C-IV BtS BOTM 298 (Inca, Emperor level)

Game started: 31 Oct 2025, finishes: 15 Dec 2025

This game is running! Download your chosen starting save below (click on icon) to play and enter. When you have finished the game, submit your final save here. Submissions close in 1 day, 14 hours

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

Game info

BtS BOTM 298 starting position - Click for a wider view of the start position

Civilization: Inca - Unique Unit: Quechua (replaces Warrior),
Unique Building: Terrace (replaces Granary)
Leader: Huayna Capac
Difficulty: Emperor
Map size: Standard
Map Script: Continents
Starting Era: Ancient
Speed: Epic
Options: No goody huts, No random events
Rivals: 6
Victory conditions: All enabled
World wrap Cylindrical
Schedule: Submissions due by December 15, 2025
PLEASE NOTE THE DATE

Welcome to the 20th anniversary game! Yes, Civ4 was first released exactly 20 years ago today! For this anniversary game, you're getting taken back down memory lane to one of our very early games. Yes, you're playing on the same map that people played for what was actually one of my favourite games from a long time ago - with a couple of tweaks). ADDITIONAL RULES: If you can remember that far back and you recognise the game, then good for you! See if you can get a better result this time ;) But we are trusting that you will not seek out any additional information about the map. The relevant forum threads are hidden for the duration of this competition.

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 on monarch level (but the AI still starts with emperor level starting units: 2 archers, 2 scouts and a settler)

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

PC adventurer-Class save file PC 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.

PC contender-Class save file PC 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 immortal level. Your AI opponents start with 'immortal-lite' units: 2 archers, 2 scouts, a worker and a settler (Usually on immortal they'll have 3 archers).

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

PC challenger-Class save file PC 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.