Syracuse Civilization lead by Archimedes

Syracuse Civilization lead by Archimedes Archimedes

Syracuse Civilization lead by Archimedes Archimedes leadership

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Leader: Archimedes

Characteristics: Great mathematicians, physicists, engineers, inventors and astronomers

Each round starts with an as-yet-unresearched upgradeable technology, with a 5% chance of getting Eureka! That moment led to this boost.

Protip: Whenever you can, select a second enhanceable technology in the tech tree so that when the existing technology is complete you don't waste that turn by not selecting an enhanced technology and therefore not being able to randomly improve.

Civilization: Magna Graeca

Characteristics of Syracuse: Fountain of Arethusa

The Fountain of Arethusa is where Arthusa, the patron saint of ancient Syracuse, returned to the surface of the earth after escaping from the seafloor of Arcadia.

This fountain provides +1 Housing and +1 Comfort in every Syracusan city.

Unique unit: Trireme

The Syracuse Trireme is a version of the kitchen that uses Archimedes' screws, is larger, and has a longer range than the basic kitchen. However, it is slightly more expensive than the kitchen.

Specifically: 4⮚ Movement (Kitchen + 1)), 40 Strength (Kitchen + 15), Cost 75 (Kitchen + 10).

Unique Area: Defend the Port

Archimedes' claws and heat rays create powerful harbor defenses. These defenses are upgraded along with walls and castles as well as camps.

Specifically: Defended ports have the same ranged attacks and defense enhancements as camps.

Trivia

I had fun researching the names used in this mod. City names are appropriate for all places and times. Most were direct colonies of Syracuse, while others were other Greek colonies on the island of Sicily. The names of the people were various tyrants and their families. In other words, whatever I search from Wikipedia.

Description

Leader: Archimedes

Trait: The Great Mathematician, Physicist, Engineer, Inventor, and Astronomer

Every turn that starts with a boostable technology being researched that has not been bosted has a 5% chance of a  Eureka! moment resulting in that boost.

Protip: Whenever you can, have a second boostable technology selected in the tech tree so that when the current tech finishes you don't waste that turn by having no boostable tech selected and thus no chance of a random boost.

Civilization: Syracuse of Magna Graeca

Trait: Fountain of Arethusa

The Fountain of Arethusa is the place where the nymph Arethusa, the patron figure of ancient Syracuse, returned to earth's surface after escaping from her undersea home in Arcadia.

This fountain provides +1  Housing and +1  Amenity in every Syracusan city.

Unique Unit: Trireme

The Syracuse Trireme is a version of the galley that, because of its use of Archimedes' Screw, is both larger and has a longer range than the basic galley. It is, however, slightly more expensive than a galley.

Specifically: 4 ⮚ Movement (+1 ⮚ over the galley), 40  Strength (+15  over the galley), Cost of 75  (+10  over the galley).

Unique District: Defended Harbor

Archimedes' claw and heat ray create formidable harbor defences. These defenses upgrade with walls and castles along with the encampment.

Specifically: The defended harbor has the same ranged attack and fortified defence as the encampment.

Trivia

I had a lot of fun researching the names used in this mod. The city names are all location and era appropriate. Most are direct colonies of Syracuse while a few are other nearby Greek colonies on the island of Sicily. The people names are all pretty much assorted Tyrants and their family members. In other words, whatever I could scour from wikipedia.