constantinople
not Istanbul
A 1000 AD scenario for my Earth 217x119 map.
Playable civilizations:
Kingdom of Leon - Starts off with two cities and is granted a small stack to launch an invasion of Cordoba.
Kingdom of France - Starts off with four cities and some units landed by the Holy Land.
Duchy of Normandy - Starts off with one city but also units historically placed by England, Sicily, Malta, and Epirus.
Holy Roman Empire - Starts off with six cities including the Christian holy city of Rome and the Apostolic Palace. Also has crusader units at the Holy Land
Kingdom of Poland - Represents Poland and Hungary, having three cities, and is comparatively less advanced to other European civs.
Rus' States - Starts off with seven cities, missionaries to Christianize the north, and a small stack of units to attack the barbarians representing Khazaria.
Fatimid Caliphate - Undoubtedly the largest civ with 16 cities including the holy Muslim city of Mecca but risks losing some of them to various civilizations and barbarians. Also represents Caliphate of Cordoba.
Ghana Empire - Starts off with just two cities and will have to conquer Timbuktu
Byzantine Empire - Starts off with nine cities, including one in Crimea and another in Italy, and is granted a medium sized army to conquer the barbarian Bulgarian cities. They will have to fight invading Seljuk Turks, Bulgarians, and Normans. Has two beserkers in Constantinople representing the Varangian Guard.
Buyid Empire - Starts off with four cities and will have to face invading Seljuks. Relatively isolated compared to other civs, being surrounded largely by barbarians.
Chola Empire - Starts off with two cities and is gifted with invading forces across the Srivijayan Empire and Sri Lanka.
Western Chalukya Empire - Starts off with one city and a small invading force to attack the Cholas.
Srivijayan Empire - Starts off with six cities but risks losing them to the invading Khmer, Chola, and barbarian Medang.
Khmer Empire - Starts off with three cities and units to attack a Srivijayan city.
North Sea Empire - aka, Canute's empire; starts off with ten cities, including one in Iceland, one in Greenland, and two on Great Britain. Is given scattered galleys and attacking units across the British Isles representing Viking raid. Risks losing its British possessions to the Normans. Starts off with two units on Newfoundland which will almost certainly die to dog soldiers representing the failed colony of L'Anse aux Meadows
Khitan Empire - Starts off with only three cities but is given a large army to assault the Chinese capital and a smaller army to attack Korea.
Song Dynasty - Starts off with eight cities including the most populated one on the map and two holy cities: Confucian and Taoist.
Japanese Empire - Starts off with three cities and an unsettled Hokkaido.
Some of the civs represented by barbarian cities: Ireland, Makuria, Abbasid Caliphate, Songhay, Bulgaria, Kara-Khanid Khanate, Pratiharas, Medang, Korea, Swahili Muslim city-states, Precolumbian civilizations, and more.
Screenshots:
Problems: the scenario has crashed for me before, but this may because the map is so large. I've other scenarios crash on maps of this magnitude before, so I'm assuming the size is the problem.
Questions? Comments? Concerns?
Playable civilizations:
Kingdom of Leon - Starts off with two cities and is granted a small stack to launch an invasion of Cordoba.
Kingdom of France - Starts off with four cities and some units landed by the Holy Land.
Duchy of Normandy - Starts off with one city but also units historically placed by England, Sicily, Malta, and Epirus.
Holy Roman Empire - Starts off with six cities including the Christian holy city of Rome and the Apostolic Palace. Also has crusader units at the Holy Land
Kingdom of Poland - Represents Poland and Hungary, having three cities, and is comparatively less advanced to other European civs.
Rus' States - Starts off with seven cities, missionaries to Christianize the north, and a small stack of units to attack the barbarians representing Khazaria.
Fatimid Caliphate - Undoubtedly the largest civ with 16 cities including the holy Muslim city of Mecca but risks losing some of them to various civilizations and barbarians. Also represents Caliphate of Cordoba.
Ghana Empire - Starts off with just two cities and will have to conquer Timbuktu
Byzantine Empire - Starts off with nine cities, including one in Crimea and another in Italy, and is granted a medium sized army to conquer the barbarian Bulgarian cities. They will have to fight invading Seljuk Turks, Bulgarians, and Normans. Has two beserkers in Constantinople representing the Varangian Guard.
Buyid Empire - Starts off with four cities and will have to face invading Seljuks. Relatively isolated compared to other civs, being surrounded largely by barbarians.
Chola Empire - Starts off with two cities and is gifted with invading forces across the Srivijayan Empire and Sri Lanka.
Western Chalukya Empire - Starts off with one city and a small invading force to attack the Cholas.
Srivijayan Empire - Starts off with six cities but risks losing them to the invading Khmer, Chola, and barbarian Medang.
Khmer Empire - Starts off with three cities and units to attack a Srivijayan city.
North Sea Empire - aka, Canute's empire; starts off with ten cities, including one in Iceland, one in Greenland, and two on Great Britain. Is given scattered galleys and attacking units across the British Isles representing Viking raid. Risks losing its British possessions to the Normans. Starts off with two units on Newfoundland which will almost certainly die to dog soldiers representing the failed colony of L'Anse aux Meadows
Khitan Empire - Starts off with only three cities but is given a large army to assault the Chinese capital and a smaller army to attack Korea.
Song Dynasty - Starts off with eight cities including the most populated one on the map and two holy cities: Confucian and Taoist.
Japanese Empire - Starts off with three cities and an unsettled Hokkaido.
Some of the civs represented by barbarian cities: Ireland, Makuria, Abbasid Caliphate, Songhay, Bulgaria, Kara-Khanid Khanate, Pratiharas, Medang, Korea, Swahili Muslim city-states, Precolumbian civilizations, and more.
Screenshots:
Spoiler :
Problems: the scenario has crashed for me before, but this may because the map is so large. I've other scenarios crash on maps of this magnitude before, so I'm assuming the size is the problem.
Questions? Comments? Concerns?
