IC thread.
Recruitment thread.
Points:
Catholics: 75/100
Muslims: 100/100
His Holiness Pope Paschalis the Peaceful seemed burdened today. An aged man of forty, he had leaned his head back and stared at the richly decorated ceiling of the basilica, silently contemplating what he had just heard.
"Your Holiness, it seems the Crusader States have allied themselves with the Muslims and have rejected all of our summons. Pilgrims are now required to pay a toll to see the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem. The Fatamids, Moors and Kwazremians are all reported to be gathering for Jihad. We fear the worst - that they may attempt a second invasion of Europe, and this time there is no Charlemagne to pit a united Europe against them!"
The Pope exhaled deeply and slowly stood up. His brown eyes were not as calm as they were but mere months ago.
"Summon the faithful. We must call the banners of Catholic Europe once more. This time there shall be no stopping until every city of note is converted in the one true faith of our Lord and savior Jesus Christ!"
"Your grace, you mean..."
"I mean what I just said. Summon them. All of them. And send them to wage war in the name of God! And bring me the leaders of these former Crusader States here, in chains, so that they may be judged."
The messenger stormed off, just as the bells of the basilica started ringing - loudly, like the thunderous wrath of God. The wrath that the Muslims would feel soon upon their petty souls.
***
The Caliph finished his morning prayer and stood up slowly. He was very healthy for his age, most men at fifty two were without teeth and taken with the gout or other such maladies. Al-Musta'li ran his hand trough his hair and breathed in the sweet smell of blooming orange trees that came outside his terrace, from the luscious garden below.
"So, the Catholics have once again began to mass their armies and turn their hungry gaze towards the lands of the faithful?"
"Yes indeed great Caliph. Our brothers in faith have reported gatherings in Rome and talk of massive preparations for war amongst the Western infidels."
"Why could not they be more civilized. Perhaps they lack exposure to our culture, unlike their brethren from the Crusader States."
"It is strange, exalted Caliph, that Crusaders should aid us against Crusaders."
"If it is Allah's will, then so be it. We shall not judge their past, but their actions. Summon the Great Imam. We must call Jihad!"
The emissary swallowed and dared raise his gaze from the ground.
"We ride to war, great Caliph?"
"We ride to Holy War, and to once and for all put a stop to the Western aggression. Saddle my horse, and gather the Mamluks." His voice was hard, and his face - stern. As if it had been cut from the hard stone that lurked beneath the desert. Outside, the sun shone brightly, like an angry yellow dot, or the eye of Allah looking down disapprovingly on the infidels.
CLASH OF GODS
And so it begins...
Catholics:
Myself as the Kingdom of England
Thanatos Eclipse as the Kingdom of León-Castile
Nightbringer as the Republic of Venice
slysnake as the Kingdom of France
vs.
Muslims:
Silver Shield as the Crusader States
LooseCannon1 as the Moorish Caliphate and the Khwarezmian Empire
Mithridate Seljuk Sultanate
Victory conditions:
he first side to accumulate 100 points wins! Points are related to the respective side's target cities:
Catholics: Need to hold Alexandria, Mecca, Antioch, Cordoba, Baghdad, Cairo
Muslims: Need to hold Rome, Venice, Leon, Paris, Hamburg, London.
Jerusalem is a special target city. Both sides need to hold it and have it at 100% of their religion before victory is declared, but it does not grant points!
Points are measured as such:
Capture target city: 10 points.
Hold target city: 5 points every turn.
Convert target city to 50% of your faith: 5 points (only if holding the settlement, awarded once)
Convert target city to 100% of your faith: 15 points (only if holding the settlement, awarded once)
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How to set up your game:
Go to your SS 6.3 folder (it's named 6.3 even if you have patched it to 6.4), and run "SS_setup.exe"
When the menu pops, select "Early Era Campaign":
then, when the setup menu pops up, select "Gracul AI" and "Disable Real Recruitment". Leave all the other checkboxes unchecked.
After that, simply choose OK and Start and Exit.
When the game starts, we pass down the save to the next player in line via PM and in a message here in this thread. Saves are archived (rar, zip etc.) and uploaded in the .org uploader or another similar file hosting service. The game will be set up at VH/VH, follow AI off, Manage All Settlements on, Long campaign, No advice, and there will be a battle time limit.
Helpful tips for those who are new to Hotseat games:
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