AcaMetis
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The Nobles' Club series started out as a way for Noble-level (and below) players to improve their game. Most of the original participants now play at much higher levels, so this has become a way for advanced players to help others learn to play better. You can play your own game at any level and with any mod, but it would be nice to comment on the games of other players and give them advice.
Our next leader is Gilgamesh of Sumeria, whom we last played in NC 327. The Summerians start with Agriculture and The Wheel.
The WB-saves are attached (zipped; they are bigger than standard saves). To play, simply download and unzip it into your BTS/Saves/WorldBuilder folder. Start the game, and load your favorite MOD (if you use one, if not, check out the BUG MOD), select "Play Scenario", and look for "NC 379 Gilgamesh Noble" (or Monarch, etc., for higher levels). You can play with your favorite MOD at the Level and Speed of your choice. From Quick-Warlord to Marathon-Deity, all are welcome! We stuck with the name "Nobles Club" because it has a cool ring to it.
Our next leader is Gilgamesh of Sumeria, whom we last played in NC 327. The Summerians start with Agriculture and The Wheel.
- Traits: Gilgamesh is Creative and Protective. Creative gives every city +2
for free, and gives a +100%
bonus to Libraries, Theatres, and Colosseums. Protective gives all Archery and Gunpowder units a free City Garrison I (+20% City Defence) and Drill I (+1 First Strike chance) promotion, as well as a +100% bonus to Walls and Castles. - The UB: The Ziggurat, a Courthouse which requires Priesthood instead of Code of Laws, and is 25% cheaper to build (90 instead of 120 on Normal speed). Courthouses are usually regarded as a low priority build even under good circumstances, but Ziggurats can make a case for keeping a lid on a larger empire's city maintenance expenses.
- The UU: The Vulture, an Axeman with 6
instead of 5, but only +25% vs. Melee units rather than +50%. This actually makes them potentially weaker than regular axes against melee units, so be careful not to throw these guys at other axes recklessly.
Spoiler map details :
Spoiler what's up with specific difficulties :
Spoiler what is demigod :
Spoiler for players on Monarch or above :
Spoiler huts and events :
city tile and auto-connected Wine once Monarchy is in? That choice would normally be obvious, but the coast being there means settling the plains hill could potentially ruin seafood. Not that Gilgamesh starts with Fishing anyway, but Creative does make it easy to capture oceanic fish (for what that's worth). So: Warrior 1SW to scout for potential seafood. If seafood settle Wine, if no seafood settle PH. I know one seafood is not necessarily favorable over a better capitol, but it does look like it could be a potentially good second city location (can share corn with capitol, if the blue circle grabs the seafood) or later backfill (I do prefer to move inland with the capitol to do more fogbusting with capitol culture, plus grab more land. Coastal cities in your backlines are easier to backfill than inland cities are to settle in your front lines, so I'd prefer to be out front with the capitol).
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