News: 6otM 28 Announcement

[Knowtalent]

Civilization VI - Game of the Month 28​

Welcome to the 28th 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 - 6otM28 Details:
Player (You): Montezumu of the Aztec
Victory Condition: Science but all other VCs are enabled.
Difficulty: Emperor
Civs/City-States (including player): 8/?
Map Type/Size: Pangea /Standard Size

This is where you will start:

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This is the start for the no DLC

Aztec Unique Attributes:

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Montezuma's Specil Ability: Gifts for the Tlatoani Luxury resources in his territory provide an Amenity to 2 extra cities. Military units receive +1 Combat Strength for each different Luxury resource improved in Aztec lands. Unique Ability: Legend of the five suns: Spend Builder charges to complete 20% of the original district cost.
Unique Unit: Eagle Warrior : This powerful version of the basic Warrior Unit can turn defeated enemies into Builder units.
Unique Building: Tlachtli: A replacement of the Arena, This Unique Building in the Entertainment Complex gives Amenities, Faith, and Great General Points.

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[Knowtalent]

I rolled this on the first try! The starting location is not good, but ive never seen a second civ spawn this close before. I figure it will be an unusual game so it should be a good one.

 

[wraithek]

DLC required too bad, I would have gladly tried this one

 

[Eyswein]

Wow, really cool!! I've never seen a start like this.

My normal inclination would be to settle on the wine, wait for a freeze to make ice wine, eiswein, or in my case eyswein. Ahh, refreshingly good. The eagle warriors deserve something great tasting after a good battle.

I think my first move is Eagle Warrior NE to see what I see of my 'friend' to the north. With 2 settlers, 1 builder and 3 warriors (if that is still the AI Emperor start), this could be a very, very, very early war. War will definitely start if I can get a settler in the open. Based upon what I see with my EW, I'll either settler 1W or on the wine; decision will be affected if I see a settler - for the first time ever I may have to worry about the 4 space distance between cities on turn 1-2. Not sure if I should start a war out the gate or wait until my normal early buildup after I can Agoge spam; if I wait and I settle on the wine I'd have a really early trade for extra gold!

I know an Eagle Warrior must initiate the combat to create a builder and it doesn't work on barbarians. EW builder capture chance 94% on scouts and 69% on warriors. If one could manage to initiate (and win) 3 warrior kills early, this yields builders as follows: ~33% x3, ~44% x2, ~20% x1, ~3% x0, so pretty decent odds. What would one do with so many builders in the first few turns!? Even if you only kill 2 warriors, the odds of getting 0 builders <10%. I don't see anything in the Strategy and Tips forum regarding an odds of EW captured builder chart or how to calculate it for all the various units. If anyone has one please link. If one upgrades to Corps of Eagle Warriors, does that greatly improve the conversion chance of later units due to new Eagle Warrior Corps base strength? Industrial Age Eagle Warriors!!
I think this will be war early and war often, build the pyramids, rush districts with builders. Just have to remember this is a science victory goal.

 

[civtrader6]

Don't like it - settling close to the oasis will make a capital with ridiculously low production.
One eagle warrior is 65 production - which will take 15-20 turns - so theres likely to be no early war.

Even without seeing the rest of the map - I'm convinced the best move would be to pull the settler down toward the tea, and settler on turn 2-3. And move the warrior into the woods north and hope to steal a settler.

 

[cheffster]

Would capturing one of Japan's settlers on turn 2 be considered an exploit?

 

[cheffster]

I've noticed since the latest patch starting right next to an ai civ seems to happen now and again from my offline games. Stealing a settler right off the bat (pretty sure it's possible) would be a ridiculously good start on most maps.

 

[Knowtalent]

Would capturing one of Japan's settlers on turn 2 be considered an exploit?

No. You have the risk reward of an early war, that could handicap you more than leaving Japan alone.

 

[Knowtalent]

DLC required too bad, I would have gladly tried this one

I had thought I had disabled everything, but there is now a no DLC option for this month as well

 

[Poczwar]

Small hint. You can still play this game on multiplayer. Just host the game with from the save. I know that there is need to have Aztecs and Autralian DLC. I dont know how it works without Aztec DLC but I dont own Australian one and I can play it. [

 

[Knowtalent]

Small hint. You can still play this game on multiplayer. Just host the game with from the save. I know that there is need to have Aztecs and Autralian DLC. I dont know how it works without Aztec DLC but I dont own Australian one and I can play it.

Please edit your comment to what remains in my quote. That way there is no tips for other players beyond a work around for the DLC

 

[wraithek]

I had thought I had disabled everything, but there is now a no DLC option for this month as well

Thank you, I'll go for that one. Looks like a pretty good start, without the chance of stealing the Japanese settler though. I guess I'll settle in place and go scout-eagle-eagle.

 

[Knowtalent]

Thank you, I'll go for that one. Looks like a pretty good start, without the chance of stealing the jap settler though. I guess I'll settle in place and go scout-eagle-eagle.

Did you try the work around of playing it in multiplayer?

 

[wraithek]

Did you try the work around of playing it in multiplayer?

Yes, it works but I think it replaces australia with some other civ, while in the lobby it shows me the list of 8 civs and there is no australia. Anyway I started with the no-dlc version and it's a quite interesting start, I'll go for this one. Maybe when I'll buy the dlc I'll play the other game too

 

[Lily_Lancer]

Looking forward to someone posting a sub-120 victory.

 

[Victoria]

Looking forward to someone posting a sub-120 victory.

That requires a lot of micro management. I am not sure many have the patience and eye to detail, I certainly do not. Maybe I'll try with the no DLC but I have rushed the normal one to T100 ... the game takes days when you play slow.

 

[leif erikson]

Please remember that if you have opened the save, you should not be posting in the Announcement thread as spoilers may slip out. Thanks for helping us with this.

 

[Lily_Lancer]

Maybe I'll try with the no DLC but I have rushed the normal one to T100 ... the game takes days when you play slow.

T100 SV? Seems that the benefit of having someone spanning really close is far more than I thought.

 

[Victoria]

T100 SV? Seems that the benefit of having someone spanning really close is far more than I thought.

No I am not that good lily. I am too lazy. Will stop posting here, sorry Leif

 

[Minou]

Hi Everyone - recently converted Civ IV player here. I would like to try this GOTM, but when I loaded the save the opening screen froze. "Aztec Empire Joins the World Stage" is displayed, but it just says "$LeaderName" under that. Sean Bean reads the quotes, but the Loading message stays and there is never an option to start. I have all the DLC so I don't think that is the problem. I do play on a Mac, so wonder if that is causing an issue? However, I have played a few earlier GOTM before with no problem (I never finish in time for the deadline because I can only play a couple hours per week, but they are great for learning).