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A relatively prosperous Romanian by the name of Alexandru had heard of the lushness of the North American lands, especially of Texas. His manufactory had burned down just last month in a failed rebel uprising. He still had plenty of money, but his heart just wasn't in manufacturing anymore.
Dreams of conquering the wilderness took hold of him. Selling of his remaining assests he bought a newly completed ship in Constantinople and travelled to the new world with 100 people interested in colonizing some portion of the new world.
He had seen a flyer from LordPaul about the colony in Metagorda and decided, after looking at newly made maps, that he would try to colonize Wichita.
His ship landed on the shores of Metagorda in poor shape. A hurricane had battered it most severely. Nobody had died, and the supplies had been saved, but the ship was in no condition to go further, which was fine as they had arrived at Texas.
His colonists unloaded the ship and set off for the newly explored hinterlands of Wichita. Soon after crossing the border they met some friendly natives who welcomed them. Within a year they had managed to create a thriving little colony. Soon he too was sending missives back to the main empire to recruit more colonists to join his growing little province.
LordPaul had welcomed him when they had travelled through his lands and invited him to join the conclave in Rio Grande the next time it was scheduled. Alexandru agreed heartily, keeping in contact with the local landowners was a smart idea. He approved of the mutual defense plan as well.
It was just good business sense. If they were attacked separately they could be destroyed, but all were willing to help defend each other they could build themselves into a much larger colonial concern that would be worth far more to the empire as a whole. One that would be adding much to the trading power of the empire.
Soon enough, Wichita was growing by leaps and bounds, just like the other Texan colonies.
When the conclave met again it was five men around a shining wooden table at the best hotel in Galveston. They agreed to a trading company equally owned by all of them that would market products in the closest Centers of Trade to start with before expanding to the largest centers of the empire.
Even though the respective sizes of their colonies were a bit different the men found a lot in common with each other, and truly enjoyed each other's company. So much so that they pooled more of their precious resources to buy an ailing shipbuilding company in Galveston so that they could build their own trading ships.
After two weeks they all agreed that it had been a most productive meeting..
Dreams of conquering the wilderness took hold of him. Selling of his remaining assests he bought a newly completed ship in Constantinople and travelled to the new world with 100 people interested in colonizing some portion of the new world.
He had seen a flyer from LordPaul about the colony in Metagorda and decided, after looking at newly made maps, that he would try to colonize Wichita.
His ship landed on the shores of Metagorda in poor shape. A hurricane had battered it most severely. Nobody had died, and the supplies had been saved, but the ship was in no condition to go further, which was fine as they had arrived at Texas.
His colonists unloaded the ship and set off for the newly explored hinterlands of Wichita. Soon after crossing the border they met some friendly natives who welcomed them. Within a year they had managed to create a thriving little colony. Soon he too was sending missives back to the main empire to recruit more colonists to join his growing little province.
LordPaul had welcomed him when they had travelled through his lands and invited him to join the conclave in Rio Grande the next time it was scheduled. Alexandru agreed heartily, keeping in contact with the local landowners was a smart idea. He approved of the mutual defense plan as well.
It was just good business sense. If they were attacked separately they could be destroyed, but all were willing to help defend each other they could build themselves into a much larger colonial concern that would be worth far more to the empire as a whole. One that would be adding much to the trading power of the empire.
Soon enough, Wichita was growing by leaps and bounds, just like the other Texan colonies.
When the conclave met again it was five men around a shining wooden table at the best hotel in Galveston. They agreed to a trading company equally owned by all of them that would market products in the closest Centers of Trade to start with before expanding to the largest centers of the empire.
Even though the respective sizes of their colonies were a bit different the men found a lot in common with each other, and truly enjoyed each other's company. So much so that they pooled more of their precious resources to buy an ailing shipbuilding company in Galveston so that they could build their own trading ships.
After two weeks they all agreed that it had been a most productive meeting..
So, Alexandru got lost when going to my colony? Well, you're welcome anyways. 
You have a nice way of incorporating your readers in the story, Amric. Now we just have to read on...
You have a nice way of incorporating your readers in the story, Amric. Now we just have to read on...
That is true, Commandante. Wish I had thought of it that way...Usually it's because they had a good idea or suggestion or have been a loyal reader that I've put them in the storyline...
This is your best work yet. I don't see how anything else can match it... Well, maybe other AARs with my name in the title
Alexandru, are you getting a big head again? Do I need a pin to let out some of the hot air? Jeez, put a guy in an AAR and he gets all excited!
Let's not forget you got lost! Although you did manage to colonize a new province.
Do I need a pin to let out some of the hot air? Jeez, put a guy in an AAR and he gets all excited! Let's not forget you got lost! Although you did manage to colonize a new province.
Well, at least I persuaded people to move to USA. New immigrants, new problems for the Americans....
Just wait for your surprise
Just wait for your surprise
In the middle of the nowhere, in the steppes that belonged to no one, but the riders of Rohan (couldn't resist ), but claimed nevertheless by many countries instead, rode Nalivayko, new hetman of the lowland Zaporozhian Cossacks. His army was five days behind him - he was taking a break from the tiresome campaigning in a far away India.
A bullet whistled past him. Nalivayko grabbed his head only to find out that his new hat, given to him by the emperor himself, was gone.
- Look, Myhaylo, - Nalivayko was in habit of talking to himself when alone, - my new hat. He pulled his pistol, shot the attacker,
and rode closer, to check his nationality. His enemy was lying on the ground. He was not quite dead, still shaking - the grimace of pain ruining the pleasant features of his face.
- You're laughing at me, - accused him Nalivayko, - it's easy for you to laugh! You are staying here and I have to go back to my wife. She's going to bitch about that hat for the rest of the year. As if it is not enough that she thinks I am useless for anything, but making children.
Nalivayko stepped from his horse and again addressed his attacker. This time with a knife in his hand.
- Are you married, friend? No? Too late for that now. Thank me later, for saving you from this hell, called marriage.
After his gruesome business was done, Nalivayko studied the man. Now he could clearly see it was a Cossack, not from the Sich though. His dress gave him away as Don Cossack - the loyal subject of the Czar and the defender of the Czar's throne.
His presence here could mean only one thing - Muscowites were planning something against the Swedes and might have decided to take out Ukraine first.
- I wonder if there are any traitors among us? - asked himself Nalivayko. - Oh well, I have bigger threats to worry about. Take my wife for example...
He rode straight into the sunset, talking to himself, anticipating with fear the meeting with his spouse.
), but claimed nevertheless by many countries instead, rode Nalivayko, new hetman of the lowland Zaporozhian Cossacks. His army was five days behind him - he was taking a break from the tiresome campaigning in a far away India.A bullet whistled past him. Nalivayko grabbed his head only to find out that his new hat, given to him by the emperor himself, was gone.
- Look, Myhaylo, - Nalivayko was in habit of talking to himself when alone, - my new hat. He pulled his pistol, shot the attacker,
and rode closer, to check his nationality. His enemy was lying on the ground. He was not quite dead, still shaking - the grimace of pain ruining the pleasant features of his face.
- You're laughing at me, - accused him Nalivayko, - it's easy for you to laugh! You are staying here and I have to go back to my wife. She's going to bitch about that hat for the rest of the year. As if it is not enough that she thinks I am useless for anything, but making children.
Nalivayko stepped from his horse and again addressed his attacker. This time with a knife in his hand.
- Are you married, friend? No? Too late for that now. Thank me later, for saving you from this hell, called marriage.
After his gruesome business was done, Nalivayko studied the man. Now he could clearly see it was a Cossack, not from the Sich though. His dress gave him away as Don Cossack - the loyal subject of the Czar and the defender of the Czar's throne.
His presence here could mean only one thing - Muscowites were planning something against the Swedes and might have decided to take out Ukraine first.
- I wonder if there are any traitors among us? - asked himself Nalivayko. - Oh well, I have bigger threats to worry about. Take my wife for example...
He rode straight into the sunset, talking to himself, anticipating with fear the meeting with his spouse.
Oh, very nice...No, I don't envy him the task of explaining to the wife either...Nuh uh...nope. not in the least. That is going to be a very unpleasant conversation. Better you than me. Excellent as usual my friend. Gotta get some time to play and finish off the Persians...
Then comes the thought, what next? I'll be done with the Persians soon enough....I guess I could colonize the rest of North America...Ah...boring...I'll have to whack some other country.
Then comes the thought, what next? I'll be done with the Persians soon enough....I guess I could colonize the rest of North America...Ah...boring...I'll have to whack some other country.
Hm, every empire was build on the heritage of Alexander the Great. Thus, follow in his footsteps and conquer India
Technically, from what I read from history, Alexander only made it to the Indus River. Oh, I did get to play until 1742. Ukraine Cossacks actually managed to get Belgorod from the Muscovites. And I got to be Holy Roman Emperor. Yippee!
Nalivayko was right. His wife hadn’t been happy. His ears still rang from her diatribe two hours ago. Still, there were more important things to consider. He had heard rumors of Don Cossacks hosting Muscovite leaders in their homes. With Muscovite soldiers wandering about the steppes poking their noses in places they didn’t belong it behooved him to be careful.
The Don Cossacks had never warmed to the Romans, even though it was they who had returned the lands of the Cossacks back to them. Granting them nominal freedom as vassals of the Empire. The Emperor had even lavished gifts upon them to help them get back on their feet. Yet the Don Cossacks seemed willing to throw all that away on an adventure with the Muscovites.
Nalivayko had just come from meeting some of his old friends, who had told him some disturbing information. The Don Cossacks had indeed secretly allied with the Muscovites. It explained a lot, such as why relations between the Cossack nation and the Romans had deteriorated so badly in the last couple of years.
It was the Don Cossacks who had allowed the Muscovites military access to the wild fields and the rest of the Cossack nation. Nalivayko was not happy. Not one little tiny bit. He had advised his friends to get together with other family and friends and prepare for war.
But he was torn between his love and loyalty to his people, and his loyalty to the empire. In the end he decided that he would have to stay and ensure that his people were saved from the machinations of the Don Cossacks and the Muscovites. He sent a trusted man with a coded message to Felippe to tell him of the Muscovite treachery and all of his suspicions of the Don Cossack complicity. He assured the Emperor that he would take care of the problem.
By the time the message reached the Emperor it was almost too late. Fortunately, the implementation of the coded mirror messages to the outposts near the Muscovite border allowed the legions stationed there to be prepared for war. They had just finished readying themselves when Muscovite soldiers were spotted crossing the border into the Empire.
In March of 1726, the northern plains were plunged into a war. A war the Muscovites had no way of winning. Nalivayko was as good as his word. The Cossacks as a nation sided with the empire. The Don Cossacks did array with the Muscovites who invaded, but they were quickly swept from the field by the true Cossacks, who went on and snatched Belgorod from their northern neighbor.
They swept into the Muscovite lands sweeping ahead of the imperial armies. Nalivayko managed to beat the Romans to Moscow by a week, setting up a siege which the legion took over so that the Cossacks could continue raiding the Muscovite countryside. Small units of Muscovite soldiers were massacred by Cossack hordes.
Soon afterward the Muscovite Duke ceded Belgorod to the Cossacks in return for peace. The Don Cossacks had been decimated in the war and the Sich was back in control of the nation.
The Muscovites had lost, and lost big. Their armies were destroyed, their nation was occupied and the Duke was in custody of the empire. For his freedom he ceded Kouban, Kalmuk, Volgograd, Uralsk, Orenburg, Samara, Ufa, Kazan, Vladimir, and Voloda. The
Emperor decided that this would teach the Muscovites that warring with the Empire would be suicide.
Nalivayko received two hats personally from the Emperor, as well as a brace of pistols in the latest style with the newest technological advances. Wichita, Llano Estacado, Concho, Pecos, Matagorda, and El Paso had all become true colonial cities. The provinces had been known as Texas for some years now and the trade income from this area had quintupled.
The Poles were unwilling to let Ukraine be and declared war upon them in 1728. The Cossacks asked for help from the Empire, which they didn’t really need, but Nalivayko thought it would be nice if the legions got to have some fun smacking around the Poles. For some reason the Poles soon found themselves a conquered people. The empire had hoped that the Cossacks would take a province from the Poles, but they instead took money.
The Poles handed over everything but Masovia, Podlasia, Volyn, and Chernigov. The Irish had been allied with the Poles and had actually been foolish enough to attack the Romans. The Highlands were conquered within a week. Within two months all of Eire was under Imperial control. The High King cried as he ceded everything but his capitol to the empire.
Revolts in the newly conquered Irish lands were quickly crushed. It was fortunate that they were Catholic, they soon realized that the empire was better for them than the High King and his outdated policies. The empire was so far advanced beyond the Irish that it was like comparing cavemen to the ancient Romans. The Irish had barely managed to produce arquebus’ of their own.
LordAdrian used the recent war success to lobby for the unification of all of Europe under the banner of the empire, save for the loyal and honorable Cossacks. He also railed against the perfidy of the infidel Muslims. He wanted to declare a crusade against all muslims. He was convinced in a private audience with Felippe that such an undertaking would be impractical as quite a few of the new Roman citizens in the far middle east were muslims. He was told that until more conversions occurred in the middle east there would be no crusade against Muslims. The Rebellion risks were just too enormous to justify to the Senate, Commons, or the citizens.
The Puppet authorized more inquisitions in the middle east. He assured the Emperor that many of them would succeed. The Emperor assured him that if they weren’t a new Puppet would soon be named after their failures. The Puppet paled and returned to the Vatican to harangue his chosen inquisitors to do their utmost. They promised that they would. The Puppet reminded them that the price of failure was grim. They shuddered and left the capitol eager to prove themselves.
Surprisingly when the conversion attempts were over, three of them had been successful. The Puppet was given a new lease on life and ordered more inquisitions to be attempted. The infidels must be converted. The inquisitions in Germany were halted to give more resources to the conversions of the muslims. The last few Calvinists breathed a small sigh of relief.
Bremen, Anhalt, Wurzburg, Poznan, Schwyz, Lincoln, Strathclyde, and Bearn were the last holdouts of Calvinism. There were still a few Orthodox provinces to convert. Surprisingly the Ukraine provinces were supposedly Catholic. Nalivayko must not realize this, or he’d probably tear out his hair. Apparently the Poles had converted the people to Catholicism when they had been under their control.
In 1630 another brief, phony war erupted against Persia due to another border dispute. It took about a year to bring them to their knees. Only Isfahan was left to them. Their power had been completely broken. Delhi had been involved with another war with Viyanger and it certainly looked like they were getting their backsides handed to them, again.
The Poles declared that Danzig belonged to them and that the empire should turn it over to the Polish king. Of course this was laughable. War was declared, and the Cossacks heeded the call to arms. Only to again leave after four months with a measly 25 ducats. The Emperor was furious. The empire didn’t really care about the land, they had hoped the Cossacks would take it. But noooooo, they marched home with their tiny treasure to drink gropilka.
Felippe in his rage annexed all but Masovia into the empire. If the Cossacks didn’t want the land, the empire would take it. The Irish had heeded the call from the Poles and found themselves no longer a nation when the Irish legion marched into their capitol and arrested the High King for stupidity. He was sentenced to a new life in the colony of Mosquito in Central America. Perhaps there he would smarten up, or he’d die quickly.
Things were mostly quiet until the year 1736 when Muscowy declared war on the empire again. The Emperor called upon the Cossacks, hoping they would take some land from the Duchy. The Cossacks lasted all of three months before taking 12 ducats in a peace deal with the Muscovites.
Felippe had a stroke and died right on the spot when he heard the news. Frederick I became Emperor of the Romans. Poland declared war in the hope that the empire would be too busy with the Muscovites. They were wrong. Within a couple of months Poland was no more and Muscowy ceded all her territory except for Moscow to the empire.
Frederick sent a letter to Nalivayko asking him to appear and explain the actions of his fellow Cossacks. Why had the ducked out of the last wars without taking land. Why had they abandon the empire. Not that the empire had really needed help, but the idea had been to have the Cossacks gain more steppeland.
Without surprise Frederick I became Holy Roman Emperor, which was pretty much a waste of time since the Roman Empire was far larger then the Holy Roman Empire, and controlled every scrap of the Holy Roman Empire anyway. Frederick seriously considered disbanded the electors of the HRE since it was a totally useless title.
In 1742 Moscow and Isfahan were annexed into the empire with a brief war to finish the job with each nation. The Duke was sent to Anacosti and the Persian Shah was sent to Baja.
The Don Cossacks had never warmed to the Romans, even though it was they who had returned the lands of the Cossacks back to them. Granting them nominal freedom as vassals of the Empire. The Emperor had even lavished gifts upon them to help them get back on their feet. Yet the Don Cossacks seemed willing to throw all that away on an adventure with the Muscovites.
Nalivayko had just come from meeting some of his old friends, who had told him some disturbing information. The Don Cossacks had indeed secretly allied with the Muscovites. It explained a lot, such as why relations between the Cossack nation and the Romans had deteriorated so badly in the last couple of years.
It was the Don Cossacks who had allowed the Muscovites military access to the wild fields and the rest of the Cossack nation. Nalivayko was not happy. Not one little tiny bit. He had advised his friends to get together with other family and friends and prepare for war.
But he was torn between his love and loyalty to his people, and his loyalty to the empire. In the end he decided that he would have to stay and ensure that his people were saved from the machinations of the Don Cossacks and the Muscovites. He sent a trusted man with a coded message to Felippe to tell him of the Muscovite treachery and all of his suspicions of the Don Cossack complicity. He assured the Emperor that he would take care of the problem.
By the time the message reached the Emperor it was almost too late. Fortunately, the implementation of the coded mirror messages to the outposts near the Muscovite border allowed the legions stationed there to be prepared for war. They had just finished readying themselves when Muscovite soldiers were spotted crossing the border into the Empire.
In March of 1726, the northern plains were plunged into a war. A war the Muscovites had no way of winning. Nalivayko was as good as his word. The Cossacks as a nation sided with the empire. The Don Cossacks did array with the Muscovites who invaded, but they were quickly swept from the field by the true Cossacks, who went on and snatched Belgorod from their northern neighbor.
They swept into the Muscovite lands sweeping ahead of the imperial armies. Nalivayko managed to beat the Romans to Moscow by a week, setting up a siege which the legion took over so that the Cossacks could continue raiding the Muscovite countryside. Small units of Muscovite soldiers were massacred by Cossack hordes.
Soon afterward the Muscovite Duke ceded Belgorod to the Cossacks in return for peace. The Don Cossacks had been decimated in the war and the Sich was back in control of the nation.
The Muscovites had lost, and lost big. Their armies were destroyed, their nation was occupied and the Duke was in custody of the empire. For his freedom he ceded Kouban, Kalmuk, Volgograd, Uralsk, Orenburg, Samara, Ufa, Kazan, Vladimir, and Voloda. The
Emperor decided that this would teach the Muscovites that warring with the Empire would be suicide.
Nalivayko received two hats personally from the Emperor, as well as a brace of pistols in the latest style with the newest technological advances. Wichita, Llano Estacado, Concho, Pecos, Matagorda, and El Paso had all become true colonial cities. The provinces had been known as Texas for some years now and the trade income from this area had quintupled.
The Poles were unwilling to let Ukraine be and declared war upon them in 1728. The Cossacks asked for help from the Empire, which they didn’t really need, but Nalivayko thought it would be nice if the legions got to have some fun smacking around the Poles. For some reason the Poles soon found themselves a conquered people. The empire had hoped that the Cossacks would take a province from the Poles, but they instead took money.
The Poles handed over everything but Masovia, Podlasia, Volyn, and Chernigov. The Irish had been allied with the Poles and had actually been foolish enough to attack the Romans. The Highlands were conquered within a week. Within two months all of Eire was under Imperial control. The High King cried as he ceded everything but his capitol to the empire.
Revolts in the newly conquered Irish lands were quickly crushed. It was fortunate that they were Catholic, they soon realized that the empire was better for them than the High King and his outdated policies. The empire was so far advanced beyond the Irish that it was like comparing cavemen to the ancient Romans. The Irish had barely managed to produce arquebus’ of their own.
LordAdrian used the recent war success to lobby for the unification of all of Europe under the banner of the empire, save for the loyal and honorable Cossacks. He also railed against the perfidy of the infidel Muslims. He wanted to declare a crusade against all muslims. He was convinced in a private audience with Felippe that such an undertaking would be impractical as quite a few of the new Roman citizens in the far middle east were muslims. He was told that until more conversions occurred in the middle east there would be no crusade against Muslims. The Rebellion risks were just too enormous to justify to the Senate, Commons, or the citizens.
The Puppet authorized more inquisitions in the middle east. He assured the Emperor that many of them would succeed. The Emperor assured him that if they weren’t a new Puppet would soon be named after their failures. The Puppet paled and returned to the Vatican to harangue his chosen inquisitors to do their utmost. They promised that they would. The Puppet reminded them that the price of failure was grim. They shuddered and left the capitol eager to prove themselves.
Surprisingly when the conversion attempts were over, three of them had been successful. The Puppet was given a new lease on life and ordered more inquisitions to be attempted. The infidels must be converted. The inquisitions in Germany were halted to give more resources to the conversions of the muslims. The last few Calvinists breathed a small sigh of relief.
Bremen, Anhalt, Wurzburg, Poznan, Schwyz, Lincoln, Strathclyde, and Bearn were the last holdouts of Calvinism. There were still a few Orthodox provinces to convert. Surprisingly the Ukraine provinces were supposedly Catholic. Nalivayko must not realize this, or he’d probably tear out his hair. Apparently the Poles had converted the people to Catholicism when they had been under their control.
In 1630 another brief, phony war erupted against Persia due to another border dispute. It took about a year to bring them to their knees. Only Isfahan was left to them. Their power had been completely broken. Delhi had been involved with another war with Viyanger and it certainly looked like they were getting their backsides handed to them, again.
The Poles declared that Danzig belonged to them and that the empire should turn it over to the Polish king. Of course this was laughable. War was declared, and the Cossacks heeded the call to arms. Only to again leave after four months with a measly 25 ducats. The Emperor was furious. The empire didn’t really care about the land, they had hoped the Cossacks would take it. But noooooo, they marched home with their tiny treasure to drink gropilka.
Felippe in his rage annexed all but Masovia into the empire. If the Cossacks didn’t want the land, the empire would take it. The Irish had heeded the call from the Poles and found themselves no longer a nation when the Irish legion marched into their capitol and arrested the High King for stupidity. He was sentenced to a new life in the colony of Mosquito in Central America. Perhaps there he would smarten up, or he’d die quickly.
Things were mostly quiet until the year 1736 when Muscowy declared war on the empire again. The Emperor called upon the Cossacks, hoping they would take some land from the Duchy. The Cossacks lasted all of three months before taking 12 ducats in a peace deal with the Muscovites.
Felippe had a stroke and died right on the spot when he heard the news. Frederick I became Emperor of the Romans. Poland declared war in the hope that the empire would be too busy with the Muscovites. They were wrong. Within a couple of months Poland was no more and Muscowy ceded all her territory except for Moscow to the empire.
Frederick sent a letter to Nalivayko asking him to appear and explain the actions of his fellow Cossacks. Why had the ducked out of the last wars without taking land. Why had they abandon the empire. Not that the empire had really needed help, but the idea had been to have the Cossacks gain more steppeland.
Without surprise Frederick I became Holy Roman Emperor, which was pretty much a waste of time since the Roman Empire was far larger then the Holy Roman Empire, and controlled every scrap of the Holy Roman Empire anyway. Frederick seriously considered disbanded the electors of the HRE since it was a totally useless title.
In 1742 Moscow and Isfahan were annexed into the empire with a brief war to finish the job with each nation. The Duke was sent to Anacosti and the Persian Shah was sent to Baja.
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The Irish had a 10 land and naval tech. Muscowy and Poland had about a 20. I have 58 now. The Chinese are my next closest competition at 28, if you don't count my vassals the Cossacks at 42 I think. The Cossacks actually have a pretty good sized army. It is split up in all their territory with about 80k troops. Not bad, but then I had to spend a lot of money to repair our relations. At one point it was at -117. Now I have it over +150 with a royal marriage and of course an alliance.
Plus the Persians are gone. As is the last gasps of independent Europe.
Plus the Persians are gone. As is the last gasps of independent Europe.
[Burns] Excellent. [/Burns]
So how 'bout a screenie of Europe? It must be beautifully blue at this time.
So how 'bout a screenie of Europe? It must be beautifully blue at this time.
Blue beautiful? As in Sweden and Bavaria?
No, my good man...red is the way to go, red is the colour of the summer....
No, my good man...red is the way to go, red is the colour of the summer....
Congrats again Very well deserved. I have some updates to catch up with but I have read most of this AAR and it is a great one
Very well deserved. I have some updates to catch up with but I have read most of this AAR and it is a great one
A shame, really, when you try to help a country to find it bailing out on you. The problem with Ukraine is that it doesn't receive all the shields it should, thus making it content with only 4 provinces. I always suggested to patch this up, giving Ukraine additional cb on Jedisan, Podolia, Galitzen, Volyn and Chernigov. This should have been done without discussion. Azov, Lugansk (which is Ukrainian, but on the map is located in present-day Russia) and Belgorod could be among contested provinces.
Well, Amric, give me a time and I'll think of a good excuse
As far as the rest, excellent post, as usual. Nice work on Muscowy and Persia, and Ukraine getting Belgorod without cb is actually quite an achievement for AI
Well, Amric, give me a time and I'll think of a good excuse
As far as the rest, excellent post, as usual. Nice work on Muscowy and Persia, and Ukraine getting Belgorod without cb is actually quite an achievement for AI
Alexandru- Of course blue is beautiful!
Judge- Thanks, glad to see you are back!
nalivayko- Thanks, and I'll be looking forward to it.
Judge- Thanks, glad to see you are back!
nalivayko- Thanks, and I'll be looking forward to it.
Yes having an ally that doesn't help out is a pain. Some countries seem to be coded to cop-out as soon as they can while others will fight as long as you do. It's a sad day when you can't trust a cossack.
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