BOTM 260: Asoka of India.
Enjoy playing as Asoka of India at Noble difficulty level on an randomly spawned Inland Sea map unaltered by the map-maker.
Game settings:
Playing as: Asoka of India
Rivals: 6 AIs
Difficulty: Noble
Starting Era: Ancient
Speed: Normal
Options: No barbarians, no tech brokering, no goody huts, no random events
Victory Conditions: All enabled
Map settings:
Map: Inland Sea
World Wrap: None
Mapsize: Standard
Climate: Temperate
Sea level: Medium
Map latitudes: -60°S to 60°N
Asoka is Spiritual and Organized, and you start with Mysticism and Mining.
The Spiritual trait gives no anarchy and double production speed of Temple and Cristo Redentor
The Organized trait gives -50% civic upkeep and double production speed of Courthouse, Factory and Lighthouse
Unique unit: Fast Worker (replaces Worker)
The fast worker has 3 movement points against the ordinary worker's 2 - making the fast worker one of the fastest-moving land units in the game!
Unique Building: Mausoleum (replaces Jail)
The mausoleum gives +2 happiness out of the box, to add to the espionage and war-weariness benefits of the jail.
Starting screenshot
This is the start of the game (click for a bigger image):
Challenger Class Equalizers:
You will play at Immortal difficulty level though the AI will have Noble level starting units.
To Enter the Competition:
This competition will open at 00:01 am on 23 Oct 2023, 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 23 Nov 2023.
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 3.19.005 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.
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