Changes between Version 3 and Version 4 of Civ:_Hellenes

Timestamp:

Apr 21, 2010, 7:07:34 AM (14 years ago)

Author:

Michael D. Hafer

Comment:

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Civ:_Hellenes

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  * '''Name: Gymnasion.'''
    * '''Class''': SB2.
-   * '''History:''' The gymnasion was a vital place in Hellenistic polises, where physical exercises were performed and social contacts established.
+   * '''History:''' The Gymnasion was a vital place in Hellenistic cities, where physical exercises were performed and social contacts established.
    * '''Requirements:''' None.
    * '''Phase: '''City.
-   * '''Special:''' Garrisoning a male foot unit in the Gymnasion for a short period of time will bestow the unit with a permanent non-cumulative 15% speed increase. Recharge time for the "charging" ability is also reduced by 15%. Up to 10 units may be garrisoned at a time for this purpose.
+   * '''Special:''' Trains all Super Units for both Hellenes sub-factions.
+
+ * '''Name: Tholos.'''
+   * '''Class''': SB3.
+   * '''History:''' The Tholos is the meeting place for the city elders to dine and to make swift decisions.
+   * '''Requirements:''' None.
+   * '''Phase: '''City.
+   * '''Special:''' Trains all Hero units for both Hellenes sub-factions.
 
 === NEW STRUCTURE TRAITS ===
@@ -420 +427 @@
 === POLEIS SPECIAL TECHNOLOGIES ===
  * '''ST1 '''
-   * '''Name: Phalanx. '''
-   * '''History:''' The classical phalanx formation was developed about VIII century BC. It was eight men deep and two hundred men wide.
-   * '''Effect:''' The player gains the ability to order his troops into a Phalanx formation, providing +30% attack and +30% armor if attacked from the front.
+   * '''Name: Othismos.'''
+   * '''History:''' The classical phalanx formation was developed about VIII century BC. It was eight men deep and over two hundred men wide, and used overlapping shields and combined pushing power. "Othismos" refers to the point in a phalanx battle where both sides try to shove each other out of formation, attempting to breaking up the enemy lines and routing them.
+   * '''Effect:''' The player gains the ability to order his troops into a PHALANX formation, providing +30% Attack and +30% Pierce Armour if attacked from the front.  
 
  * '''ST2 '''
    * '''Name: Delian League.'''
-   * '''History:''' Shortly after the great naval victories at Salamis and Mycale, the Greek city-states instituted the so-called Delian League in 478 BC, whose purpose was to push the Persians out of the Aegean region. The allied states contributed ships and money, while the Athenians offered their entire navy.
-   * '''Effect:''' Triremes are 20% cheaper.
+   * '''History:''' Shortly after the great naval victories at Salamis and Mykale, the Greek city-states instituted the so-called Delian League in 478 BC, whose purpose was to push the Persians out of the Aegean region. The allied states contributed ships and money, while the Athenians offered their entire navy.
+   * '''Effect:''' Triremes are 20% cheaper and build 20% faster.
+   * '''Alt Effect:''' A possible alternative effect would be to make each Trireme built act like a "relic" that grants the player a (small) trickle of Metal resource, since the Athenians used their fleet to police the shipping lanes of the Aegean and to extort payment from their "allies" and subject cities.
 
 === MACEDONIAN SPECIAL TECHNOLOGIES ===
  * '''ST1 '''
-   * '''Name: Syntagma. '''
-   * '''History:''' Introduced by Philip II, it was derived from the oblique battle front developed by the Theban commander Epaminondas. The phalanx, consisting of 256 men, is arranged in the following way – 16 men in width and 16 in depth.
-   * '''Effect:''' The player gains the ability to order his spear infantry into a Syntagma formation: irresistible charge of the Macedonian phalangites, which is vulnerable only in the rear. The formation allows the units in the 2nd row of the formation to also attack enemy units directly in front of the formation. In effect this doubles the attack power of the offensive face of the formation.
+   * '''Name: Military Reforms. '''
+   * '''History:''' Once coming to the throne, Philip II set about reforming the ragtag Macedonian army into a fearsome professional force. One such reform is the SYNTAGMA formation, derived from the oblique battle front developed by the Theban commander Epaminondas. The phalanx, consisting of 256 men, is arranged in the following way – 16 men in width and 16 in depth.
+   * '''Effect:''' The player gains the ability to order his spear infantry into a SYNTAGMA formation: irresistible charge of the Macedonian phalangites, which is vulnerable only in the rear. The formation increases the frontal Armour for all Pezhetairoi in the unit by around 50% and decreases Movement Speed by about 25%. The function of this formation is to pin the enemy down rather than slaughter them, so there is no Attack bonus. The actual punching power would come from the cavalry or swifter allied infantry units flanking and surrounding the enemy soldiers pinned on the syntagma's pikes.
 
  * '''ST2 '''
    * '''Name: Hellenistic Metropolises. '''
    * '''History: '''Beginning with Alexander, the Hellenistic monarchs founded many cities throughout their empires, where Greek culture and art blended with local customs to create the motley Hellenistic civilisation.
-   * '''Effect: '''Civ Centres have double hitpoints.
+   * '''Effect: '''Civ Centres receive double Health.
 
 == MISCELLANEOUS ==