The Vandals (Genseric)

Kingdom of the Vandals
Map by Janboruta
Leader	Genseric
Start Bias	Coast
Religion	Catholicism Arianism (HR) Haithn (GHR)
Geography & Social Data
Empire Name	The Papal States
Demonym	Papal
Capital	Hippo Regius
Mod Support
Government	Monarchy
Culture	Northern
Civilopedia
Civilopedia	Here

The Vandals led by Genseric are a custom civilisation by JFD and Janboruta, with contributions from Viregel and Danrell.

This mod requires Brave New World. This mod requires Brave New World.

Overview

The Vandals

The Vandals were an East Germanic tribe, their original homeland in Scandinavia. The Vandals crossed the Baltic into Poland at some point in the 2nd Century BC. By 406 AD, the Vandals had reached the Rhine. Attempting to cross it, they met fierce resistance from the Franks, who had settled the Romanized regions of northern Gaul. The Vandals decisively defeated the Frankish army, and then proceeded to plunder their way southward. After sacking Frankish and Roman cities, they reached and crossed the Pyrenees in 409 AD and marched into Iberia. Under pressure from the Visigoths there, Genseric led the Vandals across the straits into North Africa in 429. There Genseric established a Vandal kingdom in 435 when a treaty with Rome gave them control of the province of Numidia. Genseric broke the treaty in 439 and seized Carthage, along with its extensive shipyards and fleet. Over the next decade, along with unrelenting piracy and raids against the Romans and Byzantines, the Vandals overran Sardinia, Sicily, Corsica and the Balearic Islands.

With the death of Attila, the Roman emperor felt free to end the Vandal incursions and sought to return the lost lands to Rome through his daughter's marriage to Genseric's son. However, through a convoluted series of events and distrust, the effort ended in 455 AD with the landing of a Vandal army in Italy and its capture of Rome.

The sack of Rome proved the highpoint of Vandal power. The death of Genseric in 477, religious tensions, revolts in former Roman provinces, and lack of trade brought a slow decline. In a final costly war, the Byzantine Belisarius crushed the Vandal armies, killed the Vandal general Tzazo and captured most of the Vandal cities. In 534 AD Gelimer, the last Vandal king, surrendered Carthage to the Roman conquerors, ending the Vandal reign forever.

Genseric

Genseric or more often Gaiseric or sometimes Geiseric (c. 389 – January 25, 477), was King of the Vandals and Alans (428–477) who established the Vandal Kingdom was one of the key players in the troubles of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century. During his nearly 50 years of rule, he raised a relatively insignificant Germanic tribe to the status of a major Mediterranean power — which, after he died, entered a swift decline and eventual collapse.

Dawn of Man

Leaderscene by Janboruta

Hail thee, Lord Genseric, King of the Vandals and Alans, subjugator of Rome, and conqueror of Carthage. For fifty years you led your people as their greatest King; forging from the crumbling remains of the Roman Empire a Kingdom on the edge of Northern Africa. With a formidable and unmatched naval might, the Vandal Kingdom quickly seized the throne of the Mediterranean, and in 455 AD joined the other barbarian Kingdoms in their great feast upon the carcass of Rome. O' fearsome Lord, great empires bloated with wealth lie upon the horizons, and your people thirst for a leader with the terrible might to drain those empires of their golden blood. Can you raise a mighty fleet to wrest control of the seas? Can you make once great empires tremble in fear of your power? Can you build a civilization that will stand the test of time?

Introduction: "Hail! I am Genseric, King of the Vandals. You'll soon come to know me well enough."

Defeat: "You may have slain me, but you will never steal victory from me."

Unique Attributes

The Vandals (Genseric)
Art by Janboruta Crossing of the Rhine Units start with +1 Movement and ignore borders next to Coastal or River Tiles. Founding or capturing cities has a chance to convert nearby enemy units to your control and grants Gold for each one converted.
Art by Janboruta Alani Horseman (Horseman) Unlocked at Animal Husbandry. Can be trained as a Settler, halting City Growth in the process. No Combat Penalty against Cities, unless trained as a settler.
Art by Janboruta Trihemiolia (Trireme) Unlocked at Optics. Begins with the Coastal Raider Promotion. Cities with a stationed Trihemiolia are Razed twice as quickly.

City List Hippo Regius Leptus Magna Cartenna Bulla Regia Lilybaeum Catane Cirta Caralis Aleria Nantes Strasbourg Panormus Tacape Salade Caput Vada Tricameron Hadrumetum Tripolis Thagaste Zama Regia Caesarea Thapsus Thenae Sieca Zama Achulla Tipasa Vaga Cartenna Carthago Utica

Spy List Florentina Brunhilda Godigisel Stilicho Wisimar Gibamund Huneric Gento Thrasamund Hilderic

Music

Peace Theme	War Theme
Genseric - Vandals Peace	Genseric - Vandals War
"Viking invasion" from the soundtrack of Medieval: Total War	"Casting the Shadow" from the soundtrack of Battle for Middle-Earth.

Mod Support

Mod Support
Additional Achievements	Unknown
Civ IV Traits	No
Cultural Diversity	Yes
Enlightenment Era	No
Ethnic Units/R.E.D.	No
Events and Decisions	No
Historical Religions	No
Map Labels	No
Rise to Power	Yes
Unique Cultural Influence	No
YnAEMP	Yes

Full Credits List

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Steam Workshop
Latest Version:	v 10
Last Updated:	September 2024

• JFD: Author.
• Janboruta: Art (Civ Icon, Unique Component Icons, Leader Icon, Leaderscene, Map).
• Viregel: Research (City List).
• Danrell: Graphics.
• Jeff van Dyck: Music.
• Battle for Middle-Earth OST: Music.
• DarioCoelho: Art (Defeat Screen Late).
• Suzanna-Helmigh: Art (Defeat Screen Early).