C-IV BtS BOTM 232 (Byzantium, Monarch level)

Game started: 5 Mar 2022, finished: 5 Apr 2022

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
Challenger: (The extra-hard save)	Starting save for Windows Starting save for Mac
WorldBuilder: (Play or see the map)	WorldBuilder

Game info

BtS BOTM 232 starting position - Click for a wider view of the start position

Civilization: Byzantium - Unique Unit: Cataphract (replaces Knight),
Unique Building: Hippodrome (replaces Theatre)
Leader: Justinian
Difficulty: Monarch
Map size: Standard
Map Script: Continents
Starting Era: Ancient
Speed: Normal
Options: None
Rivals: 6
Victory conditions: All enabled
World wrap Cylindrical
Schedule: Submissions closed on April 5, 2022

Your change to play Byzantium. Since this is a rare game for which goody huts remain on the map, I figured you may as well get the chance to take advantage of them. You therefore start with 2 scouts, in addition to your usual starting units.

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:

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.

PC contender-Class save file PC File Mac contender-Class save file Mac 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 on emperor level (but the AI still has monarch starting units) and you don't have the extra starting scouts - just the settler and warrior.

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

PC challenger-Class save file PC File Mac challenger-Class save file Mac File

Other info

Software Versions

Windows players require version 3.19 of Civilization IV BtS, as well as Hof Mod version BUFFY-3.19.005, available here.

Mac players will require version 3.19 of Civilization IV BtS, plus HoF Mod version MacBUFFY-3.19.003, available here.