GOTM 134: Elizabeth of England.
[img=right]http://gotm.civfanatics.net/civ4games/images/gotm134civ.jpg[/img]After a long break from Civ4, I rediscovered it a few weeks back and after playing all the xOTM games available the next logical step is for me to create a game.
It's been a long while since we had a good old classic 'Vanilla' game.... you know the ones... with no unique buildings, bugger all resources and no corporations. But, the CS sling is significantly easier and CATS CAN KILL so its swings and roundabouts.
I wanted to choose a decent leader, but one that allowed for whatever VC you desired, Lizzie is a good, strong Vanilla leader so therefore perfect. Emperor is the same.... hard enough to interest the purists, not so hard as the scare away everyone else.
Game settings:
Playing as: Elizabeth of England
Rivals: 6 AIs
Difficulty: Emperor
Starting Era: Ancient
Speed: Normal
Options: None. All goody huts removed, no barb techs!
Victory Conditions: All enabled
Map settings:
Map: Lakes
World Wrap: Cylindrical
Mapsize: Worldsize_standard
Climate: Climate_temperate
Sea level: Sealevel_medium
Elizabeth is Philosophical and Financial, and you start with Fishing and Mining.
The Philosophical trait gives +100% great people birth rate and double production speed of University
The Financial trait gives +1 commerce on any plot that already has at least 2 commerce
Unique unit: Redcoat (replaces Rifleman)
The Redcoat benefits from: 25% combat bonus against mounted units, 25% combat bonus against gun units. This compares with the Rifleman which has: 25% combat bonus against mounted units.
Starting screenshot
This is the start of the game (click for a bigger image):

To Enter the Competition:
This competition will open at 00:01 am on 15 Sep 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 31 Oct 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 Civ4 Vanilla (NOT Beyond the Sword or Warlords), patched to version 1.74, and with the HOF mod version 1.74.004 installed. You can download the HOF mod here. Players using Windows Vista or Windows 7 are encouraged to read the notes on Vista fixes here.
If you have not installed BtS, you will need to update the relevant DLL files in order to match the Locked Assets checks. These are available here.**
Macintosh: This game MUST be played in Civ4 Vanilla (NOT Beyond the Sword or Warlords), patched to version 1.74, and with the Mac HOF mod version 1.74.002 installed. You can download the Mac HOF 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.
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