Merrick's Sicily

Adds Sicily, led by Roger II, the norman ruler of the de Hauteville dynasty. Construct large feudal estates with the Baglio improvement and lead your armies into war with the experienced Barone, Sicily focuses on coastal expansion and city growth. With skilled Saracen Archers under his employ, Roger II's Saraceni rains arrows on foes with rapid fire. In each new Age he can adapt his government to fit his needs by receiving a policy slot from Dedications, and exert loyalty over his lands from the safety of his Palace. Sicily Trinacria Coastal cities or cities within 6 tiles of a Harbor district have +15% growth and generate +15% more Great Person Points per turn. Theater Square, Holy Site, and Campus Districts have a standard (+1) adjacency bonus from Coast and Lake tiles. Barone (Knight) Unique Sicilian Heavy Cavalry unit that unlocks at Feudalism. Receives one free Promotion when first trained, purchased, or upgraded from an earlier unit. Grants +1 Movement and +5 Combat Strength to adjacent units (except other Barone) Baglio (Improvement) Sicilian unique tile improvement unlocked at Feudalism. Must be built on Grass or Plains (flat or hill) but not adjacent to another Baglio. +1 Food and +1 Production. +2 Appeal and +0. 5 Housing. Yields an additional +1 Food and +1 Production from every 2 adjacent Farms and each adjacent Plantation. Adjacent Farms yield +1 Food. Adjacent Plantations yield +1 Gold. Grants Tourism equal to the tile's Appeal after Conservation. Roger II Assizes of Ariano Each Dedication grants an additional Policy slot of a different type. Cities within 9 tiles of the Capital receive +2 Loyalty per turn and +1 Amenity. Gain the Saraceni unique unit with Machinery. Saraceni (Crossbowman) Unique Sicilian ranged unit. Higher Combat Strength (35 vs. 30) Gains +1 additional attack per turn when it hasn't moved. Excursion to Distant Horizons Likes to gather Great People and build up Tourism. Likes civilizations that get involved in exploration, sending tra