官方战役场景档及翻译讨论（2013/05/09翻译完成）

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这个应该怎么用到游戏内呢？

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Holy Man, 1760 BC
聖人，公元前一七六零年
Scenario Instructions:
劇本任務指示：
The small kingdom of Babylon is growing under the energetic leadership of its new king, Hammurabi. You have been sent down river to bring some enclaves of Elamites and Akkadians into the fold. Use your powers of persuasion where you can, but don't hesitate to resort to war if they prove difficult.
在新王漢穆拉比的有力領導之下，小王國巴比倫正在絀壯成長。你被派到河濱降服一些埃蘭及阿卡德語區，盡情地施展你的三寸不爛之舌吧，但對難以遊說的對手還是要果斷開戰。

Objective:  
目標：
-  Convert or destroy the Elamites and Akkadians.
感化或打倒埃蘭人、阿卡德人。

Hints:
提示：
-  Use your Priest to convert enemy villagers and military units.
-  The town to the east may be your best bet for establishing a quick foothold.
利用你的僧侶感化敵人的村民與軍事部隊。
在東方的市鎮似乎是最適合快速建設好立足點的位置。

Historical Notes:
歷史記錄：
漢穆拉比於公元前一七九二年繼承亞摩利人的小巴比倫王國，王國由位處幼發拉底河流域的巴比倫城及周邊農地組成，創立的日子不足一百年，附近更加有其他類似的小城、小國環伺，在西北方有幅員廣大的阿卡德王國，而在東南方下流流域則有源遠流長的蘇美王國。公元前二三五零年阿卡德王薩爾貢建立歷史上第一個大帝國，疆域由波斯灣延伸至地中海一帶，並曾經一度控制這整個地區，可惜到公元前二二三零年時，內部叛亂加上來自東方札格羅斯山脈古提人的外來入侵讓帝國崩裂了。
Hammurabi inherited the throne of the small Amorite kingdom of Babylon in 1792 BC. The kingdom consisted of the city of Babylon on the Euphrates River and surrounding farmlands. The kingdom had been founded only 100 years earlier. It was surrounded by similar small kingdoms, centered on other small cities. To the northwest was the larger kingdom of Akkadia and to the southeast, down river, was the ancient kingdom of Sumer. The entire region had been controlled at one time by the Akkadian king Sargon, who had created the first great empire of history around 2350 BC. This empire stretched from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean. It had fallen apart by 2230 BC, however, because of internal rebellions and invasions by Gutian tribesmen from the Zagros Mountains to the east.

約在公元前二零零零年，新一群閃米特人、亞摩利人征服了蘇美、阿卡德及亞述，並於美索不達米亞、迦南諸城邦之間成立新王朝，而漢穆拉比就是這一群征服者的後裔，冥冥中注定他要成為同族裡最有名的人物。
Around 2000 BC, a new group of nomadic Semites, the Amorites, conquered Sumer, Akkad, and Assyria, setting up new dynasties in the cities and kingdoms of Mesopotamia and Canaan. Hammurabi was the descendant of these conquerors and destined to be the most famous of his tribe.

Historical Outcome:
歷史結果：
統治巴比倫長達四十二年的漢穆拉比管領著首個巴比倫大帝國，他佔領了阿卡德及蘇美兩地，又重建薩爾貢舊帝國的東部疆界。他還將自己的影響力擴張越過札格羅斯山脈，制服了山中的古提族人與高原上的埃蘭人。他最為人所知的成就是在其帝國之內頒行維護公義的刑法典，時至今日這部法典依然有石刻本傳世。
Hammurabi ruled Babylon for 42 years and presided over the first great Babylonian Empire. He captured both Akkad and Sumer, reestablishing the eastern part of Sargon's old empire. He extended his influence into and over the Zagros Mountains, subjugating both the Gutian tribesmen of the hills and the Elamites on the plateau beyond. He is best remembered for his code of laws and penalties that standardized justice throughout his empire. A contemporary copy of the code survives today, carved in stone.

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Tigris Valley, 1755 BC
底格里斯河谷，公元前一七五五年
Scenario Instructions:
劇本任務指示：
埃蘭及阿卡德市鎮併入巴比倫帝國一事讓漢穆拉比非常高興，現在他要派你進行一項更艱辛的任務。你的其中一座邊境城市近來遭到洗劫，許多重要寶物被人帶走，當中包括了一塊刻有漢穆拉比非法典內容的石板。推進至寶物被盜的地區，並且建造一支軍隊找回它們。這些寶物一旦落入敵人之手，你偉大國王的威名亦將蒙上污點。
The addition of the Elamite and Akkadian towns into the Babylonian Empire pleases Hammurabi greatly. He has a more difficult task for you now. One of your frontier cities was recently sacked and important treasures were carried off, including a copy of Hammurabi's law code engraved in stone. Push into the area where the treasures were taken and build up a force to recover them. The prestige of your great king remains tarnished as long as these treasures remain in enemy hands.

Objective:
目標：
-  Capture 2 missing Treasures
奪回兩個失落寶物。
Hints:
-  A strong navy is the key to ensuring your victory.
-  Seek trade with others to stockpile gold.
強大的海軍是確保你勝利的關鍵。
開拓與其他人的貿易路線來儲藏黃金。

Historical Notes:
歷史記錄：
漢穆拉比統治期間，對外擴張的巴比倫帝國欣欣向榮，揭竿起義之事在他治下幾近絕跡，由此可證他統治多元地區的手腕相當高明。不過，這種繁華在長年和平後終於引來了外人的侵掠。
The Babylonian Empire expanded and enjoyed prosperity throughout Hammurabi's reign. There is little record of rebellion against his rule, which is a testimony to his skill as a ruler over a diverse area. The wealth that followed long years of peace attracted raids, however.

Historical Outcome:
歷史結果：
漢穆拉比他既是一位勇猛的將軍，亦是一個能幹的管理者。他在積極擴充自己帝國同時，還成功阻止了其他勢力的劫掠或入侵。雖然他整建的巴比倫帝國在他死後亦逐漸衰落，不過千年之後它又再次復蘇。
Hammurabi was a capable general as well as administrator. As he expanded his empire, he also managed to stop any raids or invasions from other quarters. The Babylonian Empire that he assembled gradually declined following his death, but would be reconstituted once again a thousand years later.

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Lost, 1595 BC
失墜，公元前一五九五年
Scenario Instructions:
劇本任務提示：
災難來了。一支西台軍隊沿著幼發拉底河進軍並洗劫了巴比倫，你的部隊雖然被敵人孤立在沼澤地區，不過它卻是報仇雪恨的唯一希望。有一支西台軍依然留在該區，並且打算沿河建造一個新的城市。清理沼澤地的敵人。然後在西台人建立好城市之前破壞它。
Disaster has struck. A Hittite army has marched down the Euphrates River and sacked Babylon. Although your party is isolated among enemies in a marsh area, it is the only hope for extracting revenge. A Hittite force remains in the area and intends to build a new city along the river. Clear your enemies from the marshlands and destroy the Hittite city before it becomes established.

Objective:  
目標：
-  Destroy the Hittites.
打敗西台人。
Hints:
提示：
-  Use your Priest to enlighten those you meet along your way - they may be useful to you.
-  Once you establish a strong navy, you will be able to clear the region of enemies and prepare to invade.
利用你的僧侶點化你在路上遇到的人－他們可能對你很有用的。
當你建立好一支強大的海軍，你就可以清理敵人所在的區域及預備入侵。
Historical Outcome:
歷史結果：
西台人是否想在幼發拉底河流域定居下來已經無從考究了，不過他們在洗劫巴比倫後很快就撤出該區，並且退回他們位處河流上游的傳統根據地，大概是巴比倫殘軍或游擊戰術讓他們作出退守舊地的決定吧。
Whether the Hittites hoped to settle along the Euphrates is not clear. They apparently withdrew quickly after sacking Babylon and returned to their traditional sphere of influence along the upper reaches of the river. Remnants of the Babylonian army or guerrilla-style warfare may have convinced them to return whence they came.

Historical Outcome:
Whether the Hittites hoped to settle along the Euphrates is not clear. They apparently withdrew quickly after sacking Babylon and returned to their traditional sphere of influence along the upper reaches of the river. Remnants of the Babylonian army or guerrilla style warfare may have convinced them to return whence they came.

Historical Notes:
歷史記錄：
漢穆拉比的巴比倫帝國在隨後的一百五十餘年逐漸衰落，札格羅斯山脈的埃蘭人重建獨立政權，而山中的古提族亦緊跟其後，接著連阿卡德人、蘇美人都分裂出去了。雖然巴比倫城本身靠著幼發拉底河的貿易路線能夠勉強保持繁華，但到公元前一五九五年漢穆拉比的亞摩利王朝終於遭到致命一擊。在一場今天已經難究其詳的閃擊戰中，一支西台軍隊沿著幼發拉底河進軍並洗劫了巴比倫。除非是巴比倫富庶的傳聞對追求燒殺擄掠的軍隊來說實在太誘人，否則西台人沒有理由會在遠離其影響力的地區發動襲擊。
The Babylonian Empire of Hammurabi diminished gradually over the next 150 years. First the Elamites across the Zagros Mountains reestablished their independence, and then the Gutian tribes in the mountains reestablished theirs. Then Akkadia and Sumer split away. Babylon remained a rich city, however, thanks to its trade connections along the Euphrates River. In 1595 BC, the Amorite dynasty of Hammurabi suffered a death blow. In a lightning campaign that is difficult to understand today, a Hittite army marched down the Euphrates and sacked Babylon. The purpose of such a raid so far from Hittite areas of influence is a mystery, unless tales of the wealth of Babylon even then proved irresistible to an army looking for plunder.

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I Shall Return, 1125 BC
吾將歸兮，公元前一一二五年
Scenario Instructions:
劇本任務指示：
西台人的進出過後，巴比倫改由喀西特人統治將近五百年，但在埃蘭人及亞述人的侵擾之下，喀西特政權陷入了危機。此時此刻，又有另一支埃蘭軍隊正推進前來。就算無法守著城市，你最少也要盡量救出多些人，並帶他們沿河撤退、重建軍隊，最後再為巴比倫人奪回巴比倫城和打敗埃蘭人。
Following the Hittite invasion and retreat, Babylonia has been ruled by Kassites for nearly 500 years. Kassite rule is in danger, however, because of Elamite and Assyrian intrusions. Another Elamite army is pressing forward at this moment. If the city cannot be held, you are to save what you can, retreat down river, and build up a new army. Retake Babylon for the Babylonians and destroy the Elamites.

Objective:
目標：
打敗埃蘭人。
-  Destroy the Elamites.

Hints:
提示：
三十六計走為上著。
向東尋找資源以備凱旋回國。
-  Escape may be your only answer.
-  Look east for resources needed to prepare for a victorious return to your homeland.

Historical Outcome:
歷史結果：
巴比倫從公元前一一六零到一一二五年間多番易手，最後再由尼布甲尼撒一世領導的巴比倫人重奪政權。雖然沒有建立一個龐大帝國，不過尼布甲尼撒一世的統治仍然可謂巴比倫歷史上的第二個巔峰。無論是推翻異族的喀西特人，抑或是抵抗亞述及埃蘭，人民都是深以為榮。
Babylon changed hands several times between 1160 and 1125 BC, but was finally retaken and held by the Babylonians themselves under the leadership of Nebuchadnezzar I. The reign of Nebuchadnezzar I was a second peak in the history of Babylonia, although a large empire was not established. The people took great pride in throwing out the somewhat foreign Kassites and holding off the attacks from Assyria and Elam.

Historical Notes:
歷史記錄：
巴比倫城為西台人洗劫過後，改由喀西特人控制，他們統治該城差不多有五百年之久，可是這段時期亦非完全歌舞昇平。西北方的米坦尼人是強勁的對手，他們在公元前一四四零年左右與埃及結盟並征服了亞述，但到公元前一三七零年左右反遭征服，至於西台人則未敢貿然南進。從公元前一三六三到一零零零年，崛起的中亞述帝國從敘利亞到地中海一直推進，更南進入侵巴比倫。在東方復甦的埃蘭政權亦是另一個衝突的源頭。在這五百年間，地中海東部遭到蠻族人大肆侵攻，西台人、邁錫尼人、克里特人、迦南人先後敗亡。約在公元前一一五零年，亞述人、埃蘭人終於開始積極地侵攻巴比倫。
The Kassites took control of Babylon following the sack of the city by Hittites and ruled for approximately 500 years. This period was not one of peace, however. The Mitanni to the northwest were a powerful antagonist briefly, and conquered Assyria around 1440 BC after making peace with Egypt. The Mitanni in turn were conquered by the Hittites around 1370 BC. The Hittites did not venture further south, however. A middle Assyrian empire arose from 1363 to 1000 BC, pushing back through Syria to the Mediterranean and encroaching south against Babylon. A resurgent Elam to the east was also a source of conflict. In the middle of these 500 years, the eastern Mediterranean was overwhelmed by barbarian invasion that destroyed the Hittites, Myceneans, Minoans, and Canaanites. Around 1150 BC, the Assyrians and Elamites began serious attempts to take Babylon.

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The Great Hunt, 1120 BC
追獵，公元前一一二零年
Scenario Instructions:
從埃蘭人的手中奪回主城一事恢復了巴比倫的榮光，不過國王尼布甲尼撒一世卻宣稱單單奪回主城並不足夠，因為退歸本國的埃蘭人必須受到懲罰。攻擊埃蘭人位於山中的要塞，再找出並搶回被他們運走的馬爾杜克神像（以一個史前古物來呈現）。如果你能夠探出長期為埃蘭人欺壓的民眾，他們將協助你完成你的任務。
The glory of Babylon has been restored by the recapture of the city from the Elamites. King Nebuchadnezzar I vows that recapturing the city is not enough, however. The Elamites must feel his wrath in their homeland. Attack the Elamites in their mountainous strongholds. Find and recapture the statue of the god Marduk that they carted off (represented by an Artifact). Peoples long oppressed by the Elamites will give you aid in your quest if you can locate them.

Objective:  
目標：
-  Capture Artifact.
搶走史前古物。
Hints:
提示：
篳路藍縷，有時強行闖關要比背水作戰更為有效。
盡可能在途中集結多些盟友，最後你將會需要他們的。
-  The long road ahead is paved with many obstacles.  Sometimes it is better to push through a hotspot than to stand and fight.
-  Gather as many allies as you can along your way; you will need them in the end

Historical Outcome:
歷史結果：
巴比倫人將戰線推回失勢的埃蘭人處，埃蘭人亦從此不再敢揚言要奪回巴比倫了。
The Babylonians took war to the Elamites and kept them off balance. The Elamites never threatened to take Babylon again.

Historical Notes:
歷史記錄：
尼布甲尼撒一世的統治期間亦有不少兵戈擾攘，他對巴比倫周圍的敵人紛紛宣戰，藉以懲罰他們過去的侵略行動及打擊對方勢力。東方的埃蘭人為患尤甚，他們附近似乎沒有其他值得去滋擾的目標，而札格羅斯山脈更提供了他們與底格里斯、幼發拉底河谷平原之間的天然屏障。

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The Caravan, 1119 BC
輜車，公元前一一一九年
Scenario Instructions:
劇本任務指示：
突襲埃蘭成功，馬爾杜克像亦被起回了，但雕像還必須要帶返巴比倫，而札格羅斯山脈尚有許多埃蘭人與其他敵人試圖阻止馬爾杜克像（以一個史前古物來呈現）回國。將雕像安全帶回到你的邊境神殿，好讓它在運歸巴比倫前能夠得到妥善保護。
The raid into Elam was successful and the statue of Marduk has been recovered, but the statue must be returned to Babylonia. There are still bands of Elamites and other enemies loose in the Zagros Mountains who wish to prevent the return of the statue (represented by an Artifact). Bring the statue safely to your frontier Temple where it can be guarded prior to being moved to Babylon.

Objective:  

-  Return the Artifact to the Temple.
將史前古物帶回到神殿。
Hints:
提示：
小心選擇你的行進路線。最明顯的通道未必是最好的。
避開西北方角，那邊有著你難以處理的兵力。
-  Choose your path carefully.  The most obvious route may not be the best.
-  Avoid the west and north corners where there is too much strength for you to handle.

Historical Outcome:
歷史結果：
尼布甲尼撒一世順利讓巴比倫保住其威名及獨立地位約四百年之久，直到公元前六八九年亞述的辛那赫里布洗劫了該城，而在公元前六四八年巴比倫又再次陷入了危急存亡之秋。
Babylon maintained its prestige and independence under Nebuchadnezzar I and for roughly 400 years after. The city was sacked in 689 BC by Sennacherib of Assyria and threatened again in 648 BC.

Historical Notes:
歷史記錄：
札格羅斯山脈住民一直是先進河谷文明的煩惱，截至後來米底人及波斯人鎮壓並控制該區以前，要在這些地區進行貿易或旅行都相當危險。
The peoples of the Zagros Mountains were a constant irritation to the richer cultures in river valleys below. Trade and travel through these regions were always risks. The area was not pacified until much later, when the Medeans and Persians established control of the region.

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Lord of the Euphrates, 648 BC
幼發拉底之主，公元前六四八年
Scenario Instructions:
埃蘭人的毀滅加上馬爾杜克像回歸巴比倫為幼發拉底河谷帶來數年的和平穩定，可惜終究還是干戈再起。亞述人正在擴張他們的帝國，並且威脅著北方的安全。迦勒底人則從南方沿河向上推
進。你要去重振巴比倫軍的士氣，繼而打敗這兩批侵佔你領土的入侵者。
The destruction of the Elamites and the return of the statue of Marduk to Babylon have brought many years of relative peace to the Euphrates Valley, but the armies are
marching again. The Assyrians are extending their empire and are threatening from the north. The Chaldeans are pushing up river from the south. You are to revitalize
the Babylonian armies and destroy both invaders now encroaching into your territory.

Objective:
-  Destroy the Assyrians and Chaldeans.
打敗亞述人和迦勒底人。
Hints:
迅速設防，敵人將從四方八面攻來。
-  Prepare your defenses quickly, for the enemy is on all sides.
-  Make no attack until you are prepared to face the enemy at full force.
在預備好應付傾巢而出的敵人前，不要貿然進攻。

Historical Outcome:
歷史結果：巴比倫在公元前六四八年落入亞述人之手，但在及後數十年隨即又恢復成為一大強權。迦勒底人則於公元前六二六年控制巴比倫，建立了迦勒底王朝，亦即所謂新巴比倫帝國。
Babylon fell to the Assyrians in 648 BC, but recovered over the next few decades to be a power once more. The Chaldeans took control of Babylon in 626 BC, establishing
the Chaldean Dynasty, also referred to as the New Babylonian Empire.

Historical Notes:
歷史記錄：公元前七三零年後，南方古蘇美的新統治者迦勒底人以及在亞述的宿敵開始重申進佔巴比倫的主張，在接著的八十餘年期間迦勒底人屢次統治過巴比倫，而亞述人亦曾經在六八九年洗劫該城。就在公元前六四八年時，亞述人察覺到其統治下出現了叛亂，於是便再次發動了攻擊。
After 730 BC, new rulers in old Sumeria to the south, the Chaldeans, and the old enemies in Assyria began reasserting claims to Babylon. The Chaldeans ruled in Babylon
on several occasions during the next 80 years, and the Assyrians sacked the city in 689. Another Assyrian attack was launched in 648 BC following what they perceived
as rebellion from their rule.

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Nineveh, 612 BC
  尼尼微，公元前六一二年
Scenario Instructions:
亞述人被趕離出巴比倫，現在的形勢逆轉了，亞述人已經退回到他們首都尼尼微的城牆之內，摧毀尼尼微的世界奇觀，以為亞述人的強權畫下句點。若有需要的話，打敗任何擋在你路上的亞述盟友。
The Assyrians have been pushed back from Babylon and now the tide has turned. The Assyrians have fallen back behind the mighty walls of their capital at Nineveh.
Destroy Nineveh's Wonder to break the power of the Assyrians forever. If necessary, destroy any Assyrian allies that stand in your way.

Objective:  

-  Destroy Nineveh's Wonder.
摧毀尼尼微的世界奇觀。

Hints:
先判別哪一敵人的勢力最弱，並且盡快摧毀他們，因為他們控制了你贏得這場戰鬥所需要的資源。
投石器對於戰勝亞述人來說是必要的，善用這些武器擴展巴比倫帝國的控制範圍。
-  Determine which enemy's forces are the weakest and destroy them quickly, for they control the resources you need to win this battle.
-  Catapults are essential to your success against the Assyrians.  Use these weapons wisely to gain control for the Babylonian Empire.

Historical Outcome:
歷史結果：
復甦的巴比倫與東方新加入的米底人於公元前六一二年佔領了尼尼微，亞述人的強權至此終結。短短數十年間，亞述人就從進佔過巴比倫（公元前六四八年）、蘇薩（公元前六三九年）等城的強人淪為亡國之奴。
巴比倫進入了它最後的盛世，尼布甲尼撒二世是當時最成功的國王，尤以公元前五九七年佔領猶大首都耶路撒冷城一事最為聞名。隨著公元前五八七至五八六年之間耶路撒冷爆發的一場叛亂，許多居民遭擄到巴比倫，幾代子孫被迫服役，這就是《聖經》所提到的「巴比倫被擄」時期。
此一時期的巴比倫城大概是世界上最繁華的城市了，貿易與帝國的財富表現在無數的紀念碑、塔廟與宮殿之上，希羅多德將其宏偉城牆及伊什塔爾之門形容為世界奇觀，更不用說那名聞天下、狀似嫩綠山丘的空中花園竟然祇是為了安撫尼布甲尼撒之妻思鄉愁緒而建造出來。
最後的巴比倫帝國享祚至公元前五三九年，巴比倫人就是在那年向波斯王居魯士開城投降，受夠昏君欺壓的他們寧願聽命精明而強勢的波斯王。
The combined assault by resurgent Babylonia and the Medean newcomers from the east took Nineveh in 612 BC, ending Assyrian power forever. In a few decades, the mighty Assyrians went from capturing Babylon (648 BC) and Susa (639 BC) to ceasing to exist as an empire.

Babylonia entered its last period of glory. Nebuchadnezzar II was its most successful king, remembered best for capturing Jerusalem, capital of Judah, in 597 BC. Following the revolt of Jerusalem in 587-586 BC, many residents were carried off to Babylon and kept there for several generations. This was the Babylonian Captivity described in the Bible.

The Babylon of this period was perhaps the most impressive city in the world. The wealth of trade and empire was expended on monuments, ziggurats, and palaces. The giant walls and Ishtar Gate were described in detail by Herodotus and listed as a wonder of the world. The famous Hanging Gardens were built to resemble a verdant mountain and remind Nebuchadnezzar's wife of her homeland.

The final Babylonian Empire lasted until 539 BC. During that year, the people of Babylon surrendered their city to the great Persian king Cyrus. They had grown tired of incompetent rulers and were ready to accept the wise and powerful Persian king.

Historical Notes:
當巴比倫於公元前七世紀在迦勒底人統治下復興的時候，亞述勢力反而開始沒落。連年窮兵黷武讓其人民疲憊不堪，帝國藩屬礙於尼尼微的橫蠻統治噤若寒蟬。隨著一支新的勢力米底人於札格羅斯山脈東端崛起，米底人與巴比倫人合力從外侵擾亞述，到本世紀末內外交困的亞述已經陷入崩潰邊緣，而最後一擊就是公元前六一二年的尼尼微之戰。
While Babylon revived under Chaldean rule in the late seventh century BC, the power of Assyria began to wane. Continual warfare had worn heavily on its population. The
vassal states of its empire chaffed under oppressive and brutal rule from Nineveh. A new power, Medea, rose east of the Zagros Mountains. Harried from the outside by
the Medeans and Babylonians, and weakening within, Assyria was tottering on the edge of ruin by the end of the century. The final shove was during the march toward
Nineveh by 612 BC.

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哇。。。翻译了这么多，不顶不行啊！！！狂兄你辛苦了。。

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希望汉化战役能够早日出来···{:lol:}

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Hunting, 8000 BC

Scenario Instructions:
The Ice Age has passed; plants and wildlife are plentiful thanks to the improved climate. Although the technology of your tribe is still primitive, your hunting skills are excellent. Establish a small village on this Nile Delta island and grow your tribe to seven people.

Objective:
- Create 7 villagers.

HUNTING
To assign a villager to hunt, click the villager, and then right-click the animal to hunt. For example, to hunt a gazelle, right-click it. The villager hunts the animal, gathers food, and deposits it at the Town Center, where it is added to your stockpile (as shown in the upper-left corner of the game screen).

CREATING VILLAGERS
Villagers cost 50 food. To create a villager, click the Town Center, and then click the Create Villager button at the bottom of the game screen. After a brief training period, the villager appears beside the Town Center.

BUILDING HOUSES
Houses cost 30 wood. Each House supports four villagers. The Town Center also supports four villagers.  To build a House, click a villager, click the Build button at the bottom of the game screen, click the Build House button, and then click a location on the map. The House is shown in red if you cannot build in a particular location.

To display these instructions while you are playing the game, click the Menu button on the menu bar, and then click Scenario Instructions. For more help achieving the objective, click Hints.

Hints:
- You must hunt gazelles to increase your stockpile of food so you can create new villagers. As your population grows, you must build new Houses before you can create new villagers.
- Villagers can move around gazelles and herd them closer to the Town Center before hunting them. This decreases the distance the villagers must travel to carry the meat to the Town Center, where it is added to your stockpile.
- Food from hunting deteriorates over time, so it is most efficient to assign more than one villager to gather the meat from a kill.
- Beware of alligators -- they tend to eat unwary villagers who wander near the shore. Alligators can be hunted and provide food like gazelles.


Historical Outcome:
Hunting was good along the Nile and the inhabitants of the region lived well. As a result, population densities increased and the people prospered. The tiny Egyptian tribe passed its first hurdle on the long road to building a mighty empire.

Historical Notes:
The Nile Valley has been inhabited by humans for perhaps millions of years due to the mild climate, the presence of fresh water, and its proximity to southern Africa, where the first human ancestors evolved. Water is necessary for all life, making the river valley a good place to find useful plants and animals. The delta area of the river is especially bountiful. It is not hard to imagine Stone Age peoples making a comfortable life, by the standard of the time, along the Nile.

By 8,000 years ago, the ice was gone and the climate was comparable to what we encounter today. Stone Age hunters would have shared the Nile Valley with a variety wildlife that could be hunted for food. By this time, our ancestors had domesticated the dog and were using spear throwers (atlatls) and primitive bows.

Hunting, 8000 BC
狩獵，公元前八零零零年

任務指示：
冰河時代過去了，大自然的動植物亦因氣候好轉而得以繁衍起來。雖然你的部族科技仍然十分落後，但你們的狩獵技能卻是非常傑出。在尼羅河三角洲上建設一個小村，並將你的部族擴展至七人吧。

目標：
- 創建七名村民。

狩獵
要讓村民狩獵，按下村民，接著在動物按右鍵進行狩獵，例如要狩獵一隻瞪羚就要在牠身上按右鍵。村民先是傷害動物，然後採集食物並儲存在市鎮中心，到了那裡食物就會加進你的庫房（顯示在遊戲畫面左上角）。

創建村民
村民花費五十食物，而要創建村民，按下市鎮中心，接著按遊戲畫面底部的創造村民按鈕。經過一小段訓練期間後，村民就會在市鎮中心旁出現。

建造居住房舍
居住房舍花費三十木材，每一居住房舍支援四名村民，市鎮中心一樣也是支援四名村民，而要建造居住房舍，按下村民，接著按遊戲畫面底部的建造按鈕，再按建造居住房舍，之後於地圖上點選一個要置放的位置。如果你不能在指定的位置建造時，居住房舍會顯示成紅色。

要在你的遊戲中途顯示這些指示，按下選單欄的選單按鈕，再按任務指示。要更多達成目標的幫助，按下提示。

提示：
你必須狩獵瞪羚來增加你的食物資產，這樣你纔可以創造新的村民。隨著人口增長，在你可以創造新的村民之前，你必須再建造新的居住房舍。
村民可以在狩獵瞪羚之前移到牠們周圍，並且驅趕牠們接近市鎮中心，這樣會減少村民運載食肉到市鎮中心將它加進你庫房的距離。
從狩獵得來的食物會隨時間腐爛，因此最有效的方法是指派一名以上的村民採集從一次獵殺得到的食肉。
小心鱷魚──牠們會吃掉不慎沿岸閒逛的村民。鱷魚像瞪羚一樣是供應狩獵食物的來源。

歷史結果：
尼羅河的沿岸適宜狩獵，當地的居民亦得到安定生活，結果就是人口密度增加，人民欣欣向榮。在建造出偉大帝國的漫長道路上，細小的埃及人部落交棒給了下一手。

歷史記錄：
尼羅河谷氣候溫暖、水源清澈，加上它又鄰近進化出首批人類祖先的南非，故此或許在數百萬年前就已經有人類居住了。由於水是所有生命的必需品，所以河谷可以找到許多有用的動、植物，河的三角洲區域尤為豐裕，不難想像尼羅河沿岸的石器時代人民過著依當時標準來說比較舒適的生活。
在八千多年前，冰川陸續消失，氣候變得與我們今天面對的相若。石器時代獵人與各種野生生物一同居住在尼羅河谷。而牠們都是狩獵食物的來源。就在這段期間，我們的祖先馴服了犬隻，並且開始利用投槍器（梭鏢）及原始弓箭。

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Foraging, 7000 BC

Scenario Instructions:
Hunting has been good along the Nile for hundreds of years but growing numbers of hunters have depleted the wild game. Edible plants are alternative food sources that can supplement or complement hunting. Hunters have reported berry bushes across the river to the east. Find these forage sites and collect food from them. Establish a significant village in this area by building a Granary, Storage Pit, and Dock.

Objectives:
- Build a Storage Pit.
- Build a Granary.
- Build a Dock.

GATHERING WOOD
To chop wood, click a villager, and then right-click a tree. The villager chops the tree, gathers wood, and deposits it at the Town Center, where it is added to your stockpile (as shown in the upper-left corner of the game screen). The more villagers you assign to chop wood, the faster your stockpile grows.

FORAGING FOR FOOD
To forage for food, click a villager, and then right-click a forage site (berry bush). The villager gathers food and deposits it at the Town Center, where it is added to your stockpile (as shown in the upper-left corner of the game screen). The more villagers you assign to forage, the faster your stockpile grows.

CONSTRUCTING BUILDINGS
You must construct Houses (30 wood) to support your new villagers (the Town Center and each House supports four villagers). You must also construct a Storage Pit (120 wood), Granary (120 wood), and Dock (100 wood). Before you can construct buildings, you must have enough wood in your stockpile.  To construct a building, click a villager, click the Build button at the bottom of the game screen, click the button of the building to build (to build a House, click the Build House button), and then click a location on the map. The building is shown in red if you cannot build in a particular location. If you want to build more than one of the same building, press SHIFT, and then click multiple locations on the map.

To display these instructions while you are playing the game, click the Menu button on the menu bar, and then click Scenario Instructions. For more help achieving the objective, click Hints.

Hints:
- You must forage for food to create villagers and chop wood to build Houses to support the new villagers. You can then put the new villagers to work chopping wood to build the other buildings (Storage Pit, Granary, and Dock).
- Forage sites are plentiful across the river, which you can cross at the shallows.
- Villagers automatically deposit food from foraging at the Town Center or Granary, whichever is closer. Building a Granary near the forage sites decreases the distance villagers must travel to deposit the food in your stockpile.
- Villagers automatically deposit wood at the Town Center or Storage Pit, whichever is closer. Building a Storage Pit near a stand of trees decreases the distance villagers must travel to deposit the wood in your stockpile. (The Storage Pit is also a collection point for stone, gold, and food from hunting, which are not used in this scenario.)


Historical Outcome:
The ancient Nile River flooded each year, covering the lands along its course with a fresh layer of silt. These lands were very productive and the Nile Valley was an excellent place to gather wild plant foods. The early Egyptians learned to gather plant foods to supplement their hunting. These new food sources led to even greater population density and the Egyptians grew stronger.


Historical Notes:
It is not clear if our human ancestors were predominantly scavengers, hunters, or gatherers of plant foods. It is likely that they found food where they could, and the mix of methods was influenced heavily by environmental conditions. On grasslands, for example, hunting was the major source of food. Coastal environments favored the gathering of shellfish and seabird eggs, plus fishing from the shore. A river valley or delta, such as that of the Nile, was a particularly productive spot to settle because of the expected variety of fish, birds, game animals, and edible plants.

Over time, humans learned which nuts, fruits, seeds, roots, and other plant parts were edible, perhaps first by watching other animals. Foraging sites in Age of Empires represent all these vegetable food sources. Gatherers learned about growing seasons by remembering the times of the year and places where certain food sources became available. Certain fruits, for example, ripen only during a few months. Nomadic gatherers developed a pattern of travel in order to be in the right place to take advantage of seasonal food supplies. In a particularly rich site, such as a river valley, the many food alternatives made it possible for early villages to be built because food was plentiful throughout the year. The first villages consisted of homes and places where food could be stored and protected.

Foraging, 7000 BC
搶糧，公元前七零零零年

數百年來尼羅河的沿岸一直都很適宜狩獵，不過數目越來越多的獵人終於耗盡了野生獵物。可食用的植物是另一種可以替代或補充狩獵的食物來源，獵人報告說河的東側有果叢，找出這些搶糧點並從它們處收集食物，同時還要建造一個穀倉、倉庫及碼頭，以便在這區域建設一條大村。

目標：
－建造一個穀倉。
－建造一個倉庫。
－建造一個碼頭。

採集木材
要伐木時，按下村民，接著再在一棵樹按右鍵。村民會去伐樹，然後採集木材並儲存在市鎮中心，到了那裡木材就會加進你的倉庫（顯示在遊戲畫面左上角）。你派更多村民伐木，木材會增加的更快。

搶糧取得食物
要搶糧時，按下村民，接著再在一個搶糧點（果叢）按右鍵。村民會去採集食物並儲存在市鎮中心，到了那裡食物就會加進你的倉庫（顯示在遊戲畫面左上角）。你派更多村民搶糧，食材會增加的更快。

建造出建築物
你必須建造出居住房舍（三十木材）來支援你新的村民（市鎮中心及每個居住房舍支援四個村民）。你還必須建造出一個穀倉（一百二十木材）、倉庫（一百二十木材）及碼頭（一百木材），而要建造出一個建築物，按下村民，接著按遊戲畫面底部的建造按鈕，再按要建造的建築物的按鈕（要建造居住房舍則按下建造居住房舍按鈕），之後於地圖上點選一個要置放的位置。如果你不能在指定的位置建造時，居住房舍會顯示成紅色。如果你想建造一個以上的同類建築物，按著SHIFT鍵，接著再於地圖上點選多個要置放的位置。

要在你的遊戲中途顯示這些指示，按下選單欄的選單按鈕，再按任務指示。要更多達成目標的幫助，按下提示。

提示：
－你必須搶糧取得食物來創造村民，並伐木取得木材以建造居住房舍支援新的村民。你可以將新的村民投入伐木以建造其他建築物（穀倉、倉庫及碼頭）。
－沿河有許多搶糧點，你可以在淺灘渡河。
－村民會自動將食物儲存在最接近的市鎮中心或穀倉，在搶糧點附近建造穀倉會減少村民運載食物進你庫房的距離。
－村民會自動將食物儲存在最接近的市鎮中心或倉庫，在搶糧點附近建造倉庫會減少村民運載食物進你庫房的距離。（倉庫也是石頭、黃金以及狩獵所得食物的收集點，但在這個劇本沒有用到它們。）

歷史結果：
古代的尼羅河每年都會氾濫，而沿著其河道的土地都會被一層新的淤泥覆蓋。這些土地相當肥沃，尼羅河谷又是採集野生蔬果食物的好地方。早期的埃及人學會採集蔬果食物來輔助他們的狩獵活動，這些新的食物來源帶來了更大的人口密度，並且讓埃及人變得富強起來。

歷史記錄：
我們人類的祖先起初主體是拾荒者、獵人抑或是蔬果食物採集者並不清楚，大概他們是在可以覓食的地方找到了食物，並且受環境條件左右而混用各種方法，例如在草原上狩獵是主要的食物來源，沿岸環境則有利於採集貝殼與海鳥的蛋以至從岸邊釣魚，至於像尼羅河那樣的河谷或三角洲就是特別豐饒宜居的地點，因為這處充斥著各種魚類、鳥類、獵物及可食用的植物。

久而久之，人類學到堅果、水果、種籽、根莖與植物的其他部分是可以食用的，當初可能還是看見其他動物而學到的，世紀帝國裡的搶糧點就代表著所有的這些蔬菜食物來源。採集者透過記憶特定食物來源在一年中出現的時間、地方而認識到生長季節，例如特定水果僅會在某幾個月間成熟。遊牧採集者甚至發展出一套遷移模式，好讓他們能夠到適當的地方利用季節性的食物供應。在特別富裕的地點，像是一個河谷，眾多食物選項使得全年食物豐足，相當合適於建造早期的村落，而最初的村落一般都是由住家以及能夠儲藏、保護食物的地方組成。

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Discoveries, 6500 BC

Scenario Instructions:
Hunter/gatherers in the Nile Delta and along the river have begun encountering other cultures located to the south up the Nile, to the west along the Mediterranean Coast, and to the northeast into the Sinai and beyond. Parties of explorers are searching the borderlands. You have been sent into a region to the west toward people called the Libyans. According to legend, there are several sacred sites in the area near your campsite. The sacred sites are known as Discoveries and can be recognized by the figure of a white horse etched into the ground. Find the five Discoveries before the encroaching Libyans do.

Objective:
- Find the 5 Discoveries before the Libyans find them.

GROUPING VILLAGERS
To group villagers, drag the pointer over the villagers you want to group (or hold down the CTRL key and click each villager), and then click the Group button at the bottom of the game screen. When you click one member of the group, the other members are also selected. To ungroup, click any member of the group and then click the Ungroup button at the bottom of the game screen.  To assign a number to a group, select a group, and then press the CTRL key and the number to assign to the group. The group number appears in the lower-left corner of each unit in the group.

EXPLORING THE MAP
To explore the map, click a villager (or group) and then click a location on the map.

FINDING DISCOVERIES
To find a Discovery, move a villager adjacent to it. Colored flags indicate which civilizations have located the Discovery. More than one civilization can locate a Discovery.

To display these instructions while you are playing the game, click the Menu button on the menu bar, and then click Scenario Instructions. For more help achieving the objective, click Hints.

Hints:
- The more villagers you create, the more protection you have from predators and Libyan attack as you explore the map in search of the Discoveries.
- You must hunt or forage for food to create new villagers and chop wood to build additional Houses to support new villagers. After you have created several villagers, you can group them and explore the map in search of the five Discoveries.
- If you are attacked by the enemy Libyans or predators (lions or alligators), retaliate with your group of villagers, and then resume your search for the Discoveries as quickly as possible. For example, if you kill a predator, don't stop to gather the food from its carcass.

Historical Outcome:
The indigenous people of the Nile Valley pushed back the invaders from the west and maintained control of the river. The Egyptians were destined to become rich and powerful while the Libyans remained a barbaric culture for thousands of years. The Libyans were heard from again, however.


Historical Notes:
Human populations around the world expanded following the end of the Ice Age and gradually settled in the locations where food was plentiful. Once the better spots were taken, competition began over who would hold these locations. A good site might have meant the difference between survival or not during a drought.

Geographic features took on special meaning to those groups settled permanently in an area. Waterfalls or interestingly shaped rock faces, for example, might have special properties associated with them. Ownership of these features was a source of pride for the group. Loss of control to neighbors might have been a blow to the unity or strength of the group.

Prehistoric peoples had an affinity for the natural world that city dwellers of today cannot appreciate. It was critical to the survival of a family group or tribe that they be aware of what was going on around them at all times. They knew the territory around them for miles like we know the inside of our homes. Exploring and searching may have been pleasurable, but it was also a necessity.

發現，公元前六五零零年

獵人及採集者們開始在尼羅河三角洲及其流域接觸到一些異文明，他們南至尼羅河上游、西至地中海沿岸、東北至西奈半島以至更遠的地方。多隊探索者正忙於搜查邊境地區，而你則被派往西部地區去探勘一群稱為利比亞人的民族。依據傳說所言，有數個神聖遺址正好在鄰近你營地的區域，而這些神聖遺址被叫作發現，並且可以透過鏤刻在地上的白馬圖像作出辨識。要在步步進逼的利比亞人之前先找出五個發現。

目標：
搶在利比亞人之前找出五個發現。

編組村民
要編組村民時，在你想編組的村民上拖曳鼠標（或按著CTRL鍵來點選每個村民），接著按遊戲畫面底部的進行編組按鈕。當你按下任何一位編組成員，其他的成員都會被選取。要解散編組時，按下任何一位編組成員，接著按遊戲畫面底部的解散編組按鈕。要為編組設置編號，選取一個編組，接著按CTRL鍵及要為編組設置的編號，編組編號會出現在每個編組單位的左下角。

探索地圖
要探索地圖時，按下村民（或編組），接著於地圖上點選一個要探索的位置。

找出發現
－要找出發現時，移動村民到它鄰近，彩旗代表已尋獲發現的文明。多個文明可以同時尋獲一個發現。
－要在你的遊戲中途顯示這些指示，按下選單欄的選單按鈕，再按任務指示。要更多達成目標的幫助，按下提示。
－你建造的村民越多，你在搜尋發現的過程裡就從食肉動物與利比亞人的攻擊得到越多保護。
－你必須狩獵或搶糧得食物來創造新的村民，並且伐木建造居住房舍支援新的村民。在你建造幾個村民後，你就能編組他們探索地圖以搜尋五個發現。
－如果你被敵對的利比亞人或食肉動物（獅子或鱷魚）攻擊，利用你的村民編組反擊，接著盡快恢復你的發現搜尋行動，例如你殺死一隻食肉動物後不要停下從牠的屍首採集食物。

歷史結果：
尼羅河原住民順利擊退來自西方的入侵者，並且保護了對河道的控制權。埃及人命中注定要富強起來，而利比亞人未來千餘年一直未能擺脫蠻族文明生活。不過，這些利比亞人終究還是又回來了。

歷史記錄：
世界人口隨著冰河時代完結不斷擴張，人類逐漸在盛產食物的位置定居，而一旦較好的地方遭人佔領，就會引發決定誰能夠控制這些位置的競爭，始終有否一個好住處於乾旱時期可能就意味其生死存亡之別。

地理異象對於那些想在一個地區定居的人們尤其有特殊意義，例如瀑布或奇岩異石可能會被賦予特殊的性質。擁有這些異象會為族群帶來驕傲，而失去其控制權就可能打擊族群的團結與力量。

史前的人對自然世界抱持著一種今天城市居民不能夠理解的感情，隨時保持住對周遭環境的警覺影響到一個家族或種族的存亡，他們對周圍數里情況的認識好比我們今天對自己家內的理解程度。探索與搜尋或許會令人心曠神怡，然而它同時還是生活不可或缺的環節。

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Dawn of a New Age, 6000 BC

Scenario Instructions:
Exploration and contact with other cultures has brought new ideas to Egypt. You are learning new skills, including new technologies for fishing. Advance your culture to the Tool Age to gain access to even better skills and capabilities.

Objective:
- Advance to the Tool Age.

FISHING
To fish, click a villager, and then right-click a fishing site (jumping fish near shore). The villager gathers food and deposits it at the Town Center, where it is added to your stockpile (as shown in the upper-left corner of the game screen). The more villagers you assign to fish, the faster your stockpile grows.

A Fishing Boat can gather more fish than a villager. To build a Fishing Boat, you must build a Dock, click the Dock, and then click the Build Fishing Boat button. To fish with a Fishing Boat, click the Fishing Boat, and then click a fishing site (jumping fish away from shore). The more Fishing Boats you have, the faster your stockpile grows.

ADVANCING TO THE NEXT AGE
Before you can advance from the Stone Age to the Tool Age, you must have a Town Center and two different Stone Age technology buildings (Granary, Storage Pit, Dock, or Barracks). For example, you might build a Dock and Storage Pit. You must also have 500 food in your stockpile to advance to the Tool Age.  To advance to the next age, click the Town Center, and then click the Advance to Tool Age button. When you reach the next age, you can construct buildings that let you research new technologies and create new boats and military units (as shown on the Technology Tree Foldout).

To display these instructions while you are playing the game, click the Menu button on the menu bar, and then click Scenario Instructions. For more help achieving the objective, click Hints.


Hints:
- Before you can advance from the Stone Age to the Tool Age, you must have a Town Center and two different Stone Age technology buildings (Granary, Storage Pit, Dock, or Barracks), as well as 500 food. Constructing the buildings costs wood and advancing to the Tool Age costs food, so you must chop wood and gather food to increase your stockpile.
- The best way to gather food in this scenario is to fish with villagers and boats. You must build a Dock to fish with boats.
- Elephants can also be hunted for food.
- The more villagers you have chopping wood and boats you have fishing for food, the faster your stockpile grows.
- You must build Houses to support the new villagers and boats you create.


Historical Outcome:
The prehistoric Egyptians moved into the Tool Age and successfully kept up with technology advances because of their location. The river and the nearby coast were natural trade routes for desirable commodities, and ideas traveled as well. The combination of rich lands and good trade was a foundation for the Egyptian expansion that was to come.

Historical Notes:
The increase in human population and the competition for good food sites accelerated the advance in technology that had been fostered by the challenging environments of the last Ice Age. Better and more varied tools increased the efficiency of hunters and gatherers, increasing the advantages of humans over other varieties of life.

Anthropologists mark the technological advance of our human ancestors by dividing their progress into eras defined by the artifacts that have survived over the years. The majority of these artifacts are tools, and the oldest of these are made of stone. Later they are made of various metals. The most commonly used era names are the Old Stone Age (Paleolithic), New Stone Age (Neolithic), Bronze Age, and Iron Age. In Age of Empires, you advance from the Stone Age to the Tool Age to the Bronze Age to the Iron Age. Each advance requires that some prerequisites be met. Entering a new age makes it possible to research new technologies and to build new buildings and units.

The Tool Age represents innovation from the large, bulky choppers and hand axes first used as tools. The new stone tools were blades struck from a core stone. The small blades, called microliths, were fitted into handles as knives and fitted onto shafts as arrow and spear points. A new precision was made possible.


Dawn of a New Age, 6000 BC
新時代的黎明，公元前六零零零年
Scenario Instructions:
對外探索及與其他文明的接觸將各種新思想帶進了埃及，你現在要學習新的技藝，當中包括用來捕魚的一些新科技。將你的文明進化至工具時代，即可獲取更加良好的技藝與能力。

Objective:
- 進化為工具時代。

捕魚
要捕魚時，接著在一個漁場（沿岸跳躍的魚）按右鍵。村民會採集食物並儲存在市鎮中心，到了那裡食物就會加進你的庫房（顯示在遊戲畫面左上角）。你派更多村民捕魚，食材會增加的更快。
漁船比村民可以捕更多的魚。要建造漁船時，你必須先建造碼頭，按下碼頭，接著按遊戲畫面底部的建造小型漁船按鈕。要用漁船捕魚，按下漁船，接著在一個漁場（離岸跳躍的魚）按右鍵。你有越多漁船，你的倉庫增長越快。
進化至下一個時代
在你可以從石器時代進化到工具時代之前，你必須擁有一個市鎮中心以及兩個不同的石器時代科技建築（穀倉、倉庫、碼頭或軍營），例如你可以建造一個碼頭及倉庫。你還必須擁有五百食物在你的庫房纔能進化為工具時代。要進化至下一個時代時，按下市鎮中心，接著按進化為工具時代按鈕。當你到達了下一個時代，你可以建造出讓你研究新科技及創造新船隻與軍事單位的建築物。

要在你的遊戲中途顯示這些指示，按下選單欄的選單按鈕，再按任務指示。要更多達成目標的幫助，按下提示。

Hints:
- 在你可以從石器時代進化到工具時代之前，你必須擁有一個市鎮中心以及兩個不同的石器時代科技建築（穀倉、倉庫、碼頭或軍營），另外還有五百食物。建造出建築物花費木材，而進化為工具時代花費食物，所以你必須伐木及採集食物來增加你的資源。
- 這個劇本採集食物的最好方法是用村民及漁船捕魚，你必須建造碼頭來用船捕魚。
- 大象們也是狩獵食物的來源。
- 你有越多村民伐木、越多船隻捕魚，你的倉庫增長越快。
- 你必須建造居住房舍來支援你新創造的村民和船隻。

Historical Outcome:
史前的埃及人步入工具時代，並且成功藉著地利跟上了科技進化的步伐。河川與鄰近海岸自然成為了新奇商品的貿易路線，而且它們還引入了各種思想潮流。富饒的土地、發達的貿易兩者相輔相成，為埃及人構成了後來對外擴張的基礎。

Historical Notes:
受人口增長與覓食點爭奪的刺激，從早期冰河時代惡劣環境孕育出來的科技進化步伐再度加速。更優質且更多樣化的工具增加了獵人及採集者們的工作效率，並讓人類比較其他種類的生命體獲得更大優勢。

人類學家科技透過殘存多年的史前古物將人類祖先科技進化過程劃分成為數個時期，這批史前古物主要都是工具，而當中最古老者用石頭製作，後來的則用不同種類的金屬製成。最常用的時期名稱是舊石器時代、新石器時代、銅器時代及鐵器時代。在世紀帝國裡，你從石器時代進化到工具時代再到銅器時代然後到鐵器時代，而每次進化都需要滿足一些條件。進入新時代將可以研發新科技及建造新的建築物與單位。

工具時代意味著革除笨重的大型斧頭，手斧成為被廣泛利用的工具。新的石器還有從岩心打造的利刃，人們將這些稱為細石器的小刃裝在刀柄、箭桿及矛尖之上，因而可以從事更精準的工作。

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Skirmish, 5500 BC

Scenario Instructions:
With new technologies for obtaining food, populations along the Nile have been growing for many generations. Neighboring tribes are moving toward conflict as they strive to control good food lands, tool stone sites, and defensive positions. Recently, raiding parties from Upper Egypt (up river but to the south) have been coming down the river. Food gatherers nearby have spotted one such party. Intercept and destroy these invaders before they infiltrate your village sites and stores of food.

Objective:
- Destroy the enemy tribe.

REVIEWING YOUR TROOPS
You begin the game with an assortment of military units (four Axemen and three Bowmen). To review the capabilities of your troops, click a unit. It's attributes (hit points, attack strength, armor, piercing armor, range) are shown in the status box in the lower-left corner of the game screen. Notice that the Axemen have more attack strength than the Bowmen, but the Bowmen have range, which allows them to fire at the enemy from a distance.

GROUPING MILITARY UNITS
To group military units, drag the pointer over the military units you want to group (or hold down the CTRL key and click each unit), and then click the Group button at the bottom of the game screen. When you click one member of the group, the other members are also selected. To ungroup, click any member of the group and then click the Ungroup button at the bottom of the game screen.  To assign a number to a group, select a group, and then press the CTRL key and the number to assign to the group. The group number appears in the lower-left corner of each unit in the group.

ENGAGING IN COMBAT
Enemy units become visible when they are within your unit's sight. They disappear again if they exceed your unit's sight. Your units automatically attack any enemy units within their sight.

To display these instructions while you are playing the game, click the Menu button on the menu bar, and then click Scenario Instructions. For more help achieving the objective, click Hints.

Hints:
- A small war party from Upper Egypt is located to the east.
- Keep your units together so you can take out the enemy one unit at a time.
- Or, split your military units into two groups (Bowmen and Axemen) so you can keep the Bowmen back to take advantage of their range and use the Axemen for hand-to-hand combat.
- Bowmen firing down at the enemy from cliffs or elevation cause extra damage.
- If possible, concentrate your fire on one enemy to kill him quickly.


Historical Notes:
Archaeological evidence suggests that warfare has been part of human life for much longer than we would like to admit. A mass burial in Nubia, south of Egypt, for example, contains the remains of 59 adults and children. Some of the skeletons show evidence of hard blows or arrow points embedded in bones. This site has been dated from between 12,000 and 4500 BC.
The implication of evidence such as this is that prehistoric life was a struggle against other humans, not just nature. People who possessed good hunting and foraging lands had to defend them with force or risk annihilation.


Historical Outcome:
Lower Egypt successfully held off invasion and raids from the south, maintaining its autonomy for many years. Upper and Lower Egypt grew into independent kingdoms. The conflict between the two was resolved late in the fourth millennium BC.

衝突，公元前五五零零年
Scenario Instructions:
獲取食物的新科技讓尼羅河流域人口與日俱增，鄰近種族紛紛前來挑起事端，為的不外乎是企圖控制此一富庶糧產地、工具石料場及易守難攻的據點。近日，不少賊軍從上埃及（在南方的河流上游）順流而下，附近的食物採集者就看到一支這樣的軍隊。在這些入侵者攻進你的村落與糧倉前，攔截及擊破他們吧。

Objective:
- 摧毀敵人種族。

檢閱你的部隊
你在開始遊戲時有一組軍事單位（四名刀斧手、三位弓箭手）。要檢閱你的部隊能力時，按下一個單位，其屬性（生命點數、攻擊力、防護力、遠程攻擊防護力、攻擊距離）就會顯示於遊戲畫面左下角的狀態對話方塊。注意刀斧手比起弓箭手擁有更大的攻擊力，但弓箭手則有容許他們在一定距離外向敵人開火的攻擊距離。
編組軍事單位
要編組軍事單位時，在你想編組的軍事單位上拖曳鼠標（或按著 CTRL 鍵來點選每個單位），接著按遊戲畫面底部的進行編組按鈕。當你按下任何一位編組成員，其他的成員都會被選取。要解散編組時，按下任何一位編組成員，接著按遊戲畫面底部的解散編組按鈕。要為編組設置編號，選取一個編組，接著按 CTRL 鍵及要為編組設置的編號，編組編號會出現在每個編組單位的左下角。
參與戰鬥
你可以看見進入你單位警戒範圍內的敵方單位，如果他們離開你單位的警戒範圍就會再次消失。你的單位會自動攻擊任何在他們警戒範圍內的敵方單位。

要在你的遊戲中途顯示這些指示，按下選單欄的選單按鈕，再按任務指示。要更多達成目標的幫助，按下提示。
Hints:
- 有一小隊上埃及戰士駐紮在東邊。
- 將你的單位結集起來讓你能夠把敵人各個擊破。
- 或者你也可以兵分兩路（弓箭手及刀斧手），這樣你就能夠從後善用弓箭手的攻擊距離，並讓刀斧手進行肉搏戰。
- 從峭壁或高地向下開火的弓箭手將會造成更大損傷。
- 如果可能的話，你應該集中火力在單一敵人身上以求速戰速決。
Historical Notes:
考古證據表示戰爭很早已經為成人類生活的一部分，甚至早得我們都不願意承認，例如埃及以南的一個大型努比亞葬地包含五十九名老幼殘骸，當中一些骸骨存在被硬物打擊的痕跡或被嵌入箭矢，而此遺址年代則被訂在公元前一二零零零至四五零零年之間。
這種證據告訴我們史前生活不祇是人與自然的角力，同時也是人類與人類之間的爭鬥。掌握狩獵、搶糧良地的人須用武力防守它們，甚至是主動消除潛在的威脅。
Historical Outcome:
下埃及成功擊退來自南方的侵擾，並且長年維持自治。上、下埃及從此分別成長為獨立的王國，而雙方矛盾要到公元前四千年紀的時候纔得以解決。

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Farming, 5000 BC

Scenario Instructions:
Invaders of Egypt have been stopped, at least temporarily, but migrants and traders continue to enter the region. Those from Mesopotamia have brought the techniques of farming and herding to the Nile region. The future of Egypt depends on making use of the great natural advantages of the Nile Valley, primarily through agriculture. Food surpluses are the basis for increasing population, economic power, and the achievement of civilization. Expand your village through farming and build a surplus of 800 food. Find and control a Ruin rumored to exist on the other side of the Nile. Beware of encroaching Nubians from the north.

Objectives:
- Control the Ruin.
- Stockpile 800 food.

FARMING
Before you can build Farms, you must build a Market. To farm, click a villager, and then right-click a Farm. The villager gathers food and deposits it at the Town Center or Granary (whichever is closer), where it is added to your stockpile (as shown in the upper-left corner of the game screen). Farms produce food at a fixed rate, so assigning more than one villager to work a Farm does not increase its productivity. Researching Domestication, the Plow, and Irrigation (at the Market) does increase Farm productivity. Farms eventually go fallow and need to be rebuilt.

UPGRADING UNITS
To upgrade your military units (Clubmen), click the Barracks, and then click the Upgrade to Battle Axe button. Your existing Clubmen are upgraded to Axemen (which are more powerful) and you can no longer build Clubmen, just Axemen.

REPAIRING BUILDINGS AND BOATS
Damaged buildings and boats catch fire. They can be repaired to full strength by villagers. Repair costs resources. To repair a building or boat, click a villager, and then right-click the building or boat to repair. The more villagers assigned to a building or boat, the faster it is repaired.

To display these instructions while you are playing the game, click the Menu button on the menu bar, and then click Scenario Instructions. For more help achieving the objective, click Hints.

CONTROLLING RUINS
Ruins are ancient structures resembling Stonehenge that were built by now-lost cultures and bring prestige to the civilization that controls them. Ruins are controlled by the last civilization to move a villager, military unit, or boat nearby. Ownership can be taken away by another civilization. The color of a Ruin indicates which civilization controls it. Ruins cannot be destroyed.

Hints:
- You need to defend against probable attack by the Nubians by upgrading your Clubmen to Axemen and training additional Axemen at the Barracks.
- Food from foraging is limited, so you must build a Market (click the Next arrow to display the Build Market button) in order to build Farms and increase your stockpile of food.
- When you have enough wood in your stockpile, you might consider constructing an Archery Range or Stable and training archers or cavalry units to fortify your ranks of Axemen.
- To control the Ruin, you must cross the river and may have to battle the Nubians.
- After you have neutralized or destroyed the Nubians and secured control of the Ruin, you can concentrate on building more farms to accumulate the food needed to win.


Historical Outcome:
The Nile River valley was ideally suited to farming because of the dependable water supply and the excellent soils that were re-enriched each year by floods. Once the Egyptians learned to irrigate land not directly adjacent to the river, food production and population boomed. Egypt remained one of the most productive grain-growing areas of the world throughout ancient times.
The burgeoning riches of Egypt made it possible to build armies that proved capable of defending the valley and even expanding the rule of Egyptian kings. The Nubians were pushed back but never completely conquered. Lower Egypt (around the delta) fell sometime around 3100 BC to Upper Egypt, uniting the two. The ancient Egyptians never forgot that there had once been two Egypts. Thereafter the ruler was known as the King of Upper and Lower Egypt.

Historical Notes:
The critical advancement of agriculture reached Egypt sometime around 5000 BC, probably brought by immigrants from Mesopotamia via the east coast of the Mediterranean. Gatherers had long ago learned to save some of their seeds and fruits and plant them to assure some food supplies for the following year. But real farming was made possible by the discovery in Mesopotamia of ancient strains of wheat that could be planted in large plots. Over several thousand years, the techniques of farming became more sophisticated to the point that large dependable food supplies could be grown and stored. This and the domestication of goats, sheep, and cattle, were the most critical steps in the take-off to civilization.

The new technologies of food production made the valley only more attractive as a target for poorer neighbors, but the Egyptians were usually able to field substantial armies and defeat any invaders.


Farming, 5000 BC
耕種，公元前五零零零年
Scenario Instructions:
埃及的入侵者算是暫時停了下來，不過移民與貿易者仍然陸續進入當地，其中來自美索不達米亞的人為尼羅地區帶來了耕種與畜牧的技術。埃及的未來全賴透過農業善用尼羅河谷的各種自然優勢。食物盈餘是增加人口、經濟實力以及文明成就的基礎，透過耕種擴張你的村落，並且建立八百食物盈餘，同時還要找出及控制一個傳聞存在於尼羅河另一方的遺跡，期間必須小心從北方來犯的努比亞人。

Objectives:
- 控制遺跡。
- 儲藏八百食物。

耕種
在你可以建造農場之前，你必須先建造市場。要耕種時，按下村民，接著在農田上按右鍵。村民會採集食物並儲存在市鎮中心或穀倉（其中較近者），到了那裡食物就會加進你的庫房（顯示在遊戲畫面左上角）。農場以固定的速度生產食物，所以指派一名以上的村民在一個農場工作並不會增加它的生產力。研發馴養動物、犁鋤、灌溉（在市場裡）會增加農場的產量。農場最終會荒蕪並需要重建。

升級單位
要升級你的軍事單位（棍棒手）時，按下軍營，接著按升級為戰斧按鈕。你現有的棍棒手就會升級成為刀斧手（更加強大），同時你也再無法建造棍棒手，祇能有刀斧手。

修理建築物與船艦
受損的建築物與船艦將會著火，村民可以修復它們去到完整狀態，不過修理需要花費資源。要修理受損的建築物或船艦，按下村民，接著在建築物或船艦上按右鍵進行修理。你派更多村民修理建築物或船艦，修理會完成的更快。

要在你的遊戲中途顯示這些指示，按下選單欄的選單按鈕，再按任務指示。要更多達成目標的幫助，按下提示。

控制遺跡
遺跡是像巨石陣般由失落文化建造的遠古建築，並且為控制它們的文明帶來威信。遺跡會由最後一個將村民、軍事單位或船艦移動到附近的文明控制，你可以從其他文明奪取遺跡的所有權，遺跡的顏色顯示佔領著它的文明，同時遺跡不能夠被摧毀。

Hints:
你可能需要抵禦努比亞人的攻擊，在軍營升級你的棍棒手為刀斧手以及訓練更多刀斧手吧。
搶糧取得的食物很有限，你必須建造一個市場（按下下一個按鈕以顯示建造市場按鈕）以建造農場及增加食物的庫存。
- 當你有足夠的木材在庫存時，你可以考慮建造出射箭場或馬廄以及訓練射手或騎兵單位加強你的刀斧手。
要控制遺跡時，你必須先渡河，更可能要和努比亞人一戰。
- 當你無力化或摧毀努比亞人並確保遺跡的控制權後，你就可以集中精神在建造更多農場來累積食物取勝。

Historical Outcome:
尼羅河谷的豐盛水源與肥沃土壤相當適合耕作，尤其泥土每年都會透過氾濫補足產力，而當埃及人學會灌溉不在河道鄰近的土地以後，食物生產與人口擴張的速度更是暴增，埃及亦因此成為古代世界最富生產力的耕作區之一。
埃及逐漸萌芽的財富讓它能夠建造足以防守河谷的軍隊，甚至是擴張埃及國王的統治。努比亞人多番遭到趕走，但卻始終未被完全征服。下埃及（三角洲附近）約在公元前三一零零年左右的時間陷於上埃及之手，兩地於是達致統一，然而古代的埃及人從未忘記埃及曾經一分為二，故此他們的統治者會被稱為上下埃及之王。

Historical Notes:
約在公元前五零零零年埃及經歷了重大的農業進步，它可能是由地中海東岸來的美索不達米亞移民帶起的。採集者們老早知道儲存一些種籽和果實並加以種植來確保來年的食物供應，但是要到米索不達米亞發現能夠大範圍種植的古麥品種以後，真正意義的耕種纔可能發生。數千年來，耕種技術不斷趨於完善，甚至已經去到能夠全賴耕種生產及儲存大量糧食的地步，而此一發展加上對山羊、綿羊和牛的馴服成為了文明起飛最重要的兩步。

生產食物的新科技讓河谷對貧困鄰邦的吸引力更大，不過埃及人通常都能佈置好常備軍打敗入侵者。

狂~劇情狂

Trade, 2000 BC

Scenario Instructions:
Now that you have mastered the techniques for farming along the river, your civilization is among the fastest growing and most advanced in the world. Your increasing wealth makes it possible to trade abroad. The Pharaoh requests that you take advantage of your position near the coast to help gather resources for a wondrous new temple he is planning. Your contribution is 1000 gold and 1000 stone. Gold can be obtained by trading with the Minoans, Canaanites, or Libyans, but they are all likely to be antagonistic. Stone can be found nearby.

Objectives:
- Stockpile 1000 stone.
- Stockpile 1000 gold.

MINING STONE AND GOLD
To mine stone or gold, click a villager, and then right-click a stone mine or a gold mine. The villager gathers the stone or gold and deposits it at the Town Center, where it is added to your stockpile (as shown in the upper-right corner of the game screen). The more villagers you assign to mine, the faster your stockpile grows.

TRADING WITH OTHER CIVILIZATIONS
Trading lets you exchange the food, wood, and stone in your stockpile for gold. You trade with other civilizations by establishing trade routes to and from foreign Docks. Trade Boats and Merchant Ships travel to foreign Docks with a cargo of trade goods (20 food, wood, or stone), receive trade goods for gold, and return to your Dock to deposit the gold. The farther you travel to the foreign Dock, the more valuable your cargo and the more gold you receive. Trade vessels can carry a maximum of 20 trade goods. If the stockpile of resources you are trading drops to zero, the trade vessel becomes idle. Trading has no effect on the player you are trading with. The resources you drop off and the gold you receive are not added to or deducted from the other civilization's stockpile.  To trade with another civilization, build a Trade Boat or Merchant Ship (at the Dock). Click the Trade Boat or Merchant Ship, click the button at the bottom of the game screen that corresponds to the resource you want the vessel to carry (food, wood, or stone), and then right-click the Dock to trade with.  To display a vessel's cargo, click a Trade Boat or Merchant Ship. The cargo it carries is displayed in the status box in the lower-left corner of the game screen.  To display the gold paid at a Dock, click the Dock. The amount of gold you receive for your trade goods is displayed in the status box in the lower-left corner of the game screen (shown as the amount of gold/cost).

To display these instructions while you are playing the game, click the Menu button on the menu bar, and then click Scenario Instructions. For more help achieving the objective, click Hints.

Hints:
- There is a large deposit of stone to the east. Building a Storage Pit near the mine decreases distance your villagers must travel to add the stone to your stockpile.
- The most efficient way to accumulate gold is to trade your surplus resources.
- You can build warships at the Dock to clear the seas of raiders waiting for the chance to intercept your Trade Boats and Merchant Ships.
- Build Farms and produce excess food that you can trade for gold. You can also build Fishing Boats to fish for food. If you want to trade food, be sure to click the Trade Food for Gold button, otherwise wood is traded by default.
- If you attack your enemies on land, leave their Docks intact so you can continue to trade with them. You can build a second Dock on the northeast coast to improve trade and reduce congestion.

Historical Outcome:
The wealth of Egypt attracted traders at an early date and Egypt was thereafter one of the great trading stops along the Mediterranean coast. Trade was an important component of the Egyptian economy. Major Egyptian exports were grain, wine, food, papyrus, linen, perfume, gold, and manufactured goods (statuary, jewelry, and leather). Major imports were timber, copper, silver, tin, and pottery. Egypt held off the barbarian attacks of 1200 BC but went into decline nonetheless, at least partially because trade came to a virtual halt for many years.

Alexander the Great commissioned a new port capital for Egypt named Alexandria, after himself, which became one of the most important ports of the ancient era. Outside the harbor was built the great lighthouse on the island of Pharos, listed among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. It stood over 500 feet tall and its light was visible 30 miles away. Parts of the ruined lighthouse, destroyed by an earthquake, were recently found by underwater archaeologists.

Grain from Egypt was critical to the large populations of both Greece and Rome that could not be supported by local food production. Roman governments sometimes fell when grain shipments failed to arrive and the starving citizenry rioted.

Historical Notes:
Egypt grew quickly to become one of the greatest and longest lasting of the ancient civilizations. Although rarely a leader in innovation, Egypt was remarkable for its architecture, art, and science. The Pyramids were built around 2500 BC, an amazing achievement for the time.

Due to its agricultural wealth, Egypt became an important trading partner. Many less favored regions wanted Egyptian grain and textiles. Egypt lacked timber and wanted wine, copper, tin, oils, gold, horses, and cattle. The mouth of the Nile was an important trading stop for the Minoans, Canaanites, and later traders as well.



Trade, 2000 BC
貿易，公元前二零零零年
Scenario Instructions:
現在你已經掌握沿河耕種的技術，你的文明在世界上可以說是發展最快及最先進的一個了。你日益增長的財富讓你可以進行對外貿易，法老要求你善用沿岸位置的地利來幫助他採集資源去建造一座正在計劃中的新神殿。你的捐獻要有一千黃金以及一千石頭，黃金可藉著與克里特人、迦南人或利比亞人貿易取得，不過他們似乎都想與你為敵。石頭在附近地區就可以找到。

Objectives:
- 儲藏一千石頭。
- 儲藏一千黃金。

採石與採金
要採石或金時，按下村民，接著再在一個石礦或一個金礦上按右鍵。村民會去採石或金並儲存在市鎮中心，到了那裡資源就會加進你的倉庫（顯示在遊戲畫面左上角）。你派更多村民採礦，資源會增加的更快。
與其他文明貿易
貿易讓你用你倉庫內的食物、木材及石頭交換黃金，你要透過設立與外國碼頭之間的貿易路線來與其他文明進行貿易。小型商船及大型商船會載著貿易貨物（二十食物、木材或黃金）航行到外國碼頭，並用貿易貨物換取黃金，然後回到你的碼頭儲存黃金。你到外國碼頭航行距離更遠，你的載貨會更貴重，你得到的黃金也會更多。商船可以載運最多二十貿易貨物。如果你在貿易的資源倉庫跌至零，商船就會閒置起來。貿易對於與你進行貿易的遊戲者沒有影響，你放下的資源及你取得的黃金都不會增減其他文明的庫存資源。要與其他文明貿易，建造一艘小型商船或大型商船（在碼頭裡），按下小型商船或大型商船，再按遊戲畫面底部對應你想商船載運的資源（食物、木材或黃金）的按鈕，接著在要貿易的碼頭按右鍵。要顯示船的載貨量，按下一艘小型商船或大型商船，它的載貨量會顯示於遊戲畫面左下角的狀態對話方塊。要顯示碼頭支付的黃金，按下碼頭，你的貿易貨物換取的黃金量會顯示於遊戲畫面左下角的狀態對話方塊（以黃金／花費數量來顯示）。

要在你的遊戲中途顯示這些指示，按下選單欄的選單按鈕，再按任務指示。要更多達成目標的幫助，按下提示。

Hints:
- 東方有一個大型石礦場，在礦場旁建造一個倉庫可以減少你村民儲存石頭到你庫房需要行進的距離。
- 最有效累積黃金的方法是將你多餘的資源用作貿易。
- 你可以在碼頭建造戰船清除於海上待機截擊你的小型商船及商船的人。
- 建造農場生產過剩的食物來交換黃金，你也可以建造漁船捕魚取得食物。如果你想貿易食物，請確定已經按下了貿易食物增加黃金按鈕，否則將依預設設定交換木材。
- 如果你要攻擊在陸上的敵人，你可以放著他們的碼頭不管，讓你能夠繼續去跟他們進行貿易。你也可以在東北岸建造第二個碼頭來改善貿易情況，並且減低擁塞問題。

Historical Outcome:
埃及的財富很早就吸引到大量貿易者，埃及亦因此成為地中海沿岸數一數二的貿易站。貿易是埃及經濟的體系一個重要部分，埃及人主要出口品有穀物、果酒、食物、紙草、麻布、香料、黃金及手工藝品（雕像、珠寶及皮革），主要進口品則有木料、紅銅、銀、錫及陶器。埃及抵禦公元前一二零零年的蠻族攻勢後仍然不免於衰落的部分原因就是出於貿易長年中斷之故。

亞歷山大大帝曾頒令替埃及建造一座以自己為名的港口城市亞歷山卓，它後來成為了古代時期最重要的港口之一。在港外的法羅斯島上建有宏偉的燈塔，它有五百尺以上的高度，其燈光位於三十里以外仍然可見，並且名列古代世界七大奇觀之內。這個燈塔結果遭到地震毀壞，部分遺跡在近年被水下考古學家發現。

埃及穀物對希臘與羅馬尤為重要，兩者無法單靠本地糧產支持大量人口，有時穀物船運未能順利到達還會引致飢民暴動倒台以及羅馬政府倒台。

Historical Notes:
發展迅速的埃及成為其中一個最偉大且最長久的古文明，雖然它很少擔任領導創新的角色，埃及仍然在農業、藝術及科學方面有著出色表現。金字塔就是於公元前二五零零年左右建成，當時來說絕對是一項驚人的成就。

埃及的農業財富讓它成為一個不可多得的貿易夥伴。許多較為貧瘠的地區都希望獲得埃及人的穀物及紡織品，而埃及則缺乏木料，並且還需要果酒、紅銅、錫、油、黃金、馬匹及牲口，尼羅河口於是便變成了克里特人、迦南人及後來其他商人重要的貿易站。

狂~劇情狂

Crusade, 1900 BC

Scenario Instructions:
The great new temple has had a powerful effect on the people of Egypt. Priests are revitalized in their fervor and are spreading the word up river and along the coast. You are leading a new settlement in the west near Libya where raiders have been harassing Egyptian towns. These raiders possess a powerful new weapon called a Ballista. Capture the Ballista and bring it to your Town Center.

Objective:
- Capture (convert) the Ballista and bring it to your Town Center.

CONVERTING ENEMY UNITS
To convert an enemy unit, click a Priest, and then right-click the unit to convert. Or click the Convert button, and then click the enemy unit to convert. The unit is converted to the Priest's civilization.  Researching Afterlife (at the Temple) increases the range of Priests for converting military units.  Researching Monotheism (at the Temple) lets Priests convert buildings and enemy Priests. To convert buildings, the Priest must move adjacent to the building. If you convert a building you have not yet constructed, you cannot use the converted building until you construct the building yourself. For example, if you convert a Barracks, you cannot train military units there unless you have already constructed your own Barracks.  Boats are twice as resistant to conversion as other units. Chariots are also resistant to conversion. Researching Astrology (at the Temple) lets Priests convert units more quickly.  Priests must rejuvenate their strength after attempting a conversion. The rejuvenation percentage is shown in the status box in the lower-left corner of the game screen. Researching Fanaticism lets Priests rejuvenate more quickly.  Priests do not automatically convert nearby units, unless they are attacked. When the Priest has converted a unit, he stands idle until given another command. If a Priest converts a Light Transport or Heavy Transport carrying units, the ship is converted but its cargo is not. Converted units maintain their attributes (attack, range, etc.) at conversion; they cannot be upgraded. Technologies you research do not apply to converted units, except Monotheism, Astrology, Fanatiscim, Ballistics, and Siegecraft. Priests cannot convert Town Centers, Wonders, or allied villagers, military units, or buildings.

To display these instructions while you are playing the game, click the Menu button on the menu bar, and then click Scenario Instructions. For more help achieving the objective, click Hints.

Hints:
- You must convert the Ballista and then prevent it from being destroyed by the enemy before you can move it to your Town Center.
- You might use your resources to build a large force to destroy all units supporting the Ballista before your Priest converts it. Or you might approach more slowly and use your Priest to convert the supporting enemy units one by one before converting the Ballista.
- If your original Priest is killed, you can mine the deposits of gold in the area to create additional Priests.

Historical Outcome:
The religion of Egypt remained a powerful unifying force for thousands of years. It overshadowed or influenced the religions of smaller neighboring barbarian cultures.

Egyptian religion was not without disruption, however. During the reign of Akhenaten (1364-1347 BC), for example, the old gods and goddesses were briefly deposed. The pharaoh insisted the people worship only one god, Aten, represented by the disc of the sun. He built a new city and temple for Aten and banned the worship of the old gods, causing great disruption. The names of the old gods were physically removed from many inscriptions. The idea of one god only may have influenced later religions. Within a few years of his death, Akhenaten was branded a heretic and the old gods and goddesses were restored.
Akhenaten is believed to have been the father of Tutankhamen.

Historical Notes:
The Egyptians developed a rich and varied religion based on the worship of around 2000 gods and goddesses. Some of these deities were worshipped throughout the country, some by a specific town, and others within the home. Many of their religious beliefs were linked to the sun and the Nile, the two entities most responsible for the agricultural bounty that was the basis for Egypt's relative affluence. The pharaohs, with the help of priests, conducted rites throughout the year to insure the regular rise of the Nile and movements of the sun.

For major deities great temples were built. Each temple was considered a home on earth for the god or goddess to which it belonged. A temple was not a place of worship. The cult statue representing the deity might only be shown a few times each year at special festivals. The people brought offerings to the temple that were collected by priests and priestesses. The people could pray to a statue of the pharaoh, believed to be a descendant of the gods, who might intercede on behalf of the petitioner. Questions for the god or goddess were passed to priests or priestesses for reply.



Crusade, 1900 BC
聖戰，公元前一九零零年
Scenario Instructions:
新落成的大神殿對埃及人民有很強的效果，重拾熱誠的僧侶們沿著河岸散佈此一消息。現在你要到西方帶領利比亞附迎的一個新聚落，當地不時有襲擊者前來騷擾埃及市鎮，而且他們還擁有一架稱為弩炮的強大武器。搶走弩炮並將它帶到你的市鎮中心吧。

Objective:
- 搶走（感化）弩炮並將它帶到你的市鎮中心。

感化敵對單位
要感化敵對單位時，按下僧侶，接著在要感化的單位按右鍵，或者是按感化按鈕，接著在要感化的單位按右鍵，這樣那單位就會被感化到僧侶的文明。研發來生概念（在神殿裡）會增加僧侶感化軍事單位的攻擊距離，研發一神教（在神殿裡）則讓僧侶能感化建築物和僧侶。要感化敵對的建築物時，僧侶必須移動到建築物旁邊。如果你感化了一個你還沒建造出的建築物，你在建造出自己的建築物前不能使用該建築物，例如你感化了一個軍營，除非你已經建造出你自己的軍營，否則你不能在那裡訓練軍事單位。船艦比較其他單位對感化有兩倍的抵抗力，戰車對感化也有抵抗力。研發占星術（在神殿裡）讓僧侶能更快地感化單位。僧侶在每一次進行感化後必須恢復精神力，恢復精神的百分比率顯示於遊戲畫面左下角的狀態對話方塊。研發宗教狂熱讓僧侶能更快地恢復精神。除非他們受到攻擊，僧侶不會自動感化附近單位。當僧侶感化一個單位後，他在接到另一個命令前會閒置在原地。如果僧侶感化了一艘載著單位的輕型運輸艦或重型運輸艦，被感化的祇有船艦本身而不包括乘載人員。被感化的單位會保留他們在受到感化時的屬性（攻擊力、攻擊距離等），而且他們不能升級。除了一神教、占星術、宗教狂熱、彈道學與攻城器具，你研發的科技不能應用在被感化的單位上。僧侶不可以感化市鎮中心、世界奇觀或同盟村民、軍事單位與建築物。

要在你的遊戲中途顯示這些指示，按下選單欄的選單按鈕，再按任務指示。要更多達成目標的幫助，按下提示。

Hints:
- 你必須先感化弩炮，接著在你可以將它帶到市鎮中心之前還要避免它被敵人破壞。
- 在你的僧侶感化弩炮前，你可以先利用你的資源建造一支大軍消滅守著它的單位。你也可以慢慢進軍，並用你的僧侶逐一感化敵方單位，最後纔再感化弩炮。
- 如果你當初的僧侶被殺，你可以開採當地的黃金創造新的僧侶。
Historical Outcome:
埃及的宗教在數千年來都是一股強大而統一的力量，對其周邊小蠻族的文化更加是產生了深遠影響。

埃及宗教當然也不是沒有任何混亂和分裂，例如是在阿肯那頓統治時期（公元前一三六四到一三四七年），舊神祇與女神就曾經遭一時性的取締，這位法老堅持人民祇許信奉以日輪為象徵的阿頓神。他為阿頓神建造了一座新城市及神殿，甚至嚴禁崇拜其他神祇，於是造成相當大的動盪，銘文上的許多舊神名被削除，然而他的一神思想似乎僅對後世宗教產生影響，因為在他死後數年阿肯那頓即被打上異端者的印記，對舊神祇與女神的崇拜亦回復原狀了。
一般相信阿肯那頓就是圖坦卡蒙之父。

Historical Notes:
埃及人發展出一種豐富而多變的宗教，它建基在對大約二千位神祇與女神的崇拜之上，當中有些神受到全國人的崇拜，有些祇有特定市鎮崇拜，其他還有一些祇在家中崇拜。他們有很多宗教信仰都與太陽及尼羅河有關連，這是因為兩者對作為埃及富裕基礎的農業條件居功至偉，而法老整年都會在僧侶幫助下從事儀式來確定尼羅河與太陽的正常運行。
人們為主神建造大神殿，而每個神殿都會被視作該神祇或女神在地上的住所。神殿並不是用來進行崇拜的地方，代表著神的禮拜像可能每年僅會在幾次特殊季節裡出現，人民帶到神殿的祭品則會由僧侶及女祭司收集。人民還相信法老是神的後裔，他們可以向法老的雕像禱告，那樣法老就可能代替請願者進行仲裁，至於對神祇或女神的問題就傳達給僧侶及女祭司作回答。

狂~劇情狂

River Outpost, 1700 BC

Scenario Instructions:
The power of our armies and religion has stabilized our frontiers for the time being. The Nubians to the south remain a threat, however, although subduing them is too expensive to consider. As an alternative, the pharaoh has ordered that a river outpost be placed on a strategic Nile River island to discourage Nubian raiders from coming down river. Locate the large island in the center of the river to the north and build a Town Center and two Guard Towers there.

Objectives:
- Locate Large Nile Island.
- Build Town Center on island.
- Build two Guard Towers on island.

TRANSPORTING UNITS ACROSS WATER
Villagers, military units, and Artifacts can be loaded aboard a transport vessel and moved across water. Allied units can also be transported. Each transport vessel can carry a limited number of villagers, military units, and Artifacts in each trip.

To load a transport vessel, build a Light Transport or Heavy Transport at the Dock, click the unit to load, and then right-click the transport vessel.

To unload a transport vessel, click the transport vessel, click the Unload button at the bottom of the game screen, and then click a location on shore or in shallows.

To display these instructions while you are playing the game, click the Menu button on the menu bar, and then click Scenario Instructions. For more help achieving the objective, click Hints.


Hints:
- There are towers on the island that you must destroy before starting construction there.
- To eliminate the towers, build war ships, or create a small band of infantry units, such as Axemen, to take them down.
- You must advance to the Bronze Age and build a Government Center before you can build a second Town Center.
- You will need to build a transport to carry villagers to the island to build the Town Center. You should take several villagers because the island is inhabited by hungry lions and alligators, which can be hunted.
- When the island is free from predators, you can build a Town Center and begin gathering the stone you need to build two Guard Towers. You can research Watch Towers at the Granary, and upgrade to more powerful towers there.

Historical Outcome:
The fortresses at the Second Cataract were successful in keeping the peace in the region for about 300 years. In terms of American history, this span would compare to the period stretching from the settlement of the Jamestown colony in Virginia to the outbreak of World War I. Around 1600 BC, a new ruling force in Nubia, the Kushites, became sufficiently powerful to overthrow Egyptian rule and destroy the forts. Between 1550 and 1300 BC, stronger pharaohs returned to Nubia and conquered it once more, this time extending their control up to the Fourth Cataract.

Historical Notes:
Throughout Egyptian history, the Nubians to the south (but upriver) remained a potential threat. At various times in Egyptian history, the pharaoh ordered campaigns against this area to move the threat back. The Egyptians periodically advanced further up river, from cataract to cataract (rapids and waterfalls that blocked boat movement) over the centuries. After each advance, Egypt would take control and then gradually lose it, forcing another invasion at a later date.

One defensive tactic was to place fortifications at strategic points. The fortress at Buhen was one of nine built at the Second Cataract around 1900 BC. Its outside wall stood 36 feet high and contained an estimated 8,000,000 mud bricks. Inside the fortress were barracks, homes for soldiers, and stables for trade caravan donkeys.




River Outpost, 1700 BC
河哨，公元前一七零零年
Scenario Instructions:
我們的軍隊與宗教力量暫時穩住了我們的邊境，不過南方的努比亞人仍然是一個威脅，但要花費大量財力壓制他們一定又會得不償失。有見及此，法老轉而下令於一個具備戰略價值的尼羅河島嶼上設置一個河哨來阻止努比亞人順流而下發動襲擊。找尋在河中靠北的大島嶼並在那裡建造一個市鎮中心及兩座防禦箭塔。

Objectives:
- 找尋在尼羅河的大島嶼。
- 在島嶼上建造市鎮中心。
- 在島嶼上建造兩座防禦箭塔。

運輸單位橫越水域
運輸船可以乘載村民、軍事單位及史前古物移動橫越水域，同時還能運輸同盟單位。每艘運輸船在每次行程搭載的村民、軍事單位及史前古物數量有限。

要乘載運輸船時，在碼頭建造輕型運輸艦或重型運輸艦，按下要乘載的單位，接著在運輸船上按右鍵。
要卸載運輸船時，按下運輸船，再按遊戲畫面底部的卸載按鈕，接著在一個沿岸位置上或淺灘裡按右鍵。

要在你的遊戲中途顯示這些指示，按下選單欄的選單按鈕，再按任務指示。要更多達成目標的幫助，按下提示。

Hints:
- 島嶼上有箭塔，你在那裡開始建築之前必須先將它們摧毀。
- 要剷除箭塔時，建造戰船或創造刀斧手等步兵單位組成一支小隊來攻下它們。
- 在你可以建造第二個市鎮中心前你必須進化為銅器時代以及建造一個政府中心。
- 你會需要一艘運輸艦來載村民到島嶼建造市鎮中心。你還應該帶多幾名村民，因為島上住著飢餓的獅子及鱷魚，但牠們也是供應狩獵食物的來源，
- 當島嶼沒有食肉動物後，你就可以建造市鎮中心及開採石頭來建造兩座防禦箭塔。你可在穀倉研發瞭望台，並在那裡升級成更加強力的箭塔。

Historical Outcome:
第二激流的堡壘成功地讓該區維持了約三百年的和平，要用美國歷史比喻的話，它就是橫跨了從維吉尼亞詹姆斯鎮殖民地聚落開始形成直到第一次世界大戰爆發的時間。約在公元前一六零零年左右，庫施人崛起成為努比亞新的統治勢力，他們強大得推翻了埃及人的統治以及摧毀該些要塞。直到公元前一五五零至一三零零年間，一些較強勢的法老再次回來征服了努比亞，而且這次更將他們的控制範圍擴張到第四激流。

Historical Notes:
綜觀埃及歷史，南方的努比亞人（但在上游）一直都是潛在的威脅。埃及史上多次有法老命令對這地區發動戰役來擊退此一威脅，而埃及人幾個世紀以來都會定期向上游從一個激流（阻著船艦移動的奔流及瀑布）推進到另一個激流，可是埃及每次推進後最終都會失去對它的控制，致使後來者不得不再次進行入侵。

一種防禦戰術就是在戰略要地處設置堡壘，而布衡要塞就是於公元前一九零零年左右在第二激流建造的九個要塞之一。它的外牆有三十六尺高，估計是由八百萬塊泥磚砌成，堡壘內部則有軍營、士兵的住所及供貿易商旅的驢子用的馬廄。