A New Dawn Stories: From last to first

digitCruncher · Nov 28, 2010

This is a story / gameplay walkthrough of the final version of the A New Dawn mod. It is a wonderful mod, full of additional units, civics, and unique gameplay features such as revolutions and plague bombs.

My last game ended with me winning a mastery victory, in the early 1800's. Fully 3/4s of the worlds oceans, and about 1/4 of the surface area of the planet was covered in a deadly plague, fallout was falling from the skies on a routine schedule at such a rate that it reduced the GNP of the largest nation (Arabia) by 25% over a 60-year period, and the world was pretty much an unlivable hole.

But I found out that the game was too easy. So now, I give to you: "From last to first". It is a variant of the (currently broken) "High to Low" game option, which is MEANT to do the following:

Start a game. When you get to #1 place, you switch control of your nation to the weakest (in score) nation in the world. Then, when you get THAT nation to #1 score, you switch again to the weakest nation. That third nation is the nation you are (meant) to win with.

Unfortunately, the game doesn't quite understand the concept of "If you are at the top of the scoreboard", and seems to randomly switch control at routine periods. So I need your help!

In short, I play as a regular civ, until the foundation of the religion of Christianity. This normally happens at circa 2,000 BC, so I am going to ignore the time at the top, and treat 30 AD as the foundation of Christianity. This will also give you an idea of when the switch happens, as I write my story (while playing as the French)

At 30 AD [Foundation of Christianity], I will switch control of that nation to the nation YOU choose. The save at the foundation of Christianity is attached to this post, so you can have a sneak peak at the future. I want one of the weakest civilizations with at least 1 city (or a large rebel group, whichever you feel will both be able to survive. It should be almost impossible to get up to #1, but w/ever

). To open it, you need to download A New Dawn, and install it with the Formations module setting. If you have troubles, post in this thread. The link is here: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=344525

After taking control of fail-civ, I will try and make fail-civ the most powerful nation on Earth. If I manage to somehow do that before the Transhuman era (an era between the Modern and Future era), then I will repeat the entire thing again, taking control of a fail civ, and trying to... survive ... in that!

The second civ transfer could be interesting. In the last game, I had plague bringers, invisible tanks and mutants, ICBMs, and was researching plans on developing a weapon that could nuke a THIRD OF THE PLANET AT ONCE. Native America was developing Muskets.

So, settings and starting civ:

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4935 BC: After several thousand years of wandering the wastes, the first tribes of what would become the French Tribe grouped together on the River Seine. The tribes united, and a selection of warriors were sent out to find more tribes that would join the Great French Tribe.

Paris is founded

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Yoshiegg737 · Nov 28, 2010

More "A New Dawn" Stories
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Keep going!

digitCruncher · Nov 28, 2010

The French Empire (4935BC - 1895BC)

The first 3000 years are a little boring, but provide a bit of backstory to the French. Feel free to skip this post if you feel like it. Soon, however, we have fun with millions of galleys, the French Revolution, and a battle on four fronts. Fun times!!

4935 BC The tribesmen immediately designated some sages and wisemen to develop better weapons and technologies to help them grow. The first step was to develop new hunting techniques, and design sharpened stone tools.

4775 BC A tiny bunch of nomads was rescued by the exploration party. These nomads had a large number of Shamans, who taught the French the ways of Ritualism. The French embraced this new religion, and Paganism spread throughout Paris.

4635 BC Feeling defenseless against the packs of lions and animals wandering around the world, the French started training huge numbers of Javineers, who wielded sharpened stone throwing spears. This is the first known record of the French Military.

4575 BC The explorers found the Inuit, who told them of lands of tundra and ice to the north.

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4475 BC The French, after developing new primitive Mining techniques, start focusing on new ways to lead, as the French Tribe continued to grow at an unsustainable rate.

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4475 BC The Mongolians, a rough and violent tribe, were spotted in a distant land to the west. They intimidated the scouting party, and were not allowed in their lands. Nonetheless, the French Military was confident they could defend against an attack from this tribe.

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3955 BC The French tribe were the first nation in the world to develop a reliable method of trade. A trading caravan was sent west to trade with the Mongolians, and to explore their lands.

3715 BC The first French writing records are estimated to be created at this time. They used pictograms, but showed the first legitimite language written down as symbols.

3535 BC Stonehedge was built.

In this decade, the second French settlement was founded: Orleans, to the south-east of Paris.

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3455 BC Hinduism, the oldest religion, was founded at around this time.

3015 BC The third French settlement, Lyons, was founded. This meant that the French were the largest nation on Earth at this time. The poor trade networks, distant communication, and the fact that the High Chief demanded to be consulted on every aspect of Lyons development meant that huge amounts of the income of the peasants had to be spent to appease the High Chief. Of course, this did not please the peasants, and the Chieftains of Lyons and Orleans started to plot against the High Chief.

It is at this point that the French became a proper Empire, rather than just a collection of weak tribes.

2955 BC The French developed a new method of crafting metal, by pouring molten metal into clay moulds. However, the amount of metal available in French lands was not enough to field an army.

However, scouts had found one source of copper suitable for the job: Distant to the east.

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2735 BC The second religion of the world: Zoroastrianism, was founded. Zoroastrianism would soon become a major part of French life, but it would be many many centuries before it would spread as far as France.

2615 BC The Allisia plant, native to Orleans, was first used as a antibiotic and painkiller at around this time. However, when prepared poorly, the Allisia plant is highly toxic, and the experiments the High Chief ordered ended up killing thousands of citizens throughout the land. This angered everyone, and lead to the High Chief being ousted and set north to the Great Ice Floes.

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2495 BC After centuries of hostile tensions between the Mongolian Tribes and the French Empire, the High Chief Rustak of Mongolia responded violently to the French expansion to the west, and the plans to develop a new settlement north of Lyons.

2000 spearmen, each weilding sharpened stone spears, decended on Lyons. The Mongolian military technology was superiour to the defenders in Lyons had at the time, but reinforcements were sent from Orleans in an attempt to stop Mongolia from capturing Lyons.

Rustak's aggression had no effect on the French plans of setting Rhiems to the north of Lyons.

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Every sage in the land was told to leave thier posts, and start constructing spears, and within a few decades, enough spears had been made to allow the French to train 1000 Javineers into Spearmen.

But at the same time, another thousand Mongolian spearmen moved towards Lyons from the north-east.

2420 BC As a direct result of 1000 javilineers leaving the garrison of Orleans, Orleans soon fell to lawlessness and banditry. The High Chief started losing power over the local government of Orleans.

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Within 15 years the High Chief of Mongolia, after the Mongolian troops had pierced all the way down to Lyons, decided on a full frontal assault on the French city. However, the French spearmen and some heavily entrenched Javelins worked together to repel the invaders.

However, a small Mongolian raiding party fortified itself in the forest to the north-west of Lyons, and refused to leave French territory. The French knew it couldn't move them forcefully without taking heavy losses, and the Mongolians knew they couldn't leave the safety of the forest, and so both were forced to live with an uneasy stalemate. The thousand spearmen soon started a tiny camp, and became known as the "Inner Circle"

2360 BC Due to the sheer distance from the High Chief, and growing unhappiness from the brutality of the despotic leadership in France, Lyons started openly revolting against the High Chief. However, soon Lyons was reinforced by over 2000 soldiers, and the riots stopped.

2345 BC The Mongolian city of Beshlabek was founded on the French border. It was garrisoned by Archers, a weapon that terrified the French generals, as it could fire far longer than any man could throw.

2180 BC In one of the first major changes to French society, the French sages discovered how to mint and manage currency. They used tin coins, and the idea soon spread rapidly throughout the vast nation of France.

The smartest of the buisnessmen in France soon embraced the coins, and used thier influence over the economy to overthrow the acting government in France. A nationwide system of charities were set up to help the poor and needy. However, the rich were led to power. The old ways of being in power by the military was ousted, and replaced by those being in power being so by having connections to the markets and bazaars across France.

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2060 BC: The "Inner Circle" moved out of the forest, in an attempt to pillage the cottages that were helping trade around Lyons. This allowed an opening to appear in the French military, and 2000 spearmen were sent to kill the Mongolian spearmen. The French losses were heavy, and one battalion was killed in the fight outright, but they still won, and the Mongolians were completely repelled from French borders, for the first time in over 400 years.

Forced to admit defeat, the High Chief of the City State of Mongolia accepted peace, and handed over thier best fishermen to aid the growth in the French empire.

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With peace between the two nations, an Embassy was set up between the two nations, and trade was allowed.

1895 BC Entirely disappointed with the High Chief and its confusing and disjointed method of running a massive empire, the first Queen of France was appointed in this decade. Queen Ermentrude the First of Paris overthrew the Union of Chiefs, and appointed herself ruler over the Queendom of France.

No longer would the military oppress the citizens. Instead, loyalty to the crown would appease the peasantry. The government structure was designed for a sprawling nation, and the mayors over each city would be allowed a degree of autonomy, decreasing the expensive costs of running the humongous empire.

The French Empire had crumbled, and the Queendom of France had taken its place.

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Next time on "From Last to First"... "The Rise of the Sea People!"

digitCruncher · Nov 29, 2010

This is the second to last post I can make, before YOU choose what civ I should control to try and win this game!

To do that, simply open the save file in the opening post of this thread, then Open Worldbuilder, save it as a scenario, open the scenario, and pick the civilisation you think I should play as. Save the game, and upload it to Civfanatics! You can add civ information (the name of the civ, wars it currently is in, stability, how many cities it owns, etc. etc. etc.) in SPOILER tags, as I will not read them. In short, I will pick one at random (but if you post a savegame, and people think that that is a great civ to play, I am more likely to pick your savegame)

Remember: I can unite almost any civ, so revolution is not so much of a problem. Size of a civ, and technological advancement (or lack of it) makes a much better challange. If you give me a tiny 1 city back-water civ, that would be fun, as I would truely get it from last place, to first.

[Edit] Oh yes, and I found out I can't do basic maths. Apparently, Christianity is going to be founded in 30 BC not 30 AD[/Edit]

The rise of the Sea People (1895BC - 440 BC)

Some time between 1730 BC and 1610 BC Tours, the fifth major city of France, was founded. Tours was unique in that it was the first port in France, and also was a major producer in arms and ship parts for several millenia.

1595 BC The first 300 years of the Queendom of France passed almost uneventfully. A major earthquake on Paris managed to destroy a huge amount of infrastructure, but that was soon repaired. However, in 1595 BC, after a furious arms race against Mongolia, the French managed to develop Iron weapons.

Iron weapons were cheaper than bronze, and harder than stone and leather, and thus made for a great material for weapons and armor. In addition, a huge iron vein, the only one of it's kind in the entire continent, was discovered right outside the city of Paris. Almost immediatly, Queen Lapour III ordered that a massive mine be constructed to provide soldiers with powerful weapons immediately.

1535 BC Naugalism, the fourth religion in the world, takes root.

1400 BC The Vedic Aryans, a group of elite archers, set thier eyes upon Lyons. However, the strong French garrison there, trained and prepared against a skilled Mongolian advance, repelled them after 30 years of skirmishes.

1370 BC The first major fleets of the Sea People, a massive barbarian force from the south, began to blockade the ports of Tours, preventing the fishermen from providing the seaside city with fish.

The Sea People, at this time, were not considered a major threat to the safety of the French people, and no action was taken against them. However, they took this oppportunity to seize control of the Panama canal, and soon they ruled the region between North and South America.

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1280 BC The sixth French city was founded, Marseilles. After settling this city, however, scouts reported that the Sea People had already fortified themselves all along the southern coast.

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1265 BC Scouts discover what could be the signs of another nation. After a small battalion of Spearmen is led to the east, to see South America, they are introduced to a large empire, almost one to rival the French: Celtia.

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The French government immediatly took a liking to the Celts, and opened borders with them. However, the Sea People refused to allow any trading ships between their territory.

1160 BC The French Trireme, a devastating naval weapon, was developed. It's heavy stone ram allowed it to decimate the numerous Sea People Galleys, and was designed to weaken Sea People Influence in Central America.

1040 BC Confusism, the fifth religion, was founded.

995 BC Annoyed at the continued rapid expanse of the French, the Mongolians decided to take advantage of the wide spread of the French military, and restarted a war against them.

At the same time, the Sea People launched an amphibious attack near Paris. Thankfully, some Axemen were available to injure and protect Paris from the surprise invasion, but it meant that the Sea People were treated with more respect ... and were destined to be more of a threat to the French.

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890 BC The Mongolian war started off very slow. The Mongolians, armed with thier new seige engines: The Catapults, and escorted with spears moved into the forest to the west of Lyons. The French responded by sending a huge army of axes to drive them off. However, after 15 years of uneasy peace, the French made the first move. The Mongolians, although fighting in a heavily defensible position, took heavy losses, and the French managed to capture thier catapults. Now the French had a seige engine they could use against the Mongols.

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860 BC Judaism, the sixth religion, was founded.

815 BC By now, the French, tired of the continued existance of the Mongols, moved north to try and take out Karakorum.

Karakorum was an amazing city. Founded on the west coast, it bordered not one, but two rivers. The rivers often flooded providing an endless supply of food and grain to the city. It had a good production value, was river side, coastal, with 80,000 square kilometers of rich floodplains within 200 kilometers, and major supplies of potatoes and stone.

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The invasion was slow, but eventually, by 740 BC, the French army had reached the gates of Karakorum, where they laid seige to the city, starving thousands of people.

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710 BC Buddhism, the seventh religion, was founded.

665 BC After decades of skirmishes, and after the siege had been broken and lifted dozens of times, the French army regrouped for the final assault on Karakorum.

The forces were sizable on each side. The Mongols had 5000 spears, 2000 archers, and 200 catapults. Meanwhile, the French, under the stern leadership of Norman Schwarzkopf, had 8000 axes, and 200 catapults. The French had reduced the defences of Karakorum to nothing, outnumbered them, out stragegized them, and out-teched them. As a result, the battle was a farce, and Karakorum fell to the French Queendom. But the catapults were difficult for the French axes to dislodge, and it took 30 years before the French had removed all the Mongolian soldiers from the city.

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The French army attempted to quell any Mongolian sympathisers, waited for reinforcements, re-designed the supply carts, and were about to go on the warpath to more Mongolian cities when in 605 BC, after a vicious power struggle in the Mongolian high leadership, after the old line of High Chiefs were unable to retake Karakorum, a new High Chief lead an army to overthrow Mongolia, and found a new nation, Spain, in its place.

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The Spanish army was woefully underarmed, and as a result was only just able to hold a forest to the north-west of the new capital of Mongolia: Beshbalik, which itself lay on the French border.

560 BC At this time, the French still hadn't managed to take over complete control of Karakorum. Unhappiness and work strikes plagued the city, and many people left due to starvation and corruption. The French Monarch ordered to move south immediately, and try and show the futility of the Mongolian rebels in their plans to return to their 'great' Mongolian empire. The rebellion grew in strength and influence, however, due to French mismanagement.

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520 BC The first major French Trireme fleet took to the coast after another attempted raid on Paris by the Sea People. The flagship was the "Avenger"

However, 10 years later, revolution was a major problem in Karakorum, and the tiny garrison was not enough to stop the entire production of the city grinding to a slow halt.

500 BC Riots plagued Karakorum, as the people demanded to rejoin the Mongolian Empire. The French government responded by cutting off the heads of the rebel leaders.

French officials were starting to get worried that the West coast would collapse due to a Peasant Revolt.

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490 BC The French military razed the Mongolian city of Ning-hsia to the ground. The Spanish took this as an opportunity, and moved north and founded a new city in it's ruins 20 years later. Ning-hsia became known as Madrid.

460 BC One of the Celtic cities fell (due to the Sea People maybe?) It is almost certain, as Brennus doesn't seem to know anyone else, so it must be a barbarian force. And the only barbarian force strong enough to take out a celtic city is probably the Sea People

440 BC After a second Trireme fleet was sent out to claim the waters south of France, the government of France changed significantly. The old line of monarchy died out, and a new line after Queen Adelaide took the throne. This new family demanded a people in power due to thier own merits, and not thier wealth. She founded the French Senate, removing power from the tax collectors and rulers of the markets and bazaars of France. The old Tribal ways that had lasted with the French for over four millenia was gone, and society instead of being focused on tribal groups, was focused on the rich and wealthy. The Elite Bourgious were lavished upon, at the expense of the Proletariat.

Finally, the French religious guidance for the queen was no longer through old Pagan Folklore, but instead by Prophets, who predicted the future, and guided France through good times and bad.

France had been turned upside down, but it was still ruled by a Monarch, the Queen of France.

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Nonetheless, the Sea People had made a strong influence in Central America. Even with two Trireme fleets, lead by the Elizabeth and the Avenger, the coast between Tours and Marseilles still had Sea People Galleys between it. There were around 1,500 galleys, in 15 fleets, near Marseilles alone, as well as those on the East Coast of North America, and all around Celtia.

The Sea People were the fifth nation in a region covered in war.

Next time on From Last to First: The last installment of the French history: The Three Nations

digitCruncher · Nov 30, 2010

>.> <.< What? Yeah... I just moved time forward 60 years. I can't be bothered changing every date in the past two posts to the correct one.

In other news, please check out the savegame in the beginning post, and pick a nation which seems like the most interesting nation you want to see become great. Making the French nation become the prime civilisation is likely to be too easy, and thus, boring.

Simply load the attached file, open World Builder, save it as a scenario, open the scenario, choose the civilisation you want me to play with, save that game, and attach it to your post in this thread!

The Three Nations (370BC - 30 AD)

370 BC Thanks to another Trireme fleet, lead by Resistance, the western coast of France was finally free of the Sea People. However, the Sea People were growing in power, and outnumbered the French navy ten to one. The French technological superiority was worthless compared to the fleets repeatedly coming in from the south.

360 BC The Mongolian capital was laid under siege by the French army. Beshbalik was a difficult city to capture, being on a hill, and being surrounded by a thick stone wall.

Nonetheless, the Mongolians still hadn't managed to recover thier military, and as a result, the garrison was tiny.

340 BC The French government had only recently returned to complete control of the French Queendom, when revolts started springing up in Orleans. For many years, Orleans had had a large dissident population, due to a large growth rate, and a lack of luxury resources. Nonetheless, the old government had kept Orleans pacified due to both the rituals associated with the Orleans Monument, and the marketplace allowing Orleans to have a significant say in national French politics.

With the change in government, Orleans now had no more say than Lyons or Marseilles, and this made many people mad. By 340 BC, the first cracks were showing in the new Queendom, after only 10 years of existance.

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330 BC After years of the French military focusing on the Sea Peoples resurjance up the West coast, after two Trireme fleets were forced to go to Marseilles for repairs, the eyes of the French army turned to Beshbalik. A large number of the Mongolian garrison had defected to the Spanish Rebels, and after the final defection, Mongolia finally made peace with the Rebels, allowing the Spanish city of Madrid to have autonomy from Mongolia.

But France was still at war with Mongolia, and the battle of Beshbalik was completely one sided.

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The battle surprisingly left many structures intact, and as a result, the French Queendom decided to keep Beshbalik, even though it had originally planned to raze it to the ground. The other reason they kept it was because it had turned out that the Spanish were planning on settling another city very soon, and thus Beshbalik would lie near the Spanish border.

The fall of Beshbalik had ramifications throughout the Mongolian Empire. The Annointed One of Turfan, Red Garaz was promoted to Despot Garaz, and became the first Despot of Mongolia to envision a peace between France and Mongolia. However, France refused to accept any small compensation for peace, and demanded that the Mongolian researchers hand over all Mongolian secrets. Garaz, to the disappointment of his advisors and lower-caste members of government, agreed. The second Mongolian war had ended.

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Open borders was established with the Spanish, and peace finally reigned over the French Continent. However, the war with the Sea People was not going well. Due to a tactical blunder, Resistance, after destroying another fleet of galleys, was badly damaged. The fleet tried to flee to Marseilles for repairs, but in its damaged state, the Sea People managed to surround, and destroy the fleet. This was the first recorded major French naval loss.

290 BC Despite being at peace with Mongolia, and Mongolia being a mere shadow of it's previous existance, Karakorum still yearned to be free of France. However, the old resistance had changed ... it's loyalties lied no longer with Mongolia. And as a result, the citizens grew more and more restless with the French mismanagement of the West Coast.

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Ten years later, Orleans was encompassed with violent riots and protests. The French government scrambled to attempt to bribe the revolutionaries for peace. The French government was stressed with the western half of the nation vowing for independant rule, and the Sea People wanting to conquer the southern half.

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Also, due to a Sea People raid on Paris, Paris was starving too.

260 BC Another Celtic city was captured by the Sea People.

240 BC After a difficult campaign that lasted the entire life of Queen Rozala's reign, the Sea People were finally outsted from the southern tip of France. The French naval garrison was completed, and the western end of the Panama Straight was seized by the French triremes.

230 BC Karakorum and Beshbalik rioters made a deal with the French Government. Either return the city and surrounding territories of Karakorum to the Mongols, or see the rise of the Dutch empire to prominence. The French decided to fight the Dutch, and ordered the armies nearby to prepare for a violent uprising.

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The Dutch army fought with the French for ten years, before realising that the attack was doomed to fail. Taking what they could, they fled Karakorum and moved to the forests to the east.

220 BC Chartres, a seaside port designed to harvest some olives, was founded. The Chartres olives would placate the citizens of all of France, and possibly Celtia if they could secure the Panama Straight.

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200 BC The last remnants of the Dutch Rebels were destroyed, and the first French Revolution was a dismal failure.

180 BC Chartres was besieged by the Sea People, who invaded with 2000 axes. Chartres only had 1000 axes in the garrison, as the city was not expecting a major attack. Despite the valient efforts of the French military, the Sea people captured, and razed Chartres, and moved west to Orleans.

170 BC France was not the only civilisation with problems with the Sea People, as they captured a third Celtic city: Camulodunum, on the Eastern edge of the Panama Straight.

130 BC Nonetheless, the French army was very weak on the East Coast, as most of the army had been moved west to deal with the Dutch rebels. The French rapidly attempted to defend against the growing army, and the first French chariots were built to counter the deadly axes of the sea people.

Just when the French finally thought they had the upper hand, 3000 more Sea People disembarked near Paris. 1000 swords, axes, and spears moved north, pillaging and looting as they traveled.

By now, 5000 Sea People had managed to decimate the French military, which was isolated and in disarray. Furthermore, the barbarians in the north were still trickling down from the tundra. The French were besieged from all directions, and from within.

But not all was lost. Due to the French navy securing the Western Panama canal, Zoroastrianism, the Celts state religion, had spread to southern France. The Queen at the time thought that adopting Zoroastrianism at this time would be a poor decision, as the removal of the old Pagan prophets would be too difficult, and lose too much production.

100 BC The battle against the invading Sea People armies was going well, and many clever battles, and lucky fights, managed to pay off for the French. The French military were obviously ready to gamble, but it was due to luck, and only luck, that the French cities managed to remain in control of the Monarchy.

However, the Mongols were less lucky. Due to a lack of trade with any nation, and the fact that the Mongols were living in cold, unhospitable climates, and the exalted leaders of the Mongols were showing no reason to recapture the West Coast, the Khmer rebels of Mongolia broke off from Turfan, and fought the Mongols.

90 BC But revolution was not only part of the Mongolian city state: The French were still having problems on the West coast too. The Dutch had had a resurgence in recent years, and were planning on going for a second round. The Mongolians were identified as the instigators of the Dutch rebellion, and as a result, the French declared war on the Mongolians as punishment for inciting the Dutch to revolt.

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The Dutch army decided to follow Mongolian orders, and defected to the Mongols, as they rose up against the French.

50 BC Marseilles, on the southernmost region of France, was not without it's problems too. Rumours of rebellion due to continued unhappiness with the French Government were spreading like wildfire. However, the citizens were also under pending danger from another Sea People raid, this time on the southernmost tip of France

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Nonetheless, the French government, under the leadership of Queen Bertha, decided to adopt Zoroastrianism in an effort to recontrol the citizens of Marseilles. In addition, the treasury was emptied in order to pay for iron pikes to replace the short spears the garrison in Marseilles had. This was not the best defenses against the Sea Peoples axes, but it was enough, as the Sea People were repelled shortly after the pikes arrived.

30 BC The Celts recaptured Carnulodunum, but it was for naught, as the Sea People recaptured the recaptured city just 10 years later. At the same time, the Orleans Eruption occured, causing ripples throughout France, as the major French pastures of horses were destroyed.

10 AD With the advent of French Democracy, the French Queendom underwent a massive reform, as more effort was put into the people, rather than the elite.

The old charities were expanded as the State attempted to provide large projects to benefit all the people, rich and poor alike. French Aqueducts became one of the most clean and impressive architectual constructs of the early medieval era.

The Monarchy was anointed as a conduit to Ahura Masda made manifest. This pleased the Zoroastrianists in Tours and Marseilles.

The common people, rather than the rich, were focused on by the government. This helped keep the people happy, but did not go down well with the rich people who felt that they had been ripped off.

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30 AD Christianity takes off, and the French arrive at Turfan, the last stronghold of the Mongols. With a sudden surprise attack, the French seized control of Turfan, once and for all destroying the Mongols.

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Turfan was a promising city, being surrounded by more floodplains. It had supplies of furs, and was also riverside. Even the tundra had potential. The Khmer spearmen, noticing the French conquest of Mongolia, stood at a distance, bowed, and then disappeared into the north-western wastes, never to be seen again.

And so we end the era of the French. The French empire is unstable, but a few tweaks, some military units, and it will just explode in efficiency. It controls an entire continent before the Renaissance! Provided that the AI doesn't mismanage the great French empire, then we will soon see them again, strong, and possibly having a few cities in Cuba and Central America.

The Celts are obviously in trouble. They are barely holding thier own against the Sea People, and probably on the brink of civil war. However, they also have the Zoroastrianist Holy City, which will likely be the only holy site on the New World, meaning if they survive the next millenia, they also will likely be a regional superpower.

The Spanish look like a great option to control. Two cities, no shrines, and a weak military. Completely surrounded by a superior French nation, and dependant on the French to prevent the Sea People from spreading to thier shores. Those are the sorts of civilisations I would love to play as.

The Khmer are an example of a civ which is just cruel to play as. AFAIK, they have 1 unit (a spearman) and no cities. There is a zero percent chance of them being useful in the future (Unless they have a settler which I missed)

So... what civ should I play as? Remember there are probably between 10 and 16 other civilisations which we haven't met in Asia, Europe, and Africa. And possibly in Australia (given that this mapscript obviously doesn't care about putting civs in the Americas

Gruekiller · Dec 3, 2010

I recommend playing whichever civ is in Australia, just for the heck of it.

Yoshiegg737 · Dec 4, 2010

Or, you can pick the civilization with 1 city surrounded by super high cultured civilizations in Europe

Gruekiller · Dec 4, 2010

Hehe. A Netherlands-equivalent.

digitCruncher · Dec 4, 2010

I could only find 2 civs in Europe: China and Native America. China was a rebel offshoot of Native America.

Oh, and ironically, there WAS a civ that started in Australia. But it was ranked second, and owned the best holy city (confusist), and since this story isn't called "From second to first", I decided against it.

I played as the Spanish. Died 50 turns in. I might tell that story in the future, but for now, I have picked my civilisation: America.

America is a rebel offshoot of England. But where America in our world broke off from the English for thier brutal taxation and distant location, this America simply seperated for a similar reason Spain broke off from Mongolia. However, in this world, America has put alot of cultural pressure on several key English cities.

America owns northern Indonesia, and Korea. England owns southern Indonesia, and is the founding nation of Buddhism [What a juicy city!!]

America is technologically backwards, and is third from last in the scoreboard (not including Spain). However, it has a great commercial setup, and two potential production sites nearby. To the north is Ethiopia, and above that... Persia [duh duh duhhhhhhhhh]

Persia is by far the largest civilisation. Owning 13 cities, and a vassal with another two, it dominates what in our world is all of East Russia, China, India, and some surrounding territories. Its vassal takes up modern day Mongolia. And Ethiopia is the only thing between America/England and Persia/Babylon.

The Persians are expansive, have the largest military in the world by a factor of 3, and are reasonably stable. This is a simple way of saying:

I am not going to win this. The game has now become "How long can America remain independent of Persia?"

I expect a Mastery Victory from Persia before it reaches the Industrial Era. I played the first 60 turns, and it is a nightmare >.<

Duke of Britain · Dec 5, 2010

try becoming a vassal of Persia if somenoe causes you problems, in Rise of Mankind AND the human can become vassal in singleplayer... or at least could...
and hey, maybe they'll gift you some techs that way. anyway, i guess their protection would already be a good thing.
becoming a vassal can really recover you, i remember a multiplayer game where a failed rush ended in a very long war that destroyed my economy (only won that thanks to my ships and some "special forces" invading the enemy capital, thus letting me "starve" him of units in his fortress city in the border), i saved me later by becoming vassal from the strongest player, because that way i could build up my economy and started becoming a monster, he gave me techs and in war units.

digitCruncher · Dec 5, 2010

New Dawns (30AD - 660 AD)

30 AD

Spoiler :

The new American Senator, Senator Williams, was a previous unknown in American Politics, but had a massive effect on the direction of America and it's allies. The first thing that Williams wanted to add to the long term plans of America was to open borders with Persia, England, Siam, and Ethopia, and push for Free Trade Agreements between America's neighbours. This was part of a two part plan.

America was already miles behind other nations in technology, but Williams had noticed that it was much easier to take other nations achievements, rather than research them themselves. Therefore, he ordered the complete destruction of the America research labs across the world, and put all the focus in a shadowy legion of a spy network to rival the largest civilisations.

However, Williams problem was that England still didn't like America. Thier close borders and constant border skirmishes, especially the iron supply to the west of the American capital of York, was harshly hurting English/American diplomacy.

Williams also completely changed the production projects. America had vast tracts of land, but that land was not able to be worked due to a chronic lack of cities. Thus, two new city locations were planned, and all of America worked together to claim those parts of territory, as well as protect them from English culture.

Finally, America tried to work to find some way to make thier spies more powerful. The top scientists that accepted the complete change in American scientific progress pointed through complete governmental reform as a means to the goal of improved espionage.

40 AD America managed to get several key technologies of the Greeks. Siege Warfare and Machinery in America were both originally of Greek origin.

In addition, the English declared war on the Chinese. Williams, coming to the end of his term, started putting plans into motion to organize a proxy war against the weak Chinese, to get on the English good side.

50 AD Turkey managed to provide advanced religious ideas of a high, single God, and also the secrets of designing and constructing Triremes. For a coastal civilisation, this was surprising that America would take so long before, eventually, it would develop a better military ship than the hybrid war galley.

Finally, as the last action of Williams, the American government was turned upside down. The Republic of America dissolved, and was replaced with the American Commonwealth.

The poor were shunned, as the efforts of the government were pushed into the Bourgouis, and the control of power shifted from the markets to the Senate, making the republics senate control even more power. The American Agora's now controlled a wide variety of parts of American's lives.

The old charities were improved, and the American senate decided that it would be prudent to provide large monuments to the most successful citizens in America.

But this year was also a massive change in numerous other civilisations, with Greece, the Ottomans, Persia, and Ethiopia all undergoing significant changes to thier governments.

Spoiler :

110 AD After several decades, the Germans persuaded the Americans to join the English in a war against the Chinese. The Americans, keen to secure the Free Trade Agreement with the English, keenly accepted. But not all wars were welcomed by the American Senate...

130 AD 20 years later, the Persians, keen on expansion, declared war on the Ethiopians, the civilisation that lay between Persia and America. If Ethiopia lost the war, America would be Persia's neighbour.

Ethiopia was not a great nation, but the army of Ethiopia was a third of the size as the Persians army. What followed terrified American government for several millenia.

150 AD The Persians, knowing that they had betrayed one of thier friends, decided to attempt to help the Americans. The Americans refused their gift.

Spoiler :

Nonetheless, Persia continued it's march through Ethiopia, and the territory of Gondar was captured by Persia.

Spoiler :

170 AD By now, relations with the English had grown to the point where England would sign a Free Trade Agreement with America. This helped American economy boost, and also helped the American "Research and Development" Centers.

In addition, New York was founded, designed to claim a second source of cattle, as well as providing a good place to stop Asian troops from marching through Indonesia.

Spoiler :

200 AD The fourth American city was founded: Boston, designed to both provide a quick route through the Washington Penensula, as well as to provide pressure on the beleaguered English city of Canterbury.

Spoiler :

The founding of the fourth city, pressured the government to change it's name again, from the Commonwealth of America, into the American Republic.

220 AD Desperate for military support, the Ethiopians pleased for America's assistance against Persia. America opted against suicide.

230 AD Not every nation was as stable as the Republic, of course. The Holy Roman Empire had a major schism, and the Protectorate of Russia split off from the Holy Romans as a partially independent nation.

250 AD The American "Research and Development" department had acquired its first major breakthrough: Aesthetics.

Spoiler :

290 AD The Maoi Statues were constructed in Washington. This allowed Washington to become a major production city.

310 AD By now, the Persians had rocked through to the Ethiopian capital, and had seized control of Aksum.

320 AD This conquest, in the Persians dictator at the time's opinion, was clear evidence that the Americans should join them in a violent war. The Americans declined, however, which drove a small wedge between the Persian and American governments. But it was small, and the Persians remained ambivalent with the Americans existence. It was not a threat, and so they were allowed to remain independent.

380 AD The Persian military was really pushing into Ethiopian territory, and even more land was seized from the Ethiopians. The Daoist Holy City, Lalibela, was taken by the Persian military. The fundamentalist Daoists were always at odds with the fundamentalist Kematist government, but the continued military success of Persia kept the dissidents at bay.

390 AD American R&D managed to gain access to Persian construction secrets.

Also, in this year, the Babylonian Republic, a puppet state controlled by Persia, captured the new Ethiopian capital of Edirne.

420 AD By now, the Americans had decided that they needed to further expand to protect the iron mines on the border of American and English territory. Thus, a fifth city was planned.

450 AD Finally, after 320 years of violent, and sometimes rapid, military conquest, the Persians completely annexed Ethiopia, and the Ethiopians disappeared into the depths of legend.

Spoiler :

470 AD The Persians, already owning the holy shrine of Kematism, built a massive Palace designed to unite Kematists everywhere. Persian government immediately tried to seize control of this religious organization, and managed to get 384 seats, out of the potential 593, voting for Persian control. This vote was a farce, however, as Persia itself managed to hold on to 314 seats, and to gain complete control required just 237 seats.

490 AD Philadelphia was founded, and the nearby iron mines was called "The Philadelphian mines"

Spoiler :

500 AD The Siamese allowed the trade of thier world maps to the Americans, revealing the continent of Vietnam, and the nearby island of New Sealand.

Spoiler :

520 AD The Americans manage to ~~take~~ discover the knowledge of Vassalage, allowing them to take their own vassals.

560 AD The German/Byzantine nation declared war on the Carthaginian Queendom. But this declaration was dwarfed by...

570 AD Persia declared war on Japan. Japan was very similar in many respects to America, and American government looked desperately to see how Japan coped with the Persian army.

590 AD The American R&D discovered a method to build and develop better swords.

620 AD The Apostolic Palace voted to force the repective governments of Germany and Carthage to make peace. This vote passed, but for once, the Persians were not able to pass it by themselves, and it only passed with the approval of China, Carthage, Rome, Babylon, and America.

(Probably a mistake on my part. I probably should have let Germany get larger so that it had a chance to grow large enough to repel, or at least slow, the Persian growth. Thankfully, the motion would have passed, with 437 votes, and 420 required.)

Also, the Japanese satellite territory of Kagoshima was captured by Babylon.

Spoiler :

630 AD Due to revolutionary problems, and a cultural push by Turkey, Babylon allowed the old Ethiopian city of Edrine to pass to Turkish hands.

660 AD The Persian army, supported by Babylon, slowly marched to the last bastion of Japanese resistance: Tokyo.

Spoiler :

The American government hung their heads in shame, and fear. The Persians pretty much had completely decimated two nations in less than 700 years, literally doubled in size, and now controlled all of East Asia. Persia was unstoppable.

Spoiler :

Duke of Britain · Dec 5, 2010

wow, a light-blue behemoth just next door

but they may end up in collapse, i would advise you to spread many religions to persians cities, "a family that prays together, remains together", so try to do the opposite of this.

digitCruncher · Dec 6, 2010

Yeah. They have (at last count) around 3 different religions in each city, mainly because they have swallowed up at least 3 holy cities, and also have a vassal who has another holy city, so I really can't do all that much.

Played another 70-odd turns recently. I will update daily, and those 70 turns will take about 3 days of updates, but for those who can't wait 3 days, here is a bunch of spoilers that summarize the entire 70 turns.

Warning: REAL SPOILERS

Spoiler REAL SPOILERS WHICH WILL BE REVEALED IN THE NEXT 3 DAYS :

Duke of Britain · Dec 7, 2010

yeah, in RoM the technology "spreads" to undeveloped civs, but just if these civs border you. (if i remember, some time i haven't played RoM)

digitCruncher · Dec 7, 2010

I preferred the old way. Back in my days we didn't get this free beaker multipliers you young whippersnappers had. No... we got REAL beakers, and simply by surviving you got some beakers for all the techs your neighbors had. You could even get free technologies that way, but only if you were several era's behind your neighbors... much more realistic.

Also, I can't seem to offer myself as a vassal to Persia for some reason. Is there a setting that requires it? I have advanced diplomacy, but that option is not available. I can't capitulate to anyone I am at war with either.

America's Stagnation [660AD-1014 AD]

680 AD The sixth American city, Atlanta, is founded. This city was placed to take the Persian stone and ivory stockpiles, and to put even more cultural pressure on Canterbury

Spoiler :

In this year, the American government also disbanded the espionage branch of the R&D department, and reinstated scientists to work on rediscovering technologies other civilizations had found.

690 AD In an effort to quell the growth of Persia, American politicians started supporting the other minor civilizations as much as they could. IN this year, America and Germany signed a Free Trade Agreement which would lead to massively increased trade profits for America. Germany resides in central Africa, which, in this world, is a completely different continent than Europe/Asia/Indonesia

700 AD By now, the American people had grown in size by a large margin, and was pushing over 500,000 people.

750 AD In an effort to improve relations with Persia and Rome, the Americans joined the war effort against the beleaguered Japanese, who were still resisting against the Persian army.

Also, in this year, the last of the major religions, Islam, was founded.

758 AD In this year, enlightened American politicians took control of the Senate, and completely overthrew the government structure. It was an unusual government form, but it seemed to work. The military no longer was used for outward fights, but instead was used to quell local resistance. The old Republic was deemed unnecessary and unwieldy for the purpose of suppressing resistance, and as a result a charismatic despotic leader took control of the senate.

But the military was not to be used for open war, and as a result the Peaceful Empire of America was founded.

Spoiler :

In this year, the Apostolic Palace voted to pressure peace between Turkey and it's enemies. This vote passed, despite the American's protests.

814 AD The Persians, seeing the American people desperately trying to discover basic engineering projects, helped the American scientists as a reward for America's support throughout the ages.

Spoiler :

830 AD But this was not a sign of Persia becoming weaker and softer. To prove this, the same leader managed to persuade the Persian's highest warlords to support a war against Holy Rome and Russia. These nations were right adjacent to Persia, and consisted of the westernmost border of Persia. The Persian army was approximately 4 times larger than the Holy Roman army,and the war did not bode well for the American people.

In this year, the Turks decided to decline part of their sovereignty, in exchange for the protection of the English.

838 AD Soon after, the Persians attempted to strong-arm the Americans into making peace with the Chinese, a war the Persians no longer supported. The Americans agreed, but for a different reason: The Chinese were just as technologically backward as the Americans, and thus they were a possible technology trading partner. The American/Chinese research agreement had started.

870 AD The Persians, acting through the Apostolic Palace, attempted to try and force a trade embargo on the Native American empire. Again, the motion passed, even with the Americans objections.

878 AD The Chinese, in good faith, introduced the French, lead by another Charismatic Senator, to the American government. They were immediately given good treatment, as since they were very distant from Persia, it seemed as if the French would be the best chance of defeating the rapidly growing Persian menace. They were by far the largest civilization, controlling most of their continent, and sporting an impressive 14 cities, the second largest nation, second only to Persia's 23 major cities.

The French then introduced their brothers: The Celts, for some technology America had developed, and the French hadn't. Nonetheless, the French were still very technologically advanced.

Spoiler :

894 AD The English sailor: Albert Princeton, negotiated the difficult sea lanes throughout the world, and traded maps enough to prove, once and for all, that the world was definitely sphere shaped. Sailors for millenia had always suspected that, but they did not know if it was spherical, toroidal, dome shaped, or some other shape.

Albert also highlighted 3 critically important sea lanes. These lanes were the only naval routes, and if one civilization blocked them, it would stop trade between a third of the world.

The first one was the English Channel. This channel was owned by the English, and was the only way between the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Due to the large ice caps, attempting to go north above Persia, or south below Siam was impossible.

The second lane was the Mediterranean sea. This was the only way between the Indian and Atlantic Oceans, and was controlled by a large number of different nations: China, Holy Rome, and Russia all had a stake, and Japan still owned the eastern most inlet to that route.

The final lane was owned by France, and was called the Panama Straight, being the only way between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.

These three lanes would be easy to blockade, and if successfully blockaded, then the trade routes of entire nations would be changed. They were very important locations to control, and the world feared what would happen if Persia simply controlled two of them.

950 AD American diplomats managed to discover what Persian scientists were working on, and were impressed. They were working on a new structure, similar to a guild, called a 'corporation'. This completely blew the American politicians mind, as they could not even grasp what half of the scientists said, even with them explaining it in layman's terms.

Spoiler :

966 AD Impressed by the Persian economy, the Americans strove to emulate the Persian achievements. The first way to do this was to implement a way to protect people through unexpected accidents, called Insurance. This idea was developed independently by Carthage, and the Americans adopted it fully.

In the same year, the Americans adopted the Turkish idea of Feudalism. This idea helped shape American politics slightly, but they did not adopt the new government ideas totally. However, the Turks also gave a design of bow far stronger than the simple bows the Americans used, which fired faster and stronger than the Crossbow.

Finally, the priests of America were not disappointed, as Chinese Priests were allowed in to teach stringent Kematist teachings. The Western Orthodox Kematist teachings spread to America, and America embraced this new theology.

982 AD The American blacksmiths stumbled upon a new type of armor that was vastly superior to all other armors: A segmented armor that allowed increased mobility, and still protected against archers.

Spoiler :

990 AD The Apostolic Palace, enticed by the Persian government, declared the Native Americans to be infidels, and urged all the Kematist faithful to join in a united crusade against the Native Americans.

Again, thanks to Persian influence, this motion passed, despite American objections.

Spoiler :

Overshadowed by this massive crusade, the English/Turkish empire declared war on Celtia, and the first intercontinental war began.

1006 AD America's population burst over 1 million people, literally doubling in just over 300 years.

1014 AD The English idea to protect the Turks turned out to be a big mistake. The Turks were not particularly on good terms with the Persians, and the Persians had engulfed the Ottoman nation almost completely. Finally, the obvious happened: Persia declared war on the Turks, and the English were bound by treaty to protect them.

The war of Indonesia had started. And America realized that after this battle, they would be surrounded completely by Persian influence. By that time, they would only be independent of Persia by title only.

Spoiler :

Duke of Britain · Dec 8, 2010

let me guess, you'll attack the english?

digitCruncher · Dec 9, 2010

Operation "Leg-up" [1014 AD-1154 AD]

1014 AD With Persia now looking to conquer the Turks and England, American Generals started planning how to best use this troubling advancement. This was the first time Persia had meddled within America's sphere of influence, and as a result, the generals moved to find the best option. The solution: Operation "Leg-up", a method to mobilize America's tiny military to capture one English city: Hastings. The Buddhist Holy City.

1022 AD America continued to exploit it's few technological developments, and managed to trade with the Celts and managed to get Glass Blowing, Horse Riding, and Civil Service. This was a poor deal on the American side, but technological development was slow, and any diplomatic action was appreciated.

Then, a great diplomat appeared. Henry Ford, a great engineer, had developed a new way to construct wide and efficient canals. But instead of immediately going to the American people, he embraced the trade of technology, and shared it with the Russians and the Celts. Then, he returned to the American Embassy, and shared with them his achievements: Agricultural Tools, Invention, and Canal Systems. Henry Ford was granted a giant manor near York, which would one day become the Henry Ford Memorial Factory.

1030 AD The Persians, at war with no less than 5 civilizations, took aim at the Turks. In 1030 AD, the first Turkish city fell: Istanbul.

Spoiler :

Seeing that Japan was still independent, and Persian military was in the area, an American Explorer was sent deep into Japanese territory, escorted by some Babylonian soldiers in the area, to discover the secret to Japan's continued resistance.

The Japanese secret was soon laid bare for American Generals:

Spoiler :

The Japanese fielded an army of 26,000 assorted archers, far larger than the American military. This massive concentration of troops meant that Japan could hold out, it seemed.

1046 AD In this year, the last Turkish city, Ederne, fell to Persia. This wiped out the Turks, and left the English completely alone in thier war.

The first Persian troops entered American territory. This was a tiny army, just 1000 Mailed Knights. These Knights were lead by a great general by the name of Samudragupta.

Unfortunately, the Persians grossly underestimated the English resistance, and this tiny raiding party was wiped out 16 years later, just outside Canterbury.

1062 AD The main Persian army marched through America. The Persian soldiers harassed American women, consumed enough mead to make the villages they passed through completely dry, and caused damage to houses and buildings throughout America. But the American government was powerless to stop the Persian advance. Although they could in theory stop the Persian advance, then they would never control Hastings.

Spoiler :

1078 AD After 16 years of maneuvering and getting ready for war, the Persians finally attacked Canterbury, capturing it, and growing their nation to 28 territories.

1094 AD The Apostolic Palace's heir was assassinated, meaning a new lineage of rulers of the Palace needed to be elected. The Persian nominated their own Pharaoh, who was loyal to the Persian government. The Americans, surprisingly, were the only other nation capable of nominating their own Pharaoh to rule the Palace.

The Persian choice passed by a large margin, 704 votes to 232, with 34 seats abstaining. But this vote made America feel partially powerful, and so long as the Palace was a powerful force in the world, America would continue punching above their weight.

1102 AD The Persians moved its military in a huge way, capturing two territories within 8 years. The English city of Nottingham was captured by a small satellite invasion force of 2000 Knights.

Meanwhile, Prague, a Russian city in Western Europe, was captured by a separate invasion force. This was the last Russian territory, and left Holy Rome without an ally nearby.

Spoiler :

1118 AD The German war against the Native American, sponsored by the Apostolic Palace, was going well, and Germany managed to capture the territory surrounding Utica.

Meanwhile, the American invasion force, numbering just a few thousand, gathered near the Philadelphia Iron Mine on the English Border, waiting for the Persian army to pass them.

1150 AD Although the constant war successes of the Persian government, and their wealth and efficiency was pleasing the Persian people, the Babylonians were less lucky. By 1150 AD, the Babylonian Republic had a schism, and the Sumerian people rose up against the Babylonians, with the intention of a unified, and separate nation from Persia.

Spoiler :

1166 AD After several decades of conquering English territories, the Persian army finally returned to central America. By now, the large Persian army had settled in Philadelphia, on route to Hastings. The American generals fussed over how fast the Persian army could destroy the Celtic resistance. The Persians had over 3000 riflemen, weapons which could not be countered by either the American or English military. But the headcount of the Persian army was low, only 13,000, and a large English army could hide in guerrilla war for several years, slowing the Persian advance.

1174 AD American diplomats tried to get on the French good side, and traded the very useful knowledge of designing and building Canal Systems, for the mostly useless knowledge of the Papacy.

But the deal also had a large amount of financial backing, which allowed the Americans to pay for their large army.

In this year, another Native American city fell to the German army. Germany was now establishing itself as a solid regional power of Africa.

Finally, in this year, the Americans, seeing the Persians enter the peak near Hastings, decided to move their army into English Territory. And thus ended the Treaty of York, the founding document of America. Operation Leg-up, an operation to capture the weakened England while they were fighting off the far stronger Persia, had begun.

Spoiler :

1182 AD The war started of very poorly for America. First, their entire navy was wiped out by the English Galleons and Caravels. Their heavy and expansive ships were no match to the outdated American War Galleys.

But some English satellite territories finally broke with the American betrayal, and demanded that England declare them to be independent. English officials, fearing a two-front battle, reluctantly agreed, and the Egyptian nation was born.

Spoiler :

Also, in this year, the citizens of Canterbury rose up against their Persian occupiers. Due to American propaganda over the previous century, in an effort to make Canterbury citizens renounce the English rulers, Canterbury contained almost as many 'American' citizens as 'English' citizens. And when Canterbury was captured by Persia, with England so far away, the citizens wanted to be ruled by America, not by Persia. The Persian military managed to reassert order, but only barely.

Spoiler :

1206 AD The American people needed military tactics, and one of these was the ability to manage military troops and building projects on the peaks in English and American land. The Carthaginians had developed a system for managing Alpine Troops, and was pleased to trade that knowledge to the Americans.

In this year, the Americans discovered the Assyrian nation, as their explorers happened upon American territory.

Finally, Persia had captured a new Japanese city, leaving Tokyo again as the only Japanese territory.

1214 AD American scouts and spies discovered that the English Channel had been captured by the Siamese in a peaceful buyout of the region.

1230 AD America was also in a dummy war against the Native Americans, after the Apostolic Palace had declared them infidels several centuries prior. A ceasefire, of sorts, had been declared, but the Native Americans were still annoyed. As a result, the Native Americans persuaded the Roman empire to declare war on America. Rome was having some problems with stability, however, as just 8 years prior, the Romans had lost a city to a new nation of rebels: The Scandinavians.

1238 AD The second Canterbury revolt occurred, and America managed to seize control of Canterbury. The Persian troops were expelled, and an American militia rose up to rule Canterbury. The Americans had captured their first territory.

Spoiler :

1246 AD America had reached over 200 million people, doubling in size after just 240 years, 60 years faster than the past double!

Also, in this year, the American siege of Hastings began, the final phase of Operation Leg-up. The Persian army had ignored Hastings completely, and had moved even further south to London, to capture the English capital.

The battle was evenly matched. 3000 English Longbowmen, 1000 crossbowmen, 100 Trebuchets, and 1000 War Elephants defended Hastings, while the Americans attacked with 2000 Macemen, 6000 Crossbowmen, 2000 Pikemen, and 200 Trebuchets.

The battle started well. The Americans suffered heavy losses attempting to destroy the trebuchet battlements, and the entire American Macemen army was wiped out in the failed bid to claim the upper ground.

But the Macemens bid to claim the upper ground was not in vain, and the Americans had managed to break down most of the defenders in Hastings. However, a large region of Hastings was defended by a group of fanatical Longbowmen, and so long as they stood in Hastings, the American government could never gain control of Hastings.

But the Longbowmen were great guerrilla fighters. They defended for 15 years, and killed 2 men for every Longbow being killed. The Americans could not believe their eyes.

Most of the success of the "Bows of Freedom" were due to incredible feats of luck, or possibly divine guidance. But the Bows of Freedom were not invincible, and they were hopelessly outnumbered. Even if they killed 4 Americans for every one of theirs, they still would have lost. And in 1154 AD, America had conquered its first city through military means.

Spoiler :

The American Lovable Leader of the time announced to its people that the assimilation of Hastings would lead to great prosperity for the American people. The Americans immediately negotiated peace with England, on the condition that Hastings remained an American city.

The first American war had been fought, and the Americans had emerged victorious. But if the Persians were anything less than throughout on their destruction of England, then a second American-English war would no doubt follow.

Throughout this war, Siam had separated into two nations, the rebel offshoot being called the Zulu. These were colonies far distant from their capital.

Of course I declared war on England. It was either that, or China or Persia. China is too far away (I don't even know where they are... I just remember them on a different playthrough to be a little more east than Holy Rome. That was when I died as Spain.)

I did say this would take 3 days to talk about, but this 60-turn period were very boring, and the part called "America's Stagnation" was originally meant to be a two-parter, until I realised how uneventful it was.

Persia now has 31 cities, with London under siege with an army of Rifles. The most high-tech tech I have seen them research is "Motion Pictures", which is dead in the middle of the Industrial Era. America is in the middle of the Medieval era (fully 2 era's behind Persia), with 7 cities. It is the weakest nation militarily (I presume), and I still can't capitulate or vassalize to Persia for some reason.

digitCruncher · Dec 9, 2010

A small update. A little unexpected.

The Eight Year War [1254 AD - 1366 AD]

1262 AD The First American-English war over, the new American politions hoped that the recovery of the English economy was more important than any past history of war. A free trade agreement between England and America was formed to improve relations, and ease the empires into understanding that America and England were now best of buddies.

1278 AD The German war was not going well. Carthage and Native America both managed to take one territory each.

Meanwhile, the first steam powered Trains appeared in American soil, funded by the Persian nation, the trans-American railway network would allow more Persian troops to move into England. In exchange for this service, American military units could also use this network.

1294 AD A revolt happened in Nottingham, as many American citizens demanded independence. Fearful of another Canterbury incident, the Persians clamped down on martial law in the region.

1302 AD The eight-year war began. Persia declared war on Assyria, and 8 years later, the only Assyrian city fell to the Persian army.

1310 AD The American Treasury was designed, which instantly allowed a massive growth in the American Economy.

1318AD The Apostolic Palace renewed Native America's 'Infidel' status, just as the first Native American Frigate entered American sovereign waters. The fleet of frigates were soon sunk by Persian Xebecs.

1326 AD The Great Prophet Moses, a devoted follower of the Buddhist ways, constructed the Mahabodhi, a great Buddhist shrine that would bring huge amounts of income to the American economy. The American nation had never looked stronger.

Spoiler :

1334 AD The Chinese suits of mail came to replace the American suits, as Armor Crafting techniques from China were adopted by American smiths throughout the nation.

In this year, the German war was going well, with another Carthaginian city falling to German hands.

1350 AD Sure enough, just 16 years later, after that great battle, Carthage finally capitulated to the Germans, and peace reigned again in Africa.

Meanwhile, the first cracks in the Persian empire started show, as demonstrations started being visible in Coventry and Prague, originally Russian and Holy Roman cities.

But just to prove the world wrong, the first plays were being shown on the newly constructed theatre district of Gordium in Persia. This street soon became known as Broadway.

1358 AD After over 300 years of war, ceasefire, and slaughter, the English finally capitulated to the Persians, and the English became another puppet state of Persia.

Spoiler :

But this peace came at a price for Persia. Its rapid expansion was the only thing holding the nation together. And thus, they were forced to choose a new target.

1366 AD In this year, the Philidelphian defence force sent an urgent message to the American capital. It had only four words, but it was enough to send the entire senate into wearing rags for four weeks.

"Persia attacks. Defeat Imminent"

Thankfully, the first message soon turned out to be a false alarm. Nonetheless, the attack was only a scouting party, and had nearly wiped out half the garrison. Meanwhile, the main army of riflemen were marching north from England, with Philadelphia in thier sights.

Spoiler :

OK guys, betting time! How many troops with the Americans kill? How long will the Americans last? And what will be the last city to be left standing?

Duke of Britain · Dec 9, 2010

hum...now this is crazy...
the capitulation option is in the options when you meet cyrus?

the americans will kill... 2 rifles...and around 6-8 other troops.
they will be wiped in 14 turns
York?

Mosher · Dec 16, 2010

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