Changes between Version 4 and Version 5 of Civ:_Macedonians

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Aug 20, 2012, 1:57:07 AM (12 years ago)

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Civ:_Macedonians

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      * "Trample Damage" Aura.
 
- * '''Generic Name: Warrior.'''
- * '''Specific Name: Yōddha.'''
-   * '''Class:''' Champion Swordsman.
-   * '''Hacker Armament:''' Two-handed broad sword (1.5m).
-   * '''Appearance:''' Lightly armoured or no armour.
-   * '''History: '''.
-   * '''Garrison: '''1.
-   * '''Function:''' Low armour; High hack attack. Similar to Celtic "Fanatic."
-   * '''Special:''' .
-
 === MAURYAN HEROES ===
- * '''Generic Name: Chandragupta Maurya.'''
- * '''Specific Name: Chandragupta Maurya.'''
+ * '''Generic Name: Philip II of Macedon.'''
+ * '''Specific Name: Phílippos B' ho Makedṓn.'''
    * '''Class:''' Hero1.
-   * '''Hacker Armament:''' .
-   * '''Ranged Armament:''' .
-   * '''Appearance:'''
-     * '''Garb:'''
-     * '''Helmet:''' .
-     * '''Shield:''' .
-     * '''Figure(s): '''.
-     * '''Mount:''' Armoured war elephant. Covered head-to-toe in armor, clad tower (howdah), tusks with poisoned blades on them, and a trunk that whirls a ball and chain around in the air. Scariest single unit in the game, bar none!
-   * '''History:''' .
+   * '''Hacker Armament:''' Long cavalry lance.
+   * '''Ranged Armament:''' None.
+   * '''Appearance:'''
+     * '''Body:''' Iron and gold-gilded "Vergina Cuirass". Pteruges for the groin and shoulders. Iron greaves and leather sandals.
+     * '''Helmet:''' Iron "Vergina Helmet" with crest.
+     * '''Shield:''' None.
+     * '''Figure(s):''' .
+     * '''Mount:''' White stallion. Highly decorative saddle blanket and tack. Iron chamfron for the stallion's face.
+   * '''History:''' The king of Macedonia (359-336 B.C.), he carried out vast monetary and military reforms in order to make his kingdom the most powerful force in the Greek world. Greatly enlarged the size of Macedonia by conquering much of Thrace and subduing the Greeks. Murdered in Aegae while planning a campaign against Persia.
    * '''Garrison:''' 2.
-   * '''Function:''' .
+   * '''Function:''' Champion Enhancement.
    * '''Special:'''
-     * "Hero" Aura ().
-
- * '''Generic Name: Ashoka the Great.'''
- * '''Specific Name: Aśoka Devānāmpriya.'''
+     * "Hero" Aura (Increased Attack for Champion Units.)
+
+ * '''Generic Name: Alexander the Great.'''
+ * '''Specific Name: Mégās Aléxandros.'''
    * '''Class:''' Hero2.
-   * '''Hacker Armament:''' .
-   * '''Ranged Armament: '''.
-   * '''Appearance:'''
-     * '''Garb:''' .
-     * '''Helmet:''' .
-     * '''Shield:''' .
-     * '''Figure(s): '''.
-     * '''Mount:''' Armoured war elephant.
-   * '''History:''' .
-   * '''Garrison:''' 1.
-   * '''Function:''' .
+   * '''Hacker Armament:''' Kopis sword.
+   * '''Ranged Armament:''' None.
+   * '''Appearance:'''
+     * '''Body:''' Linen and Iron thorax as depicted in the "Pompeii Mosaic". Long sleeves, boots, but no greaves. Wears a heroic flowing cape.
+     * '''Helmet:''' Golden "lion" helmet as depicted in the movie "Alexander". Long blond hair.
+     * '''Shield:''' None.
+     * '''Figure(s):''' .
+     * '''Mount:''' Bucephalus. A large black stallion. Leopard saddle blanket and decorative tack. Bronze chamfron.
+   * '''History:''' The most powerful hero of them all - son of Philip II, king of Macedonia (336 BC - 323 BC). After conquering the rest of the Thracians and quelling the unrest of the Greeks, Alexander embarked on a world-conquest march. Defeating the Persian forces at Granicus (334 BC), Issus (333 BC) and Gaugamela (331 BC), he became master of the Persian Empire. Entering India, he defeated king Porus at Hydaspes (326 BC), but his weary troops made him halt. Died in Babylon at the age of 33 while planning a campaign against Arabia.
+   * '''Garrison:''' 2.
+   * '''Function:''' Imperialism. Hero Killer.
    * '''Special:'''
-     * "Hero" Aura ()
-
- * '''Generic Name: Acharya Chanakya.'''
- * '''Specific Name: Acharya Chanakya.'''
+     * "Imperialism" Bonus (+25% territory effect for all buildings while he lives.)
+     * "Herocide" Bonus (+20% attack vs. other heroes.)
+
+ * '''Generic Name: Demetrius the Besieger.'''
+ * '''Specific Name: Dēmḗtrios Poliorkḗtēs.'''
    * '''Class:''' Hero3.
-   * '''Hacker Armament:''' .
-   * '''Ranged Armament:''' .
-   * '''Appearance:'''
-     * '''Garb:''' .
-     * '''Helmet:''' .
-     * '''Shield:''' .
+   * '''Hacker Armament:''' Xiphos short sword.
+   * '''Ranged Armament:''' None.
+   * '''Appearance:'''
+     * '''Body:''' Tinned cuirass, greaves, pteruges.
+     * '''Helmet:''' Tall Thraco-Phrygian-style with feathers and plume.
+     * '''Shield:''' Large sound Greek shield.
      * '''Figure(s):''' .
-   * '''History:''' .
-   * '''Garrison:''' 1.
-   * '''Function''': Economic enhancement.
+   * '''History:''' One of the Diadochi, king of Macedonia (294 BC - 288 BC), Demetrius was renowned as one of the bravest and most able successors of Alexander. As the son of Antigonus I Monophtalmus, he fought and won many important battles early on and was proclaimed king, along with his father, in 306 BC. Losing his Asian possessions after the battle of Ipsus, he later won the Macedonian throne. Fearing lest they should be overpowered by Demetrius, the other Diadochi united against him and defeated him.
+   * '''Garrison:''' 1.
+   * '''Function''': Siege enhancement.
    * '''Special:'''
-     * "Hero" Aura ()
+     * "Poliorkḗtēs" Aura (Increased Range and Attack for Siege Engines.)
 
 === NEW UNIT TRAITS ===
- * Damage Frenzy: If the unit loses 75% of its hitpoints, it will randomly attack nearby units, friend or foe, other than Priests/Healers. This effect can only be overcome by restoring the unit's lost health or manually killing the elephant after 10 seconds (delete).
- * "Stench" Aura: As with Persian camels, cavalry units are spooked by elephants, and prove less effective when in range of them.
- * "Trample Damage" Aura: As with Carthaginian elephants and melee cavalry of all types, causes passive crush damage to nearby enemy units through trampling.
- * "Defiance" Trait: The Brahmin priest fights back against enemy attackers, instead of running away like most other healers do.
+ * Poliorkḗtēs:Increased Range and Attack for Siege Engines.
+ * Herocide: A unit with this trait gains a +20% attack bonus against heroes.
+ * Imperialism: +25% territory effect for all buildings while this unit lives.
 
 === CIV CENTRE UNITS ===
- * Melee Infantry: Bamboo Spearman.
- * Ranged Infantry: Longbowman.
- * Cavalry: Indian Light Cavalry.
+ * Melee Infantry: Foot Companion.
+ * Ranged Infantry: Agrianian Peltast.
+ * Cavalry: Thessalian Lancer.
 
 === FORBIDDEN CLASSES ===
- * Skirmisher.
- * Slinger.
- * Cavalry Spearman.
+ * Swordsman.
  * Cavalry Swordsman.
+ * Cavalry Archer.
  * Heavy Warship.
- * Catapult.
- * Bolt Shooter.
- * Battering Ram.
 
 == STRUCTURE DESCRIPTIONS ==
 === VILLAGE ===
- * '''Generic Name: House.'''
- * '''Specific Name: Griham.'''
+ * '''Generic Name: Household.'''
+ * '''Specific Name: Oikos.'''
    * '''Class: '''House.
-   * '''History:''' .
+   * '''History:''' Macedonian homes were styled on those found in the southern Greek city-states.
 
  * '''Generic Name: Granary.'''
- * '''Specific Name: Kantu.'''
+ * '''Specific Name: Sītobólion.'''
    * '''Class:''' Farmstead.
-   * '''History''': .
+   * '''History''': Grain wasn't plentiful in Macedon, which is why it was carefully stored in granaries, some of it being reserved for times of siege.
 
  * '''Generic Name: Field.'''
- * '''Specific Name: Kshetra.'''
+ * '''Specific Name: Agrós.'''
    * '''Class:''' Field.
    * '''History:''' .
 
  * '''Generic Name: Corral.'''
- * '''Specific Name: Goshala.'''
+ * '''Specific Name: Épaulos.'''
    * '''Class:''' Corral.
-   * '''History:''' Basic animal pen. Garrison cattle inside for some kind of bonus (TBD).
-
- * '''Generic Name: Mill.'''
- * '''Specific Name: Khalla.'''
+   * '''History:''' Basic animal pen. Also for horses, which were the domain of the truly wealthy in Macedonia.
+
+ * '''Generic Name: Warehouse.'''
+ * '''Specific Name: Apothḗkē.'''
    * '''Class:''' Mill.
    * '''History''': Resources and building materials were kept in warehouses.
 
  * '''Generic Name: Outpost.'''
- * '''Specific Name: Uparaksana.'''
+ * '''Specific Name: <need name>.'''
    * '''Class:''' Outpost.
-   * '''History:''' .
+   * '''History:''' Towers were an important part of city fortifications. The defending troops shot arrows at the enemy and poured boiling oil over the assailants.
 
  * '''Generic Name: Palisade.'''
- * '''Specific Name: Aphalaka.'''
+ * '''Specific Name: <need name>.'''
    * '''Class:''' Palisade.
    * '''History:''' A cheap, quick defensive structure constructed with sharpened tree trunks.
 
 === TOWN ===
- * '''Generic Name: Palace.'''
- * '''Specific Name: Rajadhanika.'''
+ * '''Generic Name: Civic Centre.'''
+ * '''Specific Name: Agorā́.'''
    * '''Class:''' Civic Centre.
-   * '''History:''' .
-   * '''Special:''' .
-
- * '''Generic Name: Harbour.'''
- * '''Specific Name: Naukasthanaka.'''
+   * '''History:''' The Macedonians founded cities wherever they conquered.
+
+ * '''Generic Name: Dock.'''
+ * '''Specific Name: Limḗn.'''
    * '''Class:''' Dock.
-   * '''History:''' .
+   * '''History:''' Greece is a sea country, which is why some of the greatest Hellenic and Hellenistic cities like Ephesus, Corinth, Alexandria and Antioch were built by the sea. It should also be noted that all colonies during the Great Colonisation were thriving port centres, which traded with the local population.
 
  * '''Generic Name: Temple.'''
- * '''Specific Name: Devalaya.'''
+ * '''Specific Name: Asclepeion.'''
    * '''Class:''' Temple.
-   * '''History:''' .
+   * '''History:''' An asclepeion (or asklepieion) was a healing temple, sacred to the god Asclepius.
 
  * '''Generic Name: Barracks.'''
- * '''Specific Name: Sainyavasa.'''
+ * '''Specific Name: Stratēgeîon.'''
    * '''Class:''' Barracks.
-   * '''History:''' .
+   * '''History:''' The Strategion was the main military headquarters, where important decisions were taken and plans for battles discussed by the army's officers.
 
  * '''Generic Name: Marketplace.'''
- * '''Specific Name: Vipana.'''
+ * '''Specific Name: Empórion.'''
    * '''Class:''' Market.
-   * '''History''': .
-
- * '''Generic Name: Watch Tower.'''
- * '''Specific Name: Udarka.'''
+   * '''History''': The center of a Macedonian city is its Emporion. Here is where vendors sell their wares and where commerce and local politics mix.
+
+ * '''Generic Name: Defense Tower.'''
+ * '''Specific Name: Pyrgíon.'''
    * '''Class:''' Defense Tower.
-   * '''History:''' .
-
- * '''Generic Name: City Wall.'''
- * '''Specific Name: Shilabanda.'''
+   * '''History:''' Towers were an important part of city fortifications. The defending troops shot arrows at the enemy and poured boiling oil over the assailants.
+
+ * '''Generic Name: Stone Wall.'''
+ * '''Specific Name: Teîkhos.'''
    * '''Class:''' Wall.
-   * '''History:''' Mauryan city walls were generally made out of wood, which is an abundant resource in ancient India.
+   * '''History:''' Macedonian cities were surrounded by stone walls for protection against enemy raids. Some of these fortifications were massive structures.
 
  * '''Generic Name: Wall Tower.'''
- * '''Specific Name: Puratta.'''
+ * '''Specific Name: Pýrgos.'''
    * '''Class:''' Wall Tower.
-   * '''History:''' Mauryan city walls were generally made out of wood, which is an abundant resource in ancient India.
+   * '''History:''' Towers were an important part of city fortifications. The defending troops shot arrows at the enemy and poured boiling oil over the assailants.
 
  * '''Generic Name: Gate.'''
- * '''Specific Name: Dwara.'''
+ * '''Specific Name: Pýlai.'''
    * '''Class:''' Gate.
    * '''History:''' .
@@ -382 +367 @@
 === CITY ===
  * '''Generic Name: Fortress.'''
- * '''Specific Name: Durg.'''
+ * '''Specific Name: Epiteíchisma.'''
    * '''Class:''' Fortress.
-   * '''History:''' .
-   * '''Function:''' Trains heroes and champion units.
+   * '''History:''' Fortresses (also called a "phrourion") were built to guard passes and atop hills in order to command plains and valleys below.
 
 === SPECIAL STRUCTURES ===
- * '''Generic Name: Stupa Shrine.'''
- * '''Specific Name: Stūpa.'''
+ * '''Generic Name: Library.'''
+ * '''Specific Name: Bibliothikon.'''
    * '''Class:''' SB1.
-   * '''History:''' .
-   * '''Requirements''': Temple.
+   * '''History:''' Alexander the Great founded libraries all over his new empire. These became a center of learning for an entirely new synthesized culture: the Hellenistic culture.
+   * '''Requirements''': None.
    * '''Phase:''' City.
-   * '''Special:''' .
-
- * '''Generic Name: Edict Pillar of Ashoka.'''
- * '''Specific Name: .'''
+   * '''Special:''' 
+     * Maximum of 1 built.
+     * All Special Technologies are researched here.
+     * Building one reduces the cost of all other remaining technologies by 10%.
+
+ * '''Generic Name: Lighthouse.'''
+ * '''Specific Name: Pharos.'''
    * '''Class''': SB2.
-   * '''History:''' .
-   * '''Requirements:''' Built by the Ashoka hero unit.
+   * '''History:''' The (Macedonian) Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt built the magnificent Lighthouse of Alexandria near the harbour mouth of that Nile Delta city. This structure could be seen for many kilometers out to sea and was one of the Seven Wonders of the World..
+   * '''Requirements:''' Dock.
    * '''Phase: '''City.
-   * '''Special:''' -
-
- * '''Generic Name: Elephant Stables.'''
- * '''Specific Name: Vāraṇaśālā.'''
-   * '''Class''': SB3.
-   * '''History:''' .
-   * '''Requirements:''' .
-   * '''Phase: '''Town.
-   * '''Special:''' Trains Elephant Archer and Worker Elephant at Town Phase, then adds the champion War Elephant at the City phase.
+   * '''Special:''' When built along the shoreline, removes shroud of darkness over all the water, revealing all the coast lines on the map. Limit: 1.
 
 === NEW STRUCTURE TRAITS ===
-TBD.
+See Special Buildings.
 
 === FORBIDDEN STRUCTURES ===
@@ -420 +399 @@
 == CIV BONUSES ==
  * '''CB1'''
-   * '''Generic Name: Emperor of Emperors'''
-   * '''Specific Name: Chakravarti Samrāt.'''
-   * '''History:''' The Mauryan Empire encompassed dozens of formerly independent kingdoms over an area of 5 million square kilometers, with a population of close to 60 million people. The Mauryan regents held the title "Emperor of Emperors" and commanded a standing army of 600,000 infantry, 9000 elephants, 8000 chariots, and 30,000 cavalry, making it arguably the largest army of its time.
-   * '''Effect:''' Mauryans have a +10% population cap bonus (330 pop cap instead of the usual 300).
+   * '''Generic Name: Hellenic League.'''
+   * '''Specific Name: Hellenic League.'''
+   * '''History:''' After the unification of Greece, Philip II gathered all the city-states together to form the Hellenic League, with Macedon as the its leader. With this Pan-Hellenic federation he planned to launch an expedition to punish Persia for past wrongs. Although assassinated before he could carry out the invasion, his son Alexander the Great took up the mantle and completed his fathers plans.
+   * '''Effect:''' All Macedonian units have a +10% attack bonus vs. Persian and Hellenic factions (but also -5% attack debonus vs. Roman units).
 
  * '''CB2'''
-   * '''Generic Name: Warrior Caste.'''
-   * '''Specific Name: Kṣhatriya.'''
-   * '''History:''' Kshatriya or Kashtriya, meaning warrior, is one of the four varnas (social orders) in Hinduism. Traditionally Kshatriya constitute the military and ruling elite of the Vedic-Hindu social system outlined by the Vedas and the Laws of Manu. The earliest Vedic literature listed by organisation of function, not of caste, the Kshatriya (holders of kṣatra, or authority) as first in rank, and the Brahmins second (priests and teachers of law), before the Vaisya (Cattle-herders, merchant-traders, farmers and some artisan castes), and the Sudra (labourers, some farming castes and other artisan castes).
-   * '''Effect:''' Mauryans gain access to 3 champion units, instead of the standard 2.
+   * '''Generic Name: Syntagma.'''
+   * '''Specific Name: Syntagma.'''
+   * '''History:''' Based upon the Theban Oblique Order phalanx, the Syntagma was the formation that proved invincible against the armies of Hellas and the East.
+   * '''Effect:''' Infantry pike units can use the Syntagma formation (without the need to research a technology). The Syntagma formation is very slow, gives a high pierce attack bonus, and is nearly invincible from the front. However, it is extremely vulnerable from the rear and prone to being flanked unless guarded adequately.
 
 == TEAM BONUS: ==
  * '''TB'''
-   * '''Name: .'''
-   * '''History:''' .
-   * '''Effect:''' .
+   * '''Name: Standardized Currency.'''
+   * '''History:''' The Macedonians and their successors (Diadochoi) minted coins of very high quality. On their currency the Diadochoi in particular frequently depicted themselves as the rightful successor to Alexander the Great, attempting to legitimize their rule.
+   * '''Effect:''' Tribute and trade between allies of the metal resource is bonused ~ 15%.
 
 == TECHNOLOGIES ==
- * '''Infantry:''' Poor spearman (bantha fodder). Good swordsman. Best archer (slightly better than the Persian archer).
- * '''Cavalry:''' Mediocre. Nothing to match the cavalry of the Persians, for instance.
- * '''Naval:''' Very good. Almost all technologies.
- * '''Siege:''' No siege weapons or siege techs. Champion War Elephant takes the place of siege weapons.
+ * '''Infantry:''' Strong spearmen - definitely a match for Greek and Roman spearmen. Better than average ranged infantry.
+ * '''Cavalry:''' Excellent Cavalry. Good attack and armour techs.
+ * '''Naval:''' Strong initially, but not many techs. When everything is said and done, roughly analogous to the Greeks.
+ * '''Siege:''' Average catapult; however, the Helepolis is very strong.
  * '''Economy:'''
-   * '''Farming:''' Good.
-   * '''Mining:''' Average.
-   * '''Lumbering:''' Good.
-   * '''Hunting:''' Average.
-   * '''Land Trade:'''  Average.
-   * '''Naval Trade:''' Good.
-   * '''Architecture:''' Mediocre.
-   * '''Defences:''' Mediocre. Wooden walls; few defensive techs.
+   * '''Farming:''' Mediocre.
+   * '''Mining:''' Good.
+   * '''Lumbering:''' Average.
+   * '''Hunting:''' Weak.
+   * '''Land Trade:'''  Weak.
+   * '''Naval Trade:''' Mediocre. Nothing to match the Greek or Carthaginian trading fleet.
+   * '''Architecture:''' Above Average.
+   * '''Defences:''' Average.
 
 == SPECIAL TECHNOLOGIES ==
  * '''ST1'''
-   * '''Generic Name: .'''
-   * '''Specific Name: .'''
-   * '''History:''' .
-   * '''Effect:''' .
+   * '''Generic Name: Military Reforms.'''
+   * '''Specific Name: Military Reforms.'''
+   * '''History:''' When Philip II came to the Macedonian throne he began a total reorganization of the Macedonian army. His reforms created a powerful cavalry arm to his army that would prove useful to both himself and his son Alexander's conquests.
+   * '''Effect:''' Each subsequent Barracks constructed comes with 5 free (random) Macedonian military units. This also applies to the Barracks of allied players (they receive 5 free units of their own culture for each new Barracks constructed).
 
  * '''ST2'''
-   * '''Name: .'''
-   * '''History:''' .
-   * '''Effect:''' .
+   * '''Generic Name: Hellenistic Metropolises.'''
+   * '''Specific 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:''' Civic Centres gain double Health.