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C-IV BtS BOTM 254 (Ethiopia, Noble level)

Game started: 15 Jul 2023, finished: 15 Aug 2023

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
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Game info

  • Civilization: Ethiopia - Unique Unit: Oromo Warrior (replaces Musketman),
  • Unique Building: Stele (replaces Monument)
  • Leader: Zara Yacoub
  • Difficulty: Noble
  • Map size: Standard
  • Map Script: Donut
  • Starting Era: Ancient
  • Speed: Normal
  • Options: Aggressive AI, unrestricted leaders, no tech brokering, permanent alliances, no goody huts, no random events, rising seas
  • Rivals: 6
  • Victory conditions: All enabled
  • World wrap None
  • Schedule: Submissions closed on August 15, 2023
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A nice easy game for your summer holidays. I did give a couple of your AI opponents some extra help, but really that shouldn't matter.

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:

Oh yeah... you'll do this on Deity level if you want a challenge. Barb tech and AI units are (mostly) the same as on Noble level, so you experts will probably find this challenging enough to be fun but nothing you can't handle.

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.

 

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