Jebel Barkal

[Wingednosering]

Any guesses as to what this wonder is going to be used for? I'd never heard of it before the First Look trailer, so if anybody could shed some insight, that would be great.

 

[DeutschDachs]

Seemed to be an important trading post so I would guess some sort of economic bonus

Although it was also known for its temples so religion bonuses are there too

 

[Eagle Pursuit]

I'm guessing religion bonus. Maybe allowing you to pick an extra Pantheon or something.

 

[_Hannibal_]

Dunno, but it seems we can built this just in desert tiles, don´t it?

 

[Eagle Pursuit]

Dunno, but it seems we can built this just in desert tiles, don´t it?

It seems so, which is the reason why I doubt it's going to boost desert yields. We already have Petra for that.

 

[_Hannibal_]

It seems so, which is the reason why I doubt it's going to boost desert yields. We already have Petra for that.

Yeah, you right I guess, maybe a faith/religious bonus like you said.

 

[Zaarin]

The real question is why they called it Jebel Barkal and not Napata. Jebel Barkal is the mountain; Napata is the temple complex.

 

[Eagle Pursuit]

The real question is why they called it Jebel Barkal and not Napata. Jebel Barkal is the mountain; Napata is the temple complex.

Napata is probably on the Nubian city list. I thought it was a city based on the small amount of research that I have done.

 

[Zaarin]

Napata is probably on the Nubian city list. I thought it was a city based on the small amount of research that I have done.

It was a city, but the wonder is obviously based around the city's temple complex. But you're right, Napata probably is on Nubia's city list; that makes sense. Still not sure the modern Arabic name of the mountain is what I would have gone with, but it works.

 

[Eagle Pursuit]

It was a city, but the wonder is obviously based around the city's temple complex. But you're right, Napata probably is on Nubia's city list; that makes sense. Still not sure the modern Arabic name of the mountain is what I would have gone with, but it works.

Not that this stopped them before. Chichen Itza was a Wonder and a Mayan city in Civ V.

 

[Guandao]

Not that this stopped them before. Chichen Itza was a Wonder and a Mayan city in Civ V.

When Machu Picchu was a wonder, there was a "city" called "Machu" on the Incan city-list. Not that I would count Machu Picchu as an actual city though. I hated the Civ5 Inca city-list...Tiwanaku should be a City-State. Having taken a course on the Inca Empire, I know they ignored many important Inca settlement names in that list.

 

[Zaarin]

When Machu Picchu was a wonder, there was a "city" called "Machu" on the Incan city-list. Not that I would count Machu Picchu as an actual city though. I hated the Civ5 Inca city-list...Tiwanaku should be a City-State. Having taken a course on the Inca Empire, I know they ignored many important Inca settlement names in that list.

Most civs have a dubious city list, sadly.

 

[conorbebe]

The First Look video refers to the Wonder as the site of Amanitore's palace, so perhaps it will have some kind of diplomatic benefit?

 

[Zaarin]

The First Look video refers to the Wonder as the site of Amanitore's palace, so perhaps it will have some kind of diplomatic benefit?

I'd be surprised. Nubia had little in the way of foreign relations beyond Egypt. Religious and/or economic bonuses seem the most likely to me.

 

[Siptah]

What? It's not a natural wonder but you can build it? Can't watch the FL video.
And historically, it was more important to the Egyptians than the Nubians themselves iirc.

 

[conorbebe]

What? It's not a natural wonder but you can build it? Can't watch the FL video.
And historically, it was more important to the Egyptians than the Nubians themselves iirc.

No, it's not a Natural Wonder. It's a Wonder, like the Pyramids and Petra.

 

[Siptah]

Doesn't make too much sense. And its benefit should be religious of course. Also, why use the common Arabic name in such a case and not the Egyptian one?

 

[bbbt]

I'm a little confused, as wikipedia seems to indicate that Jebel Barkal is a Mt., and the largest of the ruins there would be the "Temple of Amun".

 

[bbbt]

Oh, I get it, Gebel Barkal can also refer to the entire city/site itself. So it's basically an ancient city/complex ala Great Zimbabe/Chicken Itza/etc

 

[Siptah]

But contrary to other temples Amun doesn't live in the temple, but the mountain itself.
Gebel is Arabic for mountain btw.