SGOTM 17 - The Quartermaster's Challenge
Thanks for this scenario go to kcd_swede, who seems to be getting a taste for SGOTM design.
The game description is quite simple this time:
Kill them all.
In this game, you will play as the Quartermaster, and like all quartermasters he thinks he's a king of his own holy empire.
The Quartermaster is
Protective and
Imperialistic. His unique unit is the
Landsknecht, which replaces the Pikeman, and gets a combat bonus (100%) versus melee as well as mounted units. Your unique building is the
Rathaus, which replaces the Courthouse, and gives -75% maintenance.
The game will be played at
Immortal difficulty, at
normal speed.
You will start in the
Classical Era (2000BC), but
Meditation, Polytheism, and Monotheism technologies have been removed for the player and for all AI (and for Barbs, who will start with same techs as AI). All religions can be founded in the usual way.
Game Options:
Culture flipping after conquest
No Vassals
No Huts
No Random Events
Opponents: 6 AI
Normal Speed
Map: Artificial, flat wrap
Starting screenshot
This is the start of the game (click for a bigger image): (EDITED in the large picture directly
)
To be eligible for an award (Laurels or Spoons) you must win the game any way you can.
Laurels' priority will go to the team that acheives the fastest Conquest victory. If not enough teams win by conquest to award all 4 awards then eligible teams can win the laurels based on the
highest power-rating at the time of victory. Wooden Spoons will as always go to the eligible team finishing (winners ONLY this time) with the
lowest final score.
If everyone is defeated.... well... it would sure be memorable
Although the goal is quite simple to understand, do not expect it to be easy to accomplish. Enjoy the Quartermaster's Challenge!
Sign up today!
Timetable
Please sign up in this thread by
February 15 at the latest. To help us to assign players to teams, please indicate your preferred team, whether you have played previous SGOTMs or SGs, and the highest level of Civ4 difficulty you can typically win at.
The game will start on
February 22.
The completion deadline will be
June 22. Plan your game, and please avoid a last minute struggle to meet the deadline.
Notes
- Versions
This game will be played in Civilization IV Beyond the Sword, version 3.19, using the standard BUFFY-3.19.003 HoF mod.
If a later BtS patch is released during this game you will NOT be able to use it to play. You will need to complete this game in BtS version 3.19 before updating your copy of BtS, or create and update a separate copy.
Macintosh players can only join in if they are able to run the Windows software on their system.
- Rules and Procedures
Please visit the Civ4 SGOTM reference thread to check out the rules and procedures to ensure that you are adequately prepared for this game.
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.
Please sign up for this game as soon as possible by posting your own details in this thread. I shall publish draft team lists below in the next ten days.
Please use the separate
Discussion Thread for any non-sign-up questions or comments about this game
Current Sign-up Lists
The table below will display your stated team preferences as I add you to the database. The number of players in each team is shown in brackets, as are non-playing advisers.
