pre-release info New Civ Game Guide: Mughal India

[Lonecat Nekophrodite]

they had Jezzails that were extremly long range.

and accurate? at distance of what?

 

[Boris Gudenuf]

they had Jezzails that were extremly long range.

The Jezzail was less of an individual gunpowder musket and more like a modern .50 caliber sniper weapon: very long range, slow firing, frequently a crew-served weapon with 2 men working it. The longer range makes perfect sense.

 

[agamemnon_of_the-bronze_]

The Jezzail was less of an individual gunpowder musket and more like a modern .50 caliber sniper weapon: very long range, slow firing, frequently a crew-served weapon with 2 men working it. The longer range makes perfect sense.

yes i knew they had them in mind with the sepoy ability. Very flavorful.

 

[agamemnon_of_the-bronze_]

and accurate? at distance of what?

by one account in the british library, 250 meters.

 

[Alexander's Hetaroi]

Me? Agra is right there.

Well yes, I don't disagree with that if it were a proper Mughal designed civ, and not one disguised as predominantly Modern India.

 

[Uberfrog]

Paradise of Nations	Ability		A reference to the wealth of the Bengal Subah, the largest subdivision of Mughal India.
Zabt	Civic	ज़ब्त/ضَبْط	"A Mughal land revenue system" that replaced the previous tribute system with one based on uniform currency.
Jagir	Civic	جاگیر	A type of feudal land grand that developed in the Indian subcontinent, first under the Delhi Sultanate. In the Mughal era, taxes were collected by the land owner (the jagirdar), while the administrative and military affairs were handled by a separate apointee.
Mansabdari	Civic		A military unit that existed within the administrative system of the Mughal Empire. There were many levels of Mansabdars, who were appointed by the Emperor, and they were required to provide military equipment.
Gardens of Paradise	Civic		A reference to the Mughal-style garden, which was influenced by Persian garden styles. Of particular note was the charbagh garden, which was laid out in a four part plan meant to evoke the four gardens and rivers of Heaven.
Jins-i Kamil	Tradition	"Perfect crops"?	Referred to the cash crops produced within the Empire, including cotton, indigo and sugarcane.
Qilachas	Tradition	Related to क़िला/قِلْعَہ "Fortress"	Seems to be a reference to the many notable fortresses built by the Mughals, of which Agra Fort and Red Fort are notable examples.
Gunpowder Empire	Tradition		A historiographical term used to describe the Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal Empires, who conquered large amounts of territory with new firearm technologies.
Mayūrāsana	Tradition	मयूरासन	The Peacock Throne, the imperial throne used by the Mughal Emperors from 1635 to 1739 before being taken as a war trophy by Nader Shah.
Stepwell	Infrastructure		A kind of well with stepped sides common to the Indian subcontinent.
Zamindar	Civilian	Persian for "landowner"	A "semi-autonomous feudal lord" that developed during the Mughal Empire. Unlike Mansabdars, these positions were typically hereditary.
Sepoy	Military	Comes from the Persian word Sipahi	A broad term referring to infantry soldiers who served in the Mughal, Maratha and BEIC armies. Famous for their participation in the 1857 Indian Rebellion against the British East India Company.

You can rest now… Better brush up on your Punic for next month!

 

[agamemnon_of_the-bronze_]

Going to visit the Red Fort in March, yay!

Also wasn't too excited by the ability but I think civics make the civ these days. The farm/stepwell/plantation interplay is much more interesting to me, looking forward to playing it out

jealous, would so love to see it.

 

[tedhebert]

Is it just me, or is the definition for the Zamindar completely opaque ?

Zamindar: Unique Support Unit. Increased Population on new Settlements.

So what is it ? A Settler ?

 

[Kwami]

Is it just me, or is the definition for the Zamindar completely opaque ?

Zamindar: Unique Support Unit. Increased Population on new Settlements.

So what is it ? A Settler ?

Yes, it's a settler.

 

[Alexander's Hetaroi]

Is it just me, or is the definition for the Zamindar completely opaque ?

Zamindar: Unique Support Unit. Increased Population on new Settlements.

So what is it ? A Settler ?

From this screenshot we've seen it's supposed to be a settler.

 

[Krikkit1]

Basically Food and gold
gold~Production
So essentially
low Science/Culture/Influence/Happiness
But strong for all of the others.

 

[Ebon-Hawke-]

I low-key feel like modern age games may be more fun on advanced start games with some of the bonuses of civs like Mughal, Buganda, and Russia. Like large map sizes with less civs with more room to expand

 

[SeelingCat]

You can rest now… Better brush up on your Punic for next month!

!𐤀𐤐𐤏𐤋

(Hopefully @Zaarin will be merciful in his judgment)

 

[Hellenism Salesman]

You can rest now… Better brush up on your Punic for next month!

If only there were a forum user who had an intimate knowledge of that language and liked the Phoenicians enough to translate all the stuff for SeelingCat...

Tooooooo bad.

edit: got ninja'd by SeelingCat themselves!

 

[Zaarin]

!𐤀𐤐𐤏𐤋

(Hopefully @Zaarin will be merciful in his judgment)

For it to be non-past tense, you have to have something (default pronoun but optionally adverb or particle) before the prefixing verb:

𐤀𐤍𐤊 𐤀𐤐𐤏𐤋

However, a plain suffixing verb would also work:

𐤐𐤏𐤋𐤕

 

[sonicmyst]

A unique settler in a modern age? What strategy comes to mind?

 

[Krikkit1]

A unique settler in a modern age? What strategy comes to mind?

Well there is still "empty" space at the beginning of Modern... especially if you "clear out" the IP Settlements that aren't cities yet.

 

[TheGhostEnthusiast]

A unique settler in a modern age? What strategy comes to mind?

I'd like to add that it also looks like Advanced Starts will have you with a lot fewer Settlements than you might have in a traditional game, so it'll probably be more useful (even if it turns out to be already useful) in that context.

 

[Eagle Pursuit]

A unique settler in a modern age? What strategy comes to mind?

The Exploration IPs will disappear and new Factory resources will be populated, so there may be lucrative spots that didn't look as good as before that will be newly open.

 

[Eagle Pursuit]

Is it really a unique settler though? Based on the description it feels like a Migrant unit. Can anyone confirm?

Per the video yesterday where Pravus played the Mughals, it's a settler.