Ijnavy's Scenarios on GEM
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Well, that's plenty of screenies!
Got some comments though (something for an update):
- Arles = Genoa (Arles isn't on the Med, Marseilles, Toulon & Nice/Nizza are)
- Amiens = Liége
- Szeged = Beograd
- Lviv wasn't a Hungarian city and should be on the other side of the Carpathian Mts
- Warsaw wasn't a capital city around then (Cracow was more important)
- Uppsala (Swedish!) = Stavanger (Norwegian)
- Birk = Birka
- Gaza = Suez/Port Said
- Ghanzi = Ghazni
- Karakoma = Karakorum/Qaraqoron.
(Hadn't noticed this as I only played Leon and didn't get that far.)
ijnavy
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I'll put them on the right tiles.
Thanks, I'll change the names.
I don't think the Suez or Port Said was built yet.
You're welcome!
Errrm... that may be true, but I was talking location. (I noticed you used Gaza as a kind of Suez Canal - which ofcourse you're free to do.)
Errrm... that may be true, but I was talking location. (I noticed you used Gaza as a kind of Suez Canal - which ofcourse you're free to do.)
Traiano
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I reached 1694 AD in my game with Northman Italy.
I'm not positive about what is happening in the far east, except the fact that China is close to attack Japan's mainland.
In Europe:
- The Holy Roman Empire completed the Reconquista, taking over Cordoba and Lisbon.
Then they liberated Lisbon and passed it to Alfonso of Castille, their vassal.
- The Holy Roman Empire also sent a large army through the middle east, to north-africa, where they attacked the Almoravids (together with my troops) and took Otrar. Their huge army is now heading for Fez and Casablanca.
- Bohemia controls Marvikedt (sp??) and is attacking the Seljuks, together with the Bizantines, Poland, Toulouse and France.
A nice crusade-like eve
- The County of Toulouse kept Jerusalem until mid 1600, keeping at bay Seljuks and Fatimids. Then lost the city - quite the paradox - to Russia (Russia is often at war throughout the whole game with Poland, Boehmia and France.
- England hasnt conquered yet Ireland.
- Scandinavia is stable and somewhat detached from major conflicts.
- The Ethiopian Empire is very active and ended up at war with Fatimids and Almoravids very often.
- Nobody landed yet in the New World.
- Would be great to see the Mongols, rather than the Xin Xiang.
Maybe several starting Keshik units to resemble the horde, can shake the scenario.
I'm having lot of fun with Northman Italy.
Conquered Tunis, Tripoli, Algers and spread in Africa, after passing Antioch to the Bizantines (hard to hold it with the Seljuks on the attack).
- Strongest civs: China, Seljuk Turks, Holy Roman Empire, Bizantines and then, a bit behind, France.
- Khmers still behave like psychos and declare war to everyone they meet ;-)
- I second changing Arles to Genoa.
Actually, IMO, it would be great to create The Papal State as a new civ, handing it 2-3 cities.
I'm not positive about what is happening in the far east, except the fact that China is close to attack Japan's mainland.
In Europe:
- The Holy Roman Empire completed the Reconquista, taking over Cordoba and Lisbon.
Then they liberated Lisbon and passed it to Alfonso of Castille, their vassal.
- The Holy Roman Empire also sent a large army through the middle east, to north-africa, where they attacked the Almoravids (together with my troops) and took Otrar. Their huge army is now heading for Fez and Casablanca.
- Bohemia controls Marvikedt (sp??) and is attacking the Seljuks, together with the Bizantines, Poland, Toulouse and France.
A nice crusade-like eve
- The County of Toulouse kept Jerusalem until mid 1600, keeping at bay Seljuks and Fatimids. Then lost the city - quite the paradox - to Russia (Russia is often at war throughout the whole game with Poland, Boehmia and France.
- England hasnt conquered yet Ireland.
- Scandinavia is stable and somewhat detached from major conflicts.
- The Ethiopian Empire is very active and ended up at war with Fatimids and Almoravids very often.
- Nobody landed yet in the New World.
- Would be great to see the Mongols, rather than the Xin Xiang.
Maybe several starting Keshik units to resemble the horde, can shake the scenario.
I'm having lot of fun with Northman Italy.
Conquered Tunis, Tripoli, Algers and spread in Africa, after passing Antioch to the Bizantines (hard to hold it with the Seljuks on the attack).
- Strongest civs: China, Seljuk Turks, Holy Roman Empire, Bizantines and then, a bit behind, France.
- Khmers still behave like psychos and declare war to everyone they meet ;-)
- I second changing Arles to Genoa.
Actually, IMO, it would be great to create The Papal State as a new civ, handing it 2-3 cities.
Looks like a no-brainer to me.
Traiano
Warlord
Both.
How?
Get rid of that pathetic Jibrail of the Kazha Khalid (sp?) - that frankly with the aztecs traits it is hard to take seriously ;-)
Their disappearance will give more room to grow to the Mongols, so perhaps they manage to reach the Kiev Rus, as it historically happened.
Venice is very interesting, so perhaps we can finally see cities on small isles, that is something that in my humble opinion this scenario badly lacks (nothing on Rhodes, Crete, Sardinia, Maiorca etc...)
ASIA: not much happens, except China attacking Japan and the Khmer taking cities from the barbarians.
Perhaps a mongols horde with several keshiks might change the status quo...
In my current game: castille founded Madrid in Iceland ;-), glad to see them managing to expand.
The reconquista is nearly completed after Aragona took Cordoba.
The only static area of the scenario is Bizantynes vs Seljuk Turks. They do not fight.
China attacking Japan? That means the Mongols are definitely needed. (In my experience for the Mongols to be effective they need lots of experienced Keshiks + support troops - like in the Mongols mod).
Also a nono, as they were enemies until the Ottoman Turks finally conquered Constantinople in 1453. (Perhaps they are too evenly matched: the AI may be stupid, but not that stupid.)
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About how many cities does Jin capture from Song, or not at all?
I am finishing a new version with both the Mongols and Venice, without removing any civs. I will try to make there be more fighting in the Middle East and Europe.
Does anyone get to the new world?
(It's on the frontpage of "Creation & Customization" section, bottom half of page.)Traiano
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As far as I know Jing do not capture any Song city.
It is usually Song vs everybody (Xin Xiang, Khmers, Japan).
In my games it happened once that both the English and the Vikings (Norman Italy) conquered barbarians city north of Korea.
In my four games, in 1650 AD, nobody has reached the New World, everyone is simply very focused in the Old one.
Bizantines vs Seljuks: the point of Jelen is a good one. Probably the lack of disparity of forces is what drives them towards an impasse.
Do not misunderstand me, they are at war, but cities rarely change hands.
It does more Bohemia against the Seljuks than the Bizantines, when they come down from Europe.
re: Mongols and Venice: great news. Two of my favorite civs. I'm definitely looking forward to play Genghis Khan or Doge Enrico Dandolo.
The Mongols horde can shake the east and be a factor even against the Seljuks (beside against the Songs, of course).
Venice strong economy and great fleet can revitalize the mediterranean colonizing the isles and also take away something from the uber powerful Holy Roman Empire (one of my favorites).
Even in my last game - as Bohemia - the leading countries were, in order: Bizantines, Song, Holy Roman, Seljuks, Fatimids, France. The Almoravids were right after but the new and improved "spanish" civs are a challenge now and manage to slow them down.
The weakest civs are now the Northmen in southern Italy (might be good to change Palermo as the capital if you want to boost them a little bit, if only because Naples doesnt grow beyond 4 even in a late game and risks to flip to the Holy Roman Empire, while Palermo does grow pretty well) and the Jing.
Jibrail isnt strong either, but keeps attacking like a psycho, like the Khmers, must be the aztecs tainted blood... ;-)
What else...mm....Hungary never founds or conquer any other city, but still manages to build a decent army and often ends up involved into fights against Bohemia, Poland or the Kiev Rus.
I have seen Poland and Hungary become vassals of the Bizantines, while Castille and Aragona tend to become vassals of The Holy Roman Empire.
Interesting: in my last game I have seen the Fatimids attacking the Seljuks.
When are you uploading the version with Venice and the Mongols, any approx eta?
Actually, Palermo was the capital for Norman Italy and successor state Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
That's good. They weren't really friends, y'know.
Traiano
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I hear the thundering hooves of the Mongols Horde but I see only dust ahead...where is the new upload ? ;-)
ijnavy
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1,100 AD version 1.2!
Added Venice and Korea, sorry no Mongols. Gave explorers to Europeans in Africa, North and South America. Gave a stronger army to Jin Dynasty. Finally, made the AI declare more wars.
JEELEN: It's Peter the I of Russia (I didn't like the civ picture).
Added Venice and Korea, sorry no Mongols. Gave explorers to Europeans in Africa, North and South America. Gave a stronger army to Jin Dynasty. Finally, made the AI declare more wars.
JEELEN: It's Peter the I of Russia (I didn't like the civ picture).
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