[BNW] StompySquirrel's Beliefs

[blacknight678]

StompySquirrel's Beliefs

This version is superseded by version 2 below
Due to dll engine limitations, some of the founder and reformation abilities in v1 did not function properly.​

This is a total rewrite of the beliefs in BNW based upon the fine work of NQmod, with many changes and notably without any DLL requirement (allowing better mod compatibility and usage on Macs). In general the beliefs are significantly more powerful than in BNW, making religion a more important aspect of the game.

There are a lot more beliefs available and I highly recommend using a mod that allows every civilization to select a bonus belief (as BNW Byzantines) such as BlouBlou's "Religion - Improved Customization" (see Steam Workshop).

Fruitstrike and the NQmod folks do really great work, if you are on Windows you should definitely check them out! NQmod: https://www.reddit.com/r/nqmod/


Pantheons

• Dance of Aurora: +1 Culture and +1 Faith on non-Forest Tundra
• Sacred Path: +1 Culture from Forests and Jungles
• Desert Folklore: +1 Faith from non-Flood Plains Deserts and +1 Culture from Oasis
• Sacred Waters: +1 Food and +1 Culture from Oasis and Atolls
• One With Nature: +2 Food and +2 Faith from Natural Wonders
• Earth Mother: +1 Faith from Mines and +1 Production from Natural Wonders
• Goddess of the Hunt: +1 Food from Camps
• Oral Tradition: +1 Culture from Plantations
• God of the Open Sky: +1 Culture from Pastures
• Stone Circles: +1 Production and +1 Culture from Quarries
• God of the Sea: +1 Faith from Fish, Whales, Crabs, and Pearls
• Goddess of Festivals: +1 Culture and +1 Faith from Wine, Sugar, Spice, and Truffles
• Mystic Rituals: +1 Culture and +1 Faith from Cotton, Silk, Dyes, and Incense
• Religious Idols: +1 Faith from Copper, Silver, Gold, Iron, Stone, and Marble
• Spirit Animals: +1 Faith from Horses, Deer, Bison, Ivory, and Furs
• Sun God: +1 Food from Wheat, Bananas, Citrus, and Cocoa
• Ancestor Worship: +1 Faith from Monuments and +1 Culture from Shrines
• Vision Quests: +1 Happiness from Shrines
• Water Spirits: +1 Happiness in Cities on Rivers and +1 Faith from Watermills
• Monument to the Gods: +20% Production towards Ancient, Classical, and Medieval Wonders
• God-King: +1 each of Food, Production, Culture, Gold, Science and Faith
• Goddess of Protection: +20% City Ranged Strength and +1 Faith from Walls, Castles, and Arsenals

Founder Beliefs

• Ceremonial Burial: +1 Happiness per 3 following cities and +2 Faith per foreign following city
• Charitable Missions: Influence boosts from Gold gifts to City-States are increased by 30% and +1 Happiness per 4 following cities
• Church Property: +2 Gold per following city, double if foreign
• Defender of the Faith: +20% Combat Strength near friendly cities that follow this religion, +10 HP healed adjacent to cities, and +2 Culture per foreign following city
• Heathen Conversion: +100 Gold (on Quick Speed) when each city first converts and +3 Faith per foreign following city
• Imperial Cult: +2 Gold per foreign following city; +2 Production in capital; use Faith to purchase the Golden Throne Wonder (+2 Happiness, +2 Production, +2 Tourism)
• Indulgences: +1 Happiness; +1 Gold per 4 followers
• Initiation Rites: +100 Gold (on Quick Speed) when each city first converts and +1 Happiness per 4 following cities
• Karma: +1 Happiness per 3 following cities and +1 Culture per 4 foreign followers
• Papal Primacy: +15 to Influence resting point with City-States following this religion and +2 Gold per 4 foreign followers
• Pilgrimage: +1 Faith per 2 foreign followers and +2 Science per foreign following city
• Promised Land: +1 Science per 4 foreign followers, +10% Combat Strength and border growth near friendly cities of this religion
• Tithe: +1 Gold per 4 followers, double if foreign

Follower Beliefs

• Divine Inspiration: +2 Faith from National and World Wonders
• Fables: +1 Culture from Libraries, Amphitheaters, and Holy Sites
• Faith Healers: Units adjacent to the city heal 30 HP and +2 Food from Holy Sites
• Guruship: +2 Faith from Workshops and +2 Production from Holy Sites
• Holy Warriors: Use Faith to purchase land units
• Liturgical Drama: +2 Faith from Amphitheaters, Opera Houses, and National Epic
• Peace Gardens: Gardens and Oxford University provide +1 Happiness and +2 Culture
• Religious Community: Temples provide +1 Happiness and +1 Faith
• Religious Settlements: Borders grow 30% faster
• Resonant Choir: +1 Happiness, +2 Culture, and +2 Faith and in cities with 12 followers
• Ritual Combat: +2 Faith from Barracks, Colosseums, and Circus Maximus
• Spiritual Dialogue: +3 Science from City Connections
• Seers: +3 Faith from Observatories, and +3 Science from Holy Sites
• United Laity: +1% Production for each follower (Max +15%)
• Choral Music: +1 Culture from Shrines, Temples, and Follower belief buildings
• Feed The World: +1 Food from Shrines, Temples, and Follower belief buildings
• Religious Centers: +1 Production from Shrines, Temples, and Follower belief buildings
• Basilicas: May use Faith to purchase
  • Basilica (+1 Faith, +2 Gold, 1 Merchant slot)
  • National Basilica (3 Merchant slots, +25% Gold)
• Cathedrals: May use Faith to purchase
  • Cathedral (+1 Faith, +1 Culture, 1 Great Work of Art slot, +50% Tourism from Great Works)
  • National Cathedral (+1 Global Happiness per 4 Social Policies, +2 Food)
    • Bug: Multiple “X Happiness per Y Policies” Wonders in the same city do not stack
• Chapterhouses: May Use Faith to purchase
  • Chapterhouse (+15 XP for Land Units, +5 City Defense Strength, +25 City Hit Points)
  • National Chapterhouse (Free Great General, +15% Production of Military units)
• Gurdwaras: May use Faith to purchase
  • Gurdwara (+1 Happiness, each religion with 1 Follower provides +1 Faith / +1 Culture)
  • National Gurdwara (Starts a Golden Age, +25% Great Person generation in this city)
• Madrassas: May use Faith to purchase
  • Madrassa (+1 Faith / +1 Science per 4 Population)
  • National Madrassa (Free Great Scientist, +1 Faith from Scientists)
• Mosques: May use Faith to purchase
  • Mosque (+1 Happiness / +3 Faith)
  • National Mosque (+3 Global Happiness, each land tile worked by this city provides +1 Faith)
• Pagodas: May use Faith to purchase
  • Pagoda (+1 Faith / +1 Culture / 10% of Food is retained on citizen growth)
  • National Pagoda (+3 Global Happiness, +3 Food)
• Synagogues: May use Faith to purchase
  • Synagogue (+1 Faith / +1 Culture / +10% Production towards Buildings)
  • National Synagogue (+1 Production from National Wonders (not Guilds), +4 Faith)

Enhancer Beliefs
Each enhancer belief additionally cause Missionaries' Spread Religion action to erode existing pressure from other religions by 25%.

• Apostles: Missionaries +100% strength
• Dharma: Starts a 12 turn Golden Age
• Inspired Devotees: +2 Faith from Great Person improvements
• Itinerant Preachers: Religion spreads to cities 30% further away
• Just War: +20% Combat Strength near enemy cities that follow this Religion
• Messiah: Great Prophets earned with 30% less Faith.
• Missionary Zeal: Missionaries cost 25% less Faith and +50% strength.
• Religious Texts: Religion spreads 25% faster (50% faster with Printing Press)
• Reliquary: Gain 50 Faith (on Quick Speed) whenever a Great Person is expended
• Subversive Rites: Spies exert +18 religious pressure in cities they occupy as long as there is already a follower of your religion
• Unity of the Prophets: +4 Faith from Holy Sites, and Inquisitors and Prophets reduce this religion's presence by only 60% (instead of eliminating it)

Reformation Beliefs

• Ahimsa: +2 Food and +10% Growth (excess Food) in all cities
• Apostolic Palace: Grand Temple provides +3 Food, +3 Production, +3 Culture, +3 Science, +3 Gold, +3 Faith, and +3 Happiness
• Dream of Transcendence: +2 Science from World Wonders and Natural Wonders
• Inclusivism: +1 Faith for every 4 foreign followers, +1 Happiness for every 8 foreign followers you are at peace with, and religion spreads 30% further
• Jesuit Education: May purchase Universities, Public Schools, and Research Labs with Faith
• Monuments of Devotion: +20% Production towards Wonders prior to the Industrial Age
• Puritan Ethics: May build Workshops, Windmills, and Factories with Faith
• Religious Unity: +1 Culture for every 4 foreign followers, +1 Happiness for every 8 foreign followers you are at peace with, and religion spreads twice as fast to friendly City States
• Sacred Sites: +2 Tourism, +2 Faith, and +2 Gold from religious buildings purchased with Faith
• Swords To Plowshares: +1 Food and +25% Growth (excess Food) in all cities
• Underground Sect: +1 Science for every 2 foreign followers, your Spies exert +9 religious pressure in cities they occupy where there is at least one follower, and Inquisitors and Prophets reduce this religion's presence by 60% (instead of eliminating it)
• World Church: +1 Gold, Culture, and Faith for every 6 foreign followers of this religion, and religion spreads 50% faster
• Buddharupa: May use Faith to purchase
  • Bhumisparsha Mudra (+1 Happiness & +1 Faith from Citrus/Sugar)
  • Vitarka Mudra (+1 Happiness & +1 Faith from Ivory/Silk)
  • Namaskara Mudra (+1 Happiness & +1 Faith from Cows/Spices)
• Houses of Worship: May use Faith to purchase
  • Churches (+1 Happiness & +1 Faith from Wheat/Cotton)
  • Chantries (+1 Happiness & +1 Faith from Gold/Silver)
  • Monasteries (+1 Happiness & +1 Faith from Incense/Wine)

 

[blacknight678]

StompySquirrel's Beliefs (v2)

A rewrite of the beliefs in BNW based upon the fine work of NQmod and notably without any DLL requirement (allowing usage on Macs). In general beliefs are significantly more powerful than in BNW, making religion a more important aspect of the game.

There are a lot more beliefs available and I highly recommend using a mod that allows every civilization to select a bonus belief (as BNW Byzantines) such as BlouBlou's "Religion - Improved Customization".

Fruitstrike and the NQmod folks do really great work, if you are on Windows you should definitely check them out! NQmod: https://www.reddit.com/r/nqmod/

Features:
- Pantheon (and many other) beliefs mostly copied from NQmod
- Founder beliefs all (well most) give increased benefit per foreign follower, encouraging you to spread your religion beyond your own empire. This is implemented via a "Founder Bonus" building that is granted spread around your empire per 8 foreign followers.
- Many more buildings able to be purchased with faith! Most have a national wonder version if you manage to purchase one in each city (this is hard!).
- Pantheon beliefs tend to give early bonus, Founder beliefs benefit from spreading religion, Follower beliefs focus on local benefits, Enhancer beliefs help spread your religion and/or gain faith, Reformation beliefs are powerful wildcards.
- Some religions wonders have been changed to benefit the new foreign follower dummy buildings.

"Auto-Spread" aka Missionary Easy Mode:
I hate manually spreading my religion after the first few cities, especially keeping up with the AI's rabid prothezetizing. So this mod adds a "Missionary Deployed" building that can be purchased with faith by any founder. Doing so immediately triggers creation of a missionary adjacent to the nearest heathen city ready to spread (it has some smarts about not spawning in a dangerous spot).
This has a 100% faith surchage over doing it manually to compensate for not having to brave barbanian infested wilds or territory decay. The cost shown on the building is an upper bound until the real cost is calculated in LUA, you will get a refund of the difference.
This works better with missionaries having only 1 spread charge so now they do (because it's my mod and the LUA API won't let me change it just for the spawned ones).

Hope this makes the game more enjoyable for some. I'm moving on from Civ 5 so trying to dump my work for others to use. Please report bugs but don't expect new features. Cheers all and happy gaming!


Pantheons

• Goddess of the Hunt: +1 Food from Camps
• God of the Sea: +1 Faith from Fish, Whales, Crabs and Pearls
• Ocean's Bounty: +1 Happiness from Lighthouses and +1 Food from Atolls
• Spring Rites: +1 Faith from Pastures
• God of the Open Sky: +1 Happiness from Stables, +1 Culture from Horses
• One with Nature: Natural Wonders provide +1 Food, Science, Culture, and Faith
• Religious Idols: +1 Faith from Copper, Silver, Gold, Iron, Stone, and Marble
• Stone Circles: +1 Happiness from Stone Works and +1 Science from Quarries
• God of Festivals: +1 Culture and +1 Faith from Wine, Sugar, Spice, and Truffles
• Oral Tradition: +1 Faith from Plantations
• Ancestor Worship: +1 Faith from Monuments and +1 Culture from Shrines
• Desert Folklore: +1 Faith from non-Flood Plains Desert tiles and +1 Culture from Oasis
• Sacred Path: +1 Faith from Forests and Jungles
• Goddess of Protection: +10% increase in city Ranged Combat Strength and +2 Faith from Walls
• Monuments of the Gods: +20% Production towards Ancient, Classical, and Medieval Wonders
• Dance of the Aurora: +1 Culture and +1 Faith from Tundra tiles without Forest
• Earth Mother: +1 Faith from Mines and +1 Production from Iron
• God King: Palace provides +1 Happiness, Food, Production, Gold, Culture, and Faith
• Sun God: +1 from Palace and +1 Faith from Wheat, Bananas, Citrus, and Cocoa
• Mystic Rituals: +1 and +1 Faith from Cotton, Silk, Dyes, and Incense
• Spirit Animals: +1 Faith for each Horse, Deer, Ivory, Fur, Cow, and Bison
• Vision Quests: +1 Happiness from Shrines
• Sacred Waters: +1 Food, +1 Culture, and +1 Faith from Oasis and Atolls
• Water Spirits: +1 Happiness in cities on rivers and +1 Faith from Watermills
• Goddess of Love: +1 Happiness from cities with population of 7+
• God of War: +10% increase in city Ranged Combat Strength and gain Faith from kills within 4 tiles of your city
• Hearth Goddess: 5% faster Growth Rate and +1 Gold and +1 Faith from Sheep

Founder Beliefs
Most founder beliefs grant bonuses per 8 foreign followers. This is implemented via dummy buildings spread evenly around your empire. These each give an innate +1 Tourism, plus bonuses from beliefs and wonders. A single city may not contain more than 10 such founder bonuses.

• Ceremonial Burial: +1 Happiness per 3 following cities; +1 Gold and +1 Faith per 8 foreign followers
• Church Property: +2 Gold per following city; +1 Gold and +1 Culture per 8 foreign followers
• Tithe: +1 Gold per 4 followers; +2 Gold per 8 foreign followers
• Initiation Rites: +100 Gold (on Quick Speed) when each city first converts and +1 Happiness per 3 following cities
• Pilgrimage: +1 Culture, +1 Faith, and +1 Tourism per 8 foreign followers
• Heathen Conversion: +100 Gold (on Quick Speed) when each city first converts; +2 Faith per 8 foreign followers
• Indulgences: +2 Happiness; +2 Gold per 8 foreign followers
• Papal Primacy: +15 to Influence resting point with City-States following this religion; +1 Gold and Tourism per 8 foreign followers
• Charitable Missions: Influence boosts from Gold gifts to City-States are increased by 30%; +1 Culture and +1 Faith per 8 foreign followers
• Imperial Cult: +2 Happiness; +1 Production per 8 foreign followers
• Promised Land: +10% Combat Strength and border growth near friendly cities of this religion; +1 Food per 8 foreign followers
• Karma: +1 Happiness per 3 following cities; +2 Culture per 8 foreign followers
• Creation Studies: +2 Science and Culture in Capital; +2 Science per 8 foreign followers
• Interfaith Dialogue: Gain Science when a Missionary or Prophet spreads this religion to cities of other religions; +1 Happiness per 8 foreign followers

Follower Beliefs

• Feed the World: +1 Food from Shrines, Temples, and Follower belief buildings
• Choral Music: +1 Culture from Shrines, Temples, and Follower belief buildings
• Religious Centers: +1 Production from Shrines, Temples, and Follower belief buildings
• Religious Community: Temples provide +1 Happiness and +1 Faith
• United Laity: +1% Production for each follower (max +15%)
• Guruship: +2 Faith from Workshops and +2 Production from Holy Sites
• Holy Warriors: Use Faith to purchase land units; units heal +10 HP per turn if adjacent to a friendly city
• Liturgical Drama: +2 Faith from Amphitheaters, Opera Houses, and National Epic
• Divine Inspiration: +2 Faith from National and World Wonders
• Faith Healers: Units heal +30 HP per turn if adjacent to a friendly city and +2 Food from Holy Sites
• Peace Gardens: Gardens and Oxford University provide +1 Happiness and +2 Culture
• Spiritual Dialogue: +3 Science in cities with a City Connection
• Religious Settlements: +30% faster border growth
• Resonant Choir: +1 Happiness, +2 Culture, and +2 Faith in cities with at least 12 followers
• Cathedrals: Use Faith to purchase
  • Cathedral: +1 Faith, +1 Culture, 1 Great Work of Art slot, +50% Tourism from Great Works
  • National Cathedral: +1 Global Happiness per 4 Social Policies, +2 Food
• Mosques: Use Faith to purchase
  • Mosque: +3 Faith, +1 Happiness
  • National Mosque: +3 Global Happiness, each land tile worked provides +1 Faith in this city
• Pagodas: Use Faith to purchase
  • Pagodas +1 Faith, +1 Culture, 10% of Food is carried over after a new Citizen is born
  • National Pagoda: +3 Global Happiness, +3 Food
• Basilicas: Use Faith to purchase
  • Basilica: +1 Faith, +2 Gold, 1 Merchant slot
  • National Basilica: 3 Merchant slots, +25% Gold.
• Militant Orders: Use Faith to purchase
  • Chapterhouse: +15 XP for Land Units, +5 City Defense Strength, +25 City Hit Points
  • National Chapterhouse: Free Great General, +15% Production of Military units, +5 City Defense Strength.
• Gurdwaras: Use Faith to purchase
  • Gurdwara: +1 Happiness, each Religion in the City adds +1 Faith and +1 Culture
  • National Gurdwara: Starts a Golden Age, +25% Great Person generation in this city.
• Madrassas: Use Faith to purchase
  • Madrassa: +1 Faith, +1 Science for every 4 Citizens in this City
  • National Madrassa: Free Great Scientist, +1 Faith from Scientists
• Synagogues: Use Faith to purchase
  • Synagogue: +1 Faith, +1 Culture, +10% Production when constructing Buildings
  • National Synagogue: +1 Production from National Wonders (not Guilds), +4 Faith
• Fables: +1 Culture from Libraries, Amphitheaters, and Holy Sites
• Ritual Combat: +2 Faith from Barracks, Colosseums, and Circus Maximus
• Seers: +3 Faith from Observatories, +3 Science from Holy Sites

Enhancer Beliefs
Each enhancer belief additionally cause Missionaries' Spread Religion action to erode existing pressure from other religions by 25%.

• Inspired Devotees: +2 Faith from great person improvements
• Missionary Zeal: Missionary conversion strength +50% and cost 25% less Faith
• Religious Texts: Religion spreads 25% faster (50% with Printing Press)
• Reliquary: Gain 50 Faith (on Quick Speed) whenever a Great Person is expended
• Defender of the Faith: +15% Combat Strength near cities that follow this religion
• Unity of the Prophets: +4 Faith from Holy Sites, and Inquisitors and Prophets reduce this religion's presence by 60% (instead of eliminating it)
• Itinerant Preachers: Religion spreads to cities 30% further away
• Dharma: Starts a 12 turn Golden Age
• Subversive Rites: Your spies exert +18 religious pressure on the cities they occupy as long as there is at least one follower of your religion present.
• Messiah: Prophets are earned with 30% less Faith
• Apostles: Missionary conversion strength +100%

Reformation Beliefs

• Religious Unity: Religion spreads twice as fast to friendly City States; +1 Happiness per 8 foreign followers
• World Church: Religion spreads 50% faster; +1 Gold, Culture, Faith, and Tourism per 8 foreign followers
• Inclusivism: Religion spreads 30% further; +1 Food and Culture per 8 foreign followers
• Jesuit Education: May build Universities, Public Schools, and Research Labs with Faith
• Puritan Ethics: May build Workshops, Windmills, and Factories with Faith
• Sacred Sites: +2 Tourism, +2 Faith, and +2 Gold from religious buildings purchased with Faith
• Underground Sect: Spies exert +18 religious pressure in cities they occupy where there is at least one follower and Inquisitors and Prophets reduce this religion's presence by only 60% (instead of eliminating it)
• Swords to Plowshares: +25% Growth (excess Food) in all cities and +1 Happiness per 8 peaceful foreign followers
• Ahimsa: +2 Food and +10% Growth (excess Food) in all cities
  
• Apostolic Palace: Grand Temple provides +3 Food, +3 Production, +3 Science, +3 Culture, +3 Gold, +3 Faith, and +3 Happiness
• Monuments of Devotion: +20% Production towards Wonders prior to the Industrial Era
  
• Dream of Transcendence: +3 Science from World Wonders; +1 Production and Science per 8 foreign followers
• Houses of Worship: Use Faith to purchase in cities with the corresponding resources:
  • Churches (+1 Happiness, +2 Faith from Wheat and Cotton)
  • Chantries (+1 Happiness, +2 Faith from Gold and Silver)
  • Monasteries (+1 Happiness, +2 Faith from Incense and Wine)
• Buddharupa: Use Faith to purchase in cities with the corresponding resources:
  • Bhumisparsha (Earth) Mudra: +1 Happiness, +2 Faith from Citrus and Sugar
  • Vitarka (Thought) Mudra: +1 Happiness, +2 Faith from Ivory and Silk
  • Namaskara (Devotion) Mudra: +1 Happiness, +2 Faith from Cows and Spices