I might be interested but what is the state of the scenario?
I'm not 100% sure what you mean but I'll attempt influence your interest.
1 This scenario is waiting for reliable players
2 Although Scenario has a few issues that may never be resolved the content of what is here for us almost indescribable with words. If you have ever had a Civ3 ship to ship battle you are in for a huge treat. Here ships can attack ship to ship but the battles are more
visual and last longer due to higher A/D numbers, also ships can bombard other ships multiple times and then move onto another ship and continue bombardments or attack full out. Depending on the ships/Convoy you use will aid in your success
3 The Tech path you choose is also your strategy, now your ship's sails can be upgraded and/or guns. ships can be upgraded to 3rd rate, 2nd and 1st rate
4 There is a massive strategy in the New World for where and when these
TREASURES are found or appear. Spain will control the largest amount of these but everyone knows this.
5 Each European country has its own unique gameplay for replayability.
6 The Pirates too have unique abilities, they can attack ships, board them and take them for their own. Pirates can capture land units that become Buccaneers, buccaneers can be upgraded to Pirate Buccaneers, Captains to Pirate Captains.
One idea, if we can't get enough players to fill the ranks: each player plays one European nation and one Pirate band (just like back in those days each nation had its "privateers" who attacked other nations' trade routes even during peace time... e.g. Sir Francis Drake plundering the Spanish treasure fleet in the 1570s & 80s while Spain and England were still at peace...)
I guess this would add some spice to the game...
And we would be able to play this with 3-4 people (setting the remaining nations to AI). More would probably not be practicable anyway, if we want decent turnaround times.
That is a great idea but I'm not sure if I could decide which 2 Europeans would control the 2 available Pirates. But I have no problem with this option. I think for sure ONE player could play both Pirate Factions and even the Undead which would make this a 5 player game.
"In the late 16th century, English ships cruised in the Caribbean and off the coast of Spain, trying to intercept treasure fleets from the Spanish Main. At this early stage the idea of a regular navy (the Royal Navy, as distinct from the Merchant Navy) was not present, so there is little to distinguish the activity of English privateers from regular naval warfare. Attacking Spanish ships, even during peacetime, was part of a policy of military and economic competition with Spain - which had been monopolizing the maritime trade routes along with the Portuguese helping to provoke the first Anglo-Spanish War. Capturing a Spanish treasure ship would enrich the Crown as well as strike a practical blow against Spanish domination of America. Piet Pieterszoon Hein was a brilliantly successful Dutch privateer who captured a Spanish treasure fleet. Magnus Heinason was another privateer who served the Dutch against the Spanish. While their and others' attacks brought home a great deal of money, they hardly dented the flow of gold and silver from Mexico to Spain."
"Spanish and Flemish privateers in the service of the Spanish Crown, including the notorious Dunkirkers, captured 1,500 English merchant ships, helping to restore Dutch international trade. British trade, whether coastal, Atlantic, or Mediterranean, was also attacked by Dutch privateers and others in the Second and Third Anglo-Dutch wars."
"During the Nine Years War, the French adopted a policy of strongly encouraging privateers, including the famous Jean Bart, to attack English and Dutch shipping. England lost roughly 4,000 merchant ships during the war. In the following War of Spanish Succession, privateer attacks continued, Britain losing 3,250 merchant ships. Parliament passed an updated Cruisers and Convoys Act in 1708 allocating regular warships to the defense of trade."
That is an absolutely wonderful History. I am willing to bet that the player willing to play this Scenario will copy or rewrite this History.
I just cannot wait to play this, it has been a long time coming. I will take the last available slot.
Also I attached the .biq we will be using for this scenario hopefully all agree with this. I removed all of the coastal Coral Reefs,
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