Changes between Version 3 and Version 4 of Civ:_Seleucids


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    1111
    1212=== INFANTRY ===
    13  * '''Generic Name: Pikeman.'''
    14  * '''Specific Name: Phalangites.'''
     13 * '''Generic Name: Macedonian Pikeman.'''
     14 * '''Specific Name: Phalangites Makedonikos.'''
    1515   * '''Class:''' Spearman.
    1616   * '''Hacker Armament:''' Long Macedonian pike, the "sarissa".
    1717   * '''Appearance:'''
    18      * '''Basic:''' "Rear ranker". Bronze Shield pikeman.
    19      * '''Advanced:''' "Mid Ranker". Gold Shield pikeman.
    20      * '''Elite:''' "Front ranker". Silver Shield pikeman.
     18     * '''Basic:''' "Chalkaspides" Bronze Shield pikeman.
     19     * '''Advanced:''' "Chrysaspides" Gold Shield pikeman.
     20     * '''Elite:''' "Argyraspides" Silver Shield pikeman.
    2121   * '''History:''' .
    2222   * '''Garrison:''' 1.
    … …  
    6464
    6565=== CAVALRY ===
    66  * '''Generic Name: Companion Heavy Cavalry.'''
     66 * '''Generic Name: Companion Cavalry.'''
    6767 * '''Specific Name: Hetairos.'''
    6868   * '''Class:''' Cavalry Spearman.
    … …  
    8080 * '''Generic Name: Median Light Cavalry.'''
    8181 * '''Specific Name: Hippeus Medikos.'''
    82    * '''Class:''' Cavalry Skirmisher.
     82   * '''Class:''' Cavalry Skirmisher 1.
    8383   * '''Ranged Armament:''' Javelins. Decorative sword. Clutch of Javelins in his left hand.
    8484   * '''Appearance:'''
    … …  
    8989   * '''Garrison:''' 2.
    9090   * '''Function:''' .
    91    * '''Special:''' .
     91   * '''Special:''' Trained from the Barracks-only.
     92
     93 * '''Generic Name: Citizen-Militia Cavalry.'''
     94 * '''Specific Name: Politikos.'''
     95   * '''Class:''' Cavalry Skirmisher 2.
     96   * '''Ranged Armament:''' Javelins. Clutch of Javelins in his left hand.
     97   * '''Appearance:'''
     98     * '''Basic:''' .
     99     * '''Advanced:''' N/A.
     100     * '''Elite:''' N/A.
     101   * '''History:''' .
     102   * '''Garrison:''' 2.
     103   * '''Function:''' .
     104   * '''Special:''' Trained from the Civic Center-only. Trains fast, but weak. Does not promote to higher ranks.
    92105
    93106 * '''Generic Name: Dahae Horse Archer.'''
    … …  
    214227   * '''Special:''' Must pack and unpack.
    215228
    216  * '''Generic Name: Battering Ram.'''
    217  * '''Specific Name: Poliorkitikós Kriós.'''
    218    * '''Class:''' Battering Ram.
    219    * '''Appearance:'''
    220      * '''Shell:''' A basic battering ram, made of wood planks with a bronze beak at the head of the ram.
    221    * '''History:''' .
    222    * '''Garrison:''' 3.
    223    * '''Function:''' Anti-building siege. Used to take down Walls and Fortresses. 10-20% weaker than the Roman battering ram.
    224    * '''Special:''' Does bonus damage vs. city gates.
    225 
    226229=== CHAMPION UNITS ===
    227230 * '''Generic Name: Cataphract.'''
    … …  
    231234   * '''Ranged Armament:''' None.
    232235   * '''Appearance: '''-
    233      * '''Garb:''' .
    234      * '''Helmet:''' .
     236     * '''Garb:''' Bronze muscled cuirass or Bronze scale corselet. Linen pteruges. Flowing cloak or Chlamys. Arms and legs wrapped in segmented armour..
     237     * '''Helmet:''' Plumed and/or Crested Hellenistic Phrygian helmets, with and without feathers.
    235238     * '''Shield:''' None.
    236      * '''Figure(s):''' -
    237    * '''History:''' .
    238    * '''Garrison:''' 1.
    239    * '''Function:''' .
    240    * '''Special''': .
     239     * '''Mount:''' Large war horse covered in scale armor. Skirt made of scale in the front and on the sides. Bronze chamfron with crest.
     240     * '''Figure(s):''' http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/3693/hellenickataphractoixb6.jpg
     241   * '''History:''' As the Seleucids began to solidify their hold on much of Alexander's Eastern Empire they began to meld the best of the martial traditions of both East and West, culminating in the Seleucids fielding a corps of highly armored cavalry called 'Kataphraktoi.' These cavalrymen would punch through weak points in the enemy line and would often prove decisive in battle.
     242   * '''Garrison:''' 1.
     243   * '''Function:''' Highest armor of any cavalry in the game, but also one of the slowest. Very high charge bonus and trample damage, but low standard attack.
     244   * '''Special''': This is the 3rd rank ('Elite') of the Cavalry Spearman ('Companion Cavalry'). Can also be trained directly from the Fortress.
    241245
    242246 * '''Generic Name: Armored War Elephant.'''
    … …  
    246250   * '''Ranged Armament (Passive):''' Javelins thrown by riders at random enemies.
    247251   * '''Hacker Armament (Passive-Trample):''' Feet.
    248    * '''Appearance:''' Asian/Indian War Elephant, covered in bronze armor, with a tower on its back.
    249    * '''History:''' .
     252   * '''Appearance: '''-
     253     * '''Garb:''' The 2 riders and 1 mahout have random armour between bronze muscled cuirass and scale reinforced linothorax, with pteruges. No greaves. Boots.
     254     * '''Helmet:''' Thracian bronze helmets, crested and plumed, non-crested and non-plumed.
     255     * '''Shield:''' No shields for any of the riders/mahout. Tower has Seleucid-emblazoned shields on the sides.
     256     * '''Mount:''' Large Indian Elephant with small wooden tower on its back. It has bronze segmented armour all over its body (see image below).
     257     * '''Figure(s):''' http://www.wildfiregames.com/~art/history/hellenes/images/18_1w.jpg
     258   * '''History:''' The Seleucids, having access to the East, specifically India after the war with the Mauryans, imported gigantic war elephants to augment their phalanxes. The beasts were armoured and were used as giant battering rams to smash enemy infantry formations.
    250259   * '''Garrison:''' 3.
    251    * '''Function:''' Destroy buildings and trample enemy formations. Extra good vs. enemy cavalry. Trained at the Fortress.
     260   * '''Function:''' The Armored War Elephant will smash buildings with its crush attack. It also has a passive ranged attack from its riders throwing javelins. Last but not least, this unit also has a very high trample aura which kills nearby enemy infantry and cavalry alike.
    252261   * '''Special:'''
    253262     * "Damage Frenzy".
    … …  
    256265
    257266 * '''Generic Name: Scythed Chariot.'''
    258  * '''Specific Name: .'''
     267 * '''Specific Name: Drepanèphoros.'''
    259268   * '''Class:''' Champion Chariot.
    260    * '''Ranged Armament (Primary):''' A very long cavalry lance, the "kontos" wielded by two hands.
     269   * '''Ranged Armament (Primary):''' One rider fires a bow, while the driver drives.
    261270   * '''Hacker Armament (Passive-Trample):''' Scythes.
    262    * '''Appearance: '''-
    263      * '''Garb:''' .
    264      * '''Helmet:''' .
     271   * '''Appearance: '''
     272     * '''Garb:''' The 1 rider and 1 driver each have random armor between bronze muscled cuirass and scale reinforced linothorax, with pteruges. No greaves. Boots..
     273     * '''Helmet:''' Thracian bronze helmets, crested and plumed, non-crested and non-plumed.
    265274     * '''Shield:''' None.
     275     * '''Mount:''' A large chariot cart drawn by 4 armored horses. Long scythes extend from the hubs of the cart wheels.
     276     * '''Figure(s):''' http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/6600/scythedchariots4ie6.jpg
     277   * '''History:''' .
     278   * '''Garrison:''' 1.
     279   * '''Function:''' Super expensive suicide unit. Mostly used to rush into infantry and cavalry formations to slaughter a bunch of enemies with scythes ("Trample Damage" aura) before getting destroyed themselves. Countered by: Skirmishers and Elephants.
     280   * '''Special''':
     281     * "Damage Frenzy".
     282     * "Trample Damage" Aura.
     283
     284 * '''Generic Name: Romanized Heavy Swordsman.'''
     285 * '''Specific Name: Thorakitès Romaios.'''
     286   * '''Class:''' Champion Infantry Swordsman.
     287   * '''Hacker Armament:''' Xiphos short sword.
     288   * '''Ranged Armament:''' Javelin.
     289   * '''Appearance:''' -
     290     * '''Garb:''' Chain-mail, scale, and linothorax cuirasses. Short tunic. Boots.
     291     * '''Helmet:''' Late-Macedonian types, plumed and crested.
     292     * '''Shield:''' "Thureos" shield emblazoned with Seleucid iconography.
    266293     * '''Figure(s):''' -
    267    * '''History:''' .
    268    * '''Garrison:''' 1.
    269    * '''Function:''' .
    270    * '''Special''': .
    271 Hypaspistès Basilikos
    272 
    273 
    274 === PTOLEMAIC HEROES ===
     294   * '''History:''' In 166 BC, at the Daphne Parade under Antiochus IV, the Argyraspides corps is only seen to be 5,000 strong. However 5,000 troops armed in the Roman fashion are present and they are described as being in the prime of their life, perhaps denoting their elite nature. It is possible that the missing 5,000 men of the Argyraspides were the 5,000 'Romanized' infantry marching alongside them. The training of a segment of the royal guard in 'Roman' methods was probably down to several factors. Firstly, Antiochus IV had spent part of his early life in Rome and had acquired rather an excessive admiration for Rome's power and methods. Secondly, the future wars that the Seleucids might be fighting would probably be in the Eastern satrapies against mobile enemies and other large areas of land. Training troops in this way would add to the overall efficiency and capability of the army and make it more maneuverable. Indeed, the 'Romanized' troops are seen facing the Maccabees at the Battle of Beth Zechariah in 162 BC. Thirdly, the defeat of the Macedonian Antigonids at the Battle of Pydna in 168 BC was a great culture shock, showing the complete destruction of the Macedonian military system at the hands of the Roman legion.
     295
     296It has been suggested that the fact that these 5,000 men are marching at the head of the army was meant to show Antiochus IV's intention of reforming the entire Seleucid army along Roman lines, though whether or not this complete reform actually took place is unknown. The true extent of the adoption of Roman techniques is unknown, some have suggested that the infantry are in fact more likely to be Thureophoroi or Thorakitai, troops armed with an oval shield of the Celtic type, a thrusting spear and javelins. (source: Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seleucid_Army#.27Romanized.27_infantry )
     297   * '''Garrison:''' 1.
     298   * '''Function:''' Fast heavy infantry.
     299   * '''Special''': Throws a javelin at the enemy target (if target is within min and max range) before closing with sword for melee.
     300
     301=== SELEUCID HEROES ===
    275302 * '''Generic Name: Ptolemy I "Savior".'''
    276303 * '''Specific Name: Ptolemaios A' Soter.'''
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    328355=== NEW UNIT TRAITS ===
    329356 * Syntagma Formation: A Macedonian-style formation that makes pikemen nearly invulnerable from the front.
    330  * Damage Frenzy: If the unit loses 75% of its health, it will randomly attack nearby units, friend or foe, other than priests or healers. This effect can only be overcome by restoring the unit's lost health with a healer or by killing it.
     357 * Damage Frenzy/Run Amok: If the unit loses 75% of its health, it will randomly attack nearby units, friend or foe, other than priests or healers. This effect can only be overcome by restoring the unit's lost health with a healer or by killing it.
    331358 * "Stench" Aura: Enemy cavalry units are spooked by elephants and camels, and prove less effective when in range of them.
    332359 * "Trample Damage" Aura: As with war elephants and melee cavalry of all types, causes passive crush damage to nearby enemy units through trampling.
    333360
    334361=== CIV CENTRE UNITS ===
    335  * Melee Infantry: Egyptian Pikeman.
    336  * Ranged Infantry: Nubian Archer.
    337  * Cavalry: Nabataean Camel Rider.
     362 * Melee Infantry: Macedonian Pikeman.
     363 * Ranged Infantry: Syrian Archer.
     364 * Cavalry: Citizen-Militia Cavalry.
    338365
    339366=== FORBIDDEN CLASSES ===
    340  * Battering Ram (Towered War Elephant is used for this purpose).
     367 * Battering Ram (Armored War Elephant is used for this purpose).
     368 * Infantry Slinger
     369 * Cavalry Swordsman
     370 * Bolt Shooter
    341371
    342372== STRUCTURE DESCRIPTIONS ==
    343373=== VILLAGE ===
    344  * '''Generic Name: House.'''
    345  * '''Specific Name: .'''
     374 * '''Generic Name: Household.'''
     375 * '''Specific Name: Oikos.'''
    346376   * '''Class: '''House.
    347    * '''History:''' Since they are made of mud brick, Egyptian houses are free of cost, but are very weak.
     377   * '''History:''' Hellenistic homes were larger and more opulent than those from mainland Greece.
    348378
    349379 * '''Generic Name: Granary.'''
    350  * '''Specific Name: .'''
     380 * '''Specific Name: Sītobólion.'''
    351381   * '''Class:''' Farmstead.
    352    * '''History''': Since they are made of mud brick, Egyptian farmsteads are free of cost, but are very weak.
     382   * '''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.
    353383
    354384 * '''Generic Name: Field.'''
    355  * '''Specific Name: .'''
     385 * '''Specific Name: Agrós.'''
    356386   * '''Class:''' Field.
    357387   * '''History:''' .
    358388
    359389 * '''Generic Name: Corral.'''
    360  * '''Specific Name: .'''
     390 * '''Specific Name: Épaulos.'''
    361391   * '''Class:''' Corral.
    362    * '''History:''' Since they are made of mud brick, Egyptian corrals are free of cost, but are very weak..
     392   * '''History:''' Basic animal pen. Also for horses, which were the domain of the truly wealthy in Macedonia.
    363393
    364394 * '''Generic Name: Warehouse.'''
    365  * '''Specific Name: .'''
     395 * '''Specific Name: Apothḗkē.'''
    366396   * '''Class:''' Mill.
    367    * '''History''': Since they are made of mud brick, Egyptian warehouses come free of cost, but are very weak..
    368 
    369  * '''Generic Name: Egyptian Outpost.'''
    370  * '''Specific Name: .'''
     397   * '''History''': Resources and building materials were kept in warehouses.
     398
     399 * '''Generic Name: Outpost.'''
     400 * '''Specific Name: <need name>.'''
    371401   * '''Class:''' Outpost.
    372    * '''History:''' .
     402   * '''History:''' Towers were an important part of city fortifications. The defending troops shot arrows at the enemy and poured boiling oil over the assailants.
    373403
    374404 * '''Generic Name: Palisade.'''
    375  * '''Specific Name: .'''
     405 * '''Specific Name: <need name>.'''
    376406   * '''Class:''' Palisade.
    377407   * '''History:''' A cheap, quick defensive structure constructed with sharpened tree trunks.
    378408
     409 * '''Generic Name: Dock.'''
     410 * '''Specific Name: Limḗn.'''
     411   * '''Class:''' Dock.
     412   * '''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.
     413
     414 * '''Generic Name: Barracks.'''
     415 * '''Specific Name: Stratēgeîon.'''
     416   * '''Class:''' Barracks.
     417   * '''History:''' The Strategion was the main military headquarters, where important decisions were taken and plans for battles discussed by the army's officers.
     418
    379419=== TOWN ===
    380420 * '''Generic Name: Civic Centre.'''
    381  * '''Specific Name: .'''
     421 * '''Specific Name: Agorā́.'''
    382422   * '''Class:''' Civic Centre.
    383    * '''History:''' .
    384 
    385  * '''Generic Name: Dock.'''
    386  * '''Specific Name: .'''
    387    * '''Class:''' Dock.
    388    * '''History:''' .
     423   * '''History:''' The Macedonians founded cities wherever they conquered.
    389424
    390425 * '''Generic Name: Temple.'''
    391  * '''Specific Name: .'''
     426 * '''Specific Name: Asclepeion.'''
    392427   * '''Class:''' Temple.
    393    * '''History:''' .
    394 
    395  * '''Generic Name: Barracks.'''
    396  * '''Specific Name: .'''
    397    * '''Class:''' Barracks.
    398    * '''History:''' .
     428   * '''History:''' An asclepeion (or asklepieion) was a healing temple, sacred to the god Asclepius.
    399429
    400430 * '''Generic Name: Blacksmith.'''
    401  * '''Specific Name: .'''
     431 * '''Specific Name: Khalkeîon.'''
    402432   * '''Class:''' Blacksmith.
    403    * '''History:''' .
     433   * '''History:''' The earliest Greek smiths worked in copper, then bronze, and then finally iron.
    404434
    405435 * '''Generic Name: Marketplace.'''
    406  * '''Specific Name: .'''
     436 * '''Specific Name: Empórion.'''
    407437   * '''Class:''' Market.
    408    * '''History''': .
     438   * '''History''': The center of a Macedonian city is its Emporion. Here is where vendors sell their wares and where commerce and local politics mix.
    409439
    410440 * '''Generic Name: Defense Tower.'''
    411  * '''Specific Name: .'''
     441 * '''Specific Name: Pyrgíon.'''
    412442   * '''Class:''' Defense Tower.
    413443   * '''History:''' Towers were an important part of city fortifications. The defending troops shot arrows at the enemy and poured boiling oil over the assailants.
    414444
    415445 * '''Generic Name: Stone Wall.'''
    416  * '''Specific Name: .'''
     446 * '''Specific Name: Teîkhos.'''
    417447   * '''Class:''' Wall.
    418    * '''History:''' Ptolemaic cities were surrounded by limestone walls for protection against enemy attacks. Some of these fortifications were massive structures.
     448   * '''History:''' Macedonian cities were surrounded by stone walls for protection against enemy raids. Some of these fortifications were massive structures.
    419449
    420450 * '''Generic Name: Wall Tower.'''
    421  * '''Specific Name: .'''
     451 * '''Specific Name: Pýrgos.'''
    422452   * '''Class:''' Wall Tower.
    423453   * '''History:''' Towers were an important part of city fortifications. The defending troops shot arrows at the enemy and poured boiling oil over the assailants.
    424454
    425455 * '''Generic Name: Gate.'''
    426  * '''Specific Name: .'''
     456 * '''Specific Name: Pýlai.'''
    427457   * '''Class:''' Gate.
    428458   * '''History:''' .
    … …  
    430460=== CITY ===
    431461 * '''Generic Name: Fortress.'''
    432  * '''Specific Name: .'''
     462 * '''Specific Name: Epiteíchisma.'''
    433463   * '''Class:''' Fortress.
    434    * '''History:''' .
     464   * '''History:''' Fortresses (also called a "phrourion") were built to guard passes and atop hills in order to command plains and valleys below.
    435465
    436466=== SPECIAL STRUCTURES ===
    437  * '''Generic Name: Military Settlement.'''
    438  * '''Specific Name: Klēroukhia.'''
    439    * '''Class:''' SB1.
    440    * '''History: '''The Ptolemies invited Greeks and Galatians (Gauls) alike to settle in Egypt within military settlements called cleruchies (klēroukhia). Under this arrangement, the settlers were given a plot of land, or a kleros, and in return were required to serve in the pharaoh's army when called to duty. This created a upper-middle class of military settlers who owed their livelihoods and fortunes to the pharaoh and helped grow the available manpower for the Egyptian army. A side effect of this system was that it drained the Greek homeland of military-aged men, a contributing factor to Greece's inevitable conquest by Rome.
    441    * '''Requirements''': None.
    442    * '''Phase:''' Town.
    443    * '''Special:'''
    444      * ''Must ''be constructed in '''neutral '''territory. Has no territory radius effect.
    445      * Trains all "settler" units: Galatian Settler Swordsman, Macedonian Settler Cavalry, Tarantine Settler Cavalry.
    446467
    447468 * '''Generic Name: Library.'''
    448469 * '''Specific Name: Bibliothikon.'''
    449    * '''Class:''' SB2.
    450    * '''History:''' .
     470   * '''Class:''' SB1.
     471   * '''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.
    451472   * '''Requirements''': None.
    452473   * '''Phase:''' City.
    453474   * '''Special:'''
    454475     * Maximum of 1 built.
    455      * All Special Technologies and some regular city-phase technologies are researched here.
     476     * All Special Technologies are researched here.
    456477     * Building one reduces the cost of all other remaining technologies by 10%.
    457 
    458  * '''Generic Name: Lighthouse.'''
    459  * '''Specific Name: Pharos.'''
    460    * '''Class''': SB3.
    461    * '''History:''' The Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt built the magnificent Lighthouse of Alexandria near the harbor 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''.
    462    * '''Requirements:''' Dock.
    463    * '''Phase: '''City.
    464    * '''Special:''' When built along the shoreline, removes ''shroud of darkness'' over all the water, revealing all the coast lines on the map. Limit: 1.
    465 
    466 === WONDER ===
    467  * '''Generic Name: Temple of Edfu.'''
    468  * '''Specific Name: .'''
    469    * '''Class:''' Wonder.
    470    * '''History:''' .
    471    * '''Requirements''': Temple.
    472    * '''Phase:''' City.
    473    * '''Special:''' .
    474478
    475479=== NEW STRUCTURE TRAITS ===