finally!
I have been requesting Israel in the "request civ form" on this page since the beginning and someone has finally done it!
I can't believe the day I stop asking and start making it myself someone makes one! lol
well here is my ideas. from my own mod I just started. I would like to work with you if you ever need some help with Israel CIV
Here are my Suggestion from the CIV request thread......(ignore the first part about warlords it was that old!)
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Okay its been done I know that but not for warlords!!!
I am waiting for someone to make an Israeli mode for Civ Warlords!
I am not saying this because I think I am the man and have the Best Ideas but
For warlords anyway the leader should be David Ben-Gurion
Charismatic Spiritual
Charismatic - why because he got elected leader twice and held a majority in the Knesset thought the strength of his character. And the father of a the MODERN nation
Spiritual- Because in a time when most people consider themselves secular he created a Jewish state. Also for policies like Magic carpet which brought Jews back to Israel. Also for allowing any Jew to return to the state of Israel.
UU- the modern state of Israel was only founded in 1948 so I think the Idea of swordsmen or slingers is a poor one I would go for....
Merkava - was the first MBT (main battle tank) that was designed, fabricated and put into mass production by the state of Israel.
Israel could not afford to fight wars of attrition as it was a new state lacking human resources so crew safety was put first
In game terms Merkava would have 27 strength (instead of 28) however would start with flanking 1 and 2, to represent it ability to protect the crew/tank
UB this is very easy for me
Kibbutz its very easy to say this should replace granary or some early game structure however again I think this should come late in the game to represent Israel as a new state so like America it should replace Supermarket as the alternative the kibbutz represented to a capitalist lifestyle.
In game turns
1+ from cows deer sheep and pigs lol
2+ culture (the kibbutz were used to mark territory and define Israels boarders)
Free city garrison 1 promotion. Units built in this city. (They defended well during the various Arab Israeli wars and produced bullets)
Favourite Civic has to be Nationalism for the drafting and such...
Thanks for your time anyone who is interested in making this with me or use my ideas or generally make it without my input please contacts me!!! .
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My Ideas Have Changed a bit with more reading. and the release of BtS
I think a better UB now would be Mossad, since the release of BtS Basically replaces Intelligence agency
Mossad +65% (instead of 50%)
and turn 4 citizens into spies.
The reason of this is because of the way Mossad recruits and operates, without going into extreme detail its very differnt from all other intelligence agencies it is very very very very small (only 30-35 case officers or Katsas around the world) it draws from local Jewish support and volunteers or Sayanim registers.
Also I stuck with the idea of a tank but changed it to a Sherman M-50 and the Sherman M-51 or Magach tank as Both were used widely in Israels biggest conflicts in the Middle East (Biggest tank battles since the Second World War)
I would give the tanks +50% vs Gun pounder Units as Israeli tanks where fitted with more machines guns for lighter targets. and Mobility, for obvious reasons IDF tanks had to fight in the harshest conditions and didn't malfunction half as much as there Soviet Counterparts given to the Egyptians and Syrians, also preformed better than American and British tanks which had many malfunctions during the Gulf war.
I was also thinking of a better fighter but I am not sure if this a good Idea as it would quickly cause unbalance. Also aircrafts where not changed as much as purchased tanks, it was more to do with the training of Israeli Pilots. I was thinking a UB of Airport that gives +4 exp to aircrafts would represent the IAF well and its unique training.
These Are My ideas. I also have a comprehensive list of Israeli cities by population size now which i obtained from the Israeli embassy. And to anyone who says the Ancient state of Judea of Israel is not linked to the Modern state of Israel a) needs to look at the globe b) needs to read the works of Theodor Herzl . Jews returning to the State of Israel is prominent in prayer and Holidays (Passover & Yom Kippur) and is just reversing the Jewish diaspora started by the Romans and continued for centuries.
Thanks for the Mod!