Merrick’s Kyivan Rus’

Adds Kyivan Rus’ led by Yaroslav the Wise. Grand Prince of Kyiv and Novgorod, he ruled during a golden age: forging alliances, constructing great buildings, and expanding the borders of the principalities.

From the Varangians to the Greeks

• Cities settled on Rivers receive a free Trading Post and their borders expand twice as fast.
• Your Trade Routes receive +2 Gold and +1 Culture from every 5 tiles travelled.
• Improved Resources adjacent to rivers yield +1 Gold and Camps and Lumbermills adjacent to rivers yield +1 Production.

Druzhyna (Replaces Man-At-Arms)

• Higher Combat Strength (48 vs. 45)
• Receives +5 Strength when attacking when adjacent to at least one other Druzhyna.
• Receives +1 Movement when adjacent to at least one other Druzhyna.

Viche (Replaces Commercial Hub)

• Standard bonus (+1) to Gold yield from adjacent Government Plaza and Diplomatic Quarters.
• Minor bonus (+0.5) to Gold yield from each adjacent Resource.
• Provides bonus Culture equal to the adjacency bonus.

Pravda Ruskaia

• +2 Combat Strength for all units for each Active Alliance.
• +1 Diplomatic Favor for each Economic Policy slot in your government.
• Building a Veche triggers a Culture Bomb, claiming surrounding tiles.

Old Law

• Emphasizes War of Retribution, Liberation War, and Protectorate War and admires those who declare these types of war. Likes Civilizations that establish Alliances. Dislikes those who don’t establish Alliances and declare Surprise Wars.

———————————————————–

This mod requires Gathering Storm.
Compatible with YNAEMP, Firaxis EarthTSL and Firaxis EuropeTSL

———————————————————–
Credits
Merrick – Art and Code
SeelingCat – Text
RFormica – Text

———————————————————————
Direct Downloads on Google Drive[drive.google.com]
(Direct downloads may not be available straight after a new release. Please be patient.)
———————————————————————
Follow my twitter for modding updates, among other things.
https://twitter.com/rosenthorn_

Consider supporting my mods with direct one-time or monthly donations using Kofi. I would greatly appreciate this as any donations would go towards my necessary medical bills. [ko-fi.com]