Ye Olde Hegemony

[Nexaduro]

In response to this grievous insult on Iceland's brother nation, Crete, the Orrustagud sends the King of Leon a lifetime supply of rabbits.

[archimage_a]

Anyone can win with a large country, with a large army and a large budget....but as the saying goes:

Invention is the the product of brilliance and materials...the more brilliance you have, the less materials you need.

[Earth]

well, your going to need lots of moral materiel, arch, because your country lacked moral brillience until their demise....

[archimage_a]

Morality is the herd-instinct in the individual.

[Earth]

?... well, that makes no sense. your calling your self a cow, then, if you still have any morals left. anyways, dungeon, would you allow me to set up a border around your newly aquierd land?

[archimage_a]

Simpler quote if you like:

Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike.

[Earth]

oooh. that clarifys it. so, its basically whtwe tell others to be, when we are not of them? jsut made up rules for ourselves, to keep us on our own path? ... well, at least yo didnt give a really long explanation on how mathematics is useless.

[Icuownage]

Not being a suck up here, but Archi is pretty good at hegemony games. When he played Sere's one he was close to being the strongest until Retech and Rocco went to war, but I wouldn't say he had a low budget, and land isn't a factor in this game.

[a_bert]

i was in that war too bro, as was ross

[Earth]

true. i prefer controlling one charewcter, or being a suporting element in a fight. im not good with tactics or stratagy. mine usually consist of stab you in the back, or rush.

[Icuownage]

You were? I can't even remember what country you two were.

[Retech]

I would've won that war, had my aircraft carriers not all sunken at once! Or the time when the coalition launched a massive attack on Indonesia, and despite the fact that I had fifty supercarriers, not one of them managed to respond to the invasion. :thumbdown:

[Icuownage]

The only time when alliances in these games work is when everyone works towards a common goal. Like for instance this one, we're all working towards the eradication of the Mongolian threat. Albeit, some people putting more towards it than others.

[Retech]

It doesn't seem fair to me that plagues and hordes unstoppable enemies are coming from just the east. Maybe to make it fair, I'll have some Aztecs in nuclear-powered motherships drop jaguar warriors in Paris. -sarcasm-

[Earth]

... well.. im actually afraid of what you could posiibly do, retech. and yes, the stuff should be comming from the east. biggest threat, scince most of us (cept mather) have absolutley no land absed connection with africa. so the come from the east.

[Retech]

Well assuming the nations of Eastern Europe survive, they'll be the closest to the land route to Asia, which will be a big plus for trade until European nations figure out how to build large trade ships or exploration ships like Carracks or Caravals, when it will still be the easiest way to transport larger armies into Asia.

 

I am also planning a new system for things outside Europe. It is likely that the expenses for bringing an army to Asia by land will be prohibitive to large forces, while by sea, only a smaller force could be sent. Or it could just be that there is a high chance that many of them will die off before they get there.

 

In order to train soldiers in Asia, you'd have to build a powerful colony, set up a sphere of influence, or conquer part of a country. I'll explain the pro and cons when we get there, but it is mainly based on common sense. For example, you wouldn't be able to train knights in Asia unless you introduced Feudalism, which might agitate the local strongmen, which might lead to other problems.

[a_bert]

fyi guys ive been invading asia for the past 3 years

[Retech]

fyi guys ive been invading asia for the past 3 years

 

That's why I've trying to find a map for the past three days. Keep in mind the space you're invading is basically parts of Russia that nomads live in. However, it'll give you a ready made trade route when the war is over.

[a_bert]

slick!

[Grim_]

At any rate here is a updated world map (I had a castle built quite some time ago)

[Nero]

Grim please use the established castle icon, and not your grey x-wing. That way we can have 1 icon for castles, 1 icon for whatever the next upgrade is, and then another one for citadels, so it doesn't look like a hodgepodge of different things.

 

The only time when alliances in these games work is when everyone works towards a common goal. Like for instance this one, we're all working towards the eradication of the Mongolian threat. Albeit, some people putting more towards it than others.

Yep. Rocco hasn't put in anything, yet keeps screaming about the Mongols and the plague.

 

In response to this grievous insult on Iceland's brother nation, Crete, the Orrustagud sends the King of Leon a lifetime supply of rabbits.

Spain's king is very fat...

[Icuownage]

Well I only have to survive this turn, and then our new budgets come through.

 

Say hello army of hell.

[Retech]

If anyone wants to put in last minute plans (Nex, I'll need the new numbers for Hlaupari please, and the replacement general for Rakvel), please do so soon.

 

 

 

Also, more details is better. The general will usually make decent decisions, but occasionally I will slip in a blunder which could be costly. So here are some things that you might want to include.

 

Preference of Terrain (Hills, plains, swamps, forests, steppes, cities) or whatever you are defending

Combat mindset (Offensive kill the enemy, defensive protect the homeland, something in the middle?)

Formation (Square, Hexagon, Circle, Rigid formation, Fluid loose formation, etc)

 

You could even include a speech from a general to his troops (which I will adapt based on the situation) to jazz it up, which I will give some bonus for, sometimes forstalling a retreat or causing the bezerkers to cleave through a column of Mongols. Probaly won't turn the tide of the battle, but it's always worth a shot. :thumbup:

[Earth]

RETECH! READ MESSAGE AND REPLY. please.

[Retech]

I don't have any recent numbers from either Dungeonal or you, or Icu. I can go with the numbers in the last PM minus those killed, but I'm sure you'll want to utilize your new troops.

 

So I need to know troop numbers at the border. Also, is the strategy to be lumped in a large army and respond to an attack, or in smaller groups and cover the border. Basically big groups or small groups?