BOTM 281: Hannibal of Carthage.
You will play as Hannibal of Carthage on a Fractal map (medium sea level) at Monarch difficulty level. All AI start with standard starting technology, except barbarians who start without any technologies. Good luck and have fun!
Game settings:
Playing as: Hannibal of Carthage
Rivals: 6 AIs
Difficulty: Monarch
Starting Era: Ancient
Speed: Normal
Options: City culture-flipping after conquest, no goody huts, no random events
Victory Conditions: All enabled
Map settings:
Map: Fractal - medium seas
World Wrap: Cylindrical
Mapsize: Standard
Climate: Arid
Sea level: Medium
Map latitudes: -90°S to 90°N
Hannibal is Financial and Charismatic, and you start with Fishing and Mining.
The Financial trait gives +1 commerce on any plot that already has at least 2 commerce
The Charismatic trait gives +1 happiness/city, and -25% experience required for unit promotions
Unique unit: Numidian Cavalry (replaces Horse Archer)
The numidian cavalry is one of those unique units that is actually weaker than the unit it replaces - with a base strength of just 5. However, unlike the horse archer, it gets +50% against melee units, and also starts with the flanking I promotion (which gives +10% withdrawal chance).
Unique Building: Cothon (replaces Harbor)
The cothon gives +1 trade routes in its city. It's more expensive than the harbor though - 100 hammers instead of 80 hammers on normal speed.
Starting screenshot
This is the start of the game (click for a bigger image):
Adventurer Class bonuses:
No Adventurer Class
Challenger Class Equalizers:
You will play as Hannibal of Carthage on a Fractal map (medium sea level) at Monarch difficulty level. All AI start with standard starting technology, except Barbarians start with Hunting, Mining, and Archery like one might normally see at Monarch level. Good luck and have fun!
To Enter the Competition:
This competition will open at 00:01 am on 25 Oct 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 Nov 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.
intended to anyone.
I did make that point above as SIP is freshwater, which will be sorely needed with all those FPs
