Secularism victory condition:
1. 7 religion temple: we have 3 Christianity and Islam for sure, conquer Persia for Z, India for Hindu+Buddhism, China for Confu+Taoism, so you choose either China or India.
2. 20 university in secular civ: do it all by yourself, easy.
3. be the first to enter industrial and modern era: the quickest way to modern era is radio, I chose fridge this time.
Holy Rome 1630, M/N, SVN 643:
We know that Leoreth is German, so it is reasonable that German is overpowered.
1. Found Freiburg on stone - this way you can catch 2 tiles in northern Italy, and iron near Marseilles. 2nd settler found Hamburg. Switch to slavery + warrior code. 0% research, Hamburg build rathaus to get a great spy to steal tech from Portuguese later. Also build wall and crossbowmen in Hamburg to defend against Vikings. Homeland use cottage economy.
2. Conquer France by starting army - you have 3 knights and 4 catapults, so it is easy meat, and you'll get many workers upon conquest in recent SVN. Vienna build spearmen to conquer Buda. Next target: Rome and Venice, you can lure pikemen out to make it far easier. Also conquer Naples and capture workers from Byz.
3. Build 2 galley and 2 trireme, load 4 knights to conquer Egypt, raze Bangazi (this city really needs some buff), capitulate Egyptians after you get Alexandria and Cairo. Cease fire with Byz.
4. Capture Jerusalem to complete UHV #1, I made it in 1160 and capitulated Byz before Turks spawn. Go on capture Damascus(keep it, it is a good city) and Baghdad.
5. Espionage points focus on Spanish, I stole optics and later astronomy from them.
6. Switch to agrarianism + guilds, research banking and patronage to get all those wonders. Build workshops all around, especially in Egypt and Iraq.
7. Build infrastructure and found Stettin(one more city in your core), raise an army to prepare for war.
8. Research printing press when you completed all Catholic wonders and gunpowder and 1 turn away from liberalism. Research replacable parts, bulb rifling by liberalism. Upgrade your army to riflemen and begin to trample.
9. Upon capturing Isfahan, Mongols met me and triggered invasion to Byz territory, for Byz is my vassal. Easy to defeat.
10. Release Shiraz to Persia before 1500 , so Iranian won't spawn. I forgot to get a Z-missionary to my city first, otherwise I could win 3 turns earlier.
11. Switch to republic + representation + secularism, build the Taj Mahal.
12. Conquer India while running toward modern era in perpetual golden age.
1. 7 religion temple: we have 3 Christianity and Islam for sure, conquer Persia for Z, India for Hindu+Buddhism, China for Confu+Taoism, so you choose either China or India.
2. 20 university in secular civ: do it all by yourself, easy.
3. be the first to enter industrial and modern era: the quickest way to modern era is radio, I chose fridge this time.
Holy Rome 1630, M/N, SVN 643:
We know that Leoreth is German, so it is reasonable that German is overpowered.
1. Found Freiburg on stone - this way you can catch 2 tiles in northern Italy, and iron near Marseilles. 2nd settler found Hamburg. Switch to slavery + warrior code. 0% research, Hamburg build rathaus to get a great spy to steal tech from Portuguese later. Also build wall and crossbowmen in Hamburg to defend against Vikings. Homeland use cottage economy.
2. Conquer France by starting army - you have 3 knights and 4 catapults, so it is easy meat, and you'll get many workers upon conquest in recent SVN. Vienna build spearmen to conquer Buda. Next target: Rome and Venice, you can lure pikemen out to make it far easier. Also conquer Naples and capture workers from Byz.
3. Build 2 galley and 2 trireme, load 4 knights to conquer Egypt, raze Bangazi (this city really needs some buff), capitulate Egyptians after you get Alexandria and Cairo. Cease fire with Byz.
4. Capture Jerusalem to complete UHV #1, I made it in 1160 and capitulated Byz before Turks spawn. Go on capture Damascus(keep it, it is a good city) and Baghdad.
5. Espionage points focus on Spanish, I stole optics and later astronomy from them.
6. Switch to agrarianism + guilds, research banking and patronage to get all those wonders. Build workshops all around, especially in Egypt and Iraq.
7. Build infrastructure and found Stettin(one more city in your core), raise an army to prepare for war.
8. Research printing press when you completed all Catholic wonders and gunpowder and 1 turn away from liberalism. Research replacable parts, bulb rifling by liberalism. Upgrade your army to riflemen and begin to trample.
9. Upon capturing Isfahan, Mongols met me and triggered invasion to Byz territory, for Byz is my vassal. Easy to defeat.
10. Release Shiraz to Persia before 1500 , so Iranian won't spawn. I forgot to get a Z-missionary to my city first, otherwise I could win 3 turns earlier.
11. Switch to republic + representation + secularism, build the Taj Mahal.
12. Conquer India while running toward modern era in perpetual golden age.
