Hey, you know what? I've got an update for you guys!
First off, some ambushers set off for the coast.
Meanwhile, the army regroups after the sack of Tarsus, ready to march on Persepolis.
And the Huns are busy...
That's a lot of atlatlists...
And the Persians have sent another raiding party. This one is slightly more threatening.
Yet another hunter dies.
And we research archery! However, I'm having a lot of trouble with my screenshots. I usually take three screenshots of every event, because a lot of the time there's some error in them. This time, all three shots of the research window are failures!
I did get a screenshot of the next goal, though.
Look at those shiny new archers! We got an archer for free after discovering archery, and we're definitely upgrading our guarding atlatlists into proper archers.
The Persian raiding party destroys some roads, but I'm not worried...
Because the army has reached Persepolis. Soon, it will be ours.
So that's where the Hunnic tribe went, huh?
Building a stable in MP4...
We've got two new ambushers: stabs and Cain. You'll notice that the Galley there is named Galley 2 - Galley 1 was renamed Aqizzar's Galley and sent out to explore the east, but I don't have any successful screenshots of that.
A part of the army stays behind and lays siege to Persepolis while the bulk of it moves to the southeast so they won't have to cross a river when attacking.
We research Animal Riding. I decide to head for Agriculture next, we've put it off long enough.
Glacies and Un67 reach the shore. Cain and stabs wil get there twice as fast because they're in a galley. I decide to make them handle the Persian raiders. Also, Islam has been founded in a distant land.
Before researching Agriculture, we need Slash and Burn. I'm pretty sure we looted most of the research required from a Persian city, so it's hardly surprising that it's already done.
Also, we start building Culture (Cheyenne). The game doesn't distinguish between North and South American cultures. So what unique unit do the Cheyenne get?
So it's a special horse archer. How does the regular horse archer compare?
Not the best, but not the worst either. The Cheyenne Rider has less strength, but is better on plains, has a higher withdrawal rate and most importantly a bonus versus archers and mounted units.
Enough faffing about. It's time for the main dish.
The conquest of Persepolis.I had no choice but to end my turn. The next turn, the stable in MP4 is finished. We can make Bison Riders! Yeah!
Alright, back to the action.
And so, the once great(for a proto-agricultural civilization) settlement of Persepolis was sacked by the savage Jivaro peoples. The city was looted, the women raped and the food eaten. But they did not destroy the city - they conqured it, appointing themselves the new overlords of Persepolis and of all of Persia.
But there was someone missing. Their great chieftain, Frederick, was nowhere to be found...
FREDERIIIIIICK!With the conquest of the Persians came knowledge of Agriculture.
Cain and stabs have reached the shore; Glacies and Un67 were both injured in their attacks and were sent to Popumayapan to recuperate. Time for them to do what they do best!
Also, this asshole is hanging around Aberpanapopuma. I'll let you guys decide what to do with him.
There you are, Frederick!
The Inuksuk has been built somewhere. It's a wonder - presumably it's the first inuksuk, because an inuksuk is just a kind of artificial landmark as far as I know.
Most of the ambushers are injured, but Cain is fine so I send him out to hunt.
The army reaches Ecbatran. Although it has far fewer defenders, it's in a much more defensible position because I can't surround it to the extent that I could with Persepolis.
Cornered at long last, Frederick had no option but to fight. Outnumbered by de Gaulle's mighty host, he nevertheless fought like a mad beast, desperate to survive, but in the end he was brought low by de Gaulle's mighty axe, cleaving his head from his shoulders. There can be only one!
So. Feel free to suggest things to research, what to do with that asshole over in Aberpanapopuma, and generally what to do now. Do we try and crush the Huns? The Aztecs? Or do we try to actually build up our economy for once? I assume you guys want to build some wonders, after all.
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