Civilization VI: Buildings & Improvements Guide

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This section details various buildings and improvements available in Civilization VI, outlining their costs, production yields, and prerequisites for construction.

Tools

Produces: 6 Rum per Citizen, +50% Rum Production
Replaces: Rum Distiller's Shop, Rum Distiller's House
Requires: Rum Distiller's Shop, Lumber Mill

Schoolhouse

Cost: 50 Production Hammers, 0 Tools
Produces: 3 Education per Citizen
Required to Build: College

Shipyard

Cost: 225 Production Hammers, 100 Tools
Replaces: Docks, Drydocks
Water Tiles: +2 Food
Required to Build: Frigate, Ship of the Line
Requires: Drydock, Lumber Mill

Stable

Cost: 30 Production Hammers, 50 Horses
Produces: 2 Horses per Citizen
Required to Build: Ranch

Stockade

Cost: 30 Production Hammers, 0 Tools
Defense: 50%
Required to Build: Fort

Textile Mill

Cost: 270 Production Hammers, 100 Tools
Produces: 6 Cloth per Citizen, +50% Cloth Production
Replaces: Weaver's House, Weaver's Shop
Requires: Weaver's Shop, Lumber Mill

Tobacconist's House

Cost: 30 Production Hammers, 0 Tools
Produces: 3 Cigars per Citizen
Required to Build: Tobacconist's Shop

Tobacconist's Shop

Cost: 90 Production Hammers, 50 Tools
Produces: 6 Cigars per Citizen
Replaces: Tobacconist's House
Required to Build: Cigar Factory
Requires: Tobacconist's House

Town Hall

Produces: 3 Liberty Bells per Citizen

University

Cost: 450 Production Hammers, 100 Tools
Produces: 12 Education per Citizen
Replaces: Schoolhouse, College
Requires: College, Lumber Mill

Warehouse

Cost: 30 Production Hammers, 0 Tools
Goods Storage: +100
Required to Build: Warehouse Expansion

Warehouse Expansion

Cost: 90 Production Hammers, 20 Tools
Goods Storage: +200
Replaces: Warehouse
Goods over capacity are sold at 50% of Europe Prices
Requires: Warehouse, Lumber Mill

Weaver's House

Cost: 30 Production Hammers, 0 Tools
Produces: 3 Cloth per Citizen
Required to Build: Weaver's Shop

Weaver's Shop

Cost: 90 Production Hammers, 50 Tools
Produces: 6 Cloth per Citizen
Replaces: Weaver's House
Required to Build: Textile Mill
Requires: Weaver's House

Improvements

Improvements are structures built on tiles that can aid or hinder colonies. Most are built, but two are randomly generated by the map. This is noted as being significantly less comprehensive than in Civ 4.

Ancient Ruins

Ancient Ruins are map tiles that can be explored by units, with Scouts having a higher success rate. Outcomes can vary widely, including unit loss, hostile native encounters, map reveals, treasure discovery, gold acquisition, or finding Converted Natives or Colonists. They are considered a 'Pandora's Box' due to their unpredictable nature.

Burial Grounds

These are more dangerous due to potential adverse consequences. Disturbing Burial Grounds can anger local Natives, leading to soured relations and potential attacks, effectively a declaration of war. However, they can also yield treasure that requires a Galleon to ship back to Europe, or can be obtained by paying a significant portion to the King for a ship.

Farm

+1 Food
+1 Cotton
+1 Tobacco
+1 Sugar
Can only be built on Flatlands
Pillage yields 5 Gold on average

Farms are essential for increasing food production and supporting more colonists. They also boost the production of raw materials like Rum, Cloth, and Cigars.

Lodge

+1 Lumber
+1 Fur
Pillage yields 5 Gold on average

Lodges are useful for increasing Lumber and Fur production. Lumber is crucial for increasing production hammers, which in turn speeds up unit construction.