God Save the King

[AJ11]

AoM was the best....

It was OK. You can't do some of the silly stuff you can with AoE2, though. And it was a memory hog.

 

[mbkkbm]

I really don't know about that, as I only have AoE3. It's pretty fun.

 

[reddishrecue]

"Build a navy" is a AoE quote. Can't remember the number. It's hilarious when you tell your AI allies to do that on a land map. You lose shortly thereafter, of course, but still hilarious.

oh yeah, if you'd type in one of the numbers the guy would say "build a navy" in one of the 2 AoEs.

 

[mbkkbm]

NEW UPDATE! WOOHOO!

Part 2: The Interwar Years AKA: Other stuff


In 1998, the silly researchers arrived to tell Matthias that they had discovered flight. They threw the plane into the air, and, as it didn’t crash, Flight was discovered. The researchers then asked to learn about something called “Composites”. Matthias granted this odd request, and they scurried off. In Dublin, the work boat was finished and started on two bombers using the new technology of flight. In other news, the HMS Victory was updated to a Destroyer. (The English Navy needs some work.)

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In 1999, Copan finished its castle. Now, fatties could be contained at a record rate. It started on two bombers, because bombers “rain death from above”. (Matthias quote.) In Rome, a castle was finished, and started on two gunships to shoot stuff. Meanwhile, St Matthiasburg finished digging random holes and started on bomb shelters, which were actually deeper holes.

In 2000, the world DIDN’T end. (Amazing.) Everything survived, except someone who told Matthias the world would end. The end of the world was “rescheduled” to 2012. A tank was finally finished in Frankfurt and Cologne, and while Cologne started on a gunship, Frankfurt started on a fighter. (This was apparently a flying machine gun platform, to shoot down enemy bombers.) In other news, Oslo finished a factory, and started on a gunship, to shoot down soldiers.

In 2002, in Norway, a tank was finished. The Norwegians then started on barracks to make better tanks.

In 2003, Paris finished a SS Casing. It was then placed on the Imperial Colonizing Spaceship. (The ICS for short.) Paris then started on an ICBM to nuke people who Matthias didn’t like. (Matthias like shiny red buttons.)Antium also finished a tank, and started on a bomber. In other not related news, Cumae finished a tank, and started on walls to hold the fat Antiumites in.

In 2004, Madrid finished a SS Casing. It then started on thrusters, which were then called SS Thrusters, to add to the ICS. St Matthiasburg then finished the Bomb Shelters, and started on a massive bomber. Meanwhile, the Frankfurt Fighter was completed, and Frankfurt started on a series of walls, to hold the fatties in.

In 2005, Rostov finished its Forbidden Palace. Now only Matthias could enter. Rostov then started on a bomber to…uh…..bomb stuff. Hamburg then finished a tank, and then started a city-wide celebration when they were ordered to start on two bombers. Stuttgart then finished a market and started on a grocer to make money. Norway finished its barracks and started on a bomber. Moscow then finished yet another tank, and started on two fighters.

In 2006, London finished its SDI. Now, any nuke fired at England would be shot down. London then started on SS Thrusters to make the space ship go faster. (Faster is good.)York finished its Life Support (so you know…they could live…)and started on SS Thrusters. (Massive hunk of metal goes fast. ) In Frankfurt, the walls were finished, and they started on a gunship. The entire HMA was moved from Rostov to near a small city called Guangzhou, for an invasion called “English Lion Kills the Dragon”. (Hmm….I wonder what that could mean. )

In 2007, Berlin finished its SS Casing. The Berliners then started on a gunship.

In 2008, Icelanders finished their bomber and started on an airport to fly stuff.

In 2009, Norway finished its granary. It then started on three marines to attack people. In Antium, a bomber was finished, and started on two gunships to shoot stuff. Cumae finished its walls, and started on bigger walls, or a castle.

In 2010, Paris finished an ICBM. This allowed Matthias to blow up people with the press of a pretty red button. It now had to be locked after Matthias almost got to it BEFORE the invasion. Paris then started on another ICBM. In Cologne, a gunship was finished, and they started on a tank. St Matthiasburg then finished a bomber and started on walls to hold in fatties.

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In 2011, the researchers came in and told Matthias they had finished Composites. Though Matthias had absolutely no clue what Composites was, he had the researchers start on whatever they wanted, which turned out to be a huge machine to make numbers. It was called a “computer”. Berlin then finished a gunship and started on a jet fighter. Meanwhile, Brownsville finished its bunker and started on a work boat. St Matthiasburg then finished its walls and started on a bomber.

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In 2012, the world didn’t end. The crazies now “re-scheduled” to 2014.

In 2013, Stuttgart finished its grocer. It then started on a granary to hold, um, well grain. The city of Frankfurt then finished a gunship and started on two tanks. Meanwhile, Rostov finished its bomber, and started on walls to hold Rostovians in.

In 2014, the world didn’t end. The crazies now “re-scheduled” to 2050. Rome finished its gunship and started on a bomber.

In 2015, Berlin finished its Jet Fighter and started on a gunship to blow up stuff.

In 2016, Paris finishes another ICBM. Paris then started on a Battleship, the HMS Royal. Stuttgart then finished its granary and started on transport to transport troops. (Or so I thought.)

In 2017, Moscow finished its Jet Fighter, and started on a marine to attack stuff.

In 2018, St Matthiasburg then finished its bomber and started on a jet fighter to shoot stuff down. Rostov finished its castle and started on a bomber.

In 2019, London finishes its SS Thrusters. London then started on three transports. Madrid meanwhile then finished its SS Thrusters and started on marines to attack. Berlin then finished its gunship and started on a bomber. Hamburg then finished the bomber and started on an observatory to see stars. In Paris, the HMS Royal was finished and started on a transport.

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In 2020, Cumae finished its castle and started on Bomb Shelters to protect from nukes. (In case someone else got them.)

2021 was a big year in the English Empire. London finished its transport and started on a carrier. Paris then also finished its transport and started on a carrier. York finished its SS Thrusters and started on bunkers to save people in case of bombing. The researchers returned to see Matthias with a laptop, but were shooed away to start on something that they called “Fiber Optics” to use the Internet. Meanwhile, Madrid finished its marines and started on an airport to fly stuff. Meanwhile, Copan finishedits bomber and started on a bunker. Rome, meanwhile, finished a bunker and started on a bomber. Three tanks were updated to modern armor to go to “English Lion Kills the Dragon”.

In 2022, the invasion force headed to southeast China. “English Lion Kills the Dragon” was going to begin soon. Meanwhile, Berlin finished a bomber and started on two Modern Armor’s to attack. Brownsville finished its workboat and started on walls to hold fatties in. Antium finished the gunship and started on a factory to make stuff.

In 2023, York finished the bunkers and started on a factory. Paris finished a carrier and then started on a ICBM. Stuttgart then finished its transport and started on a jet fighter. Moscow then finished a marine and started on a factory. (Ahh…consumerism.) St Matthiasburg then finished its transport and started on a factory. Meanwhile, Oslo finished its SS Casing and started on a lighthouse to see stuff in the sea.

In 2024, London finished its carrier. London then started on a factory to make more stuff. The Icelandic Airport was finished, so anyone who wanted to visit could. (It was too cold and volcano-y.) Iceland started on a library to hold knowledge.

In 2025, Madrid then started on an airport. It then remodeled the financial district and, because it was on what used to be walls, it was called “Wall Street”. Hamburg finished its Observatory, and started on a big series of holes. In Brownsville, the walls were finished, and it started on a castle.

In 2026, Modern Armor was finished its Cologne. It then started on a Bomb Shelter to dig bigger holes. Rome then finished its bunker, and started on an aqueduct to get water. Rotov then finished the bomber and started on a bunker. Meanwhile, Antium finished the gunship and started on a factory to make stuff.

 

[strijder20]

Can you explain me how you keep building walls and castles when you have researched rifling and economics?

 

[hoplitejoe]

Nuke china already

 

[AJ11]

Can you explain me how you keep building walls and castles when you have researched rifling and economics?

Delete the obsolete techs in the xml? I did it for all buildings except stables and archery ranges and the like.

 

[mbkkbm]

Nuke china already

Don't worry. Nukes will happen. And i only build those because everything else would end way too late in most cities.

 

[strijder20]

It says he is playing on Vanilla CIV.
But yes, he might have done that, for no apparent reason.

'd by Mbkkbm.

No, mbkkbm, that's not what I mean, usually you can't build walls/castles anymore after you researched rifling/economics.

 

[mbkkbm]

It says he is playing on Vanilla CIV.
But yes, he might have done that, for no apparent reason.

'd by Mbkkbm.

No, mbkkbm, that's not what I mean, usually you can't build walls/castles anymore after you researched rifling/economics.

really? Hmmm....

 

[AJ11]

It says he is playing on Vanilla CIV.
But yes, he might have done that, for no apparent reason.

Actually there is a good reason not to obsolete walls and castles. Castles still give that +1 trade route, and both of them still add to your defence against non-gunpowder units. If you are ahead in tech, it might still be worth it to build walls against the likes of Genghis or Monty, even though you have rifles and bombers.

Oh, MB****, when the buildings become obsolete, not only can you no longer build them, there should have been a pop-up for every building under construction asking you to change your build. Unless you have modified the xml, you shouldn't be able to build walls and castles...

 

[mbkkbm]

Actually there is a good reason not to obsolete walls and castles. Castles still give that +1 trade route, and both of them still add to your defence against non-gunpowder units. If you are ahead in tech, it might still be worth it to build walls against the likes of Genghis or Monty, even though you have rifles and bombers.

Oh, MB****, when the buildings become obsolete, not only can you no longer build them, there should have been a pop-up for every building under construction asking you to change your build. Unless you have modified the xml, you shouldn't be able to build walls and castles...

Well that's good for later. And I didn't change any XML.

Spoiler :

Monty does what Monty does best. Any guesses?

 

[AJ11]

Well that's good for later. And I didn't change any XML.

Spoiler :

Monty does what Monty does best. Any guesses?

Attacking with a ton and a half of stacks of ultra obsolete units, and winning the Zulu way?

 

[mbkkbm]

pretty much

 

[inohotep]

Thats Monty!

 

[mbkkbm]

I will probably finish this story today!

 

[mbkkbm]

It's FINISHED!!!!


In 2027, “Operation Lion Kills the Dragon” commenced. War with China began and HMA divisions took the formerly Persian then Chinese city of Arbela and razed it. This would only be the first in a series of whirlwind military triumphs. London also finished its factory , and started on a ICBM to shoot at stuff. Meanwhile, in America, Copan finished its bunker and started on shiny stuff to sell for money. (Oooh….shiny!)

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In 2028, York finished its factory. It then started on a harbor which it really should have already had. (Whoops….)

2029 included the 2-4 nuke launchings in world history. (The first one was China vs. Persia at the small capital in South American city). Paris finished an ICBM and started on a factory. Three nukes from Paris were launched, one to Guangzhou, Beijing and Shanghai. Iceland finished the ice-library and started on a drydock to make good ships. Drafts were initiated in Copan and Brownsville. In Europe, three old redcoat divisions were updated to infantry.

In 2030, York finished its harbor. It then started on an ICBM to make stuff go boom. In Hamburg, the people finished digging holes and started on an aqueduct to get water. Stuttgart then finished a jet fighter and started on a marine regiment. Finally, Oslo finished a library and started on a forge. (Wow. I really should’ve already had it.)

In 2031, researchers returned to announce they had discovered Fiber Optics. By this time, Matthias was so bored he just hit them on the head with a club and let them start on something called “Fusion”. In Rome, a aqueduct was finished and started on a marine division. Meanwhile, Rostov finished digging random holes, and started on a factory to make junk to shoot with.

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In 2032, Brownsville finished its factory to make stuff. Brownsville then started on an infantry division. In Antium, a factory was also finished and Antium then started on a forge. A Great Engineer, creatively named “Great Engineer” was born in London and was immediately ordered into Paris.

In 2033, London finished an ICBM. (Shiny red button.) London then started on a place for the astronauts to be in (called a “Cockpit&#8221 when they launched into Space. Cologne, meanwhile, finished their bomb shelters and started on a granary. The London ICBM was “accidently” launched at Guangzhou in China. Paris, meanwhile, was ordered to stop everything and start on a massive “Three Gorges Dam” to provide power to all of Europe. Also, a joke book came out featuring all “dam” related jokes”. (I want to go to the “dam” gift shop! I want to get a “dam” soda!) The Great Engineer was sacrificed for another 780 stone to work on the Three Gorges Dam.

In 2034, Moscow finished its own factory. It then started on a huge structure with picture of Matthias carved into the stone called “Mt. Rushmore” for some unknown reason. In China, the city of Loyang was taken to be used as a base, while a spy committed sabotage of Chinese oil wells in the north.

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In 2035, St Matthiasburg finished its factory and started on something called a “Recycling Center” to make plastic into guns.

In 2036, a Modern Armor division was finished and Berlin started on two Jet Fighters to shoot planes down. Kunming, in China, stopped rioting and started on a barracks.

In 2037, Cologne finished its granary and started on a bomber to…um…well…bomb. Antium, meanwhile, finished its forge and started on a granary. In China, Guangzhou was taken and kept as a base.

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In 2038, Hamburg was lost to the evil Chinese. Stuttgart then finished its machine gun and started on a modern armor division. Drafts occurred in Berlin, Cologne and St Matthiasburg. Hamburg was then retaken and started on a barracks.

In 2039 Madrid then finished its Wall Street. Many people ran into the street and hit a wall. (Haha…Irony.) Madrid then started to make random stuff to make money. The Norwegians finished their factory and started on a marine division. Antium finished its granary and started on a lighthouse. Loyang, in China, finished rioting and started on a theatre.

In 2040, Dublin finished its bomber. It then started on another bomber to bomb stuff. In China, the city of Shanghai was taken and promptly razed. The HMS Royal was killed by a Chinese Battleship in the English Channel. This was bad.

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In 2041, Antium finished its lighthouse and started on a grocer. Oslo finished its forge and started on a theatre to not be barbaric. Qin Shi Huang’s one and only ICBM was shot down by the SDI in London in orbit over Madrid.

In 2043, York finished its ICBM and started on a huge white building to hold art works. Meanwhile, Guangzhou finished rioting and started on a theatre. The nuke from York hit Beijing. Hehehe….

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In 2044, the Chinese city of Tianjin was taken and troops moved in. Soon, Beijing itself would be under assault.

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In 2045, Rostov finished its factory and started on a theatre. Meanwhile, fears that the world would end in 2050 began anew.

In 2046, London finished the SS Cockpit. It then started on a Modern Armor division to attack stuff.

In 2047, Montezuma attacked the English. With no troops to spare, only Montezuma’s massive outdated army was able to take Brownsville. There was a draft in Madrid, after the wonderful news that the capital of the evil Chinese, Beijing, was taken and razed.

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In 2048, York finished its Hermitage. It then started on an ICBM to shoot blow stuff up. Meanwhile, Cologne finished its bomber and started on a harbor. Meanwhile, Hamburg finished its barracks and started on walls.

In 2049, Mexico City was lost to the evil Aztecs. Researchers came to Matthias to announce they had finished Fusion, but left and started on Mass Media, to show moving pictures of Matthias. Rostov then finished its theatre and started on a larger theatre known as the Globe Theatre. Another Great Engineer, named Great Engineer was born and went to sleep in London.

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In 2050, the world ended. But, a voice was heard. It said “Matthias has won a Time Victory!” (So all ended well.)

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Now, a Dan Quayle quote: "The future will be better tomorrow."

 

[Dhoomstriker]

Now, a Dan Quayle quote: "The future will be better tomorrow."

While the past was filled with blasts from the nukes!

Nice bit of action there in the final turns, just to keep things interesting. Also, congrats on finishing a nice story!

 

[mediterreania]

TBH, you should control the seas if you play as Britain. Or at least keep a stack of doom/transports in the English Channel.

 

[hoplitejoe]

A very enjoyable story
Also, welcome to the people who actually finished one of their stories club!