Tomorrow's Dawn
Heroes Never Die
I razed a whopping total of 18 cities. 18.
That stands as a testament to how much
I hate respawns, and also to how badly
the AI plants their cities.
DoC still hasn't fixed the horrible scoring criteria.
I once played an Arabia game where I let the barbs and various civs
raze 10 of my cities, and I got a score of 11-14k.
How The World Has Changed:
Chinese Northwestern Europe. In this timeline, England has the nickname of "Port"
and has developed a thriving culture of wenches, bartenders & aspiring smugglers,
in the service of the Chinese. They have been directly governed the longest of any European.
Paris however, has a more recent, and humiliating role, as it stands as a testament that China will not brook any challenge to its hegemony over the world.
Kiel & Frankfurt are freshly occupied, and the High Command is considering ceding the Germans to the Ottomans.
Ireland is a sleepy, quaint island, untouched and unravaged by the going-ons of the outside world.
Chinese Southwestern Europe. Spain & splintered French provinces dot the map,
proclaiming loyalty and service to the world power. Daqin is the only directly
governed Chinese possession in this region, with Spain & the southern French provinces practicing limited autonomy.
The Balkans. On the outskirts of the Balkans, China maintains the once proud
German capital of Wien as a small, border outpost.
The Ottomans, being the second superpower in the world, and allied to China,
are a prosperous empire, but in recent years, are dealing with a Greek revolt.
Russia. Not much to say here other than its status as a loyal, autonomous Chinese province.
Chinese Vancouver & Los Angeles. Being a Bay Area resident, I really have to say
the NorCal region needs a lot of polish. Also, would it hurt to give China a colonizer map here? Look at a picture of a Treasure Ship
(compared to a Portuguese Carrack), and heck, the articles on East Africans with Chinese ancestry,
and tell me that they didn't have more than the means needed if not the will.
Well, anyways, back to the timeline. The two cities are harmonious enclaves of Pan-East Asian local government.
They're seeing an increase in immigration, mostly from English, Turkish & Spanish migrants & families.
Not all is well though, as militant nativist groups are trying to reduce opportunities and restrict immigrants.
Huaxacayac and the rest of Central America features a unique blend of old Mayan,
Chinese & Spanish architechture. It's flanked by two Spanish coastal communities
that export Dyes & Seafood; as well as being popular tourist attractions.
It's also the most valuable trade route in the entire world.
Also, see Chinese Texas & Louisiana.
The American heartland and Canada are 100% Chinese, and are largely known
as the breadbasket and the producers of the Chinese state. During Washington's Rebellion,
the East Coast of America was razed and salted completely by marauding Sino-British cavalry.
To this day, at the start of the 20th Century, not a soul has set foot there and the area has been cordoned off internationally as a nature preserve.
Free Quebec is a large, but sparsely populated subordinate state to the Chinese;
the master does not ask much of it and relations are typically amiable.
China proper, Manchuria, Corea, Taiwan, Ryukyu & Japan are considered home, core territory of China.
The area is remarkably stable and has enjoyed such a measure of prosperity for over a millenia.
In fact, the last recorded crisis and instance of foreign troops touching down on home Chinese territory,
was a brief invasion launched by Khmer forces on southern China; which was repulsed with impunity.
Also, the secrets of the Gyro were stolen from the Greeks, which meant that China could commit
to cementing its friendship with the Turks. After so long, China's quest for the Gyro has come to an end.
THE END.