APEX AGE: MODERN
From the long shadow of the guillotine, to the bright streamers of the revolutionary cockade, to the thunder of Napoleon’s cannon, to the Belle Epoque’s "City of Light" and the iron needle of the Eiffel Tower – France emerges. In the wake of the Revolution, the nation rocked from monarchy to republic and back again. But the Third French Republic brought a moment of respite, of avenues, industry, and salons… a breath before the coming storms.
Unique Ability
Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité: You can select the Celebration effects of any standard Government in your current Age.
Attributes
- Cultural
- Diplomatic
Traditions
- Bataillon-Carré
- Tier 1, Modern Age (Apex): Infantry Units gain the Swift Ability, allowing them to ignore Zone of Control.
- Cocorico
- Tier 1, Exploration Age: When you defeat an enemy Unit, gain Culture equal to a percentage of its Combat Strength. Increased Happiness on Military Buildings and Wonders.
- Tier 2, Modern Age (Apex): When you defeat an enemy Unit, gain Culture equal to an increased percentage of its Combat Strength.
- De L’Esprit Des Loix
- Tier 1, Antiquity Age (Affirmation): Increased Culture for every Tradition slotted into the Government. Increased Happiness for every Social Policy slotted into the Government.
- Tier 2, Exploration Age (Affirmation): Further increased Culture and Happiness.
- Style Empire
- Tier 1, Antiquity Age: Constructing a Building grants Culture equal to a percentage of its Production cost. Increased Culture on Happiness Buildings and Wonders
- Tier 2, Modern Age (Apex): Constructing a Building grants Culture equal to an increased percentage of its Production cost.
Unique Infrastructure
Avenue: Unique Quarter. Increased Happiness on Quarters in this City.
- Jardin à la Française: Unique Building. Increased Culture. Increased Happiness Adjacency with Culture Buildings and Wonders.
- Salon: Unique Building. Increased Happiness. Increased Culture Adjacency with Happiness Buildings and Wonders.
Unique Civilian Unit
Jacobin: Unique Great Person Unit. Can only be trained in a City with an Avenue Unique Quarter, and the specific Jacobin received is random. Each Jacobin can only be received once. Cost increases per Jacobin trained.
Possible Jacobin Units:
- Paul Barras: Activate on the Palace to increase Relationship Gains by a set percentage per Diplomatic Action.
- Jacques Nicolas Billaud-Varenne: Activate on the Palace to grant all Land Units increased Combat Strength in Districts.
- Jacques Pierre Brissot: Activate on the Palace to grant all your Units increased Combat Strength.
- Etta Palm D'Aelders: Activate on the Palace or a City Hall to add a large amount of Happiness to it.
- Georges Danton: Activate on the Palace to immediately trigger a Golden Age.
- Camille Desmoulins: Activate in any City's District to add Happiness on Quarters in that City.
- Olympe de Gouges: Activate on the Palace to add Science on Quarters.
- Jean-Paul Marat: Activate on the Palace to add Culture on Quarters.
- Maximilien Robespierre: Activate on the Palace to unlock a Unique Tradition, Reign of Terror, which grants increased Culture in Districts but reduces Growth Rate by a set percentage in Cities.
- Louis Antoine de Saint-Just: Activate on a Commander Unit to change its name to "Archangel of the Terror." Units within its Command Radius gain increased Combat Strength.
Unique Military Unit
Garde Impériale: Unique Infantry Unit. Can make a Ranged attack. Has increased Combat Strength when adjacent to an Army Commander. Increased cost toward training this Unit.
Associated Wonder
Eiffel Tower: Increased Culture. Additional increased Culture and Tourism on Quarters in this City. Must be built adjacent to a District. The French Empire receives increased Production toward constructing this Wonder.
Starting Bias
- None
Gameplay Tip
The French Empire benefits from large Cities and larger Armies. Their Jacobin Unique Civilian can increase yields on Quarters, provide Units additional Combat Strength, or even grant a unique Tradition.
