Mod: Gaea, Cradle of Forests (3.08 compatible)

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Version 1.02

Item slot bug introduced in 3.08 is fixed on all units


Version 1.01 now available

The new version of this mod is attached to this post and the reply with the list of changes.


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Attached is a mod I did as a self indulgence. I always wanted to play as a nation that was themed around Nature's Wrath. Where the forest becomes sentient and works towards reclaiming the world from civilization.

This mod is not balanced towards vanilla. It is more difficult than the standard nations to play against the AI due to the special limitations on the nation and it's units. Surprisingly, the AI plays this nation half way decent because it can ignore certain limitations (Bug I am sure) that the player cannot ignore.

I don't want to give away too much of how this nation works because part of the fun is discovering how to use it effectively. I will give some basic information to help the player devise a strategy.

The nation has no recruitable commanders or units. All units either come through freespawns dependent on the commanders you have, or through summoning.

In order to lead your nonmagical freespawns, you will have to use creative thinking involving the Nymph commander.

This nation only has access to nature magic. In order to gain access to other paths of magic, you will need to recruit independent mages or design your pretender accordingly.

I hope the above helps someone playing the mod for the first time develop a strategy for playing the nation without me giving too much away on how the nation works.

It is important to note I have included a Pretender from Nova Deus, the World Tree, using the graphics and the exact stat setup from that mod. The original creators of the mod are Zepath, Wauthan and Endoperez.

All other custom graphics in the mod (There are only a few) come from Age of Wonders and the Civ3 mod community.

I created this nation on a whim, and it is one of my favorite custom nations I have created to play. It adds a different feel and an entirely new playstyle in single player. I hope you enjoy it as well.