Isolated from the rest of the world for centuries, the Polynesians have spearheaded the last great expansion of humankind, colonizing the last uninhabited regions on the planet. Advancements in ship and navigation technologies have helped them reach the far corners of the earth, but with great opportunity has come great risk. Contact with the outside world puts them on a collision course with other strong maritime empires, even as European encroachment appears on the horizon. Will you expand your lands and preserve the heritage of your people forever? Or will your empire be forgotten?
Spoken Language: Samoan
Architecture/Ship design: Polynesian
Wonder: Hoa Hakananai’a
Civilisation Bonuses
Start the game with an Eagle Scout
Lumberjacks generate food (1/8)
Fishing ships don't need docks to drop off food
Fishing ships gather wood equal to food from shore fish (if the above cant be coded)
Outposts grant +5 population space, no longer cost stone, but can no longer build houses
Galley line has +2/4/8 attack vs buildings in Feudal/Castle/Imperial age
Eagle warrior upgrades are half price
Team bonus: Infantry take -20% population space
Unique Techs
Castle age: Stick Chart - Galley line and Dromons +20% hp, Cost: 400 wood + 250 gold
Imperial age: Haka - Infantry attack 50% faster, Cost: 600 food + 400 gold
Unique Unit
Maori Warrior, fast anti-economy infantry
Costs: 50 food + 30 gold, elite 700 food + 350 gold
Combat stats: 60(80) hp, 6(8) melee, 0/2(4) armour, 2 rof
Attack bonuses: +10(12) vs villagers and trade units, +10(12) vs buildings
Classification: infantry, unique unit
Other statistics: 1.2 movement speed, creates in 14 seconds, 5 LOS
Tech Tree
Archery Range
Hand Cannoneer, Cavalry Archer, Parthian Tactics, Elephant archer
Barracks
Halberdier, Champion
Stable
All
Siege Workshop
Bombard Cannon, Armoured Elephant
Blacksmith
Scale barding armour
Dock
Cannon Galleon
University
Bombard Tower, Siege engineers, Architecture, Fortified wall
Castle
None
Monastery
Theocracy, Illumination, Atonement
Eco
Crop rotation, Gold shaft mining