p0kiehl’s Better Pantheons

Uploaded · Published April 23, 2019 · Updated March 17, 2023

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Author: p0kiehl

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Description:

This mod buffs all of the pantheons in the game (except Earth Goddess) to make for more exciting game play choices.

These buffs have been designed with the goal of having the AI make better pantheon choices, as described by Infixo in the Real Balanced Pantheons (AI) mod, which completely inspired this mod.

General Principles

The design principles in buffing the pantheons can mostly be summarized below:

Pantheons that boosted yields from improvements have been reworked to boost the yield from the resource itself (eg, God of the Sea now provides +1 Production to the sea resources themselves rather than Fishing Boats). The AI rarely chose the old versions of these pantheons because it wasn’t properly evaluating them – it only looks at what it has it in its cities at the moment of picking the pantheon. Since pantheons come early (often before the AI has access to Fishing Boats or Plantations or other improvements), bringing the benefit to the resource directly helps the AI choose these more often and more appropriately.
Era restrictions have been removed. Monument to the Gods and God of the Forge now apply throughout the entire game.
Proximity to Holy Site restrictions have been removed. God of War applies everywhere now. God of Healing provides a small healing boost everywhere, with a much bigger boost near Holy Sites.
Small yield boosts have been added to Initiation Rites, Fertility Rites, and City Patron Goddess. In addition to being needed buffs, these will now be chosen by the AI more often.

Base Game Pantheons

Buffed Pantheon

New Description

River Goddess

+2 Amenities, +2 Housing, and +2 Food from Holy Sites adjacent to a River.

Monument to the Gods

+15% Production towards World Wonders.

Divine Spark

+1 Great Person Point from Holy Sites (Great Prophet), Libraries (Great Scientist), Amphitheaters (Writer), Workshops (Engineer), and Markets (Merchants).

Lady of the Reeds and Marshes

+2 Production from Marsh, Oases, and Floodplains.

God of the Sea

+1 Production from Sea resources and Reefs.

God of the Open Sky

+1 Culture and +1 Faith from resources improved by Pastures.

Goddess of the Hunt

+1 Food and +1 Production from resources improved by Camps.

Stone Circles

+2 Faith and +2 Production from resources improved by Quarries.

Religious Idols

+2 Faith from resources improved by Mines.

God of Craftsmen

+1 Science, +1 Faith, and +1 Production from Strategic resources.

Goddess of Festivals

+1 Culture from resources improved by Plantations.

God of the Forge

+25% Production towards military units.

God of Healing

Increases healing by +5. Healing is increased by an additional +25 in your Holy Site districts or adjacent tiles.

God of War

Combat victories grant Faith equal to 50% of the Combat Strength of the defeated unit.

Initiation Rites

+5 Combat Strength against Barbarians. Clearing a Barbarian Outpost grants +50 Faith. Units heal +100 HP upon clearing a Barbarian Outpost.

Fertility Rites

Receive a free Settler in the Capital. City growth rate is 10% higher.

Religious Settlements

Receive a free Builder in the Capital. City borders expand 15% faster.

City Patron Goddess

Receive one Governor Title. +25% Production towards districts in cities without a specialty district.

Fire Goddess

+2 Faith and +2 Food from Volcanic Soil and Geothermal Fissures.

Pantheons from Religion Expanded

Buffed Pantheon

New Description

Primordial Waters

+2 Amenities, +2 Housing, and +2 Food from Holy Sites adjacent to a Coast or Lake tile.

Goddess of Calm Waters

+1 Food from Sea resources and Reefs.

Votive Offerings

+3 Gold and +1 Culture from resources improved by Quarries.

God of Metallurgy

+1 Science from resources improved by Mines.

Sun God

+1 Food and +1 Production from resources improved by Farms.

Oral Tradition

+1 Culture from resources improved by Plantations.

Goddess of Festivals

+1 Food from resources improved by Plantations.

Compatibility

This mod is FULLY COMPATIBLE with:
Religion Expanded and Ancient Egyptian Pantheons

This mod is NOT compatible with Real Balanced Pantheons (AI). If the buffs in this mod are not to your taste, I suggest you subscribe to that mod for a more vanilla experience but with the benefit of much better AI choices.

Note that my mod Lady of the Reeds and Marshes++ is fully included in this mod. Having both activated shouldn’t cause any trouble, but if you have this one active, you don’t need that one.

Credit

p0kieh – Author

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