Originally posted by Storey
I know I'm lazy! I also plan on not going bankrupt with any of the countries.
As if I planned it.
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Algiers
January 1507 180d in Treasury 4% Inflation
Situation:
Military alliance with Morocco. Not at war. 20k infantry, 20k cavalry and one warship.
Goal:
I know what your asking. Why Algiers? Well would you believe that I like a challenge? No? Well your wrong. I had to have a least one pathetic country to see what I could do to help it rise to a power in at least it's part of the world. I also wanted two European and two non European countries. I don't know if there is anything that I can realistically do with Algiers but I'm going to try. I was tempted to try a military move at the start but the lack of cannons and having only one ship ended that line of thinking. So I'll start out with improving it's economy. Sound familiar? My main goal is to add as many cannons and ships as I can while developing the economy.
January
Baliff in Kabylia
Reduced navy maintenance to 50%.
10 cannon ordered
1 ship ordered
Traders sent out as I could afford.
January 1508 60d in treasury
Baliff in Orania
October
Mameluks pay Georgia 24d for peace.
January 1509 46d in treasury
March
Persia declares war with Georgia against Mameluks and Hedjaz. What the heck is it with Georgia? They seem to either hate the Mameluks or however they ally themselves with declares war against the Mameluks.
April
Military reduced to 50% maintenance. Should have done that earlier!
Money raised to treasury 1.0 per month.
June
Turkey accepts peace with Hedjaz, Jordan to Turkey. Ouch!
July
Baliff in Atlas. Last province to need one.
January 1510 44d in Treasury
January 1511 91d in Treasury
10 cannon ordered
March
1 troop ship ordered
April
Mameluks gives Syria to Turkey for peace. Double ouch!
September
Hedjaz accepts peace with Persia on following terms. Full annexation of Hedjaz by Persia. I've run out of ouches.
January 1512 42d in Treasury 5% Inflation 47 Victory points.
Not much else I could do. Although I think I started them in the right direction. Now if they can manage not to lose the cannons and or ships I have built I will be ready to try something next time. Now on to, Gulp, the Mameluks or what's left of them.
January 1507 180d in Treasury 4% Inflation
Situation:
Military alliance with Morocco. Not at war. 20k infantry, 20k cavalry and one warship.
Goal:
I know what your asking. Why Algiers? Well would you believe that I like a challenge? No? Well your wrong. I had to have a least one pathetic country to see what I could do to help it rise to a power in at least it's part of the world. I also wanted two European and two non European countries. I don't know if there is anything that I can realistically do with Algiers but I'm going to try. I was tempted to try a military move at the start but the lack of cannons and having only one ship ended that line of thinking. So I'll start out with improving it's economy. Sound familiar? My main goal is to add as many cannons and ships as I can while developing the economy.
January
Baliff in Kabylia
Reduced navy maintenance to 50%.
10 cannon ordered
1 ship ordered
Traders sent out as I could afford.
January 1508 60d in treasury
Baliff in Orania
October
Mameluks pay Georgia 24d for peace.
January 1509 46d in treasury
March
Persia declares war with Georgia against Mameluks and Hedjaz. What the heck is it with Georgia? They seem to either hate the Mameluks or however they ally themselves with declares war against the Mameluks.
April
Military reduced to 50% maintenance. Should have done that earlier!
Money raised to treasury 1.0 per month.
June
Turkey accepts peace with Hedjaz, Jordan to Turkey. Ouch!
July
Baliff in Atlas. Last province to need one.
January 1510 44d in Treasury
January 1511 91d in Treasury
10 cannon ordered
March
1 troop ship ordered
April
Mameluks gives Syria to Turkey for peace. Double ouch!
September
Hedjaz accepts peace with Persia on following terms. Full annexation of Hedjaz by Persia. I've run out of ouches.
January 1512 42d in Treasury 5% Inflation 47 Victory points.
Not much else I could do. Although I think I started them in the right direction. Now if they can manage not to lose the cannons and or ships I have built I will be ready to try something next time. Now on to, Gulp, the Mameluks or what's left of them.
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Big tip: As a weak country, your best line of defense is diplomatic. Get yourself some useful allies. Anyway, Algeria always has Tunisia and Cyrenaica although perhaps not good for the bad boy points.
My guess is that, by 1792 ther'll be a mssive worldwide alliance of Mameluks, Denmark, Venice and Algeria who sweep all before them
My guess is that, by 1792 ther'll be a mssive worldwide alliance of Mameluks, Denmark, Venice and Algeria who sweep all before them
Originally posted by Lionheart
Big tip: As a weak country, your best line of defense is diplomatic. Get yourself some useful allies. Anyway, Algeria always has Tunisia and Cyrenaica although perhaps not good for the bad boy points.
My guess is that, by 1792 ther'll be a mssive worldwide alliance of Mameluks, Denmark, Venice and Algeria who sweep all before them
Ah, but one of the rules I have made for this game is to let the AI build the alliances. Someone asks me to join that's okay but I won't create any. Makes it a bit more difficult.
Mameluks
1512 75d in Treasury +3 Stability
Situation:
Military Alliance with Oman.
At war with Persia and Georgia.
Turkey won in previous war Syria.
Turkey has 19K troops in Syria and 10K in Jordan. I mention this because the worst of all possibilities has come about with an alliance between Turkey, Persia and Georgia. I've played the Mameluks before when this has happened and it is very, very difficult to win with this alliance against you. To make matters worst it appears that Turkey and Persia are taking turns at attacking the Mameluks. First Turkey declares war and Persia declines to join in but rejoins the alliance. After a peace is reached between Turkey and the Mameluks Persia will declare war and on and on and on. Oh and mighty Georgia gleefully joins whoever is attacking the Mameluks. On my side I have the heroic madmen of Oman who can't seen to figure out a way to get their troops up to the battle field and join in and actually fight anyone.
Goal:
Peace with Persia at any cost. I have to because I'm not strong enough to beat them militarily. The only way that we can get at each other is between Aleppo and Nuyssaybin. Turkey stands between us everywhere else. So I can't even make a mad dash to Persia's capital because all on it's troops are using the same corridor to get to me. Lord Durham was right I should think about what I'm going to do if one or more of the countries I'm playing is destroyed. Sigh.
January
Move all troops to Samaria. 5 Infantry, 5 Calvary and 5 Cannon.
Move slider so that all money goes to Treasury.
February
Aleppo besieged
1 Cav, 2 Inf. Ordered. I'm not going to record all troop orders just enough for you to have an idea that I'm not just sitting here twiddling my thumbs.
March
Aleppo falls
August
Lebanon besieged
January 1513 141d in Treasury
Lebanon falls
Persia offers peace for Lebanon and 145d. I accept. I know I didn't put up much of a fight but with almost 30K Turkish troops sitting on my boarders just waiting for the 5 year peace agreement to pass, which should be in 1516, so that they can declare war on me is forcing some hard decisions. Besides I have kept Aleppo which brings in a better income that Lebanon and in the next war with Turkey I'm going to us it as bait. I have a feeling that Turkey will move all it's troops to siege Aleppo first. When they do that I will move my infantry and cannon to Jordan and siege it. It will be a cat and mouse game after that and I don't know where it will end. One thing that seems to sometimes deter countries from attacking is if you have a large military. It's something I'm going to have to try because there is little else that I can do.
March
200d Loan taken
30 cannon ordered
I've just noticed that Samaria has a medium sized fort. Must of been a random event.
August
10 cannon ordered
January 1514 163d in Treasury
February
10 cannon ordered
March
All hell breaks loose in Europe. More than a dozen countries are at war but none of mine so I'm ignoring it.
January 1515 283d in Treasury
2 Calvary and 4 Infantry ordered
January 1516 282d in Treasury
4 infantry and 10 cannon ordered
March
level 4 land military reached
10 cannon ordered. At this time I have around 17k Infantry, 5k Calvary and 70 cannon in Samaria and Turkey hasn't yet declared war and I'm beginning to pat myself on the back in congratulations for a brilliant strategy when out of the blue I hear the war drums of Nubia announcing their declaration of war against me and along for the ride comes Ethiopia, Aden and Hafsid. Oh and those dusty desert demons of Oman join me.
June
I've decided not to move my army out of Samaria because I think it has deterred Turkey from attacking so I am going to start building a new army in Egypt
Lost control of the Nile to Nubia
July
Cataract besieged by Nubia who have no cannon.
Cyrenaica is besieged by Hafsid
August
Regained Nile
November
Ethiopia takes the Nile
January 1517 208d in Treasury +3 Stability 10% Inflation and 7 Victory points. I have kept enough in the treasury to repay the loan but I don't know if the computer will continue that policy after I'm gone. In Samaria I have 21k Infantry, 7k Calvary and 70 Cannon. In Egypt I have 2k Infantry and 5k Calvary with 10 cannon and 2 infantry being built.
Attrition is taking its toll on my enemies and I am building for a counter attack but I have to leave now and bid a fond farewell to the Mameluks who may not still be here when I get back.
Next Denmark
1512 75d in Treasury +3 Stability
Situation:
Military Alliance with Oman.
At war with Persia and Georgia.
Turkey won in previous war Syria.
Turkey has 19K troops in Syria and 10K in Jordan. I mention this because the worst of all possibilities has come about with an alliance between Turkey, Persia and Georgia. I've played the Mameluks before when this has happened and it is very, very difficult to win with this alliance against you. To make matters worst it appears that Turkey and Persia are taking turns at attacking the Mameluks. First Turkey declares war and Persia declines to join in but rejoins the alliance. After a peace is reached between Turkey and the Mameluks Persia will declare war and on and on and on. Oh and mighty Georgia gleefully joins whoever is attacking the Mameluks. On my side I have the heroic madmen of Oman who can't seen to figure out a way to get their troops up to the battle field and join in and actually fight anyone.
Goal:
Peace with Persia at any cost. I have to because I'm not strong enough to beat them militarily. The only way that we can get at each other is between Aleppo and Nuyssaybin. Turkey stands between us everywhere else. So I can't even make a mad dash to Persia's capital because all on it's troops are using the same corridor to get to me. Lord Durham was right I should think about what I'm going to do if one or more of the countries I'm playing is destroyed. Sigh.
January
Move all troops to Samaria. 5 Infantry, 5 Calvary and 5 Cannon.
Move slider so that all money goes to Treasury.
February
Aleppo besieged
1 Cav, 2 Inf. Ordered. I'm not going to record all troop orders just enough for you to have an idea that I'm not just sitting here twiddling my thumbs.
March
Aleppo falls
August
Lebanon besieged
January 1513 141d in Treasury
Lebanon falls
Persia offers peace for Lebanon and 145d. I accept. I know I didn't put up much of a fight but with almost 30K Turkish troops sitting on my boarders just waiting for the 5 year peace agreement to pass, which should be in 1516, so that they can declare war on me is forcing some hard decisions. Besides I have kept Aleppo which brings in a better income that Lebanon and in the next war with Turkey I'm going to us it as bait. I have a feeling that Turkey will move all it's troops to siege Aleppo first. When they do that I will move my infantry and cannon to Jordan and siege it. It will be a cat and mouse game after that and I don't know where it will end. One thing that seems to sometimes deter countries from attacking is if you have a large military. It's something I'm going to have to try because there is little else that I can do.
March
200d Loan taken
30 cannon ordered
I've just noticed that Samaria has a medium sized fort. Must of been a random event.
August
10 cannon ordered
January 1514 163d in Treasury
February
10 cannon ordered
March
All hell breaks loose in Europe. More than a dozen countries are at war but none of mine so I'm ignoring it.
January 1515 283d in Treasury
2 Calvary and 4 Infantry ordered
January 1516 282d in Treasury
4 infantry and 10 cannon ordered
March
level 4 land military reached
10 cannon ordered. At this time I have around 17k Infantry, 5k Calvary and 70 cannon in Samaria and Turkey hasn't yet declared war and I'm beginning to pat myself on the back in congratulations for a brilliant strategy when out of the blue I hear the war drums of Nubia announcing their declaration of war against me and along for the ride comes Ethiopia, Aden and Hafsid. Oh and those dusty desert demons of Oman join me.
June
I've decided not to move my army out of Samaria because I think it has deterred Turkey from attacking so I am going to start building a new army in Egypt
Lost control of the Nile to Nubia
July
Cataract besieged by Nubia who have no cannon.
Cyrenaica is besieged by Hafsid
August
Regained Nile
November
Ethiopia takes the Nile
January 1517 208d in Treasury +3 Stability 10% Inflation and 7 Victory points. I have kept enough in the treasury to repay the loan but I don't know if the computer will continue that policy after I'm gone. In Samaria I have 21k Infantry, 7k Calvary and 70 Cannon. In Egypt I have 2k Infantry and 5k Calvary with 10 cannon and 2 infantry being built.
Attrition is taking its toll on my enemies and I am building for a counter attack but I have to leave now and bid a fond farewell to the Mameluks who may not still be here when I get back.
Next Denmark
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Denmark
January 1517 323d in Treasury +2 Stability 6% Inflation
Situation:
Military alliance with Russia, Prussia and Hanseatic league. No territory has been lose since I left and non gained. I have a pretty good leader in King Christian II and I plan to use him. Don't know why stability is down to +2.
Goal: Expansion. I have a Casus Belli against the Teutonic order and they own Kurland. First I need to do a little economic work while I build up and move the fleet and troops into place.
February
Economic slider all the way for stability. 1d per month in Treasury
March
Bailiff in Vestfold
April
Bailiff in Ostlandet
May
Bailiff in Trondelag
June
Bailiff in Jamtland
January 1518 219d in Treasury
Stability reaches +3
Research into land tech and trade 50-50
20 Cannon and 20 Calvary ordered
March
Turkey joined by Georgia (now there's a surprise) Persia and Poland-Lithuania (now that is a surprise) declared war against the Mameluks. I get the feeling that the Mameluks moved that large army away from Samaria. Oh, and hold on to your hats people those terrible tribesmen from Oman, you know the ones that can never seem to get to the fight, joined the Mameluks.
July
Moved main army to Gotland to get ready for the attack.
January 1519 111d in Treasury
4k Infantry ordered
May
War declared against Teutonic Order. Russia, Prussia and Hanseatic league join me while Venice and England join the Teutonic Order. I think Prussia will be a good distraction being next to the Teutonic Order and Russia boarders Estonia so I'm assuming they will besiege it first. Venice I'm not worried about but England could be a problem.
June
Denmark besieges Livonia
Russia besieges Estonia
January 1520 127d in Treasury
Mameluks give Persia 44d for peace.
Attrition has been murderous in Livonia during the winter! But the siege goes on.
March
Livonia captured
Russia through attrition has failed in it's siege of Estonia. They don't have enough troops to continue the siege.
May
Kurland besieged by Denmark
June
Stability drops by 1 due to poor government police.(random event)
September
England besieges Holstein
October
Kurland conquered
November
Teutonic Order agrees to peace by giving Denmark Kurland and 50d. Still at war with Venice and England.
January 1521 95d in Treasury
Venice accepts white peace.
April
King Christian II with 6k Infantry, 1k Calvary and 77 cannon has been moved from Kurland to Jylland. England has 10k Infantry, 2k Calvary and no cannons in Holstein. Christian II attacks and loses. BAH!
June
Holstein is revolting and has just enough strength to destroy the English army before the rebels disappear themselves. YAH!
July
England attacks Jylland and is destroyed
August
England attacks Jylland with 28k Infantry, 21k Calvary and 81 cannon against Christian II leading 8k Infantry, 2k Calvary and 74 cannon. Guess who wins? England. England at that moment offers a white peace which I accept. War over.
January 1522 273d in treasury +3 Stability 8% Inflation and 102 Victory Points. I have left 7k Infantry, 2k Calvary and 10 cannon in Kurland for revolt suppression. The rest on the army is in Jylland. One mistake that I made was in not using the navy to protect Jylland and in not engaging the English fleet in order to steal rudders. I don't have colonist yet but it was still an opportunity lost. All in all Denmark is steadily improving.
Next Venice
January 1517 323d in Treasury +2 Stability 6% Inflation
Situation:
Military alliance with Russia, Prussia and Hanseatic league. No territory has been lose since I left and non gained. I have a pretty good leader in King Christian II and I plan to use him. Don't know why stability is down to +2.
Goal: Expansion. I have a Casus Belli against the Teutonic order and they own Kurland. First I need to do a little economic work while I build up and move the fleet and troops into place.
February
Economic slider all the way for stability. 1d per month in Treasury
March
Bailiff in Vestfold
April
Bailiff in Ostlandet
May
Bailiff in Trondelag
June
Bailiff in Jamtland
January 1518 219d in Treasury
Stability reaches +3
Research into land tech and trade 50-50
20 Cannon and 20 Calvary ordered
March
Turkey joined by Georgia (now there's a surprise) Persia and Poland-Lithuania (now that is a surprise) declared war against the Mameluks. I get the feeling that the Mameluks moved that large army away from Samaria. Oh, and hold on to your hats people those terrible tribesmen from Oman, you know the ones that can never seem to get to the fight, joined the Mameluks.
July
Moved main army to Gotland to get ready for the attack.
January 1519 111d in Treasury
4k Infantry ordered
May
War declared against Teutonic Order. Russia, Prussia and Hanseatic league join me while Venice and England join the Teutonic Order. I think Prussia will be a good distraction being next to the Teutonic Order and Russia boarders Estonia so I'm assuming they will besiege it first. Venice I'm not worried about but England could be a problem.
June
Denmark besieges Livonia
Russia besieges Estonia
January 1520 127d in Treasury
Mameluks give Persia 44d for peace.
Attrition has been murderous in Livonia during the winter! But the siege goes on.
March
Livonia captured
Russia through attrition has failed in it's siege of Estonia. They don't have enough troops to continue the siege.
May
Kurland besieged by Denmark
June
Stability drops by 1 due to poor government police.(random event)
September
England besieges Holstein
October
Kurland conquered
November
Teutonic Order agrees to peace by giving Denmark Kurland and 50d. Still at war with Venice and England.
January 1521 95d in Treasury
Venice accepts white peace.
April
King Christian II with 6k Infantry, 1k Calvary and 77 cannon has been moved from Kurland to Jylland. England has 10k Infantry, 2k Calvary and no cannons in Holstein. Christian II attacks and loses. BAH!
June
Holstein is revolting and has just enough strength to destroy the English army before the rebels disappear themselves. YAH!
July
England attacks Jylland and is destroyed
August
England attacks Jylland with 28k Infantry, 21k Calvary and 81 cannon against Christian II leading 8k Infantry, 2k Calvary and 74 cannon. Guess who wins? England. England at that moment offers a white peace which I accept. War over.
January 1522 273d in treasury +3 Stability 8% Inflation and 102 Victory Points. I have left 7k Infantry, 2k Calvary and 10 cannon in Kurland for revolt suppression. The rest on the army is in Jylland. One mistake that I made was in not using the navy to protect Jylland and in not engaging the English fleet in order to steal rudders. I don't have colonist yet but it was still an opportunity lost. All in all Denmark is steadily improving.
Next Venice
How do I change nations?
Hi there, great AAR, I really like the idea about playing different countries, but how do I change in the middle of the game?
Hi there, great AAR, I really like the idea about playing different countries, but how do I change in the middle of the game?
Re: How do I change nations?
Start a game as one country--in Storey's case Marmelukes. Play for a while. When you want to switch to another country, save the game. Exit. Start up a NEW game as the country you want to play now. As soon as the game loads up and starts, hit F10 and load up your old save file. The saved game starts, but this time you're in control of the new country you picked. Clear?
Note, I've never done this yet, but Storey's AAR is giving me ideas for my next game.
Originally posted by Salik
Hi there, great AAR, I really like the idea about playing different countries, but how do I change in the middle of the game?
Start a game as one country--in Storey's case Marmelukes. Play for a while. When you want to switch to another country, save the game. Exit. Start up a NEW game as the country you want to play now. As soon as the game loads up and starts, hit F10 and load up your old save file. The saved game starts, but this time you're in control of the new country you picked. Clear?
Note, I've never done this yet, but Storey's AAR is giving me ideas for my next game.
Re: Re: How do I change nations?
That's how you do it. Glad if it's giving people ideas to try. That's one of the reasons I'm trying this. Let me know what you think of or better yet do an aar on it.
Originally posted by Josephus I
Start a game as one country--in Storey's case Marmelukes. Play for a while. When you want to switch to another country, save the game. Exit. Start up a NEW game as the country you want to play now. As soon as the game loads up and starts, hit F10 and load up your old save file. The saved game starts, but this time you're in control of the new country you picked. Clear?
Note, I've never done this yet, but Storey's AAR is giving me ideas for my next game.
That's how you do it. Glad if it's giving people ideas to try. That's one of the reasons I'm trying this. Let me know what you think of or better yet do an aar on it.
Venice
January 1522 273d in Treasury +3 Stability 8% Inflation
Situation:
Military alliance with Teutonic Order and England. At war with Hanseatic League. There are 22k Infantry, 3k Calvary and 30 cannon in Venice. Its the only major force that Venice has. No provinces won or lost since last we visited.
Goal:
Not much that I can do with the allies I have. England could be of use but they're far far away and I don't think I want to bank on them being of great use. So it's back to yeoman work for awhile.
January
Income slider split between land tech. and trade.
White peace with Hanseatic League.
February
Chief Judge ordered in Venice
April
Mameluks agree to peace with Turkey by giving Turkey Aleppo, Samaria and the Delta. Could we have a moment of silence for those poor Mameluks.
Sending out traders as needed, mostly to the COT in Venice.
January 1523 234d in Treasury
Chief Judge ordered in Mantua
June
Baden offers royal marriage. What the hell we agree.
July
France joined by Savoy, Papal States, Navarra, Scotland and Sweden declare war against England. Teutonic Order declines to join. Looking at the situation I don't see how I can have anything to do with this suicide mission and decline to join. Lost one stability point.
Income slider put all into stability
January 1524 183d in treasury
February
Chief Judge ordered in Crete
June
Navy achieves level 5
Russia declares war against Kazan. Denmark and Hanseatic League join Russia. I don't think Denmark is going to do to much in this war but I'm glad they are staying allied with Russia.
Algiers declares war against Hafsid Empire. Damn it that was what I was going to do. It will be interesting to see how well or poorly they do in choosing the same country to attack. Morocco joins Algiers in war while Hafsid's allies dishonor their pact.
August
+3 Stability reached.
Split economic sliders between land tech and trade 30-70.
October
Venice has monopoly in Venice COT.
December
Lost monopoly. I get it back and I lose it for the remainder this segment.
January 1526 223d in Treasury
Chief Judge ordered in Cyprus
March
Hafsid pay Morocco 21d for peace.
January 1527 183d in Treasury +3 Stability 9% Inflation 101 Victory Points
The AI doesn't seem to have done much while I was gone and without a strong alliance I wasn't able to make any bold decisions. Hopefully they will have linked up with someone by the time I get back.
On to Algiers
January 1522 273d in Treasury +3 Stability 8% Inflation
Situation:
Military alliance with Teutonic Order and England. At war with Hanseatic League. There are 22k Infantry, 3k Calvary and 30 cannon in Venice. Its the only major force that Venice has. No provinces won or lost since last we visited.
Goal:
Not much that I can do with the allies I have. England could be of use but they're far far away and I don't think I want to bank on them being of great use. So it's back to yeoman work for awhile.
January
Income slider split between land tech. and trade.
White peace with Hanseatic League.
February
Chief Judge ordered in Venice
April
Mameluks agree to peace with Turkey by giving Turkey Aleppo, Samaria and the Delta. Could we have a moment of silence for those poor Mameluks.
Sending out traders as needed, mostly to the COT in Venice.
January 1523 234d in Treasury
Chief Judge ordered in Mantua
June
Baden offers royal marriage. What the hell we agree.
July
France joined by Savoy, Papal States, Navarra, Scotland and Sweden declare war against England. Teutonic Order declines to join. Looking at the situation I don't see how I can have anything to do with this suicide mission and decline to join. Lost one stability point.
Income slider put all into stability
January 1524 183d in treasury
February
Chief Judge ordered in Crete
June
Navy achieves level 5
Russia declares war against Kazan. Denmark and Hanseatic League join Russia. I don't think Denmark is going to do to much in this war but I'm glad they are staying allied with Russia.
Algiers declares war against Hafsid Empire. Damn it that was what I was going to do. It will be interesting to see how well or poorly they do in choosing the same country to attack. Morocco joins Algiers in war while Hafsid's allies dishonor their pact.
August
+3 Stability reached.
Split economic sliders between land tech and trade 30-70.
October
Venice has monopoly in Venice COT.
December
Lost monopoly. I get it back and I lose it for the remainder this segment.
January 1526 223d in Treasury
Chief Judge ordered in Cyprus
March
Hafsid pay Morocco 21d for peace.
January 1527 183d in Treasury +3 Stability 9% Inflation 101 Victory Points
The AI doesn't seem to have done much while I was gone and without a strong alliance I wasn't able to make any bold decisions. Hopefully they will have linked up with someone by the time I get back.
On to Algiers
Algiers
1527 216d in Treasury +1 Stability
Situation:
Morocco has Tripolitania which I must of missed in their peace agreement with Hafsid. When I left Algiers they had 20k Infantry, 20k Calvary and I think 20 or 30 cannon. How they have 119 Infantry and 7 cannon. That's 119 men not 119 thousand Infantry. It appears that they and Morocco besieged Tripolitania and Morocco got the province. Why they passed up the capital is beyond me but the attrition must have been horrendous. They have managed to eliminate their entire army and they have 216d and are making no effort to build any more troops. Oh and they have managed to hang on to one warship.
Goal:
Annex the Hafsid and then see if there are any other opportunities out there.
January
10 cannon ordered
Navy set to 50% maintenance
Slider set for all money to stability
March
10 cannon 4k Infantry ordered
April
+2 Stability reached
May
Tunisia besieged
June
Oman declares war against Aden. Great just what the mameluks need another war. The Mameluks join Oman. Naples dishonors the alliance. Naples? Not the powerful addition to the alliance that I was hoping for. Nubia joins Aden and the Hafsid dishonor the alliance. Not a surprise there.
Okay hold on to your seats everyone here comes you know who. Turkey declares war on the Mameluks! Georgia ever ready to kick someone who's down joins again and Poland-Lithuania joins. Persia dishonors the alliance. Oh and Oman joins the Mameluks praise the lord and pass the ammunition.
January 1528 48d
February
+3 Stability reached
Slider set for all money to treasury
Oman annexed Aden! After all this Oman starts expanding while the Mameluks continue to shrink. Maybe those dust devils from Oman are smarter than I thought.
Tunisia captured and Annexed.
I won and the Hafsid had a navy of 3 warships, 15 galleys and 4 transports. WhooHoo I can now expand wherever I want.
April
Slider set to infrastructure and treasury 70-30.
July
Military set to 50%
October
Austria joined by Bohemia, Hungery, Baden, Bavaria, Spain and Wurtemberg declares war against Venice who is joined by Teutonic Order and Naples. I think the sky just fell in on Venice. It's inability to form a strong alliance is proving it's undoing.
January 1529 73d
June
Mameluks pay Georgia 232d for peace
Mameluks give Poland-Lithuania Alexandia for peace. Ouch! ouch! ouch!
September
Venice gives Banden Mantua for peace. When it rains it pours.
December
I've noticed that Spain is in 3 different wars and have decided that even though I don't have a lot of time I think I'm going to chance an attack against one of the strongest countries with Algiers.
Army and Navy maintenance moved to 100%
January 1530 113d
8k Infantry and 10 cannon ordered
April
Declared war against Spain. Morocco joined me. No one joined Spain!
May
The island Palma taken
September
Won sea battle off Sicily
October
Sicily besieged
Morocco besieged by Spain
December
Won sea battle against Spain. I'm surprised at the strength that Algiers is showing at sea.
January 1531 95d
10 Cannon, 1k Infantry ordered
Febuary
Sicily captured
Won sea battle off Sicily
April
Messina besieged
June
Won sea battle and stole rudders.
July
Loss sea battle off Tunisia
10 cannon ordered.
January 1532 106d +3 Stability 11% Inflation 102 Victory points
I can only hope that Algiers doesn't blow it. They have capture two provinces and are about to add a third. The computer AI had better not settle for a white peace this time although I don't hold out much hope for anyting that the AI attempts to do.
God help me. Onward to the Mameluks or what's left of them.
1527 216d in Treasury +1 Stability
Situation:
Morocco has Tripolitania which I must of missed in their peace agreement with Hafsid. When I left Algiers they had 20k Infantry, 20k Calvary and I think 20 or 30 cannon. How they have 119 Infantry and 7 cannon. That's 119 men not 119 thousand Infantry. It appears that they and Morocco besieged Tripolitania and Morocco got the province. Why they passed up the capital is beyond me but the attrition must have been horrendous. They have managed to eliminate their entire army and they have 216d and are making no effort to build any more troops. Oh and they have managed to hang on to one warship.
Goal:
Annex the Hafsid and then see if there are any other opportunities out there.
January
10 cannon ordered
Navy set to 50% maintenance
Slider set for all money to stability
March
10 cannon 4k Infantry ordered
April
+2 Stability reached
May
Tunisia besieged
June
Oman declares war against Aden. Great just what the mameluks need another war. The Mameluks join Oman. Naples dishonors the alliance. Naples? Not the powerful addition to the alliance that I was hoping for. Nubia joins Aden and the Hafsid dishonor the alliance. Not a surprise there.
Okay hold on to your seats everyone here comes you know who. Turkey declares war on the Mameluks! Georgia ever ready to kick someone who's down joins again and Poland-Lithuania joins. Persia dishonors the alliance. Oh and Oman joins the Mameluks praise the lord and pass the ammunition.
January 1528 48d
February
+3 Stability reached
Slider set for all money to treasury
Oman annexed Aden! After all this Oman starts expanding while the Mameluks continue to shrink. Maybe those dust devils from Oman are smarter than I thought.
Tunisia captured and Annexed.
I won and the Hafsid had a navy of 3 warships, 15 galleys and 4 transports. WhooHoo I can now expand wherever I want.
April
Slider set to infrastructure and treasury 70-30.
July
Military set to 50%
October
Austria joined by Bohemia, Hungery, Baden, Bavaria, Spain and Wurtemberg declares war against Venice who is joined by Teutonic Order and Naples. I think the sky just fell in on Venice. It's inability to form a strong alliance is proving it's undoing.
January 1529 73d
June
Mameluks pay Georgia 232d for peace
Mameluks give Poland-Lithuania Alexandia for peace. Ouch! ouch! ouch!
September
Venice gives Banden Mantua for peace. When it rains it pours.
December
I've noticed that Spain is in 3 different wars and have decided that even though I don't have a lot of time I think I'm going to chance an attack against one of the strongest countries with Algiers.
Army and Navy maintenance moved to 100%
January 1530 113d
8k Infantry and 10 cannon ordered
April
Declared war against Spain. Morocco joined me. No one joined Spain!
May
The island Palma taken
September
Won sea battle off Sicily
October
Sicily besieged
Morocco besieged by Spain
December
Won sea battle against Spain. I'm surprised at the strength that Algiers is showing at sea.
January 1531 95d
10 Cannon, 1k Infantry ordered
Febuary
Sicily captured
Won sea battle off Sicily
April
Messina besieged
June
Won sea battle and stole rudders.
July
Loss sea battle off Tunisia
10 cannon ordered.
January 1532 106d +3 Stability 11% Inflation 102 Victory points
I can only hope that Algiers doesn't blow it. They have capture two provinces and are about to add a third. The computer AI had better not settle for a white peace this time although I don't hold out much hope for anyting that the AI attempts to do.
God help me. Onward to the Mameluks or what's left of them.
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Great AAR story, and luckily you don't have the spamers postting here so we don't have to read through hunderds of pages looking for the next update.
Well done Storey. But although I hesitte to bring it up, if Marmelukes are annexed(as it seems they will be) will you then choose another country? Or will you keep the three you have, and try not to lose them due to the AIs bad judgement.
BTW, this gives me a grand idea, a 3 nation AAR as each American Nation. But edit it so they can build(Oamn doesn't really need to build anyhting, nor does Korea or Aden. With a quick change, I could have 3 American nations ruling over all of America.)
But please, sir, continue with your fine AAR
BTW, this gives me a grand idea, a 3 nation AAR as each American Nation. But edit it so they can build(Oamn doesn't really need to build anyhting, nor does Korea or Aden. With a quick change, I could have 3 American nations ruling over all of America.)
But please, sir, continue with your fine AAR
Honour, all countries that he is playing are majors, so don't expect them to be annexed.
Wow. Interesting approach. Can't wait to see what happens next, especially to Venice. As a reader I find myself only reading the countries I'm familiar with, like Denmark and Venice. I've never even bothered playing as Turkey, after all. Good luck not getting anyone too killed, heh.
Thanks Brad1. Have you statred the MP yet? I haven't been able to follow what's happening with it.
Joe
Originally posted by Carolus Rex
Thats not true Brad.
I'm here.
Great AAR Stor(e)y.
Nice read.
Gasp! Rex your still here!
Mameluks are a major so can't be annexed but I may still switch to another country if it become clear that they can't survive against Turkey. Maybe I'll replace them with Oman.
Although this aar is an experiment to see how the AI does with a little help from me I think that it's giving other players something to think about for trying out new things. I'm already thinking about taking four single province countries and trying to get them into an alliance. It might be interesting to work a rotation with them to see what they will do to help each other out during a war.
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Venice was doing fine until the last update then the world fell in on them. However I just finished another segment with them and had some interesting results.
I'll post it today or romorrow.Joe