WOTM 72: Montezuma of Aztec.
Unique buildings were introduced in Warlords, including the amazing Sacrificial Altar. And yet, the player has never been Montezuma for WOTM.
Until Now.
Monarch level, so probably too easy for most of you and too hard for some; hopefully just right for somebody. No map edits.
Game settings:
Playing as: Montezuma of Aztec
Rivals: 6 AIs
Difficulty: Monarch
Starting Era: Ancient
Speed: Normal
Options: No goody huts
Victory Conditions: All enabled
Map settings:
Map: Continents
World Wrap: Cylindrical
Mapsize: Worldsize_standard
Climate: Climate_temperate
Sea level: Sealevel_medium
Montezuma is Aggressive and Spiritual, and you start with Mysticism and Hunting.
The Aggressive trait gives free Combat I promotion for melee and gunpowder units and double production speed of Barracks and Drydock
The Spiritual trait gives no anarchy and double production speed of Temple
Unique unit: Jaguar (replaces Swordsman)
The Jaguar benefits from: base strength = 5, requires access to nothing, +10% City attack, free promotions: woodsman1, and 35 hammers to build (on normal speed). This compares with the Swordsman which has: base strength = 6, requires access to iron, and 40 hammers to build (on normal speed).
Unique Building: Sacrificial Altar (replaces Courthouse)
reduces Maintenance 50%, only 50% Anger Duration from sacrificing population , costs 90 hammers (120 for Courthouse)
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 20 Feb 2016, 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 Apr 2016.
Here is a link to a list of the differences between Vanilla, Warlords and BtS.
Software Versions
Windows: This game MUST be played in Warlords (NOT Civ4 Vanilla or Beyond the Sword), patched to version 2.13, and with the HOF mod version 2.13.003 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 Warlords (NOT Civ4 Vanilla or Beyond the Sword), patched to version 2.13, and with the Mac HOF mod version 2.13.001 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.