of your pertinent data in easy-to-read graphs, Info Addict will change the way you play the game. It gives more options than most players will ever need, but most will find one or two settings that can radically change the way they play the game. Really Advanced Setup is exactly what it advertised, a tool for allowing you total control of the beginning of the game.Īvailable on Steam Workshop, this is one of the best Civ 5 mods for those who need to create something truly unique.
Really Advanced SetupĬiv V does many things well, but it doesn’t do much in the way of helping you set up good scenarios. If you wait until after you’ve played a few rounds, though, you’ll notice the difference. This is definitely something to try installing even before you’ve played the base game. It’s one of those mods that isn’t terribly intrusive but that can be hard to play without once you’ve got it installed. This is less a mod and more an attempt to fix some of the outstanding bugs left as the development team moved over to Civ VI. Vox PopuliĪlso known as the Community Patch, Vox Populi is an attempt to keep improving Civ V after the final patches to the game were made. What do you think are the best Civ 5 mods? Tell us below.