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Chaos Civilisation

Adds Chaos, led by Archaon, as a playable civilisation.


// REQUIREMENTS

Both Gods and Kings and Brave New World. If you're having trouble running the mod, this is probably why.


// DIRECT DOWNLOAD LINK

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/rvwe67j11rjp8zx/AABEFsfsTfeJayOWzhrUZ4MFa?dl=0

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


// SUMMARY

UA: Gifts of the Dark Gods: promotions come 33% faster. Intended to represent the many “gifts” that the Chaos gods bestow upon their followers, enhancing their abilities faster than mortal rivals.

UU: Chosen: much stronger Swordsman replacement. Has a custom promotion increasing XP earned by 33%. Chosen are Chaos’s key strength; if you mass-produce them and keep them alive, your army will have a backbone of crazily upgraded infantry.

UU: Marauder Horseman: faster and cheaper Horseman replacement. Gets extra gold from sacking cities and Barbarian camps, and pays no movement to pillage. As great rapid response units for Barbarians and other early threats, Marauders are perfect for securing your empire before you go killing.

There’s only one victory with Chaos: Domination. To maximise your chances on higher difficulties, you need to find all the Iron you can, use it all on Chosen and keep them all alive. Done right, you should be able to conquer anyone, only pausing for breath to let your economy and happiness recover. This is pretty representative of Chaos’s lore.


// DISCUSSION

The Chaos civ is based on Warriors of Chaos – I may make a Daemons or Beasts civ in the future, but for now Warriors are the easiest to represent in Civilization V (and personally, I’ve always preferred them).

Chaos is the raw essence of magic, a natural force of corruption and change that manifests as grotesque daemons and dark gods. Through collapsed inter-dimensional gates, foolishly built in the poles by an ancient race of interstellar beings, it leaks into the world, warping everything it touches. Mortals are seduced into its service by promises of power, and so the Chaos gods recruit near-unstoppable armies intent on bringing about the end of the world.

Archaon is expansionist and aggressive – he will covet your lands, and declare war as soon as he’s either provoked or senses weakness. He'll demand absurd peace terms, even if losing heavily. He’s not at all loyal, but unlike Attila he isn’t deceptive: he’s just nakedly honest about his intention to kill you. He plays a bit like Shaka. If he can’t find a major civ he can beat, he’ll attack city states. He isn’t competitive over wonders or city states and doesn’t mind warmongers: not much annoys him, he’s just a naturally murderous bastard.

Though Chaos should feel unstoppable and intimidating, as an AI, Archaon is no harder to handle than any other aggressive military civ. If you’re his neighbour on a continent in the early game, that might be rough, but in any other circumstances you can hit any aspect of his civ: diplomatic and ideological warfare are both good solutions. He tends to boom in the early game and then fade in the Renaissance era and beyond, when civil administration becomes more important to sustain a large army and empire.


// ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND DISCLAIMER

Art work sources include various free wallpaper sites; Games Workshop artists Alexandru Sabo and Adrian Smith; ArtofTY on DeviantArt; and the 2006 RTT game Warhammer: Mark of Chaos, developed by Black Hole Entertainment and published by Namco Bandai. The written content within this mod is a paraphrase of, or extrapolated from, the background writing to the Chaos 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 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!