Dawn of the Middle Kingdom [DoC]

@Gruekiller: You pretty much hit the nail on the head concerning my attitude towards most civs in RFC.

@Bair_the_Normal: I should mention that this game is actually finished. Typically, before I even contemplate writing a story,
I finish the game first so I don't have to worry about lost/corrupted saves or things like that.

Cher Lloyd cannot sing.



Spain has capitulated to France.
Also, see here with my mini-Privateer fleet.
The Sino-Japanese pirate king, Koxinga
is enlisted to undertake a mission to undermine and cripple continental European commerce.
I learned this strategy from Fresol, during one of our chats.
Basically, while I had most of the other strategies down, I always faced the persistent issue of Europeans teching way too fast and generally being overpowered.
Fresol suggested that I blockade European trade routes by sending Privateers,
and after having utilized it in person, I can attest, that this is the single most effective strategy in the game, period.
When you block their trade, they have to commit more of their slider towards tax, slowing their tech rate IMMENSELY.
Not only that, but you should prevent them from colonizing as well;
Hang outside their ports and when you see Galleons coming out, pounce on them.
An AI quirk from vanilla BtS is here for you to take advantage of as well.
Whenever the AI sees a stack of Privateers, their coastal cities will immediately all switch to naval units,
which you can pick off with impunity and stops the AI from building lots of commerce modifier buildings.
So after Liberalism & Astronomy, I would suggest that people immediately BEELINE Military Science, to cripple European tech efforts.

So yes, in short, pirates are king, and if you're sick of Europeans teching so fast,
send in a couple of pirates (you have until Frigates to do as much damage as you can)



We now possess the most crucial tactical unit in the game (imo).
At the time one usually gets Currassiers, it is an amazing window of opportunity
to swoop into regions that will outpace you later.
Capitalize on the advantage as soon as you get it.



Now that the central American civilizations are out of the way,
Qin Shi Huang's treasure fleet can move onto it's real objective.



I was probably going to do this anyway, but I decided to take advantage
of the fact that Britain had declared war on ME, saving me the trouble of a
"You declared war on our friend!" diplo hit.
England is also crucial to our Privateer doctrine because it provides a much needed
European port for our Privateers to rebase and refuel from time to time.
It also helps that the English Channel protects us from the designs of any continental Europeans as well.



And we score some flawless victories against the London defenders.



London is ours after a short battle.



Koxinga's first wave of pirate ships is in position,
with a second pirate fleet well on it's way.
blockading the French coast and occasionally going ashore
for plunder, sabotage and women.



Here, Plymouth is taken and burned to the ground.
The Emperor President, Qin Shi Huang, demands the following from the English as tribute/part of the peace accords:

-England joins the Republic and hosts the Treasure Fleet in the Far West.
-An annual tribute of fish & chips must be provided. :)
-Girls Aloud will take permanent residence in Qin Shi Huang's Presidential Suite. [pimp]

The English representatives agreed to all of these terms,
but tried to give away Cher Lloyd & N-Dubz to Qin Shi Huang as well (along with an annual tribute of haggis).
The President, in his immortal wisdom, knew a white elephant when he saw one,
and added a provision in the document where they were to consume immortality pills, produce one new album each year and remain in England forever. :cool:



 
Hey! Leave N-Dubz alone!
 
Wow... there are no words for this right now besides words of admiration. :)
 
Hey! That is one of there better ones and everything :p
This is more like it.

Link to video.


Honestly though, they started for nothing and in the music industry that means a lot. They make good pop and I will not listen to another word against them :p

Cher Lloyd's second single wasn't THAT awful as well (though she can get deported for the first one ;) )
 
Shoo Be Doo Shoo Shoo Be Doo!



Qin Shi Huang signs two Defensive Pacts;
one with France & one with the Byzantines.
Sign your Defensive Pacts as soon as possible,
as they provide a sizable stability bonus.
Make sure to look for allies from the top-down;
you don't want weak allies now, do you?
Of course, arrangements of this nature are...
...always temporary...



We start harassing Portugal in preparation...



The last of the Europeans; the Dutch spawn.
We Open Borders with them.



It's time to die, Portugal!
No, this isn't an arbitrary decision.
Leoreth implemented Trading Company conquerors for the Europeans.
Basically, when certain Europeans build the Trading Company National Wonder,
they get 1-3 free Cannon+Riflemen/Infantry+Settler stacks against
a region/civilization that they've historically colonized:

It follows as this:
England- conquerors spawn in India
France- conquerors spawn in southern India
Spain- conquerors spawn in Philippines
Portugal- conquerors spawn in southern China
Dutch- conquerors spawn in Indonesia

The Europeans can choose to pay gold for cities in those regions,
or they can enter war with the owner of those cities.
More often than not, the AIs choose war.
And because of that, Portugal must never see the light of day again.
(It was really bad in an earlier version of 1.8, when the Portuguese would
simply spawn their stacks on top of my cities and auto-capture them, while expelling my garrisons :mad:.
Ever since that time, I've hated the (AI) Portuguese with all of my heart. [Thanks, Leoreth!])



We finish Porcelain Tower, a VERY valuable wonder that helps out with your economy.





In collaboration with Koxinga's Pirate Lockdown,
our boys touch down on Lisboa and give them a beating.
We, of course, burn it down since we don't want the Portuguese
to come back to life (and drop down conquerors on our soil if they do).



San Marco Basillica, another wonder that does wonders for your commerce, is also completed.
It requires Catholicism, so it puts more emphasis on the Theology gambit I introduced here.



We raze Corunha.



See London developing under the banner of Qin Shi Huang.
Also see Viking Scotland and French Southern England.
Oh, and Taj Mahal now requires Islam, so it's harder to
stack it's Golden Age with Olympic Park and GP Golden Ages.



In other news, Spain collapses and France gobbles up
the remainder of all that it has left.
France is going to be a real monster to deal with now...



Chinese Currassiers burst forth from the waves of the Atlantic
and stormed the last bastion of the Portuguese, the fortress
of Ponta Delgada and put it's inhabitants to the sword.

China's reputation in Europe skyrocketed as within the span of 100 years,
Portugal had been completely wiped off the map and England was now
under the direct control of the Republic (and horrifically forced its inhabitants to endure "Swagger Jagger" being played at every corner).
It had a very fearsome reputation, indeed.

Their military successes in Western Europe could mostly be attributed
to the mounts that the Chinese bred for battle.
They were specifically bred for amphibious assaults as their performances
in the Battle of Ponta Delgada indicated, they lived up to their namesakes.

Everywhere in Europe, mothers silenced their children by telling
them tales of Chinese soldiers, rushing out from the sea,
riding the dreaded...



SEA PONIES!
 
Russia.



A quick look at my stability.



We also adopt three civics:

-Capitalism
-Free Market
-Secularism

I don't think I have to explain what they do.



In other news, Mongolia capitulates to Germany.



YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES





Unfortunately, rescuing Russia means going to war with the Vikings.
Our daring Sea Pony cavalry penetrates deep into Viking Scottish territory
to teach the Vikings a lesson.
 
Lol, great :)
Why didn't you liberate Coruna to the French, by the way? It's a lousy city (too much overlap), you'll get a diplo boost with France and a stability boost. It'll also slow down their tech and they can't produce many units from it.
 
Weird. I have NEVER faced Portuguese Conquerors as China.

Come to think of it, I should have faced Spanish Conquerors too (but haven't ever), by your logic, as I colonize the Philippines 90% of the time as China.
 
Lol, great :)
Why didn't you liberate Coruna to the French, by the way? It's a lousy city (too much overlap), you'll get a diplo boost with France and a stability boost. It'll also slow down their tech and they can't produce many units from it.

I was just being raze-happy :)

Weird. I have NEVER faced Portuguese Conquerors as China.

Come to think of it, I should have faced Spanish Conquerors too (but haven't ever), by your logic, as I colonize the Philippines 90% of the time as China.

Maybe Leoreth decided to disable it for the player?
I don't know, he was quoted to have mentioned that surviving Dutch conquerors
is one of the biggest things about playing Indonesia.
Anyway, I ALWAYS destroy Portugal now, as a paranoid side effect of
Post-Traumatic Anti-Colonialism (lol) Disorder from playing those old builds of DoC.
 
I know this is from a few updates ago, but why did you burn Tuitan? In Eternal Empire, it's one of my best Nuke factories.
 
And in this thread, Dawn continues to set records for speedy updates. :)
 
I know this is from a few updates ago, but why did you burn Tuitan? In Eternal Empire, it's one of my best Nuke factories.

Tuitan is relatively food-poor. Notice how all of my cities are around Pop 18+ or so.
Having a high Population is key to maintaining a powerful Economy,
which is the only thing China can depend on to keep stability up.
(China has an awful Expansion modifier)

Not to mention that I don't want the Aztecs to respawn.
Have you seen all the dead civs on my scoreboard,
and how I only keep one city from most civs that I kill?
I only really kept Huaxacayac for the canal too.

Besides, Nukes hurt the environment and I can depend on my Pirate Fleets and Sea Ponies for A LONG time.

Northern Expedition To Subdue And Make Prostrate The Upstart Vikings​

Anti-Viking Coaliton:







Vs.

Pan-Viking League




Belligrents:

East Francia

-Oirat Hordes (Vassal to East Francia)
Republic of China
-Ying Province
-E Luo Si (Tributary State)

Viking Confederation
-Viking Scotland



Check out that Economy.
I gained a little boost from vassalizing Russia
and running Viceroyalty as well.



The Scottish Highlanders attempted to moon the invading Sino-British Sea Pony hordes,
but the colonel in charge of the operation unleashed their secret weapon
against the Scottish Vikings.



The Chuckle Brothers.

Falling to their knees in awe of their terrible visages and awful humour,
the Scottish Highlanders were quickly overrun by
the Sea Ponies and Edinburgh was promptly captured and
razed to the ground.



Well, that was easy.
We got a free vassal (Russia),
prevented England from respawning (razed Edinburgh)
and got a few goodies out of it!
Good luck, Germany! I'm out of here!
 
What will you do with the Prussians? I've never seen them grow large, but they might get lucky, and they are continental (no Arr! You are blockaded! there). They also start with anti-pony rifles.
 
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