BTS: Advanced Start Guide

This guide was created in order to help players in the upcoming BTS game (The Gathering Storm) which is tentatively scheduled to start on March 29, 2008. As a result, certain constraints were put in place while doing my investigation:

• Only 600 gold is assumed to be available so any techs that would require more than that were not included.
• Only the Noble and Prince difficulty levels were used.
• Only Large and Huge map sizes were used.

In addition, readers and future participants in the game should note the following:

• Costs do not include nation traits. This usually applies to buildings, some of which are at 1/2 cost depending on the trait.
• Of course you can't build certain items or improve tiles until you have the prerequisite technology.
• The game will start with no turn limit on the timer. Once everyone is done with the advanced start, it will proceed normally with a 24 hour timer.
• There is 10 turns of "Universal Peace" in effect at game start.

Please reply to this topic with any corrections and I will edit this post accordingly.

Cities

The placement of your capital (i.e. first city) will cost you 100 leaving you 500 gold to spend in total.

• City: 100
• Population Point: 33, 36, 39, ...
• Culture: 25 (for fat cross), 122
• Build Improvements (Automated): AVOID THIS!!!
• Walls: 50
• Barracks: 50
• Stable: 60
• Granary: 60
• Lighthouse: 60
• Monument: 30
• Library: 90

Units

You can't create more than 2 military units per city.

• Settler: 100
• Worker: 60
• Scout: 15
• Warrior: 15
• Archer: 25
• Work Boat: 30
• Galley: 50

Improvements

• Road: 12
• Farm: 30
• Fishing Boat: 30
• Mine: 24
• Quarry: 36
• Pasture: 24
• Camp: 24
• Cottage: 24

Visibility

The value changes depending on map size. First value is for Large map, second is for Huge map.

• Visibility: 7 / 9 (Noble might be 1 point cheaper)

Techs

The value changes depending on map size. First value is for Large map, second is for Huge map.

Prince Level

• Fishing: 61 / 66
  • Sailing: 154 / 165
• The Wheel: 92 / 99
  • Pottery: 123 / 132
    • Writing: 184 / 198
• Agriculture: 92 / 99
  • Animal Husbandry: 154 / 165
    • Horseback Riding: 385 / 412
• Hunting: 61 / 66
  • Archery: 92 / 99
• Mysticism: 77 / 82
  • Meditation: 123 / 132
    • Priesthood: 92 / 99
  • Polytheism: 154 / 165
• Mining: 77 / 82
  • Masonry: 123 / 132
    • Monotheism: 184 / 198
  • Bronze Working: 184 / 198
    • Iron Working: 308 / 330

Noble Level

• Fishing: 56 / 60
  • Sailing: 140 / 150
• The Wheel: 84 / 90
  • Pottery: 112 / 120
    • Writing: 168 / 180
• Agriculture: 84 / 90
  • Animal Husbandry: 140 / 150
    • Horseback Riding: 350 / 375
• Hunting: 56 / 60
  • Archery: 84 / 90
• Mysticism: 70 / 75
  • Meditation: 112 / 120
    • Priesthood: 84 / 90
  • Polytheism: 140 / 150
• Mining: 70 / 75
  • Masonry: 112 / 120
    • Monotheism: 168 / 180
  • Bronze Working: 168 / 180
    • Iron Working: 280 / 300