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The Economic Victory is one of four main Victory Conditions inCivilization 7that you can get in the Modern Age. While you mustcomplete Space Race projects, gain Artifacts, or conquer settlements with other Ideologies for the other Victories, to get an Economic Victory,Civ 7players must build a trade empire by accumulating Railroad Tycoon Points.
The key to achieving Economic domination over your opponents isRail Stations and Factories. If you can build these features quickly, get a lot of Factory Resources, and connect all of your Cities together to form a sprawling, economic web, you will be well on your way towards the Economic Victory inCiv 7.
Rush Industrialization & Mass Production
To get started on the Economic Victory path once you hit the Modern Age,Civ 7players mustrush the Industrialization and Mass Production Techsas fast as possible.
It’s a good idea toaim for the Scientific Legacy Path Victory in the Exploration Ageto start the Modern Age with more Science. You’ll get to keep all Academies and adjacency bonuses from Exploration, which is a solid boost to Science toresearch these Techs fasterafter everything resets for the new Age.
As you research Industrialization and put some effort into increasing Science output, there are two other things to work towards: havinghigh Production in all of your settlements, and acquiringas many Factory Resources as possible.
You will not be able to slot Factory Resources until a city meets the requirements, but that doesn’t mean you can’t stockpile Factory Resources to immediately slot en masse later on.
Of course, thebackbone of the Economic Victory Path is having a lot of Gold. Having a lot of Gold is important for quickly converting Towns to Cities then upgrading those Cities with buildings and districts instantly so that they can connect to your trade network.
There are a lot ofways to increase Goldincome inCiv 7, but in the Modern Age, the best ways to get more Gold quickly are:
Build Rail Stations & Factories
Continue to create Production buildings in your Cities, focus on developing Science, and establish a strong economy until you getIndustrialization. Thisunlocks the Rail Station, which is one oftwo required buildings to start getting Railroad Tycoon points.
After unlocking Industrialization,immediately build Rail Stations in all of your Cities. Upon completion, every city with a Rail Station will be connected to your Trade Network and be eligible for Factory Resource points.
Any Cities across water must beCoastal Settlements with a Port, in addition to a Rail Station, to join your Trade Network.
Once you unlock theMass Productiontech, your path towards the Economic Victory starts to come into view asFactories become available. Factories canonly be constructed in Cities that have a Rail Station, and upon completion,Factories will enable a City to slot Factory Resources– and start earning Railroad Tycoon Victory Points.
Once you have a Factory and a Rail Station in a City, and it’s connected to your Trade Network,Factory Resources slotted in that Citywill start to create Railroad Tycoon Victory Pointsevery turn. There’s a bit of a catch, though –each City can only specialize in one type of Factory Resource, and will only generate pointsbased on the largest number of a single Resourceslotted.
For example,a City with 3x Fish and 2x Tea will only produce 3x Railroad Tycoon Points every turn. It will still benefit from the Tea’s Science bonus, but those 2x Tea will not generate any Railroad Tycoon Points.
Instead of worrying about the specifics,think of this mechanic as if each City can only specialize in a single Factory Resource. Don’tmix and match Resourcesbetween Cities – if you have 12x Fish available to slot, place all 12 into a City with a Factory to generate 12x Railroad Tycoon points every turn. If you only have 2x Chocolate, place them into a City with a low Resource Limit to generate 2x Victory points each turn.
Remember, settlements that are not connected by land water must be settled on the coast and have a Port to enter your Rail Network.
Themore Cities you have with Factory Resources, the more Railroad Tycoon Victory Points you will be able to generate. Settle as many Towns as possible, then convert them to Cities and use your Gold reserves to buy Rail Stations and Factories that will connect them to your Rail Network and start generating more points.
Over time, you willaccumulate Factory Points every turn and passively reach the final milestone. After getting 500x Railroad Tycoon Victory Points, you will unlock the final Economic Victory Condition inCiv 7: establishing the World Bank.
Final Economic Victory Condition: World Bank
Once your empire has finished the Modern Age Economic Legacy Path,a Great Banker will spawn in your capital city. Once this unit spawns, take the number of opponents in your game, and multiply that number by two – the result ishow many turns you have until victory.
The Great Banker has two abilities: “Travel To City”, and “Activate Great Person” (establish World Bank). Your goal to complete the Economic Victory is tomove the Great Banker to each opponent’s Capital and establish a World Bank Office in each City.
you’re able to hover over the “Activate Great Person” ability to see which Capitals remain.
Continuetraveling to each Capital and establishing World Bank Offices, a process that takes two turns for each Capital. After you activate the Great Banker in the final Capital, a cutscene will play of the World Bank being constructed, much like a Wonder cutscene.
After the cutscene, the game will end, an animatic of London will play as Gwendoline Christie speaks to the economicmight of your empire–and you will have achieved an Economic Victory inCiv 7!
