Whats your plans for Mandate of Heaven

[camanic71]

Japanese Pacific empire: colonial nations in California and Mexico sending trade to Nippon and Siberia. Colonise Siberia to receive California trade to send it to Nippon and then onto Malaysia. Colonise the spice islands and Australia to send trade to Malaysia, placing my main trade port there. Fight Ming (or Qing) for the mandate and get the permanent claim on China. Use the claim to invalid china to send trade to, you guessed it, Malaysia. Take exploration, economic, trade and expansion ideas. Should be able to get colonialism to spawn in Japan, global trade somewhere in Malaysia and maybe get manufactories and enlightenment to spawn on the mainland. If I can get atleast 3 of these I can get tech advantage over most nations, so I can steamroll my way through India, Persia and Russia to take on the ottomans and then Europeans.

 

[Sharples88]

Not play any eastern nations but just buy it anyway.

 

[TolHydra]

If I can convince a friend, hopefully a co-op game.

 

[ruzen]

Why are people so butthurt about others plans?

 

[SuperstarPolitoed]

I'll probably do what I love the most, playing in SEA. Try push for Mandate in the late 1600s. I'd love to try rush the splendor in age of discovery for that fantastic colony devleopment bonus. Maybe try make a big Australia with that bonus and pushing institutions there, then release/play as colonial Australia. Stuff like that. See if I can potentially make colonial Australia, New Zealand and Papua a world power.

 

[Metallord]

Yeren into manchu, paying tribute to ming while rampaging all across the plains. On the way picking up the skull throne achievement which i didnt get last time.

Than when the economic situation is good enough spam banners and claim the Mandate off heaven.

Form Qing, harmonize religion.
Set up tributaries

Conquer all off China,
Get all the reforms going.
Than spam out in all directions.

 

[ArzhurG]

I'd say start as Pagarruyung and get The Spices Must Flow, Land of Eastern Jade and what ever achievement I can get related to the mandate (there is bound to be one).