Republican campaign?

[al Roumi]

Anyone conducted a successfull Republican campaign, turning their backs on the anachronisms of Shogun and Emperor?

I've been trying it as the Saga but feel i need to save-scum and get my navy a bit better prepared for when I become everyone's biggest enemy. I think the realm divide threshold is lower in FotS than vanilla S2 so my relative strength is lower and the challenge hence greater.

Any pointers?

Also, if anyone has done it, how long does one need to conquer the requisite number of provinces? I thinking about how long I can turtle for befoer needing to make the big push. Kyushu is a good base for a republican campaign (i think) as holding the whole island and its outlying 3 single province islands leaves you 1 province short of triggering the realm divide.

[Vladimir]

Backroom!

Obama is the Shogunate vanguard. Intend to defeat Obama in my Republican campaign.

It's not out of any love for it but all my imperial compatriots were idiots and got themselves wiped out. I guess that would make me a Neocon?

[Voigtkampf]

Yeah, Obama is giving me headache too. Seems only fit when going Republican. Harr harr. Harr... Erm..

I would suggest either a spy rush... Hang on, what spies you got once you go republican? Still ishin shishi? Anyway, the tip is to either incite revolts in their provinces when there is no army in the capitals, or try to bribe their big army stacks and then conquer their cities, demolish them (don't loot for the honor penalty) and move on, leaving the province to the rebellion that will probably break out the next move. The idea is to destroy their infrastructure completely so you can overwhelm them with better, high tech units. Other possibility would be to switch to the navy and wreak havoc along the shores.

There is a problem with the rebellion inciting when there are generals and armies to combat them, you might end up inadvertently training the enemy general.

OT Pardon my klatchian? Pure WIN.

[Sp4]

What's a republican campaign? Like domination?

[al Roumi]

I would suggest either a spy rush...

You don't get any political agents when going republican - don't fully understand why but it adds further to the difficulty. You can build the political buildings (secret societies in this case) but no agents...

Other possibility would be to switch to the navy and wreak havoc along the shores.

That's probably the way to go. I launched my realm divide without drydocks or even frigates, let alone a Warrior/Ocean.

OT Pardon my klatchian? Pure WIN.

Thanks!

What's a republican campaign? Like domination?

Nope, it's the choice you get when you get to realm divide -either support the shogun/emperor or break with the past and go a-historic with a republic of Japan. Presumably with your Daimyo as not-so-elected president or just a straight people's dictator.

[Voigtkampf]

You don't get any political agents when going republican - don't fully understand why but it adds further to the difficulty. You can build the political buildings (secret societies in this case) but no agents...

Bummer... No ninjas, either, I suppose... How about foreign agents and sabotage?