“By doubting we come to enquiry, and through enquiry we perceive the truth.” - Pierre Abélard
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The Enlightenment Era, The Century of Lights, The Age of Reason. Those are but a few names people have dubbed the Eighteenth Century, one hundred years that pushed the world into the direction of scientific and social progress. Propelled by philosophers, scientists, explorers and politicians alike, the Enlightenment Era transformed the face of Europe and the Americas, and the mindset of their inhabitants likewise. Originating from the grand humanist ideas of the Renaissance, the principles of Enlightenment shifted man’s attention from the divine to the profane, from the Heavens to the Earth, from faith to science. Whilst earlier eras of history saw - on occasion - matching levels of freedom or progress, the Age of Reason pushed the boundaries of human curiosity, research and exploration much further ahead. The ideas of personal liberty, secular politics and scientific method - those were the concepts that defined the epoch. Concepts that found their greatest achievement in the creation of the United States of America, and their biggest caricature in the self-destructing bloodshed of the French Revolution.
Whilst marked by near-constant war, social upheaval and the crumbling of absolute monarchies of old, the Enlightenment Era paved the way for the Industrial Revolution with its intrepid pursuit of science and the perceived expansion of the human mind. Just as the Industrial Revolution sped the world up, this prior epoch first turned the world around.
What's included:
- Completely new Enlightenment era
- 11 New Technologies
- 11 New Units
- 12 New Buildings
- 9 New Wonders
- New extension of scouting unit line
- Fully voiced era, tech, and wonder quotes
The Enlightenment Era is, by default, compatible with almost every mod which is unrelated to the tech tree. Other mods which add new eras will conflict with the Enlightenment, as will any mods which add technologies in the Industrial era or later. Mods which add a few technologies to the early game but do not adjust the length of the tech tree as a whole should be compatible, but this is not guaranteed.
Beyond the tech tree, Cultural Diversity will have support for the Enlightenment on or soon after launch, as will all relevant civs from More Civilisations and JFD's Civilisations. Support from other mods will come as they are updated by their respective authors.
Mod support (for Modders):
In order to add support for the Enlightenment to your mod, first add the Enlightenment as a reference using the below ID:
Mod Title: The Enlightenment Era
Mod ID: ce8aa614-7ef7-4a45-a179-5329869e8d6d
What is needed for support will depend on the nature of your mod, however for a simple unique unit change for a civ historically set within the Enlightenment Era you can follow the example code written by Sukritact here in order to change the unique unit of a civ to a more appropriate one within the Enlightenment. As long as the file is properly added (the same way in which an XML file is added to a mod) and the Enlightenment is set as a reference then this format will update the unit to replace one from the Enlightenment. Other stats can also be added easily using the same format, and will only update when the mod is active.
Current Status:
As of the 30th of October, this mod has officially been released. Later updates will primarily fix bugs which are noticed post-release, as well as adjust costs of technologies and other aspects to better reflect a pacing similar to that of the Vanilla game. Support from other mods is now in the hands of their respective authors.
How you can help:
Now that the mod is released, we need bug reports on anything which isn't correct so that we can fix it. There were a lot of changes in the final days prior to release, so it is likely that some may not have been updated in all places. We also need feedback on the pacing of the era, so that it is in line with Vanilla and doesn't pass by too quickly (or too slowly)
More Information:
Tech Tree | Manual
Screenshot Album
Credits:Tech Tree | Manual
Screenshot Album
Please note that this only includes direct contributors. Many additional people have helped, either in part or through providing unit models which have since been used. The list will be updated as more information on that regard becomes available
Andrew Holt - Quote voiceovers
COF - Pedias
Janboruta - Art, Design
JFD - Code, Pedias, Design
Pouakai - Code and Compilation, Design, Pedias
Proffy - Pedias
Reedstilt - Pedias, Design
Regalman - Pedias
Sukritact - Art, Design
Superwaffle - Pedias, Text
TheeeSpacePope - Art
Tomatekh - Pedias
Viregel - Pedias
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