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C15's Achaemenids - Cyrus the Great

Splits Persia between Darius I and Cyrus II, the two greatest Achaemenid Kings. Includes significant changes when used with the newly updated JFDDLC (screenshots predominantly show JFDDLC versions).

Note that this has obsoleted the previous version avaliable on Steam; that version has been retired and replaced here. If for w/e reason you wanna use that version, then it should be restorable through the usersettings included in this mod.

Please direct queries to my CFC Thread[forums.civfanatics.com].

Direct Download: https://www.dropbox.com/s/zjjl1zkifm0v0ll/C15%27s%20Achaemenids%20-%20Cyrus%20the%20Great%20%28v%203%29.civ5mod?dl=0

Cyrus II - The Achaemenids
UA: The Charter of Cyrus
Puppets extend Golden Age length by 5% (max +50%) and receive +1 Happiness for every two followers of their original founder's Religion. May capture Great Generals for Golden Age points.

UU: Sparabara
Replaces the Spearman. Cheaper, and receives a Combat bonus when adjacent to friendly Ranged units.

UB: Satrap's Court
Replaces the Courthouse. May be purchased in Puppet Cities, or constructed instantly by expending a Great General. When in a Puppet city, the Satrap’s Court provides the Palace’s yields to the city; allows for unit purchasing; removes Science and Culture penalties from the city; and will provide Happiness during Golden Ages.

JFDDLC:
UA: The Charter of Cyrus
Puppets extend Golden Age length by 5% (max +50%) and receive +1 Happiness for every two followers of their original founder's State Religion. May capture Great Generals for Golden Age points.

UU: Sparabara
Replaces the Spearman. Cheaper, and receives a Combat bonus when adjacent to friendly Ranged units.

UB: Satrap's Court
Unique Achaemenid Courthouse. May be purchased in Puppeted Cities and Colonies for Gold, based off of Population and the distance from the Capital; Alternatively, it can be purchased by expending a Great General in the City. Doing so converts the city into a Satrapy, a unique Achaemenid Province; this status will be removed upon annexation.

Darius I - Persia
UA: Eight Lying Kings
Garrisoned units provide +1 Happiness. Cities experiencing a We Love The King Day generate Golden Age Points, and Units receive +1 Movement during Golden Ages.

UU: Immortal
Ancient Era Unit which specialises in defeating Mounted units. Only Persia may build it. This unit will heal every turn, and will heal at a faster rate.

UB: Royal Mint
Unique Mint replacement. Does not require Resources to be built. When the Capital posesses this building, Trade Routes to other Persian Cities leaving the Capital contribute Production to Royal Mints in the destination City, and provide Happiness bonuses once completed. Trade Routes may be chained through Cities with Royal Mints.

JFDDLC:
UA: Eight Lying Kings
Garrisoned units provide +5% Loyalty per level. Cities experiencing a We Love The King Day generate Golden Age Points, and Units receive +1 Movement during Golden Ages.

UU: Immortal
Ancient Era Unit which specialises in defeating Mounted units. Only Persia may build it. This unit will heal every turn, and will heal at a faster rate.

UB: Royal Mint
Unique Mint replacement. Does not require Resources to be built. When the Capital posesses this building, Trade Routes to other Persian Cities leaving the Capital contribute Production to Royal Mints in the destination City, and provide Loyalty bonuses once completed. Trade Routes may be chained through Cities with Royal Mints.

MOD SUPPORT:

Mod | Creator | Is it supported?
• Cultural Diversity | JFD | Yes
  
• JFDDLC | JFD | Yes
  
• Map Labels | Hazel16 | Yes
  
• YnAEMP (v.23, probs v24) | Gedemon/JFD/DMS | Yes
  
• UCI | Ryoga | Yes
  
• Civ IV Traits | Bingles | Yes
  
• Mercenaries | JFD and Pouakai | Yes
  
• R.E.D/Ethnic Units | Gedemon/Nutty |Yes
  
• E&D | Sukritact | Yes
  
  
• Mod Manager | JDH | No, but should work fine with the MPMP workaround.
  
• EUI | bc1 | Yes

Credits:
Code: Me
Maps: Regalman
Civ Icon: Poom
Leader and Sparabara Art: TPangolin
Royal Mint Icon: Modified by myself from the CBP
General Capturing, plus countless innumerable things and JFDDLC support assistance and favours of various kinds: JFD
General bantering, motivation, and entertainment: The Lads
Testing and Balance Suggestions: Pleb

It's been like multiple years in the making or something by this point, but I'm glad that I've finally managed to get the Persia Split to a point that I'm happy with. Good luck, have fun, please be descriptive with your errors, and Merry Chrisymas!