WOTM 06: Ragnar Lodbrokhttp://gotm.civfanatics.net/civ4games/images/wotm06civ.jpg

This game MUST be played in Warlords patch version 2.08. We will NOT accept any games played under any other patch versions, and you can't play it in vanilla (plain) Civilization4!

Further, it MUST be played using the latest version of HOF mod for Warlords. This is currently version 2.08.003 (http://hof.civfanatics.net/civ4/mods/HOF-2.08.003.exe) for PC.
The Mac version of Warlords can now be patched to be compatible with version 2.08, so Mac players can now play this game using Mac Hof Mod 200.002.


Game settings:
Civilization: Vikings (Leader: Ragnar Lodbrok; Traits: Aggressive & Financial)
Rivals: 6
Difficulty: Monarch
Map: Islands (map specific settings are not revealed)
Mapsize: Standard, Cylindrical
Climate: Cold
Water level: Medium
Starting Era: Ancient
Speed: epic
Victory Conditions: All enabled
Other settings: All default


Ragnar:
Ragnar is Aggressive and Financial; starting with Fishing and Hunting. Aggressive gives a free 'Combat I' promotion to all melee and gunpowder units, and gives double production on Barracks and Drydocks. Financial gives an extra :commerce: on all plots with atleast two :commerce: .

Unique unit: Berserker (civil service and machinery)
The Berserker replaces the Maceman. The Berserker has the same stats as a maceman, but get +10% when attacking cities and get a free amphibious attack promotion (no penalty when attacking across rivers or from boats).

Unique building: Trading Post (sailing)
The Trading Post replaces the normal lighthouse. It has same effects as the normal lighthouse, but in addition grants a free 'Navigation I' (+1 movement) to all naval units built in the city.

The starting screenshot is here (Click for larger version)
http://gotm.civfanatics.net/civ4games/images/wotm06small.jpg (http://gotm.civfanatics.net/civ4games/images/wotm06large.jpg)

Adventurer Class bonuses:
Start with a free workboat

Challenger Class Equalizers:
All AIs play at Settler difficulty instead of Noble (Among other things they get higher health and happiness caps)

>>Go to the download page HERE (http://gotm.civfanatics.net/civ4games/index.php?month=60006).

Yeah! I am first. :)

Yeah! I am first. :)

Second. :)

Actually why is a separate Pre-Game Discussion and a separate Saves Availablable thread? It seems to me that the fuction is the same - discussing strategy before starting the game..

Anyway, I have dowloaded it. Never played Vikings, and monarch sound much friendlier than the hopeless struggle in deity I have in the currect GOTM. :)

The pre-game discussion thread is for talking about what you think the gameplay will be like.

The saves available thread is for postings about problems with the game, downloading the saves, etc.

Hi guys, a question for the staff: In this WOTM, some map generation parameters were deliberately not revealed. However, once you've played the game for a certain number of turns, you'll obviously have a good idea of what those parameters were. Is it considered acceptable and within the rules/the spirit of the game, once you are at that point, to break off from the WOTM and generate a random practice map for yourself with the same map settings that you've deduced Gyathaar (probably) used in the actual map, in order to try out strategies on that map type?

There are no rules about practice games, and as long as you continue your GOTM from the point at which you discovered the parameters you aren't breaking any rules.

As to whether practice maps are in the spirit of the game, that subject was done to death long ago, in a far-away thread.

I DL the save, and clicked on open (ouvrir en français, don't know what the word is in english) and it crashed before actually loading the game.
I just double clicked on the save and it opened up nicely, and I had no other crash after that.
I think the save didn't get modified (to show a non existing session) by the first attempt, so I just played on.
Having no way to check for now (game isn't over!), I thought I'd just come here to ask.
Is it alright, or do I need to PM someone (AlanH?) about it?

clicked on open (ouvrir en français, don't know what the word is in english)
Open is correct :)

Is it alright, or do I need to PM someone (AlanH?) about it?

No need. You already told me :)

Can someone explain what the Mod does that we need? I tried doing a forum search for HoF and nothing came up. There is a link, but that downloads the actual file, but doesn't tell me what it does or explains why it is needed.

The home page for the mod is here. (http://hof.civfanatics.net/civ4/mod.php) What the mod does can best be understood by downloading and installing it, loading it, and starting a game using the mod. Enable all the options (use Ctrl-O) except the Map Finder, and observe.

What the mod does that we need is:

1) help us play better by condensing information already available in the game into a more usable format, and

2) provide greater ability to detect "cheating", i.e., detect reloading the game to achieve a better result than a previous attempt.

This will be neat my first time playing a WOTM and my first time playing on monarch!

This will be neat my first time playing a WOTM and my first time playing on monarch! So did you pick contender or adventurer (or even challenger! :eek: )?

dV

I'm not that brave, I chose Adventurer!