Vikings, Traders, and Raiders! Scenario Guide

Age Transitions: Players choose a new civilization during Age transitions, influenced by leaders, previous choices, and gameplay elements (e.g., owning 3 Horse Resources grants access to Mongolia in the Exploration Age). A temporary "Crisis" occurs during each Age shift, forcing players to adopt negative policies to balance the game.

Influence Yield: A new yield type, Influence, is introduced and used for diplomacy with other civilizations.

Rivers: Rivers are now categorized as small (crossable normally) and wide, navigable rivers that allow Naval Units and embarked Units to travel through them. Rivers now run through tiles instead of along their edges.

Settlements: Cities are now divided into two categories: Cities and Towns, both classified as Settlements. All Settlements, except the Capital, start as Towns, which accrue yields and allow for Building purchases but cannot produce anything on their own (all Production is converted to Gold). Towns can eventually be upgraded into Cities.

City Naming and Limits: Settlement names are rendered in their civilizations' native languages. Settlement limits are now dictated by Age.

Settlers: Settlers are divided into two units: the Founder (a Civilian Unit) and the Settler unit (which produces the player's Capital).