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Asturica Augusta - Mining gold for Rome in Hispania
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| Author |
File Description |
| Fairbuy |
Posted on 02/27/23 @ 03:50 AM (updated 06/07/23)
| File Details |
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| Climate: |
Central |
| Difficulty: |
Hard |
| Population goal: |
8000 |
| Culture goal: |
0 |
| Prosperity goal: |
80 |
| Peace goal: |
90 |
| Favor goal: |
95 |
Minimap:
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[NOTE: Requires the latest unstable version of Augustus.]
Ever since the conquest of Hispania started, the people of the Roman empire have dreamed of Hispanic gold, and now we have finally found it!
Asturica Augusta has been an important administrative and military centre during this conquest. Now, almost half a century after its founding, I task you to transform this military castra into a provincial capital.
Incomprehensible amounts of gold have been found in the mountains of western Hispania Tarraconensis. With an interesting mining technique called Ruina Montium, where large amounts of water are used to wreck mountains, the gold deposits have been flushed down to a man made lake below the mountains. Since they are being wrecked as we speak I expect regular deliveries of gold one year after you arrive and will continue to do so as the city grows. Eventually, I will be expecting you to send up to two full warehouses at a time to Rome.
By the time you arrive, the military forts will have been demolished to make space for the city. You will be able to build the city wherever you see fit.
As the location is among high reaching mountains farmland is scarce and spread out in the valleys, but it will suffice for the population I require of you. Access to water is also scarce up in Asturica Augusta but you should make use of the water source in the east that was brought in for the military castra. Because of the ruina montium, most of the forests in the area have been cut down. You will have to rely on the neighbouring cities for wood as well as vines, which we have been unable to reliably grow in this region so far.
The local native tribes are open to the roman way of life, and may even be open to trade once they grasp the basics of Latin. A few troublesome Iberians are hiding in the mountains, and I expect you to keep them at bay while building the city. The gold trade will surely be an irresistible bounty, so be prepared! Some of the outlying native huts might be supplying the raiders with food, so any attacks will likely come from those mountain passes.
The natives have been mining small amounts of gold from the surface before they were conquered. Search among their huts for additional sources of gold.
Good luck, governor!
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Additional information:
Here is a video that show how Ruina Montium works: https://youtu.be/HrAgh51FNA0?t=188 (From where the video starts and about 1 minute onwards)
Hints:
* Plan where you will build the aqueduct, water sources are very scarce.
* To make trade efficient, transport goods close to the entrance/exit points.
* You are unable to build:
- Plazas
- Hippodrome
- Governor's palace
- Forums
- Wells
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Revision history:
2023-03-01, V1.1: Tweaked invasions and slightly altered mountain path terrain.
2023-06-07, V1.2: Added in-game briefing. Enabled oracles on the map. |
| Author | Reviews ( All | Comments Only | Reviews Only ) |
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| marekvazny |
Posted on 03/13/23 @ 04:49 PM
Everything works without issues.
Balance: 5
Thoughfully designed, military is a threat but can be managed if you do not neglect it. Economy is focused on gold and some logistics are challenged. Well designed trade route + resource production area.
Creativity: 5
Very unique, inspired by IRL mining techniques, map is very creative with cliffs, natives and use of "fake" rocks for blockers while limiting mining.
Map Design: 5
Very well designed and thoughfully made, every area has a purpose while still retaining some player choice where to set up certain things apart from mining. Farmland and flatland is therefore surplus to requirement.
Story/Instructions: 5
Very maticulous and well written, AI caesar is cherry on top. Deserves 5+
Additional Comments:
Very good map, not straight forward sandbox by any stretch. Can be bit frustrating with space if you expect standard blocks but that is good. |
HGDL v0.8.1 |
| Rating |
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| 5.0 | | Breakdown |
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| Playability | 5.0 | | Balance | 5.0 | | Creativity | 5.0 | | Map Design | 5.0 | | Story/Instructions | 5.0 |
| Statistics |
| Downloads: | 324 |
| Favorites: [] | 0 |
| Size: | 71.20 KB |
| Added: | 02/27/23 |
| Updated: | 06/07/23 |
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