WOTM 75: Hannibal of Carthage.
Hannibal stars in The Best Start Ever......
Can you make the most of the amazing bounty given to you and none of the AI, its even at Prince... so no excuses for not romping home with an amazing date. Even if a census taker tries to test you, just eat his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti.
Look at the tile yields... there are some surprises
Game settings:
Playing as: Hannibal of Carthage
Rivals: 6 AIs
Difficulty: Prince
Starting Era: Ancient
Speed: Epic
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
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 benefits from: base strength = 5, free promotions: flanking1, and 50% combat bonus against melee units. This compares with the Horse Archer which has: base strength = 6.
Unique Building: Cothon (replaces Harbor)
The Cothon adds a trade route in addition to the normal Harbor bonuses
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 5 Jan 2017, 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 20 Feb 2017.
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.
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