Please strengthen the Asian countries

[CzokletMuss]

As you know, Northern Europeans are taller and stronger than southern Europeans, the same principles also apply in China.

What.
[citation needed]

 

[oblio-]

Surely it's because of the magnetic poles!

Actually no, it's because of historically better living conditions. When those improve: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/01/health-europe-height-idUSL6N0GV29X20130901 (Spain)

 

[CzokletMuss]

That's interesting and all but there is no evidence of some kind of superiority when it comes to height of northern Europe. Or China for that matter. In fact according to this study men in Spain gained 12cm while in Sweden only 10cm.

 

[oblio-]

Actually, there is evidence: http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/vikheight.shtml. For Europe at least. Don't know about China.

 

[CzokletMuss]

Actually, there is evidence: http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/vikheight.shtml. For Europe at least. Don't know about China.

Now that's interesting. But I cringe every time I see imperial units - I mean come on, feets and inches? What is this, 18th century?

 

[hitchens]

I'd love to see a stronger Ming, just to give Russia a fight for Siberia.

 

[Korashy]

Spain could have wiped the floor with Japan. Easily. Look what they did to the Aztecs! All Spain would need is a colony or two in the Pacific and resupply from South America/Mexico/Caribbean. Not to mention the fact that they have allies. China is the only nation in Asia that would have stood a modicum of a chance against a single European power. So if anything China could be given a boost. Otherwise it seems balanced to me. I just turn off "lucky nations" and things seem to go fine.

Conquest of the Aztecs was not guaranteed afaik, and actually the odd situation. I'm also fairly certain that the Japanese didn't die from European diseases in anywhere near the scale the N/S American natives did.

Also is it time for german nationalism again? The Russians are doing it... no?? okay... We'll put the flags back down till the World Cup.

 

[grommile]

That's interesting and all but there is no evidence of some kind of superiority when it comes to height of northern Europe.

It's worth noting that the men of Friesland were sufficiently famed for their height that Dante Alighieri used "three tall Frieslanders" as a frame of reference for how tall a demon depicted in the Divine Comedy was.

 

[Sparticulous]

please make non westerns stronger... at least start them at tech 3. Everyone except western, africa, and america should really start at tech 4. If you want them to remain at current tech levels penalties. The west was behind the rest of the known world before the exploration period IMO. >.> Who invented the compass, who invented gun powder... Not europe but China. The mameluks even used gun powder against the ilkhanate. Personally, ottoman, india, muslim, china techs should all start with the first artery type.... tech 7 >.> It took the holy league, didn't it, to slow down the ottomans.

 

[Centurion1]

..... The Balkans have some of the tallest people in the world let alone Europe.