Update 1: REICHRITTER OF ZE GERMAN REPUBLIK!A little comfort because Mongols just finished Sun Tzu's Academy meaning every land unit of theirs is going to be produced as Veteran from start.
RNG have mercy on their neighbours (and us).
Beelining for some techs.
HOW!?From what I remember about starting positions on Andala this means that Zulus crawled through whole continent and then captured a Greek city on a hilly peninsula.
That's it. I know how the future will unfold: The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny. Zulus vs Mongols. Who will win? No fucking idea, we will be probably dead already by then!
Mongols might have Knights, but at least we have SCIENCE
Not really, we were ranked 7th in the just-published list of 'most advanced civs' by historian Bede.THE END IS NEAR.PS: After losing 2 Phalanxes and almost having Leipzig razed to dust, a lucky Horseman bested that Knight.Fuck civilized behaviour.
Time for heavy-duty horsing.
Middle finger for anyone who enters negotiations with me.
Senate did eh. Unhappy Mongols declared war against Romans a split-turn later. We live \o/
...They declared war on me again 5 turns later. And brought an army.
But you know what?
The peninsula was Mongol-Free on 880AD. 4 Knights and 3 Catapults ded by our REICHKATAPHRAKTEN!
And you see that guy? That's a fucking Reichritter (a Knight). We caught up in military tech. Also Berlin is making up Oracle wonder that will double our Temple effect.
K-ching! More money means more REICHRITTER!
Or actually I commissioned a Diplomat. The Romans get techs from Mongols occassionally and it's about time they shared them with us, consent or no consent.
DANKE GOTT IN HIMMEL for Greeks! Not only we traded these techs, they gave us Map Making for free! One reliable friend in the swarm of bloodthirsty murderers.
There. This is our fucking defense perimeter comprised of rough terrain and VETERAN REICHRITTER! We will expand slowly in that direction by making more cities. Our Diplomats in the meanwhile will swindle anything valuable from our so-called 'friends' the Romans.
Fuck! We might not be best Civ in 2020AD but I ain't gonna die out before that time!
See? We got this.
Eh you can go fu-
Oops. I forgot Senate is a thing.
Will the glorious REICHRITTER be enough to secure the border? Will Mr.Frederick get his nation up to 2020AD in one piece?? Find out in next episode!