Hmm - well the Scots do seem pretty omnipotent, but how on earth did they engineer that?
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I just finally caught up with the whole tale. Just two words for you...loved it. Nearly at the end of your game and I would like to make a request. Conquer something it asia, like japan or half of china. Go ahead and have your fun with the so called superpowers of europe, but lay the smack down in the east before you finish. pleeeeaaase.
*edited for grammar.
*edited for grammar.
I'd say the earthquake was an event...it does happen periodically...but nicely done tying it in to the story in that fashion....
I suck o and left people hanging. I'll update tomorrow, I promise.
The Lisbon earthquake was indeed an event. As I understand it, historically the quake was very destructive and took place on a Church holiday so many people were at Mass when it struck and were killed in collapsing churches. Added to this was a huge wave which carried up the river and drowned many others.
You have to remember that the Scots must have found it divine retribution for Portugal daring to make a separate peace with the French. Other circles claim darker forces may have been at work.
o and left people hanging. I'll update tomorrow, I promise. The Lisbon earthquake was indeed an event. As I understand it, historically the quake was very destructive and took place on a Church holiday so many people were at Mass when it struck and were killed in collapsing churches. Added to this was a huge wave which carried up the river and drowned many others.
You have to remember that the Scots must have found it divine retribution for Portugal daring to make a separate peace with the French. Other circles claim darker forces may have been at work.
A not so short war; the Incan Empire (1766-1772)
Glasgow, December 1766
"Sire! Sire! I have great news!"
"Control yerself." The new king Charles III was not a man that suffered fools. "Now what is this news that is so great?"
"The Amazon colonies have been built, sire. The land invasion of the Inca Empire can begin when you give the word."
"Why invade from land when we easily could have attacked from the sea and more swiftly than a land invasion?"
"Er, um, I dunno, sire. Twas your fathers project."
"Well, my father was a fool then. Where are the Admiral of the Seas and the General of the Armies? I wish to have a 'talk' with them."
"Of course, sire."
"Begin the invasion of the Incas as well. We can always use more wealth."
"It will be done, sire."
Present day, Glasgow
"Not another boring Indian War." Shamus' boy did not sound pleased.
"Boring? Mayhaps, but there are valuable lessons to learn here."
"Like Scots have guns, the Incans don't and they lose bad?"
"Har boy, that is an accurate analysis by and large but the important idea was how the war was fought. Scotland, in many ways, was still a land power and not a naval one. Certainly, Scotland had a fleet, the world's largest in fact, but in matters of using that power, Scotland was rather backwards. The Incan War brought the problems of these old doctrines to the forefront.
The previous king planned on attacking the Incan Empire but needed to complete a way to get there, namely through the Amazon. Colonies were built along the generally unprofitable river basin. Wiser men would have pushed for more naval exploration and then armies could have been landed against the Inca all along the coast. Instead, this shortsighted plan of invading overland was adopted.
The result was the same, the Incas had no chance at all but this ended up being an extremely long war as armies had to both fight and explore, so long that political crisis developed and rebellion brewed in the African and Nova Scotian colonies."
"Ah, I understand! The war would be much shorter if the coasts were explored and troops were landed and marched inland, right?"
"Exactly right but not only that but if the seas had been explored this war could have taken place much sooner than 1766."
"That makes sense too."
"As it was, the Incans were annexed to the might of Scotland and Scotish attention was quickly devoted to a new problem, territorial disputes in Nova Scotia and America (that is S. America as the N. is Nova Scotia ) with the Spanish."
"Ooo, war with the so-called Spanish Empire!"
"Soon enough, lad, soon enough."
Glasgow, December 1766
"Sire! Sire! I have great news!"
"Control yerself." The new king Charles III was not a man that suffered fools. "Now what is this news that is so great?"
"The Amazon colonies have been built, sire. The land invasion of the Inca Empire can begin when you give the word."
"Why invade from land when we easily could have attacked from the sea and more swiftly than a land invasion?"
"Er, um, I dunno, sire. Twas your fathers project."
"Well, my father was a fool then. Where are the Admiral of the Seas and the General of the Armies? I wish to have a 'talk' with them."
"Of course, sire."
"Begin the invasion of the Incas as well. We can always use more wealth."
"It will be done, sire."
Present day, Glasgow
"Not another boring Indian War." Shamus' boy did not sound pleased.
"Boring? Mayhaps, but there are valuable lessons to learn here."
"Like Scots have guns, the Incans don't and they lose bad?"
"Har boy, that is an accurate analysis by and large but the important idea was how the war was fought. Scotland, in many ways, was still a land power and not a naval one. Certainly, Scotland had a fleet, the world's largest in fact, but in matters of using that power, Scotland was rather backwards. The Incan War brought the problems of these old doctrines to the forefront.
The previous king planned on attacking the Incan Empire but needed to complete a way to get there, namely through the Amazon. Colonies were built along the generally unprofitable river basin. Wiser men would have pushed for more naval exploration and then armies could have been landed against the Inca all along the coast. Instead, this shortsighted plan of invading overland was adopted.
The result was the same, the Incas had no chance at all but this ended up being an extremely long war as armies had to both fight and explore, so long that political crisis developed and rebellion brewed in the African and Nova Scotian colonies."
"Ah, I understand! The war would be much shorter if the coasts were explored and troops were landed and marched inland, right?"
"Exactly right but not only that but if the seas had been explored this war could have taken place much sooner than 1766."
"That makes sense too."
"As it was, the Incans were annexed to the might of Scotland and Scotish attention was quickly devoted to a new problem, territorial disputes in Nova Scotia and America (that is S. America as the N. is Nova Scotia
) with the Spanish.""Ooo, war with the so-called Spanish Empire!"
"Soon enough, lad, soon enough."
Braedonnal, your AAR is top notch!
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Makes one pround to be of the kilted heritage
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Makes one pround to be of the kilted heritage
I was amazed to find it near the top of the list and thanks for the kind words!
Unfortunately the saves are gone. Windows 2k had a 'slight' mishap about two weeks ago forcing reinstallation (well actually Windows died and I fdisked). Repartitioning the hard drive is a complete wipe so no chance to recover at all.
I guess to sort of wrap things up, The Scots went on to thrash the Spanish, mostly just colony grabbing and also the Portuguese. South American was wholely Scotish and 'Latin America' (I prefer Celtic America) as well. I got the game to about 1813 and was about to diploannex France (to make me a complete badboi) and start a war against the BWB of Austria but like I say, the files were lost. A pity, I was looking forward to thrashing them soundly for their blobness. A great, gigantic war to end this AAR but it was not to be.
Unfortunately the saves are gone. Windows 2k had a 'slight' mishap about two weeks ago forcing reinstallation (well actually Windows died and I fdisked). Repartitioning the hard drive is a complete wipe so no chance to recover at all.
I guess to sort of wrap things up, The Scots went on to thrash the Spanish, mostly just colony grabbing and also the Portuguese. South American was wholely Scotish and 'Latin America' (I prefer Celtic America) as well. I got the game to about 1813 and was about to diploannex France (to make me a complete badboi) and start a war against the BWB of Austria but like I say, the files were lost. A pity, I was looking forward to thrashing them soundly for their blobness. A great, gigantic war to end this AAR but it was not to be.