rmontaruli
Prince
There is another thread about France in this section, but it refers to version 1.15 with Statue of Liberty.
In version 1.16 no more Statue of Liberty but Metropolitain instead.
The other targets are almost the same.
1) Legendary culture in Paris by 1700.
2) Notre Dame, Versailles, The Louvre, Eiffel Tower, Metropolitain, in Paris.
3) 40% of Europe and 40% of North America in 1800.
The hard part is Legendary culture in Paris.
Paris must grow and build cultural building since first turn and do NOTHING ELSE until 1700.
And a precise order must be followed.
The key of success pass through cultural multipliers. Some buildings multiply culture of a percentage from 25% to 100%, and you must have them.
Sistine Chapel is another mandatory building to have.
If Paris is bound to build culture, the strategy to win is to get more cities, to train army and workers.
The first city to get is Rome.
Then London, then Barcelona. (England and Spain will be vassalized).
Enough to start.
Techs:
1) Fortification for trebs, then path to Notre Dame.
2) Path to Sistine Chapel, then Versailles
3) Path to Geography to start colonization
4) Path to Louvre
First moves:
Change to depotism, to whip two trebs, two galleys or cog, two lancers (in Bordeaux and Barcelona)
Paris can whip Monastier, Church, Theatre, Weaver, Monument, but population cannot go under 3.
Beware happiness.
With two trebs, you can siege and conquer Rome. (Use crossbows in attack). About 960AD
After Rome a galley should be ready in Bordeaux. Load an unit and go to get Dublin.
Move all your army in Dublin while you are training Lancers.
If you did all well, you should be ready to invade England about 1066AD (History is very fun, sometimes).
Conquer the small city on the west first (it can be Plymouth, or Bath, or Exter), then London.
English will capitulate and become Duchy of Normandy.
Bring whole army back, and prepare the invasion of Spain. Your target is Barcelona.
Then Madrid.
Spain will capitulate. Give Madrid back. Keep Barcelona.
This is your enlarged core. Enough for now.
Move all your army in Rome, train some other unit and wait for Bizantine collapse.
Your next target are Naples, Budapest, Belgrad and Athens.
No hurry. You can take them easily when they are independend, or rush an attack in the final turns.
Enough to get 40% of Europe.
Colonization.
A conqueror's event with Aztecs can help, with extra army.
Get Tucume (it is in North America). Found New Orleans and Montreal (Montreal ASAP, to prevent English to found Boston). Then found Detroit, and another city 5 tiles west of Detroit.
With Versailles in Paris you have an Estate in every city and you can cover more than 40% of North America with 5 cities.
Paris buildings.
Religious buildings, then Theatre and Weaver to train Great Artists. Catholic cathedral.
You must manage to build also Jewish Cathedral and Protestant cathedral later.
First GA should be added to Paris. Second GA will build Museum. With the other GA, wait for Renaissance and spread culture.
When you have some moltiplicators of culture, you can put cultural slide to 20%.
Once got Tolerance, change civics.
In version 1.16 no more Statue of Liberty but Metropolitain instead.
The other targets are almost the same.
1) Legendary culture in Paris by 1700.
2) Notre Dame, Versailles, The Louvre, Eiffel Tower, Metropolitain, in Paris.
3) 40% of Europe and 40% of North America in 1800.
The hard part is Legendary culture in Paris.
Paris must grow and build cultural building since first turn and do NOTHING ELSE until 1700.
And a precise order must be followed.
The key of success pass through cultural multipliers. Some buildings multiply culture of a percentage from 25% to 100%, and you must have them.
Sistine Chapel is another mandatory building to have.
If Paris is bound to build culture, the strategy to win is to get more cities, to train army and workers.
The first city to get is Rome.
Then London, then Barcelona. (England and Spain will be vassalized).
Enough to start.
Techs:
1) Fortification for trebs, then path to Notre Dame.
2) Path to Sistine Chapel, then Versailles
3) Path to Geography to start colonization
4) Path to Louvre
First moves:
Change to depotism, to whip two trebs, two galleys or cog, two lancers (in Bordeaux and Barcelona)
Paris can whip Monastier, Church, Theatre, Weaver, Monument, but population cannot go under 3.
Beware happiness.
With two trebs, you can siege and conquer Rome. (Use crossbows in attack). About 960AD
After Rome a galley should be ready in Bordeaux. Load an unit and go to get Dublin.
Move all your army in Dublin while you are training Lancers.
If you did all well, you should be ready to invade England about 1066AD (History is very fun, sometimes).
Conquer the small city on the west first (it can be Plymouth, or Bath, or Exter), then London.
English will capitulate and become Duchy of Normandy.
Bring whole army back, and prepare the invasion of Spain. Your target is Barcelona.
Then Madrid.
Spain will capitulate. Give Madrid back. Keep Barcelona.
This is your enlarged core. Enough for now.
Move all your army in Rome, train some other unit and wait for Bizantine collapse.
Your next target are Naples, Budapest, Belgrad and Athens.
No hurry. You can take them easily when they are independend, or rush an attack in the final turns.
Enough to get 40% of Europe.
Colonization.
A conqueror's event with Aztecs can help, with extra army.
Get Tucume (it is in North America). Found New Orleans and Montreal (Montreal ASAP, to prevent English to found Boston). Then found Detroit, and another city 5 tiles west of Detroit.
With Versailles in Paris you have an Estate in every city and you can cover more than 40% of North America with 5 cities.
Paris buildings.
Religious buildings, then Theatre and Weaver to train Great Artists. Catholic cathedral.
You must manage to build also Jewish Cathedral and Protestant cathedral later.
First GA should be added to Paris. Second GA will build Museum. With the other GA, wait for Renaissance and spread culture.
When you have some moltiplicators of culture, you can put cultural slide to 20%.
Once got Tolerance, change civics.
