Ladies and gentleman, I have one more wonderful (or woeful!) Epic Fail to post here.
In the very end of good games I like to make Epic D - Day - massive navy/army attack on the biggest warmonger/douchebag/most annoying enemy. Also, I sometimes make something like this when one particular civ is close to victory... Well, in the very end of my awesome Netherlands modded game, I decided to attack China. I thought they could take science victory faster than I can take my diplomatic one. I created giant fleet and powerful land army, I put here all of my elite forces, and sent them to China.
The beginning of the operation was pefect: Chinese fleet was crushed, and two main Chinese ports were taken. Then, after hard fights, I have taken Beijing.
My land forces suffered medium losses, but everything was fine; my main goal of humilitating China was achieved.
And then I realised horrible thing - the fourth main Chinese city, Shanghai, had three nuclear missiles. I completely didn't know about them. In the panic, I decided I have to take Shanghai to destroy the missiles (to be honest, all of that is more because of Immersion and "Responsibility for the Fate of the World" than because of victory conditions).
I thought AI won't nuke my forces on their own land.
Oh my God.
First nuke hit Kanton, second nuke hit Nankin, 1/3 or more of my fleet was completely destroyed, along with my elite post Sea Beggar - Destroyers. In the meanwhile, my land forces were attacking Shanghai; when I managed to take that city, China evacuated their nuke and immediately send it towards mine captured city.
Using that one nuclear missile they destroyed 7 my units being perfectly next to it, including my elite infantry with March and Blitz, my elite artillery, elite hellicopters... In the same turn, powerful Chinese army returning from the other side of continent crushed most of my remnants. We signed peace. Theoretically, all of my goals were achieved - I destroyed Chinese economical power, I was going to give them captured cities back, but when you go for an Immersion, following losses are heartbreaking:
40% of my giant fleet lost, including my best units
80% of my airforce lost (carrier nuked :l)
~75% of my entire in - game land army lost, including my best units
Also, when you go for an Immersion and Bringing Peace, you are not happy when communist Chinese regime nukes his own cities, killing millions of people... Oh, and because I was playing with Global Warming Mod, and Global Warming is enhanced by nukes, in the very next turn hurricane hit my capital, killing 12 citizens. And hurricanes and deserts started to devastate world.
Yeah, that was perfect time for Diplomatic Victory and United Nations.
This nuclear fail was perfect dark ending for the dark game (lots of wars, diseases, hatred between civs and razing cities
)
Once I was building a market in my city (3 turns left), a GE popped up. Instead of clicking on the sleep button, I consumed him...
