pre-release info New Civ Game Guide: Persia

[moysturfurmer]

If they ever want to do add those civs, FXS will just change the name in the patch. We've already seen city-states being renamed once their full civ is introduced, that's quite similar.

i mean, yeah, I'm just gently reiterating community support for multiple Persian civs .

 

[Leyrann]

Tempting civ for my first game, I dislike settlement limits out of principle so the higher I can get them the better.

 

[ehecatzin]

My kind of civ "here's your money and your soldiers, pair it with a leader who gives more money or more soldiers"

Shahanshah here we come!

I sort of want to pair KoK Xerxes with Rome, as heretical as that sounds. to pump out uber legions and push that settlement limit as much as I can.

 

[The Fanatical]

Alexander the Great is mentioned. Hm, how suspicious. Is he in the base game this time, I wonder?

 

[ehecatzin]

Alexander the Great is mentioned. Hm, suspicious. Is he in the base game this time, I wonder?

fingers crossed, I think he works just fine as a leader rather than having a whole civ just dedicated to him

 

[Leyrann]

I sort of want to pair KoK Xerxes with Rome, as heretical as that sounds. to pump out uber legions and push that settlement limit as much as I can.

Persia also gets +2 Settlement limit though.

I forgot precisely what bonus Rome gets... If it's more than 2 that might bias me towards Xerxes + Rome though.

 

[Zaarin]

Alexander the Great is mentioned. Hm, suspicious. Is he in the base game this time, I wonder?

I'm leaning towards no, reversing my original stance. The warmonger niche seems quite well covered with Ashoka World Destroyer, Trung Trac, Xerxes, Napoleon x2, presumably Genghis Khan...At this point, I'm thinking he'll be DLC again.

 

[gdr_willter]

Will Trung Trac receive level 4 Hazarapatis with Persia?

 

[Leyrann]

I'm not going to make any predictions regarding base game versus DLC, but Alexander the Great is one of those individuals who is a better fit than ever thanks to the decoupling of leaders and civilizations, so I would be very surprised if he sits this instalment out.

Charlemagne is another one for that list, of course.

 

[Zaarin]

I'm not going to make any predictions regarding base game versus DLC, but Alexander the Great is one of those individuals who is a better fit than ever thanks to the decoupling of leaders and civilizations, so I would be very surprised if he sits this instalment out.

Charlemagne is another one for that list, of course.

Still carrying a torch for Zenobia.

 

[Jkchart]

If they ever want to do add those civs, FXS will just change the name in the patch. We've already seen city-states being renamed once their full civ is introduced, that's quite similar.

I mean honestly they may just do something like “Persia” -> “Samanids” -> “Safavids” rather than add Persian to the end of three dynasties (not that they will necessarily add those next two just an example)

I think China and India get a semi-special treatment with their naming with both the dynasties and country

 

[Lonecat Nekophrodite]

The game guide is here for Antiquity Age civ, Persia!​

"The kingdom," Xshaca, or what we know as Persia, was the center of the world at its height, reigning over most of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Anatolia. It was a strong, centralized state with efficient communication and transportation systems and a professional army, and it brought the luxuries of the world together – until the forces of Alexander the Great sent it toppling down.

Attributes:
Economic
Militaristic

Unique Ability:
Hamarana Council: Infantry Units receive increased Combat Strength when attacking.

Unique Infrastructure:
Pairidaeza: Unique Improvement. Adds Culture and Gold. Cannot be built adjacent to another Pairidaeza Improvement.

Unique Civilian Unit:
Hazarapatis: Unique Commander. Starts with the Initiative Promotion, which allows Units to move after unpacking from the Commander.

Unique Military Unit:
Immortal: Unique Infantry Unit. Heals for a set amount after defeating an enemy Unit.

Associated Wonder:
Gate of All Nations: Adds Gold. Increased Support on all Wars. Must be placed adjacent to a District.

Starting Biases:
Desert
Plains

Check out the full game guide for more info & civic trees: https://civilization.2k.com/civ-vii/game-guide/civilizations/persia/

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very much a continuation of Civ6 self. Immortals however, became a corps of Vampire Heavy Infantry to me

 

[Trav'ling Canuck]

Immortal: Unique Infantry Unit. Heals for a set amount after defeating an enemy Unit.

Somebody at Firaxis saw Immortals and thought Vampires!

 

[SeelingCat]

Translations/Explanations time!

• Hamarana Council (Ability) - "battle" - "Before the battle (hamarana), a council of war was held and plans of action discussed."
• Spada (Civic) - spāδa [Young Avestan] - "army"
• Satrapies (Civic) - 𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎱𐎠𐎺𐎠 [Satrap; xšaθapavan] - "protector of the province" - a province in the Persian Empire
• Achaemenid Empire (Civic) - 𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎶 [xšaθa] - "province, realm; kingdom" - Persian empire from 550 BCE to 330 BCE
• Kara (Tradition) - 𐎣𐎠𐎼 [kāra] - "people, subjects; army" - levied troops in the Achaemenid empire
• Angarium (Tradition) - [ἄγγαρος] Royal mounted courier system; messengers were known in Persian as pirradaziš
• Shahanshah (Tradition) - 𐏋 𐏐 𐏋𐎠𐎴𐎠𐎶 [⁠xšāyaθiya xšāyaθiyānām] - "king of kings; emperor" - title held by ancient Persian rulers
• Pairidaeza (Infrastructure) - 𐎱𐎼𐎭𐎹𐎭𐎠𐎶 [paradayadām] - "paradise; pleasant retreat" - from Avestan word meaning walled enclosure; a garden; origin of the word 'Paradise'
• Hazarapatis (Civilian) - hazārapatiš - "command of a thousand men" - leader of a division in the Achaemenid period, which was composed of 10 battalions, or 1000 men
• Immortal (Military) - Ἀθάνατοι [Athánatoi] Elite heavy infantry unit in the Achaemenid army (and later a cavalry corps in the Sassanid army)

 

[Alexander's Hetaroi]

I'm leaning towards no, reversing my original stance. The warmonger niche seems quite well covered with Ashoka World Destroyer, Trung Trac, Xerxes, Napoleon x2, presumably Genghis Khan...At this point, I'm thinking he'll be DLC again.

You forgot his contributions to the spread of Hellenistic culture.

I mean honestly they may just do something like “Persia” -> “Samanids” -> “Safavids” rather than add Persian to the end of three dynasties (not that they will necessarily add those next two just an example)

I think China and India get a semi-special treatment with their naming with both the dynasties and country

To me it would be weird if the first one is called Persia, while the other ones have only the dynastic names. If they don't get renamed, I could see them going Persia>Abbasids>Iran. Iran would be based off of Safavids though.

Immortal: Unique Infantry Unit. Heals for a set amount after defeating an enemy Unit.

Somebody at Firaxis saw Immortals and thought Vampires!

Well vampires already are.

 

[gdr_willter]

Immortal: Unique Infantry Unit. Heals for a set amount after defeating an enemy Unit.

Somebody at Firaxis saw Immortals and thought Vampires!

I consider it is a metaphor for the conscription system on the occupied people.

 

[Zaarin]

You forgot his contributions to the spread of Hellenistic culture.

The jerk.

 

[Nikolai II]

The jerk.

All in the good grace of laying the groundwork for Rome and the coming of the Lord, naturally.

 

[Rac]

Kinda "not" offtopic, shouldn't the previous Persia thread be merged to here I guess?

 

[Zaarin]

All in the good grace of laying the groundwork for Rome and the coming of the Lord, naturally.

Laying the groundwork for Rome is a double sin that I will be gracious enough not to lay at the feet of Alexander.