Just to make it clear, I really like the idea behind this new DLC, and though I do like my games to be historically feasible, a bit of madness like a massive Aztec horde crossing the ocean doesn't hurt if it's optional. I'll probably try it out a few times, it's only £5.
I also understand that Aztecs were chosen to be the invaders because someone suggested it on these forums. What I'm wondering is if anyone suggested a Chinese Invasion DLC which, in my opinion, would have been a more sensible and more interesting alternative.
The Chinese had explored much of the African coast by the end of the second millennium. They also knew that Europe existed, whereas the Aztecs, obviously, did not, nor would they have had any conceivable motivation to sail across the ocean if they had miraculously discovered the means to do so. If you think about it, in 1066 (or any starting date in the eleventh or twelfth centuries) the chances of the Chinese empire trying to create a maritime colonial empire probably aren't much lower than the chances of a central Asian tribe one day carving out the largest contiguous empire in history in the space of a few decades. If anything the chances of the former happening instead of the latter were probably greater. The keyword here is instead. A Chinese Invasion DLC could add an element of unpredictability: you could have a Mongol Invasion from the east, or Chinese colonization from the west (or the south, along the coasts of Africa), but not necessarily both. Or an invasion may not occur at all. You could even add the possibility of a Viking Invasion from Vinland, so that an invasion can occur from any corner of the map, but you never know which one.
Anyway, just thought I'd share that, seeing as I haven't see anyone else suggest it (I've been reading the forums for a while, just never really felt the impulse to post anything until now). I'm not really expecting paradox to make this, seeing as it would basically just be an alternative version of current DLC, but maybe a mod team will make it using the mechanics for the Aztec DLC (or the vanilla game, even, I don't really know how it would work).
I also understand that Aztecs were chosen to be the invaders because someone suggested it on these forums. What I'm wondering is if anyone suggested a Chinese Invasion DLC which, in my opinion, would have been a more sensible and more interesting alternative.
The Chinese had explored much of the African coast by the end of the second millennium. They also knew that Europe existed, whereas the Aztecs, obviously, did not, nor would they have had any conceivable motivation to sail across the ocean if they had miraculously discovered the means to do so. If you think about it, in 1066 (or any starting date in the eleventh or twelfth centuries) the chances of the Chinese empire trying to create a maritime colonial empire probably aren't much lower than the chances of a central Asian tribe one day carving out the largest contiguous empire in history in the space of a few decades. If anything the chances of the former happening instead of the latter were probably greater. The keyword here is instead. A Chinese Invasion DLC could add an element of unpredictability: you could have a Mongol Invasion from the east, or Chinese colonization from the west (or the south, along the coasts of Africa), but not necessarily both. Or an invasion may not occur at all. You could even add the possibility of a Viking Invasion from Vinland, so that an invasion can occur from any corner of the map, but you never know which one.
Anyway, just thought I'd share that, seeing as I haven't see anyone else suggest it (I've been reading the forums for a while, just never really felt the impulse to post anything until now). I'm not really expecting paradox to make this, seeing as it would basically just be an alternative version of current DLC, but maybe a mod team will make it using the mechanics for the Aztec DLC (or the vanilla game, even, I don't really know how it would work).
