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Sid Meier's Civilization V

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Sid Meier's Civilization V
Sid Meier's Civilization V cover
Developers
Firaxis Games
Publishers
2K Games
Engines
LORE
Release dates
Windows September 21, 2010
macOS (OS X) November 23, 2010
Linux June 10, 2014
Sid Meier's Civilization V on Wikipedia
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General information

2K Games Forum - Official Civilization V Forum.
Steam Community Discussions
Steam Users' Forums for game series
Steam Workshop
Steam Forum Troubleshooting Thread - Troubleshooting Guide for Windows version.
CivFanatics very large Civilization community.
PC Report: Sid Meier's Civilzation V on Linux.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
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Green Man Gaming
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GamersGate
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Mac App Store
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Campaign Edition. No DLC support or online play.
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Steam
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All Windows and Linux versions require Steam.

Version differences

The Campaign Edition does not support DLC or online play; LAN multiplayer only works with other Mac App Store players.
The Complete Edition includes all DLC.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Civilization and Scenario Pack: Mongols
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Civilization and Scenario Pack: Korea
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Wonders of the Ancient World
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Explorer's Map Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Civilization and Scenario Pack: The Vikings
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Civilization and Scenario Pack: Polynesia
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Double Civilization and Scenario Pack: Spain and Inca
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Cradle of Civilization: Mesopotamia
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Cradle of Civilization: Americas
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Cradle of Civilization: Asia
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Cradle of Civilization: Mediterranean
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Civilization and Scenario Pack: Babylon (Nebuchadnezzar II)
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Gods and Kings
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Brave New World
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Scrambled Nations Map Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Scrambled Continents Map Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Essential improvements

Mods

Mods are available through multiple distribution channels. Easily accessible through the Steam Workshop, as well as manually installable. Popular sources include CivFanatics.
You need to activate a mod after installing it. To do so, go to the Mods menu and tick the checkbox next to the mods you want to activate.
The OS X and Linux versions do not officially support mods or Steam Workshop.
Instructions

Using mods on OS X and Linux

Not all mods are guaranteed to work.
Instructions
Instructions

Increasing the zoom level

Instructions

Skip launcher

Instructions

Game data

Configuration files location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/8930/pfx/[Note 1]
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
The configuration can be found in config.ini.
User preferences can be found in UserSettings.ini.
Graphical settings for DX9 mode can be found in GraphicsSettingsDX9.ini.
Graphical settings for DX11 mode can be found in GraphicsSettingsDX11.ini.

Save game data location

Save files are differently named for each OS, but are compatible when saved with the same version. To use them, you will need to rename them.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Video settings.

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Requires a resolution at least 768 pixels tall.
Direct3D 11 graphical features, including anti-aliasing, are not available in the OS X and Linux versions of the game.

Borderless fullscreen windowed

Functioning using Borderless Windowed.[1]
Mouse offset may be 15px off vertically.
Instructions
Can function if you disable always-on-top.

Input settings

Input settings.

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Remapping

Instructions

Audio settings

Audio settings.

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Traditional Chinese
Windows-only.
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Windows-only.
Korean
Windows-only.
Polish
Windows-only.
Russian
Windows-only.
Spanish

Network

Network settings.

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
6 Campaign Edition only supports LAN with other Mac App Store players.
Online play
6 Campaign Edition does not support online play.
Asynchronous multiplayer
Via the Pitboss system.

Connection types

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP 53, 80, 1745, 1795, 3074
UDP 53, 88, 1745, 1795, 3064, 3074
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

General

Mods disappear, fail to download

Instructions

Game corruption

This may be caused by database files and user settings becoming damaged.
Instructions

Checkerboard patterns

Instructions

Gray tiles, tiles not loading

Instructions

Crash after starting a new game

The game may crash after starting a new game.
Instructions

Can't select units or end turn

If you have a delay in units responding, or the end turn button does not work, try the following:
Instructions
This has been improved in the latest patch, but the problem still exists.
Turning down graphics settings may also correct this.

Leaderhead crash

The game may crash when meeting other leaders.
Instructions
Instructions

Multiplayer

The latest patch resolves most of the reported multiplayer bugs.

Multiplayer Games Dropping or Disconnecting During Play

Sometimes players will be dropped after a multiplayer match has progressed for several dozen turns or more. After reloading the game, the player will repeatedly disconnect. This problem can be caused by an insufficient MTU value on the network connection. Changing it before starting the multiplayer game can often fix the problem. To do so, enter the following in the command prompt:

Instructions

Windows and OS X version mismatch

The OS X version is not handled by Firaxis or 2K Games, so they only develop patches for Windows. Another company (Aspyr) handles the OS X version of the patches, after they have been released on Windows. As a result, OS X patches are released later than Windows patches. You cannot play multiplayer unless the versions match, so after a Windows update, you cannot play online against OS X until the OS X has also been patched.

Windows

Unable to run DirectX 11

If the DirectX 11 option is unavailable, try the following.

Ensure Steam is not running in Compatibility Mode.
Instructions
This may also be caused by out of date drivers.
DirectX 10/11 Mode will not work on XP.
Not all video cards are capable of running DirectX 10 or 11, even with Windows 7. Intel Core i3 integrated graphics do not support DirectX 11 Mode in Civilization V.

Disappearing cursor

Enabling pointer trails in Windows may cause the cursor to disappear or act strangely. Disable this feature while playing.

Black screen (anti aliasing issue)

Enabling anti-aliasing on DirectX 11 mode may cause the game to turn black. It is recommended that you enabled anti-aliasing through your graphics software, and not the game. If antialiasing is enabled and this issue is present (causing the screen to be black), you can edit GraphicsSettingsDX11.ini to fix this.

Issues with resolution (screen cutoff)

Sometimes after installing the game, the game resolution will be larger than the screen and parts of the game will be cut off. To fix this, go into options and change the game resolution. If you are unable to access the options, manually edit GraphicsSettingsDX9.ini or GraphicsSettingsDX11.ini (depending on which DirectX mode you use) in %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 5 to the correct resolution (1024x768 Minimum).

Virtu MVP

If the game does not run, or will not start most of the time, and nothing else seems to fix the problem, Virtu MVP might be causing the issue. Try unchecking Civ 5 DirectX 9 and Civ 5 DirectX 10/11 in the Virtu MVP control panel.

Issues with opening movies

If the game crashes to desktop or loads to a black screen, then there may be an incompatibility with the video files. Deleting the WMV video files from the Civilization V folder may allow the game to run, as the expense of losing the opening movies.

The video files for Civilization V are located in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\sid meier's civilization v. If you have Gods and Kings, you will also need to delete the videos from C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\sid meier's civilization v\Assets\DLC\Expansion

"N" Versions of Windows may not be compatible with the opening videos.

Linux

Audio stuttering

To fix the audio stuttering when using PulseAudio just follow this guide: Setting the default fragment number and buffer size in PulseAudio

If the issue persists, close the game, run pulseaudio -k and start the game again.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP SP3
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 8 GB
Video card (GPU) ATi Radeon HD 2600 XT
nVidia GeForce 7900 GS
Core i3 integrated graphics
256 MB of VRAM
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.6.4
Processor (CPU) 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 8 GB
Video card (GPU) ATi Radeon HD 2600
NVidia GeForce 8600
256 MB of VRAM
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS) SteamOS
Processor (CPU) 2.4 GHz Intel Core i3
2.4 GHz AMD A10
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 10 GB
Video card (GPU) Geforce 640M
Radeon HD 6450
Iris Pro
1 GB of VRAM
Ubuntu and other distributions of Linux should be compatible with the game, albeit this isn't guaranteeed.
Intel Integrated video chipsets (GMA 9XX, HD 3XXX) will not run Civilization V for SteamOS and Linux, and are unsupported.

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/8930/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (8930) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. Tested by Andytizer.