[BTS] News: BOTM 273: Qin Shi Huang, Prince

[kcd_swede]

BOTM 273: Qin Shi Huang of China.

Lead China to victory as Qin Shi Huang on an Earth2 map, at Prince difficulty level. Random events are enabled. Enjoy the game!

Game settings:
Playing as: Qin Shi Huang of China
Rivals: 6 AIs
Difficulty: Prince
Starting Era: Ancient
Speed: Normal
Options: No goody huts, rising seas
Victory Conditions: All enabled

Map settings:
Map: Earth2
World Wrap: Cylindrical
Mapsize: Standard
Climate: Tropical
Sea level: High
Map latitudes: -90°S to 90°N


Qin Shi Huang is Industrious and Protective, and you start with Agriculture and Mining.

The Industrious trait gives +50% wonder production and double production speed of Forge

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: Cho-Ko-Nu (replaces Crossbowman)
The cho-ko-nu has two first strikes against the crossbowman's single one. But the twist is that it also causes up to 60% collateral damage - so a stack of cho-ko-nu's can be deadly!

Unique Building: Pavilion (replaces Theatre)
The pavillion gives even more culture than the theatre - an extra +25%/turn as well as the fixed +3/turn of the theatre.

Starting screenshot

This is the start of the game (click for a bigger image):




Adventurer Class bonuses:
No adventurer class.

Challenger Class Equalizers:
No Challenger class.

To Enter the Competition:

This competition will open at 00:01 am on 20 May 2024, 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 30 Jun 2024.

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.

 

[kcd_swede]

Whoever builds (not captures) the most World Wonders will gain special recognition in the Results & Congratulations thread, courtesy of me.

 

[Frederiksberg]

Warrior east to see if SIP compromises any seafood.

Thanks to @kcd_swede for keeping the games coming.

 

[kcd_swede]

Warrior east to see if SIP compromises any seafood.

Thanks to @kcd_swede for keeping the games coming.

I feel honored to be allowed to throw weird twisted demented games at you all. Though to be honest (never trust a mapmaker) this one was a rush job and is mostly Sid to blame if it goes belly up.

 

[High King J.J.]

I feel honored to be allowed to throw weird twisted demented games at you all. Though to be honest (never trust a mapmaker) this one was a rush job and is mostly Sid to blame if it goes belly up.

Actually I do trust the mapmaker on this. Honored to bring weird, twisted, demented maps. They should make a KCD map script. Guaranteed to hold at least 1 Humbaba, all goody huts on pre-settled barbarian islands with machine guns to defend them. Always has a Viking civ (even if you play as one) to raid your coastal cities. They don't have horns for no reasons.
An old quote:
Blackadder: 'A war hasn't been fought this badly since Olaf the Hairy, High Chief of all the Vikings, accidentally ordered 80,000 battle helmets with the horns on the inside. '

 

[antimony]

Warrior east to see if SIP compromises any seafood.

Thanks to @kcd_swede for keeping the games coming.

I would go SE with warrior. SIP does look enticing with 2 food resources to offset the gold, while gold + China's starting techs mean we can afford something like an Animal Husbandry - Bronze Working opening that shows all strategic resources and helps us choose next city sites.