Excellent K T ! ~:cheers: Thanks for the pics ~:cool: . Great (spy,etc)
network.
Very interesting with the Horde in England ~:eek: , never seen that either.
Are you going to keep going or try a new game? ~:confused:
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Excellent K T ! ~:cheers: Thanks for the pics ~:cool: . Great (spy,etc)
network.
Very interesting with the Horde in England ~:eek: , never seen that either.
Are you going to keep going or try a new game? ~:confused:
Nice empire building Templar. That is one very screwed up map of Europe with Italy having norway and Egypt and the horde at one point having england.
Thanks for compliments ~:)
I felt I was not strong enough to attack Egypt.Quote:
Originally Posted by miho
@dgfred: No, I stop at 60%
Since I finished my HRE game, I might post some pics showing the development and rulers of my empire:
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In 1225 things are still as they started in 1205, for most of the part.
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A new man has taken over, the Horde has arrived, almost killing off the Polish, and the Italians were so foolish as to go to war with both me and Hungary. They are pushed from the continent and shall remain on Sardinia for the rest of the game. England and France are happily engaged in war.
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France and England have swapped locations, the French insisted on going to war with the Danes as well and look where it got them. The Horde´s conquering its way through Russia, Hungary is busy at empire-building - they already are the strongest power around and myself, I´m picking the odd rebellious province, not making much in the way of progress.
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1291, the year of the big revolutions. Provinces of England, France and myself went to revolt in this year. While the loss of the baltic province wasn´t all that much in the way of a loss to me, the revolting english and French provinces that went revolting proved excellent opportunities to expand my empire without upsetting anyone, apart from the rebels, maybe.
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Fifty-odd years and a war with the Danes later, the latter are anihilated, leading to a re-emergence of the French on the fair island of Ireland with nothing but an inn as infrastructure. Needless to say they would not play an important role again. The Horde has crumbled, too (not my fault, this time), leaving me Russia to conquer.
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1398, the last year of peace between the two largest realms in the known world: Hungary and the Holy Roman Empire. At this time, Hungary rules all the land from Poland to Arabia.
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Only eight years later, nothing is left of Hungary. Not their arms and armies, but their royal bloodline proved the weak spot. In the final battle, the Hungarian King and Emperor Lothar IV killed each other - it was indeed in the clash between their respective units that both rulers were killed. However, Lothar had in Adolf I an able heir left, the Hungarians did not have one. Their downfall led to several faction re-emergences, Poland and Russia being only two of them.
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Adolf I´s reign was dominated by the conquest of the western European continent and several crusades against the Almohads, but also a border skirmish with the papal states, disputing over the ownership of the rich trading capital of Venice. The picture above is the last of the living Emperor Adolf I, he died the same year, being followed on the Throne by Hermann II, last Emperor of medieval Germany.
Nice game, Ciaran! That was a pretty spectacular collapse on the part of the Hungarians; way to hit them where it hurts. ~:cheers:
Thanks. The Hungarian end was pretty - abrupt, I never thought they only had one heir and would even send him into battle after he was made king. I was preparing for the German-Hungarian version of the Hundred Years War and was rather sure to be on the losing end.
I just don´t get why there are some thumpnails displayed and sometimes only the link appears ~:confused:
Hello Ciaran,Quote:
Originally Posted by Ciaran
to post an image you need to enclose the link of the image in these tags :
To link the image to another image use these tags:Code:[img][/img]
-Mithrandir.Code:[url= ][/url ]
I have a question. How do you put images in my posts? If to put an image its very small. Like this:
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Why is it so small? Its jpg and 500kb large.
Never mind.I figured it out images over 250 kb are automatically resised in photobucket. I'll try imageshack now.
Mithrandir: Imageshack provides with complete entries for thumpnail posting when uploading pictures, I just copied them into here.
(I sincerly hope that the images in this post won't bog you guys down, because it is MASSIVELY IMAGE HEAVY) I promise next time to find a way to make the pictures thumbnails.
As promised (at least indirectly) here is my HRE campaign, completed.
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year 1210
Such sweet memories from long ago, when Emporer and Pope saw eye to eye. The HRE took all the Polish territories in one year as well promeria and prussia were also annexed into glorious holy roman empire.:duel: We are told they were overjoyed to now be ruled by pious, wise and gentle leaders. The following rebellions were merely caused by fringe groups financed from outside sources, probably the Italians.
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year 1222
A succesful German crusade takes Greece, german subjects now can find feta cheese in their market places.
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year 1228
Many years later little has changed except the Alhomods, hungarians and russians have gained some land.
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year 1232
Finally the northern Italian lords were brought to heel. They're disregard for the Emperor's authority has ended however their self proclaimed king still has holdings elsewhere. Also significant is the capture of croatia and hungary.
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year 1236
The dastardly Sicilians have stolen Greece, which was crusaded for so many years ago. It would be 5 decades before it would be reclaimed, after Sicily itself was taken. Aswell the barbaric mongols for the first time share a border with the HRE. It is an uneasy time for the empire.
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year 1241
The horde briefly gets hold of Syria and begins a slow decline as it is pushed further north over the coming century.
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year 1254
French success brings about an english civil war, essentially sending the english kingdom into decline. The pope is also attacked and crushed. A questionable war but it is very quickly resolved. The attacked was justified by claimed that the Pope who was turely supposed to rule rome in trust of the emporer and was refusing to acknowledge the Emporer's earlthy right to rule. However questionable this claim it was accepted by most HRE bishops and a new papacy was setup in Venice at the massive Cathedral there. The emporer wisely avoided having to deal with the anti German Roman aristocracy that always seemed to have such a large hand in past papal politics. A group of opportunist cardinals joined the new papacy giving some legitimacy to it.
However a very large group of cardinals and others who had lost much status squirlled away resources and prepared for a ressurgance many years later also supposedly financially assisted by those Christian kingdoms who opposed the HRE.
Toulouse was also aquired.
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year 1260
By this point the pagan mongols have been pushed back from the good christians. Disturbingly, the mohammadian turks have grown powerful and now share a lot of border with the HRE replacing the pagans that inspired great speaches by priests and bishops. In the western parts of the empire there is not too much concern but the east is highly uneasy setting the groundwork for many future crusades that would start in bohemia and go south east.
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year 1273
The Danes invade Saxony, which is an embarrasment for the Emperor, a situation that would be fully rectified within two decades time.
As a sort of counterbalace to that humiliating loss, the long time enemies the Hungarians have finally been defeated.
Rudolf the seconds reign certainly was interesting. In the next decade the Turkish wars would begin and last for over a century. To the virtue of the empire in the eyes of future historians the empire is for once, with the exception of the Danish hostility, not the starter of the war. The Turks attack the newly annexed exhungarian provinces.
A new rogue Papacy tries establish itself. Worried by the success of RudolfII several parties secretly fund the rebel pope and many declare allegience to this pope. Some of the old cardinals and rich atni german roman aristocrats are believed to be involved. This betrayal of the emporer angers him greatly but he is prusuaded not to crush the Pope. Relations are very poor with the new Papacy though. Future emporer's regularily ignored the Pope. The city of Rome was also plundered to punish the rebels and the cathedral in Venice was fabulously furbished and the palace in Bavaria too. The rebels cardinals were regularily found guilty of heresy by HRE agents.
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year 1287
France was my long time ally but they chose to ally with an enemy and eventually were excommunicated so they were crusaded against to allow the French to be ruled by true catholics. Ironically many emporer's in future and past decades were excommunicated themselves. The empire makes many gains in the west. Many scholars and aristocrats make references to the empire of Charlamagne, claiming that it is the HRE's destiny to regain those lands.
This is the year that that Rudolf the second, now refered to as Rudolf the great, took the holy city of constantinople. After a few fierce battles Turkish power was finally broken though German power could not expand too far into aisian minor without dangerously overextending itself so time was spent in consolidation.
The duke of sicily in convinced to join the empire. The emporer publicly praises their rationality, stating, such intelligence is rare among non-germans. That year and the following many decades German offers of alliance and truces are unfailingly rejected.
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year 1296
Greece is finally retaken finally. Western france and Sussex are attained. This is a period of great prosperity and optomism (at least for the ruling class) in HRE history.
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year 1308
Germany's enemies pretty much include everyone who has ever shared a border with them. The French to some extent however have some right to be mad since they were attacked first, as opposed to most of the others.
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year 1313
Expansion into Turk lands occured in this decade. Kiev, that piece of land in the northern Baltic,Trebezond, and Nicea were taken to further hinder the Turks and to take vital ports that allowed for the troublesome sea invasions previous. In a few years time, Anatolia and Rum were also taken.
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year 1329
At this point the spanish have become intolerable and can no longer be ingnored. The HRE has never attacked them yet the continue to attack insist on war while neglecting the much more threatening Egyptian forces eating at their southern provinces. They too have refused any sort of peace. The German nobility will not stand for this and begin to formulate capturing Iberia in their future plans... to save the Spanish peasants of course.
The false Roman Empire (from HRE perspective of course) and the French, in their warlikeness, invaded and occupied Nicea for over two years. The initial counter attack was unsuccessful but the second one was much more devasting to the Emperor's foes.
Also of note is the Turkish civil war, which further serves to weaken their empire.
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year 1332
This idiocy is not welcome, notice how Corboda has no a single soldier to fight off the very aggressive Egyptians.
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year 1340
A Spanish civil war breaks out and Corboda and Portugal gain independance hough Corbode is recaptured. The Egyptians take adavantage of the weakened Spandiards as does the Holy Roman Emperor choose to make his move. With great fortune, the Pope has FINALY allowed the Germans to crusade against the Egyptians. ~:cheers: :charge: ... even though technically the pope is at war with the empire. Many cursades were launched and the pope's money was given to one of theheavily indepted Catholic island kings.
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Year 1361
This is an important year for the empire. Firstly a massive invasion was launched on Iberia and also the Turkish lands. Lesser Armenia was crushed denying the turks their original homeland.
Things were not too great for the HRE as their expenses have for years now been greater than their income. New conquests and the streamlining of the military in next year would correct this but it was embarrasing for the sitting emporer.
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Year 1362
The Emporer's influence jumps incredibly with such a succesful conquest. The new optimism and pride takes hold adding to already massive egos. There is much talk about recreating the old Roman empire. Many now seriously consider it a possibility whereas nearly two centuries ago few would take such dreams seriously.
Adding to this belief the Egyptian looses several provinces to a civil war.
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Year 1368. The Egyptian Empire continues to deteriorate, few forsee the events over the next two years.
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Year 1370
Where as the Egyptians had generally been considered a kingdom in decline a few years ago fear of Egypt grew exponentially surprising many except the spy masters. The Emporer was heavily criticized for not taking the opportunity to take the smaller independant kingdoms when he had the chance without starting a war with the muslim kingdom.
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Year 1382
The 3rd HRE crusade soon reached Edessa's border. Most knew that the neutrality was purely nominal. The crusade was perhaps, thanks to zealous intolerant assasination of all egyptian agents, a unconfirmed rumour to the Egyptian lords. They already had already prepared. Much innocent blood would be spilt.
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Year 1398
The Roman citizens have taken up arms against the pontificate to the great amusement of the Germans. At first the Pope is rescued but later
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Year 1407
Though the war was relatively long and costly the conclusion was unsurprising, especially for the cocky german lords. The victories were seen as divinely predetermined. More secular scholars would attribute the victory to vastly suprior army size and quality backed by a much more massive economy.
Also of note was that the corsicans gained their independance, largely attributed to inquisitional attrition. A Spanish royal line had been established in Algeria. The Cryptiots also joined the empire.
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Year 1449
Finally the mostly peaceful Spanish Algerian dynasty was brought to a catastrophic demise. If the imperial declarations were to be believed, the attack was a critically defensive action aimed at bringing peace to the mediteranean by gently crushing a great danger.
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Year 1451
Within a few decades the entirety of the mediteranean belonged to the HRE with the exception of the four island kingdoms of Sardinia, Malta, Crete, and Rhodes who were spared for their long time neutrality and also trading purposes. Finally the Roman empire, with the exception of said island kingdoms, was recreated and even larger than the original by the descendants of the very tribes of the poeple who greatly helped contribut to its original downfall.
Emporere Herrmann was not unaware of what he had completed, in fact he made sure to put a scultural portrait of himself in nearly every government institution. He did not precisely admit he was not the most important leader, and saw himself on terms with Rudolf the Second. Regardless he knew that his descendants would need to be strong to withstand the sands of time.
Very nice NodachiSam. Too bad you couldn't go for the total domination. I haven't seen many ships in the screenies. You obviously didn't have much trade income.
Oh wow lol
That's very extensive Nodachi and it lasted over 250 years. It's nice to see someone play a game without a 30000 florin a year income and a global navy, it also has nice personal touches. I think I might start a German 1205 campaign.
Great empire, NodachiSam. And very, very nice army attacking Algeria in 1449 :charge: . BTW, How did you mod ports ~:confused:
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I started my German campaign and this is year 10 in Otto IV's reign. I micromanaged to start off and managed to increase yearly florin yields by 1300 and then up to 2000 after I finnished building watchtowers and border forts. I spent some excess on as many advanced troops as I could build, in particular militia seargants and swiss halbs. I then invaded Poland, and scaring the Polish into Silesia at 1209 and the pope threatenned to excommunicate me if I attacked again. So I fortified the 3 provinces around Silesia and marched the rest of my troops across Germany after determinning France as the next most profitable venture. By this time I was getting some cash in and could spend on some feudal knights and a few mercenaries. My army was still small however so I concentrated my forces on northern France, luckily the French abandonned Paris and fled to Normandy allowing me to occupy the fortifications. Next year I sent some forces into Flanders, scaring the garrison into Ghent, though the French decided to march their entire army from Normandy into Paris to try and retake their capitol, so I garrisonned my troops there. Fresh troops had just arrived in Burgundy so I had to strength to repel the French liberation force, I also sent some troops from Flanders to occupy normandy so the French had no where to flee or withdraw to depending on how they chose to combat my superior forces. The rest is history.
Nice fightin' Patron ~:cheers: . Venice looks kind of tempting too ~;) .
Thanks for the comments, glad you guys enjoyed it.
The ports are actually a bug as another mod overwrote the original ports.Quote:
Originally Posted by Knight Templar
Very nice empire building so far Patron, very aggressive ~:cheers: I was lucky when I invaded poland in that they fled both provinces, hehe. Are the Italians next?
Shortly after the last pic I invaded toulouse and put young prince and heir Otto in charge, for some reason the French surrenderred without a fight. All 700 of them were held prisonner awaiting execution, when an emissary from landed in the mediteranean and gallopped to Toulouse with the promise of ransom. Fearing some sort of trick Prince Otto orderred his men at arms to begin putting swords to the hamstrings of the captives, but was later informed that the French may have conquerred some island in the mediteranean and we know nothing of it due to our emphasis on military rather than diplomatic intelligence. A ransom of 12000 florins was duely paid. So ended the French threat, for all practical purposes.
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Troops were moved into Toulouse to help enforce law and order, however the deceitful English, paranoidly fearing that they were next orderred a pre-emptive attack on Burgundy and Normandy. This came a quite a shock to the Germans as for decades their homelands had never been trespassed apon, the horrors of war were at their doorstep, the rape, pillage and injustice on full show for the Burgundian people. However the retaliation was swift and devastating. Some of the French King's ransom had been used to employ fearsome cavalry from the east who were eager for glory in these rich lands and crossed the channel forcing the peasants there to retreat into London, the Army in Toulouse decided to split into 2 parts, one would lift the siege at Burgundy and the other would invade Anjou, thus sealing them deep within German territory as had been done with the French several years before.
The tides turned very quickly and the English panicked. Their invasion force had completely dissapeared, the Germans had landed on Britain and had gained major strategic gains in the centre of France. The invasion force in Normandy and seemingly the English in Wales broke their ties to the King in Brittany, however the English remained strong on the Atlantic coast. Prince Otto took Aquitaine easily and laid siege to Bordeaux, however his brother was ambushed whilst marching on Brittany and his army was routed. However by now the situation for the English was dire, Prince Otto attacked from the south with a retinue of elite swiss halberdiers and 2 units of feudal knights and managed to kill King John I in battle.
At the moment my armies are mainting control over these lands that have been taken and the imperial coffers are experiencing a crisis considerring the expense of the war, however it is still managing to squeeze out enough to fund the emperor's plans for a fleet. The Pope has orderred an end to hostilities against the English and a withdraw from Aquitaine within 2 years if they cannot lift the siege, for long the Papacy has watched the Germans and attempted to curb their power, but through intrigue they have managed to circumvent many of the restrictions placed on them. There is currently a rebellion in Aquitaine, but if I can defeat them all or lift the siege next year I will be in an excellent position to gain more strategic lands in the east and in Italy to secure my borders.
Nice. At what period did you start playing?
I think he posted before that it was a 1215 (or so) HRE campaign start, butQuote:
Originally Posted by miho
I am not positive on that.
DANISH FLEET!!! :jawdrop:
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Cruseders vs Jihad army in Byzantium territory (Constantinopoles)... :duel:
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That fleet ~:eek:
What in god's name is happening in this picture !? ~:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by miho
Ouch! Looks like 3 faction re-emergences and a civil war/uprising?
Sicilia
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Just finished off the Spanish and now I'm wondering what to do next. Egypt is getting very big and their homelands are undergarrisoned. I'll think I'll beef up my Euro boarders and then take over the Middle East.
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Originally Posted by DukeofSerbia
~:eek: ~:eek: ~:eek: ~:eek: ~:eek: ~:eek:
Nice empires so far guys :)
Patron: Did you reach 60% with your game?
I'm not finnished. I've played lots of campaigns before and I'm going to play this one lightly over a period of time.
By 1223 the Germans had laid claim to all of France and Poland as lawless conquerors. Emperor Otto IV died a few years later for all practical purposes handing state power over to his son after the last of the English were rid from France. most of the French and English nobility were left intact, but the 2 crowns had almost dissapeared, the Germans don't know where they are, however the English navy is strong and King John II the dim led a suicide attack on Normandy. The king and a mere 20 knights suprised the garrison of urban milita and spearmen who tracked the knights and lured them into battle in a forest. The knights fought bravely and managed to slay 10 times their weight in men, but they were all killed. This act of stupidity combined with the French high aristocracy's flight to some unknown destination in the mediterranean caused a seemless transference of power to Emperor Otto V after his father's death in France.
There were uprisings in the east however. A large band of German bandits in Silesia was put down by the army which had destroyed the last of the Poles.
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Otto V is decidedly Franko-German now, having spent much of his adult life fighting against the English and being crowned in Notre Dame, he governed the 2 countries from Burgundy which had been the strategic clinch point during the war and continued the project of building a fleet left by his father using the small surplus his militaristic empire could yield. During the short 2 years of peace (1224-1226) the borders with the empire's hostile neighbours had been fortified with Germany's formidable forces and much of the elite had musterred in Burgundy and Provence for another lawless invasion. The invaders of Milan withdrew due to the unexpected movement of the reputed Italian infantry from Venice and the invaders of Genoa forced the Italians into retreat. In the same year uprisings in Lorraine and Normandy occurred and the King moved north from Burgundy for the sport of killing the 120 odd peasant archers who has claimed the large swathes of land for themselves, in his haste however he neglected to send forces into Normandy to quell the uprising.
Later that year reinforcements from Tyrolia coupled with the Milan invasion force forced the Italians to give up and retreated back to Venice or into Milan and the Italians attacked the Genoan invasion force besieging Genoa. The Italian army consisted entirely of Infantry and the German cavalry managed to skirmish heavily, split the army in 2 and flank the 2 segments with the help of 120 feudal men at arms. No Italians returned to Genoa.
Next campaign, I'm upping the troop size. Battles with default sizes are pretty underwhelming.
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Originally Posted by The Wizard
That is the most ships I have ever seen in a game :jawdrop: . Wow, that
is some serious florins.