Civ of the Week: Nubia (2023-09-23)

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#Nubia

• Required DLC: Nubia Civilization & Scenario Pack

##Unique Ability

Ta-Seti

• +30% Production towards Ranged units

• Ranged units gain +50% combat experience

• +1 Production on Mines over strategic resources

• +2 Gold on Mines over bonus and luxury resources

• Starting Bias: Desert, Desert Hills (Tier 2); Mine resources (Tier 5)

##Unique Unit

Pítati Archer

• Basic Attributes
  • Unit type: Ranged
  • Requirement: Archery tech
  • Replaces: Archer
• Cost
  • 70 Production cost (Standard Speed)
• Maintenance
  • 1 Gold per turn
• Base Stats
  • 17 Combat Strength
  • 30 Ranged Strength
  • 2 Attack Range
  • 3 Movement points
  • 2 Sight
• Bonus Stats
  • -17 Ranged Strength against district defenses and naval units
• Differences from Replaced Unit
  • +10 Production cost (Standard Speed)
  • +2 Combat Strength
  • +5 Ranged Strength
  • +1 Movement point

##Unique Infrastructure

Nubian Pyramid

• Basic Attributes
  • Infrastructure type: Improvement
  • Requirement: Masonry tech
• Base Effects
  • +2 Food
  • +2 Faith
• Adjacency Bonuses
  • +1 Food if adjacent to a City Center
  • +1 Production if adjacent to an Industrial Zone
  • +1 Gold if adjacent to a Commercial Hub
  • +1 Gold if adjacent to a Harbor
  • +1 Science if adjacent to a Campus
  • +1 Culture if adjacent to a Theater Square
  • +1 Faith if adjacent to a Holy Site
• Restrictions
  • Must be built on Desert or Desert Hill tiles

#Leader: Amanitore

##Leader Ability

Kandake of Meroë

• +20% Production on all districts
  • Additional +20% Production if a Nubian Pyramid is adjacent to a City Center

##Agenda

City Planner

• Tries to build the maximum amount of districts in her cities
• Likes civilizations who have a lot of districts in their cities
• Dislikes civilizations who do not build a lot of districts for their cities

#Civilization-related Achievements

• gg nub — Win a regular game as Amanitore
• Pyramid Scheme — As Nubia, earn six different adjacency bonuses on a Nubian Pyramid

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#Useful Topics for Discussion

• What do you like or dislike about this civilization?
• How easy or difficult is this civ to use for new players?
• What are the victory paths you can go for with this civ?
• What are your assessments regarding the civ's abilities?
  • How well do they synergize with each other?
  • How well do they compare to other similar civ abilities, if any?
  • Do you often use their unique units and infrastructure?
• Can this civ be played tall or should it always go wide?
• What map types, game mode, or setting does this civ shine in?
• What synergizes well with this civ? You may include the following:
  • Terrain, resources and natural wonders
  • World wonders
  • Government type, legacy bonuses and policies
  • City-state type and suzerain bonuses
  • Governors
  • Great people
  • Secret societies
  • Heroes & legends
  • Corporations
• Have the civ's general strategy changed since the latest update(s)?
• How do you deal against this civ if controlled by the player or the AI?
• Are there any mods that can make playing this civ more interesting?
• Do you have any stories regarding this civ that you would like to share?