Now that's one hell of a scenery! I definitely never ever saw Muslims becoming that dominant on the map unless I played them myself. Usually they get their a**es whopped by everyone else....
May the realm propser under King John!
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Now that's one hell of a scenery! I definitely never ever saw Muslims becoming that dominant on the map unless I played them myself. Usually they get their a**es whopped by everyone else....
May the realm propser under King John!
Nice the new factions look good, can't wait to play thefinished mod.:beam:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rythmic
I'll provide a bigger update tomorrow, there was simply very little to report during Richards reign.
From now on i'll also provide some campaign notes so you can see what my plans are seperate from the story.
I've played a few more years beyond the last update, but not enough to merit an update of it's own. I'm weary of the powerful Muslim factions, the Egyptians very much took me by suprise, I saw because of my emissaries that the Egyptians were overrunning Byzantium some 40 years earlier, but I never expected them to totally destroy the empire or reach the Danube so early. As you can see i'm the only significant Catholic faction remaining, Novgorod the only other significant Christian power. I expect from what I can see that the Egyptians will overrun the rest of Germany and mop up the Cumans and Venetians. The Poles are relatively powerful, but I can't see them standing up to the Egyptians for long and the Egyptians really did cross the Danube with 5000 men, I thought for sure that they would attack me but for whatever reason they withdrew.
The map has totally lost its balance, it's still early and most of the factions have been destroyed, hopefully there will be some re-emerging factions and the horde can mix things up abit. It'd be a shame if it came down to just me and Egypt, can't make much of a story or make it sound realistic if it comes to that afterall. I think I could take the Almohads, but the Egyptians are monsterously powerful.
I've never seen the Muslims dominate so totally either, I think I know whats caused it, the HRE a faction I consider the anchor of the entire map did collapse as it often does, but usually it's replaced by another Catholic power. That faction tends to be France, who I destroyed, meaning that relatively small factions fought each other, none gaining superiority, thus the door has been open for Egypt to go nuts. Spain is abit of a lottery, sometimes Castile dominates sometimes not, i've hardly interfered in Spain so it's natural development, my earlier wars with Aragon and Navarre, little influenced the Almohads expansion.
I've enjoyed the campaign so far, very much so infact and I think the little storylines i've tried to make have come off reasonably well for a change.
I'll have a proper session tomorrow. :2thumbsup:
Hi wot mod is the one rythmic made ???? it looks cool
_Aetius_, nice campaign. I've never had a muslim nation become so large! Your in for some tough battles!
King Athelbert the Saint, noticed the weakness of his kingdom. And thus decided it best to expand southward. He ordered the attack on the local warlord in East Seaxe.
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Unfortunately it crashed abruptly right after the battle was fought.
Wow, _Aetius_, things have definitely gotten interesting in your campaign--I don't envy your position right now! ~D Probably your best bet is to try and destroy the Caliphate first, so as to eliminate the threat to your strategic "rear". Once the Almohads are taken care of, then you should probably see what you can do about driving the Egyptians out of Europe. Of course, if the Sultan's armies suddenly reach the Rhine in the next few years, you may not have that option; so I recommend moving as quickly as you may. ~:rolleyes:
Really? I find that decidedly odd. :inquisitive: (Not that I don't believe you, it's just completely opposite from most of my campaigns!) In my games, the Egyptians end up dominating the eastern half of the map more than any other faction; and when playing Domination mode, it's usually only a matter of time before I end up facing them in a final cataclysmic war for supremacy. Sometimes the Byz, Cumans (XL mod), Novs, or Kievs (XL) get big; and occasionally the Hungarians or Turks do as well. Still, I'd say that the Eggies are the "big boys" of the east in roughly 70-80% of my campaigns, no matter what the game settings are.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rythmic
Also, the Almos often become big as well, although it depends on which version of MTW you have. I you have just the original game (no VI x-pack), then the Almos are crazy-aggressive--if their northward expansion isn't checked at the Pyrenees, then western Europe is usually doomed. ~:eek: In Viking Invasion, however, they were watered down so much that the Spanish usually destroyed them with ease almost every time. With the XL mod, the Almos are once again a threat to contend with, although they're not as dangerous as they are in vanilla MTW. They're still powerful, and often take over the Iberian peninsula--and if they don't, then Castille-Leon (Spanish) will!--but they're more balanced now. ~:)
Well, never was probably the wrong word to use. I'm sure I have had a muslim nation dominating the map, but I probably haven't realised, playing with FoW on.
The Danes - Early - Normal
No mods or anything
Forgive my lack of skill, though I belive that opens up for a more interesting game, since it's funnier to watch a struggle, rather than a complete success
1087: The Danish kingdom is limited to the traditional Danish homelands, consisting of a peninsula and a few larger islands. The country is low-tech, has a struggling economy (although the profit from the viking raids of past days are still available for spending). The country and its minimal army is commanded by King Olaf I, 38 years old, who is natural born leader, but who except from that has no special abilites or vices.
1088-1092: The Danish kingdom is at peace. Construction of several buildings is issued by the king, and the size of the army grows, but nothing of real interest happens during these years. However, the country seals several important alliances with various contries all across Europe. In late 1092, an heir to the throne is born.
1093: For the first time since the viking era, the danes show an urge to expand, and this is done easily. A large danish force travels across Skagerack to Sweden - which is in the hands of the rebels - and the country falls without a fight, as the danes massivly outnumber the rebels. The victorious troops immediately begin the construction of a fort to keep Sweden in their grasp.
In the same year, an important alliance with the Byzantine Empire is concluded.
1095: In this year, Prince Erik of Denmark becomes of age. The succession to the throne is now ensured.
1096-1106: These ten years were peaceful years for the danes. Several alliances were concluded, and the profits from the copper mining in Sweden became an important boost to the economy.
1107: Prince Knud becomes of age, and yet another heir to the throne is born in the same year.
1108: Danish troops situated in Sweden launch an invasion of Norway. However, the norsemen defend demselves better than the danes had projected, and the battle ends in defeat. A dire victory for the norse though:
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Prince Olaf, the comander of the army, only barely escapes alive. His entire unit of knights are slain.
1109: The construction of a keep is begun i Denmark, in order to keep up with the level of technological advancement in other, more civilized, contries.
1111: The Danes are successful in their second attempt at conquering Norway. While their own troops only grew larger during the years of inactivity, the norse were unable to compensate for their losses.
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The great news of the victory in Norway are depleted however, as the King Olaf I dies in the same year. He is succeeded by his son king Olaf II, who is a less suitable king. King Olaf II became infamous early on for being a coward, and even for suffering from mental illness. He was 36 years old at the time he was crowned a king.
1112: King Olaf II marries. A fort is constructed in Norway.
1114: Prince Valdemar comes of age.
1117: The keep in Copenhagen is finished. 30 years after the birth of the new, modern, Denmark, the kingdoms is four times or more larger than it was initially, and the profits from the mines in Sweden has led the country to relative welfare, although the kingdom lacks the funds needed for expanding further. Also, the King is having sever difficulties in getting his daughters married. So far, every proposal has been refused.
The "known world" in 1117:
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Part 2 of Almohads, early expert, continuing from the fix of 1251 where the HRE broke our alliance and invaded toulouse.
unfortunately, the vast majority of my troops were over in trebizond and nicea fighting the byzantines. due to the presence of byzantine ships in the seas around turkey, i couldn't get any significant force over to france quickly enough and the germans were able to take the province easily, and hold on. however, i had a jihad in navarre, which was dispatched off to toulouse, and with the help of the besieged troops, and of the newly trained men who had sailed in from coastal areas all over my empire, the germans were forced into retreat. as my armies began to arrive from the East, it was time for revenge on the germans - but the golden horde chose that point to invade syria, and since then i have had to be constantly training troops (mainly nubian spearmen) in the middle east. a whole series of rebellions in this region, followed by a major turkish revival and more broken sicilian promises (they invaded trebizond) meant that i had to withdraw my remaining middle eastern armies to antioch and syria, while keeping huge garrisons in tripoli, plestine and arabia due to almost annual peasant revolts.
meanwhile, the story at sea has not changed between the late 13th century and where i am now (1326). my main ports, portugal and cyrenacia are constantly producing booms, and barring a few defeats, i have one ship in every sea along the north african coast, around the entire coasts of spain and france, and in all the northern seas. however, i cannot get a foothold in any italian/ northern mediterraenean seas because the sicilian navy is ridiculously big. by 1326, they have begun to push into the nile coast and gulf of gabes, conducting invasions of egypt the sinai and cyrenacia, all of which have (eventually) been dealt with. the only way i can see of securing naval power is by eliminating the sicilians.
at the same time in western europe, the french staged a revival, and invaded anjou and flanders. by this point champagne was teetering on the brink of rebellion, and the troops lost fighting the french tipped it over the edge. with my eastern army finally in place, i was able to defeat the rebels and the french, before moving swiftly on into lorraine, friesland, burgundy and provence. with these secured, there was a stalemate - i had too few forces to invade any more provinces without catholic uprisings. whenever i did, i invaded, but vast numbers of almohads have died fighting the numerous rebellions i have had to deal with. 2 things have made things especially difficult: my current and previous Khalifahs have reigned over the largest empire on the map, yet have had crap influence (3-4 crowns). the second is that after serious efforts at crushing all sorts of loyalist/peasant/catholic rebellions, and imposing islam, the german and middle eastern provinces have eventually got to o% chance of rebellion with no troops. however, like in the last year i played (where i have given up and will continue another day), just after my troops have pushed on further into europe on one side an turkey on the other, all these regions have 100% chance of rebellion. its like having mini civil wars every now and again, and while progress in europe has been slow, the middle east has been a constant progression of invasion, then losing those territories to go and deal with previously secure provinces.
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by 1285, i had secured a decent front with the germans, was controlling western europe, making plans to go and remove the sicilians. by 1306, i had kicked the sicilians out of venice, and, following a reckless italian invasion of my land, removed the italians. i had conquered northeastern germany, denmark, and sweden, but continuous uprisings of huge armies containing hundreds of chivalric and feudal foot knights meant the germans quickly reclaimed the area. i eventually trained 5 imams and sent them all to pomerania, where the german emperor was, and got the population to 80% muslim very quickly. so i invaded, driving the germans out of europe again and embarking on a huge offensive against the sicilians in hungary and croatia, while in turkey my armies invaded trebizond and anatolia. all were successful, and the turks soon diminished into minor factions following their defeat in anatolia. then, the 1320 battle of trebizond saw over 2,500 of my troops and their 8*general heavily defeated by a combined force of well over 4,000 mongolians and sicilians. my general was slain, and the reinforcements pussied out before engaging in combat - i lost over 1000 men killing less than 200. most of these were nubian spearmen, who make up about 75% of my middle eastern armies (which number about 8-10,000). despite their victory in trebizond, the sicilian population was clearly humiliated by defeats in the balkans and civil war broke out. Trebizond, Greece and sardinia all became rebel provinces, and my reserves in anatolia were quick to capitalise, taking nicaea and trebizond. meanwhile in the balkans i pushed further on into bulgaria and wallachia, while bribing the sicilian general in corsica and conquering that.
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Unless they have provinces further east, i will have them exterminated (and their navy!!) if i can take constantinople and greece. however, i finished in 1326 with hundreds of rebellions to deal with, so i may be a little preoccupied.
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Ah, I see. Well I can assure you that you've very probably played quite a few campaigns where the Eggies were a superpower, even if you knew it not. I sometimes call them the "Other" Golden Horde because of this. ~;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Rythmic
@Innocentius: Nice campaign so far! So what do you think is next for the Danes? Will you try to re-establish the Danelaw in Britain, or will you look to the east where the Rus dwell?
@gingergenius: Wow, that's some crazy rebellions you've got going on; it's hard to believe you're having that much trouble with them! ~:eek: Do a lot of those provinces still have mostly-Catholic populations, or did you already convert them?
Hey. this is my first mtw campaign (i just bought it 2 days ago)
Faction: The French
Start Period: Early
Year: 1220
Cheats: No
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Start: I Began by setting up my economic situation. improving farms, building ports things like that. i then attacked a couple neighbouring areas and got my first warning from the pope. i got excommunicated so i began pushing towards the papal states and i was dominant at first but i was driven off by the sicillians who had a massive army (about 35 years into it) and then i was caught between the strong sicillians and the germans who outnumbered me by 350 men i was going to let it play automatically but then i figured it would be a waste of time and money to basically allow 650 men get executed so i attack the germans myself i used the basic strategy of overloading there front line and flanking the general. once the general began to rout i took 511 prisoners and learned a big lesson. my general ransomed them off for 800 florins i got away safe and thats when i began taking control.
Challenges Ahead:1. im in a territorial struggle with my ally the bryzantines who in my theory are controlling over half the map and eventually they will make a move against me.
2. The Spanish have a strong base on my side they are neutral and we havent fought at all yet. they had alot more men then shown on the map but they are in a big war with them muslims to the the south west. i have been cautious about attacking them due to the fact im already fighting the germans. right now i believe would be oppurtune to attack as there guard is down near me and my men are close enough to get there quickly as reinforcements.
my florins are dropping extremely fast. about 15 years before the picture i had 80000 but mercenaries and my large army are sapping it.
Is that the Byz ... in England?!
Nice campaign, HUGE Byzantines.
thanks. im having alot of trouble with them. if i dont attack someone for territory quickly they will and its been going like that since they first came into veiw on the map they are the richest, most advanced and they have the largest army so im going to let them do there thing while i try to take control in the deserts. hopefully that will give me a much needed boost to finally make a move
All you can hope for is a civil war. Or assasinate their royal family.
Thankee, Martok. My main objective will be the same as the Swedes had during the medival and early modern period: total dominion of the Baltic sea. I will go for Pomerania and Prussia first, and then work my way east. I won't mess with the HRE, though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martok
Once I have the Baltic sea, I will try to make peace with the Russians (as I want them as a buffer by the time the Golden Horde appears), and then we will see where I go from there on.
gingergenius: That's one nice campaign. I rarely survive until the dawn of the 14th century while playing on expert (no matter what nation)~;p
things are taking a turn for the worse in my campaign ... early too. look at the change in florins and territory.
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Originally Posted by HoH Mystic
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costs have gone up. money has gone down. military is still decent but in poor positioning. and now the mongols have decided to join the fun. and on top of that i have only 1 heir and hes underage
Unfortuneately, my Danish campaign has ended:shame:
Not because I failed, in fact, I had just won a great victory against the Livonian rebels, but it was that screencap that made my game mess up. Stupid as I am, I took the pic, then went straight back to windows to save it, and then the game just popped. Now everytime I try to load the campaign, the game shuts down, so I ended up deleting the campaign as it became unplayable:wall:
Anyway, I did manage to beat the Livonians:
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Will commence a new campaign soon, and I wont mess with such a sensitive game again~;)
im about to go into the biggest campaign fight ive ever been in im going to save the replay -unless i get crushed ;)- i will take some in battle screenshots
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and a quick question... should i start my own thread for this because i love posting whats going on and it would be easier to see it :) let me know
Formation
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Awesome Catapult Explosion
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The Quick 1 Sided Finish
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they routed early due to the catapults and the charge so it was clean up after that. i thought it would be a good fight. but atleast i got a snapshot of the catapults blast during the fight which i think looks awesome
Nice work there HoH Mystic:2thumbsup:
But I agree it was a bit of a shame the battle didn't last longer. A battle of those proportion would have looked really awesome, but probably would've cost both sides massive casualties.
Hungarians-High Period-Normal
In 1205, King András II is crowned king of Hungary. A century and-a-half of civil war has ended. By the time he becomes king, András is already an experienced warrior, and has proven himself to be a highly skilled defender.
The next few years, Hungary is at peace, and the economy grows. So does the army. In 1208, the king's son, Prince András becomes of age. During the same year, the king is happy to conclude an alliance with the Danes.
Things continue in this peaceful way for quite some years. In 1209 a fort is finished in the province of Carpathia, and the kingdom allies to France and the Aragonese in 1209, and to the Russians in 1210. During the next few years, alliances are made with the Papal states, the Byzantine Empire (or the remnants of it), Poland, Italy and The Holy Roman Empire.
In 1210, a son is born, and in 1213 the King celebrates the marriage of two of his daughters to the Holy Roman Emperor and King Aod of the Papal States.
However, with welfare and stability comes greed. Once you're off reasonably well, you want more. And so a few years of great expansion took on for the Hungarian kingdom.
In 1212 Moldavia was invaded. The rebels in the province surrendered without a fight.
In 1214, Prince Lázló becomes of age, and is immediately put in charge of an army invading Serbia. The Italians, who had become a great power controlling much of the Mediterranean coast - and who were allied to the Hungarians - sends massive reinforcements to aide in the conquering. The rebels who controls the province surrenders without a fight. However, the Italians gained the province as their army had been the greatest of the two. This was a big setback for the Hungarians.
This leads to no hostilities with the Italians though, and in the next year, Prince András marries an Italian princess. A daughter is born in the same year.
1215 was a busy year, and Walachia was invaded. King András personally commanded the army, and led his troops to a glorious victory agains the rebels:
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A couple of peaceful years follow. In 1216, another heir to the throne is born, further securing the lineage of kings. In 1217, an alliance is made with the Almohads, this alliance is almost immediately closed though, as The Holy Roman empire launches a crusade agains Almohad provinces. Hungary could not afford to become at war with the mighty Germans.
In 1218, a fort is completed in Moldavia, securing the conquered province.
In 1219, Bulgaria, the last remaining rebel province between Hungary and the Turkish empire, is invaded. Prince Lázló leads the army, and is victorious. A lot less glorious victory than in Walachia though:
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The rebels retreat to their castle, and Prince Lázló besieges them. The castle falls in 1224, providing the Hungarian army with a massive loot.
In 1225, Prince Béla becomes of age.
Europe and Northern Africa in 1225:
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The Hungarian Kingdom is currently jammed in between mighty kingdoms and empires. We shall see what happens next.
Out of curiosity, how many of you are playing the Conquest campaign and how many are playing the achievements?
Also, how long does achievements last, and which is harder would you say?
Edit: And while I'm at it, in your opinion what are the differences in time eras (including difficulty). Which is harder?
Awesome, guys. :2thumbsup:
@Innoecentius: I take it you were unable to retrieve your Danish campaign, then? That's a pity. :sad: I was looking forward to their establishment of a Baltic empire! Looks like you're off to a good start with the Huns, though. :thumbsup:
@HoH Mystic: If you're looking for advice, I would recommend conquering the Spanish and Almohads before taking on the Byzantines. The Spanish and Almos own some pretty nice provinces in terms of income, and should go a fair way in helping refill your coffers. In addition, it may help to remember that the longer you hold off on going to war with the Byz, the more obselete their troops will become!
I only play the Conquest campaign. Haven't even tried GA yet =PQuote:
Originally Posted by Derfasciti
I like all eras. Early perhaps give you a bit too much to construct (keeping check on 20 provinces that are being built from scratch is annoying) but gives you plenty of space to move on (many rebel provinces). High has the most entertaining units IMO, gives some free space (at least if you play as an eastern European faction) anf includes the Joker of the Golden Horde.
Late is fun as well, since the game in total rocks, and has gunpowder (even though this appears a bit unrealisticly early on the battlefields).
I'd say High is my favourite.
Yes, that's the situation unfortunately:( I did finish with a perfect 1-10 kill ratio battle though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martok
Yes, I have never played as the Hungarians before, and they've turned out to be a real interesting and entertaining faction. I guess I'll wait for the Golden Horde now, and then try to expand as the Russians and Turkish are busy fighting each other and the Mongols.
thanks and good luck innocentius
im getting crushed by the spanish. supplys are running out military is getting thin there and it would take about 6 turns to move my main force off of the sicillians which would also be a big mistake. so im going to tough it out. they are pushing me back now and closing in on my original land
2,600 vs 2,500 (cant remember who had which)
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got a major stike of luck here as the sicillians had a massive army around my border so i put my attention towards them
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im currently fortifying my borders near the spanish
I love this thread!
Hungarians Hard Early
When i started playing i directly attacked the rebel providence near me after a few years resulting i then attacked the byzantine Bulgaria it took me 4 attempts to capture it after that i had 10 failed attempts of taking Greece but by 1125 i ended up controlling most of the Balkans i will add pictures as soon as can upload them :furious3: :furious3:
Great stories, guys; keep 'em coming! :2thumbsup:
@Darth Revan:: Don't worry about the pictures. They're nice, but a good story doesn't need them. ~:)
@Innocentius: How fares your Hungarian campaign? Have you expanded further, or are you content to develop your lands while the kingdoms in the East duke it out?
@HoH Mystic: I'm eager to hear how are things are going against the Spanish. Have you been able to check their advance?