Kingdoms Teutonic Hotseat: The Frozen North (completed, winner Visorslash)

It might be that, because unzipped files are too voluminous for the uploader, I believe...

Man, hurry up! I'm sitting in a pub tapping into their wifi (which I'm sure they are not too happy about...) and this is the last internet access I might have for the next week. Would be good to play my own turn tonight if possible :))

Second try. It appears it's working?

If the .org uploader is not working, you could always try this :)

Bump.

Playing it right now...

Germans !!

In the event that I don't play my turn after 48 hours, you have permission to sub my turn :) - that was from Slysnake when we spoke via PM. I sent him a message that the turn is up, if he doesn't reply until tomorrow I'll sub him.

Also FYI this weekend is the Orthodox Easter so I'll be away from Friday until Monday.

Novgorod's Up


EDIT: Ignoramous' inbox is full again, so expect some delay for his turn....

Bump (again...)

ok I have a confession to make.

It seems I have stuffed up somehow and there is no admin access to the console for this game. Meaning, without knowing each player's password, I cannot skip or sub turns. Worse, if one of you disappears the game will end abruptly.

So, we have two options.

Either you all send me your passwords so I can at least move the game along if someone is absent, and pass the pw on to a new player if we need to replace someone.

Or, we restart.

I'm really very sorry about this, I really don't know what happened...:embarassed:

I say we all hand our passwords to phonics.

Agreed, already done! :D

Sorry about the delay.

Norway!

https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/local...id=205&id=8981

bump T_T

Denmark

https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/local...id=205&id=8989

The Grand Duke cowers behind Novgorod's walls.

Poland.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/djkdvb

The despicable traitorous scum that some call the Hochmiester has been defeated. He and his army were surrounded by nearly the entire armed might of all of Poland and have fled back into Teutonic lands. Polands victorious forces have advanced and now besiege Thorn. Clearly god frowns upon the Teutonic dogs.
Meanwhile, the "Holy" "Roman" Empire has captured most of Western poland but surely the common people will rise up and throw these new oppressors out for such is their love of the Polish king.

Lithuania up
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/local...id=205&id=8992

Nay traitors we are not. It'd have been just to say that If I had accepted an alliance from you and marched my armies right next to your cities to pluck them like apples. I made the honorable choice and stayed within my borders until I saw it fit to attack. Though I must commend you on defeating the uber stack of the Hochmeister in autoresolve with Poland's armies. Was it a close defeat?

BTW you haven't moved king Boleslaw and his troops right? Since they were defeated last turn and all.

oops, hold on, yes i did move him and some of those troops were reinforcements in the battle.
I forgot that was a rule in this game as well. gah, too many games with too many sets of rules. Thanks for bringing that up Myth. I will replay the turn and get it up tomorrow so please don't use this save.

Oh, and BTW this means Poland loses. Without him I don't think I can beat that stack. It literally took every soldier I had minus about 6 units to defeat that TO stack, those guys are just way to nasty in auto-resolve. There is absolutely no way I am going to be able to survive the next 5 turns or so.
I'll certainly play it out though. So ya, sorry about that and the save will be up tomorrow.

That guy is uber because of the Christ Knights he received for free from a council mission. Anyway Poland is very disadvantaged in autoresolve. If this was "lead any battle" like in GA you would have been able to pick the TO off with horse archers.

Cmp is dead. Will probably need subbing. Zim, myth or sly can do it if that's okay.

Cmp? Anyway I'd be happy to sub. PM me with instructions if you want.

Comp. :P

Need help in making it un-dead? :skull: :laugh4:

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Need help in making it un-dead? :skull: :laugh4:

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That's where I come in :D

No really, what is up with your computer?

okay, here is the save minus the cheating. and I was correct, poland is going to die...
but I will take up enough time that the TO and HRE might be destroyed on other fronts, I hope. :)

https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/local...id=205&id=8995

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Originally Posted by Nightbringer

okay, here is the save minus the cheating. and I was correct, poland is going to die...
but I will take up enough time that the TO and HRE might be destroyed on other fronts, I hope. :)

https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/local...id=205&id=8995

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Other fronts? What other front? I chose the HRE because it only has 2 starting fronts, the east, with Poland, and the north, with Denmark, the first being my enemy and the later being my ally :)

Yes your ally... :)

:O ! And what do you imply by that?....

nothing,
nothing at all

I made sure Denmark is allied to the TO and the HRE before we started with this operation. It's all part of the plan. And now I'm subbing Denmark so I think no foul play is afoot (It would otherwise be funny to invade myself or my ally while sitting. But I'd do it if that was his intention). Near the Lituanian border I have a monstrous stack of doom waiting for any pagans who get some grand ideas into their heads.

Night bringer.....

In the very first Teutonic hotseat, I (this is later in the game) as HRE asked Denmark to sub me, as we were going to defend norway. He didn't, and I ended up able to play turn turn myself and attacked him. :P

His reply: wow. I am speechless...

Sooo, should I be worried then? :P

Nah. Different situations and things happening. Plus I didn't like doing it. But I needed to.

"Overconfidence is your weakness" :)

bump..

PMed Thanatos Eclipse just in case.

Ya, I know I'm up :) will get it done tonight

TO up

https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/local...id=205&id=8999

I wasn't even late when you tried to "bump" me sly :P

Looks like the Mongols aren't going to back down, guess it's time for them to go bye bye ~:wave:

Really? Man, I'm so bored at the moment: whilst the past week or so I have had nothing WHATSOEVER to do, in the next couple of weeks or so, I will have almost no free time :(

Mongolians up. Link.

Two Polish cities have been taken successfully and Kng Boleslaw lies dead on the battlefield. In other news, Lithuania's two stacks are in plain view of our watchtowers and they will be put to the slaughter.

wait, you can't attack my king!

by the same rules that made it illegal for him to attack your stack it is illegal for you to attack his!

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Originally Posted by Nightbringer

wait, you can't attack my king!

by the same rules that made it illegal for him to attack your stack it is illegal for you to attack his!

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Myth was online not long ago, so I'm sure you can sort something out..

Right, forgot about that one! He does appear as reinforcements for the town that is besieged however, so he will lose some troops.

I'll redo my save today (and the Britannia one as well for anyone who reads this). I have a question on the rules, specifically this one:

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If an army is beaten in battle by a faction that is after them in the turn order that army may not move on the following turn.

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. Since I'm last in the turn order here does this make me exempt from this rule?

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Originally Posted by Myth

I'll redo my save today (and the Britannia one as well for anyone who reads this). I have a question on the rules, specifically this one:

. Since I'm last in the turn order here does this make me exempt from this rule?

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Just out pf interest, what is the purpose of this rule? Is it just a rule which is enforced in auto-resolve campaigns?

Factions that played first in the turn order could defeat those that came after them, thus preventing them from moving those defeated stacks. However, if a faction later in the turn order defeated a faction that played before, with the new turn beginning, the playing-first faction could move its own defeated army...

Hence the proposed rule...

New save for the Mongols.

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In other news, Lithuania's two stacks are in plain view of our watchtowers and they will be put to the slaughter.

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It was worth a try ;P Did you really think I was going to sit by while you solidified your dominance. You're Alliance threatens all that are free and I shall fight to the bitter end! FREEDOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lol it's funny how glad I am to have you as an ally in GA and how I despise you in this game :D To be honest that's what I'd have done too - attack the TO while their FL is busy down South in Poland.

As I wrote in the in-game messaging system "You'd best pray to your trees. We ride!"

You'd better believe we pray to the trees, and the grass, rocks, rivers, sky, the occasional beard if it's awesome enough; but mostly death. I don't know if it's her charming personality or just how her followers make our enemies quiver in fear, we just can't get enough of her. And she can't get enough of the sacrificial lambs we bring her (she especially likes the taste of the funny hatted ones that keep wondering into our lands).

Christ requires no sacrifices and God is merciful. We however, are not.

Our gods don't require sacrifices, it's called being friendly. Giving without asking anything in return (right away). Maybe if you were more likable you'd have more then one god. We have many gods, cause we are likable.

Lol these hotseat games are the greatest thing to come since swords and hot water. :D

agreed

HRE's up !!

BTW guys I'll be away from a M2TW PC from tomorrow until Sunday the earliest. I have no upcoming turns yet though Denmark might come up for subbing here... We'll see, I'll still have internet and come here but I won't be able to play until Sunday evening (Europe time)

Novgorod is up

Bump?

Bump No. 2.

bump.

I have asked Zim to skip this turn. I'm still away with no access to my gaming comp so Zim is the admin until the end of may

Bump 4. I'll be skipping the turn this afternoon.

I've uploaded the save, I guess I must have forgotten to post the link here:

https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/local...id=205&id=9018

Norway.

Denmark
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/local...id=205&id=9021

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Poland up.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/0lbree

:smug2::smug2::stunned::sneaky::smartass2::evil::devil::pirate2::sorry2:

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Originally Posted by Visorslash

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Poland up.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/0lbree

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Someone seems happy....;)

I am now. :D

bump...

I'm very sorry about the long delay. I must have read my pm then gone on to the next one and immediately forgotten. I have even checked this thread a couple of time and somehow didn't realise it was my turn. This one is all on me, sorry guys.
Anyway, on the brighter side a surprise attack by polish commandos has seized hold of both the HRE and TO capitols. If you don't fall back now we are prepared to set fire to every building in these cities and make the civilians watch while enjoying a nice cup of greek fire. :) (btw, these commandos are so stealthy that you wont see I have captured the city on your turn, but believe me, I have.)

lithuania up
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/local...id=205&id=9031

TO, Konigsberg taken

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https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/local...id=205&id=9032

Has Novgorod been destroyed? They don't appear in the diplomacy chart and their settlements that I border appear as rebel now.

...wait, is this why Visor was so happy? :P

Yeah. I said 6500 for peace to Novgorod and I would sell Estonia, but he offered me less than 6500, then it turned out someone, probably Novgorod, assassinated my general. So I took the battle to him myself and killed of Novgorod instead. :P

Well done Visor!

For some strange reason I couldn't get adoptions. They kept saying adoptions not completed. Anyone know why?

Unlucky I suppose. I had an error playing as the Moors for the short time I did in DoW, where it would CTD every time I tried to adopt someone.

In a recent campaign, I had no adoptions for 40 turns, then got a whole string, and they were all adopted, and now none of them are being adopted. IT's baffling.

TE: You have catapults? :( I'll have to check Koningsberg's walls, are they wooden or stone? Can't remember.. Only a little while longer before I get my own PC then I'll be much better oriented. BTW have you defeated any of my forces? I want to know what I can and can't move.

Igno: I've had the same thing, i did adopt several guys but the last one said he died before the adoption letter had reached him. Maybe there is a global limit to adoptees?

BTW people are we doing screenshots of everything now? I noticed that this game doesn't have forced autoresolve, I'm not sure why it's like that.

start out with catapults ;) got to have something to even out your Superior units! Konigsberg does have wooden walls. Actually forgot about that rule in this game, but I read it afterwards and went back to check cause thought konigsberg was a city, fortunately not.

I just did the screen shots cause I couldn't remember if they were required in this game. It's a pain having multiple games going at one time :P

Mongols are up.

Lol TE sorry to disappoint, the TO starts with several catapults AND a Mangonel :P