BOTM 139: Augustus of Rome.
[img=right]http://gotm.civfanatics.net/civ4games/images/botm139civ.jpg[/img]August in September. Can Augustus Caesar handle the deity AIs? One of best leaders / Civ, but only starred once before in BOTM (twice in Warlords). Subjugate the other civs (by sword or word) and initiate the Pax Romana.
Game settings:
Playing as: Augustus of Rome
Rivals: 4 AIs
Difficulty: Deity
Starting Era: Ancient
Speed: Normal
Options: Permanent alliances, no goody huts, no random events
Victory Conditions: All enabled
Map settings:
Map: Fractal
World Wrap: Cylindrical
Mapsize: Worldsize_small
Climate: Climate_temperate
Sea level: Sealevel_medium
Augustus is Imperialistic and Industrious, and you start with Fishing and Mining.
The Imperialistic trait gives +100% great general emergence and +50% production of settlers
The Industrious trait gives +50% wonder production and double production speed of Forge
Unique unit: Praetorian (replaces Swordsman)
The Praetorian benefits from: base strength = 8, 0% city attack bonus, and 45 hammers to build (on normal speed). This compares with the Swordsman which has: base strength = 6, 10% city attack bonus, and 40 hammers to build (on normal speed).
Unique Building: Forum (replaces Market)
A Market that also provides 25% increase to great person points.
Remember to build one in your GPF.Starting screenshot
This is the start of the game (click for a bigger image):
Any espionage-culture victories will be counted as cultural victories.
The barbarians start without any techs.
Adventurer Class bonuses:
Play at Emperor difficulty.
To Enter the Competition:
This competition will open at 00:01 am on 16 Sep 2017, server local time (UTC-6:00). From that date and time, you'll be able to get your chosen starting save >>>here<<<.
Submit the save after your victory (or defeat) here, by 17 Oct 2017.
Here is a link to a list of the differences between Vanilla, Warlords and BtS.
Software Versions
Windows: This game MUST be played in Beyond the Sword (NOT Civ4 Vanilla or Warlords), patched to version 3.19, and with the BUFFY mod version 3.19.003 installed. You can download the BUFFY mod here. Players using Windows Vista or Windows 7 are encouraged to read the notes on Vista fixes here.
Macintosh: This game MUST be played in Beyond the Sword (NOT Civ4 Vanilla or Warlords), patched to version 3.19, and with the Mac BUFFY mod version 3.19.003 installed. You can download the Mac BUFFY mod here.
While playing...
Remember - for your entry to be accepted, it MUST be your first attempt to play this game, and you MUST NOT replay any turns. If you make a mistake while playing, you have to live with it, learn from it, and carry on the game without replaying.
We will open 'spoiler' threads during the month for players to discuss what happens in their games. Do not discuss any details of your game outside those threads.
