Rhye's and Fall Challenge - Australia!

Mosher

Mosher

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Hello, all! It's been a while since I came on this forum, and some of you won't know who I am... But my name is Mosher (screen name and real name), and I'm bringing you a new sort've scenario for RFC - I'll be world buildering my nation into a challenging, unhistorical area (In this case, it will be Japan to Australia) while giving myself the standard set of starting workers/settlers/military units. In this particular case, Japan starts with 2 swordsmen, 2 archers, 2 settlers, 2 work boats, and 2 workers. I'll be in Aussie Land, as the title states, and I will obviously not be going for the UHV.

One thing I will be doing, however, is preplacing my cities in AussieLand.



Hopefully, I'll do a series of these challenges, including Australia, Greenland, Alaska, a small spot in Western Europe (WB'd eastern civ into Switzerland), Siberia, and the Gobi.



EDIT - Apparantely, even if oyu move your start, you still get two workers. So I'll keep those two, and if anyone has any objections, I'll delete them when I see their comments.


First turnset will be up in an hour or two!
 
Yes! :D
 
momo1000 said:
i did this once, except with the Dutch and i won via UHVs
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I almost never go for UHVs, and the Dutch UHV doesn't require you to have the highest point score in the world at a certain point. Anyways, I'm uploading my screenies to imageshack and writing the update now.


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Chapter 1:
Empire of the Rising Sun

There was a gnat buzzing in Tokugawa’s ear, an irritating, buzzing gnat. He mumbled in his sleep, slapping away at the hand that touched his slim shoulder. Shaking, now… shaking. Tokugawa murmured something unintelligible, and finally opened his eyelids, looking lazily up at the broad-chested warrior standing above him. “Chieftain! The citizens have completed the task you set before them, finally… Satsuma is complete, and its sister city, Nara, on Zealand has also been constructed. We have finally become Japan!” The warrior grinned, the hefty sword at his waist gleaming from the bright, scorching morning sun. Tokugawa shot up at the news, immediately dressing himself in his silk, red robe. He gathered the long, curved sword he kept at his bedside up, and latched its sheath onto his belt. “Assemble the citizens, warrior… I must speak to them,” murmured Tokugawa, looking out from his cliff-side bungalow. The warrior nodded, bowing to the chieftain. Tokugawa quickly gathered something to eat, consisting of a small loaf of bread, and headed out to meet the new empire.

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“My brothers and sisters, citizens of the Japanese Shogunate, on the mystical land of Australia! Here me, my friends, for I have important news for you.
“Your endeavors over the past decade have culminated into this wonderful achievement! This grand city of Satsuma, once just a speck on the map, has finished its construction! To the east, on the island of Zealand, our sister city of Nara has completed construction, under the wise rule of Yomoto Samurai, who lead our troops over the Great Sea to the rich and fertile land that Zealand has given us.
“Now, my brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers, children, and elders… Now is the time of the Japanese! We shall conquer this grand land the spirits have given us in their generosity, and all of the world, if there are other inhabitants of it, excusing the prowling tigers and other strange creatures this land has for us, will pale in comparison to what Japan will become. And all of you… All of you, no matter if you and your sons and daughters, and their sons and daughters, have perished long before our destiny is complete, will know that you participated in what will become the greatest nation on this great planet Earth; for this is the land of the rising sun!”
Tokugawa belted out the last sentence, and the crowd turned into a frenzy. There was a constant chant, “Land! Of! The! Rising! Sun!” and the people were going insane, cheering, breaking open bottles of the sacred sake. Tokugawa looked down on them, and knew that the Empire of the Rising Sun would become the Empire of the Rising and Setting Sun, soon… For the Japanese were great in their might, as the world would soon see.


This update is a bit short, but I wanted to get the backstory in 'fore I did more of the story. ;) More in the next update, definitely.

EDIT - I'm attaching the save to where I am currently, don't mention what happens to me or post it in the thread! I'm at 940 AD on the save right now.
 

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Good job.
 
ilduce349 said:
thats a good point, you might want to choose a civ that has australia in their stability map...
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Bah, who needs stability when you can create a powerhouse economy!?
 
CRIKEY MATE!

How do you get your screenshots? they look a little cloudy like you have put them into paint, you do know they are saved in a file on your computer automatically?
 
I don't put them in paint, I upload them from my SS folder straight to Imageshack.
 
Imageshack has a choice of what size you want your picture. I'm sure if you increase it, the screenshot's will look better
 
Perhaps, I'll look into it.
 
This is an awesome idea. :goodjob:

But I reckon if you do Australia, you have to do an NZ one at some point as well :p
 
i had this idea to, but with the incans starting in California (the mountains are usually usless but i love thier UP)
 
I once did Britain starting in Canada.

It was fun killing the Americans.
 
General Olaf said:
This is an awesome idea. :goodjob:

But I reckon if you do Australia, you have to do an NZ one at some point as well :p
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I already control New Zealand :) That's where my city of Nara is.


Update coming today, guys! I just need to write it. I'll post the save for where I'm at here, too, if anyone wants to play a ways ahead.


Oh, and enjoy a little expirement I did where I flooded the world with barbarian Modern Armors and gave Rome the Great Wall. :D
 

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Sorry guys, got caught up in some early Memorial Day festivities, and wasn't home at my desktop till now! I'll write the update ASAP and get it up.


The update is here! Yay!



Chapter Two –
New Horizons
Cayamara was excited, his slim and young features quivering with it. He was clad in the traditional black cloth of Japanese swordsmen, a deadly-sharp blade hanging loosely at his waist. He was, currently, soaked through with sweat; the rickety old Yashimoto galley-class warship was retired from exploration duty and being used as a transport for Australian troops to the frontline, at the mighty city of Guangzhou.




The Australian’s closest friend in this world, the Indian Empire, had requested Japanese assistance in the Sino-Siamese War. Happy to oblige, Australia leapt to the Khmer’s defense, sending five regiments of samurai and two regiments of spearmen, with reinforcement catapults on their way from the mainland. That’s where Cayamara was stationed, in the beachhead, in the legendary 1st Samurai, who had already won the first victory of the war against a Chinese axe-man. Each samurai unit formed of two thousand battle ready warriors. He, himself, was only a sergeant, leading his small squad of five; Guamo, a thick-bodied-and-mind warrior, fiercely loyal to the Australian Empire; Juyli, a slim, short samurai, who was a Siamese immigrant; Chu-li, similar to Juyli in stature, and a Chinese immigrant; and finally, excluding Cayamara, the Jayakarta native Meyjing, a tall, arrogant corporal who constantly vied for Caya’s position.


The Australian Expedition Force undocks near the Chinese city of Guangzhou, preparing for battle.


A gong sounded, it’s piercing reverberations sending a shockwave through the cramped cabin. “Armies of the Great Emperor Tokugawa! We have landed the Northern War Fleet Transports on the beaches outside Guangzhou!
“Orders as they stand, soldiers, is for you to await artillery reinforcement from the mainland, down south! Do not attempt to engage any large Chinese force until we have artillery! If you’re cornered, you will fight to the last! No samurai here shall be alive if the battle is lost – Seppuku should be performed if the enemy are bearing down upon you.” The gruff voice of the herald halted to a stop as the galley crunched into the soft, sandy shoreline near Guangzhou. He picked back up, yelling, “All right, men, move, move, move! If the fleet gets caught out here, the Satsuma won’t last long against the Chinse Navy!”
Cayamara ushered his soldiers off the crowded ship, pushing a few of his slower brethren off the gangway and into the shallow water to get off. Finally, Juyli exited the boat, and the Yashimoto disappeared off into the morning fog, along with its escort, the Satsuma and the other Transport Ships. Cayamara looked out over the thin fog, climbing up a small hill where the commanders were setting up a command post. “Sergeant Cayamara,” Caya said respectfully, followed by a deep bow. The wizened commander, Yu-Shi, looked up at him and nodded approvingly. “Cayamara, I have sent out my forward scouting parties inland; they got here before us, on these shores, and they bring grim news now.” Yu-Shi cleared his throat, looking down into his cup of Japanese herbal tea. “The Chinese Army has sent several regiments to assault our beachhead here, on the hill across this river. They are preparing for an attack… one that we are ill-equipped to survive.” The commander looked back at his tea again, and abruptly stood up. “Get your men to the temporary palisade walls my combat engineers have constructed. Hold to the last man, Caya, and we might be able to hold long enough to get the bulk of our force to Hanoi.” The old man sat down again, motioning for Caya to leave. The camp was now abuzz, as rumors of the Chinese Army bearing down upon them started circulating throughout the public. Caya went to his squad’s tents, gathering them up.
“Men… I’m sure you’ve heard of the imminent Chinese attack on our positions here. We’ve been ordered to hold on a hill down the slope here, where there are some recently-erected palisades. We’ll be on the front line. Let’s move, men.” Caya began walking out of the small, out of the way campsite, before looking back, and grabbing his seppuku sword.

Caya heard the Chinese before he saw them; they had at least twenty thousand axe-men under their control, marching towards the stoic samurai. Caya looked around, leaning against a wooden post, as the Chinese Army got into its position. He waited some more; they must come to them, for the only chance they had was with the hills to their backs and the slopes in front of them. Finally, after waiting an hour, Caya looked over the palisade to see a legion of axe-toting soldiers marching up the hill, who suddenly broke into a frenzied charge after a Chinese man yelled something unintelligible out. Caya braced himself, physically and mentally, for the tranquility that would follow this battle, no matter the outcome – and he saw, over the horizon, as the sun died in the sky. He grimly muttered, “Better to die on my feet…”
 
Awesome :goodjob:
Really enjoying this.
 
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