Classic GOTM 201
Zululand, Regent
C-IV BtS BOTM 63 (Viking, Immortal level)
Game started: 4 Mar 2013, finished: 4 Apr 2013
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
 Starting save for Mac
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| Adventurer: (The easier save) |
Starting save for Windows
Starting save for Mac
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| Challenger: (The extra-hard save) |
Starting save for Windows
Starting save for Mac
| WorldBuilder: (Play or see the map) |  WorldBuilder |
Game info
- Civilization: Viking - Unique Unit: Berserker (replaces Maceman). Unique Building: Trading Post (replaces Lighthouse)
- Leader: Ragnar
- Difficulty: Immortal
- Map size: Standard
- Map Script: Medium and Small
- Starting Era: Ancient
- Speed: Normal
- Options: No goody huts, no random events, no barbarians
- Rivals:6 AIs
- Victory conditions: All enabled
- Submissions due by April 4, 2013
PLEASE NOTE THE DATE.
We haven't played a BOTM with the Vikings in over a year... and that miscarriage of justice is about to be corrected.
You will play as Ragnar of the Vikings. You are Agressive and Financial, and start with Hunting and Fishing. The AGG trait gives you free Combat1 promotion on melee and gunpowder units plus +50% on production of barracks and drydocks. The FIN trait gives you +1 commerce on any tile giving two or more commerce normally. Your unique unit is the Berserker, which replaces the Maceman, and starts with Amphibious promo, can be built with iron or copper, and gets +10% city attack and +50% bonus against melee. Your unique building is the Trading Post, which replaces the lighthouse and provides free +1 movement to naval units built in that city, in addition to the usual properties of lighthouses.
I gave you nice peaceful opponents in case you feel like just getting along with everyone... or to make the job of killing them easier. Have fun!
The game will start in the Ancient Era against 6 AI, at Normal game speed.
IMPORTANT: This game must be played with the BtS 3.19 patch, and the BUFFY mod version 3.19.003 for Windows players, MACBUFFY for Mac players.
As always, have fun playing the GOTM and we hope you join us in the postgame discussions!
New Players
The Newbies' Guide to Getting Started tells you how to get set up to play GOTMs as well as explaining the competition rules. 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 contender, we sometimes provide an easier save (the adventurer save) and an extra-hard save (the challenger).
Below are the details for the saves we are providing for this game. You can choose to play and submit any one of these:
Adventurer (the easy save)
The adventurer starting save has been changed to make your game a bit easier. However, if you submit an adventurer game, you won't eligible to win any of the medals or fastest finish awards when the results are published.
These are your adventurer bonuses:
You play the game on Emperor level (but AI still start with Immortal level units)Click on the image below to download the adventurer class start save file.
Contender (the standard save)
This is the save that most people play. If you want to enter the competition with a normal game, then download and play this one.
Contender bonuses:
- None.
Click on the image below to download the contender class start save file.
Challenger (the extra-hard save)
Play this save if you want an extra challenge. Your entry will be marked out as a contender
entry when the results are published, so you'll get extra kudos.
These are your challenger equalizers:
You play the game on Deity level (but AI still start with Immortal level units and game scores as on emperor level)Click on the image below to download the challenger class start save file.
