SGOTM 03 - Russian Diplomats and Cosmonauts
Welcome to the third Civ4 SGOTM. As Peter The Great, Leader of All the Russias, you are charged with achieving a Diplomatic or Space Victory.
The Game
This Monarch difficulty game is on a Standard size, Gyathaar-special, crowded map, at Epic speed, against 17 rivals. All victory conditions are enabled, but the laurels for this contest will be awarded to the teams who achieve the fastest Diplomatic or Space victory.
Versions
Each team will have a choice of playing this map in Civilization IV version 1.61 or in Warlords version 2.08. The maps and civs/leaders will be the same in each version, but the games will play differently. Gyathaar has compiled some guidance on the differences in the next post in this thread. The civs and leaders will have the traits, UUs etc that are assigned out of the box in each of the two versions.
HoF Mod
The teams will play using variants of the HoF Mod to allow you to take advantage of the additional logging, event monitoring and advisor options it provides. The mods will be mandatory, as the start files will be locked to those assets.
The Warlords teams will use the standard HoF Mod for Windows version 2.08. This is currently HOF_Mod-2.08.001, but we shall use the latest version of the mod as at the start date for the game.
The Vanilla teams will use the standard HoF Mod for Windows version 1.16. This is currently HOF_Mod-1.16.008, but we shall use the latest version of the mod as at the start date for the game.
There will now be no mod option to accommodate Mac players.
Sign up
The game will start on December 1st.
Please post in this thread if you wish to join a team and take part in the competition. The information required to place you in a suitable team is as follows:-
- Which version(s) of the map can you play (1.61/Vanilla or 2.08/Warlords), and do you have any preference?
- Which level (noble, monarch, etc.) are you comfortable playing in a solo game?
- Have you played any Civ4 GOTM games before?
- Have you played any succession games or SGOTM before?
- Do you have a group of players you want to play with?
Starting Position
Here's the starting position - click the image below to see a larger version.

Map Parameters
Playable Leader/Civ - Peter of Russia
Rivals - all the other 17 civs in version 1.61
World size - Standard
Difficulty - Monarch
Landform - Archipelago, low sea level, tropical
Game Speed - Epic
AI Aggression - Aggressive
Barbarians - Standard
Permanent Alliances Enabled
No City Razing
Vasselage Enabled in Warlords (default)
Notes
- Please visit the Civ4 SGOTM reference thread to check out the rules and procedures to ensure that you are adequately prepared for this game.
- BOTH Civilization IV v1.61 and Warlords v.2.08 are supported for this SGOTM. No other versions can be used, and you will have to stick with the same version throughout the game. We reserve the option to eliminate one of these versions if we judge that there are too few teams willing to play that version.
- Teams will compete for up to four awards for each version of the game - the Gold, Silver and Bronze Laurels for the fastest finishes, and the Wooden Spoons for the lowest scoring finisher. The number of awards in each game will depend on the number of teams.
- All teams must play the sponsored variant - awards will be given to teams who achieve Diplomatic or Space victories in the least turns.
- All saved game files uploaded to the server are parsed through software that extracts and archives data about your save, including reload count for each turn set.
- Spoiler information will absolutely NOT be tolerated in this thread.
Update 1: clarified that civs are the same in both versions, and the HoF Mod is mandatory.
Update 2: added links to HoF Mod page and HOF Mod downloads.
Update 3: updated HoF Mod details and removed the Mac player option.