Quote[/b] (LittleRaven @ Jan. 12 2003,23:58)]*blink* Uhh..sorry, Stormer. Meant no offense.
Anyway, it’s now 1150, and the situation has improved considerably. My empire held very static until 1138, when a ceasefire was finally reached with the Sicilians. A priest in Malta had succeeded in stirring up latent resentment towards the crown, and while there was no actual rebellion, the tax rate had to be cut. I’m not sure how much this actually effects an AI, but the Don asked for a ceasefire, so I’m counting it a victory.
The Turks have yet to send their new army against me. Frankly, I think they are just as terrified of the Egyptians as I am. Or rather, as I was, since in 1140 the Egyptians invaded Lesser Armenia and took it easily. They still have it, actually. Fortunately, I’d gotten a bit of a navy up, and in 1146 I noticed that they left Tripoli open to attack. My prince and 600 of the empires finest landed and seized it. They’ve beaten of several counterattacks; good lord, but those Kats are beasts. The loss of Tripoli, plus the death of their Sultan (natural causes, sadly) seems to have slowed Egyptian attacks. My emissaries report that several of the generals are disloyal, and I’m hoping they plunge into civil war soon.
What really has made the difference, though, was the Sicilian ceasefire. For 7 glorious years, the ports of the Mediterranean were open to me. Money flowed into Constantinople. I was making 2000 or more a year in profit. Lovely.
Short lived, though. Two years ago the Italians declared was and crushed my thinly spread navy. I’m back to broke. But things are MUCH better than they used to be. Several big projects were started in the fat years, and I’m confident I’ll be around to reap the eventual benefits.
Durian, I’d love to build fire galleys, but are you sure that the Byzantines can? I have Dockyards, but they don’t produce anything other than galleys. I wish I knew what happened to my little fold out chart. I can always check the unit file, but that’s a pain
Kraxis, what mod are you using? How’s it working for you? I’m always in the market for a good mod....
Anyway, back to conquering Europe Long live the Empire
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