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Shoshone Tipi

Replaces the Comanche Rider with the Unique Improvement: Shoshone Tipi.

The Tipi is the Shoshone unique improvement. Upon the discovery of Trapping, you may build a Tipi that yields +1 Food and +1 Culture. +1 additional Culture upon discovery of Archaeology. It may not be built next to another Tipi and must be built on Flat Plains tiles. Shoshone start bias changed to "Plains" to accomodate this. Constructed quickly.

"A tipi is a conical tent, traditionally made of animal skins, and wooden poles. The tipi was used by the nomadic tribes of the Great Plains in North America. Tipis could be disassembled and packed away quickly when a tribe decided to move and could be reconstructed quickly upon settling in a new area"

This mod includes a copy of my Shoshone nerf, which reduces the number of tiles new settlements get, from 14 to 12. The additional culture will compensate for this very quickly. If you want to undo this change, delete GrowthNerf.xml from the mod folder.

Q. Why doesn't the Tipi increase Culture and not Faith?
A. Although some Tipis held religious significance, they were mainly shelters. Today they serve as important cultural symbols. Additionally, the culture boost fits with Pocatello's AI, who will usually try for a cultural victory.

This mod is an adaptation of BlouBlou's "Terrain - Tipi" mod (which repurposed assets from the "Conquest of the New World Deluxe Scenario"), which grants ALL civs the ability to build faith-generating Tipis. Check it out if you want a different experience (and be sure to check out some of his other fun mods. I recommend the Scout Upgrade mod!).