manio curio
Warlord
Hi all,
I just finished my game with the Ottomans, I played with Regent/Normal, here's my feedback:
UHV1: I conquered Byzantium and it already had 3 Wonders, one of them was mount Athos and I believe that was built between the scenario start and my spawn, if I am wrong let me know. Therefore the goal turned out to be rather easy to accomplish, I built the Topkapi palace for obvious reasons.
UHV2: the most entertaining goal of all, I am not entirely sure about Morocco inclusion among the conquest target, but my knowledge of Ottoman history lacks the detail to make a strong case for either, I will let others chime in.
UHV3: It appears all great military instructors, artists and statemen settled in the city count, including the ones settled before the city conquest. I am not sure if this is intended or not, but I thought to be worth mentioning.
UUs: very fitting and useful for the accomplishment of UHV2, especially the great bombard.
UP: I have no idea how conscription works in the game, therefore I really cannot have an opinion of the UP. I would appreciate some help in understanding it.
UB: it helps to have extra happiness for a relatively cheap building, all in all it was handy.
Overall game: It is amazing how well the game mocks the Ottoman history at a high level: great military campaigns, an unstoppable military force until...you guessed right....1700 and then the decline. The massive empire constructed to complete UHV2 becomes untanable and plagued with poor stability, especially the overexpansion penalty, I had -24 points for basically 100 years, with the 'recent expansion' and good civs + good economy keeping me alive. Moreover the several wars alienated all other civs, on top of religious tensions, all to the 'glazed' with poor tech research and rather high city maintanance costs. I really became the 'sick man of Europe' by the end of the game.
NOTE: The terrible overexpansion penalty persisted even after I gave indipendence to my Italian possessions.
Saves and pics attached, with the usual thanks for @Leoreth.
I just finished my game with the Ottomans, I played with Regent/Normal, here's my feedback:
UHV1: I conquered Byzantium and it already had 3 Wonders, one of them was mount Athos and I believe that was built between the scenario start and my spawn, if I am wrong let me know. Therefore the goal turned out to be rather easy to accomplish, I built the Topkapi palace for obvious reasons.
UHV2: the most entertaining goal of all, I am not entirely sure about Morocco inclusion among the conquest target, but my knowledge of Ottoman history lacks the detail to make a strong case for either, I will let others chime in.
UHV3: It appears all great military instructors, artists and statemen settled in the city count, including the ones settled before the city conquest. I am not sure if this is intended or not, but I thought to be worth mentioning.
UUs: very fitting and useful for the accomplishment of UHV2, especially the great bombard.
UP: I have no idea how conscription works in the game, therefore I really cannot have an opinion of the UP. I would appreciate some help in understanding it.
UB: it helps to have extra happiness for a relatively cheap building, all in all it was handy.
Overall game: It is amazing how well the game mocks the Ottoman history at a high level: great military campaigns, an unstoppable military force until...you guessed right....1700 and then the decline. The massive empire constructed to complete UHV2 becomes untanable and plagued with poor stability, especially the overexpansion penalty, I had -24 points for basically 100 years, with the 'recent expansion' and good civs + good economy keeping me alive. Moreover the several wars alienated all other civs, on top of religious tensions, all to the 'glazed' with poor tech research and rather high city maintanance costs. I really became the 'sick man of Europe' by the end of the game.
NOTE: The terrible overexpansion penalty persisted even after I gave indipendence to my Italian possessions.
Saves and pics attached, with the usual thanks for @Leoreth.
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