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Civilization V Primer
New to the Civilization series or looking to bolster your empire? Our Civilization V Primer will provide you with policies to lead your people, technology throughout the eras, and strategies to finish all five victory types.
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Go to Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 5 Edit config.ini Change "DebugPanel = 0" to "DebugPanel = 1" Then hit ` (tilde) in-game and select reveal all

Civilization V Achievements

Steam Achievements

Description	Name
As askia, conquer a city on another continent.	War Canoe Attack
Pillage gold from an Egyptian city with a burial tomb in it.	Tomb Raider
Kill a unit with a French Musketeer when two other Musketeers are providing flanking bonuses.	Three Musketeers
Build all the Wonders, across any number of playthroughs.	The Wonder Years
Discover 100 natural wonders.	The Explorer
Build 1000 roads, across any number of playthroughs.	The Appian Way
As Wu Zetian, earn a Great General through battle.	Sun Tzu's Art of War
As elizabeth, sink and destroy 357 enemy naval units, across any number of playthroughs.	Ruler of the Seas
Rush a wonder as Egypt with a Great Engineer.	Riddle of the Sphinx
Chop down 1000 forest tiles, across any number of playthroughs.	Paul Bunyan
Spawn over 100 Great Generals, build an army of over 100 standing units, and beat the game 100 times.	Panzer "Shafernator" General
Train all Units, across any number of playthroughs.	Model of a Modern Major-General
Trade 100 resources, across any number of playthroughs.	Merchant King
Prove that the world is round by uncovering a connected loop of tiles around the circumference of the world.	Magellan
Win any Multiplayer Match.	Last Man Standing
Purchase 1000 tiles, across any number of playthroughs.	Land Baron
Raze 100 Barbarian camps, across any number of playthroughs.	Here Ends the Noble Savage
Have any city ransomed by Barbarians.	He Threw a Car at My Head!
Construct 1000 Temples, across any number of playthroughs.	God Is Great
As Darius, start 5 Golden Ages in a single game.	From Archaemennid to Safavid
Build 1000 mines, across any number of playthroughs.	Forty-Niner
Bomb an enemy city with a B-17.	Flying Fortress
Develop a city to produce more than 100 gold per turn.	City of Gold
As Suleiman, accumulate a navy with 10 Barbarian naval units.	Barbary Pirate
Trade a luxury resource to another Civ that you earned through a city with a Bazaar.	Arab Trader
Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Napoleon.	Vivre La Revolution
Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Elizabeth.	Video et Taceo
Beat the game with all victory conditions.	To Stand the Test of Time
Beat the game on the Immortal difficulty level.	The World Is a Mess, and I Just Need to Rule It
Win a Diplomatic Victory.	The Pen is Mightier
Beat the game on the King difficulty level.	The Once and Future King
Beat the game on the Emperor difficulty level.	The Golden Path
Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Askia.	The African King
Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Catherine.	Star of the North
Build a longhouse in a city with at least 4 unchopped forests in its radius.	People of the Longhouse
Beat the game on any difficulty setting with each leader.	Master of the Universe
Beat the game on an Archipelago-type Map.	Island Hopping
Beat the game on all standard map types and sizes.	Gotta Catch 'Em All
Build a Floating Garden in a city with a lake tile in its radius.	Gardens of Lake Texcoco
Beat the game on the Deity difficulty level.	Flawless Strategy
Unlock all Social Policies, across any number of playthroughs.	Enlightened Ruler
Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Ramkhamhaeng.	Empire of the East
Beat the game on a Large Map.	Do You Want to Super Size That?
As alexander, defeat every known player by 350 bc.	Conquest of the World
Beat the game on the Prince difficulty level.	Charming. Really.
Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Harun al-Rashid.	Arabian Knights
Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Ramesses II.	Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren-Ka
Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Darius.	Age of Empire
Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Wu Zetian.	A Woman's Work
Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Caesar.	Veni, Vidi, Vici
Beat the game on the Warlord difficulty level.	The Alexman
Beat the game on a Huge Map.	Ruler of the Twelve Colonies
Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Oda.	Rising Sun
As Catherine, research Horseback Riding before any other Civ.	My Little Pony
Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Montezuma.	Montezuma's Revenge...
Beat the game on a Standard Map.	It's Standard Issue
Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Gandhi.	Give Peace a Chance
Fully Explore the Freedom Policy Track.	Freedom Isn't Free
Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Hiawatha.	First of the Mohicans
Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Washington.	First in the Hearts of Your Countrymen
Fully Explore the Rationalism Policy Track.	Eighty-Eight Miles per Hour
Fully Explore the Autocracy Policy Track.	Diplomacy by Other Means
Rate a Mod.	Connoisseur
As gandhi, win a cultural victory with 3 or fewer cities in your empire.	Bollywood
Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Suleiman.	A Magnificent Victory
Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Alexander.	The Man Who Would Be King
Win a Cultural Victory.	The Best State of a Republic
Fully Explore the Patronage Policy Track.	Team Player
Beat the game on any difficulty setting with only one city.	One to Rule Them All
Beat the game on a Small Map.	Living in Smallville
Win a Space Victory.	Go Boldly Where No Man Has Gone Before
Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Bismarck.	Blood and Iron
Beat the game on an Earth-type Map.	Battlefield Earth
As Bismarck, convert the Barbarians from 10 camps to your side.	Barbarian Warlord
Build a road with a Roman Legion.	All Roads Lead to Rome
Fully explore the Tech Tree.	We Have the Technology
Fully Explore the Commerce Policy Track.	Money Doesn't Grow on Trees
Beat the game on a Tiny Map.	I Need More Elbow Room
Drop a Nuke on another Civ.	I Can Has Nukes?
Beat the game on a Pangaea-type Map.	Going It Old School
Develop a city to produce more than 100 culture per turn.	City of Lights
Fully Explore the Order Policy Track.	With an Iron Fist
Beat the game on a Duel Map.	It's Just You and Me, Kid
Win a Domination Victory.	Exterminate! Exterminate!
Beat the game on the Chieftain difficulty level.	Taking off the Training Wheels
Beat the game on a Continents-type Map.	Plate Tectonics
Kill an enemy unit attacking with a Japanese unit with just 1 HP remaining.	Kamikaze Attack
Download a Mod.	Expansionist
Fully Explore the Honor Policy Track.	Death Before Shame
Beat the game on the Settler difficulty level.	Baby Steps
Annex a previously puppetted City State.	Neighborhood Bully
Fully Explore the Tradition Policy Track.	Master of the House
Fully Explore the Piety Policy Track.	Lux Perpetua Luceat Eis
Develop a city to produce more than 100 science per turn.	City of Science
Play a game with a Mod.	Experimenter
Fully Explore the Liberty Policy Track.	With Liberty and Justice for All
Completely defeat another Civ and remove them from the game.	Two Men Enter, One Man Leave
Have another Civ beat you to completing a Wonder 10 times.	Seriously?!?
Reach Ally Status with a City State.	Say Hello to My Little Friend
Build a Wonder.	Engineer
Be the first to explore and uncover 1000 tiles, across any number of playthroughs.	Marco Polo
Embark a Unit.	I'm on a Boat!
Upgrade a Unit.	Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
Begin a Golden Age.	Peace and Prosperity
Found a second city.	Second City
Earn a Unit Promotion.	Moving on Up
Destroy an enemy unit in just one hit.	It's Super Effective
Discover an ancient ruin.	Treasure Hunter
Run out of time to beat the Mongol scenario.	Khaaan!
Beat the game on any difficultly setting as Genghis Khan.	The Golden Horde
Beat the Mongol scenario on any difficulty.	Khan
Beat the Mongol scenario on the King or harder difficulty level.	Great Khan
Beat the Mongol scenario on the Emperor or harder difficulty level.	Supreme Khan
Beat the Mongol scenario on the Immortal or harder difficulty level.	Kublai Khan
Beat the Mongol scenario on the Deity difficulty level.	Genghis Khan
Beat the game on any difficultly setting as Nebuchadnezzar II. (requires Babylon DLC)	By the Waters of Babylon
Beat the game on any difficultly setting as Isabella. (requires Spain/Inca DLC or Gods & Kings expansion)	Nobody Expects the Spanish Inquisition
Beat the game on any difficultly setting as Pachacuti. (requires Spain/Inca DLC)	King of the Mountain
Win the New World Scenario as Spain. (requires Spain/Inca DLC)	Siglo de Oro
Win the New World Scenario as France. (requires Spain/Inca DLC)	Tout le Monde Francophone?
Win the New World Scenario as England. (requires Spain/Inca DLC)	Tea and Crumpets for Everyone
Win the New World Scenario as the Incas. (requires Spain/Inca DLC)	Macho Picchu
Win the New World Scenario as the Aztecs. (requires Spain/Inca DLC)	Huitzilopochtli's Arrow
Win the New World Scenario as the Iroquois. (requires Spain/Inca DLC)	League of Extraordinary Hoyanehs
Discover a route to the Orient in the New World Scenario. (requires Spain/Inca DLC)	All Aboard the Orient Express
Find the Fountain of Youth (requires Spain/Inca DLC)	Dr. Heidegger's Experiment
Discover El Dorado (requires Spain/Inca DLC)	Raleigh's Road to Riches
Return a Treasure to Europe in the New World Scenario. (requires Spain/Inca DLC)	Au in the EU
Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Kamehameha. (requires Polynesia DLC)	Law of the Splintered Paddle
Win as Hiva in the Paradise Found Scenario. (requires Polynesia DLC)	Surviving the Marquesas
Win as Tahiti in the Paradise Found Scenario. (requires Polynesia DLC)	Bora! Bora! Bora!
Win as Samoa in the Paradise Found Scenario. (requires Polynesia DLC)	Head and Shoulders Above the Rest
Win as Tonga in the Paradise Found Scenario. (requires Polynesia DLC)	Ngata Chance
Find Hawaii in a random map game in the Paradise Found Scenario. (requires Polynesia DLC)	Book 'em Danno!
Find Easter Island in a random map game in the Paradise Found Scenario. (requires Polynesia DLC)	Heads Up!
Encounter Captain Cook in the Paradise Found Scenario. (requires Polynesia DLC)	Do you have a little Captain in you?
Find Australia in a South Pacific map game in the Paradise Found Scenario. (requires Polynesia DLC)	This isn't Kansas
Find New Zealand in a random map game in the Paradise Found Scenario. (requires Polynesia DLC)	Searching for the Precious
Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Harald Bluetooth (requires Denmark DLC)	Hands Free to Victory!
Enter a snow tile with the Norwegian ski infantry in the Viking Scenario (requires Denmark DLC)	Where's the Biathlon?
Pillage 9 Farms on the same turn in the Viking Scenario (requires Denmark DLC)	Pillage, Then Burn
Win as Normandy (any difficulty) in the Viking Scenario (requires Denmark DLC)	Time to Stitch a Tapestry
Win as Denmark (any difficulty) in the Viking Scenario (requires Denmark DLC)	Odin's Chosen Warrior
Win as Norway (any difficulty) in the Viking Scenario (requires Denmark DLC)	Purple People Eaters
Win as Anglo-Saxon England (any difficulty) in the Viking Scenario (requires Denmark DLC)	This was their Finest Hour
Build a motte and bailey improvement in the Viking Scenario (requires Denmark DLC)	Fetchez la Vache!
Win the Viking Scenario on Emperor (requires Denmark DLC)	You The Conqueror
Win the Viking Scenario on Immortal (requires Denmark DLC)	Surviving Domesday
Win the Viking Scenario on Deity (requires Denmark DLC)	Surviving Ragnarok
Win a game as Korea (requires Korea DLC)	The Choson One
Sink an Ironclad with a Turtle Boat (requires Korea DLC)	Turtle Power
Win the Korean Scenario as Japan (requires Korea DLC)	Samurai Delicatessen
Win the Korean Scenario as Korea (requires Korea DLC)	Fear the Turtle
Win the Korean Scenario as China (requires Korea DLC)	Yow Ming!
Win the Korean Scenario as Manchu (requires Korea DLC)	Emperor Fu Manchu
Lose the Korean Scenario as Korea (requires Korea DLC)	Taekwon-DOH!
Win the Korean Scenario on Emperor (requires Korea DLC)	Dragon Emperor
Win the Korean Scenario on Immortal (requires Korea DLC)	A Righteous Victory
Win the Korean Scenario on Deity (requires Korea DLC)	Honoring the Ancestors
Win the Korean Scenario before 100 turns as any power (requires Korea DLC)	Seoul Power
As Rome, conquer a city with the Statue of Zeus (requires Wonders DLC)	Zeupiter
Build Statue of Zeus and Temple of Artemis in the same city (requires Wonders DLC)	Bolt and Arrow
Gain 1000 gold from expended Great People with the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus across any number of playthroughs (requires Wonders DLC)	Rest in Gold Pieces
Win the Wonders Scenario as Muwatallis (requires Wonders DLC)	Party in hattUSA
Win the Wonders Scenario as Alexander (requires Wonders DLC)	Grecian Formula
Win the Wonders Scenario as Gilgamesh (requires Wonders DLC)	Epic Gilgamesh
Win the Wonders Scenario as Ramesses II (requires Wonders DLC)	Ra's Mighty Truth
Win the Wonders Scenario as Darius I (requires Wonders DLC)	It satrap!
Win the Wonders Scenario on Prince (requires Wonders DLC)	Thoughtful Telemachus
Win the Wonders Scenario on King (requires Wonders DLC)	Odysseus the Great Tactician
Win the Wonders Scenario on Emperor (requires Wonders DLC)	Far-Shooting Apollo
Win the Wonders Scenario on Immortal (requires Wonders DLC)	Bright-Eyed Athena
Win the Wonders Scenario on Deity (requires Wonders DLC)	All-Achieving Zeus
Build 3 wonders in the same city in the Wonders Scenario (requires Wonders DLC)	Wonderwall
Gain possession of 3 wonders by conquering cities in a single game in the Wonders Scenario (requires Wonders DLC)	Reverse Engineer
Consult the Oracle 2 times in a single game in the Wonders Scenario (requires Wonders DLC)	Know Thy Enemy

Walkthroughs & FAQs

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