History Videogame / ImmortalCitiesChildrenOfTheNile

* SpaceManagementGame: Commodity game sub-genre.

* AwesomeButImpractical: Pyramids in general. They're the single highest source of Prestige around while also providing the vital service of being a burial place, but you'll almost never build them unless the scenario objectives require it. Unlike basically every other building they're built with limestone, which will require a dedicated work camp to extract and can be a huge pain to get to the building site. Then to build them you need a second work camp as well as tons of time-and since they're intended for burial you can run into trouble if your Pharoh dies before his pyramid is finished. On top of that, since the two work camps will often be quite a distance from the main city, they tend to need entirely dedicated support structures-ranging from bakeries to goods vendors to medical facilities (It's a dangerous job) and worship sites to gods like Ptah that are primarily worshipped by laborers and of little use to anyone else in the city. Combine the manpower, resources, specialized labor (Educated people working as Overseers can't do more generally practical jobs like Priest and Scribe), and general effort required on the part of the player; and it becomes clear why most of the time you'll stick to mastabas for burial and obelisks, sculptures, and world events for Prestige.

* OddlyNamedSequel2ElectricBoogaloo: In a way: ''Inmortal Cities Children of the Nile'', SpiritualSuccessor of ''VideoGame/{{Pharaoh}}''.

''Children of the Nile'' radically breaks with established concepts from previous games (such as walkers, apartment blocks for workers or active gods). It was also the first in the series to go fully 3D, but the graphics were found to be a bit lacking. It remains something of an odd one out among the series' games, but was still appreciated enough to retain an [[http://immortalcities.com/cotn/ official website]] some 15 years after its release, until the site was eventually pulled in 2020.

* ZeroPercentApprovalRating / ApatheticCitizens: Your citizens will go on strike, protest in front of your palace and finally leave your city (this is very harmful if they are educated) if you don't cover their numerous demands and needs properly.
* AncientEgypt: Merged with UsefulNotes/AncientGreece in the expansion, Alexandria was founded by UsefulNotes/AlexanderTheGreat.
* BuildLikeAnEgyptian: Often the goal of a campaign includes building certain pyramids.
* CommandAndConquerEconomy:
** Present regarding construction but minimized when it comes to logistics, the citizens must personally attend to their own needs as opposed to previous games in the series where things were delivered to their doors.
** Alluded, the citizens can occasionally be heard speaking of a golden age when a market lady brought pottery and linen right to your doorstep

* DualModeUnit: Educated professionals can switch between several tasks; Commanders can train the army, lead the army, the navy or the local militia. Priests have four social roles and scribes and overseers have various censual and construction related modes available.
* DueToTheDead: Afterlife is a fundamental aspect of the Egyptian culture, your citizens get very upset if there are not mortuary facilities available and your prestige suffers a big hit if a recently dead Pharaoh does not have a magnificent burial site.
* FounderOfTheKingdom: You in the campaign. Founder of Alexandria too in the expansion.

* GodsNeedPrayerBadly: Subverted, in a major departure from Pharaoh and the rest of the series, the gods are not supernatural beings but mere symbols. That's all, [[DivineIntervention no help, no curses]], just indirect results; the people get angsty if they can't worship them properly. Some gods are more important than others and their demand is dynamic (e.g people will want to worship Osiris a lot if a flood is expected to be poor).

* NonEntityGeneral: Averted, you character, the Pharaoh is another inhabbitant of the city and moves around [[TooImportantToWalk carried on a litter]]. He is buried in a specifically designated tomb when he dies.

* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: The priests; they provide healthcare, teach students at schools, tend the gods at worship facilities and provide funerary services.
* RagsToRiches: Most of your citizens are farmers and some even vagrants or muggers, but their families can and eventually will climb up the social ladder if the adequate jobs and education opportunities are available.
* RealIsBrown: The game departs from the bright yellow tones of Pharaoh and the brown soil and dirt is one of the factors that make it look less cartoony are more realistic. That and years of computer and graphical improvements of course.
* RidiculouslyFastConstruction: Averted, the buildings need bricks and a constructor to be physically present. And the monuments need a lot of special resources, workers and an overseer coordinating everything to have any work done. Then it realistically takes a huge amount of time to build huge structures.

* SpaceManagementGame: Comodity game sub-genre.

* UrbanSegregation: Optional. Ideally, to minimize walking time farmer houses would be placed near the river. The Palace and upper class houses are larger structures usually placed inland over a flat expanse. Shopkeepers and middle class services can be located between the two or placed where needed. Military camps, faraway resources and construction sites usually need to be supported with a new small neighbourhood to maximize efficiency.
* VideoGameCaringPotential: It is possible to make all your citizens happy. Have your granaries full of food, give them jobs, have a good medical and mortuary coverage, keep the city safe with your soldiers and full of places to worship their favourite gods. Add lavish houses for the elite, fancy tombs for the nobles and a courtroom to solve disputes, and they will worship you

** Prestige is the other main resource as it allows to employ more educated citizens. It's obtained via monuments, beautifications and glorious achievements.

''Children of the Nile'' radically breaks with established concepts from previous games (such as walkers, apartment blocks for workers or active gods). It was also the first in the series to go fully 3D, but the graphics were found to be a bit lacking. It remains something of an odd one out among the series' games, but is still appreciated enough to retain an [[http://immortalcities.com/cotn/ official website]] 15 years after its release, until the site was eventually pulled in 2020.

''Children of the Nile'' radically breaks with established concepts from previous games (such as walkers, apartment blocks for workers or active gods). It was also the first in the series to go fully 3D, but the graphics were found to be a bit lacking. It remains something of an odd one out among the series' games, but is still appreciated enough to retain an [[http://immortalcities.com/cotn/ official website]] 15 years after its release.

''Immortal Cities: Children of the Nile'' is a SimulationGame developed by Tilted Mill Entertainment in 2004 as part of their VideoGame/CityBuildingSeries. It also received an ExpansionPack called ''Alexandria''.

''Immortal Cities: Children of the Nile'' (2004) is a SimulationGame developed by Tilted Mill Entertainment and part of the VideoGame/CityBuildingSeries. It's the SpiritualSuccessor of ''VideoGame/{{Pharaoh}}'' . Like its predecessor, the game is set in ancient Egypt, and in campaign and scenarios it follows the exploits of several dynasties throughout history. You'll get the chance to construct massive Mastabas and Pyramids, battle against other tribes and neighbours, and cultivate the fertile banks of the Nile, to provide places to worship the many Egyptian gods and to give a safe passage to the afterlife to your citizens and Pharaoh.

''Children of the Nile'' radically breaks with established concepts from previous games (such as walkers, apartment blocks for workers or active gods). It was also the first in the series to go fully 3D, but the graphics were found to be a bit lacking. It remains something of an odd one out among the games.

It received a minor ExpansionPack, ''Alexandria''.

[[http://immortalcities.com/cotn/ Official Site]]
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* GodsNeedPrayerBadly: Subverted, in a major departure from Pharaoh and the rest of the series, the gods are not supernatural beings but mere symbols. That's all, [[DivineIntervention no help, no curses]], just indirect results; the people get angsty if they can't worship them properly. Some gods are more important than others and their demand is dynamic (e.g people will want to worship Osiris a lot if a flood is expected to be poor) .

* MedievalStasis: The game represents three thousand years of egyptian history exactly the same. The pyramids you're building throughout the game are 500 years in the future in the first campaign mission and 1000 years in the past in the last.

* AncientEgypt: Merged with AncientGreece in the expansion, Alexandria was founded by UsefulNotes/AlexanderTheGreat.

* AncientEgypt: Merged with AncientGreece in the expansion, Alexandria was founded by AlexanderTheGreat.

''Immortal Cities: Children of the Nile'' (2004) is a SimulationGame developed by Tilted Mill Entertainment and part of the VideoGame/CityBuildingSeries. It's the SpiritualSuccessor of ''{{Pharaoh}}'' . Like its predecessor, the game is set in ancient Egypt, and in campaign and scenarios it follows the exploits of several dynasties throughout history. You'll get the chance to construct massive Mastabas and Pyramids, battle against other tribes and neighbours, and cultivate the fertile banks of the Nile, to provide places to worship the many Egyptian gods and to give a safe passage to the afterlife to your citizens and Pharaoh.

* OddlyNamedSequel2ElectricBoogaloo: In a way: ''Inmortal Cities Children of the Nile'', SpiritualSuccessor of ''{{Pharaoh}}''.

* [[MedievalStasis]]: The game represents three thousand years of egyptian history exactly the same. The pyramids you're building throughout the game are 500 years in the future in the first campaign mission and 1000 years in the past in the last.

* [[MedivalStasis]]: The game represents three thousand years of egyptian history exactly the same. The pyramids you're building throughout the game are 500 years in the future in the first campaign mission and 1000 years in the past in the last.

* UrbanSegregation: Optional. Ideally, to minimize walking time farmer houses would be placed near the river. The Palace and upper class houses are larger structures usually placed inland over a flat explanade. Shoopkeeepers and middle class services can be located between the two or mixed. Military camps, far away resources and construction sites usually need to be supported with a new small neighbourhood to maximize efficiency.
* VideoGameCaringPotential: You sure can make all your citizens happy. Have your granaries full of food, give them jobs, have a good medical and mortuary coverage, keep the city safe with your soldiers and full of places to worship their favourite gods. Add lavish houses for the elite, fancy tombs for the nobles and a courtroom to solve disputes and they will worship you

* GenerationalSaga: You play as a member of the [[RoyalBlood Royal Family]], as a dinasty; when your current Pharaoh dies you keep playing as his heir and have to bury the dead one. Every time a new ruler rises to the throne your prestige takes a hit as you are not renowned yet.

* TopGod: There are a lot of gods -over a dozen- , but some -depending on the scenario- are more important than others for your people and require greater buildings and complex temples accordingly.

''Immortal Cities: Children of the Nile'' (2004) is a SimulationGame developed by Tilted Mill Entertainment and part of the CityBuildingSeries. It's the SpiritualSuccessor of ''{{Pharaoh}}'' . Like its predecessor, the game is set in ancient Egypt, and in campaign and scenarios it follows the exploits of several dynasties throughout history. You'll get the chance to construct massive Mastabas and Pyramids, battle against other tribes and neighbours, and cultivate the fertile banks of the Nile, to provide places to worship the many Egyptian gods and to give a safe passage to the afterlife to your citizens and Pharaoh.

''Immortal Cities: Children of the Nile'' is a SimulationGame developed by Tilted Mill Entertainment and part of the CityBuildingSeries. It's the SpiritualSuccessor of ''{{Pharaoh}}'' . Like its predecessor, the game is set in ancient Egypt, and in campaign and scenarios it follows the exploits of several dynasties throughout history. You'll get the chance to construct massive Mastabas and Pyramids, battle against other tribes and neighbours, and cultivate the fertile banks of the Nile, to provide places to worship the many Egyptian gods and to give a safe passage to the afterlife to your citizens and Pharaoh.