The legacy of Shaka
I will write this AAR bilingually ( english here, german here ). My goals are to become #1, unite Africa, and to not lose a single battle north the equator. The last goal comes from the Anglo-Zulu War in which the UK lost a major battle south of the equator.
The United Kingdom is our neighbour from the beginning and has its dangers and opportunities. The danger of a war is there, but to be a sphereling of UK or France has its economical advantages, protection against wars, gives more technologies when westernising and benefiting from the master's tech school. On the long way to #1 there are changes with AHD, that makes life sometimes easier and sometimes harder. And there are many changes.
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(notes : will post English/German separate )
30's
40's
50's
60's
I will write this AAR bilingually ( english here, german here ). My goals are to become #1, unite Africa, and to not lose a single battle north the equator. The last goal comes from the Anglo-Zulu War in which the UK lost a major battle south of the equator.
The United Kingdom is our neighbour from the beginning and has its dangers and opportunities. The danger of a war is there, but to be a sphereling of UK or France has its economical advantages, protection against wars, gives more technologies when westernising and benefiting from the master's tech school. On the long way to #1 there are changes with AHD, that makes life sometimes easier and sometimes harder. And there are many changes.
I like spoilers to structure
(notes : will post English/German separate )
30's
The starting position of Zulu is poor.
Uncivilized, poor, narrow-minded, tiny, small population – simply poor. Worse compared with the modern states. With a view to the neighbours : UK, Portugal, Transvaal and Oranje the position of Zulu doesn't become better. But compared with Transvaal and Oranje I have an army and they do not. I have already a Border with UK and Portugal and so wouldn't change anything if I conquer those both OSM's. As some may already have read, there are War Justifications now, and with them war goals don't cost infamy anymore, as long as they are not revealed.
One of the AHD changes is the ability to justify wars, let's look how much I can conquer until the colonization of Africa. Besides the 2 OSM's near me I have an eye on Madagascar, Tunis, Morocco, Ethiopia and Sokoto.
Further, I balanced the budget, set clergy NF and don't research. Uncivilized nations can't research as usual, instead they can pass reforms for RP, and with enough reforms passed, civilize. The normal reforms aren't available for uncivilized nations.
Nice, my WJ speed is increased. But more important is, that events pause the game immediately and won't go on, even when pressing unpause, until you have chosen an option. I really like this feature.
Sadly, my WJ has been discovered. But 10.6 infamy is still cheap for Transvaal. The infamy is added when discovered, not when declaring war.
My first WJ is finished and with a diplomat I will DoW. A finished CB lasts for one year. If you look exactly, you will see that the time isn't displayed grey. Because it's only a notification and a manual pause.
Dow Transvaal and get a good general
and my troops don't fight bad. The whole army of Transvaal has been destroyed and I'm going to occupy everything.
Uncivilized, poor, narrow-minded, tiny, small population – simply poor. Worse compared with the modern states. With a view to the neighbours : UK, Portugal, Transvaal and Oranje the position of Zulu doesn't become better. But compared with Transvaal and Oranje I have an army and they do not. I have already a Border with UK and Portugal and so wouldn't change anything if I conquer those both OSM's. As some may already have read, there are War Justifications now, and with them war goals don't cost infamy anymore, as long as they are not revealed.
One of the AHD changes is the ability to justify wars, let's look how much I can conquer until the colonization of Africa. Besides the 2 OSM's near me I have an eye on Madagascar, Tunis, Morocco, Ethiopia and Sokoto.
Further, I balanced the budget, set clergy NF and don't research. Uncivilized nations can't research as usual, instead they can pass reforms for RP, and with enough reforms passed, civilize. The normal reforms aren't available for uncivilized nations.
Nice, my WJ speed is increased. But more important is, that events pause the game immediately and won't go on, even when pressing unpause, until you have chosen an option. I really like this feature.
Sadly, my WJ has been discovered. But 10.6 infamy is still cheap for Transvaal. The infamy is added when discovered, not when declaring war.
My first WJ is finished and with a diplomat I will DoW. A finished CB lasts for one year. If you look exactly, you will see that the time isn't displayed grey. Because it's only a notification and a manual pause.
Dow Transvaal and get a good general
and my troops don't fight bad. The whole army of Transvaal has been destroyed and I'm going to occupy everything.
Until 1841 I improve 2 times the relation with UK and wait until infamy drops a little bit. At 1.1. I begin with a Conquest WJ against Oranje and luckily this time not discovered. Further I build 4 transport ships.
In 43/44 I conquer Madagascar for 11.6 infamy and appoint a liberal party. The next years I will be at peace to come down from the 15 infamy. Sadly, every conquest is bad for a fast westernization. Especially when the conquered states have low literacy and low clergymen numbers, and only one NF for five states. But it's positive, that infamy increase Con and so pluralism a little bit.
In this image you can see, that it isn't possible to justify a war, when the relation is better than 50 – UK won't attack me. And the Brits have influenced me already to cordial. Sadly they don't influence
continuously, but I will improve relations with UK further because relation have now an impact to influence speed ( 20% more at 200 relations).
It's still too early to talk about the fastest way to civilize, but higher education efficiency is something I always like. Especially with low literacy nations it's something to solve earlier rather than later. And I have to wait some years to do another war.
1849 could be an important year.
France DoW UK and Austria DoW Prussia. UK is allied with Prussia and Portugal, France with Switzerland, Italy, and Belgium. Austrians fight together with SGF-states and Prussians fight together with NGF-states. This war could be a world war , and I guess that France/Austria will win fast.
Prussian view.
The Brits sadly still don't influence me properly, but I'm already at friendly opinion.
Later in this year I plan to conquer Ethiopia. They have won in a war against Egypt, gained the Asmara region, and have now 1,34M population. It will decrease overall literacy, but maybe UK will influence me better. Therefor I change to a conservative party (as military policy affects WJ speed).
In 43/44 I conquer Madagascar for 11.6 infamy and appoint a liberal party. The next years I will be at peace to come down from the 15 infamy. Sadly, every conquest is bad for a fast westernization. Especially when the conquered states have low literacy and low clergymen numbers, and only one NF for five states. But it's positive, that infamy increase Con and so pluralism a little bit.
In this image you can see, that it isn't possible to justify a war, when the relation is better than 50 – UK won't attack me. And the Brits have influenced me already to cordial. Sadly they don't influence
continuously, but I will improve relations with UK further because relation have now an impact to influence speed ( 20% more at 200 relations).
It's still too early to talk about the fastest way to civilize, but higher education efficiency is something I always like. Especially with low literacy nations it's something to solve earlier rather than later. And I have to wait some years to do another war.
1849 could be an important year.
France DoW UK and Austria DoW Prussia. UK is allied with Prussia and Portugal, France with Switzerland, Italy, and Belgium. Austrians fight together with SGF-states and Prussians fight together with NGF-states. This war could be a world war , and I guess that France/Austria will win fast.
Prussian view.
The Brits sadly still don't influence me properly, but I'm already at friendly opinion.
Later in this year I plan to conquer Ethiopia. They have won in a war against Egypt, gained the Asmara region, and have now 1,34M population. It will decrease overall literacy, but maybe UK will influence me better. Therefor I change to a conservative party (as military policy affects WJ speed).
Luckily another infamy-free war and, my troops are prepared. Prussia made peace with France, but Prussia only has 26 brigades left and is outnumbered by the Austrians.
During my war France adds the repay debts CB against Hanover, allied with UK, and makes peace. Not the best move from France. Some months later Austria gets Schlesia from Prussia , a very good campaign from and for Austria. Now I'd like to conquer Tunis and Morocco, but a border with France while not having +50 relation could be too risky. Better to conquer some states with higher literacy and clergymen. Yemen, Oman and Abu Dhabi with literacy of 10%-20% are better goals at the moment.
In 1852 some reactionaries revolt against the modernization of Zulu and get clubbed back down again, but in Japan those reactionary forces win and reset their westernization progress.
After the Yemen war the CSA declares independence in 1853 while I prepare a war against Oman. After that I will appoint a liberal party and stay at peace for some years. Sadly, Portugal influences me and so I don't become a UK sphereling.
On the picture it can be seen, that Zulu has become much bigger in states and population. USA white peaces with CSA.
In the next years another French-UK war starts, but without direct and broad land connections between the countries, hardly anything changse and finally ends in a white peace.
That happens when reactionary forces have "success“
During my war France adds the repay debts CB against Hanover, allied with UK, and makes peace. Not the best move from France. Some months later Austria gets Schlesia from Prussia , a very good campaign from and for Austria. Now I'd like to conquer Tunis and Morocco, but a border with France while not having +50 relation could be too risky. Better to conquer some states with higher literacy and clergymen. Yemen, Oman and Abu Dhabi with literacy of 10%-20% are better goals at the moment.
In 1852 some reactionaries revolt against the modernization of Zulu and get clubbed back down again, but in Japan those reactionary forces win and reset their westernization progress.
After the Yemen war the CSA declares independence in 1853 while I prepare a war against Oman. After that I will appoint a liberal party and stay at peace for some years. Sadly, Portugal influences me and so I don't become a UK sphereling.
On the picture it can be seen, that Zulu has become much bigger in states and population. USA white peaces with CSA.
In the next years another French-UK war starts, but without direct and broad land connections between the countries, hardly anything changse and finally ends in a white peace.
That happens when reactionary forces have "success“
One day Portugal isn't a GP anymore and eventually becomes a British sphereling in February 1862. Meanwhile I enact, with the advantage of the British tech school, a third reform – now I have 30% civilization progress
http://imgur.com/lHdx4,hOSxE,ATjCf,...Wt4,rIKvb,YVdZ4,VYQVn,YdBb3,Gp4a2,fr6QZ,fx1Ew
With AHD there are many new map views. One of these is the Sphere of Influence mapmode – British view
Under the British sphere I don't get tariffs anymore and appoint a conservative party and raise taxes and only pay for education.
Portugal has acquired somewhere too much infamy and I DoW Portugal. At this point many big nations are already at war with them. After some years and some infamy the Zulu empire shines a little brighter and slowly research rates increase. 30 years after start:
On 11.1.1867 I take a 4th reform and have a look to the other Unciv nations.
Zulu isn't that bad, but with this civilization mapmode I can see that Burma has passed already 75%.
http://imgur.com/lHdx4,hOSxE,ATjCf,...Wt4,rIKvb,YVdZ4,VYQVn,YdBb3,Gp4a2,fr6QZ,fx1Ew
With AHD there are many new map views. One of these is the Sphere of Influence mapmode – British view
Under the British sphere I don't get tariffs anymore and appoint a conservative party and raise taxes and only pay for education.
Portugal has acquired somewhere too much infamy and I DoW Portugal. At this point many big nations are already at war with them. After some years and some infamy the Zulu empire shines a little brighter and slowly research rates increase. 30 years after start:
On 11.1.1867 I take a 4th reform and have a look to the other Unciv nations.
Zulu isn't that bad, but with this civilization mapmode I can see that Burma has passed already 75%.
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