France (Louis XIV)

Kingdom of France
Art by Janboruta
Leader	Louis XIV
Capital	Versailles
Religion	Catholicism
Government req. mod	Monarchy
Culture req. mod	Western
Traits req. mod	Creative, Industrious
Map Labels Language req. mod	French
Alt. Leader For req. mod	Alternate Leader of: France
Civilopedia

France led by Louis XIV is a custom civilization by JFD and Janboruta, with contributions from bernie14.

This mod requires Brave New World. 

Overview

France

Modern France has its roots in ancient Gaul. In the 2nd century BC Rome intervened on the side of Massilia (Marseilles), a Greek colony founded in 600 BC, in its struggle against the barbarian tribes of the hinterland. The result was the formation, in 121 BC, of the Roman Provincia in what is now southern France; between 58 to 50 BC Julius Caesar seized the remainder. For more than four centuries Gaul enjoyed the benefits of Roman rule, and many ruins of aqueducts and bathhouses still dot the French landscape. After 395 AD the internal problems of the Empire encouraged barbarian penetration of Gaul. By 418, the Franks and Burgundians were established west of the Rhine, and the Visigoths had settled in Aquitaine. The period of the Merovingian and Carolingian Frankish dynasties (476-887) frames the Early Middle Ages.

Louis XIV

Born to King Louis XIII of France, Louis XIV was raised in the most opulent court in Europe. His every need was catered to, and he was given an excellent education, even if he was too lazy and spoiled to appreciate it. Louis XIII died when his son was five, and the regency passed to the queen mother, Anne of Austria. For the next 18 years she ruled France with the able assistance of Cardinal Mazarin, who may or may not have also been her lover, while Louis lived in pampered splendor.

Dawn of Man

Peoples the world over rejoice, for never before have they seen such a glorious and finely dressed monarch as you, O' Louis XIV, the Sun King of France. At five, you inherited the French throne - the most ancient and noble of the thrones of Europe - and for seventy-two years a modern state would be your design. Though a man of indulgence, your legal and cultural codes would form the basis of both Napoleon's Empire and the French Republics to come, and you would ultimately leave in your wake the most glorious century with which France has ever been blessed. 

Leaderscene by Janboruta

Your great majesty, the Kingdom of France is bereft of the glory that had once adorned it, and your people grieve for ages past. Can you restore the refinement and power of the Bourbon throne? Can you, with guile and excellence, restore the treasured crown of the divine kings? Can you build a civilization that can stand the test of time?

Introduction: "By the heavens, what is this unrefined thing that walks into my court so heedlessly? You stand before the King of France, the most beautiful, serene, and pious of all the Kings of this world. Oh, and humble."

Introduction: "I am Louis XIV, by the Grace of God, King of France and Navarre. No King has ever walked this earth to bear such a glorious shadow as mine. You must be blessed to witness the grandeur of my being. So, what gifts have you brought me?"

Defeat: "Oh my, what an uncouth barbarian you are! I am positively disturbed by your lack of concern for the beauty of this earth. The world over will weep for this loss."

Defeat: I did not think I should live forever.

Unique Attributes

France (Louis XIV)
Art by Janboruta The Sun King During We Love the King Day, the Capital generates points towards your choice of cultural Great Person equal to double the number of Wonders and Puppets in the empire. Great Work theming bonus doubled in the Capital.
Art by Firaxis Musketeer (Musketman) +16% Combat Strength (28 vs 24)
Art by Firaxis Chateau Unlocked at Chivalry Must be built adjacent to a Luxury Resource, but not adjacent to each other +1 Gold and +2 Culture After researching Flight, yields increase to +3 Gold and +3 Culture When built, begins a 5-turn We Love the King Day in the Capital Cannot be removed once built
Changes to France (Napoleon)
Art by Firaxis The Sun of Austerlitz Gain a Great General at the outbreak of war with a major civilization. Expend Great Generals in occupied cities to instantly assimilate them into the empire.
Art by Janboruta Imperial Guard (Rifleman(Line Infantry with EE)) +8% Combat Strength (37 vs 34) +16% Production cost (260 vs 225) Starts with the Great Generals I promotion If trained in a city with a Courthouse, begins with +20 Experience
Art by Janboruta Chevau-Léger (Lancer) +2 Movement (6 vs 4) +33% Attack Strength when below 50% Health

City List Paris Versailles Orleans Lyon Troyes Tours Marseille Chartres Avignon Rouen Grenoble Dijon Amiens Cherbourg Poitiers Toulouse Bayonne Strasbourg Brest Bordeaux Rennes Nice Saint Etienne Nantes Reims Le Mans Montpellier Limoges Nancy Lille Caen Toulon Nîmes Le Havre Lourdes Carcassone Cannes Aix-En-Provence La Rochelle Bourges Calais

Spy List Atos Mme Pompadour Marie Louise Éponine Richelieu Grand Condé Monte Cristo D'Artagnan Aramis Portos

Strategy

A buffed version of standard France, with the potential to make more Great Works, We Love the King Days and late expansion. Begin tall-Tradition/Aesthetics, beelining Wonders with more than one Great Work slot. Save the construction of Chateâux for when you have a few Great Work Wonders in the Capital, and perhaps a few Puppet Cities from a Crossbow assault - this way you'll gain a long chain of We Love the Sun King Days which produce more Cultural Great People to fill your Work slots. Towards the end of the game, after Ideologies, you should go on a conquering spree to gain more Chateâux/Puppet land.

Music

Peace Theme	War Theme
Louis XIV Bourbon France Peace	Louis XIV Bourbon France War
'La Marche pour la ceremonie des Turcs' by Jean-Baptiste Lully	'Ballet de la Nuit' by Jean-Baptiste Lully

Mod Support

Mod Support
Cities in Development	Yes
Civ IV Traits	Yes
Community Balance Patch	Yes
Cultural Diversity	Yes
Enlightenment Era	Yes
Ethnic Units	Yes
Events and Decisions	Yes
Exploration Continued Expanded	Yes
Historical Religions	Yes
Map Labels	Yes
Mercenaries	Yes
Rise to Power	Yes
Renaissance Era Revised	Unknown
True Alternative Leaders	Yes
Unique Cultural Influence	Yes
Wish for the World	Yes
YnAEMP	Yes

Events and Decisions

Hold a Masquerade Ball

What a fabulous evening to hold a ball! All our good friends and dear relatives shall be in attendance, as well as the finest and richest people that France has to offer. And we shall have them all wear silly things, so that they don't look as good as I. Not that they could! Hoh-hoh!

Requirements/Restrictions:

• Player must be France (Louis XIV)
• Must be in a Golden Age
• Must have at least two Châteaux
• May only be enacted once per era

Costs:

• [# of Châteaux * 45] Gold
• 1 Magistrate

Rewards:

• The Capital begins celebrating 'We Love the King Day' for [# of Châteaux * 2] Turns

Create the Estates-General

Because of the size of our empire, it is difficult to know the needs of all our people. We should create the Estates-General to ensure that the concerns of all our subjects reach our court.

Requirements/Restrictions:

• Player must be France (Louis XIV)
• Must have completed at least 2 Social Policy trees
• May only be enacted once per game

Costs:

• 300 Culture
• 2 Magistrates

Rewards:

• -10% Social Policy cost

Colbert

Jean-Baptiste Colbert, our Minister of Finances, has proposed that we adopt mercantilism as our prime economic policy. Privileging the interests of the state over the interests of merchants and traders, he argues, shall propel France's economy forward by centuries.

Option 1: We shall adopt the principles of mercantilism at once.

• Gain the Mercantilism policy.

Option 2: We must do no wrong by our merchants.

• Gain a free Great Merchant.

Vauban

The esteemed Marshal Vauban has innovated a means to improving the defense of France's borders. All it would require is a little bit of grease - and by this, we mean, of course, a heap of coin.

Option 1: The gold this would cost would be better spent on a new gown!

• Nothing

Option 2: Very well. Put these plans into action straight away.

• Lose [# of Forts * 233] Gold
• All Forts are upgraded into Citadels

Sovereignty

Prime Minister List Cardinal Giulio Raimondo Mazzarino Cardinal Armand Jean du Plessis Concino Concini Nicolas de Neufville, seigneur de Villeroy Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully Philippe d'Orléans Louis Henri Cardinal André-Hercule de Fleury Étienne François de Choiseul René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux, comte de Maurepas Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes Archbishop Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne Jacques Necker Louis Auguste Le Tonnelier de Breteuil Jacques Necker Armand Marc, comte de Montmorin Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis Jean-Joseph, Marquis Dessolles Élie Decazes, duc de Glücksbierg and Decazes Jean-Baptiste de Villèle Jean Baptiste Gay Jules de Polignac Louis-Mathieu Molé

Unique Cultural Influence

"Our people are now eating your cheese and wearing your perfumes. I worry the rest of the world will also succumb to the influence of your culture."

Full Credits List

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Latest Version:	v 4
Last Updated:	9 October 2015

• JFD: Code, Design, Writing
• Janboruta: Art (Leaderscreen, Icons, Map)
• bernie14: Graphics
• Jean-Baptiste Lully: Music