DoC Domination Challenge

Start as the Aztecs or Maya and migrate across America to settle it as your capital.
 
Monarch/Normal
Date: 940AD
Score: 25761

The goal was to win a pre-1040AD Domination Victory. I optimized the previous settler rush strategy, cut all unnecessary research and buildings. 30+ settlers were built and sent to Siberia, Australia, Africa and South America starting from 600AD. I made several mistakes with the settlers, some cities were not settled, and some settlers got killed by barbs, but still got just enough land for a Domination Victory.

What is this I don't even
 
Was doing my second attempt as Indonesia, 600 AD scenario, conquered Patliputra at start, then India. Discovered liberalism and astronomy in 1500s, this time I didn't manage to get Topkapi Palace (what a crucial wonder for Indonesians), and had to agree to sell Manila to Spanish. Stability went to collapsing after I revolt to republic - free market, for I razed 3 cities in India and all those occupied core... and English got their trading company troops for India. Was on my way to destroy Dutch before they attack me, then I collapsed.

Why don't you go to China? No TC-troops...

Btw, I just did Iran and will post it later, when I have time.
 
From the start I went East and conquered the Mughals straight up. Simultaniously England had begun conquering Southern India, which made the Mughals go down quickly. I managed to get Mumbai, Hyderabat and all of Northern India. The double shrine made things much easier. Then I spotted the Spiral Minaret in Arabian controlled Baghdad and declared war on them. I took Baghdad instantly and while I was sieging Jerusalem with Bombards and Musketeers, super advanced Arabia upgraded the defencemen to Riflemen. Luckily I had enough troops to take it anyway, but I signed peace immeatidely after. Arabs collapsed after I got Al-Qatif from congress and I vassalised Egypt (who annoyingly collapsed before the win).

Meanwhile I also settled NA and vassalised Aztecs and later respawned Incas. I also took Washington for Catholicism (CR) and capitulated America. Stability was around zero, so I teched and improved my economy, while trying to keep Egypt afloat. I also had to build up my army and while in the process the Netherlands offered to vassalise, but this meant war against the British Empire with vassals Indonesia, France & Mali and Spanish Empire with vassals Ethiopia & Portugal. I took the offer and Drove England out of India and Canada, while airlifting troops to defend Dutch colonies in South America, South Africa and Australia. From Canada my troops continued to Middle America, which was liberated to Aztec, while South Africa was partly liberated for the Dutch. Australia I kept for myself, finally took Adelaide for peace with the British Empire, whose colonies had gone down to just New Guinea. Meanwhile I liberated northern South Africa to the Netherlands and conquered Brazil from Portugal. I realised that I had enough land and stopped expansion, and focused on starving the Spanish Empire by blockading and bombing or pillaging nearly every improvement there was. I also completed the Manhattan Project and shot few nukes against Spain and indy England to get the population as well. Oh, and I also took indy Egypt at some point.

The development of the World:

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The Persian Empire:

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There were two war elephants available to hire from the start, so I pulled the science slider down and grabbed every available merc I could get my hands on and went straight against China. I ignored Chengdu, because cutting China from Iron is far more important, and took Changan immeatidely. While my khampas healed the slower troops went towards Kaifeng, which was razed. Changan was reinforced with new recruits to defend against the Chinese troops from Beijing. I lost my last dumbo with >90 odds at Nanjing, but my khampas took the city and Hangchou as well, Guangzhou was lightly defended and fell quickly. The Chinese collapsed and I began to work the stability, so that they wouldn't respawn; and they never did.

After China I went against Khmer and took Hanoi and Pagan from them. Then build up my forces to encounter the Mongols, but they spawned at peace and never declared on me. I also had Khampas ready to take Gron Khyer Me Tog asap after the Mughal spawn (and peace guarantee). The Khampas continued to Delhi and razed Calcutta, after which the Mughals capitulated, so I demanded all of their remaining resources and they collapsed really quickly. Peshawar and Hyberabat flipped to me later, but I disbanded them. Meanwhile I circumnavigated and took both of the conquerors and got Astronomy via Liberalism, so both Aztecs and Incas were vassalised, I also founded New Orleans as my bridgehead to NA. I ceased my conquering at this point and focused on teching. At some the Mongols offered to vassalise for war against Russia and Korea, which I took promtly. Spain was conquered and they collapsed, so I took Manila for Catholicism and spread it to Guangzhou, which later hurried the CR. Later Spain respawned and peace vassalised.

The Portuguese TC-troops (that I had completely forgotten about) spawned at Guangzhou, but luckily I had Korean war veterans ready nearby, so I crushed them and advanced towards Singapore. My streangth was so superior that Porugal gave me Brazil (Sao Paolo) for peace and that became my SAn bridgehead, which proved to vital for feeding Spain with settlers to Argentina. I slowly expanded in NA and conquered Korea with the Mongols at some point and soona after Thailand and rest of India. India had respawned at some point and flipped Mumbai from me (which I retook immeatidely), but I let them live in the southeastern Indian culture mess with England. After India I declared war on the British Empire and took their colonies in India too and made peace with them for Seattle. Meanwhile I expanded my SAn possessions from Sao Paolo. Huge Arabia (check omg-thread) had a defence pact with England, so I crushed their vassal Iran and had just taken Baghdad, when I finally got the land. I had a 40 turn GA in the end to smooth things up.

The Development of the World:

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The Tibetan Empire:

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Other pics (not a single Great Artist):

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^ Could you post a game save perhaps? There are quite a few things I want to check and learn.

Sorry but I have started a new game since and my autosaves are gone from this game. Did you have any specific questions, I may be able to answer?
 
My game as them hit an end due to a game breaking CTD in 1670 (see the bug thread), and I won't be starting a new one, so I guess it's going to have to wait.
 
My game as them hit an end due to a game breaking CTD in 1670 (see the bug thread), and I won't be starting a new one, so I guess it's going to have to wait.

I just passed 1700AD as Indonesia with no issues. 1670 was roughly the time that the Dutch trading companies attacked, was this about the point that your game crashed?
 
I just passed 1700AD as Indonesia with no issues. 1670 was roughly the time that the Dutch trading companies attacked, was this about the point that your game crashed?

No I had already repelled them (and Portuguese from Guangzhou) few turns before the crash, see the bug thread here for details.
 
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