France - Catherine de Medici Thread

[zwei833]

 

[bite]

https://youtu.be/eINr4EqAkSc

 

[TPangolin]

Woot! I'll include some more info here as usual:


Link to video.

Leader: Catherine de Medici

National Ability: Grand Tour - Gain a bonus when constructing midgame wonders. Gain extra tourism for every wonder.
Leader Ability: Ladies-in-waiting - Gain additional diplomatic information for every foreign civilization met. Researching Castles yields an additional spy.
Unique Unit: Garde Impériale - Gain a bonus when fighting on the home continent of France, and garner Great General points from kills.
Unique Infrastructure: Château - Must be built near a river. Provides culture, and special bonuses for being in the vicinity of wonders.

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Spoiler :

Born an Italian noblewoman, Catherine de’ Medici was wed to King Henry II of France and served as Queen from 1547 until her husband’s death in 1559. Her influence would extend beyond this brief period as Queen, however, as she went on to bear three sons who would each become King of France during her lifetime.

Her offspring each ruled France during a period of continuous civil and religious war. Despite the constant threat of complex and seemingly insurmountable conflict, Catherine kept the French monarchy intact as she championed both policies of compromise with the rebellious Protestant class and later more hardline stances against them. She was one of the most powerful women in Europe during her lifetime and was known to be a ruthless individual whose efforts inarguably kept the French monarchy in power during one of France’s most tumultuous periods.

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Unique Unit: Garde Imperiale

Spoiler :

A group of elite veteran soldiers formed by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1799, the Garde Imperiale often received better compensation, equipment, living quarters and rations during war, much to the dismay of the other soldiers in service. The Garde Imperiale were divided into three different groups - the Old, the Middle and the Young - and served Napoleon in all of his wars until their end at the Battle of Waterloo, where the Middle Guard retreated (for the first and only time) during the battle and left the Old and Young Guards to defend Napoleon’s withdrawal while simultaneously succumbing to the punishing cannons of the combined British and Prussian opposition.

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Unique Improvement: Château

Spoiler :

The term chateau has historically applied to large country homes with adjoining lands. In the 1600s, wealthy French lords marked the countryside with these elegant and luxurious mansions, though many were later burned during the myriad peasant and populist revolutions that swept through the nation. Numerous chateaus remain to this day as tourist attractions, including Catherine’s favorite, the Chateau de Chenonceau, site of many of her spectacular nighttime parties and the first fireworks display seen in France.

 

[kaspergm]

Catherine De Medici confirmed!

 

[Guama]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mx19mhqlZi4

 

[Cerilis]

Please sum up the uniques for those at work right now who can't watch the video.

 

[Seek]

UA: Grand Tour: Bonus to production for mid-game wonders, bonus tourism from wonders.
UU: Guard Imperial: Bonus on home continent, Great General points from kills.
UTI: Chateau: Grants culture with "special" bonuses for being near wonders, must be built on a river.
LUA: Espionage focus - extra diplo information from every civ met. Extra spy at "castles"

 

[CivCube]

We did it, Civ Fanatics!

 

[TheMarshmallowBear]

In addition - China's Historical Agenda is called Wall of 10,000 Lis

 

[the_jeff]

We did it, Civ Fanatics!

Yeah, I feel like this confirms the poster Idea as not a red herring. CdM is too...specific to be coincidence.

 

[GermanSettler]

CdM seems absolutely fine and interesting A queen you love to hate.

 

[zwei833]

She is beautiful! Love her!

 

[bite]

ok we have dies but what is that other resource at - https://youtu.be/eINr4EqAkSc?t=1m1s

 

[HanNorwood]

Yeah, I feel like this confirms the poster Idea as not a red herring. CdM is too...specific to be coincidence.

Y'all know what that means, right?

Gandhi...

 

[moysturfurmer]

I spy apostles? I spy Mont St. Michel? On iPad, can't post images.

 

[bite]

ok we have dies but what is that other resource at - https://youtu.be/eINr4EqAkSc?t=1m1s

never mind it is sugar

 

[Rockhammer]

UA: Grand Tour: Bonus to production for mid-game wonders, bonus tourism from wonders.
UU: Guard Imperial: Bonus on home continent, Great General points from kills.
UTI: Chateau: Grants culture with bonuses for being near wonders, must be built on a river.
LUA: Espionage focus - extra diplo information from every civ met. Extra spy at "castles"

I think it's a very nice civ, new(UU/Leader) and old(Chateau). Also interesting UA, giving a mid-game bonus to wonder building.

 

[TheMarshmallowBear]

never mind it is sugar

Sugar, Crabs, Dyes and Whales.

 

[kaspergm]

Here's what I caught:

UA: "Grand Tour(?)": Bonus when constructing midgame wonders and bonus tourism from wonders.
UA: Extra diplomatic information from all civs met. +1 spy once researching Castles.
UU: "Guard Imperialle": Bonus for home continent + GP from kills.
UI: "Chateau": Must be build near rivers, culture bonus from being near wonders.

0:25: France colours are LIGHT BLUE and LIGHT YELLOW (*cough* discussion about Sweden as E1 *cough*)
0:25: Arsenal Of Venice + Mont St. Michelle
0:25 + 1:34: Elephants!? And improved with camps.
0:54: Scientific Theory tech requires "Enlightenment civic" for its Eureka. Diplomatic Service requires an ALLIANCE with another Civ for its Eureka.
1:39: Great General sitting in Encamptment?
1:46: Some eastern temple wonder.

 

[Vlade Divac]

Very cool, interesting Civ!

Man, check out the massive mitts on her...makes that wine glass look like a thimble!