Civ 3 Classic GOTM 120 (India, Regent level)

Game started: 7 Apr 2012, finished: 14 May 2012

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.

Open: (The standard save)	Starting save for
Conquest: (The easier save)	Starting save for
Predator: (The extra-hard save)	Starting save for

Game info

Classic GOTM 120 starting position - Click for a wider view of the start position

Civilization: India Unique Unit: War Elephant
Difficulty: Regent
Map size: Standard
Map topology: Continents
Environment: Normal, Warm
Geology: 70% Ocean, 3 Billion years
Options: Roaming Barbs
Rivals: 7 pre-selected AIs
Respawn: OFF
Upgrade Swordsment/Longbows: ON
Victory conditions: All enabled
Additional Information: Iron location is fixed and will not disappear.
Submissions due by May 14, 2012 - 5 Weeks to finish.

It's been almost 3 years since India has had a turn in the GOTM, so it is Gandhi's turn! Difficulty is dropped to Regent level, and there are 7 AI to contend with; sounds very basic. Good Luck!

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

New Players

Welcome to GOTM! Please note our no-replaying rule. If you want to enter the competition, don't replay any turns. Feel free to discuss your game with other players, but ONLY in the spoiler threads that we'll open in this forum.

Choose your Game

Besides the normal open, we sometimes provide an easier save (the conquest save) and an extra-hard save (the predator).

Extra Units: You start with 2 Spearmen.
Bonus Gold: You start with an extra 100 gold.
Bonus Tech: You also have knowledge of Pottery AND Bronze Working.

Open Class Game Details for Classic GOTM 120

Players who choose to play in the Open 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, Open class game scores will be unmodified.

Open Class Starting Bonuses:

None:

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

AI Starting Bonuses: The AI get +2 Defense Units and 4 Bonus Unit Support
Technology Loss: You do not know Ceremonial Burial.
UU Mod: Your War Elephants will not start your Golden Age.

Other info

Software Versions

To play this game, you require version 1.27f of Civilization III Play the World.

Special notes for C3 Classic

Some rule changes are used in 'Classic' GOTMs. Here is a list of all non-standard rules in use:

The Great Wall Wonder: gives free walls in all your towns/cities on the continent
Explorers and equivalent unique units have been moved from Navigation to Astronomy.
Space Race - SS Stasis Chamber Has been moved from Synthetic Fibers to Robotics.
Republic Government Unit maintenance cost is 2 gpt/unit with free unit support of 1/3/4 for town/city/metropolis.
Archer/Bowmen added defensive freeshot at 1/0/1.
Longbowmen added defensive freeshot at 2/0/1.
Marines Increased attack strength from 8 to 12 and cost increased to 120 shields.
Radar Artillery Movement increased to 2 and rate of fire increased to 3.
Air Unit Operating Ranges most have been increased up to the maximum hardcoded limit in Civ3v1.29.
Lethal Sea Bombardment for all air units that can bomb targets.
Lethal Land Bombardment for all bombers and steath bombers.
F-15 stats increase to 8/4/1 (range of 8) with bombard at 6/0/2 lethal land & sea
Helicopter transport capacity has been increased to 3.
Stealth Fighter stats increased to 8/6/1 with bombard at 6/0/2.
Stealth Bomber stats increased to 0/5/1 with bombard at 18/0/3.

This game will play with the 'out of the box' PTW install. No Mod download is required. REMINDER - DO NOT PLAY THIS GAME IN ANY VERSION OF CIV3 CONQUESTS!