Here's a good look at Portugal, the next civ for Civilization 6 Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Here's a good look at Portugal, the next civ for Civilization 6 Check it out Nau. News by Wesley Yin-Poole Deputy Editorial Director Updated on 18 Mar 2021 1 comment Firaxis has released a first look at Portugal, the next civ for Civilization 6. Portugal arrives as part of the Portugal Pack, the sixth and final DLC for Civilization 6's New Frontier Pass. It's out on 25th March. Check out the deep dive in the video below: Watch on YouTube Portugal's leader is João III of Portugal. Here's the official blurb: "João III, called 'the Colonizer' or perhaps more kindly the 'Pious,' was King of Portugal and the Algarves from 1521 to 1556. João sponsored humanistic approaches to religion and it was also under his reign that the Inquisition finally arrived in Portugal. He often used diplomacy and arranged advantageous marriages, and significantly expanded Portugal's trade networks." Portugal's Casa Da Índia unique ability significantly increases the yields of international trade routes, but limits those routes to cities on the coast or with a harbour. Casa Da Índia also grants trader units additional range and the ability to embark on water tiles as soon as they're unlocked. João's unique ability is Porta Do Cerco, which grants all units increased sight. It also increases trade route capacity whenever Portugal meets a new civ and provides open borders with all city-states. Elsewhere, Portugal has the Nau, a unique naval melee unit that replaces the Caravel. It starts with one free promotion, requires less maintenance than the Caravel and has two charges to build Feitorias - special shipping ports unique to Portugal. Speaking of the Feitoria, it can only be built by a Nau unit on a foreign city's coastal tile next to a luxury or bonus resource. Sending a trade route to a city with a Feitoria provides Portugal with additional gold and production. Portugal's other unique structure is the Navigation School, which replaces the University building and increases production toward naval units in each city that builds it. It also increases a city's science yields for every two coastal or lake tiles within the city's borders and grants additional great admiral points. Firaxis suggests Portugal players start the game by exploring a lot, and try to meet every civ as early as possible for free trade route capacity. Since Portugal can only trade internationally with cities on coast or with harbours, prioritise naval exploration. Further boost trading with lots of alliances and policy cards like Triangular Trade and Wisselbanken. Once you build a navigation school, start cranking out Nau units for Feitorias, but plan carefully because Feitorias have strict placement restrictions. The Portugal pack also includes the new optional game mode Zombie Defense, two new world wonders in the Torre de Belém and Etemenanki, and a new Wetlands map script. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 3 Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Overwatch 2 suffers another DDoS attack and character roster bugs Mei Mei. 13 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090: a new level in graphics performance The Digital Foundry video review - and how the new GPU champion delivers for 4K 120fps gaming. Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 3 Feature Evercore Heroes wants to wind people up the right way "There's less rage at them, because they didn't end your fun." Genshin Impact Path of Gleaming Jade dates, login event rewards Including other anniversary rewards and how to claim them. Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store