C-IV Warlords WOTM 03 (Celt, Monarch level)

Game started: 14 Nov 2006, finished: 15 Dec 2006

This game has finished. Click here to see the results.

You can no longer submit a competition entry, but you can download any starting save below (click on an icon) to play for fun.

Contender: (The standard save)	Starting save for Windows
Adventurer: (The easier save)	Starting save for Windows
Challenger: (The extra-hard save)	Starting save for Windows
WorldBuilder: (Play or see the map)	WorldBuilder

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Welcome to the third game of the Warlords era.

This game must be played with the new version 2.08 of Civilization IV: Warlords, using HoF Mod version V2.08.001.

C-IV Wotm III: Celt

The third Warlords Game Of The Month takes advantage of the new and improved version 2.08 of Civ4 Warlords. Note also that the HOF mod for Warlords is mandatory for this game.

You will play as Brennus, the Spiritual and Charismatic leader of Celtia. From the Wikipedia entry for the Celts:

The term Celt refers to a member of any of a number of peoples in Europe using the Celtic languages, which form a branch of Indo-European languages, as well as others whose language is unknown but where associated cultural traits such as Celtic art are found in archaeological evidence. Historical theories were developed that these factors were indicative of a common origin, but later theories of culture spreading to differing indigenous peoples have recently been supported by some genetic studies.

Though the spread of the Roman empire led to continental Celts adopting Roman culture, the development of Celtic Christianity in Ireland and Britain brought an early medieval renaissance of Celtic art between 400 and 1200. Antiquarian interest from the 17th century led to the term Celt being extended, and rising nationalism brought Celtic revivals from the 19th century in areas where the use of Celtic languages had continued.

WOTM 03 starting position - Click here for a wider view of the start position

Scope of the Game:

Civilization: Celtia - Unique Unit: Gallic Warrior; Unique Building: Dun
Leader: Brennus (Spiritual, Charismatic)
Difficulty: Monarch
Map size: Standard, cylindrical
Map Script: Fractal
Climate: Rocky
Sea level: Medium
Starting Era: Ancient
Speed: Epic
Barbarians: Normal
Rivals: Eight aggressive AI - two more than normal for this map size
Victory conditions: All enabled
Submit your completed game HERE by December 15, 2006.
PLEASE NOTE THE DATE.

This game will require you to play under Patch v2.08 (the latest release version)
If a patch is released before this game is complete, you must finish the game using the release version!

All players will need version 2.08.001 of the HoF Mod. Download it here: HOF Mod version 2.08.001. Note that, if a later version of the mod is released before the closing date, it cannot be used for this game.

ALL SPOILERS PROHIBITED: Do not post any messages or questions about this game in any forum until after about November 20th, 2006 when we open the first spoiler thread. Please do not discuss any aspect of this game prior to that date, and then only post in the official spoiler threads. Once you have started playing the game, you MAY NOT post in the pre-game discussion or game release threads!

As always, have fun playing the WOTM and we hope you join us in the postgame discussions!

You will have your choice of Playing this Gotm in one of three skill levels that most closely matches your current abilities - Adventurer Class, Contender Class, or Challenger Class.

If you have never played a previous Civ4 GOTM or WOTM you may be confused as to what these classes are. To ensure that you select the correct class, please take a look at THIS thread before you download the start file.

Adventurer Class Game Details for Civ4 WOTM 03

Players who choose to play in the Adventurer class game will receive a set of bonuses designed to help them focus on key early strategic decisions that may help them to get more enjoyment out of the specific conditions of this game. The bonuses ARE NOT designed to guarantee you a win without requiring some good early decisions to be made and without asking you to manage your Civilization properly.

Players who might be interested in playing the Adventurer class game could be those players who might only feel comfortable playing at Warlord or Noble difficulty.

For the purposes of global ranking and comparison to all other GOTM scores, the Adventurer class games scores in the GOTM results will be weighted downward with an 85% multiplier to factor out the value of the additional starting bonuses. To qualify for this class, you must not have finished in the top half of the field in any Civ4 GOTM.

Adventurer Class Starting Bonuses:
Adventurer class players will begin the game with following unit and game feature bonuses:

Early productivity: You start the game with a worker.
Early Knowledge: You start with the additional knowledge of Mining.

Click on the image below to download the adventurer class start save file.

C-IV HOF Adventurer-Class save file HOF File

Contender Class Game Details for Civ4 WOTM 03

Players who choose to play in the Contender Class game receive no bonuses compared to a game that would be normally be played on this level.

For the purposes of global ranking and comparison to all other GOTM scores, Contender class game scores will be unmodified.

Contender Class Starting Bonuses:

None

Click on the image below to download the contender class start save file.

C-IV HOF Contender-Class save file HOF File

Challenger Class Game Details for Civ4 WOTM 03

Players who choose to play in the Challenger class game must overcome an extra set of obstacles built into their game to provide an extra level of challenge.

Players who might be interested in playing the Challenger class game could be those players who find the difficulty level in the give month a bit low for their tastes, or players who just want an extra level of excitement or challenge.

For the purposes of global ranking and comparison to all other GOTM scores, the Challenger class game scores in the GOTM results do not receive any compensating scoring bonus for the added elements of challenge - its purely for fun (or for bragging rights!)

Challenger Class Equalizing Obstacles:
The game features for Challenger Class Games have been raised to provide the following obstacles:

Handicapped start: Start without knowledge of Mysticism.

Click on the image below to download the Challenger class start save file.

C-IV HOF Challenger-Class save file HOF File

Thanks to Mistfit for the download icons