Introduction | Ideologies Civilization V - Brave New World Guide

Ideology selection

Ideology is a powerful tool for the shaping of your country. Thanks to it, you can chose the direction in which your citizens will follow. Access to the Ideology tree remains locked until you build three Factories (which you can do after you have discovered Industrialization) or you will not enter the Modern Era, whichever happens in the first place.

Once you achieve the requisite development level, you will be able to choose one of three ideologies: Autocracy, Freedom and Order- they originate in the three trees of social policies available in the previous expansion pack. It is a good idea to hurry and be the first one to achieve an ideology - the first one receives two free tenets.

Ideology gives you a big boost in the development. Thanks to this, you can revitalize a country that leads a hand-to-mouth existence, as long as your cultural development is high. In comparison with the bonuses that an ideology gives the political system bonuses are negligible.