[C3C] COTM137 Arabia Regent - Pre-Game Discussion

[Più Freddo]

COTM137 Abu Bakr of the Arabs

In this Regent game of the month for Conquests, you will rule as Abu Bakr over the Arabs, who in Civilization III are a Expansionist and Religious people. You start the game with the knowledge of Pottery and Ceremonial Burial. Your unique unit is the Ansar Warrior, a cheaper, faster and more vulnerable replacement for the Knight.

The game plays on a Large Pangaea map with 20% land area. There are seven very special opponents, one of which is Austria. This means you have to follow these instructions to be able to play the game. This is your starting location:

Will you be able to adapt to the given situation and make good use of your tribe's special advantages? Since this is a low-level game, you can expect to get no special goodies or bonuses.

The normal changes to the Conquests rules apply to this game: Iron locations are fixed, and Workers instead of Settlers can be popped from Goody Huts. The impact of disease has been diminished.

Scope of the Game

Civilization: Arabia
Difficulty: Regent
Map size: Large
Map topology: Pangaea
Rivals: Seven
Barbarians: Restless
Required victory condition: None

Submissions are due by 28 February, 2018.

PLEASE NOTE THE DATE!

On January 17, the start file will be available here.

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[Più Freddo]

I've updated the first post to reflect the fact that Austria plays in the game, which necessitates the use of the COTM-special PediaIcons.txt file.

 

[Più Freddo]

I should perhaps tell you that I've changed the name of one of the Tribes and of its cities, but may have forgotten to change the name of the leader, and the artwork and unique unit are of course the original ones.

Austria is special in that its artwork is delivered with the game. This other change is just a normal modification and has nothing to do with the PediaIcons.txt file.

 

[Più Freddo]

Unfortunately, it seems I have uploaded an old, buggy version of PediaIcons.txt to the Game Schedule 2018 thread. It says "atr" instead of "art" in the path for two Austrian files, which causes the game to crash at the victory screen. I have now uploaded a corrected version of the file. Please either use this new file or correct your own copy! Very sorry for the inconvenience!