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Bretonnia Civilisation

Adds the Bretonnians, led by King Louen Leoncouer, as a playable civilisation.


// REQUIREMENTS

Requires both Gods and Kings and Brave New World.


// DIRECT DOWNLOAD LINK

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/vdsdc3ru5oi554d/AACpRGqn7nOyUV7ELAgderLna?dl=0

If you're having trouble with Steam, just follow the link and copy the folder into your MODS folder.


// SUMMARY

UA: Blessing of the Lady: doubles Horses, gives extra movement to mounted units, and extra Combat Strength in home territory. Intended to reflect their expertise as equestrians, and the protective ward of the Lady of the Lake.

UU: Grail Knight: very powerful Knight replacement. Gains a boost to Combat Strength when attacking (lance formation).

UB: Grail Chapel: replaces the Temple, adding Culture and mounted unit training to the Temple's Faith. Having an extra Culture-generating building also gives a gentle nudge to the top of the tech tree (away from those unchivalrous gunpowder/siege units).

One strategy with Bretonnia is to be expansionist: found many cities and use the Grail Chapel's extra Culture to swallow land. With the Grail Knight and the UA's home territory strength boost, this land is easy to hold by fighting defensive wars. Alternatively, you can take a more aggressive stance by spamming Grail Knights and going conquering in the Medieval era. It's important to get a good start with Bretonnia, as parts of their UA become redundant once cavalry give way to tanks.


// DISCUSSION

Bretonnia is an insular country, preoccupied with the sanctity of its land, with a haughty aristocratic class that is deeply infatuated with the Lady of the Lake and the protection she affords the nation. King Louen himself is famously courageous and pious. Even though it doesn't make sense for Bretonnia to go around spreading its faith, that's what religious civs do in Civilization V's mechanics, so in the context of those mechanics, this is how Bretonnia - and Louen Leoncoeur - would behave.

Louen will shoot for a Cultural victory first and a Domination victory second. Bretonnia's cultural achievements aren't much emphasised in Warhammer lore, but there's a certain hint of snobbiness, and occasional mention of architecture and beautiful people derived from the past Elven occupation of the land, that fits with the idea of Bretonnia as an artistic nation. Certainly, Bretonnia is never portrayed as a technological or diplomatic leader - in the fields of social and scientific enlightenment, it's feudal and stagnant - so the only victory type left for them to compete in was Cultural.


// ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND DISCLAIMER

Special thanks to danrell of CivFanatics for his fantastic French Knight unit art.

Art work sources include various free wallpaper sites; Games Workshop artists Alex Boyd and Adrian Smith; Spencer Williams; and art from the excellent 1998 RTT game Warhammer: Dark Omen, developed by Mindscape and published by Electronic Arts. The written content within this mod is a paraphrase of, or extrapolated from, the background writing to the Bretonnian army of Games Workshop's Warhammer Fantasy universe, as found in the associated rulebooks.

All external art assets have been edited, and no profit is being sought for this mod, whether through donations or otherwise. This mod is based upon the universe of the Warhammer Fantasy Battles tabletop wargame, wholly owned by Games Workshop. Warhammer, Bretonnia, and all related names are tm and (c) Games Workshop.

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I can only do so much playtesting, so feel free to share your experiences for future tweaks and updates. Hope you enjoy it!