disvovering America?

[geala]

You don't need especially caravels. Not every faction has access to caravels. You can use caravels, carracks or great carracks (don't know the muslim ships).

You get a message around 1400 (c. turn 160 in vanilla version) that the world is round. A black region appears in the west of the campaign map. You can build a dockyard where you can build carracks etc. which can cross the high seas. (As Spain you can use also caravels which can be build in the second last tier of harbour after the message that the world is round).

Sail to the west. I don't want to say more; it should be exploring, shouldn't it?

Take several ships and bring two or more stacks of your best armies with young generals. Recruit indian auxilliaries a lot. The Aztecs are really tough enemies.

[dopp]

I like how the Aztecs are tough. I thought they would be there simply for the player bulldoze over with superior Western military technology; relive the legend of Cortez conquering 20 million barbaric savages with 10 of his best drinking buddies and one rusty cannon. Instead the Aztecs actually have better stats than most of my elite troops...

[troymclure]

If you're playing as the portugese (and i'm presuming the spanish) once you get to the america's you can recruit conquistadores there. Which are better than anythnig else you can get your hands on. Tis a nice bonus. :P

[lars573]

I like how the Aztecs are tough. I thought they would be there simply for the player bulldoze over with superior Western military technology; relive the legend of Cortez conquering 20 million barbaric savages with 10 of his best drinking buddies and one rusty cannon. Instead the Aztecs actually have better stats than most of my elite troops...

That's because it was Cortez and his drinking buddies, plus several non-rusty cannons. 500 Spainish mercs on foot with muskets and on horses with lances. Oh yeah, and 100000 native allies.

[econ21]

No need for three threads on the same page asking the same question. Let's keep discussion in the first thread on the subject:

https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=72011