The Swahili Culture is an exclusive content of the Cultures of Africa Pack DLC.
The Swahili are a culture available in the Medieval Era, with the Merchant culture focus.
"The Swahili people have a great affinity for coast and sea, and so excel at trade and transport."
Culture orientation[]
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Merchant Cultures favour a gameplay orientation focused on Money and trade. These cultures gain extra Fame from Merchant Era Stars for earning Money. |
Affinity Action: Power Investor[]
Can use Influence to marshal venture capital towards a Resource Deposit, either creating an Extractor or generating Money.
- If no Extractor exists, then one will be created instantly on the deposit.
- Otherwise, you will share a sum of Money with the owner. You'll both earn more Money the more Empires are buying the resource; and if the owner is an Independent People, their cut will count as a Bribe, improving relations.
Affinity Bonus: Mediation[]
Any resource you buy via trade can be re-purchased by other Empires, only if these Empires are not already buying the resource from the same third-party you are buying it to.
Transcendence Bonus: All that Glitters[]
Trait: Coastal Haven[]
Emblematic quarter: Bandari[]
“A bustling trade port, specializing in the finest - and most lucrative - of goods.”
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Emblematic unit: Mtepe[]
“An uncommonly fexible craft, its planks fastened by pegs and fiber, thus making it extremely nimble in the water.”
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City names[]
The names listed are default names, players can change their cities' names if they choose.
Kilwa, Lamu, Pate, Malindi, Zanzibar, Sofala, Pemba, Monbasa, Kua, Songo Mnara