JFD's Exploration Continued Expanded

Exploration Continued Expanded, or ExCE, is a mod aimed at deepening the experience of exploration. It is composed of, at present, three distinct components, each focusing on a particular aspect of exploring new lands. For a general overview, please see here. For installation, see here.

This page collages this mod's changes.

Some of these changes may not be present with the Community Balance Patch.

Exploration

Beliefs

Belief	Type	Effects
Sacred Groves	Pantheon	+1 Culture and +1 Faith for each Cedar and Oak.
Sacred Medicines	Pantheon	+1 Faith for each Feathers, Ginger, Opium, and Vanilla.

Buildings

Icon	Buildings	Yields	Requirements
	Granary	+1 Food on Bison	Animal Husbandry.
	Factory	+1 Production on Rubber +1 Production on Sulphur	Industrialization.
	Monastery	+1 Faith and +1 Culture on Saffron	Monasteries Belief/Theology.

Civilizations

The Inca (Pachacuti)
Art by Firaxis Great Andean Road Units ignore terrain costs when moving into any tile with Hills. Improvements cost half maintenance, and no maintenance if in hills. Units may move and settle on Mountains and, when settling on Mountains, provide a free Mint in the city.

Policies

Policy	Type	Effects
Finisher	Honor	May purchase Great Generals and Great Admirals with Faith.
Opener	Exploration	+1 Movement and +1 Sight for Naval Units. Unlocks Belem Tower.
Maritime Infrastructure	Exploration	+1 Production for each Harbour, Seaport, and Lighthouse. Build Harbours, Seaports, and Lighthouses +20% faster.
Merchant Navy	Exploration	+2 Gold for Internal Trade Routes. Allows establishing one additional Trade Route.
Naval Tradition	Exploration	+25% Production when constructing Naval Units. Naval Units earn 33% more XP from combat.
Vicegentry	Exploration	Internal Trade Routes yield 50% more Production and Food. +2 Happiness from each Harbor/ Colony.
Finisher	Exploration	May see Hidden Antiquity Sites. May purchase Great Airships, Great Adventurers, Great Explorers, and Great Scouts with Faith.

Resources

Icon	Resource	Type	Yields	Requirements
Art by Sukritact	Cedar	Bonus	+1 Production	Lumber Mill.
Art by Sukritact	Feathers	Luxury	+1 Culture.	Trading Post.
Art by Sukritact	Ginger	Luxury	+1 Food. +1 Gold.	Plantation.
Art by Sukritact and JFD	Lotus	Bonus	+1 Faith.
Art by Firaxis	Manuscripts	Luxury		Mercantile City-State.
Art by Sukritact	Oak	Bonus	+1 Production.	Lumber Mill.
Art by Sukritact	Obsidian	Luxury	+1 Faith.
Art by Sukritact	Opium	Luxury	+2 Gold.	Plantation.
Art by Sukritact	Rubber	Bonus	+1 Production. +1 Gold.	Plantation Industrialization.
Art by Sukritact	Saffron	Luxury	+1 Food. +1 Faith.	Plantation.
Art by Sukritact	Sulphur	Bonus	+1 Production. +1 Gold.	Mine Gunpowder.
Art by Sukritact	Vanilla	Luxury	+2 Gold.	Plantation.

Units

Icon	Unit	Effects	Requirements
	Scout	Earns XP from uncovering Fog of War and discovering Natural Wonders. Upgrades into a Great Scout at level 5.	Trapping.
Art by Sukritact and Firaxis	Great Scout	Earns XP from uncovering Fog of War and discovering Natural Wonders. May found cities abroad, earning Golden Age Points when doing so (scales with level) +20% Strength in foreign lands.	Trapping.
Art by Janboruta	Explorer	Earns XP from uncovering Fog of War and discovering Natural Wonders. Begins with Survivalism I. Upgrades into a Great Explorer at level 5.	Astronomy.
Art by Sukritact and Firaxis	Great Explorer	Earns XP from uncovering Fog of War and discovering Natural Wonders. Begins with Survivalism I. May found cities abroad, earning Golden Age Points when doing so (scales with level) +20% Strength in foreign lands.	Astronomy.
Art by Firaxis	Adventurer	Earns XP from uncovering Fog of War and Discovering Natural Wonders. Begins with Survivalism I and II. Upgrades into a Great Adventurer at level 5.	Scientific Theory.
Art by Sukritact and Firaxis	Great Adventurer	Earns XP from uncovering Fog of War and Discovering Natural Wonders. Begins with Survivalism I and II. May found cities abroad, earning Golden Age Points when doing so (scales with level). +20% Strength in foreign lands.	Scientific Theory.
Art by Firaxis	Airship	Earns XP from uncovering Fog of War and Discovering Natural Wonders. Begins with Survivalism I and II. Upgrades into a Great Airship at level 5.	Radio. Disabled by default.
Art by Janboruta and Firaxis	Great Airship	Earns XP from uncovering Fog of War and Discovering Natural Wonders. Begins with Survivalism I and II. May found cities abroad, earning Golden Age Points when doing so (scales with level). +20% Strength in foreign lands.	Radio. Disabled by default.
	Conquistador	Earns XP from uncovering Fog of War and discovering Natural Wonders. Begins with Survivalism I. May found cities abroad, earning Golden Age Points when doing so (scales with level). +20% Strength in foreign lands.	Chivalry.

Wonders

Icon	Wonder	Effects	Requirements
Art by Janboruta	Belem Tower	Grants a free Great Explorer. Trained units receive additional Sight and Defense while embarked.	Navigation. Unlock Exploration. Coastal city.

Attrition

Certain kinds of terrain may inflict attrition damage upon units when outside friendly territory.

Attrition	Terrain	Effects
Desert	Desert	20% chance per turn to take 10 damage. Cannot heal.
Disease	Marsh	2 damage per turn. Cannot heal.
Fallout	Fallout	15 damage per turn.
Jungle	Jungle	5 damage per turn. Cannot heal. Cannot cross until Optics. May lose or gain movement when a turn begins.
Scurvy	Ocean	50% chance per turn to take 15 damage.
Snow	Snow	20% chance per turn to take 20 damage. Cannot heal.
Wind	Ocean	May lose or gain movement when a turn begins.

Units trained in cities adjacent to Snow, Jungle, or Desert will be immune to the respective attrition. This also applies to starting units. Recon units may be upgraded with immunities to these terrains.

At Ecology, all units become immune to Desert and Snow attrition. At Steam Power, all units become immune to Scurvy. At Penicillin, all units gain Disease immunity. At Satellites, all units gain Jungle immunity. 

Certain civilizations receive various immunities:

• The Aztecs' Jaguar starts with Jungle Immunity
• Morocco's Berber Cavalry starts with Desert Immunity
• Denmark's Norwegian Ski Infantry starts with Snow Immunity
• Sweden's Carolean starts with Snow Immunity
• Portugal's Nau starts with Scurvy Immunity
• All Polynesian units start with Scurvy Immunity
• Spain's Conquistador starts with Full Immunity

Policies

Policy	Type	Effects
Navigation School	Exploration	A Great Admiral appears. +2 Movement and immunity to attrition from Ocean Tiles for all Great Admirals. Great Admirals are earned 50% faster.

Units

Icon	Name	Effect	Requirements
Art by Firaxis	Great Admiral	May be expended for 2 Luxury Resources not present on the map.

Wonders

Icon	Wonder	Yields	Requirements
	Great Lighthouse	All military naval units receive +1 movement, +1 sight, and immunity to attrition from Ocean Tiles. Free Lighthouse.	Optics

Tribes

Tribes are communities that may exist within another civilization. Having a Tribe within your territory allows you to build a National Consulate, granting that city unique bonuses. However, you are unable to improve the Tiles within a Tribe's borders unless you first annex them with a Great Recon Unit. 

Icon	Tribe	Consulate Effects
	Bedouin	+1 Gold on Roads within their borders. +33% Land Trade Route length. Desert Immunity for trained Units.
	Bhakti	+1 Science on Roads within their borders. +20% Great People generation.
	Chavin	+1 Gold on Roads within their borders. Grants 1 Copper and 1 Gold
	Comanche	Mounted Units move faster within their borders. +20 XP for Mounted units.
	Cossacks	Mounted Units move faster within their borders. +20% Production when building Mounted Units.
	Dogon	+1 Science on Roads within their borders. +1 Science on Desert Tiles.
	Dorset	+1 Food on Roads within their borders. +1 Food and +1 Culture from Snow Tiles. Snow Immunity for trained Units.
	Huron	+1 Production on Roads within their borders. +1 Production from Forest Tiles.
	Itza	+1 Production on Roads within their borders. +15% Production toward Wonders.
	Khoikhoi	+1 Food on Roads within their borders. Melee, Gun, and Ranged units heal 10 HP on each enemy unit defeated and may use enemy roads.
	Korowai	+1 Food/ Health on Roads within their borders. +1 Food on Jungles Tiles. Jungle Immunity for trained Units.
	Kunta	+1 Faith on Roads within their borders. +33% Religious Pressure on outgoing Trade Routes.
	Kwakwaka'wakw	+1 Culture on Roads within their borders. +1 Culture on Forest Tiles.
	Mayaimi	+1 Food/ Health on Roads within their borders. +3 Food on Marsh Tiles. Disease Immunity for trained Units.
	Matsudaira	+25% Defense within their borders. Melee Units earn 20% more XP from combat.
	Shaolin	Missionaries move faster within their borders. Missionaries ignore terrain penalties when moving.
	Sufi	+1 Faith on Roads within their borders. +33% more resistant to religious conversion.
	Tartars	Mounted Units move faster within their borders. Trained Mounted units have +20% Combat bonus vs Cities.
	Tlaxcala	Civilian Units move faster within their borders. +20% Production toward Civilian Units.
	Udasi	Missionaries move faster within their borders. Missionaries may Spread Religion 1 additional time.

Units

Icon	Name	Effect
Art by Sukritact and Firaxis	Great Scout	May annex Tribes.
Art by Sukritact and Firaxis	Great Explorer	May annex Tribes.
Art by Sukritact and Firaxis	Great Adventurer	May annex Tribes.
Art by Janboruta and Firaxis	Great Airship	May annex Tribes.
	Conqusitador	May annex Tribes.

Miscellaneous

• Farms cannot be built in Deserts unless adjacent to fresh water.
• Oases and Flood Plains grant +10% Defense to units.

Full Credits List

CivFanatics HomePage
Steam Workshop
Latest Version:	v 20
Last Updated:	13 Novemeber 2016

• JFD: Author
• Gazebo: the Community Patch and its features
• Sukritact: Artwork (Grand Canal, New Resources, Tribes, Ninja, Great Recon Unit icons, Attrition Promotions), Research (Colony Lists)
• Janboruta: Artwork (Explorer, Great Recon Unit icons, Belem Tower, Czambul)
• Pouakai: Research (Pedia: Cedar), Artwork (Grand Canal splash)
• Viregel: Research (Pedia: Opium, Colony Lists)
• Reedstilt: Research (Tribes, Great People name lists)
• Tomatekh: Artwork (Sofa)
• DJSHenninger: Graphics (Tribes)
• Walter Hawkwood: Graphics (Tribes)