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Empire of Haiti
Pearl of the Antilles
Natural wonders within Haitian cities provide +2 Appeal to all tiles within the city. Improvements over luxury resources provide +1 additional Amenity and provide bonus Tourism in later eras. Reefs provide +1 Appeal to adjacent land tiles and +2 Culture, boosted to +4 with Conservation.
Maroon
Renaissance Era unique unit. Melee unit that is cheaper to train than others, has high movement speed, and gains a +3 combat bonus when attacking or defending on Hills, Woods, or Rainforest terrain. Upgrades into Infantry.
Mache nan Lari
Unique District that replaces the Commercial Hub. Provides +1 Amenity to its city and provides Tourism in later eras. -2% discount on Gold purchases with each one built, -3% with Guilds, -4% with Banking, and -5% with Economics.
(For balancing purposes, I'm sure this discount needs to be capped at some point, but I'm not sure where would be a good place. Please sound off in the comments!)
Jacques I
Freedom from Bondage
Haiti can declare Protectorate Wars from the beginning of the game. +30% Production towards military units and Encampment Districts and buildings and +2 additional movement for military units during the first 5 turns of a Protectorate War.
Freed Man’s Republic
Dislikes civilizations that conquer or oppress civilizations or city-states not on their home continent. Likes civilizations who avoid doing this or who keep their conflicts internal.
Jean-Jacques Dessalines, you know what it means to face adversity and to rise above it, as do the people of your nation. You helped lead Haiti out of bondage and into a prosperous future, and once more do your people call to you for guidance. Build rich and vibrant cities that embrace the culture and strength that Haiti has within her, and soon all the world will know that a people who control their own destiny in spite of hardship need fear no oppressor.
Jacques I's Details
Religion: Catholicism
General personality: Quiet and cautious, generally seeming closed-off.
Dialogue:
Jacques would speak Haitian Creole.
Spoiler Dialogue :
Haiti's Details
Start bias: Tier 2 towards Coast, Reef, Rainforest; Tier 3 towards luxury resources
Ideal victory types: Culture, Domination
Jerseys:
The hibiscus is the national flower of Haiti.
These jerseys take inspiration from the current version and past variations of the Haitian national flag. The last one represents the flag of the Haitian insurgents during the Haitian Revolution.
City list:
Spoiler Haitian Cities :
Port-au-PrinceCitizen list:
Spoiler Haitian Citizens :
(I usually try to keep each civ's name list as unique as possible, but then I realized that France and Canada share a few citizen names, so screw it, I'm using a couple too.)
River names: Artibonite River, Grande-Anse River, Dajabón River, Rivière de Saint-Marc, Grande Rivière du Nord, Rivière Blanche, Rivière de Grand Goâve...
Lake names: Bassin-Bleu, Lake Azuei, Lake Enriquillo, Lake Peligre, Lake Miragoâne, Trou Caiman
Sea/Ocean names: Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Canal de La Gonâve, Canal de Saint-Marc, Golfe de la Gonâve, Canal de la Tortue, Baie des Cayes, Baie des Cayemites, Baie de Garcons...
Mountain Range names: Chaîne de la Selle, Massif de la Hotte, Montagnes du Cibao
Volcano names: Thomazeau, Morne la Vigie
Civilization theme: Wongolo (or Wangolo)
A Haitian song said to refer to the first King of Angola and the peace that African people enjoyed before colonization. In it, the singers call out to a distant African ancestor, saying that the times are changing and asking when they will come home.
Example for inspiration: "Ancient Era"
Another song that could just as easily qualify for a main theme (or some excellent ambient music otherwise) would be Haïti Chérie, a highly recognizable patriotic song about the pride Haitians feel for their country and culture. I would be more than pleased to hear either of these, with or without lyrics, as the civilization's main theme through the ages.
Example for inspiration: "Medieval Era"
In designing Haiti and Jacques I, I wanted to focus in on the strength and perseverance of the Haitian people, both in their unique culture and in their struggle for freedom and independence. Aside from the story of the Haitian Revolution, the other thing that fascinated me about the country is its sheer beauty. Haiti has some absolutely breathtaking natural sights, and I wanted to reflect that in its ability. Additionally, Alexander's Hetairoi pointed out that Haiti, being an island, could be the first civ to get a bonus from Reef tiles - and, upon further research, Haiti does have about 620 miles (1000 km) of coral reefs, so I threw that in there as well.
Maroon's Details
Era: Renaissance
Promotion Tree: Melee
Upgrades from: N/A
Upgrades to: Infantry
Unlocks with: Gunpowder
Obsolete with: Replaceable Parts
Cost:
•10 Niter
•100 Production
•680 Gold
•2 Gold maintenance cost
Stats:
•Movement: 3
•Melee: 48
•Sight: 3
Mache nan Lari's Details
Unlocked by: Currency
Pillage award: Gold
Production cost: 54
Yields:
•+1 Great Merchant point per turn
•+2 Gold from each adjacent River and Harbor
•+2 Gold from each adjacent Pamukkale tile
•+1 Gold from every 2 adjacent District tiles
•+1 Amenity
•Tourism equal to its Gold output once Flight is researched
Citizen Yields: +4 Gold per citizen
Trade Yields:
•Domestic destination: +1 Production
•International destination: +3 Gold
Unlocks
Buildings:
•Market
•Bank
•Stock Exchange
Projects:
•Commercial Hub Investment
Other:
•+1 Trade Route capacity
•Grants a 2% discount on all Gold purchases when built. This stacks with each successive Mache nan Lari built. Discount increases to 3% with Guilds, 4% with Banking, and 5% with Economics.
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