Contest 30: Enemy at the Gates
Welcome to the contest pages for Contest 30: Enemy at the Gates. This is a Caesar 3 contest, and should only be played with Caesar 3 V1.0.1.0. Use the links below to download the starting positions:
Enemy at the Gates
(Hard Difficulty)
Enemy at the Gates (Easy Difficulty)
files are in .zip format
After downloading, PC players should open the archive with a suitable programme (e.g. Winzip), and then extract the contents to the directory in which which C3.exe is located (by default C:\Sierra\Caesar3). Macintosh players, for whom the procedure of installing contest files is a little more complicated, can find detailed instructions here. If you have any problems, please ask in the Forum.
Story
Battle-weary, you trudge up the steps to the audience chamber. The road from Germania has been as long and unforgiving as the Huns you have fought for the last six years. Finally it is at an end, or so you thought.
"Welcome, Marcus Hivernus. I trust your journey was not too unpleasant? I hear what pass for roads in Germania are, shall we say, less exquisite than the Via Appia. Doubtless you are wondering why you are here?"
You nod, respectfully.
"Your exploits in Germania have acquired you quite some reputation. It has been said that you are a leader of men. I do hope I have not been misinformed..."
"Where I have led, some have been willing to follow, O Caesar."
"Excellent answer, young man. I have always been keen to reward ability, and you have shown no small measure of that in Germania. I have decided to promote you, to command of a small, but elite, force. You are to lead this strike force, the XCIVth army, into the heart of Gaul, where a small local chieftain, Vercingetorix, is making something of a nuisance of himself. He is currently leading his forces, and those of one of his confederates, to the city of Lutetia, which he intends to capture.
He believes Lutetia to be undefended, as the XXIIIrd army, normally garrisoned there, are fighting the Huns in northeast Gaul. He will, I have no doubt, be surprised to find you and the XCIVth army in residence.
Although you will have the benefit of surprise, Vercingetorix and his allies will have numerical superiority. You may be advised to enlarge your forces by conscripting some of the local population to your cause. Whatever you decide, you will crush Vercingetorix, and his confederates, and swiftly. See to it, General Hivernus!"
The road to Gaul stretches out before you, long and unforgiving...
Rules
All entries must meet the following completion criteria at the time of submission:
- Population: 1500
- Culture: 60
- Favour: 50
- Both Gaulish invasions defeated
- No gifts given to Caesar
The valid entries will then be separated according to the following winning criteria:
- Speed (fastest time wins)
- Number of Soldiers (highest wins)
The second winning criterion will only be used to separate entries that are not split by the first winning criterion.
Designer's Notes
Please remember to save your game every December. These saved games need not be submitted with your entry, but should be made available to the judges upon their request.
The starting positions include an additional win condition (100 Peace). You should ignore this and concentrate on completing your entry as quickly as possible.
You will have more than one opportunity to increase your favour rating.
Enemy at the Gates was created by Caesar Alan, and beta tested by Dillon Blake and oregon_taz.
This contest will close at 11 PM EST (US), on Sunday, June 29th. Please note the date!!!!
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