BOTM 203: Wang Kon of Korea.
This time you have the challenge of raging barbs, a potentially slow start because your starting techs aren't suited to the land around you, and I've made the game Epic, just to give the barbs extra turns to spawn in. You can see from the starting area that you are on the coast which will give you some protection, but I'll tell you for free that there is still a lot of land nearby for the barbs to spawn from.
For what it's worth, I test-played to 10AD without building the great wall (there isn't a 1AD turn on epic - it's 5BC then 10AD) and survived, so it is possible!
Game settings:
Playing as: Wang Kon of Korea
Rivals: 6 AIs
Difficulty: Monarch
Starting Era: Ancient
Speed: Epic
Options: Raging barbarians, no goody huts, no random events
Victory Conditions: All enabled
Map settings:
Map: Custom continents
World Wrap: Cylindrical
Mapsize: Standard
Climate: Temperate
Sea level: Medium
Map latitudes: -90°S to 90°N
Wang Kon is Financial and Protective, and you start with Mysticism and Mining.
The Financial trait gives +1 commerce on any plot that already has at least 2 commerce
The Protective trait gives free City Garrison I and Drill I promotion for archery and gunpowder units and double production speed of Castle and Walls
Unique unit: Hwacha (replaces Catapult)
The Hwacha benefits from: 50% combat bonus against melee units. This compares with the Catapult which has: no directly comparable benefits.
Unique Building: Seowon (replaces University)
The Seowon gives an big science boost: +35% beakers as opposed to the +25% the University gives you.
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:
Raging barbs? Eeek! Help!!!! - You play on noble level (except that the AI still starts with monarch level starting units)
Challenger Class Equalizers:
Monarch!?! Difficult?!?!? I can beat monarch with both hands tied behind my back and and Baby Trump stamping his feet on my keyboard and screaming 'But I have to win! It's not fair!' into my ear every 10 seconds! - You play on deity level (except that the AI still starts with monarch level starting units).
To Enter the Competition:
This competition will open at 00:01 am on 23 Nov 2020, 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 4 Jan 2021.
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 3.19.005 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.
but Botm with a nice extra challenge is always very tempting.
(edit: oops, that was standard build time, probably 12 turns here then).
