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Changes between Version 7 and Version 8 of Civ:_Ptolemies

Timestamp:: Apr 8, 2013, 5:15:01 AM (11 years ago)
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Civ:_Ptolemies

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    * '''Hacker Armament:''' Long Macedonian pike, the "sarissa".
    * '''Appearance:'''
      * '''Basic:''' "Rear ranker". Simple tunic. No armor or greaves. No helm. Round Macedonian pelta.
+     * '''Basic:''' "Rear ranker". Simple light tunic. No armor or greaves. No helm. Round Macedonian pelta.
      * '''Advanced:''' "Mid Ranker". Quilted linen armor (no pteruges) and no greaves. Open-faced quilted linen cap. Round Macedonian pelta.
      * '''Elite:''' "Front ranker". Leather spolas (with leather pteruges) and bronze greaves. Open-faced Hellenistic helmets. Round Macedonian pelta.
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  * '''Generic Name: Bireme.'''
  * '''Specific Name: Bi'''ḗrēs'''.'''
+ * '''Specific Name: Biḗrēs.'''
    * '''Class:''' Light Warship.
    * '''Appearance:'''
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    * '''Special:''' Ramming.
  * '''Generic Name: Quinquereme.'''
+ * '''Generic Name: Quinquereme.'''
  * '''Specific Name: Pentḗrēs.'''
    * '''Class:''' Heavy Warship.
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  * '''Specific Name: Agema Basilikos.'''
    * '''Class:''' Champion Cavalry Spearman.
    * '''Hacker Armament:''' Long Macedonian cavalry lance, the "xyston". Decorative sword..
+   * '''Hacker Armament:''' Long Macedonian cavalry lance, the "xyston". Decorative sword..
    * '''Ranged Armament:''' None.
    * '''Appearance: '''-
      * '''Garb:''' .
      * '''Helmet:''' .
+     * '''Garb:''' .
+     * '''Helmet:''' .
      * '''Shield:''' None.
      * '''Figure(s):''' -
    * '''History:''' .
    * '''Garrison:''' 1.
    * '''Function:''' .
+   * '''History:''' .
+   * '''Garrison:''' 1.
+   * '''Function:''' .
    * '''Specia'''l: .
  * '''Generic Name: Towered War Elephant.'''
  * '''Specific Name: Elephantos Polemou.'''
    * '''Class:''' Champion Elephant.
    * '''Hacker Armament (Primary):''' Tusks. Crushing attack.
    * '''Ranged Armament (Passive):''' Javelins thrown by riders at random enemies.
    * '''Hacker Armament (Passive-Trample):''' Feet.
    * '''Appearance:''' North African War Elephant with tower on its back.
+ * '''Specific Name: Elephantos Polemou.'''
+   * '''Class:''' Champion Elephant.
+   * '''Hacker Armament (Primary):''' Tusks. Crushing attack.
+   * '''Ranged Armament (Passive):''' Javelins thrown by riders at random enemies.
+   * '''Hacker Armament (Passive-Trample):''' Feet.
+   * '''Appearance:''' North African War Elephant with tower on its back.
    * '''History:''' The North African elephant was trained for war and used by the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt. Writing in the 2nd century BC, Polybius (The Histories; 5.83) described their inferiority in battle against the larger Indian elephants used by the Seleucid kings. A surviving Ptolemaic inscription enumerates three types of war elephant, the "Troglodytic" (probably Libyan), the "Ethiopian", and the "Indian". The Ptolemaic king prides himself with being the first to tame the Ethiopian elephants, a stock which could be identical to one of the two extant African species. (source: Wikipedia)
    * '''Garrison:''' 3.
    * '''Function:''' Destroy buildings and trample enemy formations. Extra good vs. enemy cavalry. Trained at the Elephant Stables.
+   * '''Garrison:''' 3.
+   * '''Function:''' Destroy buildings and trample enemy formations. Extra good vs. enemy cavalry. Trained at the Elephant Stables.
    * '''Special:'''
      * "Damage Frenzy".
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      * "Trample Damage" Aura.
+ * '''Generic Name: Juggernaut.'''
+ * '''Specific Name: Tessarakon'''tḗrēs'''.'''
+   * '''Class:''' Champion Warship.
+   * '''Ranged Armament: '''Two (4) catapults (standard), two fore and two aft. Any other ranged units that are garrisoned aboard.
+   * '''Appearence:'''
+     * '''Shell:''' This is the textbook definition of a naval "Juggernaut." Largest ship in the game. As many oars as possible and two or more large sails. It's possible it might have had a double catamaran hull. Put a lavish tent on the rear between the two aft catapults.
+   * '''History:''' The age of the Successors ('Diadokhoi') was the age of the arms race. Ever larger and more complex machines of war were envisioned and constructed. Among those machines was the gigantic juggernauts of the Ptolemaic navy, or 'Poliremes'. Some of these ships were large enough to boast crews of over a thousand strong or more. These were more like floating fortresses than tactical naval ships. With the end of the Hellenistic states in the 1st century BC came the end of these mighty juggernauts.
+   * '''Garrison:''' Cannot.
+   * '''Function: '''Floating fortress and transport barge.
+   * '''Special:'''
+     * Build limit: 1 (raised to 2 during the lifetime of Ptolemy IV Philopater).
 === PTOLEMAIC HEROES ===
  * '''Generic Name: Philip II of Macedon.'''
  * '''Specific Name: Phílippos B' ho Makedṓn.'''
+ * '''Generic Name: Ptolemy I "Savior".'''
+ * '''Specific Name: Ptolemaios A' Soter.'''
    * '''Class:''' Hero1.
    * '''Hacker Armament:''' Long cavalry lance.
+   * '''Hacker Armament:''' .
    * '''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.
+     * '''Body:''' .
+     * '''Helmet:''' .
      * '''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.
+     * '''Mount:''' .
+   * '''History:''' Born in 367 BCE, Ptolemy I grew to become one of Alexander the Great's closest friends and generals. He was instrumental in Alexander's later campaigns in Bactria (modern Afghanistan) and India. After Alexander's death, Ptolemy took control of the Satrap of Egypt, and after the Battle of Ipsus became sole ruler of Egypt as "Pharaoh," founding the Ptolemy Dynasty that would rule Egypt for nearly 3 centuries. Ptolemaic Egypt reached the height of its territorial boundaries under his reign as he added Syria, Judea, Cyprus, and parts of Asia Minor to his realm. His reputation for bonhomie and liberality attached the floating soldier-class of Macedonians and Hellenes to his service, and was not insignificant; nor did he wholly neglect conciliation of the native Egyptians. He was a ready patron of letters, founding the Great Library of Alexandria. He himself wrote a history of Alexander's campaigns that has not survived. This used to be considered an objective work, distinguished by its straightforward honesty and sobriety. However, Ptolemy may have exaggerated his own role, and had propagandist aims in writing his History. Although now lost, it was a principal source for the surviving account by Arrian of Nicomedia. Ptolemy died in 283 BCE, the last of the Diodachoi, leaving a well-ordered and stable kingdom to his progeny.
    * '''Garrison:''' 2.
    * '''Function:''' Champion Enhancement.
+   * '''Function:''' Construction Foreman and Mercenary Captain.
    * '''Special:'''
+     * "Hero" Aura (Increased Attack for Champion Units.)
+ * '''Generic Name: Alexander the Great.'''
+ * '''Specific Name: Mégās Aléxandros.'''
+     * "Hero" Aura (Decreases build time for nearby structures.)
+     * Mercenaries cost -50% during his lifetime.
+ * '''Generic Name: Ptolemy IV "Father Loving".'''
+ * '''Specific Name: Ptolemaios D' Philopater.'''
    * '''Class:''' Hero2.
    * '''Hacker Armament:''' Kopis sword.
+   * '''Hacker Armament:''' .
    * '''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.
+     * '''Body:''' Bronze muscled cuirass over a long flowing Egyptian tunic. Sandals.
+     * '''Helmet:''' Laurel wreath crown..
      * '''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.
+     * '''Mount:''' .
+   * '''History:''' Ptolemy IV Philopater's reign was inaugurated by the murder of his mother, and he was always under the dominion of favourites, male and female, who indulged his vices and conducted the government as they pleased. Self-interest led his ministers to make serious preparations to meet the attacks of Antiochus III the Great on Coele-Syria including Judea, and the great Egyptian victory of Raphia (217), where Ptolemy himself was present, secured the northern borders of the kingdom for the remainder of his reign. Ptolemy IV is said to have built a giant ship known as the tessarakonteres ("forty"), a huge type of galley. The forty of its name may refer to its number of banks of oars. The current theory is that Ptolemy's ship was an oversize catamaran galley, measuring 128 m 420 ft.
    * '''Garrison:''' 2.
    * '''Function:''' Imperialism. Hero Killer.
+   * '''Function:''' Naval enhancement. He has low armour.
    * '''Special:'''
      * "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.'''
+     * "Hero" Bonus (Juggernaut train limit raised to 5 during his lifetime.)
+     * "Hero"Aura (Egyptian Pikemen have greater stats within vision of him.)
+ * '''Generic Name: Cleopatra.'''
+ * '''Specific Name: Kleopatra VII Philopater.'''
    * '''Class:''' Hero3.
    * '''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.
+     * '''Body:''' Long gown beneath a gold-gilded and highly embossed gorget.
+     * '''Helmet:''' Elaborate head dress. Black hair and garish Egyptian cosmetics.
+     * '''Shield:''' None.
      * '''Figure(s):''' .
    * '''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.
+   * '''History:''' Cleopatra VII is one of the most discussed women in history. She came to the throne of Egypt at the age of 18 and ruled with guile and cunning. Fully Greek in heritage, she nevertheless engendered great support from the Egyptian people by being the first Ptolemaic Pharaoh to learn the Egyptian language. Her patron goddess was the Egyptian goddess Issus, even though by this time the Macedonians had imported much of their pantheon of Olympian gods. Cleopatra met Julius Caesar in 48 BCE, when he arrived to conquer Egypt for Rome. She succeeded in changing his mind. She bore him a son the next year and traveled to Rome as Caesar's bride, but when Julius was assassinated she fled back to Egypt. Later, on his way to attack Parthia, Marcus Antony, trusted general of the late Caesar, stopped in Egypt. There he met Cleopatra and fell immediately in love. Cleopatra bore him 4 children. Together, they fought Octavian Caesar (who would go on to become Augustus Caesar, first emperor of Rome) in a Roman civil war. After the disastrous naval battle of Actium (31 BCE) off the coast of Greece, they fled back to Egypt, hotly pursued by Octavian. The next year, surrounded by Octavian's forces with no hope of regaining power, Antony committed suicide. Cleopatra, the last of the Egyptian Pharaohs and the last of Alexander's Successors, followed Antony in death, committing suicide by Asp, a deadly snake.
+   * '''Garrison:''' 1.
+   * '''Function''': Consort and Patriot.
    * '''Special:'''
+     * "Poliorkḗtēs" Aura (Increased Range and Attack for Siege Engines.)
+     * "Consort" Aura (Increased hero aura bonuses and stats for allied heroes within her range; decreased stats for enemy heroes within range.)
+     * "Patriot" Bonus (?)
 === NEW UNIT TRAITS ===