Pie's Ancient Europe V 2016-10-05

The full version of PAE V is finally there!

Games such as Total War Rome II or Ryse Son of Rome for the Xbox seem to have transferred antiquity into gaming more enthrallingly and realistically than ever. But as soon as you have seen all the visual bombast, what remains of the long-term gaming enjoyment and real immersion into the ancient world? Not much. Nothing against high resolution massacre and panoramic real-time battles, but game depth, "soul" and historical feeling are traits rather searched in turn-based build-up games.

However: founding cities, governing empires, conquering the world - we all know that. What should be new in a turn-based strategy game playing in antiquity? The answer: Pie's Ancient Europe, a user-made, free modification for Civilization IV. Some commercial developers may just dream about this atmosphere, playability and concentration of innovative features. Here are just a few examples of the things you can do in PAE:

Spread food resources such as dates, olives, grain and wine from city to city - starting with only one resource in your empire or one you have bargained for - and thus re-enact the agricultural development of ancient empires.

Be suprised by the new promotion system for units and experience a completely new characterisation of your army: units do not only win experience points in combat any more but also promotions depending on the landscape and combative routine to the point of heroism. Then, your battle-tried veterans can be settled down in provinces and reactivated in case of need.

Do not merely fight barbarians and other civilizations but also the internal dangers of your empire: faithless generals, crazy province governors, religious tensions, mutinying troops, rebellious soldiers, renegading vassals or foreign mercenary armies some unknown enemy has sicked on you. Will the hostile mercenary leader confess under torture which of your opponents is responsible for this gang of mercenaries in your territory? Then pay him back by hiring an own army which will destabilize him internally. But maybe the Gods themselves will punish him with a devastating natural disaster: witness tsunamis, meteorits, volcanos, locust and plague desolating his country - or yours.

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• Pie's Ancient Europe

Included Szenarios:

Starting at 4000 BC:
-) Europe XL (67x90)
-) Europe large (84x64)
-) Europe medium (84x44)
-) Europe standard (64x64)
-) Europe standard (64x64) - with randomized bonus
-) Europe small (55x28)
-) Europe mini (52x32)
-) Europe Ice Age (84x64)
-) World Ice Age (124x68)
-) Eastern Mediterranean (150x89)
-) Orient (100x54)
-) Europe large (84x64) - with historical Barbarian Cities (Tribes)
-) Europe medium (84x46) - with historical Barbarian Cities (Tribes)
-) Europe standard (64x44) - with historical Barbarian Cities (Tribes)
-) Hellenic Europe (90x54) - with historical Barbarian Cities (Tribes)
-) Valley (84x52)

Advanced scenarios:
-) First Punic War 264 BC
-) War of Diadochi 300 BC
-) Rise of Egypt 4000 BC
-) Greco-Persian Wars 480 BC
-) Limes Germanicus 12 AD (fictional)


More than 38 new game features:

-) An authentic, historical correct tech-tree (Arrowheads, Spoke wheels, runes,...)
-) Almost all standard ancient units (ram, slingshooter, skirmisher, threemanchariot,...)
-) Historical ancient special units for almost every CIV you never played in other games before.
-) Almost every unit has its historical based skin. Even some units have their second skin in classical times.
-) All units, buildings, wonders and projects depend on historical facts and some of them are related to religions and/or resources
-) An european map with England, Ireland, North-Africa and Asia Minor
-) All resources gather from historical maps, even 4 different types of cereals
-) 13 religions: Celtic, Nordic, Egypt, Phoenician, Sumerian, Greek, Roman, Zoroastrism, Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism
-) 9 cults/cultures (corporations): like Isis, Mithras, Cybele, Hellenism,...
-) Units can defect to other CIVs during fight
-) Plot culture changes during won/lost battles
-) Mercenaries ! Merchants ! Pirates ! Sea peoples !
-) An amazing slave feature!
-) Ranged attack with archers and catapults (1 plot only). AI knows to use!
-) Religious expulsion with consquences !
-) Roman roads (can only be built by legions and mercenary legions)!
-) Terrain tundra and desert can not be settled. Endless barbarians !
-) Rivers, desert and tundra are natural borders (-25%, -50%, -75% defence)
-) Leprosy and plague haunt unhealthy cities
-) Christianity earns importance (slavery revolts)
-) Colony and Province Feature (with Auxiliary units)
-) Lots of wonders!
-) Fog of war gets black again
-) Exciting Sea Peoples, Huns and Viking invasion
-) More promotion steps (up to 5)
-) Lots of historical special buildings, special units and elite units!
-) Different city and unit skins!
-) A great new vassal feature
-) Ship feature
-) Wine distribution!
-) Automated battlefield experience (promotions)
-) Veteran unit commendations
-) Unit ranking
-) Distribution of some bonus resources
-) Hire or send mercenaries
-) Army supply
-) Provincial capitals
and more ...

Multilingual: Yes
(all important texts are now available in all 5 languages!)
English: 100%
German: 100%
Spanish: 98.7%
French: 84.3%
Italian: 67.5%
(Pedia texts can contain English material)

Multiplayer: Yes

Random Maps: Yes

For Version: CIV IV BTS 3.19

For WINDOWS & MAC Users(!)