Contest 164: Cleopatra in Massilia (a Caesar 4 Speed Contest)

Welcome to the contest pages for Contest 164: Cleopatra in Massilia. This is a Caesar 4 contest, and should only be played with Caesar 4 with the latest patch. Check the Sierra site for the latest version. Use the links below to download the starting positions:

Cleopatra in Massilia (Insane Difficulty)
files are in .zip format

Cleopatra in Massilia (Hard Difficulty)
files are in .zip format

Cleoparta in Massilia (Easy Difficulty)
files are in .zip format

Cleopatra in Massilia (French Language files)
files are in .zip format

Cleopatra in Massilia (German Language files)
files are in .zip format

Procedure for extracting files-

The zip file will contain a number of files (this can vary depending on the scenario). Firstly, the file with the extension C4s should be extracted to the directory Saved Games in your C4 installation

(Default location C:\Program Files\Sierra\Caesar4\Data\Save Games).

The remaining files should be extracted to the directory Scenarios

(default location C:\Program Files\Sierra\Caesar4\Data\Scenarios). You start the save from the Main Menu in C4, selecting Load Save. The save Cleopatra in Massilia Easy or Cleopatra in Massilia Hard or Cleopatra in Massilia Insane should appear in the list. It is not necessary to alter game difficulty.

The link to the French pages are here.

Story:

Briefing

Caesar is still away in Alexandria and thus I, as his most senior Proconsul, will brief you on your next assignment in his stead.

Caesar has made many conquests in his time, but his latest would be by far the most astounding. Caesar has won the affections of the beautiful and charming Egyptian Queen Cleopatra, and wishes to bring the Queen for a romantic interlude at the most sumptuous of all his cities, a city made to order for the arrival of such a distinguished couple.

This city is to be built from the ground up in the most romantic of all locations, the beautiful south of Gaul, and you have been given the honour of building and governing this paradise.

Lesser Governors have failed in this area in the past. In particular, they have failed to pay proper respect to the Gods, and you may find the Gods a little less than welcoming upon your arrival, however I have assigned you the finest Religion Advisor in the Empire, a pious man trusted and respected by all the Gods, and he will surely assist you in your endeavours. Your religion advisor informs me that your city will benefit greatly from the favours of one God in particular, but will not further elaborate.

Caesar wishes his city at Massilia to be built without undue delay, so I would advise you to make haste in your endeavours. And finally, it would be in your best interests to have a goodly stock of jewelry when the couple arrive, for Caesar to lavish upon his lover..

Rules

Completion Criteria- (minimum)

All required tasks completed
Victory Screen displayed
Final Save following victory screen

Easy Difficulty
Population 6,000
Culture 90
Prosperity 90
Favor 90
Security 90

Hard Difficulty
Population 6,000
Culture 95
Prosperity 95
Favor 95
Security 95

Insane Difficulty
Population 6,000
Culture 100
Prosperity 100
Favor 100
Security 100

Defeat Events:
Debt of 2,000dn or more (warning appears first time debt of 1,000dn is exceeded).
Failure to maintain working circus in city after Caesar has ordered it to be built.
Excessive time taken at any stage of the mission (there is a warning several weeks before Caesar's legions arrive).
Game detects use of illegal cheat.
Caesar dismisses you (normal game function).


Winning Criteria (All Difficulties):

1. Date of completion
2. Number of winged charioteers (statues)
3. Amount of jewelry in city (as reported by resource advisor)

Designer's Notes

This game is in effect a series of quests. Each one carries a reward, and must be completed in order to move on in the game. There are some minor invasions, and some imperial requests.

Walls are pre-placed in all difficulties, and disabled throughout, to prevent use of the wall undo cheat. In addition we have taken steps to discourage wage and tax manipulation. If you feel you must do this, please play hard or insane difficulty.

It is recommended that players wishing to check stocks of various goods (for example, to send requests) do so by using the resource advisor, rather than bringing up requests, especially in hard and insane difficulties. This will hopefully allow the message log to continue recording messages until the end of the mission.

Players should complete the mission up until the victory screen appears, then select Continue and save immediately. Victory can only be achieved when all tasks have been completed and all the above requirements met.

Eligibility- Easy Difficulty

Players who have won two CBC C4 contests in any difficulty may not enter Easy difficulty. Chris85, who tested Easy difficulty, will be alllowed to enter in this difficulty. Players may not enter both easy and hard difficulties unless invited to do so by the designers. We may do this if a player is playing Easy whom we believe has the ability to play Hard.

Eligibility- Hard Difficulty

There is no eligibility restriction on hard difficulty.

Eligibility- Insane Difficulty

There is no eligibility restriction on insane difficulty. Players may enter insane difficulty in addition to either easy or hard, however the top 3 placed players in insane difficulty will not be eligible for placing in a lower difficulty. This difficulty is intended to be very difficult, but it has been tested and can be completed.

Cleopatra in Massilia was designed by Schwartzhorse and goonsquad, and tested by Chris85 (easy), Schwartzhorse (Hard) and goonsquad (Insane). Thanks to Tobing for translating this contest into German.

When forwarding entries to CBC, only the C4s file of the final save is required, not the other files.
This contest will close at 11PM EST (US), on Sunday March 7th, 2010. Please note the date!

This contest has ended.

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