France (Louis XIV)

***Alternate Leader of:***

France led by Louis XIV is a custom civilization by JFD and Janboruta, with contributions from bernie14.

This mod requires Brave New World.

## Overview

### France

Modern France has its roots in ancient Gaul. In the 2nd century BC Rome intervened on the side of Massilia (Marseilles), a Greek colony founded in 600 BC, in its struggle against the barbarian tribes of the hinterland. The result was the formation, in 121 BC, of the Roman Provincia in what is now southern France; between 58 to 50 BC Julius Caesar seized the remainder. For more than four centuries Gaul enjoyed the benefits of Roman rule, and many ruins of aqueducts and bathhouses still dot the French landscape. After 395 AD the internal problems of the Empire encouraged barbarian penetration of Gaul. By 418, the Franks and Burgundians were established west of the Rhine, and the Visigoths had settled in Aquitaine. The period of the Merovingian and Carolingian Frankish dynasties (476-887) frames the Early Middle Ages.

### Louis XIV

Born to King Louis XIII of France, Louis XIV was raised in the most opulent court in Europe. His every need was catered to, and he was given an excellent education, even if he was too lazy and spoiled to appreciate it. Louis XIII died when his son was five, and the regency passed to the queen mother, Anne of Austria. For the next 18 years she ruled France with the able assistance of Cardinal Mazarin, who may or may not have also been her lover, while Louis lived in pampered splendor.

#### Dawn of Man

Peoples the world over rejoice, for never before have they seen such a glorious and finely dressed monarch as you, O' Louis XIV, the Sun King of France. At five, you inherited the French throne - the most ancient and noble of the thrones of Europe - and for seventy-two years a modern state would be your design. Though a man of indulgence, your legal and cultural codes would form the basis of both Napoleon's Empire and the French Republics to come, and you would ultimately leave in your wake the most glorious century with which France has ever been blessed.

Your great majesty, the Kingdom of France is bereft of the glory that had once adorned it, and your people grieve for ages past. Can you restore the refinement and power of the Bourbon throne? Can you, with guile and excellence, restore the treasured crown of the divine kings? Can you build a civilization that can stand the test of time?

**Introduction**: "By the heavens, what is this unrefined thing that walks into my court so heedlessly? You stand before the King of France, the most beautiful, serene, and pious of all the Kings of this world. Oh, and humble."

**Introduction**: "I am Louis XIV, by the Grace of God, King of France and Navarre. No King has ever walked this earth to bear such a glorious shadow as mine. You must be blessed to witness the grandeur of my being. So, what gifts have you brought me?"

**Defeat**: "Oh my, what an uncouth barbarian you are! I am positively disturbed by your lack of concern for the beauty of this earth. The world over will weep for this loss."

**Defeat**: I did not think I should live forever.

## Unique Attributes

     **Musketeer** (Musketman)
     **Chateau*** Unlocked at Chivalry
* Must be built adjacent to a Luxury Resource, but not adjacent to each other
* +1  Gold and +2  Culture
* After researching Flight, yields increase to +3  Gold and +3  Culture
     **Imperial Guard** (Rifleman*(Line Infantry with EE)*)
* +8%  Combat Strength (37 vs 34)
* +16%  Production cost (260 vs 225)
* Starts with the Great Generals I promotion
     **Chevau-Léger** (Lancer)
* +2  Movement (6 vs 4)
* +33%  Attack Strength when below 50% Health

1. Paris
2. Versailles
3. Orleans
4. Lyon
5. Troyes
6. Tours
7. Marseille
8. Chartres
9. Avignon
10. Rouen
11. Grenoble
12. Dijon
13. Amiens
14. Cherbourg
15. Poitiers
16. Toulouse
17. Bayonne
18. Strasbourg
19. Brest
20. Bordeaux
21. Rennes
22. Nice
23. Saint Etienne
24. Nantes
25. Reims
26. Le Mans
27. Montpellier
28. Limoges
29. Nancy
30. Lille
31. Caen
32. Toulon
33. Nîmes
34. Le Havre
35. Lourdes
36. Carcassone
37. Cannes
38. Aix-En-Provence
39. La Rochelle
40. Bourges
41. Calais
 **Spy List**

* Atos
* Mme Pompadour
* Marie Louise
* Éponine
* Richelieu
* Grand Condé
* Monte Cristo
* D'Artagnan
* Aramis
* Portos

## Strategy

    A buffed version of standard France, with the potential to make more Great Works, We Love the King Days and late expansion. Begin tall-Tradition/Aesthetics, beelining Wonders with more than one Great Work slot. Save the construction of Chateâux for when you have a few Great Work Wonders in the Capital, and perhaps a few Puppet Cities from a Crossbow assault - this way you'll gain a long chain of We Love the Sun King Days which produce more Cultural Great People to fill your Work slots. Towards the end of the game, after Ideologies, you should go on a conquering spree to gain more Chateâux/Puppet land.

## Music

### Events and Decisions

#### Hold a Masquerade Ball

What a fabulous evening to hold a ball! All our good friends and dear relatives shall be in attendance, as well as the finest and richest people that France has to offer. And we shall have them all wear silly things, so that they don't look as good as I. Not that they could! Hoh-hoh!

Requirements/Restrictions:

* Player must be France
* Must be in a  Golden Age
* Must have at least two Châteaux
* May only be enacted once per era

Costs:

* [# of Châteaux \* 45]  Gold
* 1  Magistrate

Rewards:

* The Capital begins celebrating 'We Love the King Day' for [# of Châteaux \* 2] Turns

#### Create the Estates-General

Because of the size of our empire, it is difficult to know the needs of all our people. We should create the Estates-General to ensure that the concerns of all our subjects reach our court.

Requirement/Restrictions:

* Player must be France
* Must have completed at least 2 Social Policy trees
* May only be enacted once per game

Costs:

* 300  Culture
* 2  Magistrates

Rewards:

* -10% Social Policy cost

#### Colbert

Jean-Baptiste Colbert, our Minister of Finances, has proposed that we adopt mercantilism as our prime economic policy. Privileging the interests of the state over the interests of merchants and traders, he argues, shall propel France's economy forward by centuries.

**Option 1:** We shall adopt the principles of mercantilism at once.

* Gain the Mercantilism policy.

**Option 2:** We must do no wrong by our merchants.

* Gain a free  Great Merchant.

#### Vauban

The esteemed Marshal Vauban has innovated a means to improving the defense of France's borders. All it would require is a little bit of grease - and by this, we mean, of course, a heap of coin.

**Option 1:** The gold this would cost would be better spent on a new gown!

* Nothing.

**Option 2:** Very well. Put these plans into action straight away.

* Lose [# of Forts \* 233]  Gold
* All Forts are upgraded into Citadels

### Sovereignty

1. Cardinal Giulio Raimondo Mazzarino
2. Cardinal Armand Jean du Plessis
3. Concino Concini
4. Nicolas de Neufville, seigneur de Villeroy
5. Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully
6. Philippe d'Orléans
7. Louis Henri
8. Cardinal André-Hercule de Fleury
9. Étienne François de Choiseul
10. René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou
11. Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux, comte de Maurepas
12. Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes
13. Archbishop Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne
14. Jacques Necker
15. Louis Auguste Le Tonnelier de Breteuil
16. Jacques Necker
17. Armand Marc, comte de Montmorin
18. Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
19. Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis
20. Jean-Joseph, Marquis Dessolles
21. Élie Decazes, duc de Glücksbierg and Decazes
22. Jean-Baptiste de Villèle
23. Jean Baptiste Gay
24. Jules de Polignac
25. Louis-Mathieu Molé

### Unique Cultural Influence

"Our people are now eating your cheese and wearing your perfumes. I worry the rest of the world will also succumb to the influence of your culture."

## Full Credits List

 Last Updated:

* *JFD*: Code, Design, Writing
* *Janboruta*: Art (Leaderscreen, Icons, Map)
* *bernie14*: Graphics
* *Jean-Baptiste Lully*: Music

## Notes and References

1. ↑ JFD's Civilisations