Rostja — The Great Pyramid and Sphinx

Briefing

The mission opens with the history panel (message_history_rostja) and the briefing popup (message_mission_giza):

Rostja (Rosetau) is the ancient name for the Giza plateau. This is the campaign's marquee monument mission — no population, culture, or prosperity requirement — only monuments, housing level, and kingdom rating. Empire id 18; scenario enemy Hyksos.

Objectives

Goals match mission1.pak scenario 18.

• Populationnot required
• Culture / Prosperitynot required
• Monument rating53 (pyramid complex + medium true + Sphinx)
• Kingdom rating50
• Housing level10

Scripted events

Full empire redefine verified against pak scenario 18 (2026-07-26). Empire id 18. Favour Pharaoh 50→20→50. Timed Hyksos raids plus request chains.

Strategy

Rostja is a monument grind with Hyksos pressure and a gems/timber import economy. Keep kingdom rating above zero — favour is three waves (50/20/50).

Phase 1 — Stone and trade

Open On early (sea 500) for limestone and meat. Byblos (1250) supplies cedar timber for burial provisions and the funeral barge. Fulfill the year-2 gems ask to unlock Men-nefer.

Phase 2 — Monuments

Lay out the stand-in stepped pyramids and mastabas early. Work Camps + all three guilds; granite/limestone/stone pipelines. Dispatch burial goods (beer, gems, luxury, timber, granite) via the Overseer of Monuments.

Phase 3 — Defense

Hyksos×6 at y5m7, crisis×11 after a failed gems ask, troops ask at y8, and recurring×10 from y26. Wall the plateau approaches and keep an academy-trained army.

Tips

• No culture/prosperity goals — pour everything into stone and kingdom rating.
• Gems exports/imports matter: Pharaoh recurring asks and the Byblos route both need them.
• Keep kingdom above 0; favour waves are large (50).

Available buildings

All buildings are available from mission start. Religion: Ra and Ptah only (pak).

mission18 {
  start_message : "message_mission_giza"
  player_rank : 6
  choice [ { id : 19 }, { id : 20 } ]
  // funds Normal 10000 / loan 5000 / debt 20%
  // monuments 53 (complex W=13 + medium + Sphinx), kingdom 50, housing_level 10
  // empire.set_id(18); ENEMY_5_HYKSOS
}