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Byzantium Civilization Pack

Introduction

The Byzantine Empire was one of the longest lasting empires in the history of mankind, existing for some thousand years. Considered either a continuation of or successor to the failing Roman Empire, Byzantines considered themselves Roman, yet became increasingly Hellenic in nature. Justinian I's reign marked the greatest territorial expansion of the Empire, while implementing lasting cultural and legislative changes. Basil II's reign would become Byzantium's apex, as he greatly expanded the empire and secured its economical position. John II's reign marked a notable recovery of the Empire, with some profound changes in the system, while Michael VIII is generally regarded as Byzantium's last ruler with some competence.

Internal mod support

Gedemon's YnAEMP
Ethnic Units
Ryoga's Unique Cultural Influence
Bingles' Civ IV Leader Traits in Civ V
hazel16's Map Labels[forums.civfanatics.com]
JFD's Piety and Prestige[forums.civfanatics.com]
JFD's Cultural Diversity[forums.civfanatics.com]
Sukritact's Events & Decisions[forums.civfanatics.com]
JFD's Exploration Continued Expanded[forums.civfanatics.com]
LeeS/IShipp's Civilization Appropriate Great General and Admiral Names
JFD's True Alternative Leaders[forums.civfanatics.com]
JFD's & Pouakai's Mercenaries[forums.civfanatics.com]

Direct Download

Byzantium Civilization Pack (BNW)[www.dropbox.com]

Includes:
- Normal Version
- Version where Theodora is removed
- Version where Theodora is removed, and Justinian gains Theodora's Trait, as well as a different Tetraconch
- Additionally, civilizations may be easily deleted by deleting the appropriate folder in Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 5\MODS/Byzantium Civilization Pack
- NOTE: the latter two versions no longer receive updates; thus, bugs may persist

Troubleshooting

If you subscribed, but it doesn't show up:
1. Turn off the game.
2. Delete the Civ5ModsDatabase.db from Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 5\cache.
3. Launch the game and go to the mod section again.
After waiting for a brief period, all missing downloads should initiate and install!

If that didn't work, try this:
1. Go to Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 5\MODS
2. If there is a .civ5mod file in that folder, open that with 7zip, Winrar or similar software
3. Unzip/unpack the contents in Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 5\MODS

Notes

Theodora:
- Faith gained increases as you enter the Classical and Medieval Era. First, gain +1 Faith for every two City-States with 15 Tiles. After entering the Classical Era, gain another +1 Faith for every two City-States within 20 Tiles (stacks with first bonus) and after entering the Medieval Era, +1 Faith for every two City-States with 25 Tiles.

Justinian I
- Each Specialist provides 1/25th of the Building´s necessary Production.
- Each Victory Mosaic contributes 1% per turn to the construction of the Column of Justinian.

Basil II
- +1 Happiness for every 4 Units with 90% or more HP. Gold gained when losing Gold increases as you enter new Eras.
- Trait heals adjacent Units by 15 HP
- Tagma has a 50% chance of respawning

John II
- Aplekton´s XP Boost is 33% of necessary XP for a Promotion.
- No. GA Points from Trait is equal to 100% of Combat Strength
- Promotions are awarded at level 2, 3 and 4; first one increases damage vs damaged units, second increases defence, while the last allows Units to gain GA Points from kills

Michael VIII
- Chance to choose free GP based on no. Allies, each Ally increases chance by 1% (base 3% chance)
- Trait´s Influence Boost is 10 to 20 Points with all known City-States
- Influence from Rumney Wine will not work when other players trade it away (after capturing it, for example)