Retech

The Cardinal is still serving in the college, but he's now basically an independant, and doesn't have a person influencing them. Basically if he dies or is replaced, then there can't be any more French Cardinals. Same thing with Scotland, and all other countries which are no longer catholic. Which reminds me: how can France be serving in the crusade? :rolleyes:

College of Cardinals: Cardinal Ulrich of the Holy Roman Empire Cardinal Domingo of Italia Cardinal Peter of Kiev Cardinal Jules of Hungary Cardinal Bogonil of Bulgaria Cardinal Wojciech of Poland Cardinal Christian of Denmark Cardinal Ailean of Scotland Cardinal Gentile of Sicily Cardinal John of Ireland Cardinal Louis of France Cardinal Jacques of Burgandy Pope Henry of England Basically the Pope's view of your country is based on how you've helped to further Christianity, and is affected by your relations to the country he comes from. If he should ever be assassinated...or killed by natural causes, then the college of cardinals elects a new pope from the college. The three choices are given in basis of seniority, which are the top three names on the list.

Mather, keep in mind that the Egyptians are nominally your "overlords". Also, the Egyptians request your aid against the Christian infidels. They ask that you send troops to Cordoba (Muslim part of Spain) to defeat Catholic forces.

What do you mean? I can't keep up the pace of three battle reports a day. I just happened to have some more free time today. So tomorrow, probaly.

Nex is Iceland, lol.

Wait, I thought you were Norway? Archi became Cyprus, so I assumed that you were Norway. My bad. :)

Ireland refuses to officially trade with Scotland, meaning it can still happen, but only through smuggling. You can still go ahead, but it lowers Ireland's opinion of you. Also, that part of the trade route won't be as strong. Zeirids are the Egyptian vassal, and since there is a crusade against them, they don't want to deal with any Christian country. Hungary refuses to officially trade with Bulgaria, since they are at war. The rest allow the traders through, but they'll need more convincing before they'll help the trade route. ------ Copy and pasted from the last page: It has some arbitrariness (maybe that's not a word) and some system in it. Normally in a situation where there is a commodity that is rare (nutmeg in Indonesia or Silk from China), then normally a monopoly produces a larger profit than sharing. In a situation where you're trading commonly traded goods like fish, lumber, wool, etc, then it is generally beneficial for all countries to participate. Of course it gives traders greater power to demand from the government, but it is good from an economic standpoint. It will only raise your economic score.

It has some arbitrariness (maybe that's not a word) and some system in it. Normally in a situation where there is a commodity that is rare (nutmeg in Indonesia or Silk from China), then normally a monopoly produces a larger profit than sharing. In a situation where you're trading commonly traded goods like fish, lumber, wool, etc, then it is generally beneficial for all countries to participate. Of course it gives traders greater power to demand from the government, but it is good from an economic standpoint. It will only raise your economic score.

Your troops have headed to Wales, and I will factor that into the next battle report, which might actually be tonight...if I have time.

Dusty, they were tribal lands. Basically he got no IEG, and he was basically saddled with a 50% extra cost for his infrastructure. The only thing is that he has more oppertunities for trade and expansion of his government, as well as all the things you get with more territory, like a higher chance of finding something in his land.

Ja, if you ordered them to. Quickly finishing the battle reports Kievan invasion of Baltic Tribes and Fino-Ugric Tribes Two thousand Kievan men at arms continued their march into the Baltic tribes. They met a large contingent of three thousand Baltic spearmen, which were poorly trained and armored. Led by their king, they bravely charged against the Kieven soldiers, but were cut down in large numbers. Even the Baltic Chieftains's horse attempted to flee and bucked its rider, causing the Chieftain to fly backlong into the spears of his men. The rest of his soldiers were easily cut down, and the skirmishers were rounded up. Due to the sheer size of the enemy force, the Kievans lost a total of 1800 men, leaving only 300 soldiers to control the Baltic region. Scholars expect repeated uprisings in the future. Three thousand Kievan men at arms moved into the Fino-Ugric tribelands. The sparsely populated area offered little resistance, and the region became under the nominal control of Kiev. However, over the harsh winter, the numerous Kievans starved in droves, leaving only 1400 to defend the region. Casualties: 3200 Men at arms Nobles and merchants alike are clamoring for the newly conquer wilderness, and await your decision. Many of the nobles wish to extend their estates into the area, while merchants wish to expand into the region. Due to the expanse and barreness of the new territory, further infrastructure improvements will cost 50% more until the area is settled. [hide=Map] [/hide] The majority of the Welsh nobles have pledged their support to Leon, meaning that lawfully, Wales is your vassal. However, the king and the minority of nobles are forming a resistance, and have still make a camp in the aforementioned area. England has pledged their support behind this resistance. You may now hire up to a thousand Welsh longbowmen at the rate of 600 each. They are more skilled than most other archers, and with an additional 100, you can equip them with swords and studded leather army to increase their durability.

Well they don't seem to be a professional army. They're seem to be raiders, and if they aren't controlled, they're going to want to steal shiny stuff. Btw, Ireland is forming an army because it's mad.

Okay, gotcha. That's fine. British government isn't really keen on spending money to help the trade route, but Denmark will supply some troops to defend the trade route from pirates. A local group of merchants wish to form the Hanseatic league, and requests that you ask countries bordering the North sea to allow their northern cities to join up.

Nex, it would seem that your greatest strength would be covert operations, but a large standing army seems extremely difficult to maintain, with the murder happy rules in place. Is there a taboo to killing people you are fighting alongside? A suggestion would be that you could loan out your assassins to other people, and they would in turn contribute to your standing army. ---- Nex, could you please PM the technologies? --- Working on Catholic Church system, for people who want to manipulate that.

Basically you have the nation divided. The capital city and the surrounding area agreed to vassalization, but the king and most of the other Welsh are in hiding. Intelligence reports that the main government has set up a defensive position on the coast of Wales, basically the farthest point away from England. There appears to be several layers of palisade and earthen walls. The fort is built on a large hill with a rocky river lining one side and a thick brush on the other. Earth, your unprofessional army ferreted the loot away, so they're keeping it for themselves. Nex, I'll get back to you shortly.

Academy yes. Could you send me that trade route info on PM again? Pm makes it easier to keep track of. And I will add in Earth's invasion.

Could you PM me the quote with the religious structures? The research is fine. Oh, anyone I missed with the battle report? I might do another one tonight.

Yes, I can do a range number for finding things. Just PM what you are searching for, and you may find it, or something else unexpectedly. Keep in mind that these are NATURAL landforms, and can't be that ridiculous. Somethings may be well suited for building a huge underground city, but there's no chance that you'll just find one. With that, we can do our next round of battle reports! Please note that if you are doing a large invasion, and you want a map for it, then please send me a map with your plans, so I have something to work with. Often if you use a map, you can gain some advantages based on your tactics, larger than if you just sent me some plans. Bulgarian Invasion of Hungary The mighty Bulgarian host marched into Hungarian soil in the warm Eastern European summers, perfect for their mighty heavy horse archers. Two thousand Heavy Horse Archers rode in front of the army, several miles ahead, in search of enemies to surround and destroy. Unfortunately, the Hungarians were well prepared and had deployed an ambush of five hundred javelin equipped skirmishers in a rocky outcrop near a meandering stream. At close range, the javelins were immensely effective, almost every single one striking down a horse archer. This resulted in six hundred horse archer casualties, before the horse archers replied in kind and struck down the skirmishers as they tried to cross the stream. The army continued towards the Hungarian capital, under orders not to follow the enemy into forests. The general followed this order fanatically, and ordered his army to attempt to cross the Danube in order to avoid the forests, while the horse archers would circle around and attempt to find a fjord further down the river. Using makeshift rafts and hastily built ships, the large Bularian army began to cross to the other side. There awaited the even larger Hungarian army, which had received information from spies that the Bulgarian army was marching their way. By then, the general had crossed with his 500 knights and 1500 swordsmen. The Hungarians opened with a mighty charge of a thousand knights, led by King Lazlo of Hungary and his nobles. The Bulgarian general was caught off guard, and his troops were pushed back towards the river, with heavy casualties. By then, the remainder of the Bulgarian troops had disembarked, and joined the frey. The additional 1000 archers, 1000 pikemen, and 2000 men at arms began to turn the tide of battle against the Hungarians, who seemed to have only brought the knights to battle. Suddenly, a loud horn was heard and the Hungarians fled, causing the Bulgarian troops to cheer. In total, the casualties were mainly on the Bulgarian side, which had suffered heavy casualties due to the surprise attack. 200 Knights, 900 swordsmen, 200 pikemen, and 400 men at arms were killed on the Bulgarian side. The Hungarian side is estimated to have lost 300 knights, and few of the nobles. Meanwhile the leader of the horse archers had led his soldiers up and down the Danube, but could not find a single fjord. His scouts had told him of a Fjord a few miles in the forest, and finally he relented and led his horse archers in. There they were attacked by a rogue band of Slavs fleeing from their homeland, which killed another 200 horse archers in the struggle. The Slavic band was completely destroyed. Casualties Bulgarians 200 Knights 900 Swordsmen 200 Pikemen 400 Men at arms 800 Heavy Horse Archers Slavs Entire band of people Hungarians 300 Knights Few nobles 500 Skirmishers (Editing more things in, but I don't want to lose all the battle report if I backspace or something) Leon War of Aggression against Wales Leon's grand army sailed on a mighty fleet of transport ships to Britain, the island nation that keeps saying it's not part of Europe, but it's still on the European map anyways. Thankfully the days were not stormy, and the transport ships landed on the rocky beaches with no troubles. They were led by an unknown general, followed by two thousand knights, ten thousand peasants, and five thousand archers. The general ordered the army into the rocky hills of Wales, knowing that their leader would be furious if he hesitated. They sacked several cities, before marching towards the Welsh capital. When they arrived, they found it abandoned and took control of the country, however nominally. The unknown general was reluctant to journey into the wilderness, and sat in the capital with his army, waiting for further orders. The English are rather annoyed that Leon has started trying to control one of the nations they felt belonged rightfully to them, and have begun massing troops on the Welsh-English border. Holy Roman Empire Siege of Antwerp The Holy Roman Empire began to breach the walls of Antwerp, charging in with nine thousand peasants. Most of them simply charged towards the pikes, and stopped before their ends, afraid to move any closer. The inexperienced general saw a perfect oppertunity, and ordered his crossbowmen forward. Roughly two thousand were struck down by various projectiles from the walls, before they reached the gate. The peasants suddenly ducked down, and a huge flurry of crossbow bolts flew at close range at the five thousand Flemish pikes. Though not as successful as hoped, the Flems were distracted and the peasants rushed in. This fighting was much more successful, and seven thousand peasants were lost at the cost of three thousands Flemish pikes. The remaining two thousand peasants fled with the crossbows, which had sustained another one thousand casualties from the retreat. Meanwhile, the 2500 Holy Roman Pikes engaged the disoriented three thousand Flemish pikes, forcing the Flems to flee the battle, to be later slaughtered by the victorious HRE army. HRE gains 2 million IEG, and loses 0.2 infrastructure. (In this game, you can repair your infrastructure at any time and have it count for the next decade update, but it has to be during peacetime.) Casualties: HRE 7000 Peasants 3000 Crossbowmen 1000 Pikemen Flems 5000 Flemish Pikemen Scottish Invasion of Ireland The small Scottish army crossed the narrow strait into Ireland. They rode around and killed st0ff, while raiding a few things. Aside from destroying a few villages and angering the Irish, they did little else.

Suddenly America sails over in its super awesome navy that it spent lots of money on research for, and destroys all! A bit of an exaggeration, but it couuuuuuld happen.

Sorry, I still have school and an Earth Science state test soon. I'll probaly be able to do it earlier than eight though. Maybe closer to 5? ------- Sinkholes won't work, but is this a really big shaft?

The expedition members decide to move out of the sinkhole, and it collapses into itself due to unwantedness. A more permanent cave complex could be built in some solid rock, however. Oh btw, Icu had more troops for Bruges, but he decided to keep some of them back, which is why they were not mentioned. They were paid for, which is why it seems like the troops Icu got were so expensive.

Hrrrm. Oh Nex, you realize the budget is 10 million per DECADE, not year. Also noting for Mather that people don't like living in caves.

Oh Dungeonal, I was just using your old figures, and I might have forgotten to make it clear that troop costs are much cheaper now. 1500 men at arms would cost about...750,000. Then an additional 2 million was for the Silk Road. For Knights, basically if you give greater power to your nobility, then they will try to give you more knights, if you have a good reason. It does always have to drawback of crazy nobility. (Basically, I roleplay as the crazy nobility with greed in my eyes, and you try to persuade me to give you more knights) The only reason Icu got so many knights, was because he pledged Bruges and Antwerp to the rule of one noble, who happens to want a treasury of one third France under his control. -------- EDIT: Treasury issue fixed. May have accidentally multiplied by 7000 instead of 500. :P

Tomorrow, at the same time. Sorry, I missed that post with the invasion. Could you PM the details? Make sure to include if you're razing or occupying, and all the nice details so I don't have to assume stuff for you. :P

Basically if you decide to attack Rocco, then he can get his reinforcements, but if he decides to attack you, you can't get your reinforcements. ---- Also, I let the general order a siege because the Flemish were too strong, and crossbowmen don't have a great modifier in city attacks.