S3rgeus
Emperor
This is a beta release of SiegeMod, an entirely original scenario that uses new unique content and mechanics! This mod is in beta, so there are some small content additions still pending, but everything should be fairly stable. This mod requires BNW.
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Summary
Svesta is cornered, isolated on its continent south of Argastinium and on the verge of a war that will surely end in its destruction. Svesta's only saving grace are its trade routes. Argast, Argastinium's leader and namesake, is reluctant to sack the city and lose such profitable trade connections. But these trade routes are not without risk; Svesta is embroiled in a lengthy naval war with its former ally, the Numydian Federation.
Meanwhile, the Cyats, an eclectic civilization of religious fanatics, have emerged onto the world stage. Their foreign religion grants strange and powerful boons to those that follow it. Argastinium, in an attempt to quash the Cyats' influence, have already declared war against them.
You, the player, must take control of Svesta at this pivotal moment in its history. Argast has given Svesta an ultimatum. Pay him for freedom or be consumed like the other cities he has absorbed into his empire. Defend your trade routes from Numydian aggressors and halt the creeping advance of the Cyat religion in your city.
Objectives
So what exactly do you need to do? As the player, you're militarily outmatched by your greatest potential enemy. You need to accumulate a specific amount of gold (currently 5000, subject to change, and will vary by difficulty in the final release) before Argast decides he's had enough of you and kills you. The Numydians will attack your ships and plunder your trade routes. If your worth to Argast (number of trade routes you have with him) falls too low, he will attack you early.
Then there's the Cyat religion. The Cyats capture cities they obtain religious influence over, so you've got to keep them out!
Civilizations
This scenario adds four new civilizations, which each have powerful unique attributes.
Svesta:
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per trade partner
from international trade routes originating in this city.Argastinium:
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and indirect fire
penalty.Numydia:
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The Cyats:
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from desert tiles.Map
This scenario takes place on a hand-crafted custom map! Screenshots provided. This also gives you an idea of Svesta's position and how, as the player, you're going to circumvent Argastinium's superior position!
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Technologies
This scenario has an entirely new (reduced size) tech tree with some interesting new technology effects. It's a similar approach to the Civil War scenario from BNW.
Here's a screenshot of the new tech tree:
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And descriptions of each tech:
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The AI can research these new technologies too, so their effects will also be used against you!
Buildings
In addition to the unique buildings described in the Civilizations section, this mod includes several new buildings that can be built by any Civilization.
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from trade routes originating in this city.Special Thanks
And here I need to thank several other modders whose mods/tools have made making SiegeMod so much easier/more efficient!
Whoward69:
Irkalla:
Pazyryk:
Tomatekh:
Deliverator:
Artwork Requests
I've done a fair amount of artwork for this mod, and much of that has been possible thanks to amazing tutorials here on CivFanatics! I'm planning to do more, but some things are still out of my reach for now. There are nine pieces of artwork that would be amazing if any of the skilled artists here on CivFanatics could help out with!
Leader Icons and Diplo Screens:
- Tvet Carolinus of Svesta - Think along the lines of Enrico Dandolo, an aging merchant who's been promoted to the head of his nation.
- Argast the Conqueror - Think Genghis Khan or Attila the Hun, a warrior who feels he has earned the right to rule over his people through successful military conquest.
- Ocirrus Allustrous - Prophet and leader of the Cyats, a young, charismatic man that draws people to his cause. An aura of mystery (however one imbues that into an icon) would be great; not much is known about him!
- Imsharad Yughal - A shrewd negotiator who has maneuvered his city-state to be the capital and effective ruling body of its Federation, he's getting on in years but by no means decrepit yet.
Dawn of Man Screen:
This is the biggest ask of the five pieces of artwork I most need help with. I've made a couple of attempts to turn the Civ5 map into a stylized map to use here, but with little success. Without a proper political map to start from (trying to follow sukritact's cartography) it's been tough going. There are of course no political maps because the places in the scenario don't actually exist! This piece would probably tie in well with Tvet's diplo screen since the leaders are usually featured on the DoM screen.
Project Progress
The bulk of what you see described above has already been implemented. There's a decent amount of DLL modification, and anyone who's curious about how I implemented anything can check out the Github repository for this DLL (and any others I'm working on, just switch branches to see Custom Missions, Custom Notifications, and my Wheel of Time mod.) For non-DLL-side implementation, see the SiegeMod repository.
I've tried to keep scenario-specific things on the Lua and XML side of the mod, with DLL modifications being generic changes that I can port usefully to other mods. (For example, I added support for several new DB tables, which all do what you'd expect from their names: Building_TradeRouteYieldChanges, Trait_TerrainYieldChanges, Unit_FreeUnitWhenTradeRoutePlundered, and more.)
Artwork, bug fixes, and balancing are the priorities moving forward.
Version History
V1.5 Changelog
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BETA RELEASE
V1.4 Changelog
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V1.3.1 Changelog
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V1.3 Changelog
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V1.2 Changelog
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V1.1 Changelog
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V1.0
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Known Bugs
The following is a list of all the bugs I'm aware of in this build of the mod. If you find any more or have insight on how to fix any of these, then please post in this topic!
you founded a pantheon notification has no message/tooltip
Many rivers dont properly join bodies of water at the ends of them
AI plays a turn at the beginning of the game (before the player)
Graphical (color) glitch where Powder Keg Traps overlap with rivers
Unimplemented Features
The following is a list of planned tasks that I've yet to have time/skill to implement as a part of the current build of this mod.
All leaders need icons and diplo screens
