Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword

Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword is the second extension of Civilization IV . It left on July 20th, 2007 to France. This play belongs to the series Civilization .

New Concepts

Business firms

The business firms, which arrive late in the play, are similar to the religions: they are diffused throughout the world. The player can found business firms (as of the discovery of technology Business firm, but each business firm asks for a particular technology) which consumes resources but which, in exchange, brings advantages to the cities which accommodate them. They can thus provide more resources, of trade, production or of food. However, the cities which accommodate the business firms must pay a tax of maintenance.

A business firm can be founded only in one city which with the essential resource to make it function.

The famous characters will have from now on the capacity to create in a city the head office of a business firm, as the famous prophets for the wonders in a Holy City do it. The city which accommodates the head office of a business firm earns money on behalf of all the cities which accommodate this same company. The player can also block a foreign business firm by adopting the Mercantilisme doctrines, and block his own business firms by adopting the Nation doctrines.

The 7 business firms which the player can create:

Espionage

Espionage takes more importance, comparable with that of the trade, research or of the culture (there is a new screen especially for espionage, as finances and the conditions of victories). From now on, the player can devote part of his income for espionage, as one could already do it for research and the culture. Progressively of the part, the player gains points to carry out passive espionage or missions of espionage.

Famous Spies can from now on be born in the cities. They can start a golden age, build a single building (Scotland Yard) or carry out a super-mission, which will give a significant advantage to the player in points of espionage (a little similar to the famous merchants). These Famous Spies have the capacity to be invisible with all the units, including enemy spies.

Espionage is available earlier in the play thanks to a unit of spy resembling a ninja.

Here new missions enriching the system by espionage:

Missions Passivates

Voir the graph of demography
Voir technology in the course of research
Voir the screen of a city
Study the city

Missions Activates

To steal of gold
Sabotage the exploitations, the buildings and the projects
To modify the culture
To pollute the water provisioning (health drops)
Augmenter the dissatisfaction
Soutenir a revolt
Voler technologies
Voler military plans
Influencer the choice with policy and religion
Maintenir against-espionage
Ralentir research
Empêcher other spies to operate on his territory
Ecarter the propaganda of a city

Victoire with space

The victory with space requires more strict choices to gain by this way. The victory with space is entirely altered with this extension. It is not enough any more for the player to complete the components of its vessel, but to reach in first Centauri Alpha. Thus, a player who completed his vessel well after his adversary but which has more powerful engines will gain the victory with space.

diplomatic Victoire

She also altered, she is realizable earlier in the play thanks to the new wonder of the Apostolic Palate, or palate of the pope, of the centuries before the O.N.U. the Apostolic Palate is attached to the religion of state of that which built it, and can be built as of the discovery of Théologie technology.

Once the built building, of the elections take place to choose which will be the representative of the religion of the palate (the player having built the palate is automatically eligible). According to the influence of the religion attached to the palate on other civilizations, the player who built the wonder will obtain votes to issue holy wars or the imposition of peace for example. Often, the foreign chiefs convert with the religion of the palate to only be eligible with the throne of the wonder. Only the chiefs who have the religion of state of the palate can vote for the decrees suggested by the Palate. The Apostolic Palate becomes obsolete as of the discovery of Mass-media technology.

Advanced departure

A player can from now on begin the play late in the part. With this intention, it buys cities, units, technologies or of the field of view. What the player did not spend at this time will be added to its treasure at the beginning of the part. This system is valid for the solo part as for the multi-players.

Pirate S

Just like the barbarians do it on the dry land, of the pirates foam the seas and come to attack the maritime resources, the coastal towns, as well as the maritime fleets and forwardings. These pirates not having national identity will be able, in exchange of a little of money, being to your service, as they could be with the service of the others. The pirates can then attack the ships of a civilization which is friendly with you, without the suspect latter you.

Colony girl

The expansion becomes more difficult with Beyond the Sword because of trickle charge higher. An additional trickle charge is essential on the cities of the player which are not on the same continent as the capital, which is constraining for the player who thinks of creating an mini-empire on another continent.

Not to lose too much money in the maintenance of the cities overseas, the player can create a colony overseas independent, which will become a civilization with its own boss. This civilization " fille" civilization will become automatically vassal from which it is resulting.

Civilization " mère" always access to the resources of civilization " has; fille". The latter must pay a tribute, and has excellent relationship with its civilization " mère". But all must be made to maintain this excellent report/ratio friendly if not the relations could be broken. In the following case, civilization girl would be independent and be able to even be hostile.

New civilizations

There will be 10 new civilizations:

New leaders

There will be 6 new leaders for existing civilizations:

New scenarios

11 new scenarios enrich Civilization IV :

Afterworld: A scenario creates by Tim McCracken on the topic of science fiction/horror where a team of scientist is sent on a planet inhabited by robots to advance research. In this scenario, the player must fight against " zombis and of the vampires". The gameplay will be different, and will change on points like the leaders, the cities and technologies
Final Frontier: A scenario entirely refondé and single, based around a new tree of technologies, new units and of a new ground. This scenario takes place 100 years after the contact was lost between the galactic Earth and its colonies. Progressively, the player finds indices on what arrived at the Earth. In this scenario, the cities are replaced by planets and solar systems
Charlemagne: A scenario based on the wars fought in Europe during the Middle Ages by legendary Charlemagne. The units will be able to be looked after only with trucks of provisioning which will follow them throughout the war. These trucks of provisioning without defense will have to be protected if the player wants to continue to advance against Buckwheats.
Next War : A futuristic scenario science fiction with armies of clone
Broken Star: A scenario where the player must reunify divided Russia, corroded by the civil war. With this intention, the player will be able to buy American territories, to obtain promotions with the Chinese black-market, to enlist enemy units thanks to the diplomacy and to even use the ultimate weapon, the atomic bomb
Crossroads off the World: A scenario where the player trades his richness of the 14th century between Africa, Arabia, and Persians. At the same time, the player must take the control of the crossroads of the world while betraying, while exploring and by carrying out wars against his enemies
Civ Defense: A scenario in which the player starts with a little money to buy a simple simple city before the play does not start. Thereafter, the player is confronted with waves of enemies who want only to take the cities of the player. After having survived each new wave of attack, the player is rewarded with additional gold for each city which survived the attack. The player can then acquire new units, new cities and new technologies in a " phase of achat" before the next wave of attack do not re-appear. The waves of enemies become increasingly aggressive and difficult once passed the course of twenty waves. Once the player survived all the waves, he is declared victorious.
Gods off old: A scenario where the player must form an army of religious fanatics by showing the size of his religion or by forcing the populations to request off his God
Rhye' S and Fall Civilization: A scenario creates by fans based on a chart of the Earth and the realism of the history
Fall from Heaven: A whimsical and magic scenario, with a tree of technologies completely improved, a dozen other civilizations, new wonders, as well as new buildings and units. The player must conquer a world of mysticism and magic, and fight against the vampires and the wizards.
WW II: Road to War: A scenario based on the 2nd World war where the player will be able to play is a partisan of the war or a partisan of the peace treaty

New options of play

The extension brings new options of play. The player can now combine any leader with any civilization, which makes it possible to raise the question: " and if… ".

The player can also restrict the trade of technology thanks to a new option.

Moreover, when a player founds a religion, it can choose which it will found. So that is not always the same religions which dominate the play.

New technologies

New technologies are added to those already existente:

Laser: allows to build Mobile SAM, mobile Artillerie
Supraconductivité: allows to build laboratories (and the Russian research institute), certain parts of the spaceship
Furtivité: allows to build furtive units (invisible), like the furtive destroyer and the furtive bomber
Esthétique: necessary to build the Statue of Zeus, the pagoda of Shwedagon and the Parthenon
advanced Flight: allows to fly more quickly, to build drain-holes, helicopters and jets fighters
military Science: new military promotions

allows

New world wonders

5 new wonders are added to the play:

New national wonders

Two new national wonders appear for Beyond the Sword:

the Statues Moaï: increase the production of the city where it is built according to the exploited water boxes.
the National park: remove the access to coal, removes the disease due to the population of a city and gives a specialist by preserved forest.

New small additions and changes

Many improvements and small additions are included in Beyond the Sword:

the maritime trade takes more importance thanks to a oceanic system of road
a tree of technologies altered and nouveau riche
Choix and diplomatic relations extended and widened
I.A. and which will be able to gain by all the forms of victory
Possibilité of customiser its spaceship
improved Graphismes, polished and changed for certain parts of the play
the Expansif character trait gives a no-claims bonus of 25% for the production of workman to the place of 50%
Auguste César is now Impérialiste/Travailleur and either Créatif/Organisé
Of new resolutions for the O.N.U
the air units profits from news promotions (carried: more operating range; interception: more chance to intercept an enemy plane; Ace: more chance to avoid an interception)
the player will be able to retimber the grounds cleared
After Beyond the Sword, Charismatique/Créatif, Protecteur/Organisé and Philosopher/Travailleur will be the only combinations of character traits not used
the parts is now of 500 turns but always stops with the deadline of 2050 a. J-C
Nouvel screen of management for the spaceship
Nouvelles charts of play (créees by Sirian)
the units available for all civilizations will have a different look according to their civilization
L´extension Warlords will be included in this new extension, those which will buy Beyond The Sword will profit from all the innovations of Warlords, except the scenarios
the Greek phalanges replace from now on the Soldier with Axe, and the Spanish Conquistadors replace from now on the Cuirassier

New units

Units for all civilizations

25 new units come to be added to Civilization IV :

single Units

There are 10 new single units:

Units not-soldiers

Directing: Work for the expansion of the Business firms in other cities (function like the missionaries for the religions)

New buildings

Buildings for all civilizations

18 new buildings will come to be added with the play:

single Buildings

There are 10 new single buildings:

New random events

More than 100 random events disturb the part of the player, auquels it will have to react while generally having 3 choices:

Tsunami
Flood
Tornado of F5, devastates the improvement of the ground
Séisme
Découverte of a news Ressource
Mariage arranged between 2 civilizations
Demande of assistance or improvement on behalf of the citizens
Age of gold
Climate warming
Création of a new artistic current
Destruction of a forest by a Pyromane
Destruction of a forest by the lightning
religious Miracle
Domestiquation of wandering dogs
Capture of fugitive of an enemy civilization
banking Rate of intêret
National organization of the roads
Accident in a mine
medicinal Problem of vermin
Revolt
Production of the
Organization of combat of extraordinary gladiators
Work of a blacksmith
Team of national sport
Creation of a traditional literature
Search for a certain resource by the soldiers on the enemy ground
Gift of food to a civilization in prey with the famine
Treacherous in your rows (to be confirmed)
Installation of a subway
military Homage for a courageous soldier
Crack of the earth's crust after an intensive use of the bombs atomic

New promotions

New promotions will come to enrich the combat:

Promotions of air unit:

Range: increase the operating range by a unit
Interception: increase the chances by a unit to catch a plane
As: increase the chances of the unit to avoid an interception

Forest III

New decrees of the Apostolic Palate

Here some of the many decrees which to the vote the chief of the Apostolic Palate will be able to subject, auquels the voters will answer by not, yes, never or abstains from:

international Embargo against a civilization
To state a war of religion international against a rival
To open all the borders
To oblige to make peace against a rival
Redistribute cities
To start world elections for a diplomatic victory (following the example UNO)

New options for the forts

The forts took a considerable importance, by taking important functionalities for the war:

Can store a limited number of planes in them
Can be employed to connect resources
does not require more money for maintenance
Can store boats as well as other units. One can cut an isthmus with a fort and make the isthmus traversable by the way of the seas.

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