The French are one of the cultures available in the Industrial Era, with the Scientist culture focus.
"Politics and art are never far from French minds, but it is in the sciences that this culture truly excels, producing world-leading chemists, bacteriologists, and physicists."
Culture orientation[]
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Scientist cultures favour a gameplay orientation focused on Science and research. These cultures gain extra Fame from Scientist Era Stars for discovering Technologies. |
Affinity Action: Collective Minds[]
Can set a City into "Collective Minds" mode.
- All the Industry and Money output of the City are converted into Science.
- The City will only produce Food and Science when this mode is activated.
- The action can be applied only one City at a time, with a 10turn cooldown.
- The mode lasts for at least 5turns until it can be deactivated.
Affinity Bonus: Foresight[]
+1 Era available to research.
- That is, can research the Technologies of the next Era.
Transcendence Bonus: Boundless Curiosity[]
+5%Science on City or Outpost.
Trait: Enlightened Thinking[]
Emblematic quarter: Exhibition Hall[]
“In this grand palatial building, housing exhibitions like the world fair, citizens can see a dizzying array of new inventions.”
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Emblematic unit: Cuirassiers[]
“Elite French cavalry, the cuirassiers are a potent and brave strike force that can charge the enemy even when under heavy fire”
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City names[]
The names listed are default names, players can change their cities' names if they choose.
Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Lille, Bordeaux, Nantes, Rouen, Strasbourg, Saint-Etienne, Ajaccio
- The first new city found by this culture will use the first name on the city list.
Trivia[]
- The in-game appearance of the French City Center is based on the Palais du Luxembourg, the meeting place of upper houses of French national legislature since 1795.