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InCivilization 7, Science is one of theseveral foundational yieldsthat your empire can accumulate. Science fuels your progression through the Technology Tree, and getting more Science means unlocking more Techs faster – along with all of their associated bonuses and military units.
This guide explains how to increase Science output inCiv 7, including recommended Science Leaders and Civ pairings, which Buildings and Wonders you should focus, Science Resources and Social Policies you should slot,and other tipsCiv 7players can use to get even more Science.
Take Advantage Of Science Leader & Civ Abilities
One of the first things you can do to guarantee great Science yields across an entire game is to choose a Science Leader. With powerful permanent abilities that work in all Ages, Scientific Leaders will determine the foundations of your Science output and scale better than Leaders who don’t have Science-oriented abilities.
Some great starting ScienceLeader choices inCiv 7include:
After selecting your Leader, you willhave to select your first Civ. There are a few in the Antiquity Age to choose from – Han and Maya being particularly good for higher Science output inCiv 7. As you progress through the ages, make sure to look up how to unlock every Civ in the Exploration and Modern Ages, and do what you can to unlock the best Science Civs.
Some great Science Civ choices inCiv 7include:
Grow Into Science Yields & Get Science Resources
One of the best ways to quickly gain a lot of Science, after you have already established a strong Science foundation in one of your Cities, is to slot Science Resources. There are only a handful of Science Resources inCiv 7:
When growing your Cities and Towns,pay careful attention to the yieldsyou will get from each tile. If a tile has a small blue Flask on it, it will generate Science when worked. Aim to grow into these tiles as soon as you can to boost your Science output early.
Some Civics and Techs will automatically grant extra Science adjacencies when researched. Hover over each Civic and Tech to see if it will improve your Science yields when finished.
Build Science Buildings & Science Wonders
ThroughoutCiv 7, the best way to get Science, generally speaking, is to place Buildings. Each Age has two Science Buildings that can be placed into one of two Building slots on each tile. Placing two Buildings on a tile will turn it into a Quarter, which will grant Adjacency Bonuses to certain features, and allow you to place Specialists.
All Science Buildings inCiv 7have a +1 Science adjacency bonus for Resources and Wonders (and some, for Quarters). Don’t place other buildings in spots surrounded by multiple Resources or Wonders to maximize your Science output with these Buildings:
In each Age, there are numerous Wonders that you can constructafter researching certain Techs and Civics. Some Wonders will grant Science, or improve your Scientific capabilities with free Techs and Production bonuses.
Wonders that are particularly good to rush for extra Science output include:
Slot Science Social Policies & Traditions
Though Science playthroughs don’t tend togenerate Culture quite as fastAs Science, it’s vital to progress the Civic tree quickly so you’re able to acquire Science Social Policies. Every player begins with Tool Making, one of two initial Social Policies that grants a Science and Production point on your Capital.
Other Science Social Policies that are important to prioritize to generate more Science include:
Focus The Scientific Leader Attribute Tree
Another lucrative source of Science inCiv 7are Scientific Attribute Points, which can be spent on permanent bonuses in the Leader Attribute tree. You can get Scientific Attribute Points from a variety of sources,including Legacy Path rewards, Narrative Events, and some Wonders.
The best Scientific Leader Attribute Tree nodes to pick up quickly include:
Research Collaboration Endeavors Create Science
In every Age, the Research Collaboration Endeavor is available with other Leaders in the game. ThisTrade deal will grant you bothScience if accepted, with more for you and less for your target, but if they Support this Endeavor both parties will get about 50% more Science.
If someone offers you a Science Collaboration Endeavor, Support the deal to get a significant boost to science for less than the cost of initiating the deal yourself.
You can of course initiate this Endeavor yourself, but it will cost much more Influence and there’s the chance they could reject it – plus you only get one Endeavor of each type (unless playing as Ben Franklin), so be sure to target opponents who are more likely to Support.
Generating Science With Specialists
One of the best ways to increase Science inCiv 7is to assign Specialists instead of expanding your city. Specialists can only be placed on Districts and Quarters (and a filled City Center), and will generate extra Yields based on the production of their assigned tile.
Specialists grant a +0.5 Yield adjacency bonus to all surrounding tiles, in addition to the base Specialist bonus granted on the Quarter itself. Typically this is about 2 or 3 Science or Culture, which increases the more you boost the base Yields of the assigned Quarter or District.
The downside with Specialists is their Food and Happiness requirements. Every Specialist you slot will sap 2 Food and 2 Happiness from the settlement as the population becomes more condensed. Focus onoffsetting this by increasing Happinessand generating as much Food as possible in your Cities.
