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## About This Content
This DLC showcases the lightning-fast ascension of Persia from a humble
kingdom to one of the largest empires history has ever known. Initially, as
Cyrus the Great, you’ll have to overthrow powerful neighbors, like Media, your
former liege, Ancient Babylon and its mighty cities, or Lydia, ruled by
Croesus, a man rich beyond dreams.

But that’s not all, as Athens and Sparta are vying for supremacy over the
Hellenes world, and soon the Aechemenid Empire and the western nations will be
on a collision course. There is little chance of the peace holding between
these three.
If you prefer to play as the underdog, a certain modest city in Italy might
perhaps be a surprising contender. Or perhaps the young city of Carthage, its
new empire still far from assured. Opportunities abound!

Regional decisions
Each nation will get a new set of tools to further its goals, namely regional
decisions. And because sometimes you might want to perform a certain action in
a certain location, we are providing you with the opportunity to federate some
barbarians, form up a new colony, force march an army or even prospect for
natural resources! But that’s not all, because in addition to the 15 decisions
every nation can use, Persia, Athens and Sparta have a few decisions unique to
them, adding to the historical accuracy of the game. Intervening in Hellenes
affairs, declaring the Olympic Games or recruiting mercenary hoplites, to name
but a few, will all be possible actions.

Impediments and Boons
The new campaign starts two centuries before the Empires campaign. To keep the
experience focused on the important nations of the time,while at the same time
adding replayability to all games (including the base game), we have added
numerous peripheral regional impediments and boons. These are special natural
sites that will often hamper development in numerous ways, until you fix the
issue (if that’s even possible). Boons are the positive flipside of
impediments and are rarer but will make certain regions even more unique. To
give a few examples of each, you might encounter Impenetrable Forests,
Nauseous Swamps, or Bandits, or might be blessed in some select regions by
rich soil, an oasis or a sacred grove. With more than 80 Impediments and
Boons, expect the unexpected and that no two games will be the same!

Special content
As you might have guessed, the major nations of the period have received
special treatment. Don’t expect to play Persia as you would play Athens or
Lydia, this is simply not possible! Each nation, through events, missions,
national modifiers, special units and specific buildings, will play
differently. We know that many of you enjoyed the varied regional content in
the Empires base game. We have taken the same approach here to deliver a whole
new gaming challenge. Add to that regional decisions and impediments, and
you’ll need to devise new strategies to win the game.

FEATURES

Regional decisions

* Each nation will get a new set of tools to further his goals, with regional decisions:
* federate some barbarians,
* form up a new colony,
* force march an army
* prospect for natural resources
* … and many more

Impediments and Boons

* The new campaign starts 2 centuries before the Empires campaign.
* Numerous peripheral regions impediments and boons have been added. For instance:
* you might encounter Impenetrable Forests, Nauseous Swamps, or other hard environmental conditions
* Bandits
* you might be blessed in some select regions by a rich soil, an oasis or a sacred grove.

There are more than 80 Impediments and Boons

Special content

Major nations of this time have seen a ‘special’ focus. Don’t expect to play
Persia as you play Athens or Lydia! Events, missions, national modifiers,
special units and specific buildings will make you play differently.

Field of Glory: Empires – Persia 550 – 330 BCE