Turkish first person AAR- my first. This story begins in the year 2024.
Part I- World Terror.
Part I- World Terror.
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Date: January 5, 2024
Place: Washington D.C., Headquarters of the North American Protection Pact
I walked along the halls of the Pentagon, the very ones that were attacked on September 11. I was not very old then, a young adolescent. Now I was a young man, but if this didn't work, I wouldn't be one much longer. I turned right, and a door hissed open, bringing me back to reality.
I walked in the room, and saw President Jeffords there. "Mr. President sir!" I cried, " It is a pleasure to meet you!"
" Yes," he replied heavily, " you'll never get the chance again. Look at the screen," he ordered. I looked over. The screen showed ten Iraqi missiles. Seven were blown up by anti missiles, but the screen showed the remainder rocketing towards Washington, Mexico City, and Sao Paulo.
" Their decapitating the NAPP! My god, the Iraqis will rule the world! In a minute and twenty-five seconds!" I cried glancing at the clock for each missile.
" You must go, exterminate the Iraqi Menace! Get in the Time machine!"
"But has it been tested..."
"There is no time," said my wife, "you must go!" she cried, pushing me in the machine. I cried, "honey, I- and she cut me off, and pulled the lever. I was shooting back, back in time.
OOC: I have nothing against Iraqis, I merely believe this could happen once in a BILLION. But it made for a good story
. About the love scene, yes I know I am a bit young to be portraying Romeo and Juliet, but what's a good Turkish AAR without the Advisor's wives .
Place: Washington D.C., Headquarters of the North American Protection Pact
I walked along the halls of the Pentagon, the very ones that were attacked on September 11. I was not very old then, a young adolescent. Now I was a young man, but if this didn't work, I wouldn't be one much longer. I turned right, and a door hissed open, bringing me back to reality.
I walked in the room, and saw President Jeffords there. "Mr. President sir!" I cried, " It is a pleasure to meet you!"
" Yes," he replied heavily, " you'll never get the chance again. Look at the screen," he ordered. I looked over. The screen showed ten Iraqi missiles. Seven were blown up by anti missiles, but the screen showed the remainder rocketing towards Washington, Mexico City, and Sao Paulo.
" Their decapitating the NAPP! My god, the Iraqis will rule the world! In a minute and twenty-five seconds!" I cried glancing at the clock for each missile.
" You must go, exterminate the Iraqi Menace! Get in the Time machine!"
"But has it been tested..."
"There is no time," said my wife, "you must go!" she cried, pushing me in the machine. I cried, "honey, I- and she cut me off, and pulled the lever. I was shooting back, back in time.
OOC: I have nothing against Iraqis, I merely believe this could happen once in a BILLION. But it made for a good story
. About the love scene, yes I know I am a bit young to be portraying Romeo and Juliet, but what's a good Turkish AAR without the Advisor's wives .
What with this and the fundamentalist republic of Texas mod, time-travel appears to be IN.
Look forward to reading more of your travails.
Look forward to reading more of your travails.
Thanks Emre Yiget! I'd also like to inform you that there will be very short chapters for most of the story.
Chapter II: Wormhole
I suppose that I should tell you how I got into this mess. After September 11, the world slowly deteriorated and the world reverted to power blocks. The NAPP, the EU, the African- Indian coalition, the Islamic Bloc, the New Warsaw Pact, and the Chinese Empire. After much competition, the Iraqis emerged on top. Continent after continent fell, and soon te world seemed close to falling. Only Isolated America remained. The rest should be self explanatory.
I was sent back to stop the Iraqis from dominating the world, so they shot me to Turkey. They were supposed to send me back to 1520, but, god **** that untested time machine. It sent me back to 1492! Turkey still a relative backwater! What could I do with 1/5 of the Balkans and the Turkish peninsula! It was hardly better than modern Turkey! I was desperate to dredge up my knowledge of that period. Oh god, I could only remember Europa Universalis!
Jesus, I mean, EU!? God, it was a computer game for heavens sake! Fortunately, when I got there, I found that it had already changed a bit. It had added Egypt and the Holy Land! And it wasn't exactly 1492, it was early 1496. After suitably bribing Selim, and showing my knowledge, I was appointed advisor, and met with him and Hadim Sinan.
We discussed strategies, and both Turks wanted to attack immediately. I, however, consoled caution, and requested they wait for opportunity. They saw my wisdom, and quickly agreed.
Chapter II: Wormhole
I suppose that I should tell you how I got into this mess. After September 11, the world slowly deteriorated and the world reverted to power blocks. The NAPP, the EU, the African- Indian coalition, the Islamic Bloc, the New Warsaw Pact, and the Chinese Empire. After much competition, the Iraqis emerged on top. Continent after continent fell, and soon te world seemed close to falling. Only Isolated America remained. The rest should be self explanatory.
I was sent back to stop the Iraqis from dominating the world, so they shot me to Turkey. They were supposed to send me back to 1520, but, god **** that untested time machine. It sent me back to 1492! Turkey still a relative backwater! What could I do with 1/5 of the Balkans and the Turkish peninsula! It was hardly better than modern Turkey! I was desperate to dredge up my knowledge of that period. Oh god, I could only remember Europa Universalis!
Jesus, I mean, EU!? God, it was a computer game for heavens sake! Fortunately, when I got there, I found that it had already changed a bit. It had added Egypt and the Holy Land! And it wasn't exactly 1492, it was early 1496. After suitably bribing Selim, and showing my knowledge, I was appointed advisor, and met with him and Hadim Sinan.
We discussed strategies, and both Turks wanted to attack immediately. I, however, consoled caution, and requested they wait for opportunity. They saw my wisdom, and quickly agreed.
Chapter III: Waiting and waiting and..........
The next years (1496-1505) were mainly constituted of waiting. Most of the actions were minor and insignificant. I found that during the Mamaluke war the Serbians had revolted. Currently Hadim Ali was slowly sieging the rebellious province of Serbia. Hearing that Bosnia was also soon to fall to these rebels, and afraid that Serbia might form, I quickly trudged north to Hadim Ali's headquarters.
When I arrived dripping with rain into his tent, he narrowed his eyes.
"You," he said, "I just received the letter from the Sultan. He talked about you," he paused, "I don't know how you seduced the Sultan, but your tricks don't scare me. You are a pitiful excuse for a warrior, and you'd better watch your back."
"As you know," I said, "I currently outrank you. You will follow my orders. The turkish army is the best in the world. We will attack." "And," I added, "If you send your henchmen to kill me, I will blast a hole in their body that will bleed them to death." I won't have to shoot anyone, I thought, or, I hope I won't have to shoot anyone.
I clambered after Ali into the trenches.
"Men," he said as if it was his own order, "attack!"
Out of the trenches the mass of men clambered, while tens of cannons blasted. The walls of Belgrade utterly collapsed, and men swarmed in.
After the battle, we marched to Bosnia, where the rebels were sieging. The next day we fell upon their army. Hadim Ali ordered the men to swarm it, but the rebel line held. Seeing this, I rode to the artillery.
"Men," I screamed, "Fire straight into the mass of the enemy." Luckily, the shells fell true the first time. Masses of men fell. It was an utter annihilation of the Serbians. I smiled a little to myself. The first battle in which artillery won the day. A little unhistorical, but it would be in the books.
After this the army trudged to Constantinople. And so the waiting began. I secretly exchanged many maps, and we learned a lot. A new war looked promising as an opportunity, Venice vs. the Austrian alliance. But too soon, they made peace.
A few years later, I was sick of waiting. A great war must come soon.
I took the time to write to the Sultan.
Esteemed Sultan of Constantinople and Cairo,
We must attack soon. The troops are unhappy, the people are restless, we must make war. We are only the 3rd most powerful nation, after Spain and France! We must expand.
Most sincerely,
The Snow King.
I got a letter the day after.
My Esteemed Snow King,
I agree, but what do we attack?
Okay Audience. You play Advisors. Vote for our next conquest.
Plan North: Attack te Balkan states.
Plan East: Attack Persia.
Plan West: Gain a shipyard and the Extra colonist, and Colonize the Americas.
The next years (1496-1505) were mainly constituted of waiting. Most of the actions were minor and insignificant. I found that during the Mamaluke war the Serbians had revolted. Currently Hadim Ali was slowly sieging the rebellious province of Serbia. Hearing that Bosnia was also soon to fall to these rebels, and afraid that Serbia might form, I quickly trudged north to Hadim Ali's headquarters.
When I arrived dripping with rain into his tent, he narrowed his eyes.
"You," he said, "I just received the letter from the Sultan. He talked about you," he paused, "I don't know how you seduced the Sultan, but your tricks don't scare me. You are a pitiful excuse for a warrior, and you'd better watch your back."
"As you know," I said, "I currently outrank you. You will follow my orders. The turkish army is the best in the world. We will attack." "And," I added, "If you send your henchmen to kill me, I will blast a hole in their body that will bleed them to death." I won't have to shoot anyone, I thought, or, I hope I won't have to shoot anyone.
I clambered after Ali into the trenches.
"Men," he said as if it was his own order, "attack!"
Out of the trenches the mass of men clambered, while tens of cannons blasted. The walls of Belgrade utterly collapsed, and men swarmed in.
After the battle, we marched to Bosnia, where the rebels were sieging. The next day we fell upon their army. Hadim Ali ordered the men to swarm it, but the rebel line held. Seeing this, I rode to the artillery.
"Men," I screamed, "Fire straight into the mass of the enemy." Luckily, the shells fell true the first time. Masses of men fell. It was an utter annihilation of the Serbians. I smiled a little to myself. The first battle in which artillery won the day. A little unhistorical, but it would be in the books.
After this the army trudged to Constantinople. And so the waiting began. I secretly exchanged many maps, and we learned a lot. A new war looked promising as an opportunity, Venice vs. the Austrian alliance. But too soon, they made peace.
A few years later, I was sick of waiting. A great war must come soon.
I took the time to write to the Sultan.
Esteemed Sultan of Constantinople and Cairo,
We must attack soon. The troops are unhappy, the people are restless, we must make war. We are only the 3rd most powerful nation, after Spain and France! We must expand.
Most sincerely,
The Snow King.
I got a letter the day after.
My Esteemed Snow King,
I agree, but what do we attack?
Okay Audience. You play Advisors. Vote for our next conquest.
Plan North: Attack te Balkan states.
Plan East: Attack Persia.
Plan West: Gain a shipyard and the Extra colonist, and Colonize the Americas.
My vote is north!
Take out Poland and then Russia, and who is left able to unite the Eastern Block? Only you!
Take out Poland and then Russia, and who is left able to unite the Eastern Block?
Only you!
I vote East towards Persia and/or the Mameluks
If you spend time attacking the Balkans, Hungary, Venice etc you will be mired in European politics too quickly for very little reward. (The only two provinces there really worth fighting hard for early on are the gold mines in Styria and the shipyards in Ragusa (Venice if you're playing the IGC).
Early on, the shipyards won't help you that much -- a big navy is a distraction you don't need, and much the same could be said of colonization (especially with only 1 colonist per year). Those colonists would be well spent converting your provinces to the true faith, though...
The gold mines would be nice, but you can also get mines to the east in Persian Armenia...
As Turkey the big problem is always being prepared for the day that you become Europe's bad boy, as everyone will show up on your doorstep with a paddle. Expanding in Europe will add BB faster than picking on the non-european provinces in Africa and the middle east. (Though eastern expansion will also take you into european territory unless you also start heading south. I think Nuyssabin is the first "non-european" territory in that area...)
The nice thing is that as you expand, the Europeans will attack you anyway. But then you're fighting a defensive war, and taking provinces from them doesn't add to your bb score...
If you spend time attacking the Balkans, Hungary, Venice etc you will be mired in European politics too quickly for very little reward. (The only two provinces there really worth fighting hard for early on are the gold mines in Styria and the shipyards in Ragusa (Venice if you're playing the IGC).
Early on, the shipyards won't help you that much -- a big navy is a distraction you don't need, and much the same could be said of colonization (especially with only 1 colonist per year). Those colonists would be well spent converting your provinces to the true faith, though...
The gold mines would be nice, but you can also get mines to the east in Persian Armenia...
As Turkey the big problem is always being prepared for the day that you become Europe's bad boy, as everyone will show up on your doorstep with a paddle. Expanding in Europe will add BB faster than picking on the non-european provinces in Africa and the middle east. (Though eastern expansion will also take you into european territory unless you also start heading south. I think Nuyssabin is the first "non-european" territory in that area...)
The nice thing is that as you expand, the Europeans will attack you anyway. But then you're fighting a defensive war, and taking provinces from them doesn't add to your bb score...
Hi Snowking!
Nice story.
I vote for attacking Persia. They have a goldmine that can be usefull and if that isnt enough you could always annex the whole thing, then you would have your back secured.
Could you add some screenshoots to?
Nice story.
I vote for attacking Persia. They have a goldmine that can be usefull and if that isnt enough you could always annex the whole thing, then you would have your back secured.
Could you add some screenshoots to?
I don't know how. I've read the FAQ's on them, but I don't know how to get webspace
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Originally posted by Morlac
The nice thing is that as you expand, the Europeans will attack you anyway. But then you're fighting a defensive war, and taking provinces from them doesn't add to your bb score...
It doesnt? I thought it added 2 BB for every province regardless of what kind of war you fight.
Originally posted by Snow King
I don't know how. I've read the FAQ's on them, but I don't know how to get webspace
Well, if you dont have your own webpage you could always get one for free somewhere on the net i think.
No. Search through the threads for Huszics posts on BB. EUI and EU2 are very different in how they handle BB values, and almost every patch modified things even further.
Generally speaking for EU1, provinces taken in a defensive war only add BB if you've annexed somebody.
Do you have a clue where? Actually I took a screen in 1496. If I had webspace, I could display it
.About the voting on the next conquest, as there are very few still on the EU I board, I will keep looking back until 20 hours. By the way, thanks for the input. I know scarcely anyone is on here anymore, so any input on the second day is greatly appreciated.
I know a swedish site on "www.Passagen.se" that hands out webspace for free, but Im not shure if foreigners can apply for any space there.
Plan 4: Expand west in Europe. Take out Hungary before she gets swallowed by Austria. Time your second war with Hungary to start in early or mid-1525.
That'd be kind of like Waiting for Godot. Austria's inheritance of Hungary is an EU2 thing, n'est-ce pas?
Sorry, I couldn't resist being obnoxious, and French is the perfect language for that purpose. Your advice is so beautiful and specific!
I guess Persia it is!
Note: I will wait till it is isolated.
By the way Morlac, the story starts in 1496. The Mamallukes are already annexed.
P.S. Do you like my style?
Note: I will wait till it is isolated.
By the way Morlac, the story starts in 1496. The Mamallukes are already annexed.
P.S. Do you like my style?
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Snow King
Your style is just fine. One thing I do suggest to everyone is that you do your composition with a text editor or word processor that has a spelling/grammar check function. (There are lots out there, including some free ones.) Then just paste the checked doc into your post. I honestly believe that there isn't a writer on earth who doesn't benefit from a quick spellcheck.
A few questions/comments, if you don't mind?
- What version are you playing, and at what settings? That is, EU GC or IGC, and which patch; difficulty/AI aggressiveness; what countries set to major status, etc.
- Why are you starting in 1496? Did you just decide to begin the AAR 4 years in, or did you actually let the AI control Turkey for 4 years?
- What are the goals of your game (if any)? Obviously just stomping Iraq can be accomplished pretty easily.
- Seeing as how several of the recent AARS have ended with a corrupted save file, I'd recommend that you keep a running archive of your save files (heck, burn them to a CD if you need the space...) I try to keep a file from every few years--more often if it's a late-game World Conquest and I'm managing a huge unwieldy empire. That can also help a lot in generating screenies later, or checking some facts you failed to write down first time through (like who was allied with whom, what the name of a province was, etc.) I go back to my archive all the time while writing my AAR...
- Do try to figure out a way to get your screenshots posted. They don't make up for bad writing, and they can easily be overused, but a few judiciously chosen and placed ones do a world of good in quickly allowing the reader to follow the action at a glance. They can also be very useful for showing progress in a particular area (post shots of identical regions at different points in time).
- If you are interested in your historical Turkish figures and want some sources, one site I just started using for Ottoman Empire research is at The Ottoman Empire. There's also a book I'm in the middle of which seems pretty good, called Lords of the Horizons by Jason Goodwin. I assume there that you aren't actually from Turkey (the whole tenor of the AAR seems very U.S. in tone).
And please, if you haven't already checked out my AAR, please do so and give me your comments, questions, and feedback. As you can see, I put a lot into them, so I tend to really appreciate hearing from any of the few folks still loitering around this forum!
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Thanks for replying Morlac!
1. Normal/Normal (Give me a break, This is my first AAR)
2. I actually used IGC in 1492, but I started the AAR in 1496 because when I decided to make an AAR, I didn't have any notes from the first 4 years.
3. Well, actually, Iraq is the main goal early in the AAR, but later..........
4. I'll try that (I've actually resorted to praying whenever I save the game.)
5. Sorry. I think I could do it, but I need webspace. I'll ask my older brother when he gets back from his trip.
6. Yes, I really do need to get better info . But reading its summary on Mohaamed Ali... it sounds like I got him right, treachorus mercenary leader....
7. To answer your last question, yes, I'm American. If any Turks are on the board feel free to correct me.
In fact, all of you feel free to critisize. I'm a newbie at this, but that dosen't mean go easy on me, it means help me with the ARRt of AARs.
P.S. Will add 1505-1520 tomorrow. I'll look at your AARs next, mabye your Spain one...
1. Normal/Normal (Give me a break, This is my first AAR)
2. I actually used IGC in 1492, but I started the AAR in 1496 because when I decided to make an AAR, I didn't have any notes from the first 4 years.
3. Well, actually, Iraq is the main goal early in the AAR, but later..........
4. I'll try that (I've actually resorted to praying whenever I save the game.)
5. Sorry. I think I could do it, but I need webspace. I'll ask my older brother when he gets back from his trip.
6. Yes, I really do need to get better info
. But reading its summary on Mohaamed Ali... it sounds like I got him right, treachorus mercenary leader....7. To answer your last question, yes, I'm American. If any Turks are on the board feel free to correct me.
In fact, all of you feel free to critisize. I'm a newbie at this, but that dosen't mean go easy on me, it means help me with the ARRt of AARs
.P.S. Will add 1505-1520 tomorrow. I'll look at your AARs next, mabye your Spain one...