Maucat
Chieftain
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1709- Founded colonies in south and north America and started the invasion of Spain, strong economy, strong research and sufficient stability...Vassals Kmher, Ethyope, Egypt, Malì.
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1709- Founded colonies in south and north America and started the invasion of Spain, strong economy, strong research and sufficient stability...Vassals Kmher, Ethyope, Egypt, Malì.
A viceroy game?
wr4th
Warlord
Did rome again on monarch level. finished the empire with conquering carthage at around 300AD. Took the next few turns for the buildings requirements of the uhv. Let's see how much of my empire i can keep through the middle ages.
p.s. With Greece founding Athenai and Byzantinum now its a bit easier.
p.s. With Greece founding Athenai and Byzantinum now its a bit easier.
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wr4th
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Ok, i finished my roman game. I decided to head east and took arabia after their spawn. Also took over Babylon and Persia. In the end i had to pull of another golden age to keep me from collapsing. I also checked the dates in the replay. I took carthage and colonised spain in 170AD but it took me until 330AD to found the missing town in jugoslawia.
Oh and Augustus Caesar has obviously the leadership abilities of Augustus Caesar
Oh and Augustus Caesar has obviously the leadership abilities of Augustus Caesar
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AnotherPacifist
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OK, here's my attempt at a Spanish empire. Obviously if I didn't go for a fully Spanish USA I could have gotten Philippines and Congo. At the end I had to switch to police state and nationhood to buff my collapsing stability to unstable. (Was super solid until the last 10 moves when I sent 8 settlers out and conquered some independent cities in North America).
Note that Egypt, Rome, Khmer, India and Mali (who collapsed) are my vassals, so yes, I did have my Italian possessions. If I only had to nerve to found a Corsican city or the Azores...
Note that Egypt, Rome, Khmer, India and Mali (who collapsed) are my vassals, so yes, I did have my Italian possessions. If I only had to nerve to found a Corsican city or the Azores...
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wolfigor
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WONDERFUL!Ok, i finished my roman game. I decided to head east and took arabia after their spawn. Also took over Babylon and Persia. In the end i had to pull of another golden age to keep me from collapsing. I also checked the dates in the replay. I took carthage and colonised spain in 170AD but it took me until 330AD to found the missing town in jugoslawia.
Oh and Augustus Caesar has obviously the leadership abilities of Augustus Caesar
You raised the bar for this type of challenge... compliments.
AnotherPacifist
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Yeah, at the end I was trying to recreate (at least the American part) of the combined Spanish/Portuguese empire (which did exist for a while when they were under one crown).
wr4th
Warlord
Ok, here comes the next one. The spanish empire (monarch), 1700AD 2/3 UHV conditions and all historical territory except the small colony in west Africa which i cant settle until Biology. I did not squat Portugal and also did no harm to the other europeans, except the dutch to represent the spanish Belgium.
Fought a quick war in 1600AD over Spanish-Sahara because Portugal beat me to it. Declared war in 1650 on England and had to raze New York twice (and another settler is already in place). In 1680 Declared on France and razed all their colonies in Quebec and Guyana. Those last wars were extremely close, because i'm behind in tech and fighting with muskets and conquistadors against riflemen and cavalry, just my numbers turned it into my favor. France did also found 2 more cities during the war in addition to the 3 existing in Quebec, but he didn't manage to have them all defended, so i could take some for free.
In Europe i hope i can hold of France from Spain, but i think i will lose Amsterdam for sure within the next few turns.
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I managed to make peace short after 1700AD but when a congress came around 1730 it started all over again. In the end i managed to keep all my cities and even vassalized Mali and China to boost my score. Still it was not my highest spain score, but its a lot more challanging than killing off France and Englang right away.
Fought a quick war in 1600AD over Spanish-Sahara because Portugal beat me to it. Declared war in 1650 on England and had to raze New York twice (and another settler is already in place). In 1680 Declared on France and razed all their colonies in Quebec and Guyana. Those last wars were extremely close, because i'm behind in tech and fighting with muskets and conquistadors against riflemen and cavalry, just my numbers turned it into my favor. France did also found 2 more cities during the war in addition to the 3 existing in Quebec, but he didn't manage to have them all defended, so i could take some for free.
In Europe i hope i can hold of France from Spain, but i think i will lose Amsterdam for sure within the next few turns.
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I managed to make peace short after 1700AD but when a congress came around 1730 it started all over again. In the end i managed to keep all my cities and even vassalized Mali and China to boost my score. Still it was not my highest spain score, but its a lot more challanging than killing off France and Englang right away.
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Very nice wr4th. I see you founded almost every city in place and kept all the Incan/Aztec cities (despite some of them not being so good). Could have conquered Mbanza Kongo which would be complete. What was your stability before 1700 (with all the conquering and founding cities without courthouses) and after the GA has worn off?
wr4th
Warlord
I could have taken Mbanza Kongo easily but i think its to far south to be fitting.
My Stability was shaky/unstable short before the GA. But afterwards the 2 vassals and the fact that i finished all courthouses brought me back to stable. My economy was 5 stars and expansion always 1
Only during the last 20 years when i had wars again due to congress i became shaky again.
My Stability was shaky/unstable short before the GA. But afterwards the 2 vassals and the fact that i finished all courthouses brought me back to stable. My economy was 5 stars and expansion always 1
Only during the last 20 years when i had wars again due to congress i became shaky again.
wr4th
Warlord
Here is my try for Alexanders Empire. Founded Korinthos and Ephesos for the higher base production and filled in Pella later just to make it a real Macedonian Empire.
Sent the galley with phalanxes to Egypt which only had warriors. waited for Memphis to grow to pop 2, then took Egypt. Also waited for Hatusas to grow and took Tyros and Hierousalem with the help of some fresh phalanxes. Babylon was a pain and it slowed me down a lot with its axemen and archers which have +50% vs melee. But Persia decided to help out and suicided some troops to weaken Babilis defenses.
Few turns of recovery and then finally took Persia, but obviously i was two turns to slow
Note that this was done on monarch unlike the previous try posted by Wessel (which is obviously viceroi from the techs), so i basically only teched iron working and then the other worker techs. I gave me calendar in the worldbuilder to check the date but of course did not use any dye. Actually the total lack of happiness resources makes whipping a pain.
Maybe i'll try again some time, but i think this was already a pretty lucky game.
Sent the galley with phalanxes to Egypt which only had warriors. waited for Memphis to grow to pop 2, then took Egypt. Also waited for Hatusas to grow and took Tyros and Hierousalem with the help of some fresh phalanxes. Babylon was a pain and it slowed me down a lot with its axemen and archers which have +50% vs melee. But Persia decided to help out and suicided some troops to weaken Babilis defenses.
Few turns of recovery and then finally took Persia, but obviously i was two turns to slow
Note that this was done on monarch unlike the previous try posted by Wessel (which is obviously viceroi from the techs), so i basically only teched iron working and then the other worker techs. I gave me calendar in the worldbuilder to check the date but of course did not use any dye. Actually the total lack of happiness resources makes whipping a pain.
Maybe i'll try again some time, but i think this was already a pretty lucky game.
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Okay, here's what I have of China as of the mid-1400s. Mind you, I once controlled a good chunk of Mongolia too, but their damn spawn robbed me of them... but they're such helpful trading partners, I can't bring myself to just kill them!
Khmer is my vassal, by the way.
The first pic is of just the empire itself, and the second one includes the cultural boundaries.
Khmer is my vassal, by the way.
The first pic is of just the empire itself, and the second one includes the cultural boundaries.
xmen510
Emperor
I don't know how you guys do it. I lose 90% of the fights I am in. No matter what unit I use against whatever unit I fight, I mostly lose. I would never be able to get an empire like that. In fact, I once had a warrior (with no promotions) defeat 5 of my Praetorians. Sucked greatly.
blizzrd
Micromanager
If you want to see cultural boundaries, you can just click the culture icon when you are looking at the globe view.
Úmarth
Megalomaniac
@wr4th how do you get the number of turns for construction to shop up on the city's bar thingy like that?
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