Bavaria (Ludwig II.)

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Author: JNR

Last revision: 18 Jun, 2023 at 16:46 UTC (3)

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Description:

Ludwig II. never led Germany, Hanseatic cities, or had a navy. As a proud Bavarian king who tried to preserve his kingdom’s independence, he deserves more than leading a German civilization. So here is his very own Bavaria as a standalone civilization. Build a beautiful kingdom at the foot of mountains and enjoy the bountiful yields of your blessed lands. Preserve and celebrate the noble traditions of your people and lead them to new heights as far as your dreams may reach!

This civilization is designed around using wonders and districts to push Appeal on few but high-value tiles to make them even more valuable. Ludwig’s ability makes a lot of tiles unworkable, so make the best out of the remaining ones. A cheaper Entertainment Complex helps increasing your Theater Square adjacency for massive Tourism from Ludwig’s ability. Use the additional adjacencies from the Dult to enhance the other districts important for cultural gameplay and to push Ludwig’s adjacency bonus for wonders even higher.

Bavaria

Led by Ludwig II. (dual leader)*

Unique Ability – Heimat Weiß und Blau: +1 Appeal on all tiles. Tiles with charming Appeal receive +1 Faith with an improved Bonus resource, +1 Culture with an improved Luxury resource, and +1 Science with an improved Strategic resources. These bonuses are doubled on tiles with breathtaking Appeal.

Unique Unit – Gebirgsschütze: Replaces the Ranger but unlocks at Nationalism instead of Rifling. +4 Combat Strength bonus on tiles with charming Appeal, increased to +8 Combat Strength on tiles with breathtaking Appeal. For every promotion earned grant +1 Culture when stationed in a Dult district or +1 Favor when stationed in a Government Plaza or Diplomatic Quarter.

Unique Unit – Pappenheimer (requires Steel & Thunder: Unique Units): Replaces the Cuirassier but unlocks at Metal Casting instead of Ballistics. Pillaging costs only 1 Movement point. +5 Combat Strength during an ongoing hostile emergency (requires Rise & Fall or Gathering Storm).

Unique District – Dult: Replaces the Entertainment Complex district, and provides +2 Amenities instead of +1. Also grants +1 Amenity for every world wonder in this city. Grants major adjacency bonuses to Theater Squares, Commercial Hubs, and Holy Sites.**

*Ludwig II. is available for both Bavaria and Germany but does not change appearance between them. If you want him to lead only Bavaria, use the leader picker during game setup to deactivate his German version.
**With the Entertainment District Expansion, this changes to +1 given mutually and Farms also provide a standard adjacency bonus to the Dult.