Confucianism

Don't be confused by the texts; the written form of Confucianism is just like the written form of Bushido or Chivalry virtues; it's just a saying. Confucianism translates into Authoritarianism. People in the society are sorted based on their strata, people in a family or group are sorted based on their years of activity (usually age), and people sorted beneath someone else must obey their etiquettes, orders, ideas, and if they refuse to, people of their higher strata have the power to dispose them, and people of the entire society disgust them, spit on them, and refuse to help or make deals with them. If the emperor decides he will stay at your home tonight, you gotta offer him emperor class meals, and if you don't have the physical materials to, you gotta slay your own wife to feed him.

Confucianism is more an ideal than a religion by itself, yet it served a role not unlike a religion across the history: as a tool of despotic governance. It was once overthrown by Chinese people as a way to say goodbye to their dark age, when they are ruled by cruel monarchs and humiliated by barbarian invaders; it was picked up again nearly a century later and get majorly rewritten, where every row of statement that contradict modern civilization get omitted or re-explained. Chinese government spend lots of money on modern Confucianists, in an attempt to develop a pride of Chinese culture and long history.

Taoism

Taoism translates into Materialism, Atheism, and Determinism. There is a code of law naturally exist in a non-physical form, even comes before the physical world, and everything will follow it, sentient or not. Human minds need not interfere and have no power to control or contradict it. Ying and Yang, and Wu Xing, are not unlike the alchemical elements of European culture, a primitive materialistic view of the world before the discovery of atoms. A famous saying, "The nature is non-sentient and never prefer or disprefer anyone over another," indicates its ideals clearly.

The philosophical ideal called Taoism shares a name with a religion known as Taoism, yet the word "道" is a polysemy nearly strictly equal to the english word "way", it can refer to a way that you walk onto, a rule or order that you can follow, or a way to achieve something, and the religion version of Taoism means the way of ascension, too far away from the philosophy version. They believe that given enough effort you can level-up, while no one level is easy and the success chance is uncertain, once you reach the maximum level, you will become an immortal powerful being surpassing humanity, but there is a chance in each level that you will go demonic and berserk, hurting yourself and losing your progress in the end. Sounds like a wuxia novel, doesn't it? Qin Shi Huang was an utilist, he trusted the promise of immortality, and get failed in the end.

Irish Civilization Pack

Civilization: Irish

Leader: Brian Boru

Intro: Unifying Ireland is not a task for the faint-hearted, but you, Brian Boru, were never so. Take care of your soldiers, High King, and let your lands speak for themselves. The sagas will be endless as they tell the stories of your adventures, and as you strive to improve the world.

Detailed approach: Destined for a Cultural victory, Ireland can grow massive and beautiful cities quickly. With bonus Combat Strength in their own territory, Ireland can afford to play defensively, and their unique unit supports this playstyle. Building up National Parks in the late game contributes to their ability to win a Culture Victory, with a back-up in Science.

Civilization ability: Brú na Bóinne

+2 Food from Grassland tiles. +2 Appeal to all tiles in Irish territory. +50 Gold every time Ireland activates a Tribal Village.

Leader ability: Feachtais Uladh

+3 Combat Strength for all Irish units in current or former Irish territory. Other civilizations cannot pillage Irish buildings, Districts, or tile improvements.

Leader agenda: Fír Flaithemon

Dislikes civilizations that pillage a lot of tiles. Likes civilizations that avoid pillaging.

Preferred religion: Catholicism

Starting bias: Tier One toward Grassland. Tier Five toward Stone.

Unique unit: Óglach

Replaces Line Infantry. 180 Production cost. 65 Combat Strength. +7 Combat Strength versus Melee units. 3 Movement. Does not require any resources. Gains double experience.

Unique infrastructure: Stone Circle

Unique tile improvement. +1 Faith. +2 Faith for each adjacent Quarry. +1 Gold for each adjacent Mountain. +2 Culture for each adjacent Natural Wonder. +1 Food to each adjacent Grassland tile. Provides Tourism equal to Faith + Culture (with Conservation). +1 Appeal. Must be built on flat land (except Desert or Snow) and cannot be built adjacent to another Stone Circle.

Capital: Teamhair

City list:

• Armagh

• Dublin

• Kilkenny

• Galway

• Drogheda

• Dundalk

• Sligo

• Tallaght

• Swords

• Cork

• Limerick

• Waterford

• Downpatrick

• Cashel

• Derry

• Belfast

• Newry

• Kildare

Dialogue:

Brian Boru speaks Irish, with some stylization toward Middle Irish.

Voiced:

Agenda-based approval: “Might you be a true supporter of peace? Finally! You have earned my support!” (An bhféadfá a bheith i ndáiríre ag tacú leis an tsíocháin? Faoi dheireadh! Tá mo thacaíocht tuillte agat, tá!)

Agenda-based disapproval: “Do you think destruction brings peace? Destruction brings destruction!” (An gceapann tú go dtugann an scrios síocháin? Ha! Scriosann scrios!)

Attacked: “Do you think peace so disgraceful, that you would disturb it?” (An gceapann tú go bhfuil an tsíocháin chomh náireach, go gcuirfeá isteach air?)

Declares War: “Today, Ireland marches to your doom.” (Tagann Óglaigh na hÉireann chun tú a scriosadh. Ullmhaigh do doom ar a lámha.)

Defeated: “The luck of the Irish has run out.” (Tá ádh na nÉireannach imithe i léig.)

Greeting: “Top of the morning to you! I am the High King of Ireland, Brian Boru. May we have jolly times together.” (Barr na maidine duit! Is mise Ard-Rí na hÉireann, Brian Bóruma mac Cennétig. Go n-éirí go geal linn le chéile.)

Quote from Civilopedia: “If you would have peace, genuine peace, you must accept all the aspects of your personality and learn to be comfortable with them.” (Dá mbeadh suaimhneas, fíor-shíocháin agat, caithfidh tú glacadh le gach gné de do phearsantacht agus foghlaim a bheith compordach leo.)

Unvoiced:

Sends Delegation: “Some whiskey and potatoes have been brought to you from me, along with a lucky clover. Go slow with the drink, only a pint or two at a time.”

Accepts Delegation From Player: “Much appreciated.”

Rejects Delegation From Player: “We're having some issues with our crops that make attending to your delegates impossible. Terribly sorry.”

Accepts Player's Declaration of Friendship: “We share the same values. Much appreciated.”

Rejects Player's Declaration of Friendship: “Friend? No, I am not that.”

Requests Declaration of Friendship: “Ireland would like to have you as its friend.”

Denounced by Player: “I will not be shameful of my actions!”

Denounces Player: “There is no shame in peace, but there is shame in what you do.”

Invitation to Capital: “Tell me of your capital. Is it a historic holy place?”

Invitation to City: “Play some hurling with us in our near city. I assure you, it is most fun.”

Accepts Invitation from Player: “Much appreciated.”

Flag:

New Resources:

Barley (Luxury)

Effect: +2 Food

Improvement: Plantation

Found on: Grassland, Plains

Potatoes (Bonus)

Effect: +1 Food

Improvement: Farm

Found on: Grassland, Grassland (Hills), Plains, Plains (Hills), Desert (Hills)

New Natural Disaster (with GS):

Rainbow

Lasts three turns, with a starting tile and ending tile. If a civilization gets a unit onto the tile containing the end of the Rainbow, they receive Gold equal to 50% of their current treasury.

New City-State:

Towyn (Religious, replaces Armagh)

Suzerain bonus: Your Builders can build Clas improvements.

Clas: Same as Monastery

Achievements:

Heyyy Spuddies!: As Ireland, have both an improved Potatoes and Barley resource in a city with a Broadcast Center.

Luck of the Irish: Win a regular game as Brian Boru.

No-Tay-Toes!: As Ireland, lose an improved Potatoes resource due to Natural DIsaster.

Civilization: America

Leader: Ulysses S. Grant

Grant's Ability: Reconstruction Era

+20% loyalty pressure to American cities. +5 attack to all units if attacking free cities. The first time a former American city flips back to being part of the empire gain an inspiration for Suffrage. +15% production to cities that have recently flipped to being American (recently mean with in the last 20 turns on standard speed)

Grant's Agenda: Sam of West Point

Likes civs that have loyal cities and that maintain a decent army. Dislikes civs that have several disloyal cities and that have small armies.

Spoken Language: English

Lines:

Voiced:

Agenda Approval - The will of the people is the best law.

Disapproval - The people have the right to revolution.

Attacked - If men make war in slavish obedience to rules, they will fail.

Declares War - In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins.

Defeated - My failures have been errors of judgement, not of intent.

Greeting - I am Ulysses S. Grant of America, President and General of the Army. Conduct yourself well, and you can consider us friends.

Unvoiced:

Quote - Everyone has his superstitions. One of mine has always been when I started to go anywhere, or to do anything, never to turn back or to stop until the thing intended was accomplished.

Send Delegation - Please accept my delegation. We come with the finest American goods.

Accept Delegation - I accept your delegation with open arms.

Reject Delegation - I am not interested in your delegation.

Accept Friend - The friend in my adversity I will always cherish most.

Reject Friend - I cannot accept.

Request Friend - Let us ride together.

Denounced - I welcome your hatred.

Denounces - You are a tyrant, just like the slaveholders of the South!

Request Capital - I desire the good-will of all, whether hitherto my friends or not.

Invite to City - Come to Washington!

Accepts Invite - I shall accept your invitation.

I did say I would do more than civs. I think I'll do city-states next, but that requires a BUNCH of drawing flags, so that will take quite some time.

Pits of Hathsin:

One impassable tile

+2 production on adjacent tiles. Mines in your empire provide +1 gold.

Pits of Eltania:

One passable lake tile

+2 production to this tile. +2 culture to adjacent tiles

New Seran:

Two impassable tiles, spawn straddling a river and adjacent to a mountain

Adjacent tiles get +4 Appeal (instead of +2) and this city gets +1 housing for every 2 mountain tiles in the city per tile of wonder it owns (+1 housing for every mountain tile if you have both, but only 1 per 2 if you have one tile)

Terris:

3 impassable mountain tiles

+1 Appeal to all tiles in a city for every tile of the Terris wonder it owns. +1 faith to adjacent tiles.

Nightwatcher's Valley:

3 passable rainforest tiles, at least one adjacent to a mountain

+2 faith on these tiles, +2 culture to adjacent tiles.

Cusiceth the Protector:

1 passable coast tile

+3 science to this tile and +2 to all adjacent tiles. +1 amenity in this city.

Purelake:

4 passable lake tiles

2 food and 2 gold to these tiles.

Shattered Plains:

3 impassable Plains Hill tiles

Units passing this tile for the first time get a free promotion. +1 culture to adjacent tiles.

Valley of Truth:

2 passable grassland tiles

2 faith and 2 science on these tiles.

Forests of Hell:

3 passable forest tiles

You are immune to being attacked on a Forests of Hell tile. Non-recon units get -1 movement and -1 sight within 5 tiles of this wonder.

Bright Sea:

4 passable lake tiles

+4 gold on these tiles. Gain a Settler upon discovering this Wonder.

KraeDa:

3 passable Oasis tiles

2 production on these tiles. Units receive double EXP within a range of 5 from these tiles. Acts as Fresh Water.

I have never done Natural Wonders before, so feel free to comment any suggestions. They will be more than welcome.

If I hired a Great Prophet but did not create a religion until Industrial Era, can I still create a religion with him?

If the game starts from Industrial Era or onwards, the Great Prophets category will be labaled as "all available ones have been hired", but not even one was available in the first place. For some reason the devs chose not to make Post-Industrial Great Prophets into the game.

I wiped out my neighbor in the beginning of a game (Spain)

After more than 20 rounds

After seeing Scotland, he didn't like me (violating the Scottish Flower Agenda, even though I didn't have any wars at this time)

After another period of time, I and Japan jointly declared war on Rome (Rome is separated from me by the sea)

Scotland: Thank you for your cooperation with the Flower of Scotland Agenda

......?

I am getting more and more confused about AI's various agenda decisions. Yesterday was religion. Today is Scotland...

By secularists I mean people who do not initiatively participate in any religious activities. By atheists I mean people who do not believe in any anthropomorphic god. A person can be a religious atheist, like Taoists.

• A religion's beliefs determine its attractiveness towards a culture. Non-religious population no longer instantly convert to your religion by expanding missionaries, you must manage your religion attractiveness.

• People already adopted another religion resist your missionaries. Unless your religion has an overwhelmingly high attractiveness towards them, they might attack your missionaries physically, or ignore them at best.

• There is always a small fraction of the population to be sticky secularists and do not believe in any religion given you expanded ten missionaries on them. You can use inquisitors to purge them if you so wish.

• By adopting theocratic governments, the fixed fraction of secularists in your population will be reduced, but you also suffer a punishment in research and Great Scientist points.

• By advancing in technologies, activating Great Scientists, switching to modern governments, and researching the Enlightenment civic, religions become less and less impactful to you and larger fraction of your populations will become sticky secularists. If you adopt Communism or Synthetic Technocracy, religions will have 5% or zero effectiveness to you respectively and you cannot train religious units if you adopt any modern or futuristic government. Since modern era or ahead, Religious Victory can only be achieved if Domination Victory is disabled.

I think a cool idea would be boosts for certain Art Themes.

Landscape: Science yields from the museum

Religious: Faith yields from the museum

Portrait: Great People point boost in the city.

What are your thoughts for artifact themes?

Also, I know this doesn't really work because of Kristina's ability, but its a fun thought

I have a religious problem

First of all, I did not create a religion

A ally founded the religion and brought his (a religion) to my city

Enemy B transformed A’s holy city

I use the apostle of religion A to go to the holy city of A and convert religion b into religion a

A: Please do not preach in my city

? ? ? WTF? ? ?

Sorry I haven't been able to post lately. I have had a busy last week or so. Not bad, just full. Similar to last time, no city list, but all quotes are either direct or slightly modified to make more sense in the context.

Civ: The Singers

Leader: Raboniel

Detailed Approach: With her extra science and production, Raboniel is attuned to a Science Victory from rather early on. On the tech tree, early emphasis should be put on the Mining branch, which unlocks both the Shanay-im and the Fused Housing. You should be able to research at least one full tech before other civs spawn and be part of the way onto your second. After that, if you want to found a religion, you should go for Astrology. If you don’t get the Stonehenge, don’t worry. Build Holy Sites next to your Fused Housing to get more Great Prophet Points.

Leader Agenda:

Try not to be so trusting - Will break promises and declare surprise wars. Likes those who let her. Dislikes those who object.

Leader Trait:

Rhythm of War - Get a Eureka upon making a promise. +1% science in your empire for every diplomatic agreement you have active. Get a one-off 5*Era science (on Standard speed) upon breaking a promise for every turn the promise has gone on for.

Civ Trait:

Children of Roshar - Start the game on turn -15 (15 turns before everybody else) on Standard Speed.

Civ Unit:

Shanay-im - Replaces Spearman. Ignores terrain movement penalties. When killed, it has a 50% chance of reappearing 5 turns later in the capital. Only has maintenance cost when damaged, but always heals 5 HP at the end of each turn. Can only be attacked by a ranged attack. +35 p.c.

Civ Infrastructure:

Fused Housing - Unique Improvement (unlocked at Masonry). +1 housing every time a Great Person is retired on an adjacent tile (or this tile). +1% production in this city (stackable) (R&F - +1 Loyalty in a city if it has a Fused Housing (non-stackable)). +1 Great People Points to districts that have Fused Housing adjacent to them (non-stackable).

Intro:

It is yet another Return, O Lady of Wishes. You have lost count of the amount of those there have been. Too many. You have seen many good singers be reduced to mumbling wrecks and wish you do not have to suffer the same fate. Whether you win or lose this time, make sure this infinite cycle stops. That is your mission this time around. The stakes could not be higher.

Lines:

Voiced:

Agenda Approval - That was always your purpose here

Disapproval - I’m sorry. Next time, try not to be so trusting.

Attacked - Don’t cover up your ambition, child.

Declares War - What good is a weapon if you don’t swing it?

Defeated - I never… thought… I would be sane… at the end….

Greeting - Only one with pure ambition would stand where you do now. Serve well, and you may find the blessings available to the worthy.

Unvoiced:

Quote - I… have accepted ancient philosophy as fact for far too long, I see. I call myself a scholar, but today I feel a fool.

Send Delegation - There is a copy of our notebook on my desk. Take it.

Accept Delegation - One cannot fault your audacity.

Reject Delegation - You think that hasn’t been tried before?

Accept Friend - This is a worthy Passion.

Reject Friend - Fused are not kind; we reward competence and Passion. You have neither.

Request Friend - I would hire you to work with me.

Denounced - I’m not afraid of you, no matter how… mythical your reputation may be growing.

Denounces - Humans. You were not created for this world.

Request Capital - Let’s get to this quickly. I think that the two of us-

Invite to City - Where humans visit, we reign. Where we reign, would you visit?

Accepts Invite - Amazing!

Starting bias: N/A

Capital: Braize

Flag:

I know it is three colours, but that is possible as long as one of those colours is pure black (#000000). The colours of the Signers are crimson (#ba0d0d) and white (#ffffff).

Achievements:

Rhythm of War - Win a regular game as Raboniel

General statement on this mod: I am not going to be doing citizen lists until I decide who I want as Great People. I would also like to note that whilst this Civilization VI adaptation is my own work, it is based off of a fictional empire that was not created by me. I make no claim whatsoever on any of the rights to the Cosmere as they belong (mostly) to Dragonsteel Entertainment, I believe. Please don't sue me.

The Pikeman unit is replaced by Hoplite for the Greek, so what happens when a Greek player builds the Statue of Zeus? Do they get Hoplites or Pikemen?

Civilization: Moldavian

Leader: Stephen III

Intro: O Stephen, Great and Holy king, Moldavia requires your leadership. Ward off the enemies from afar that will come and try to steal your lands. With your army of Voinici by your side, heroic king, nothing will overcome you, especially not with God by your side.

Detailed approach: With their first introduction into the Civilization franchise, Moldavia is a strong economic civ with Domination tendencies. Low Food may be a problem, but their sheer Production potential from allied city-states, combined with that of their Moldes, enable them to quickly build cities that otherwise simply wouldn't grow. With two unique units active in the Renaissance Era, coupled with their high Production, Moldavia is best suited for a Domination Victory.

Civilization ability: Phanariots

Cannot build Farms or Mines. Constructing a District grants an Envoy.+100% Great Merchant Points from all sources. Great Merchants can be used to absorb an allied city-state into the Moldavian empire. Districts built on Hills provide +1 Great Merchant Point.

Leader ability: Moldvabányai Csata

All units ignore Combat and Movement penalties from rivers. All Envoys sent to city-states at war with Moldavia count as two. Gain the unique unit Voinici with Military Engineering.

Leader agenda: Athleta Christi

Dislikes civilizations that levy the units of city-states. Likes civilizations that shun these mercenaries.

Preferred religion: Eastern Orthodoxy

Starting bias: Tier Two toward Niter.

Unique unit: Călărași

Replaces Cavalry. Unlocked with Metal Casting. 350 Production cost. 70 Combat Strength. +5 Combat Strength for every two adjacent friendly units. -5 Combat Strength for every two adjacent enemy units.

Unique unit: Voinici

Replaces Musketman. 120 Production cost. Requires Niter. 53 Combat Strength. +10 Combat Strength when fighting against levyed units. +10 Combat Strength when fighting against unique units.

Unique infrastructure: Molde

Unique tile improvement. Must be built on flat land without any resources not improved by Mines. Unlocked with Mining. +2 Production. +1 Housing. +1 Food (with Irrigation). +1 Production (with Apprenticeship). +1 Food (with Feudalism). +1 Production (with Industrialization). +2 Culture (with Conservation). (GS) +2 Production (with Smart Materials).

Capital: Suceava

City list:

• Baia

• Siret

• Iași

• Galați

• Bacău

• Botoșani

• Piatra Neamț

• Focșani

• Bârlad

• Vaslui

• Chișinău

• Tirasapol

• Ceadîr-Lunga

• Roman

• Comrat

• Vadul lui Vodă

• Codru

• Orhei

• Vatra

• Iargara

• Basarabeasca

Dialogue:

Stephen III speaks Moldavian.

Voiced:

Agenda-based approval: “One can never know who to trust, except God. He will never let you down.” (Nu se poate ști niciodată în cine să aibă încredere decât în ​​Dumnezeu. Dânsul nu te va dezamăgi niciodată.)

Agenda-based disapproval: “You can never trust these mercenaries. They are always quick to stab you in the back.” (Ai încredere în mercenari? Vrei să fii înjunghiat în spate?)

Attacked: “Countless others have tried to invade Moldavia. Countless others have failed.” (Nenumărați alții au încercat să nu reușească Țara Moldovei. Dânșii toți au eșuat.)

Declares War: “One can only turn the other cheek so many times. Eventually, he is bound to burst.” (Unul poate întoarce celălalt obraz de atâteie ori. În cele din urmă, dânsul este obligat să explodeze.)

Defeated: “Moldavia is destroyed, and justice with it.” (Țara Moldovei este distrusă, iar dreptateie cu dânsele.)

Greeting: “I am Stephen, king of Moldavia. Are you a friend or foe?” (Eu sunt Ștefan, regele Țara Moldovei. Cine ești tu? Un prieten sau dușman?)

Quote from Civilopedia: “Be humble in this life, that God may raise you up in the next.” (Fii smerit în această viață, ca Dumnezeu să te ridice în următoareie.)

Unvoiced:

Sends Delegation: “We have sent you a selection of our finest books. Now, perhaps, you may leave behind your barbaric ways.”

Accepts Delegation From Player: “Indeed, your gifts were nice and thoughtful.”

Rejects Delegation From Player: “We simply have no room for your gifts.”

Accepts Player's Declaration of Friendship: “God has blessed you. This is obvious.”

Rejects Player's Declaration of Friendship: “You have not earned God's blessing, and so you have not earned mine.”

Requests Declaration of Friendship: “I see the blessings that God has given you, and now I offer you mine.”

Denounced by Player: “I must turn the other cheek, such as Christ taught, but the Lord tests me.”

Denounces Player: “A sinner, you are indeed.”

Invitation to Capital: “You may glimpse the royal library in our capital, if you allow me to visit yours.”

Invitation to City: “Mining on the hills is for barbarians. Would you care to visit a proper mine?”

Flag:

Achievements:

Baia Victory: As Stephen III, destroy a Black Army unit with a Voinici.

Cel Mare și Sfânt: Win a regular game as Stephen III.

Doina: As Stephen III, activate at least ten Great People over the course of one game.

Doomstack (Military)

Can make even larger formations than Armies and Armadas.

4 units of the same type become Grand Army / Grand Armada, gaining +22 CS.

5 units of the same type become Doomstack, gaining +25 CS.

• Two Corps / Fleets can form a Grand Army / Grand Armada.

• An Army / Armada can combine with a Corps / Fleets to form a Doomstack.