News: 6otM 112 Announcement

[Knowtalent]

Civilization VI - Game of the Month 11​

Welcome to the 112th game in the 6OTM Series! These games will allow new and old GOTM fans to try out the new features in Civ6 in a friendly environment. Participants are encouraged to post questions, stories, advice, tricks and failures in the dedicated game threads (described below). Each game will specify the Civ you will play and the Victory Condition to strive for. We will be working to refine the 6otM concept as we move ahead with the series.
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Civ VI - 6otM 112 Details:
Player (You): Joao III Portugal
Victory Condition:Science but all other VCs are enabled.
Difficulty: Prince
Civs/City-States (including player): 12/18
Map Type/Size: Island plates /huge
Game pace: Standard

Game Modes. Everything except Barbarian and Corps
This is where you will start:

Joao III's Unique Attributes:

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João III's Leader Bonus: Porta do Cerco - +1 Sight for all units. Meeting another civilization grants +1 Trade Route capacity. Gains Open Borders with all city-states.

Unique Ability: Casa da Índia - International Trade Routes can only be sent to cities on the coast or with a Harbor, but gain a +50% increase to all yields. Traders have +50% range over water, and can embark as soon as they are unlocked.

Unique Unit: Nau - Replaces Caravel. Unlocked by Cartography.
Common abilities: Has Sight of 3.
Special abilities: Starts with one free Promotion. Has 2 build charges. Can construct a Feitoria (Consumes a build charge).
Special traits: Lower Gold maintenance cost (2 vs. 4).

Unique Improvement: Feitoria - Built by Nau.
Effects: +4 Gold; +1 Production; +4 Gold and +1 Production to Portuguese Trade Routes to this city.
Restrictions: Cannot be adjacent to another Feitoria. Cannot be removed.

Unique Infrastructure: Navigation School - Replaces University. Unlocked by Education.
Effects: +25% Production toward naval units in this city; +1 Science for every two Coast or Lake tiles in this city; +4 Science (boosted by Rationalism policy card); +1 Housing; +1 Citizen slot; +1 Great Admiral point per turn; +1 Great Scientist point per turn.

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[Monthar]

Save file says Joao III, but it's not in the description and under the image it says Kupe.

I would settle on the geothermal vent. for a better harbor to get an aqueduct next to the campus.

 

[Victoria]

It’s a +5 campus, not fussed about it being +6, I like the warriors tile. Joao starting with Kupe powers as well would be cool.

 

[Dekrznator]

Can we have same game without zombies please? For personal use only.

 

[Victoria]

My main issue with zombies is it changes my gameplay to counter them. They are just an annoyance IMO but stop me playing GOTM because games take so long, I’d rather not.

 

[leif erikson]

Announcement edited. Thank you.

 

[guslaet]

Is there anyone who actually like zombies? (I don’t.) It would be much more interesting if there was a way to set Barbarian aggressiveness and/or birth rate. Even those defensive improvements (which I personally never use) could be included in a boosted Barbarian mode. But zombies?

 

[paxis]

Please switch off zombies for this game

 

[Ceydezed]

I don't mind zombies - with 3 archers you can deal with them and later on, worse case scenario, they just suicide against your walls. In this game it might give a bit more challenge as difficulty is prince.

 

[Ceydezed]

Actually just launched the game and the only game mode there is is Corporations - bad file save or wrong description?

 

[kcd_swede]

Actually just launched the game and the only game mode there is is Corporations - bad file save or wrong description?

I posted the same in the Early Actions thread. (Not supposed to post here since I played some).

 

[Planktonic]

I don't mind zombies - with 3 archers you can deal with them and later on, worse case scenario, they just suicide against your walls.

heh. I'm still struggling to fight through GOTM 111, but the problem isn't them suiciding against your walls. The problem is that when they attack enough, you lose lots of population. I must've lost at least 25 population over the course of that game so far just from zombie attacks (including unsuccessful attacks against walls), and it's impossible to prevent attacks on your city when up to 5 of them spawn in quick succession right in the heart of your territory and surround your city, as has happened frequently. Plus they are now at a mutation strength where it takes 5 hits from a field cannon to kill one.

Far from benign.

Moderator Action: Please beware of spoilers from games that are still active. You should not post about GotM111 in this thread please. leif

 

[paxis]

Actually just launched the game and the only game mode there is is Corporations - bad file save or wrong description?

Wrong description. This file has Barbs and Corps. That's fine

 

[Eyswein]

Is there anyone who actually like zombies? (I don’t.) It would be much more interesting if there was a way to set Barbarian aggressiveness and/or birth rate. Even those defensive improvements (which I personally never use) could be included in a boosted Barbarian mode. But zombies?

I do, but not all the time. I sometimes like the extra challenge, especially when it messes with my standard play and forces me to take a different approach. I strongly agree with your statement on I'd rather see barbarian aggressiveness changes than have zombies.

 

[tobols]

Here we go again. Another GOTM with zombies or some other stupid boring gamemode. Not going to play this one either.

 

[kcd_swede]

Here we go again. Another GOTM with zombies or some other stupid boring gamemode. Not going to play this one either.

This game does not have zombies. The description is wrong, probably a cut/paste error. Enjoy!

 

[Knowtalent]

This game does not have zombies. The description is wrong, probably a cut/paste error. Enjoy!

I had forgotten about zombie mode. It is unlikely I will ever use it in a GOTM

 

[kcd_swede]

I had forgotten about zombie mode. It is unlikely I will ever use it in a GOTM

I wish I could forget about it.