diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/GameStarter.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/GameStarter.kt
index 7c726e7652..a0ce8abd66 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/GameStarter.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/GameStarter.kt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class GameStarter{
 
 
         val playerCiv = CivilizationInfo(newGameParameters.nation)
-        playerCiv.difficulty=newGameParameters.difficulty
+        gameInfo.difficulty=newGameParameters.difficulty
         playerCiv.playerType=PlayerType.Human
         gameInfo.civilizations.add(playerCiv) // first one is player civ
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class GameStarter{
         for (nationName in GameBasics.Nations.keys.filterNot { it=="Barbarians" || it==newGameParameters.nation }.shuffled()
                 .take(newGameParameters.numberOfEnemies)) {
             val civ = CivilizationInfo(nationName)
-            civ.tech.techsResearched.addAll(playerCiv.getDifficulty().aiFreeTechs)
+            civ.tech.techsResearched.addAll(gameInfo.getDifficulty().aiFreeTechs)
             gameInfo.civilizations.add(civ)
         }
 
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/GameInfo.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/GameInfo.kt
index 30928639cc..310bb90b4d 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/GameInfo.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/GameInfo.kt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class GameInfo {
     @Deprecated("As of 2.6.9")
     var tutorial = mutableListOf<String>()
     var civilizations = mutableListOf<CivilizationInfo>()
+    var difficulty="Chieftain" // difficulty is game-wide, think what would happen if 2 human players could play on diffferent difficulties?
     var tileMap: TileMap = TileMap()
     var turns = 0
 
@@ -24,11 +25,13 @@ class GameInfo {
         toReturn.tileMap = tileMap.clone()
         toReturn.civilizations.addAll(civilizations.map { it.clone() })
         toReturn.turns = turns
+        toReturn.difficulty=difficulty
         return toReturn
     }
 
     fun getPlayerCivilization(): CivilizationInfo = civilizations[0]
     fun getBarbarianCivilization(): CivilizationInfo = civilizations[1]
+    fun getDifficulty() = GameBasics.Difficulties[difficulty]!!
     //endregion
 
     fun nextTurn() {
@@ -98,6 +101,8 @@ class GameInfo {
         // PlayerType was only added in 2.11.1, so we need to adjust for older saved games
         if(civilizations.all { it.playerType==PlayerType.AI })
             getPlayerCivilization().playerType=PlayerType.Human
+        if(getPlayerCivilization().difficulty!="Chieftain")
+            difficulty= getPlayerCivilization().difficulty
 
         for (civInfo in civilizations) civInfo.setTransients()
 
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/city/CityInfo.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/city/CityInfo.kt
index 38adac4cd9..61be2aad61 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/city/CityInfo.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/city/CityInfo.kt
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ class CityInfo {
         }
 
         civInfo.cities = civInfo.cities.toMutableList().apply { add(this@CityInfo) }
-        if(civInfo == civInfo.gameInfo.getPlayerCivilization())
-            civInfo.addNotification("[$name] has been founded!", cityLocation, Color.PURPLE)
+        civInfo.addNotification("[$name] has been founded!", cityLocation, Color.PURPLE)
+
         if (civInfo.policies.isAdopted("Legalism") && civInfo.cities.size <= 4) cityConstructions.addCultureBuilding()
         if (civInfo.cities.size == 1) {
             cityConstructions.addBuilding("Palace")
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/civilization/CivilizationInfo.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/civilization/CivilizationInfo.kt
index 6dc412fc91..0e03139a10 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/civilization/CivilizationInfo.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/civilization/CivilizationInfo.kt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import com.unciv.logic.map.MapUnit
 import com.unciv.logic.map.RoadStatus
 import com.unciv.logic.map.TileInfo
 import com.unciv.models.Counter
+import com.unciv.models.gamebasics.Difficulty
 import com.unciv.models.gamebasics.GameBasics
 import com.unciv.models.gamebasics.tech.TechEra
 import com.unciv.models.gamebasics.tile.ResourceType
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ class CivilizationInfo {
 
     var gold = 0
     var happiness = 15
-    var difficulty = "Chieftain"
+    @Deprecated("As of 2.11.1") var difficulty = "Chieftain"
     var playerType = PlayerType.AI
     var civName = ""
     var tech = TechManager()
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ class CivilizationInfo {
         val toReturn = CivilizationInfo()
         toReturn.gold = gold
         toReturn.happiness=happiness
-        toReturn.difficulty=difficulty
+        toReturn.playerType=playerType
         toReturn.civName=civName
         toReturn.tech = tech.clone()
         toReturn.policies = policies.clone()
@@ -84,7 +85,11 @@ class CivilizationInfo {
     }
 
     //region pure functions
-    fun getDifficulty() =  GameBasics.Difficulties[difficulty]!!
+    fun getDifficulty():Difficulty {
+        if(playerType==PlayerType.AI) return GameBasics.Difficulties["Chieftain"]!!
+        else return gameInfo.getDifficulty()
+    }
+
     fun getNation() = GameBasics.Nations[civName]!!
     fun getCapital()=cities.first { it.isCapital() }
     fun isPlayerCivilization() =  gameInfo.getPlayerCivilization()==this
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/NewGameScreen.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/NewGameScreen.kt
index 49c8e6c4c8..4e347623d8 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/NewGameScreen.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/NewGameScreen.kt
@@ -157,6 +157,11 @@ class NewGameScreen: PickerScreen(){
 
         newGameOptionsTable.add("{Difficulty}:".tr())
         val difficultySelectBox = TranslatedSelectBox(GameBasics.Difficulties.keys, newGameParameters.difficulty, skin)
+        difficultySelectBox.addListener(object : ChangeListener() {
+            override fun changed(event: ChangeEvent?, actor: Actor?) {
+                newGameParameters.difficulty = difficultySelectBox.selected.value
+            }
+        })
         newGameOptionsTable.add(difficultySelectBox).pad(10f).row()
 
 
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/saves/LoadScreen.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/saves/LoadScreen.kt
index 997b977052..468017025e 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/saves/LoadScreen.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/saves/LoadScreen.kt
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ class LoadScreen : PickerScreen() {
                 textToSet+="\n{Saved at}: ".tr()+ SimpleDateFormat("dd-MM-yy HH.mm").format(savedAt)
                 try{
                     val game = GameSaver().loadGame(it)
-                    textToSet+="\n"+game.getPlayerCivilization()+", {Turn} ".tr()+game.turns
+                    textToSet+="\n"+game.getPlayerCivilization().civName.tr()+
+                            ", "+game.difficulty.tr()+", {Turn} ".tr()+game.turns
                 }catch (ex:Exception){
                     textToSet+="\n{Could not load game}!".tr()
                 }