Bulgaria Civ Overview (Exploration Age)

[thecrazyscot]

Bulgaria is in the Crossroads game files.

Attributes

• Expansionist
• Militaristic

CUA: Krum's Dynasty
Receive Food to all Towns when pillaging Improvements equal to 50% of the yield or HP gained. All Combat units receive -3 Combat Strength against Districts with Medieval Walls.

UI: Hidden Fortress
+4 Production. Placed on Rough not adjacent to another Hidden Fortress. Units on this tile gain Stealth and they receive +3 Combat Strength. Bulgarian Unique Improvement. Counts as Fortification, +6 Combat Strength when defending. Ageless. Does not remove Warehouse bonuses on a tile.

UU: Bolyar [sic?]
Bulgarian Unique Cavalry Unit. Ignores Rough for movement and opposing unit’s combat. +3 Combat Strength when this unit is fighting on Rough.

UU: Tarkhan
Bulgarian Unique Army Commander. Faster. Units in its command radius can pillage for no movement cost.

Wonder: Rila Monastery
+4 Culture. Has 3 Relic Slots. Receive a Relic every time you build a Wonder including this one. Cannot be placed adjacent to a District.

 

[Ryansinbela]

Is this in the files? Or is this just a prediction

 

[thecrazyscot]

Civics
Seven Tribes
Combat units receive +5 Combat Strength when you have at least 5 Relics on display.

Tarnovo Schools
+2 Happiness on Hidden Fortresses in Settlements with a Temple.

Tsarstvie
Receive 2 Migrants in the Capital
Hidden Fortresses receive +2 Culture for each adjacent Mountain tile.

Traditions
False Retreat - Receive Production in all Cities when pillaging Buildings equal to 50% of the yield or HP gained. All Combat units receive -3 Combat Strength against Fortified Districts.

Iconolatry - Great Works provide +1 Happiness and +1 Gold

Strategems - 50% yields and HP from pillaging.

 

[thecrazyscot]

Is this in the files? Or is this just a prediction

It's in the files, along with Nepal and Bolivar.

 

[Ryansinbela]

Oh neat

I’m at work rn so I can’t check the update but I’ll see later

 

[Alexander's Hetaroi]

Seems like a spiritual successor to Georgia, but more offensive than defensive with cavalry.

I guess Georgia+Basil II=Bulgaria

 

[Eagle Pursuit]

Bolyar is the correct spelling. They were a class of equestrian nobles. I presume it's a cognate of Boyar in other languages.

 

[Josephias]

I guess Georgia+Basil II=Bulgaria

Well Basilgeorgia > Buslgoria > Bulgaria … makes sense

Now, we have spoiled all the fun for the second part of the month, tough

 

[Vizkan]

Maybe I'm still too civ 6-brained but these pillaging abilities sound extremely strong. I can remember getting 80-100 of a yield for some pillages in 7, so the traditions could give you something like 60 production in all your cities per pillage and you'll be able to pillage multiple times per turn with the commander making it movement-free. You could easily cut 2 or 3 turns off production timers in all your cities with one turn of pillaging.

I guess eventually you'll run out of stuff to pillage, and the penalty to CS against walls will make it harder to get your units onto urban tiles to pillage them.

 

[thecrazyscot]

 

[ConspicuousFlower]

I am confused, is the Combat Strength malus against Medieval Walls for your units or your opponent's?

 

[Eagle Pursuit]

I am confused, is the Combat Strength malus against Medieval Walls for your units or your opponent's?

It appears to be a malus for Bulgaria, encouraging you to camp around enemy cities and pillage tiles rather than conquer the cities

 

[TheGhostEnthusiast]

It appears to be a malus for Bulgaria, encouraging you to camp around enemy cities and pillage tiles rather than conquer the cities

Some people complain about mali, but I really do love thematic balancing mechanics like this.

 

[Daigotsu Max]

Delighted to see Rila Monastery after visiting it just last month! It really is a beautiful place and a very important one in Bulgarian history.

And as for the design, holy pillage monster Batman. I quite like it.

 

[Siptah]

And as for the design, holy pillage monster Batman. I quite like it.

Batman is Turkish though, not Bulgarian.

 

[Alexander's Hetaroi]

Batman is Turkish though, not Bulgarian.

It's actually Macedonian.
https://civilization.fandom.com/wiki/Macedonian_cities_(Civ6)

 

[Sagax]

I planned to have a Greece > Bulgaria > Russia playthrough, but honestly Bulgaria’s gameplay doesn’t quite fit the puzzle. Fingers crossed for some form of cultural/economic/diplomatic Rus in the far future, I guess.

Now Bulgaria into Buganda, on the other hand…

 

[TheGhostEnthusiast]

I planned to have a Greece > Bulgaria > Russia playthrough, but honestly Bulgaria’s gameplay doesn’t quite fit the puzzle. Fingers crossed for some form of cultural/economic/diplomatic Rus in the far future, I guess.

Now Bulgaria into Buganda, on the other hand…

Something tells me that an eventual Goth or Norse will fit in very nicely as the Antiquity Civilization for that path... all that's missing is a dedicated pillage leader!

 

[Siptah]

Something tells me that an eventual Goth or Norse will fit in very nicely as the Antiquity Civilization for that path... all that's missing is a dedicated pillage leader!

Hello Wallenstein!

But wait, that‘s actually a good opportunity to add a French leader. It was Louis XIV whose order got us the phrase scorched earth after all.

 

[Alexander's Hetaroi]

I planned to have a Greece > Bulgaria > Russia playthrough, but honestly Bulgaria’s gameplay doesn’t quite fit the puzzle. Fingers crossed for some form of cultural/economic/diplomatic Rus in the far future, I guess.

With some of the abilities revolving around Great Works I see it more fitting for Catherine than Russia, if you choose her as leader. But honestly, I assume Charlemagne would be a go to for them.

Something tells me that an eventual Goth or Norse will fit in very nicely as the Antiquity Civilization for that path... all that's missing is a dedicated pillage leader!

You just described almost any Norse or Gothic leader, well maybe not Theodoric.