BOTM 168: Pericles of Greece.
[img=right]http://gotm.civfanatics.net/civ4games/images/botm168civ.jpg[/img]This time it's WAR! WAR! WAR! There is only one victory condition enabled... domination. You cannot win the game by any other means, so don't even bother trying. Can you survive?
Game settings:
Playing as: Pericles of Greece
Rivals: 4 AIs
Difficulty: Deity
Starting Era: Ancient
Speed: Normal
Options: No goody huts, no random events
Victory Conditions: Domination
Map settings:
Map: Fractal
World Wrap: Cylindrical
Mapsize: Small
Climate: Tropical
Sea level: Medium
Map latitudes: -90°S to 90°N
Pericles is Philosophical and Creative, and you start with Fishing and Hunting.
The Philosophical trait gives +100% great people birth rate and double production speed of University
The Creative trait gives +2 culture/city each turn and double production speed of Colosseum, Library and Theatre
Unique unit: Phalanx (replaces Axeman)
The Phalanx benefits from: 100% defence bonus against chariot. This compares with the Axeman which has: no directly comparable benefits.
Unique Building: Odeon (replaces Colosseum)
The odeon is a boon to happiness and culture. It gives +2 happy and +3 culture/turn in its city. And it gives an extra +1 happy from hit singles (not that anyone is going to get that far into this game, surely?). And it keeps the +1 happy per 20% culture rate of the colosseum.
Starting screenshot
This is the start of the game (click for a bigger image):
Note that in this game, any espionage-culture victories will be counted as cultural victories.
Adventurer Class bonuses:
To make the game a bit more equal, you play on monarch level. The AIs keep their deity level starting units (2 settlers, 1 worker, and a small army each of archers and scouts each). But to equalize a little, you have a worker on the same tile as your settler.
To Enter the Competition:
This competition will open at 00:01 am on 18 Jan 2019, 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 18 Feb 2019.
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 3.19.005 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.
