CIV CONCEPT: CATALANS
LITTLE NOTE BEFORE STARTING WITH THE PITCH (you can skip it).
I did a previous civ concept based in the Crown of Aragon and I wanted to implement the ideas people on the forum gave me.
At the time I choose to call it “Catalaragoneses” (a name I preferred because it has the presence of both the territories the formed this crown: The Kingdom of Aragon and the Principality of Catalonia and it follows name dynamics already in use on AoE II) but some people complained about the name. This time I went with Catalans due this civ being focused on the Crown’s expansion in the Mediterranean Sea in were the Principality held the main role, and the term people mostly used to refer to them was Catalans (if the civ focus was centred on it’s history on the Iberian Peninsula I would probably go for Aragoneses) w
Now, to the civ…
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Catalans are a Mediterranean civ based on the Crown of Aragon, a composite monarchy born from the dynastic union of the Heiress of the Kingdom of Aragon and the County of Barcelona (or Catalan Principality). From then, the House of Barcelona, though remaining counts from a sovereign territory, will gain the status of kings thanks to also becoming kings of Aragon. Lately, to these two territories will join the Kingdom of Mallorca, Valencia, Sicily, and other lands alongside the Mediterranean Sea.
They are a naval and economic civilisation.
SHIELD: House of Barcelona’s sigil
CASTLE: Inspired on Requesens’s Castle
WONDER: Cathedral of St. Mary of la Seu Vella
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CIV BONUS:
- Farms and sheeps produce an extra +15% of the original quantity of food there was on the source when it runs out.
- Ships have a +1 anti-ship armor in Feudal and Castle Age (+2)
- +15%/+20%/+25% of the stone and wood you have storage when advancing to Feudal/Castle/Imperial Age.
- -60% research time and cost of Fleetching, Bodkin Arrow, and Bracer
TEAM BONUS:
- Castles and Watch Tower-line have 3 more line of sight.
UNIQUE TECH:
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AL-MUGHAWIR: Almogavers ignore the armor and defensive bonus of cavalry units and gain +2 attack against non-militar units COST #### 300G
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GENERALITAT: Each team Town Centres, Castles, and Monasteries generates gold (0,25 gold/s castle; 0,15 gold/s others, it’s affected by techs like Kasbah or Grand Trunk Road). COST: 500W 500S
UNIQUE UNIT: ALMOGÀVERS
It’s a fast, light infantry unit with strong anti-cavalry properties and a quick melee attack. Its peculiarity is that while approaching to attack an enemy, it starts throwing some darts/javelinas until making contact, to which it changes to sword-handed, close combat.
Differently from other range units, the attacks will occur while it’s approaching the enemy (it won’t remind shooting still from a distance if it has a way to go down to the enemy units). However, if walls or other units block their path, or they are unable to reach them and the enemy is in range, it will continue firing.
Almogavers are a bulkier, higher attacker, faster and more versatile, anti-cavalry unit than the halberdier, with very high bonus but they suppose a much higher cost in gold (trying to represent their role as fortune soldiers and the problem they tend to cause to their lord’s economies, so they must be used wisely). Their weak points are meant to be units that can kill them quicker than they can (hand cannoneer, jaguar warrior, and samurai), non-cavalry tank units (teutonic knights), scorpions, battle elephants (due raw power) and defensive structures
NOTE (regarding this last maybe they could have their own class, like condottiere, so Town Centers, Towers, and Castles could have some kind of bonus against them).
Cost: 20F 45G
Training: 9 seconds
Hit Points: 60, 70 (Elite)
Melee Attack 10, 13 (Elite) / Range Melee Attack 6, 9 (Elite)
Melee Ar.: 0, 1
Pierce Ar.: 0, 0
Attack bonuses:
…+12, +16 (Elite) Cavalry
…+10, +14 (Elite) Camel
…+6, +10 (Elite) Mameluke
…+5, +9 (Elite) Ship
…+1, +3 (Elite) Standard building
ROF:
…1.9, 1.7 (Elite) (CLOSE COMBAT)
…2 (DISTANT)
Accuracy (DISTANT): 85%, 95%
Range: 4, 5 (Elite) (no minimum)
Speed: 1.2, 1.35 (Elite)
LOS: 10, 12 (Elite)
Upgrade Cost: 1.000 food 200 gold
TECHNOLOGIES AND UPGRADES
Barracks: Champion – Halberdier – All Techs
Archery range: Arbalester – Elite Skirmisher (lacks Cavalry Archer-line, Hand Cannoneer, Parthian Tactics)
Stable: Light Cavalry – Cavalier - All techs
Siege workshop: Siege Ram – Onager – Heavy Scorpion – Bombard Cannon – Siege Tower
Blacksmith: All techs
Dock: Galleon – Fast Fire Ship – Demolition Ship – Elite Cannon Galleon – All techs
University: (lacks Bombard Tower)
Castle: All techs
Monastery: (lacks Atonement)
Economy: (lacks Gold Shaft Mining)
LANGUAGE:
Villagers:
- Select 1 Si? - Yes?
- Select 2 Hola - Hello
- Female Select 3 Preparada - I’m ready (feminine)
- Male Select 3 Preparat - I’m ready (masculine)
- Select 4 Mi senyor? - My lord?
- Task 1 Sí - Yes
- Task 2 Entensos - Understood
- Task 3 A les ordres - I shall go
- Task 4 Ho faré - I shall do it
- Build Construir - To build
- Chop Talar - To chop wood
- Farm Conreà - To gather
- Fish Pescar - To fish
- Forage Recollir- To gather
- Hunt Caçar - To hunt
- Mine Excavar - To mine
- Repair Reparar - To repair
Military
- Select 1 Sí? - Yes?
- Select 2 Preparat- Ready
- Select 3 A les orders - At your service.
- Move 1 Entensos - Understood
- Move 2 Endavant - Advance
- Move 3 Sí - Yes
- Attack 1 Ataqueu - Attack!
- Attack 2 Aragó!- Aragon!
- Attack 3 A les armes! - To arms!
- Attack 4 Sant Jordi! - Saint George!
- Attack 4 Dispareu! - Shoot!
- Attack 5 (only Almogavers) Desperta ferro! - Wake iron!
Monk
- Select 1 Si? - Yes?
- Select 2 Qué vol? - What do you want?
- Select 3 Digui - Command
- Select 4 Per Deu - By god
- Move 1 Vaig- I shall go
- Move 2 Sí - Yes
- Move 3 De bon grat - With pleasure
- Move 4 Ara - Now
King
- Select 1 Si? - Yes
- Select 2 Qué voleu? - What do you want?
- Select 3 Si em plau - If it please me
- Select 4 Estic preparat - I’m prepared
- Move 1 De bon grat - I’ll do what you ask me
- Move 2 Per la meva gracia - By my grace
- Move 3 Com vulgeu - As you wish
- Move 4 Endavant - Advance
CAMPAING IDEA: The war for Sicily against France or the Grand Catalan Company campaign
HISTORICAL BATTLES: An episode from the Catalan Vengance or the conquest of Mallorca