Chapter 4: Arabian Nights
1886-1900
We will start off the update with attempting to war Yemen. Apparently, most of the Arab minors (with the notable axeption of Abu Dhabi) have increased their relations with me over time. Not surprising..
It's like they know what I'm up to!
We end up getting 6.7 infamy for that. Oh well.
Our new Indian Sea fleet, led by the ever glorious Alfred Ragland shall take the Zanzibar Guard and land them in Oman to start the invasion of Yemen!
For crown and country!
Abu Dhabi honors their alliance with Yemen. More icing to the cake!
We end up getting one of those "Liberty Shines" events that usually appear for Democracies and HMs. I guess they work for Africa too.
We then get this interesting pop-up.
Johannesburg is born!
We defeat the only Yemeni army in the area in the battle of Salalah. Not worth the screenshot.
We then start research on Strategic Mobility. I have really been neglecting my military tech...
After that's done, we will start Iron Muzzle-loaded Artillery. The besieging of the Yemeni regions is taking so long with the little 12K stack.
We learn that our expedition we sent for that flower thing has been eaten by Cannibals. Why, universe!?!
It is around this time that we add the war-goal to annex Abu Dhabi. Don't worry, they negotiate for themselves.
*prospector voice* Ye-hall!
The great powers of the world use South Africa as a battle-field of influence. Some will lose, while others will get influence.
We are independent, and getting more so!
Chine westernizes, but gets fractured when the sub-states don't join in.
The war comes to an end, and we get this beauty.
Oh yeah, and more opium-producing providence s!
During the course of the war, the UK breaks our alliance. How sad...
But we get an offer from Italy! They recently last one of their regions to A-H, but we decide to accept for now.
Social Science is next on our research page!
The Great War breaks out in Europe. It's between Austria-Hungary, Russia, France, Belgium and Swiss V.S. Germany, UK, Denmark, Netherlands and Spain. We should keep an eye out on this.
The Uber-Alliance v.s. the Freedom Powers.
The war has disastrous effects for the Freedom Powers, which ends the war rather quickly.
Try to re-cover from that!
The war promises that the Anglo-German alliance is the best out there in the world.
Next on the list, we have Realism to research. This time, the goal is to get that decision for the National Anthem that gives us prestige.
The UK offers us a alliance once again. I gladly accept, now that our differences have been resolved.
Finally, some of our colonies convert to states! The 1st to do so is Namaqualand!
Welcome to the Union!
Our research tree moves to Impressionism and then Expressionism. Man, I need to keep track of this.
The colonial Cape colony region finally gets statehood and joins the rest of the Cape Colony in union. Hurry!
Europe manages to stay quite for awhile. Build-ups are made and such, but all will come in vain.
We start research on Steel Steamers. We gotta start upgrading the navy!
We enact Woman's Suffrage. Hurrah for Constitutional Monarchies!
Thank you for your effort to make South Africa literately South Africa.
Then, the 2nd World War breaks out, but this time, it's Communist France and Austria-Hungary going up against Russia, Italy, Swiss, Serbia and Persia. Will the world remain at peace for once?
Also, Nejd is next to come into the fold.
Nejd has no armies whatsoever. Egypt honors their military alliance with Nejd, but we don't even have to land there to win. We defeat their naval force, but not before they land a small force in our Arab colonies.
Note Spain annexed Ethiopia, and now Russia is getting in the action.
We start research on Interchangeable Parts. Industry for the win!
Botswana is the next colony to get Statehood.
We start more research on High and Low Pressure Steam Engines.
That ends the update here! We are in the year 1900. Hurrah for surviving that long!
