{"id":3028,"date":"2016-12-24T14:52:40","date_gmt":"2016-12-24T14:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kalle-online.net\/blog\/?p=3028"},"modified":"2017-05-08T09:32:44","modified_gmt":"2017-05-08T09:32:44","slug":"civilization-5-wonders-ancient-world-achievement-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kalle-online.net\/blog\/civilization-5-wonders-ancient-world-achievement-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"Civilization 5 Wonders of the Ancient World Scenario Strategy and Achievement Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wonders of the Ancient World Scenario<\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/a>This scenario for Civilization 5<\/a> features the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World<\/a>. In addition to the seven “traditional” wonders, it also includes The Oracle and The Great Library. Overall you’ll be able to build 9 Wonders of the Ancient World. If you ever wondered how the phrase “Seven Wonders of the Ancient World” came to be – here’s an explanatory post<\/a> about that.<\/p>\n

There is not one explicit “Wonders of the Ancient World Strategy”, since the scenario is quite different from most other scenarios. Mainly because Wonders are the primary victory criteria. There are 9 Wonders available, and since they grant the most victory points you will usually need to build at least 4 of 7 to win the scenario. Another innovation is the fact that wonders are no longer unlocked by researching the required technology. In this scenario, wonders unlock by making progress in these 4 areas:<\/p>\n

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  1. Cultural progress<\/li>\n
  2. Technological progress<\/li>\n
  3. Gold income<\/li>\n
  4. Experience points of your units<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    All Wonders have different requirements to be built. These prerequisites don’t differ across the levels of difficulty, even though of course it gets harder and harder to fulfill the requirements on higher levels. Here’s what’s required to unlock the Wonders of the Ancient World:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Wonder<\/th>\nPrince
    \n<\/th>\n    		King
    \n<\/th>\n    		Emperor
    \n<\/th>\n    		Immortal
    \n<\/th>\n    		Deity<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
    \n

    \"Civilization<\/a>
    Oracle<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
    		The Oracle is the only Wonder available immediately and the higher the level of difficulty, the sooner should you start building it.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \n

    \"Civilization<\/a>
    Pyramids<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
    		600 Culture<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \n

    \"Civilization<\/a>
    Mausoleum of Halicarnassus<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
    		1500 Culture<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \n

    \"Civilization<\/a>
    Hanging Gardens<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
    		15 Technologies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \n

    \"Civilization<\/a>
    Great Library<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
    		20 Technologies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \n

    \"Civilization<\/a>
    Temple of Artemis<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
    		1500 Gold earned<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \n

    \"Civilization<\/a>
    Colossus<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
    		3000 Gold earned<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \n

    \"Civilization<\/a>
    Temple of Zeus<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
    		150 XP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \n

    \"Civilization<\/a>
    Great Lighthouse<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
    		300 XP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    Overall it took me 9 complete playthroughs to get all Steam Achievements:<\/p>\n

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    1. Egypt on Prince<\/li>\n
    2. Hittites on Settler<\/li>\n
    3. Greece on (random) King<\/li>\n
    4. Sumeria on (random) Emperor<\/li>\n
    5. Sumeria on (random) Settler (for conquering 3 Wonders<\/em>)<\/li>\n
    6. Sumeria on (random) Immortal (losing<\/strong><\/span>)<\/li>\n
    7. Egypt on Deity<\/li>\n
    8. Egypt on Immortal<\/li>\n
    9. Persia on Settler<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Wonders of the Ancient World Strategy for all Steam Achievements<\/h2>\n

      Rest in Gold Pieces<\/h3>\n

      <\/p>\n

      Unlocked 27 Feb, 2015 @ 3:03am<\/p>\n

      Gain 1000 gold from expended Great People with the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus across any number of playthroughs<\/p>\n

      This achievement was introduced with the scenario “Wonders of the Ancient World”, but since the wonder is available in normal games as well, I got it much earlier already. Even if you don’t have it yet: All you need to do is build the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus and expend (use) 10 Great Persons. This is more than realistic given you’ll probably need at least 6 playthroughs.<\/p>\n

      \n

      Zeupiter<\/h3>\n

      <\/p>\n

      Unlocked 27 Nov, 2016 @ 1:21pm<\/p>\n

      As Rome, conquer a city with the Statue of Zeus<\/p>\n

      Also starting to play this scenario, I realized: Rome is not <\/strong>a playable civ! So I had to start a settler game on a tiny random Pangaea map, with Brave New World disabled. Dominating the game, building all other wonders but <\/strong>the Statue of Zeus, I played until I had Tanks. I used two Tanks to kill those annoying enemy Spearmen (!!!) and capture the capital with the Statue of Zeus.<\/p>\n

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      Wonderwall<\/h3>\n

      <\/p>\n

      Unlocked 26 Nov, 2016 @ 11:59pm<\/p>\n

      Build 3 Wonders in the same city in the Wonders of the Ancient World scenario.<\/p>\n

      See below. First game \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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      Ra’s Mighty Truth<\/h3>\n

      <\/p>\n

      Unlocked 27 Nov, 2016 @ 2:58am<\/p>\n

      Win as Ramesses II in the Wonders of the Ancient World scenario.<\/p>\n

      My first game in this scenario, playing on Prince difficulty and winning immediately. Most straight forward.<\/p>\n

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      Thoughtful Telemachus<\/h3>\n

      <\/p>\n

      Unlocked 27 Nov, 2016 @ 2:58am<\/p>\n

      Win on Prince in the Wonders of the Ancient World scenario.<\/p>\n

      \n

      Know Thy Enemy<\/h3>\n

      <\/p>\n

      Unlocked 27 Nov, 2016 @ 11:58pm<\/p>\n

      Consult the Oracle 2 times in a single game in the Wonders of the Ancient World scenario.<\/p>\n

      This one I made in my 2nd game of this scenario, playing the Hittites, building most of the wonders.<\/p>\n

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      Bolt and Arrow<\/h3>\n

      <\/p>\n

      Unlocked 28 Nov, 2016 @ 12:04am<\/p>\n

      Build Statue of Zeus and Temple of Artemis in the same city<\/p>\n

      Quite easy on the lower difficulties (e.g. Prince).<\/p>\n

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      Party in hattUSA<\/h3>\n

      <\/p>\n

      Unlocked 28 Nov, 2016 @ 1:10am<\/p>\n

      Win as Muwatallis in the Wonders of the Ancient World scenario.<\/p>\n

      And of course if you build the above wonders in one game, most likely you will also win.<\/p>\n

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      Grecian Formula<\/h3>\n

      <\/p>\n

      Unlocked 30 Nov, 2016 @ 12:44am<\/p>\n

      Win as Alexander in the Wonders of the Ancient World scenario.<\/p>\n

      I tried increasing the level of difficulty, playing on random maps. In this game with Alexander I got a really good start with lots of flood plains and some hills including Silver and Gold. So even the first King attempt was successful.<\/p>\n

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      Odysseus the Great Tactician<\/h3>\n

      <\/p>\n

      Unlocked 30 Nov, 2016 @ 12:44am<\/p>\n

      Win on King in the Wonders of the Ancient World scenario.<\/p>\n

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      Epic Gilgamesh<\/h3>\n

      <\/p>\n

      Unlocked 1 Dec, 2016 @ 9:28pm<\/p>\n

      Win as Gilgamesh in the Wonders of the Ancient World scenario.<\/p>\n

      On the next level of difficulty, Emperor, I tried with Gilgamesh. Turns out the free Great Scientist you receive for researching Writing is a great benefit. Use it to research Philosophy immediately to unlock<\/p>\n