News: SGOTM 17 Signup Thread - The Quartermaster's Challenge

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SGOTM 17 - The Quartermaster's Challenge

Thanks for this scenario go to kcd_swede, who seems to be getting a taste for SGOTM design.

The game description is quite simple this time: Kill them all.:ar15:

In this game, you will play as the Quartermaster, and like all quartermasters he thinks he's a king of his own holy empire.

The Quartermaster is Protective and Imperialistic. His unique unit is the Landsknecht, which replaces the Pikeman, and gets a combat bonus (100%) versus melee as well as mounted units. Your unique building is the Rathaus, which replaces the Courthouse, and gives -75% maintenance.

The game will be played at Immortal difficulty, at normal speed.
You will start in the Classical Era (2000BC), but Meditation, Polytheism, and Monotheism technologies have been removed for the player and for all AI (and for Barbs, who will start with same techs as AI). All religions can be founded in the usual way.

Game Options:
Culture flipping after conquest
No Vassals
No Huts
No Random Events

Opponents: 6 AI
Normal Speed
Map: Artificial, flat wrap

Starting screenshot
This is the start of the game (click for a bigger image):



To be eligible for an award (Laurels or Spoons) you must win the game any way you can.

Laurels' priority will go to the team that acheives the fastest Conquest victory. If not enough teams win by conquest to award all 4 awards then eligible teams can win the laurels based on the highest power-rating at the time of victory. Wooden Spoons will as always go to the eligible team finishing (winners ONLY this time) with the lowest final score.

If everyone is defeated.... well... it would sure be memorable:lol:

Although the goal is quite simple to understand, do not expect it to be easy to accomplish. Enjoy the Quartermaster's Challenge!:king: Sign up today!

Timetable

Please sign up in this thread by February 15 at the latest. To help us to assign players to teams, please indicate your preferred team, whether you have played previous SGOTMs or SGs, and the highest level of Civ4 difficulty you can typically win at.

The game will start on February 22.

The completion deadline will be June 22. Plan your game, and please avoid a last minute struggle to meet the deadline.

Notes
  • Versions
    This game will be played in Civilization IV Beyond the Sword, version 3.19, using the standard BUFFY-3.19.003 HoF mod.
    If a later BtS patch is released during this game you will NOT be able to use it to play. You will need to complete this game in BtS version 3.19 before updating your copy of BtS, or create and update a separate copy.

    Macintosh players can only join in if they are able to run the Windows software on their system.
  • Rules and Procedures
    Please visit the Civ4 SGOTM reference thread to check out the rules and procedures to ensure that you are adequately prepared for this game.

    All saved game files uploaded to the server are parsed through software that extracts and archives data about your save, including reload count for each turn set.
  • Spoiler information will absolutely NOT be tolerated in this thread.

Please sign up for this game as soon as possible by posting your own details in this thread. I shall publish draft team lists below in the next ten days.

Please use the separate Discussion Thread for any non-sign-up questions or comments about this game

Current Sign-up Lists
The table below will display your stated team preferences as I add you to the database. The number of players in each team is shown in brackets, as are non-playing advisers.
 
U'nu'sual S'us'pec'ts
Immortal
 
I'm in.
In fifth element.

Map: Artificial, flat wrap
Never heard of artificial before.

Flat warp is no wrap?
 
Map: Artificial, flat wrap
Never heard of artificial before.

Flat warp is no wrap?

Artificial probably means stylicized according KCD's standards.

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Promise, AlanH, won't post irrelevant post like this one. I posted without even thinking.

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Found a way to catch up this bad post:
Sign me up as an advisor for now in Kaku. The scenario is just just oomph.
 
Team Preference: 革命家 (pronounced かくめいか; romaji transliteration = kakumeika)
Difficulty Pref.: Deity
SGOTM exp.: several

Sun Tzu Wu
 
Fifth element please!
 
Maple Sporks please.
 
Not sure what numbers we'll have but here goes.

Phoenix Rising
Immortal
Yes I have played these games before.
 
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