[BTS] Civ of the Week: Makuria

[cybrxkhan]

Another civ of the week.

THIS WEEKS' CIV:
THE MAKURIANS

DOWNLOAD HERE

What is Civ of the Week?

Spoiler:

Civ of the Week is a “project” aiming at bringing you a new, fresh, exotic, and most of all, random, civ every 1-2 weeks, from all corners of the globe, from the Vietnamese to the Mittanni to the Iraqis.
Each civilization features full civilopedia text entires, 1-2 leaders with slightly more unique attitudes (they're not simply a copy of another leader), a UU, a UB, audio, and full graphics.

The purpose of Civ of the Week, then, is two-fold:

1. To bring you random civs that would probably not have been chosen as civilizations first of all, and to provide a new, more exotic, more interesting experience in choosing civilizations.

2. To promote more knowledge of lesser-known peoples, cultures, and histories.


Otherwise, then, enjoy!

Statistics and Information for the Makurians:

Spoiler:

Description: Makuria was the most powerful of three Nubian kingdoms of the medieval era. Founded around the time of Constantine the Great in Rome, Makuria converted to Christianity within a few centuries and became a bastion of Christianity against the rising tide of Islam later.

For much of its history, Makuria survived against Islamic excursions through the paying of a bakt, a kind of tribute, towards the rulers of Egypt. Still, Makuria was a sophisticated and prosperous civilization, and at times it was able to successfully fend off Islamic attacks. The Makurians depended on trade with their Islamic neighbors to the north; the slave trade was particularly prosperous, as many of the slave-soldiers of Egypt came from Makuria.

Makuria survived for about a thousand years, before succumbing to a declining economy and out-right civil war. Eventually, the surrounding Islamic nations took advantage of Makuria's weakness and eventually conquered the Christian African civilization.


Leader: Merkurios (Spiritual, Expansive)

UU: Sudanese Warband (Replaces Pikeman) (+1 strength)

UB: Nubian Potter (Replaces Forge) (+2 happiness)

SCREENSHOTS:








TO INSTALL:

After downloading, unzip the contents into your BtS mods folder.


Credits:
- Bakuel (for the unit)
- C. Roland (for the building)
- TheCapo and Pencilgod (for the LH)

[Mad Man 2.0]

Nice addition there.

[Ekmek]

you didn't try making a LH yourself?

[Huayna Capac357]

Makuria was an interesting place. Good choice

[Bakuel]

Awesome job cybrxkhan!

[cybrxkhan]

Originally Posted by Ekmek

you didn't try making a LH yourself?

I'm currently in a sort of busy situation right now, and I really wanted to get this over with for some reason. Don't worry, I haven't abandoned LH making, I just want to wait until I have more time to practice and learn it fully.

[Phrossack]

Nice it's good to see Makuria in Civ!

I read that the Nubians used longbows. Perhaps a Longowman UU would be nice as a second option.

[techathon]

YOu can also if u want unzip it then drop all the files in cuustomassets, dut that thakes a while.