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Sukritact's Spain Rework

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Much like Babylon, Spain didn't REALLY need a rework per se: they're really a solid civ after the revamp Firaxis did during the New Frontier Pass. However, I've felt that the civ has become somewhat bloated. This mod aims to tighten up Spain's gameplay somewhat.

Flavorwise, I hoped to make more explicit the fact that Spain went out there, and exploited and converted indigenous cultures to found their empire, as you can see with the new UA and UI names. All that Spanish silver came from somewhere, and it wasn’t Spaniards mining Potosi.

At the same time, I hoped to push Phillip himself in a more cultural direction than the inquisition meme vanilla Spain has him. It was sorta disappointing that with an ability named El Escorial, there was nothing that actually seemed to reference the actual palace/monastery.

Spain

Unique Ability: Encomienda

+2 Gold to all Trade routes for each established Governor. +1 Production to all Trade Routes for each Governor established outside your home continent. These bonuses are doubled for intercontinental routes. Receive a free Governor Title on discovering a Natural Wonder.

Unique Improvement: Reducción

Unlocks the Builder ability to construct a Reducción, unique to Spain.+1 Faith. +1 Food if adjacent to a Farm. +1 Production if adjacent a Mine. These yields are tripled in conquered cities or when not on your home continent. +25% Production towards building districts if the Reducción is next to the City Center. Spreads Spain’s Religion when constructed.One per city. Tiles with a Reducción cannot be swapped.

Unique Unit: Conquistador

Spanish unique Renaissance era unit that replaces the Musketman. +6 Combat Strength when there is a religious unit within one hex. +1 Movement and +1 Sight when not on Spain’s home continent.

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Phillip II: El Escorial

The Palace has four extra slots for Great Works. Cities with a Holy Site receive +20% Great People Points, doubled if they follow Spain’s religion. +5 Combat Strength for military and religious units against civilizations following other religions.