Civilization 5 - Game of the Month Training Series Game 41
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Welcome to the forty-first game in the GOTM V Training Series! There are plenty of new features in Civilization 5 Gods & Kings to explore and the Training Series games will allow new and old GOTM fans to try out these new features in a friendly environment. You are all encouraged to post your questions, stories, advice, tricks and failures in the dedicated game threads described below. You can read more about the GOTM and Training Series concept in this thread. Before going into the details of this game, we would like to ask you to abide to our most sacred rule: don’t replay any turns. If you make a mistake, accept it and try to recover. It's better to do the bad moves in the Training Series instead of in the actual GOTM competition, once it starts.
In this game, the designated VC is Culture. You may win by any VC you wish, as all VC's are enabled, but the results will be posted with fastest finish by Culture victory and then all other VC listed below by fastest time.
In this game you will play as Theodora and lead The Byzantine Empire to victory. It's a standard-sized mystery map played at Emperor difficulty and at standard pace. Culture victory is the designated VC for this game, all victory conditions are enabled. You will have until September 2nd to complete the game and submit.
Very happy to have out Mac players with us, hope you enjoy the game.
Please note that you are only allowed to build Oxford University one time.
Civ V G&K - TSG41 Game Settings:
Playable Civ: Theodora - Byzantium
Number of AI Opponents: 7
Number of City-States: 16
Map type: Mystery
Map Size: Standard
Difficulty Level: Emperor
Game pace: Standard
Game options: Promotion saving is enabled. Quick Combat is disabled (You may now turn it on using the game options menu.)
Game Version: This game was created in Civ5 Gods & Kings version 1.0.1.705. There is no dlc in this game.
In this game, you will be playing as Theodora, you possess Patriarchate of Constantinople. You receive the choice of one more Belief than normal when you found a Religion.
You can train the Cataphract, which replaces the Horseman. The Cataphract is slower but more powerful than the Horseman it replaces, making them one of the most dangerous cavalry units until the arrival of the Knight. They can move after attacking and can gain defensive bonuses while their penalty in attacking cities is less than that of Horsemen. You must discover the technology of Horseback Riding and you need the Horse resource to build it.
You can train the Dromon, which replaces the Trireme. The Dromon attacks with Greek Fire, making it the first naval unit with a ranged attack. This unit fights at +50% strength against other naval units. though it cannot enter Deep Ocean tiles. You must discover the technology of Sailing and do not need a resource to build it.
This is where you will start:
Information about threads associated with TSG
TSG Announcement thread (this one). This thread is used to announce the game and clarify the settings and rules (don’t be afraid to ask questions). It’s also used to discuss the game before you start, and post problems with opening the save. Please don’t post any information from a game you have started. Instead use the next thread.
Game In Progress thread. This thread is used to discuss the game once it's on the way. There are no reading or posting restrictions as such (apart from normal decency), although we encourage players to use the spoiler tags for screenshots. Here you can post questions related to the game and share your achievements/anger/frustration/victories while you play.
After Action Report thread. In this thread you can post the results of your game. Please state (preferably in the post title) your victory date and score, as recorded in the Hall of Fame, and the most important: your path to glory! , We will create a separate thread with the results at the end of the four week period (sorted by date and score). Players are encouraged to provide feedback on the game. Some players like to replay the game, and although we will not record the results from a replay, you can still post your new experiences. The game will not be closed as such, but after two weeks, the results will be compiled, and will not necessarily be updated with reports coming in after the finish date.
File Upload System
We now have a game file upload system you can find here. Please use it to upload your completed first attempt by saving the game on the turn after your victory or defeat. (by using the "lemme play one more turn" feature)
This game runs for a month and ends Sunday, 2 September 2012.
The Save can be found here.
... but which one? I'll probably move the warrior south and if there's nothing down there I'll settle north, where all 3 resources will be in my inner ring. Desert folklore is looking promising.
