Smoother Difficulty VI
Smoother Difficulty VI difficulty
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Smoother Difficulty VI difficulty
I don't like that the AI gets crazy bonuses at the beginning, which means the first way to lose the game is to get a DoW in Ancient or Classic and get killed by more units than you can possibly handle. This mod smoothes out the AI difficulty curve, so now they start at roughly the same time, but get better constant bonuses so they can keep up with technology and production throughout the game.
Also, in the latest version I've added new difficulty levels! Demigod adds a stepping stone from Immortal to Deity, while Omniscient is a new level harder than Deity. If this is still not hard enough, I encourage you to try MyopicCat’s mod Deity++
Installation: Extract zip folder to Documents/My Games/Civilization VI/Mods
value
warlord or less
prince
king
empire---
immortal
Demigod
god
omniscient
Basic science and culture bonus 0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 60% 72% 84%
Science and culture bonus per era 0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7%
Gold and production bonus 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 100% 100%
Combat Bonuses 0 0 1 2 3 (+1 over time) 4 (+2 over time) 5 (+3 over time) 7 (+3 over time)
Bonuses and Barbarians 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Bonus facilities over time 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 5
Additional military units 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 3
Additional settlers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Additional Builders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player Production Penalty 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10% 25%
I didn't like that the AI got insane bonuses at the start, which meant the #1 way to lose a game was to just get DoW'd in ancient or classical and get killed by more units than you could possibly handle. This mod smooths the difficulty curve of the AI, so now they have about the same start you do, but get better constant bonuses so they can keep up with tech and production throughout the entire game.
Also, in the most recent versions, I've added new difficulty levels! Demi-god adds a stepping stone to get from Immortal to Deity, and Omniscient is a new level that's even harder than Deity. If that's still not hard enough, I encourage you to try MyopicCat's mod Deity++
Installation: extract the zip folder into Documents / My Games / Civilization VI / Mods
Value
Warlord or Less
Prince
King
Emporer
Immortal
Demi-god
Deity
Omniscient
Base Science & Culture Bonus 0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 60% 72% 84%
Per Era Science & Culture Bonus 0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7%
Gold and Production Bonus 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 100% 100 %
Combat Bonus 0 0 1 2 3 (+1 over time) 4 (+2 over time) 5 (+3 over time) 7 (+3 over time)
Bonus vs Barbarians 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Bonus Amenities Over Time 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 5
Extra Military Units 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 3
Extra Settlers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Extra Builders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player Production Penalty 0 0 0 0 0 0 10% 25%
Install & use Install: follow the bundled instructions
- Unzip the archive from playbuff and read the bundled readme / instructions first.
- There is no universal mod manager for this game: some mods replace game files directly, some go into a game-specific Mods folder, and some need a game-specific community loader or tool first — follow the bundled readme.
- Place the files exactly as the readme says; mods with listed dependencies need those installed too.
- Launch the game to confirm it loaded; some games require enabling mods in settings or an in-game mod menu.
Install locations vary a lot between games and mods — the bundled readme is the most reliable guide.