I'm late to the game and just saw it on sale and bought it, having never played any Civ games. This tutorial was SO helpful, as I was completely lost in the beginning. thank you!
Don't know if this is still an active comment section but THANK YOU for this video. Just purchased this on sale and I had no idea what to do. This is a HUGE help.
@@Normul8or yes bud, I'm aware. But how? On my Nintendo switch there is no icon to confirm the transaction. And there's more players wondering in the comments.... 🤔
@Er-Teeus yes he is. He said people who are good at teaching aren’t teachers, which means teachers aren’t good at teaching. If they aren’t good, they’re bad.
Had to come peep this video because I am new to Civ and the Barbarians are just running me into the ground before I can get anything done lol. Thank you for this.
So far 7 minutes into the video and I already learned more about the game than during the entire in-game tutorial. Seriously, why has such an awesome video like this one not have much more views and likes
Really happy that you were able to get so much out of this tutorial, I love hearing that people are enjoying the game so much more since they watched this Basics Trilogy Series. I hope the game is all the more fun for having watched! Thanks for taking the time to stop in and drop some kind words, hopefully the TH-cam Algorithm gods are listening to you! Cheers.
I remember that I was looking forward to playing Civilization 6 when it came out, and then promptly getting my my ass kicked on Settler difficulty, no less! I tried a few more times and gave up on the game, preferring to go back to the more familiar Civilization 5. I credit your videos with giving me the confidence to go back and try Civ 6 again. I'm having a great time now with the game and look forward to seeing your intermediate level tutorials!
I’m truly humbled by this incredibly kind feedback! Knowing that I’m making this game, that I love so much, more enjoyable for people means the world to me! I’m really so happy that you’re having such a great time playing Civ 6 and I’ll be sure to keep the Tutorials coming as often as I can. This made my week, thank you.
bought civ 6 a few years ago. i jumped immediately to king because thats the difficulty i was comfortable with back in civ 5. just got pottery then i immediately get WRECKED by a surprise war from china. turned away from civ 6 and went back to 5 after that haha but hey at least now im here watching this vid to give it another chance!
Likewise, I put 150 hours into Civ 5 and went into Civ 6 at Chieftain difficulty. Now I'm getting slapped around like a paperweight. Knowing the changes and how they apply to gameplay is, no pun intended, a gamer changer.
Best tutorial for any game I have ever seen. So well spoken, well edited (cutting all the boring things out in turns, and nice transitions). Every 10 minutes I felt like playing the game just to try the things you have recommended. GG.
Couldn't image a more generous compliment, thanks so much for making my day! Seriously, that is super kind! I put a lot of work into this series and it means a lot that so many people are enjoying it and getting such great value from it! Cheers!
Man, I know it's been years but I just bought it on sale with all expansions, technically a first time player. Other youtubers also do a good job, but there's something about yours that just made everything click! I understand a bunch of stuff I didn't before. I wished I've had found your video before because I mostly f'd up my first 40 turns, but I'm gonna keep going as practice and when I eventually loose start a better one with some more experience under the belt! Awesome content!
I just bought this one on a whim, having played AoE many years ago. I was completely overwhelmed and not having a good time at first, and I nearly put the game down after an hour. Your tutorials have made this game so much more enjoyable, I can’t even tell you what a difference it has made. I’m starting to get obsessed with it, so THANK YOU for making such fantastically helpful videos.
I never get tired of hearing from people who have found a love for this game thanks to the help they received from this tutorial series. Thanks for watching and thank you for taking the time to give your feedback.
Just picked up the game, first Civ game and first time playing anything in this genre. So I was so lost😂 I wanna say thank you for this beginners tutorial, it was a genuine relief and I really started having fun after watching it.
That was a great tutorial. I watched a few ones until now but this is the first one that explained effectively some basics. I played hours in my first game and didnt realize yet that the science/culture/faith points in the top left corner are what determine how many turns a certain development takes. It clarifies so much things and it's only in your video that I understood that. Thanks a lot.
Now that I've had my first win, I came back here to give a comment and my thanks. I watched all your beginner videos and I have to say that they are the best out of all beginner videos I've watched. I was able to understand what you told even though I had just played around with two leaders beforehand and you answered all my questions AND helped with the troubles I had (I was so bad at fighting and now I've conquered all the other civs' capitals after my cultural victory). Now I actually know what I'm doing! I recommend everyone to watch also the rest of these beginner videos!
Every once in a while someone drops an incredibly kind and generous comment about the content I make here on TH-cam and it never gets old! Knowing that people value my work so much is very inspiring and drives me to make more and better content! Helping people is a reward in itself, but knowing I'm helping people enjoy this game that I love so much is amazing. This game can be very intimidating to new players, so knowing that I'm making it more accessible and enjoyable for people means that these videos have accomplished their goal. Thanks so much again for taking the time to come back and leave this comment, and thank you for watching! Cheers!
So glad I found this channel. I bought the game and all DLC two days ago - I’ve never played a Civ game but have always wanted to but felt too intimidated and overwhelmed. Having checked many other guides, most seem to overestimate how much information people already know, so having someone walk through and explain in detail what is happening is a godsend. Thanks m8.
This tutorial is the go to one, when you start to play it now. The game itself is too overwhelming without some proper explanation if you have never played it. I bought it for the switch and already started over like 4 times, for just improving my basics and getting to learn the game. It really takes time for all the information to sink in. But i still believe it's a great game if you have the patience. Or at least i hope so hahaha. Nevertheless thanks a lot for having put this tutorial together. It's still great 3 year's later!
Played the game when it first came out for about 30 hours and haven’t touched it since but wanted to get back into it, Thank you for this, super concise yet detailed and the use of the vanilla format is greatly appreciated
Always music to my ears to hear from another satisfied viewer! If you haven't caught parts 2 and 3 be sure to check them out. Lots more questions get answered there as well. Thanks for watching and taking the time to drop a comment!
As a math teacher, I want to commend you on your ability to clearly explain a new, complicated topic to a wide audience. I was just given this game by a friend for Christmas, and I really had no idea what was going on in the one game I played. You did an amazing job of defining your audience, and then proceeding to patiently describe each new aspect of the game without going too slowly. You didn't dwell on the small repetitive details, and you strongly emphasized each major point. It sounded like I was listening to you read off a well-constructed slideshow presentation while showing game footage. You also made it clear that there is more than one way to play the game, saying that there isn't necessarily a "correct" sequence of events the player needs to complete. Well done, keep it up! I'm excited to watch the next video in this series!
Thank you so much for the great feedback! I’m really proud of how this series turned out and it’s very nice to read someone so eloquently detail the successes of my hard work! Cheers!
I wrote a novel and can't make heads or tails with this game. It is soooo complicated. The tutorial in game does a very poor job of explaining what you're supposed to do.
@@Normul8or I chose a bigger map but with two civs. Going against Greece on the second difficulty level. Had some back luck but I'm now going to start ramping up military production. Trailing in score right now.
My dad introduced me to Civilization Revolution and I loved it. Saw Civ 6 on sale and realized how complex it is compared to Rev lol, can't wait to get back into the game
Bought the game last year on sale (switch version) and tried playing it without any knowledge about Civ whatsoever. Today on the 5th of February 2023 I'm watching your tutorial which amazingly teaches me how to play the game I got myself more than a year ago. Thank you so much
THANK YOU. I splurged on this during the summer sale and it is so different from civ 5. It was genuinely so distressing that I almost gave up in my first game and went back. I'm going to binge all of your videos now.
I'm completely new to the game, and this has been such a great resource after playing the initial tutorial, in which I felt utterly clueless. Thanks so much for putting in the time to share. your experience so effectively. I've learned WAY more in the first 25 minutes of watching than I did in the tutorial.
Thanks for the guide man. I'm really glad you went in depth with the actually *strategy* of the early game rather than just explain what things are at a surface level, it really gives us a clear view on what to expect for our games, so thanks for the great video!
This video is gold. I started with TheCivLifeR videos but his stuff are advanced. This is the video you watch first (the whole 3 part series) instead of the built-in tutorial and THEN you watch TheCivLifeR's. These two will make you unstoppable in Civ6.
Thank you for this, I've been wanting to get into civ for so long but it's pretty daunting. It's nice to have an experienced player give the basic overview on how to get started!
Some timestamps if people want to hop around. (Great video!) User Interface: @2:15 Establishing a Capitol: @4:20 Early Production: @9:35 Early Exploration: @13:05 Government Policy: @17:20 Technology and Inspirations: @20:00 Choosing a Second City: @23:30 "Production is King": @26:40 Bob The Builder: @31:00 Micromanagement: @34:45 Great People: @39:15 Districts: @44:16
@@Normul8or I installed Civ-6 about 4 days ago. I haven't played a Sid Meier game since Alpha Centauri about 22 years ago (aging myself!). So I perused TH-cam for some quick beginner guides and I watched all 45min of this video. Thank YOU for the tips. I have since won one victory (500 turn, standard map, prince) by Science and a second victory by Score. Culture and Religion seem harder so I'm doing those next. For "Early Production (@9:35)" I've started liking double slinger (early archery boost after a Barbarian kill too) and then purchasing my first builder with gold. Anyway, this noobie thanks you and probably owes you for two victories in the first few games I've ever played.
Fantastic to hear you’re enjoying the game and racking up the Ws. I wouldn’t worry too much about dating yourself around here, me and Sid go back more than a quarter century! 😊 I should also mention in case you didn’t notice, this video was the first of a three part trilogy, so if you can spare another couple hours or so you may pick up a few more helpful strategies to help you with those other win conditions! Cheers!
Also, an early slinger or two is always a nice choice to help protect your lands early for sure, they upgrade nicely into archers if the AI get any ideas, which are great for defence! Early builders are great for creating tempo, nice choice!
@@Normul8or Got my culture win today with France! Took me about 390 turns, but we got there. Only religious victory is left. Seems tough to make enough apostles especially early game - focusing so much production on faith sites / wonders feels like it might put me behind in science or military. It's also tough to build the first stone-henge or oracle, as the computer is too quick! Thinking I might just go Scythia, build holy sites in every city I have, pump missionaries as fast as the game will let me, unlock early sailing for better spread, and finally the most important step, obliterate Spain.
Just bought Civ 6 for 5 bucks on ps5 and im lovinggg it......never played a Civ game before but grew up playing Medieval total war and age of enoires and other games like it. Its been 15 years though.....THANKS FOR THE HELP
I picked up Civ 6 a while back having never played any Civ games before and tried several times to play but couldn't. figure. it out. This tutorial helped SO much. Can't thank you enough!
Thank you so much for the kind words, I'm so happy to hear you enjoyed! I hope the second and third parts of this trilogy are as enjoyable and helpful as the first.
Ive tried getting into civ games over the years and found them impenetrable in terms of the learning curve. I just had no idea what to do or direction to go in and as such I just gave up. Over the last few years I've really got into board games and civ 6 popped up in a steam sale recently so I picked it up and decided this is the time I stick with it. Having watched your video, I found it very well explained and came away and completed my first game. I lost but learnt a lot from my mistakes. Still a ton to learn to really get a grasp but your video has helped me enjoy this game. Now I understand the memes of "one more turn"
never played this game in my entire life, but my father was a gigantic civ 2 fan, after the bundle got extremely cheap ( from 260 euros to 29 euros) we bought it, he doesnt speak english so i am now in charge of trying to understand this game by watching your video, listening to your advices while playing haha, looking forward to it! Thank you in advance! i heared this game is worth investing time into! stay safe and healthy
By far the best Civ Tutorial I've seen, if only for the fact that you don't sound like a RedBull addict! You do have the very common fault of new teachers in that they forget that you know the subject but the student's don't. This is compounded by rapid mouse clicks on menus your familiar with and no feedback from the class saying, "Whoa"!
Just got this on the steam sale. First civ game ever! Loving the game so far but the games tutorial is fine not great. This was unbelievably helpful, thank you!
I've always seen Civilization doing big numbers and I've wanted to play but the game seems so advanced and kind of daunting. Thank you for breaking it down and explaining the basics of the game, I'm off to download it now. Thank you 🙏
I too have never played Civ games. I always saw them during my life and now have decided to start playing this labor day weekend. I'm so glad to find your helpful tutorials. I've tried others but you have a way that explains it simply and have a wonderful calm voice that makes following so much fun! I can tell you a way passionate about this game and I look forward for it to becoming my main game. Thanks man!
It's always so heartwarming to get such a kind and thoughtful comment. I'm really happy for you that you've taken the plunge into the "one more turn" waters of Civilization! Civ 6 is a wonderful game that you'll enjoy more and more every time you play it, I'm really happy to hear that my tutorials are helping you along your journey! Welcome!!
just bought this a couple days ago. I spent 5 hours gameplay and an hour of reading online guides but was still lost. After watching this video the basics finally make sense. thank you!
Thank you for the pace. Most tutorials are frenetic, use jittery and inconsistent mouse work, and the viewer is forced to set playback at 75% or even 50%. Finally a presentation that doesn't appear meth induced. :-)
I occasionally get comments from people saying I talk to slow, but mostly I get people like you preferring the slower teaching style pace. Perhaps Meth explains the comments from the people complaining. 😆
Very good! I picked up the anthology edition 85% off on Steam and managed to play through a game to about 480 turns before the A.I won. So many interelated mechanics and this tutorial helped me understand what I was doing!
Im going through some health problems so I'm stuck at home for the next 2 months and needed a single player game that I could sink tons of hours into, everyone said try civ 6 so here i am. this tutorial was so helpful. thanks dude.
I just got this game since it was on sale and my friends were all hyped to try it. Tried playing once and it was fun but I didn't really understand what was going on. Your explanations have helped tremendously in my understanding of the game and I'm so excited to go back and try it out on a fresh civilization. Thank you so much!!!
Thank you dude, you are speaking so slowly and I am able to understand so much from you. You are going into depth and giving us info on why to get something and explaining all the reasons to do that and how that affects the game. I never enjoyed tutorials so much as I did now.
Glad you enjoyed! If you’re looking for more help this was only part one of a three part series, and I also have some other guides available in my library! 👍
Ten mins into the tutorial and you taught me stuff I've had no idea about after playing this game for like 1 hour, thank you so much man you deserve a sub from me :)
Really appreciate the wonderful feedback, thanks so much! I'm glad you enjoyed. If you haven't done so already, don't forget to check out the second and third parts of this Basics Trilogy! ;)
Thank you sir for accepting an impossible task - making a tutorial for a game that literally came out with it's own bible 15 years ago. There's no way to ever include everything but it's most appreciated. I haven't played since 3 (and on Mac at that) so I've missed a lot.
It's a dirty job, but someone had to do it! 😀 While I'm sure I didn't include everything, I did make 2 other parts to this "Basics" series, so I hope you managed to check those out as well! Welcome back to the wonderful world of Civilization!
I love how you start the video by telling us what to expect and who will benefit from the video. I love know 2 mins in whether or not I want to commit to a long video. You got a new sub, keep it up, very helpful video.
Appreciate this so much 🤓. I played an old civ and wanted too get back and try the new one recently and it just shocked me that i had NO idea on what heck i was doin anymore lolz so i really appreciate your content
Just got the game off of game pass, super interested in it and was very confused. The game is incredibly intricate and was scary trying to play without this video. Thanks!!
This video has made so much sense of this game for me. The game and all the DLC was on sale for like 30 bucks and a bunch of peple in my platoon play this after work. I was completely lost the first few games I played and was just building and buying things blindly, but now I actually have some understanding of what's going on. Thank you so much
I just started playing yesterday with my cousin and his friends. It’s super overwhelming and fun. This video has helped me tremendously, it will definitely help me when we play again
Thank you for the tutorial. I just got into the series with Civ 6 and found it very challenging, even with the in-game tutorial which does not allow you to save your progress, so if you have to do something else, you would have to restart the tutorial all over again or just get yourserlf into a game with the AI punishing you for not knowing the basics.
it has just gone on sale on steam, so decided to finally get it. I havent played any civ games so wanted to giv it a go. This guide was so helpful, it is slightly overwhelming at first so thank you for making it clear and helping newbies like myself to enjoy the game
This video was excellent. Great presentation and organization. Thanks for speaking at a normal pace. Some TH-camrs just talk so fast it is tough to learn.
Excellent tutorial, started playing yesterday and couldn’t help but feel I missing so much, and it turns out that hunch was right. Thanks for clearing everything up
I saw the ultimate bundle on Switch and had never REALLY played Civ before, but I took the plunge and I've been playing on baby-mode cus I was intimidated. This guide is great and answered everything I wasn't super clear on, cheers man!
Tutorial aint really good i find. Better just play a play now game with the hints set at 1st time civ player. It explains better and u can save. And its not too easy also
If releasing TH-cam videos on BluRay was somehow a thing, I'd plaster this comment on the front and watch them sell like hotcakes! Thanks so much for the kind words!
I played almost every Civ games since the first one but couldn't play this one because on my old computer. Watching this, you just motivated me to buy a new computer to finaly play it! My last Civ was IV and this one looks sooooo much better! Thanks mate!
Super good and describes why and how to make decisions for new players. Too many tutorials just telling you what to do but it doesn't help you understand why
great video, thank you. I have never played any strategy games, but decided to get this since it was on sale on Steam. Spent a few hours, not really knowing what to di (followed the in game tutorial). This tutorial was very clear. I will check your next tutorial and then get back to the game.
It’s been so long that I played any civ games and then I spotted VI with a huge discount on Nintendo Switch eshop sometime ago and grabbed it immediately. It feels really weird to play this kind of game with the console controls and the difficulty gets compounded by the amount of changes the series had since I last played. Thanks to your video I was able to hit the ground running and been enjoying it quite a bit. Keep up the good work.
I might be a little late to the party but I just got the game with no prior experience with the other games in the series. I played a game with my friend and promptly lost to some barbarians haha, very confusing at the start but once you start understanding everything a little bit it gets really fun! Thanks for the good tutorial!
I started a campaign with 5 of my friends. I have just clicking buttons and was always behind with science and culture. After watching this video, I'll try to implement it to my gameplay and hopefully I can catch up to them
I'm glad you enjoyed! It makes me so happy to know that this series has helped so many! Speaking of which, make sure you catch the 2nd and 3rd parts! ;) Thanks for watching!
I used to play a lot of civ rev on Xbox and even playing recently. I have a Nintendo Switch and saw Civ 6 on sale and I started playing yesterday. Really love how your video goes over the basics and I learned a few things that I decided to restart from scratch. Anyways really appreciate the vid thanks a lot.
Thank you so much for this video! I stopped playing for a few weeks because I got frustrated with it. Now I enjoy the game so much more after watching this video and knowing what the heck I am doing.
That’s great to hear! It never gets old hearing stories about people enjoying this game because of my videos. I hope you’ve had a chance to watch parts 2 and 3 of this series as well!
Happy I was able to help. This game gets much easier with repetition so stick with it and keep trying new things. And of course, make sure you watch the second and third parts of this series if you haven't done so already! :)
Great tutorial, just got the game and have never played any CIVs before so this really helped me a lot🙏 the fact that you dont have more subs is beyond me 🤔
I am a player who has 20 hours on the game and has so far won only 2 games on prince difficulty. This tutorial opened my eyes to many mechanics of the game I never utilized.
Balances rules with advice in a really good way so that I both know "what I should probably do" and "why I should probably do it" to enough of an extent I can start analyzing other decisions.
coming back to civ6 after a very long hiatus (like no dlc ever bought lol) what a great video to get back on track!!! Having played other 4x since i tried to start a game last night and it was like i never played before couldn't remember the basic ....i will follow your channel for now on!!
Fantastic video. I didn’t know I could feel despair in a video game until I loaded this game up and got pillaged by barbs within 10 turns. Really excited to stop that from happening.
Awesome! Really happy to help and glad to hear you're enjoying the game. Hopefully the second and third parts of this series are as helpful as the first! Thanks for watching!
I'm late to the game and just saw it on sale and bought it, having never played any Civ games. This tutorial was SO helpful, as I was completely lost in the beginning. thank you!
It never gets old to recieve messages like this. Everyone of them means so much. Helping people enjoy this game is a tremendous reward to me!
James Hetfield
@@Normul8or if i have any questions about the game can send you a message about it
Amazing game right?!
Same here. I've been a fan of the series but I put it down for a few of the games. This helped so much thank you
Don't know if this is still an active comment section but THANK YOU for this video. Just purchased this on sale and I had no idea what to do. This is a HUGE help.
Used to play civ 2 on pc years ago. Best game ever. Just started civ 6 on ps4 and was very frustrated. This will help enormously. Thank you
There are very few activities I find more relaxing than sitting around and playing Civ 6 all day on rainy Saturday afternoon.
Cheers to that!
@@Normul8orwould you know how to buy missionaries and a naturalist? 😢
@@no_clot_shot1128 with faith.
@@Normul8or yes bud, I'm aware. But how? On my Nintendo switch there is no icon to confirm the transaction. And there's more players wondering in the comments.... 🤔
Three years late to this one but it's still the best tutorial I've found. Just picked civ 6 up on summer sale and allready loving it
Literally watching this as the game downloads
@@aaronwallace9045saaaame
Finally got a good laptop so I decided to play it the whole thing was a whole infodump and gave me stress this video is much easier to understand.
I'm here as I picked it up on the winter sale.
Also downloading while I watch.
Happy Holidays!
Happy holidays, and same lol@@roddy6924
If you aren't a teacher irl your talents are being wasted! Such clarity and conciseness. Cheers mate!
Seriously! Amazing!
there's a reason people good at teaching aren't teachers, they normally want jobs that pay better than sanitation workers
@@h1mike2 this is the truth 🙌
@@h1mike2 chill dude not every teacher is bad..dont be absolute
@Er-Teeus yes he is. He said people who are good at teaching aren’t teachers, which means teachers aren’t good at teaching. If they aren’t good, they’re bad.
Had to come peep this video because I am new to Civ and the Barbarians are just running me into the ground before I can get anything done lol. Thank you for this.
So far 7 minutes into the video and I already learned more about the game than during the entire in-game tutorial.
Seriously, why has such an awesome video like this one not have much more views and likes
Really happy that you were able to get so much out of this tutorial, I love hearing that people are enjoying the game so much more since they watched this Basics Trilogy Series. I hope the game is all the more fun for having watched!
Thanks for taking the time to stop in and drop some kind words, hopefully the TH-cam Algorithm gods are listening to you!
Cheers.
"Aaaaand the video just gets half a million views..."
@@shadowsun4055 I'm sure a year ago the view count was a bit different lol
I remember that I was looking forward to playing Civilization 6 when it came out, and then promptly getting my my ass kicked on Settler difficulty, no less! I tried a few more times and gave up on the game, preferring to go back to the more familiar Civilization 5. I credit your videos with giving me the confidence to go back and try Civ 6 again. I'm having a great time now with the game and look forward to seeing your intermediate level tutorials!
I’m truly humbled by this incredibly kind feedback! Knowing that I’m making this game, that I love so much, more enjoyable for people means the world to me! I’m really so happy that you’re having such a great time playing Civ 6 and I’ll be sure to keep the Tutorials coming as often as I can. This made my week, thank you.
bought civ 6 a few years ago. i jumped immediately to king because thats the difficulty i was comfortable with back in civ 5. just got pottery then i immediately get WRECKED by a surprise war from china. turned away from civ 6 and went back to 5 after that haha but hey at least now im here watching this vid to give it another chance!
Likewise, I put 150 hours into Civ 5 and went into Civ 6 at Chieftain difficulty. Now I'm getting slapped around like a paperweight. Knowing the changes and how they apply to gameplay is, no pun intended, a gamer changer.
Best tutorial for any game I have ever seen. So well spoken, well edited (cutting all the boring things out in turns, and nice transitions). Every 10 minutes I felt like playing the game just to try the things you have recommended. GG.
Couldn't image a more generous compliment, thanks so much for making my day! Seriously, that is super kind! I put a lot of work into this series and it means a lot that so many people are enjoying it and getting such great value from it!
Cheers!
Man, I know it's been years but I just bought it on sale with all expansions, technically a first time player. Other youtubers also do a good job, but there's something about yours that just made everything click! I understand a bunch of stuff I didn't before. I wished I've had found your video before because I mostly f'd up my first 40 turns, but I'm gonna keep going as practice and when I eventually loose start a better one with some more experience under the belt! Awesome content!
I just bought this one on a whim, having played AoE many years ago. I was completely overwhelmed and not having a good time at first, and I nearly put the game down after an hour. Your tutorials have made this game so much more enjoyable, I can’t even tell you what a difference it has made. I’m starting to get obsessed with it, so THANK YOU for making such fantastically helpful videos.
I never get tired of hearing from people who have found a love for this game thanks to the help they received from this tutorial series. Thanks for watching and thank you for taking the time to give your feedback.
Just picked up the game, first Civ game and first time playing anything in this genre. So I was so lost😂 I wanna say thank you for this beginners tutorial, it was a genuine relief and I really started having fun after watching it.
It really makes me so happy to hear from people enjoying this wonderful game! So glad I could help with my tutorials.
I returned this game. I was sooo lost. The game is just too complicated and the game does a poor job of explaining anything
That was a great tutorial. I watched a few ones until now but this is the first one that explained effectively some basics. I played hours in my first game and didnt realize yet that the science/culture/faith points in the top left corner are what determine how many turns a certain development takes. It clarifies so much things and it's only in your video that I understood that. Thanks a lot.
Really happy to hear that the videos are helping people learn and enjoy the game. Thanks for sharing, and thanks for watching.
Now that I've had my first win, I came back here to give a comment and my thanks. I watched all your beginner videos and I have to say that they are the best out of all beginner videos I've watched. I was able to understand what you told even though I had just played around with two leaders beforehand and you answered all my questions AND helped with the troubles I had (I was so bad at fighting and now I've conquered all the other civs' capitals after my cultural victory). Now I actually know what I'm doing! I recommend everyone to watch also the rest of these beginner videos!
Every once in a while someone drops an incredibly kind and generous comment about the content I make here on TH-cam and it never gets old! Knowing that people value my work so much is very inspiring and drives me to make more and better content! Helping people is a reward in itself, but knowing I'm helping people enjoy this game that I love so much is amazing. This game can be very intimidating to new players, so knowing that I'm making it more accessible and enjoyable for people means that these videos have accomplished their goal.
Thanks so much again for taking the time to come back and leave this comment, and thank you for watching!
Cheers!
@@Normul8or It's the least I could do!
So glad I found this channel. I bought the game and all DLC two days ago - I’ve never played a Civ game but have always wanted to but felt too intimidated and overwhelmed. Having checked many other guides, most seem to overestimate how much information people already know, so having someone walk through and explain in detail what is happening is a godsend. Thanks m8.
This game was like $6 on sale and I got this. I've never played a civ game before and this tutorial is absolutely the best out there. Thank you!
Just received the game for Christmas and without this video, I was lost. Great job explaining the basics. Really appreciate it.
This tutorial is the go to one, when you start to play it now. The game itself is too overwhelming without some proper explanation if you have never played it. I bought it for the switch and already started over like 4 times, for just improving my basics and getting to learn the game. It really takes time for all the information to sink in. But i still believe it's a great game if you have the patience. Or at least i hope so hahaha.
Nevertheless thanks a lot for having put this tutorial together. It's still great 3 year's later!
Played the game when it first came out for about 30 hours and haven’t touched it since but wanted to get back into it, Thank you for this, super concise yet detailed and the use of the vanilla format is greatly appreciated
Always music to my ears to hear from another satisfied viewer! If you haven't caught parts 2 and 3 be sure to check them out. Lots more questions get answered there as well. Thanks for watching and taking the time to drop a comment!
As a math teacher, I want to commend you on your ability to clearly explain a new, complicated topic to a wide audience. I was just given this game by a friend for Christmas, and I really had no idea what was going on in the one game I played. You did an amazing job of defining your audience, and then proceeding to patiently describe each new aspect of the game without going too slowly. You didn't dwell on the small repetitive details, and you strongly emphasized each major point. It sounded like I was listening to you read off a well-constructed slideshow presentation while showing game footage. You also made it clear that there is more than one way to play the game, saying that there isn't necessarily a "correct" sequence of events the player needs to complete. Well done, keep it up! I'm excited to watch the next video in this series!
Thank you so much for the great feedback! I’m really proud of how this series turned out and it’s very nice to read someone so eloquently detail the successes of my hard work! Cheers!
I wrote a novel and can't make heads or tails with this game. It is soooo complicated. The tutorial in game does a very poor job of explaining what you're supposed to do.
Getting back into Civ after like 8 years. Glad this was available.
Don’t forget to check out parts 2 and 3. ;-)
@@Normul8or started part 2 and I'm booting up my first game. Using Teddy Roosevelt on a duel map. Going for domination. Will see how it goes.
Nice! If you’re on the same continent (I’m not familiar with the dual map) then things should go well! Teddy stomps folks on his own continent!! 😂
@@Normul8or I chose a bigger map but with two civs. Going against Greece on the second difficulty level. Had some back luck but I'm now going to start ramping up military production. Trailing in score right now.
My dad introduced me to Civilization Revolution and I loved it. Saw Civ 6 on sale and realized how complex it is compared to Rev lol, can't wait to get back into the game
same im reaaally good at civ rev cause me and my friends play all the time and i finally got civ 6 to play with them its so much more complicated
Bought the game last year on sale (switch version) and tried playing it without any knowledge about Civ whatsoever. Today on the 5th of February 2023 I'm watching your tutorial which amazingly teaches me how to play the game I got myself more than a year ago. Thank you so much
Same!!!!! I couldn't figure it out till now.
THANK YOU. I splurged on this during the summer sale and it is so different from civ 5. It was genuinely so distressing that I almost gave up in my first game and went back. I'm going to binge all of your videos now.
Sounds Great! Excited to have you!! Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Thanks for watching.
I'm completely new to the game, and this has been such a great resource after playing the initial tutorial, in which I felt utterly clueless. Thanks so much for putting in the time to share. your experience so effectively. I've learned WAY more in the first 25 minutes of watching than I did in the tutorial.
Hope parts 2 & 3 were just as helpful!
Thanks for the guide man. I'm really glad you went in depth with the actually *strategy* of the early game rather than just explain what things are at a surface level, it really gives us a clear view on what to expect for our games, so thanks for the great video!
This video is gold. I started with TheCivLifeR videos but his stuff are advanced. This is the video you watch first (the whole 3 part series) instead of the built-in tutorial and THEN you watch TheCivLifeR's. These two will make you unstoppable in Civ6.
Thank you for this, I've been wanting to get into civ for so long but it's pretty daunting. It's nice to have an experienced player give the basic overview on how to get started!
Hope you’re enjoying the game!
Some timestamps if people want to hop around. (Great video!)
User Interface: @2:15
Establishing a Capitol: @4:20
Early Production: @9:35
Early Exploration: @13:05
Government Policy: @17:20
Technology and Inspirations: @20:00
Choosing a Second City: @23:30
"Production is King": @26:40
Bob The Builder: @31:00
Micromanagement: @34:45
Great People: @39:15
Districts: @44:16
Dude, that is incredibly helpful! Thanks so much!!
@@Normul8or I installed Civ-6 about 4 days ago. I haven't played a Sid Meier game since Alpha Centauri about 22 years ago (aging myself!). So I perused TH-cam for some quick beginner guides and I watched all 45min of this video. Thank YOU for the tips. I have since won one victory (500 turn, standard map, prince) by Science and a second victory by Score. Culture and Religion seem harder so I'm doing those next. For "Early Production (@9:35)" I've started liking double slinger (early archery boost after a Barbarian kill too) and then purchasing my first builder with gold.
Anyway, this noobie thanks you and probably owes you for two victories in the first few games I've ever played.
Fantastic to hear you’re enjoying the game and racking up the Ws. I wouldn’t worry too much about dating yourself around here, me and Sid go back more than a quarter century! 😊
I should also mention in case you didn’t notice, this video was the first of a three part trilogy, so if you can spare another couple hours or so you may pick up a few more helpful strategies to help you with those other win conditions!
Cheers!
Also, an early slinger or two is always a nice choice to help protect your lands early for sure, they upgrade nicely into archers if the AI get any ideas, which are great for defence! Early builders are great for creating tempo, nice choice!
@@Normul8or Got my culture win today with France! Took me about 390 turns, but we got there. Only religious victory is left. Seems tough to make enough apostles especially early game - focusing so much production on faith sites / wonders feels like it might put me behind in science or military. It's also tough to build the first stone-henge or oracle, as the computer is too quick! Thinking I might just go Scythia, build holy sites in every city I have, pump missionaries as fast as the game will let me, unlock early sailing for better spread, and finally the most important step, obliterate Spain.
The youtube algorithm needs to take a hint and boost your channel already. I'm sure there are plenty of Civ Niche youtubers and you seem very capable.
Just bought Civ 6 for 5 bucks on ps5 and im lovinggg it......never played a Civ game before but grew up playing Medieval total war and age of enoires and other games like it. Its been 15 years though.....THANKS FOR THE HELP
You’re very welcome! Always makes me happy to know I’m helping people enjoy such a great game!
I picked up Civ 6 a while back having never played any Civ games before and tried several times to play but couldn't. figure. it out. This tutorial helped SO much. Can't thank you enough!
So happy I could kick start your Civilization journey!
I have seen many CIV tutorials, didn’t enjoy any as much I enjoyed this one . This video deserves more views and quite enjoyed it 😍
Thank you so much for the kind words, I'm so happy to hear you enjoyed! I hope the second and third parts of this trilogy are as enjoyable and helpful as the first.
Recently got the game, this was easily the best beginning guide I could find. You were very professional and included the most relevant information.
Thanks so much for the kind words! I hope you take the time to catch parts 2 and 3 of this trilogy if you haven’t already.
This guide was the difference from giving up to actually getting going. 10/10
Ive tried getting into civ games over the years and found them impenetrable in terms of the learning curve. I just had no idea what to do or direction to go in and as such I just gave up.
Over the last few years I've really got into board games and civ 6 popped up in a steam sale recently so I picked it up and decided this is the time I stick with it.
Having watched your video, I found it very well explained and came away and completed my first game. I lost but learnt a lot from my mistakes. Still a ton to learn to really get a grasp but your video has helped me enjoy this game. Now I understand the memes of "one more turn"
never played this game in my entire life, but my father was a gigantic civ 2 fan, after the bundle got extremely cheap ( from 260 euros to 29 euros) we bought it, he doesnt speak english so i am now in charge of trying to understand this game by watching your video, listening to your advices while playing haha, looking forward to it! Thank you in advance! i heared this game is worth investing time into! stay safe and healthy
By far the best Civ Tutorial I've seen, if only for the fact that you don't sound like a RedBull addict! You do have the very common fault of new teachers in that they forget that you know the subject but the student's don't. This is compounded by rapid mouse clicks on menus your familiar with and no feedback from the class saying, "Whoa"!
Just got this on the steam sale. First civ game ever! Loving the game so far but the games tutorial is fine not great. This was unbelievably helpful, thank you!
I've always seen Civilization doing big numbers and I've wanted to play but the game seems so advanced and kind of daunting. Thank you for breaking it down and explaining the basics of the game, I'm off to download it now. Thank you 🙏
🙏?!
I too have never played Civ games. I always saw them during my life and now have decided to start playing this labor day weekend. I'm so glad to find your helpful tutorials. I've tried others but you have a way that explains it simply and have a wonderful calm voice that makes following so much fun! I can tell you a way passionate about this game and I look forward for it to becoming my main game. Thanks man!
It's always so heartwarming to get such a kind and thoughtful comment. I'm really happy for you that you've taken the plunge into the "one more turn" waters of Civilization! Civ 6 is a wonderful game that you'll enjoy more and more every time you play it, I'm really happy to hear that my tutorials are helping you along your journey! Welcome!!
So many lost hours watching tutorials that just don’t help…until I stumbled upon this one. Thanks so much friend! Very informative
Great to hear! Thanks!
just bought this a couple days ago. I spent 5 hours gameplay and an hour of reading online guides but was still lost. After watching this video the basics finally make sense. thank you!
Hopefully parts 2 and 3 of this basics trilogy will be just as helpful as you continue your Civilization journey!
Thank you for the pace. Most tutorials are frenetic, use jittery and inconsistent mouse work, and the viewer is forced to set playback at 75% or even 50%. Finally a presentation that doesn't appear meth induced. :-)
I occasionally get comments from people saying I talk to slow, but mostly I get people like you preferring the slower teaching style pace. Perhaps Meth explains the comments from the people complaining. 😆
Very good! I picked up the anthology edition 85% off on Steam and managed to play through a game to about 480 turns before the A.I won. So many interelated mechanics and this tutorial helped me understand what I was doing!
Yoooo! Thank you for this guide! I'm glad that these kind of videos exist since it's very begginer friendly and it's easy to understand
Im going through some health problems so I'm stuck at home for the next 2 months and needed a single player game that I could sink tons of hours into, everyone said try civ 6 so here i am. this tutorial was so helpful. thanks dude.
Hope your health is looking up! ❤️
I just got this game since it was on sale and my friends were all hyped to try it. Tried playing once and it was fun but I didn't really understand what was going on.
Your explanations have helped tremendously in my understanding of the game and I'm so excited to go back and try it out on a fresh civilization. Thank you so much!!!
Thank you dude, you are speaking so slowly and I am able to understand so much from you. You are going into depth and giving us info on why to get something and explaining all the reasons to do that and how that affects the game. I never enjoyed tutorials so much as I did now.
Thank you for this tutorial! I just bought Civ VI on PS4 for $6 and had no idea what I was doing prior to your tutorial. Thanks again!
Glad you enjoyed! If you’re looking for more help this was only part one of a three part series, and I also have some other guides available in my library! 👍
Your civ vids are great!!! Keep going you’ll be making lots of TH-cam money soon.. as long as they don’t randomly demonetize civ vids
More heart warming feedback, thanks for the kind words! I’m really glad you’re enjoying, and don’t worry, I’m gonna keep going!
Thanks so much for all of your videos. I really appreciate your in-depth knowledge and experience. Keep up the great work 👍
Agreed
Ten mins into the tutorial and you taught me stuff I've had no idea about after playing this game for like 1 hour, thank you so much man you deserve a sub from me :)
I'm a new player and I love how I can tell how much you enjoy this game by the way you explain it with such love. Great video, keep it up !!
Really appreciate the wonderful feedback, thanks so much! I'm glad you enjoyed. If you haven't done so already, don't forget to check out the second and third parts of this Basics Trilogy! ;)
Thank you sir for accepting an impossible task - making a tutorial for a game that literally came out with it's own bible 15 years ago. There's no way to ever include everything but it's most appreciated. I haven't played since 3 (and on Mac at that) so I've missed a lot.
It's a dirty job, but someone had to do it! 😀 While I'm sure I didn't include everything, I did make 2 other parts to this "Basics" series, so I hope you managed to check those out as well! Welcome back to the wonderful world of Civilization!
I love how you start the video by telling us what to expect and who will benefit from the video. I love know 2 mins in whether or not I want to commit to a long video.
You got a new sub, keep it up, very helpful video.
Thanks for the kind words, mate! I hope the second and third videos in this series are as helpful and enjoyable for you! Welcome aboard!
Best tutorial video for Civ 6 I’ve seen. You have gained a new subscriber. Thanks for the little details that help to better understand the game.
It truly never gets old hearing how much people are finding these tutorials so helpful! Thanks for the kind words!
Appreciate this so much 🤓. I played an old civ and wanted too get back and try the new one recently and it just shocked me that i had NO idea on what heck i was doin anymore lolz so i really appreciate your content
Really happy to hear this, mate! Means so much every time I read a comment like this.
Just got the game off of game pass, super interested in it and was very confused. The game is incredibly intricate and was scary trying to play without this video. Thanks!!
This video has made so much sense of this game for me. The game and all the DLC was on sale for like 30 bucks and a bunch of peple in my platoon play this after work. I was completely lost the first few games I played and was just building and buying things blindly, but now I actually have some understanding of what's going on. Thank you so much
I just started playing yesterday with my cousin and his friends. It’s super overwhelming and fun. This video has helped me tremendously, it will definitely help me when we play again
Music to my 👂s!
Thank you for the tutorial. I just got into the series with Civ 6 and found it very challenging, even with the in-game tutorial which does not allow you to save your progress, so if you have to do something else, you would have to restart the tutorial all over again or just get yourserlf into a game with the AI punishing you for not knowing the basics.
Really glad you enjoyed! Don't forget to check out parts 2 and 3 of the series! ;)
Just started playing this game today... I was completely confused until I saw your video. Thank you 👍
Glad I could help!
it has just gone on sale on steam, so decided to finally get it. I havent played any civ games so wanted to giv it a go. This guide was so helpful, it is slightly overwhelming at first so thank you for making it clear and helping newbies like myself to enjoy the game
This video was excellent. Great presentation and organization. Thanks for speaking at a normal pace. Some TH-camrs just talk so fast it is tough to learn.
Excellent tutorial, started playing yesterday and couldn’t help but feel I missing so much, and it turns out that hunch was right. Thanks for clearing everything up
I saw the ultimate bundle on Switch and had never REALLY played Civ before, but I took the plunge and I've been playing on baby-mode cus I was intimidated. This guide is great and answered everything I wasn't super clear on, cheers man!
I hope you watched all 3 episodes! 😉
I like your relaxed style. I'm not "new" to Civ games, but I've not played in years. Just bought the whole game (plus all expansions) for under £15.
My friends and I have played a lot of civ 5 but this video helped us get into 6 so much better than the in game tutorial, thank you!
That's great, hope you and your friends are having lots of fun with 6, it is such an amazing game, even compared to previous Civilization titles.
Just started pkaying today for the first time, its my first civ game. Runing the tutorial but wanted to see a video explaining the basics. Great job
Tutorial aint really good i find.
Better just play a play now game with the hints set at 1st time civ player.
It explains better and u can save. And its not too easy also
New to Civ here. Something I never would have thought of, adjacent mountains make you smarter.
Glad to be the 100th person to like this video. Much better and straightforward than other tutorials
If releasing TH-cam videos on BluRay was somehow a thing, I'd plaster this comment on the front and watch them sell like hotcakes! Thanks so much for the kind words!
I played almost every Civ games since the first one but couldn't play this one because on my old computer. Watching this, you just motivated me to buy a new computer to finaly play it! My last Civ was IV and this one looks sooooo much better! Thanks mate!
Super good and describes why and how to make decisions for new players. Too many tutorials just telling you what to do but it doesn't help you understand why
great video, thank you. I have never played any strategy games, but decided to get this since it was on sale on Steam. Spent a few hours, not really knowing what to di (followed the in game tutorial). This tutorial was very clear. I will check your next tutorial and then get back to the game.
It’s been so long that I played any civ games and then I spotted VI with a huge discount on Nintendo Switch eshop sometime ago and grabbed it immediately. It feels really weird to play this kind of game with the console controls and the difficulty gets compounded by the amount of changes the series had since I last played. Thanks to your video I was able to hit the ground running and been enjoying it quite a bit. Keep up the good work.
There are two more parts to the series if you haven’t seen them yet. 😄
I love how helpful, and thoughtful you are in your videos!
I might be a little late to the party but I just got the game with no prior experience with the other games in the series. I played a game with my friend and promptly lost to some barbarians haha, very confusing at the start but once you start understanding everything a little bit it gets really fun! Thanks for the good tutorial!
I picked up he game yesterday and boy was this helpful! Thanks for making this!
I started a campaign with 5 of my friends. I have just clicking buttons and was always behind with science and culture. After watching this video, I'll try to implement it to my gameplay and hopefully I can catch up to them
This definitely deserves each and every view and like! Good guide man, thank you!
I'm glad you enjoyed! It makes me so happy to know that this series has helped so many! Speaking of which, make sure you catch the 2nd and 3rd parts! ;) Thanks for watching!
I used to play a lot of civ rev on Xbox and even playing recently. I have a Nintendo Switch and saw Civ 6 on sale and I started playing yesterday. Really love how your video goes over the basics and I learned a few things that I decided to restart from scratch. Anyways really appreciate the vid thanks a lot.
Happy to help! Welcome to the greatness of Civ6.
Excellent tutorial, Normul8or! Many thanks for having taken the time to do these!
My pleasure!
I'm about to play Civ6 on Switch (never played any Civ game before) and your video is tremendously helpful. thank you!
I have now moved from settler difficulty to chieftan. Following your tutorials will hopefully get me to the point to play against my friends 😅
Every game gets you closer! Keep getting more and more efficient and you’ll get there.
absolute legend mate
Thank you so much for this video! I stopped playing for a few weeks because I got frustrated with it. Now I enjoy the game so much more after watching this video and knowing what the heck I am doing.
That’s great to hear! It never gets old hearing stories about people enjoying this game because of my videos. I hope you’ve had a chance to watch parts 2 and 3 of this series as well!
As a new player I'm still trying to get my head around things, this video is clear an well done, has answered some questions I had.
Happy I was able to help. This game gets much easier with repetition so stick with it and keep trying new things. And of course, make sure you watch the second and third parts of this series if you haven't done so already! :)
Finally got a good laptop so I decided to play it the whole thing was a whole infodump and gave me stress your video is much easier to understand.
Great tutorial, just got the game and have never played any CIVs before so this really helped me a lot🙏 the fact that you dont have more subs is beyond me 🤔
Thank you so much for helping me out! I was rather confused with everything going on but you helped out so much! Thank you!
I am a player who has 20 hours on the game and has so far won only 2 games on prince difficulty. This tutorial opened my eyes to many mechanics of the game I never utilized.
So happy to hear you’re getting lots of value from this series!
Thanks, man, I’ve always wanted to get into these games but always been intimidated, this works it down really well
Balances rules with advice in a really good way so that I both know "what I should probably do" and "why I should probably do it" to enough of an extent I can start analyzing other decisions.
Thanks a bunch. I've played CIV on and off, this tutorial helped me with minor but important tasks I missed. Thank you!
I hope the second and third parts serve to help you out as well!
@@Normul8or absolutely!
coming back to civ6 after a very long hiatus (like no dlc ever bought lol) what a great video to get back on track!!! Having played other 4x since i tried to start a game last night and it was like i never played before couldn't remember the basic ....i will follow your channel for now on!!
Music to my ears, Jean. Don't forget to check out the second and third parts of this series as well. Thanks for enjoying the content!
Thank you for this video. Very helpful with zero vulgarity. A rarity these days. Keep up the good work.
Fantastic video.
I didn’t know I could feel despair in a video game until I loaded this game up and got pillaged by barbs within 10 turns. Really excited to stop that from happening.
Awesome! Really happy to help and glad to hear you're enjoying the game. Hopefully the second and third parts of this series are as helpful as the first! Thanks for watching!
Great video bro. I played civilization revolution on ps3 and just recently giving civ 6 a go. Definitely got a good understanding from this video!
Glad I could help! Happy Civing!
Realized I've been neglecting some very fundamental aspects of this game. Great video, thanks!
Awesome! Really happy to hear that. Make sure to catch the other two parts of this trilogy if you haven't done so already! ;)