"The beginning years of the great Cupcake Empire were hardly smooth; it wasn't the basic 'ramp to power' one might imagine. For starters, there wasn't a vague, diffuse 'cloud' of non-Imperials; there were discrete, sovereign nation-cities. One of these,Galle near the Yert homeland, was similar to the Cupcakes in culture and religion, whereas its other nearby neighbor--Pizean--was different in both. Hence, the Cupcake Empire initially ignored their southern neighbors in favor of trade along the northern coast. Of course, the good times were bound to end, as their southern neighbors were aggressive."
"As a historical note, it should be noted that the factories of Cupcake City had an industrial output of sixteen Standard Industrial Units, more than the entire rest of the world--most cities only having one, Galle having two, and Lankanov having four (as much as the next three largest cities combined). Thus, it's easy to see how the Imperial culture and religion lead to a highly efficient and productive economy.
"In any case, the new age dawned. The old Westboros were disbanded and replaced entirely with a fleet of Brigands."
"Around the time trade relations with the Gallean people were established, a city known as Velbart was established on Valan, the first city on that continent. The Velbartian citizens referred to their empire as the Forest Nation, a bit of a puzzle."
"Trade routes were expanded in a manner which continues to open doors, not only for governments but for individuals, to this very day."
"Homarpover, the Red Nation, was founded near Velbart. Given the similarities between the two, it was only a matter of time before they fought."
"Styrumin, a religious nation, was the next of the Valanian cities to rise. It was a religious city which followed a philosophy remarkably similar to ours."
"Then, something happened that had not been considered. The Galleans offered to let the Cupcake Empire buy their city. They accepted, not only to bring what had nearly tied Cupcake City as the most productive city under their control, but also to get a port closer to their Kaspaitan trading partners."
(FRAPS conked out on me, so you don't get screenshots of actually buying the city. Woe is me. What the heck happened?)
"The Gallean nation was made more efficient, both by kicking out some crazy prophet and his dozen big followers and by improving the infrastructure. Industrial output increased by 50%!
"Hullin, a greedy city which valued nothing over gold, Spice, and cash, was founded around the time of this purchase on Valan. The trade fleet was expanded, upgraded, and sent to all cities which liked the Empire."
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Somehow, I forgot that cities other than ours have names. Our second city is Lankanov, while the Purple City to the north is Galle, the blue religious city on the island is "Kaspait...", and the Yellow Military City is Pizean.
I've also made up a continent name, Falan. We still need names for our home continent and that little island that Kaspait... is on.
Finally, see if you can spot a little call-back to a previous stage in one of the doodles. The first person to get it right before the next update will get the right to design the spaceship!
One last note: Plan as you like, please, but bear in mind that due to a vacation I'm not going to be updating for a week or so...
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Topic: Let's Spore: Civilization Stage: The End (Read 61906 times)