BOTM 111: Little GOTM Player vs The Staff
You are Little GOTM Player (awww, aren't you cute...
), and this month it is your challenge to defeat the GOTM Staff! Have you ever felt so grateful to DynamicSpirit that you've wished you could give him all your gold, or been so in awe of AlanH that you wish only to vassal yourself to Him so that you can worship at His feet? Well in this game you get the chance! Or you could just conquer everyone, but that might be a bit risky as you don't know who amongst the GOTM staff is likely to hold grudges...Just one bit of advice on this map: If I were you, I'd check carefully what you might be up against before you declare war or otherwise upset anyone.
Game settings:
Playing as: Little GOTM Player of The Players
Rivals: 6 AIs
Difficulty: Emperor
Starting Era: Ancient
Speed: Normal
Options: Permanent alliances, no goody huts, no random events
Victory Conditions: All enabled
Map settings:
Map: Fractal (modified)
World Wrap: Cylindrical
Mapsize: Standard
Climate: Tropical
Sea level: High
Little GOTM Player is Spiritual and Creative, and you start with The Wheel and Agriculture.
The Spiritual trait gives no anarchy and double production speed of Temple and Cristo Redentor
The Creative trait gives +2 culture/city each turn and double production speed of Colosseum, Library and Theatre
Unique unit: War Chariot (replaces Chariot)
The War Chariot benefits from: base strength = 5, and immune to first strikes. This compares with the Chariot which has: base strength = 4, and not immune to first strikes.
Unique Building: Obelisk (replaces Monument)
Besides the +1 culture/turn of the monument, the obelisk allows you to turn 2 citizens into priests. May be useful for an early shrine...?
Starting screenshot
This is the start of the game (click for a bigger image):
Note that in this game, any espionage-culture victories will be counted as cultural victories.
To Enter the Competition:
This competition will open at 00:01 am on 15 Jul 2016, server local time (UTC-6:00). From that date and time, you'll be able to get your chosen starting save >>>here<<<.
Submit the save after your victory (or defeat) here, by 15 Aug 2016.
Here is a link to a list of the differences between Vanilla, Warlords and BtS.
Software Versions
Windows: This game MUST be played in Beyond the Sword (NOT Civ4 Vanilla or Warlords), patched to version 3.19, and with the BUFFY mod version 3.19.003 installed. You can download the BUFFY mod here. Players using Windows Vista or Windows 7 are encouraged to read the notes on Vista fixes here.
Macintosh: This game MUST be played in Beyond the Sword (NOT Civ4 Vanilla or Warlords), patched to version 3.19, and with the Mac BUFFY mod version 3.19.003 installed. You can download the Mac BUFFY mod here.
While playing...
Remember - for your entry to be accepted, it MUST be your first attempt to play this game, and you MUST NOT replay any turns. If you make a mistake while playing, you have to live with it, learn from it, and carry on the game without replaying.
We will open 'spoiler' threads during the month for players to discuss what happens in their games. Do not discuss any details of your game outside those threads.
and starts with a berzerker or two, already in a transport...
(but they are not in BtS as a civ so I'm sticking with 
