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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter Seventy-Eight - The Algerian War for Danish West Africa 31 Jan – Karabara converts! Next is Malem 1 Feb - Core ordered for Dendi 13 Feb – Karou is ours, I order to Grain Coast. 12 Mar – Event – Consort of the People – We get -2% Revolt risk until our ruler passes 28 Mar – Grain Coast is ours! 1 June – Hollhavi just Fish it had more than 60% of good stuff like Coffee and Spices and Tea, but swung and missed Core for Aribanda ordered 23 June – Event – Volcanic Eruption in Belitung it’s much worse Kongo lost to Kilwa badly and a bunch of minors broke out 1 Aug – Katapang – Borneo Island, next to our colony Sampit, next to Lanfang with three provinces two of which are Gold, Algerian, Ibadi, Tropical, Jungle, 8 dev, Naval Supplies makes 0.06 Core ordered for Gurma, our last one. I order a spy network built for Lanfang Lanfang – 12k Allies: Kutai - 9k Sunda – 20k Sunda is the problem I order Colonists from Sampit and send to Fak-Fak on Papua next to Manokwari I order my army over to Papua 1 Dec – Mentawai with Tea! 1 Jan, 1572 – I order for Sugar in Dina Morgrabin a Plantation. I have a warscore of 15, can I get the two 3 warscore holdings?  I sure can! I spend very little coring them since they are former colonies with low dev Karou – Next to us in Sierra Leone and Grain Coast – 4 dev, Jungle, Fishing, Fetishist faith, Dyola Culture, make 00.02 Grain Coast – Connects Karou and Ivory Coast – Dyola and Fetishists here as well, Jungle, tropical, Tropical Wood, 3 dev makes 0.01 Not great, but connects us. |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter Seventy-Nine - Dissemination of the Coffee Plant 1 Jan, 1572 – I order my 15k to the new holding of Daura Next is the much smaller Kongo they are down to just four provinces 16 Mar – Event – Rigorous Researchers – another 40 in each power 1 Sept – I claim Dagbon’s home Dye province 13 Sept – Natives killed in Fak-Fak Denmark has moved to South America next to Brazil. 1 Nov – Spices in Nias 23 Dec – One of our generals dies 1 Jan, 1573 – I order a Trade Station for Slaves in Benguela; Plantation in Sus for Sugar 24 Jan – We get a major event – I’ll show you:  Coffee has dropped in price, but it happened in Belitung so we get boosts, Coffee is now 3.30 I spend 1k to start building in Mpempa the former capital of Kongo which when finished will - +20% Institution Spread in Ibadi provinces and +10% Reform progress I also order for Draa’s Spices a Trade Station manufactory 30 Jan – Malem converts! Next is Segu but it’s 7 years long to finish 1 Mar – Gao is now a core! 5 April – Core done in Dallol 12 May – Duara core finished as well 29 May – Now Zarmaganda 1 June – Sampit – Borneo, next to Brunei and Katapang. Spices, Ibadi Algerians, Tropical, Jungle, makes us 0.08 I pull colonists from Mentawai and send to Papua’s Asmat next to Fak-Fak 14 June – Bahmanis announces us as a rival I claim Lanfang’s Pontianak the gold mine next to me 1 Aug – The Parliament has passed the law! For the next years another colonist and +20 growth I order this colonist to Papua’s Yos Sudaraso next to Asmat 5 Aug – I kill the natives in Asmat In case I declare war for Lanfang, Here’s what the navies of them and their allies have: Lanfang – 1 light, 3 galleys Sunda – 1 heavy, 3 lights, 16 galleys Kutai – 0 heavies 1 light, 12 galleys Malacca – 6/39/27 – That’s enough, we can DOW with Mercs 26 Sept – We kill natives in Yos Sudaraso 21 Nov- Conversion in Gwariko, next is Dallol 29 Nov – Do converts, next is Zarmaganda 1 Jan, 1574 – I have 2034 cash, I order 2 Manufactories in Sfax for Sugar in Plantation, Ivory Trade Station in Fezzan ADMIN Idea #2 – Adaptability - -25% Core Creation Cost Nice! I‘ll use the rest of the cash for Mercs in Borneo I spend 879 for the 40k strong Independent Army in Katapang 11 Jan – It arrives I DOW for Lanfang’s Pontianak and order my Mercs in, I call in Malacca |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter Eighty - The First Algerian/Lanfang War 2 Feb – Dendi is now a core! 22 Feb – We defeat a 12k army in their holding and begin the siege 21 Mar – I spend 50 DIP to invite Minorities 1 April – Incense in Fak-Fak 16 May – Event - +50 ADM power but boosted inflation 13 July – Pontianak falls! Malacca is besieging the Castle of Kundian, I order my mercs to Meliau where their army is hanging out. 3 Aug – Gurma is now a core 1 Sept – We win the Battle of Meliau Mentawai – Islands, outside of Indies, Indian Ocean, near Ajeh, Tea, 3 dev, Coastline, Algerian Ibadis make us 0.04 I pull colonists in Nias and send to Papua’s Daru next to Yos Sodoro 3 Sept – Cores done in Grain Coast and Karou All cores are done! 30 Sept – Meliau is ours, I head to Kutai 25 Nov – Malacca captures Kundian, under them so they would get it in peace War score 27% 4 Jan, 1575 – We capture Kutai’s Paser 2 Feb – We win the Battle of Samarinda and begin to take it 1 Mar – Nias – Same as Mentawai, Spices instead of Tea, makes us 0.04 I pull colonists from Fak-Fak and send to Papua’s Kerema 13 Mar - Samarinda is ours, next is the capital of Kutai 1 April – Rebellion in Zarmaganda, I have my 25k army here 20 April – Rebels defeated 1 May – New Tech! DIP TECH 15 – The Galleon – I can build them and Early Frigates, +15 Settler Growth, 30 May – Natives killed in Daru 19 June – 25k Sunda force in Bali besieging us I hire 26k in Flores two away to hold the line 18 Aug – Sumbawa falls to Sunda next to Flores by Strait where my bigger army will hold them 1 Sept – Asmat with Fish 3 Sept – We capture a minor Sunda holding on Borneo Island 24 Sept – Natives in Kerema killed 1 Oct – Hollhavi – Indian Ocean Island – Fish, 3 dev, Coastline, .02, Algerian Ibadis I pull Colonists from Asmat on Papua and send to Hanubada 25 Dec – Minor Kutai holding falls to Malacca 1 Jan, 1576 – Yos Sodero with Fish 6 Mar – Kutai falls! I have a warscore of 57% I need to get Sunda out of this war 27 April – Our mercs crossed, won in Sumbawa 23 May – Segu converts! Next is Grain Coast 26 May – We retake Sumbawa, can I get a peace with them? They are happy with a white peace now now it’s just Kutai and Lanfang I now have a 100 warscore against Kutai and Lanfang I fabricate a claim on Dagbon and pull my diplomat so I can make peace 13 June – Diplomat is back from Dagbon, what can I get? Lanfang – Pontianak – Wartarget, 24 badboy, 12 warscore Meliau – Inland next to Pontianak and Katapang – 14 score and 14 badboy too I’ll keep Lanfang’s Kundian for us later if I have the score I’ll hand it to Malacca, but it’s a gold mine Kutai – Paser – 4 badboy, coastal next to Sunda, Brunei, 16 score Samarinda – North of Paser, south of Kutai’s capital -16 score, 7 badboy Total – 58 score, 49 badboy, only Zazzou cares, handing Malacca Kundian is 22 more warscore, but I don’t do it Here we go!  I make the deal and spend 154 to core all four. I disband my mercs Lanfang – Pontianak – Wartarget, - Gold Mines, coastal, Regimental Camp, Mosque, Shipyard, 18 dev, tropical, Jungle, Confucian faith, Hakka culture Meliau – Inland next to Pontianak and Katapang – Bornean Culture, Hindu faith, Farm Estate for Grain, Regimental Camp and Workshop, Jungle, Tropical, 0.46 cash Kutai – Paser – Coastal next to Sunda, Brunei, Spices, Jungle, Tropical, 11 dev, 0.22 made, Bornean Sunnis, Workshop, Mosque, Shipyard Samarinda – North of Paser, south of Kutai’s capital - .15, Spices, 8 dev, Jungle, Tropical, Sunni Bornean, Workshop Mosque here Three great additions and a random grain. |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter Eighty-One - Drought Strikes 13 June - I claim Lanfang’s Kundian and then pull my diplomat I order: Slaves in Siine for Trade Station Mayumba Ivory Trade Station 26 July - Natives killed in Hanubada 6 Aug – I spend 50 MIL to claim Holy War on all adjacent places 22 Aug – Dallo converts! Next is Karou 29 Aug – I send a diplomat to make nice with Malacca and another to make nice with Ayutthaya 1 Oct – Spices in Daru! 1 Nov – Our truce with Kano is up 1 Feb, 1577 – Fak-Fak – Papua, Incense, Coastline, 3 dev, Algerian Ibadis, make us 0.02, I pull colonists from Daru and send to Lae in Papua I order a Trade Station for Kantor’s Ivory 6 Mar – Event _ Rains fail in Kalimantan 10 May – Natives killed in Lae 6 July – I pull colonists from Yos Sudarso and send to the last Papua holding of Madang 7 Aug – Natives killed in Madang I order my army to the Philippines where there are some unclaimed places 1 Oct – Kerema with Spices, Our truce with Denmark ends! 27 Nov – We arrive in the Philippines 23 Dec - Grain Coast converts, next is Songo |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter Eighty-Two -Benefits for Mercenaries 1 Jan 1578 – Admin Idea #3 – Benefits for Mercenaries - -15% Maintenance I order a Trade Station for Gabu’s Ivory and Ivory in Futa Jallon as well 18 Jan – Event – Military Investment? I choose to invest in army and get +100 MIL I have enough for another Idea but I am close to the next Tech so I hold off 6 April – Karou converts and next is Gurma 1 May – Hanubada is good for Incense 1 June – New Tech! MIL TECH 13 – Trunnions – I get better artillery and +0.40 artillery fire and +.1 artillery shock Kongo – 4 holdings, 3k forces, allied with Chokwe, one holding, has 2k, my 13k here is enough That’s my next target 1 July – I DOW Kongo for the Castle of Kasanje next to us |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter Eighty-Three - The Final Algiers/Kongo War I don’t call on anyone. I order my 13k into Kasanje from Malem, I hire the Free Company of 13k for emergences 12 July – We begin the siege 15 July – Pontianak now cored 2 Aug- Their Army arrives at Songo and I pullback to fight them and leave behind the Free Company 28 Aug – They capture Songo 16 Sept – The other three cores are done! 1 Oct – Yos Sodoro – Papua – Jungle, Tropical,Fishing, 3 dev, Ibadi Algerian make 00.02 Asmat – Papua – Jungle, Tropical, Ibadi Algerians work the fishing trade 3 dev,making 0.02 I pull colonists from Kerema and send to the Philippine’s Tagloc 5 Oct – Natives killed in Tagloc I pull colonists from Hanubada and send to Caraga next to Tagloc 2 Nov – I rout the army in Songo 4 Dec – We take Songo I head back to Kasenje, 8 Dec – Kasenje falls, next is their capital of Kumbana 1 Jan, 1579 – I max relations with Malacca and pullout ,next is making nice with the Turks 15 Jan – We arrive in Kumbana and begin the siege. 1 Feb – Two minors fall 15 Mar – Kumbana falls, next is Chokwe 1 June – Madang with Tropical Wood 6 June – We defeat the army in Chokwe, next is the siege 1 July – Daru – Papua – 4 dev, Spices, tropical, Jungle, Ibadi and Algerian make us 0.3 I pull colonists in Lae and send to Leyte in the Philippines 4 July Natives in Caraga killed 6 Dec – Native in Leyte killed Conversion in Songo next is Sah 28 Jan, 1580 – the Commonwealth drops us as a rival 12 Feb – Chokwe falls I have every holding! I only have a 99 war score What can I get? All five, the four Kongo and Chokwe:  For 47 score and 51.7 badboy no one cares. I do the deal and spend ADM of 84 for the five and disband the Free Company Ready? Kongo – All are Slave traders Kasenje – Castle, Savannah, 6 dev, tropical, Mbangala culture, Fetishist faith, makes 0.05 Shinje – North of Kasenje, 7 dev, Savannah, same culture and faith, makes us 0.06 Yaka – North west of Shinje, west of Kumbana - Mosque, Yaka culture, Fetishist, Savannah, tropical, s0.11, 8 dev Kumbana – East of Yaka, Northeast of Shinje, Grasslands, Yaka Fetishists, 5 dev, 0.04, tropical Chokwe – Chokwe – East of Kasenje, surrounded by others, Workshop, Mosque, Ivory, Savnanah,7 dev, Chokwe culture, Fetishist faith, tropical, makes 0.12 Kongo is off the board! That was way sooner than I thought since Kilwa blew them down Note that we didn’t have a Coalition joining us from West Africa so we are probably good there next. |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter Eighty-Four - A New Rival 12 Feb – I move my army to Shinje 1 Mar – Lae is good for Tea! 31 Mar – I start building a spy network in Kazembe next to us in the Kongo region I order: Plantation for Sugar in Abda and Madeira 7 May – Brazil DOW’s Denmark to bring in their possession France announces us as a rival 2 June – Event – Education for the Poor? - I do it 1 Aug – I lose my claim on Bone’s Wajo 27 Sept – Uh oh. The Turks have DOW’d the Mamluks. Mamluks – 58k Turks – 258k I don’t want to lose my eternal ally, but I don’t want to lose a bunch of land either. What do I do? I stay out and I order a 25k army assembled. Right now: 69k troops 145k forcelimit Right now MIL Maintenance is 31.71 1 Nov – Rebellion in Dendi 5 Dec – Gurma converts, next is Kala 17 Dec – We won in Dendi 1 Jan, 1581 – I order a Plantation for Coffee in Manado and for Salt in Trarza a Naval Equipment Manufactory 1 Feb – Relations maxed with the Turks at 200, I pull them and send them to build a spy network in Bone 1 Mar – Kerema – Papua – 3 dev, Spices, Jungle, tropical, Ibadi and Algerian makes us 0.03 Caraga with Fish – just a 8% I pull colonists from Madang in Papua and send to the Philippines in Samar next to us in Leyte 26 Mar - Natives killed in Samar 30 Mar – the Ruler of the Turks passes, a new Royal Marriage is entered into 1 May – Tagloc with Fish another miss at just 8% 1 June – Truce with Sunda is up! 1 Sept – Hanubada – Papua – Incense, 3 dev, Ibadi Algerians, Tropical, Jungle, making 0.02 Quality Idea #7 – Massed Battery - +10% Artillery ability For finishing we get +5% Discipline and we can unlock two Acts with Expansion or Exploration. I choose The Mining Act, Military Policy, Land Leader +1 Fire I pull colonists from Caraga and send to the Philippines in Bikol 1 Oct – Natives in Bikol killed 12 Oct – Event – Madang struck by Yellow Fever I quarantine it 29 Oct – Event – Sus changes to Sunni again 1 Nov – Rebels in Montevideo in La Plata 27 Dec – Zarmaganda converts! Next is Sus, again |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter Eighty-Five - The Malacca War Against Sunda 1 Jan, 1582 – I order Trade Station for Spices in Gorontalo 4 Feb – Malacca has Declared War against Sunda and I join them Sunda’s allies are Kutai, Bali, Indrapura, and Lanfang Luckily I only bought one Manufactory so I have enough for two units of mercs I hire the 40 Independent army in Borneo for just 652 I hire the 27k strong Kutai Company in Sumbawa 15 Feb – Kasanje now a core! My 40k mercs are here and I order them into Lanfang My 27k here and I order them to Bali 25 Feb – Kutai is in Samarinda with 4k 13 Mar - I win the Battle of Lombok against Bali 20 Mar – Samarinda falls 4k are in Bengkulu 1 Apr – Madang – Papua – Tropical Wood, 3 dev, Algerian Ibadis, Jungle, tropical, 0.02 made here Leyte also with Tropical Wood 16 Apr – Bengkulu falls to Indrapura I win a battle against Lanfang in Pontianak 14 May – Cores done in Shinje, Yaka, Chokwe and Kumbana I claim Lwena in Kazende 10 June – We begin the Siege of Kundian in Lanfang and this is a Castle so it’ll take a while 16 June – Bali falls. Can I get it in peace? Nope I’m a junior partner and they are too I order my mercs to cross the strait from Bali to the island of Java and then hit them 14 July – Paser falls to Kutai 16 Aug – We capture a minor Sunda holding 21 Aug – Malacca peace with Bali – war reparations and cash 1 Sept – I lose my claim on Bone’s Bone, I claim it’s Wajo 28 Sept – Another Sunda minor falls to me 17 Oct – Event -Minorities flock to Lae, it gets +400 but Sunni We win the Battle of Demak against 23k and begin to take it. Lae – Papua -Tea, Algerian Sunni. Tropical Grasslands, making us 0.02 monthly Papua is done! I pull Colonists from Tagloc and send to the 500 strong and mild Kiribati in the Pacific My 25k are done by the by 22 Nov- Damak falls, I head to the capital of Sunda Pakuan 1 Dec - Kundian falls! Can I get it in peace with Sunda?  Clearly they wanted me out of their island gobbling all of the land. 9.4 badboy, I order my mercs disbanded and coring it is just 29 Kundian – Gold, Coastal, Borneo Island, Castle, Shipyard, Bornean culture, Sunni faith, 9 dev, tropical Jungle, 0.45 made |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter Eighty-Six - A Short Interim Period 27 Dec – Sah converts; next is Kasanje 1 Jan, 1583 – Our military maintenance rose 12 to 43.11 with the 25k built, I order my25k south to the next war from the border with Mamluks 19 Jan – One of our generals passes 1 April – My 13k in the Philippines arrives at the north island to get ready for more colonizing up there 6 May – My 25k army arrives Wagadugu – 13k Dahomey – 9k Zazzau – 5k Total – 27k I have a few hundred ADM power for cores, and only one core from the surprise last war. I am only a few months from ADM Idea #4 but that’s an interest reduction, not that important here. I DOW for Wagadugu’s Ivory in Kong, I don’t call in the Turks as they wouldn’t join me |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter Eighty-Seven - The Second Algiers/Wagadugu War 15k into Joma’s 6k rebels surrounded by me 25k from Gurma to Bilanga 25k from Daura to Zazzou’s capital of Zamfara 1 June – 9k Dahomey in Whydah 23 June – We lose Whydah but capture Joma and Bilanga I chase their army 27 July – We win a Battle against 13k in Yatenga 1 Aug - Our Colonial Policy ended – I try again I can get the next Idea but I hold off until post war 24 Aug – Kong falls 31 Aug – So does Yatenga – next their capital of Wagadugu 25 Sept – Dahomey captures the Ivory Coast 12 Oct -Bonny falls to Zazzou I order my Kongo army there We capture Wagadugu 26 Nov – A Wagadugu minor falls 14 Dec – Zamfara falls in Zazzou Sus converts, next is Kumbana I have a warscore of 70% I keep pushing 1 Jan, 1584 – Cameroon falls 4 Feb – Kebbi in Zazzou falls, that’s their last one Two more minors in Wagadugu are ours 13 Feb – Kala converted next is Yaka 16 Feb – We win a battle in the Grain Coast against Dahomey with my 15k army 1 Mar – The last Wagadugu holding is ours we have a warscore of 83, what can I get? Joma – Surrounded by us, 31 badboy, 19 warscore Kong – Wartarget, south of main area – 8 badboy, 5 warscore, That’s it without getting Wagadugu mad, but if I wound them badly enough, what else can I get? Lobi – North of Kong – 7 badboy, 6 warscore Yatenga – North of Lobi – 14 badboy, 10 score Haayre – North of Yatenga, 4 badboy 5 warscore  64.2 badboy 45 score and only our target cares! Peace! Cores ordered for Joma is 75, and the other four are 54. Joma – Surrounded by us – Mosque, Marketplace, Trade Center Emporium, 23 dev, Grain, Savannah, tropical, Mali and Fetishist, making us 0.26 Kong – Wartarget, south of main area – Ivory traders, 6 dev, Jungle, Tropical, Dyola Fetishists here make us 0.06 Lobi – North of Kong – Gold mine – Dyola, Fetishist, Savannah, 5 dev, .84 made here, tropical, next to Wagadugu Yatenga – North of Lobi – Arid, Savannah, Livestock with a Farm Estate and Mosque, Mossi, Fetishists 0.17 from 8 dev, Wagadugu Haayre – North of Yatenga, Wagadugu - Ivory, 3 dev, Savannah, Bozo people, Fetishist faith, Arid, 0.03 made here Like I said they were much better trade goods – two Ivory, one gold in those five. They have four left |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter Eighty-Eight - Three Filipino Provinces Finished 1 Mar – I order my 15k army to Lobi and 25k to Joma and the other 25k to Gobir here. I order: Trade Station for Yamdena’s Spices and Gorontalo’s as well I claim Rund in Kazembe 28 May – I spend 50 MIL to claim Holy War on our neighbors, now a bunch more after the war. I also spend 50 DIP to invite minorities 1 Jul – Bikol with Naval Supplies 1 Aug – Incense in Samar 1 Sept – I claim Bone’s Bone and pull my spies 4 Dec – Sambas is now a core! 1 Jan, 1585 – Admin Idea #4 – Bookkeeping - -0.50 interest annually I order: For Slaves in Ouargla Trade Station, Soyo too for the same 8 Feb – Kasanje converts! Next is Mbata 26 Mar – In Kongo, one province Lunda captures the three above her and brought them in 1 April – Caraga – The Philippines – Connects Tagloc to Leyte, next to Butuan, Coastline, 3 dev, Fishing, Ibadi Algerians make us 0.02, tropical I pull colonists from Leyte and send to the North Island’s Cagayan 4 April – Natives in Cagayan killed 1 June – Tagloc – The Philippines – Near Caraga, Brunei, Butuan, Fish here too, 6 dev, Hills, Ibadi and Algerian making us 0.05, tropical I pull colonists from Bikol and send them to Ilocos on the North Island 5 June - Natives there killed 6 July – With great relations with the Turks, we invite a Hanafi Scholar who gives us a -5% Admin Tech Cost for 20 years 1 Aug – Leyte – The Philippines – Strait to Caraga, next to Samar, Strait to Cebu, - Tropical Wood, Coastline, 5 dev, Algerian Ibadis make us 0.08, tropical 1 Oct- Our truce from breaking our alliance with the Mamluks is up Their war with the Turks is over but they are at war with the Ajuurraan and their allies like Aden and Funj I could DOW Mamluks for Banghazi next to Sirt and then take some coastal provinces. I order my 25k army to Sirt Mamluks – 70k Adan – 22k but with mercs we could do it, I could order another 25k army from West Africa and join one merc of 40k to have a max of 90k I do it, I order my other25k army to Jufra next to Sirt 1 Jan, 1586 – Tropical Wood in Kiribati 9k Yakan Separatists Rebel in Yaka, next to our 15k army 1 Feb - We win in Yaka Our army is in Sirt 3 Mar – Cores done in all 5 provinces we took from Wagadugu 11 Mar – Kumbana converts; next is Haayre 7 April – Our army arrives in Jufra I DOW Mamluks for Bangazi, and we lose a stability for having a Royal Marriage |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter Eighty-Nine - The First Algiers/Mamluks War, Part One I hire 40k mercs for the cost of 822 in Sirt and order my 50k to Bangazi I send the mercs after they arrive. 4 June – Bangazi falls 28 July – Darnah falls 20 Sept – Bardiya falls 11 Nov – Tarrana falls next is the Castle of Iskandariyya Conversion in Yaka next is Yatenga and that’s 83 months! 27 Nov – The siege begins with a fusillade 17 Dec = Spy in Kazembe found 6 Jan, 1587 – Iskandariyya falls, next is Rashid 23 Feb – Rashid is ours My Marches are here 8 Mar – My Marches capture a minor next to Rashid 12 Mar – Mbata converts, next is 144 months of Meliau 13 April – We capture the last Mamluk holding on the Great Sea,, next their capital which 12k are already at 25 April – We arrive and fire a fusillade 24 Sept – After 192 days their capital falls and i have a warscore of 31, now to capture nearby minors 10 Nov -We capture a minor next to their capital 15 Nov – Two minors fall to our vassals 31 Dec - Three more minors fall 21 Jan, 1588 – Another minor falls 1 Feb – New tech! MIL TECH 14 – Tenaille – We get Muslim Musketeer Cavalry I don’t upgrade at war, we can build upgraded Castles called Bastions, and we get +2 combat width and +0.40 infantry fire I order my combined army to the Castle of Tabuk in the Levant What I want to do is to remove the Turk border with Mamluks in Sinai and then left them have the Levant and Arabia and we’ll pick them off in Africa in future wars, and I need a big war score with my goal to grab as many coastals as my warscore will allow and the two adjacent to the Turks. 1 Mar – Cagayan will be for Fish, another miss 24 Mar – We arrive in Tabuk and begin the siege 1 May – Bikol – The Philippines – Strait to Samar, next to Tondo, Algerian, Ibadi, Coastline, Naval Supplies, 6 dev, tropical, makes 0.05 monthly 1 June – Tropical Wood In Ilocos another miss I claim Ndongo’s Matampa 2 July – More minors have fallen 29 July – Another falls 1 Aug – Kiribati – Pacific Islands – 3 dev, Coastline, Tropical Wood, Algerian Ibadi make 005. Can I get to the west coast of North America? Spain is in California, but I can hit it, let’s aim for Nisga’a in Cascadia far enough from any tribes to grab my stuff and use as a launching point to the region. It’ll take 453 days to set up 11 Aug – I kill the natives in the inland north island holding of Ifugao 1 Sept – Charter Colonies Policy passes and we get another colonist and boosted growth. I send them to Gizhiga in Siberia with a high chance of gold, gems, iron and copper, and no one there 15 Sept - Tabuk falls! I have a warscore of 42% We need more, or do I? Can I get what I want with 42? Taking all coastals and the ones next to the Turks are 59 warscore which they won’t do, and it would annoy the Mamluks only with a 99 badboy But I could do these 5 –  Not connected to me, three coastals, one next to Turks in Gazze and a throw in Paper internal, do I want to call it here? Let’s keep it up, I’d like to get the warscore needed to connect this to me and grab more coastal stuff and I only need a warscore of a few more to get above 59 for everything I order my combined army to the Castle of Makkah |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter Ninety - The First Algiers/Mamluks War, Part Two 1 Oct - Two minors fall to Marches 22 Nov – Another 2 1 Jan, 1589- I don’t get the next Idea I am building up ADM for coring 1 Feb – Samar – The Philippines -Strait to Bikol, next to Leyte, 5 dev, Coastline, Incense, Algerian Ibadi making us 0.06 1 Mar – New Tech! DIP TECH 16 – Maritime Law – I get +20 trade range and +2% trade efficiency 11 April – Kong is now randomly Ibadi 1 June – Rebels from Wagadugu bleed into Gao I order my 15k army over but it’ll be a while 26 July – Makkah falls! We have a warscore of 56, next is the Castle of Najran a few over 1 Sept = Separatist rebellion in Haayre 13 Sept – We begin the Siege of Najran 5 Oct – Haayre falls to rebels 15 Oct – We defeat the rebels 15 Nov – Haayre retaken 29 Jan, 1590 – Adal have recaptured two in Africa Our foes are at peace with East Africa and Arabia 27 Feb – The Siege at Najran is over, I have a warscore of 62, what can I get? I can get everything plus the toss in low dev Paper province:  For warscore of 64 and 109.4 badboy and the Mamluks and Wagadugu only care. I core everything and have 282 ADM power left Ready? I do peace. Bangazi - Next to Sirt, wartarget – Natural Harbor, Coastal Desert, Livestock, Egyptian Culture and Sunni faith, 6 dev, 0.02, Arid Darnah – Next to Bangazi and Bardiya - Egyptian Culture and Sunni faith, 3 dev, Coastal Desert, Arid, Livestock makes 0.12 Bardiya – Next to Darnah and Tarrana - Egyptian Culture and Sunni faith, also arid, 3 dev, Livestock and Coastal Desert making us 0.03 Tarrana – Connects Bardiya to Iskandariyya - Egyptian Culture and Sunni faith – Coastal Desert, Fishing, Egyptian Culture and Sunni faith, 3 dev, Arid, makes 0.01 Iskandariyya – Connects Tarrana and Rashid -Castle, Shipyard, Mosque, Spices, Natural Harbor, 17 dev, Egyptian Culture and Sunni faith makes 0.25 Rashid – Connects Iskandariyya and Dumyat – Natural Harbor, Marsh, The Nile Estuary bonus, Farm Estate for Grain, Marketplace and Mosque, 10 dev, Egyptian Culture and Sunni faith, makes 0.26 not Arid. Dumyat – Connects Rashid with Sharqiya -Nile Estuary, Farmlands, Egyptian Culture and Sunni faith, 11 dev, Shipyard, Mosque, Grain, makes 0.19 Sharqiya – Connects Dumyat with Turks and As-suways – Also Farmlands, Farm Estate for Grain, Shipyard, Mosque, Workshop, Egyptian Culture and Sunni faith. 15 dev, 0.42 As-Suways – Tip of Red Sea – Next to Turks, Sharqiya and our throw in of Atfih - Egyptian Culture and Sunni faith, 5 dev, Coastal Desert, Livestock Atfih – South of As-Suways, surrounded by Mamluks, Paper, 7 dev, Drylands, Egyptian Culture and Sunni faith, 0.19 made here The early additions near me sucked but as we got farther away we got better. Although not great goods – lots of Grain, Livestock, and Fish. Luckily it’s all one culture so I could elevate to accepted culture quite easily. This ends in 11 years in 1601. I send one 25k army to Atfih and the other to Tarrana and I disband the mercs. They were badly hit and won’t come back until 6 years in 1596. That was a long war! |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter Ninety-One - Rebuilding 27 Feb - Let’s check in with my colonies: We are set up in all four places in Siberia, Cascadia, and Northern Philippines 1 Mar – I sanction Holy War and get a bunch of claims on the Mamluks and Turks by the by I upgrade my Cavalry. 1 April – Peace with Sunda and Kutai over. 14 April – Rebels in Gao from Wusudugu 15 May – Gao is captured. I order Castles into Bastions in: Sirt Timbuktu Wolof Kasanje Kawar Marrakech Borneo’s Sambas I destroy the Castle in Djado and Tuat which were needed for my Songhai war 1 June – Cagayan – Northern Philippines – next to Ilocos, unclaimed Ifugao, Tondo nation – Hills, 6 dev, Fish, Algerian and Ibadi makes us 0.09, tropical I order these colonists to Ifugao 13 June – I win in Gao 14 July – Gao recaptured 1 Sept – Ilocos – Northern Philippines – Next to Cagayan and Ifugao and north of Tondo, Tropical Wood, 6 dev, Hills, Tropical, Algerian Ibadi make .10. I order them to Taytay the last unclaimed holding in the Philippines an inland in the east. I order my army over 4 Nov – Natives killed in Taytay 1 Jan, 1591 – I order Trade Station for Mbamba’s Slaves 1 Feb – I hire a Conquistador, assign to my 13k in Taytay and order them to disembark in Siberia to explore 1 Mar – Livestock in Nisaga’a 1 April – Admin Idea #5 – Mercenary Recruitment - +25% merc manpower 10 April – Haayre converts! Next is nothing I’ll have to wait until the cores are done 1 Aug – Copper in Gizhiga! That gamble worked! That’s a 4.5 trade good. I begin to explore Siberia |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter Ninety-Two - Into the Arctic 1 Jan, 1492- I order Trade Station for Slaves in Ndongo 1 Mar – Our truce with Bali ends 5 Mar Event – Dip Insult, I try to make nice and relations rise with around +60 a bunch of my neighbors 10 May – I have found two one province minors north of us in Siberia 1 July – Bengazi core! I cannot order a Missionary here it won’t take 1 Sept – I pull colonists from Ifugao and send to Siberia’s Penzhina east of us 30 Sept - Everything else from Mamluks are cored! 1 Oct – Rebellion in Yatenga, my 15k are next door 2 Nov – Defeated! I have uncovered two inner holdings next to us in Siberia 1 Jan, 1593 – I order: Plantation in Agadir for Sugar Trade Station in Touggourt for Spices 16 Feb – Yatega converts! 1 Mar – Our Navigator DIP advisor passes, I hire a level 2 Statesman who boosts our Dip reputation 1 Apr - Tropical Wood in Taytay Now that I have a Stateman, I pass the Formalize Separation of Powers – We get +0.5 Prestige annually 15 April – I find the last holding near us in Siberia and head west to find what I can 1 June – New Tech! MIL TECH 15 – Maurician Infantry – We get +0.25 tactics, +1 land morale, and new infantry called Afsharid Reformed Infantry I upgrade to. 1 July - Tropical Wood in Ifuago Nisag’a – Cascadia, Mountains, 3 dev, next to nothing but unclaimed things, 0.03 made here, Livestock, I order infantry 1k here I send these colonists north to Tlingit where there is 1k I pull colonists from Taytay and send them north of Tlingit to Sitka with 500 natives to clear out I wanna have 2 in Cascadia and 2 in Siberia Our Inquisitor level 1 died, and there is a level 3 there I hire Our new tech development is 9/7/11 31 Aug – Men finished in Nisag’a, I order them north to Tlingit 1 Sept – Gizhiga – Siberia, Copper, 3 dev, coastal, south of Omolon nation, west of Penzhina, 3 dev, Forest, Algerian Ibadi, Arctic, makes us 0.05 I order these colonists west to the coastal Tauisk – most likely Fur but another nearby holding 1 Oct – Truce with Wagadugu is up 19 Oct – Two more Siberian holdings have been found 29 Oct - The Commonwealth announced us as a rival 7 Nov – Natives killed in Tlingit 5 Dec – Natives killed in Penzhina 7 Dec – Natives killed in Sitka 1 Jan, 1594 - I order Trade Station for Spices in Ghadames 15 Jan - Malacca DOWs Brunei, I accept We are at war with 7 powers from mighty Burnei to minor Bone |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter Ninety-Three - The Malacca-Algiers/Brunei War I cannot hire my 40k for Borneo they are still rebuilding for another 2 years. I hire for Borneo 29k along with my 1k artillery left over from the last war to head to Borneo and get warscore enough to bow out, I I hire in Sulawesi’s Palopo 14k next to Bone. And 17k in Timor. Alright, I just want to play defense and be annoying 26 Jan – I order my mercs into Brunei and Bone 19 Feb – Tagloc captured by Brunei I win in Wajo against 6k Bone troops and begin taking it 20 Mar – Kuching on Borneo is ours I chase their 11k army next 21 Mar – Wajo is ours, I order to the Bone capital of Bone, but it’s a Bastion and won’t fall easily 26 Mar – Brunei captured Caraga 7 April – We win in Borneo Island against their forces in Sigalang 14 Apri – Lombok captured 28 April - Leyte falls 8 May – Brunei’s Sigalang falls, next is the Bastion of Kapit My troops in Bone aren’t enough to siege so I order more in Palopo 15 May – Samar captured 24 May – Sumbawa falls We arrive at Sampit for sieging, but I don’t have enough artillery to launch a fusillade so this will take while 25 June – Bikol falls 10 Aug – We win in Flores with my Timor mercs and I order to Sumbawa The Siege in Bone has begun with green reinforcements Their navy is blocking my cross in Timor so I order my navy out to help 15 Sept – We win in Straits of Lombok and captured a Carrack and Brig, I order it to regroup in Sumba 1 Oct - Brunei captures Sampit 30 Oct – Katapang falls 11 Nov - Sumbawa ours again! I’ll hold off on the 150 Year Review until the war is over 14 Nov – We lose another Philippines province 22 Nov – We embrace the Printing Press institution and lose that Tech loss 2 Dec – We rout the Majaphit army in Lombok Rebellion in Lobi where my 15k army is 11 Dec – Lobi rebels fall 4 Jan, 1595 – We kill natives in Tauisk 10 Feb – Malacca peace with Kalimantan 14 Feb – Pontianak falls 10 April – We capture Kapit, next is Brunei’s capital I arrive in Java island to siege Blambangan 1 June – Bone falls! 23 June – Brunei falls! Malacca does peace with Bone for cash I wanted Bone, ah well I have a warscore of 19 so I can take the one province on Borneo that connects my holdings, Barito –  Only the Mamluks will care, 8 score, 8.3 badboy, costs me 20 to Core Barito – Internal connects us at Paser and Sampit, 6 dev, Spices, Tropical Jungle, Trade Station and Workshop here, makes us 0.56 I disband my mercs |
23 June, 1595 - The 150 Year Review:
MAPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Let’s start with North Africa:  You can see us deeper in West Africa, in the place the Mamluks were, and then up to the Turks in Sinai we have all of coastal North Africa under our aegis. South Africa:  You can see us deeper in Kongo, and all of the coast from Kano us and then in South Africa as well. You can see Spain’s two holdings next to us and then our future expansions here against Lunda’s four or Kazembe. South America:  Home of our first colony after Tenerife and then a minor holding in Africa. You can see our two colonial nations as well as Portugal in Rio, France to our north and New Granada in northern South America North America:  We’ve only explored the coasts. We are in Cascadia and then Spain has Florida, New Spain and Canada under their control as well as California. Indies  We have every open holding in Papua, the Philippines, the internal Islands and other places. This place is a biosphere of hotness. I’ll show you Siberia in case you care:  I also zoomed in on the cash so you see my cash flow and out. Europe Too:  Yup! And there we go! |
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Army – We have 104k against a 154k forcelimit; this is 6th best after the Turks at 271k Navy – We have 11 heavies, 13 lights, 5 galleys, 14 transports for 43 with a forcelimit of 128, the top navy is Turks again with 140 ships Cash – Monthly we make 182.50 which is 4th after the Turks at 309.43 Development - With 1610 development we have 2nd after the Turks just above us at 1633 Techs – We have 14/16/15 for a total of 45, the highest is at 48, multiple nations have Ideas – We only finished 26 of a possible 28 and are behind many that have finished There are only 6 other Empires – Sweden, Ottomans, France, Shun, Japan, Persia There are now 7 Ibadi nations – Us, our colonies, our vassals and Pate is still around, we have a large 250 provinces Top Ten Provinces by Tax Revenue: 1. Tunis, 33.32 2. Mers el Kabir, 16.66 3. Marrakech, 16.66 4. Mitija, 14.91 5. Cape, 14.85 6. Ternate, 14.35 7. Mzab, 14.28 8. Sus, 14.28 9. Gharb, 14.28 10. Oran, 14.21 Top Ten Provinces by Production (Any): 1. Tidore, 46.30, Cloves 2. Ternate, 46.30, Cloves 3. Tafilalt, 43.00, Gold 4. Ambon, 33.30, Cloves 5. Tunis, 26.93, Cloth 6. Ceram, 26.63, Cloves 7. Halmahera, 24.48, Cloves 8. Buru, 24.48, Cloves 9. Susa, 18.91, Sugar 10. Tie at 17.46 Dina Morgrabin and Dina Arobi Top Ten Provinces by Production (Not Cloves or Gold): 1. Tunis, 26.93, Cloth 2. Ceram, 26.63, Cloves 3. Susa, 18.91, Sugar 4. Dina Morgrabin, 17.46, Sugar 5. Dina Arobi, 17.46, Sugar 6. Cape, 17.20, Livestock 7. Draa,16.23, Spices 8. Benguela, 16.22, Slaves 9. Sus, 14.22, Sugar 10. Siine, 12.24, Slaves Much more diverse! We have 224 provinces and 6 colonies Charts: Religion: Ibadi – 85.8% Sunni – 11.5% Fetishist – 2.2% Culture: Algerian – 34.4% Berber – 12.8% Moroccan – 12.9% Kongolese – 4.3% Sengegambian - 4.3% Tuareg – 6.6% Tunisian – 13.1% Top Ten Trade Nodes by Total Traded: 1. Sevilla, 77.91 2. Constantinople 3. Caribbean 4. Krakow 5. Venice 6. Champagne 7. English Channel 8. Wien 9. Malacca 10. Persia, 37.80 Ours: Alexandria – 22.65 Cape – 3.58 Tunis – 9.68 Safi – 9.83 Timbuktu – 10.47 Colonies: Brazil – 14.90 La Plata - Trade Goods by Current Value: 8.0 - Cloves 5.25 – Paper 4.50 – Copper, Tobacco 4.0 – Ivory, Dyes, Silk, Cocoa 3.75 – Sugar 3.60 – Cloth 3.50 – Fur 3.30 – Coffee, Salt 3.0 – Gems, Glass, Tropical Wood, Cotton, Spices, Chinaware, Tea, Slaves, Iron 2.50 – Livestock, Wine 2.12 – Incense 2.0 – Grain, Fish, Wool, Naval Supplies, We are the production leader for Cloves, Sugar and Tropical Wood, and the trade leader for Cloves No coalition against us! The Great Powers: 1. Spain 2. Ottomans 3. France 4. Algiers 5. Commonwealth 6. Portugal 7. Bahmanis 8. England On deck Austria |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter Ninety-Four - A Quick Preparation 1 July, - I order my two 25k armies back to West Africa for war against Wagadugu I order a Bastion in Mamluks Atfih 7 July - I order our captured ships upgraded 1 Oct – Penzhina with Iron and Tauisk with Copper I make nice with Shun and Korea 27 Oct – Conversion in Meliau 1 Nov – Admin Idea #6 – Admin Efficiency - +1 Advisor when you go to hire 1 Feb, 1596 – Livestock in Tlingit 11 Mar – My 2 25k armies have arrived next to Wagadugu They have four holdings left, I’ll try to grab all four now. I DOW for their capital. |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter Ninety-Four -The First Algiers/Wagadugu War I order 15k from Yatenga to their capital where 8k are I order 25k into Zazzou’s capital of Zamfara I order 25k to Dahomey’s capital 21 Mar – We win in Wagadugu’s capital and defeat their army and begin the siege 22 April – Wagadugu falls! 5 June – Minor falls to me 5 July – Bonny falls 18 July- Another minor falls 1 Aug – Sitka with Fish 19 Aug – Calabar falls 28 Aug – We capture the last province of Wagadugu 5 Oct – Zamfara falls 15 Nov – Kebbi in Zazzou is ours, we have their entire holding 13 Dec – The capital of Dahomey is ours, we have a warscore of 96 Peace: Taking their four is just a score of 33 score and 11.5 badboy, can I get something from Dahomey? I need to capture to grab it, I head to the coast 1 Jan, 1597 – Ifugao – Inner North Philippines province, next to Tondo – Mountains, Tropical Wood, 3 dev, Algerian and Ibadi with 0.03 made here 18 Jan – Ijebu in Dahomey coast next to Whydah ours, 99 score 1 Feb - Gold Coast and Kumasi fall Now peace time! I can get those four and Ijebu,  20.1 badboy, 46 score, only Mamluks care, I take peace and core 111 total for them Wagadugu Holdings – We’ll start north and come south Hombori – north most, north of Liptako, Livestock, Farm Estate and Workshop, Arid, Steppes, 4 dev, Ibadi faith, yup, not a typo, Songhai culture, 0.04 made here Liptako – North of Bilonga, south of Hombori, Farm Estate for Livestock and workshop, Arid, Savannah, Mossi Fetishists with 4 dev making 0.24 Bilonga – south of Liptako, east of Wagudugu, north of Dagbon, Workshop, Farm Estate for Grain, Savannah, 3 dev, tropical, .19, Mossi fetishists Wagadugu – Their last good holding – North of Dagbon, west of Bilonga – Mossi Sunni, Savannah, Tropical, Grain, 13 dev, makes us 0.16 Dahomey - Ijebu – throw in, connects us at Whydah with Kano, Yoruba people, Fetishist faith, Grasslands, just Salve trading, just 5 dev, tropical, Workshop make 0.06 Not great since I already took the good stuff, but another 5 are ours! |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter Ninety-Five - Missionary Deep Dive 1 Feb, I order my two 25k armies back to Egypt Mamluks and Turks at war again Next is the Kongo region I am close to the final Admin Idea We have 104k out of 156k army vs forcelimit, and army is 59.65 cash, with us making 37.11 monthly. I order another 25k army in North Africa to head over to the border with Mamluks. 4 May - Here let me show you why I am having an issue with my Missionaries. I am showing you a dialed in look at one of my recent takes from the Mamluks, the Egyptian Sunni making 10 dev province of Rashid:  See how I get +2 base, +2 Inquisitor, and my state and stability boost, but this is Sunni, 10 dev, not a state, and not an accepted culture? They combine to not give me anything. And I cannot make Egyptian a culture until they are state. So I need to finish the Idea Group, make states, remove that -2 penalty, accept Egyptian remove that penalty, and then begin converting the masses. Our peace treaty with the Mamluks is ending in four years and you can see the Turks are taking all of the land to the east but nothing past us as I declined military access. They were left by their ally Adal and now have none. In the meantime I am considering a short Kongo Region war. Ndongo – 7k, 1 nation surrounded by us Ally – four province size nation of Lunda, 3k My Kongo Army of 14k should be enough for both, and then what I’d do is hold off on cores until enough ADM power to get my next idea and then core slowly while waiting for the war with Mamluks and then while warring. I send a Missionary to Lobi – 50 months, pretty long My next idea group has to be Religious. 1 June – Taytay – Final colony in Philippines,- Island chain to east, next to Brunei and strait to Tondo, Algerian, Ibadi, Coastline, 5 dev, Tropical Wood, makes us 0.07 This was my free colony, do I pull one in Siberia or La Plata to make one free there? Yes I pull from Penzhina and send to Okhotsk coastal and west of us in Tauisk 5 June – Our Kongo army arrives between Ndongo and Lunda and I DOW for Ndongo’s capital and only province of Matamba! I don’t call anyone, obviously |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter Ninety-Five - The First Algiers/Ndongo War 17 June – Natives in Okhotsk killed 26 June – Barito now a core from the island of Borneo! 5 July – We win in Matamba and I begin a siege, they have no Castle or Bastion so this should be quick 1 Sept – I lose my claim on Dagbon in Dagbon 22 Oct – Matamba is ours! Next the capital of Lunda, Mpasu also no defensive fortification 12 Dec – My March of Sale wins in Kuba against their 3k army 19 Jan, 1598 - They rout the Lundan army in Nunu 1 Feb – Relations maxed with Korea and Shun, I pull my diplomats 7 Feb – Mpasu falls! 12 Mar – Event – Temporary Insanity of Monarch – I choose guidance from military and lose 224 cash and 10 prestige but gain 5 army and navy tradition 9 April – Minor of Munene falls to us 22 April – Diplomats are back, next make nice with Muscovy and Solon I have enough for the Idea 22 May – Nunu and Kuba are ours, we have every holding of Ndongo and Lunda and a 100% warscore. Can we grab both 5 holdings from all 2 nations? Kuba was an ally, so that would be harder, let’s see what I can grab. Ndongo: Matamba – Wartarget, surrounded by us, 2.6 badboy, 6 warscore Lunda: Nunu – 10 score and badboy, west of Kuba Kuba – Next to Kazembe, east of Nunu – 12 score and 14 badboy I can get just two without bringing in a coalition next to me Kazembe. They have 13k. Do I care and just take Munene and Mpasu? I take them and likely my next war in the region is against them.  56 warscore and 44.3 badboy, I do it. My new stuff: Ndongo: Matamba – Wartarget, surrounded by us, Tropical Grasslands, 6 dev, Slave Trade, Mbundu Fetishists making us 0.04. Lunda: Nunu – 10 score and badboy, west of Kuba, north of Munene, south of Wasteland, 4 dev, Tropical Wood, Tropical Jungle, Kuba Fetishists, making us 0.04 Kuba – Next to Kazembe, east of Nunu, north of Munene and next to Mazembe, Emporium Center of Trade, Kuba Fetishist, the rich Cloth trade here, Jungle, 0.02, Tropical, 6 dev. Munene – Center of area taken, next to Mazembe, connects Mpasu in the south with Nunu and Kuba to the north. Spice Trade, 6 dev, makes .03, Fetishist Kuba, Tropical Jungle Mpasu – The former capital, south of Munene, next to Mazembe, makes 0.04. Spices, Savannah, 6 dev, Lunda people, Fetishist faith, tropical Much wealthier in trade goods than the 5 I just took. Tropical Wood is now 3.0, so all were at least 3.0, including 2 Spices, 1 Cloth, and one 1 COT. |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter Ninety-Six - Civil Service Discovered 22 May – I order my 14k into Munene to guard. I take the last ADM Idea! ADM #7 – Civil Service – We get -10% Admin Tech Costs. For finishing we get +25% Governing Capacity - but I don’t have the benefits I’ll wait until 1 June maybe they’ll be ready then. I can pass two more acts. Do I want to pass one? Nope, none are the free Adm I could pass. I have the Liquor Act and the Colonial Admin Act 1 June – Nope, still no more states I core Kuba for 20 3 Aug – My 25k army is done in Sirt! I am spending 60.01 on my army now. With just four colonies I am making 34.03 monthly 25 Aug – I un-state the four provinces in the State of Guinea, my West Coast Colonies with three low dev things and one Ivory. I destate Quelimane which is Inhambane. And the 6 small Western Sahara I state: Delta – Dumyat, Rashid and iskandarriyya I spend 94 DIP and promote Egyptian to an accepted culture! I move Iskandarriyya to my Majils seat that Inhambane had Missionary to Dumyat - It now has a +3.4 progress monthly. 1 Sept – Tauisk – Siberia – Rich Copper Mines at a 4.5 value, Forest, Arctic, 3 dev, west of us in Gizhega, east of Okhotsk, inland of one, making 0.04, Ibadi Algerians I lost these colonists were my extra in the policy for 10 years, and am down to my base 3 Colonists. I put that same as a new policy for that for debate with our Majils New Tech! MIL TECH 16 – Standardization of Calibre – I get new artillery, better +1 artillery fire, +0.1 artillery shock, can built Training Fields. I upgrade my armies Core ordered for Matemba at 17 ADM and Nunu 11 1 Oct – Portugal is coming to Cascadia 1 Nov – Core for Mpasu at 17 9 Nov- One of my Conquistadors pass I hire another Looks like we’ve finished exploring Siberia I order my army east. 11 Nov – Our colony in Okhotsk sets up! 2 Dec – Another Government Reform! Tier 8 – Legitimization of Power: I have 5 options like Leviathan and Machiavelli What do I like? I like these two: The Social Contract - -1% national unrest; no penalties for Heretic and Heathen provinces Two Treatises of Government - -0.05% Yearly Corruption; +1 Max promoted Cultures, Expanded Admin Cost -100% Each has things I like! No penalties for Heretics and Heathens? Great! Then reduced corruption and another promoted culture is great too. Love them both! Let’s try the Social Contract, before I do I am making 188.09 monthly |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter Ninety-Seven - Ending the Century 1 Jan, 1599 - I am now making 189.45 not a big difference. Tlingit – Cascadia connects Nisga’a and Sitka – Algerian, Ibadi, 3 dev, Mountains, Livestock, 0.04, strait to island of Haida Sitka – North of Tlingit – Arctic, Mountains, Fish, 3 dev, makes 0.02, Ibadi Algerians. Next to Yakutat unclaimed. I order these two colonists to Yakutat and Haida 17 Adm core for Munene ordered I order a Naval Equipment Manufactory for Salt in Kawar, I have the money for another but I’ll keep it unspent for now. 11 Jan – Cores done in 5 holdings from the Wagadugu war! 18 Mar – Natives in Yakutat killed I spend 50 DIP to invite minorities I promote Songhai as a culture 1 June – Penzhina – Siberia, Kamchatka Peninsula – east of Gizhiga, next to all four one province tribes. Glacial, Arctic, 3 dev, Iron Mines, Algerian and Ibadi making us 0.03 4 June – Natives in Haida killed 25 July – Event – Tariffs on Tobacco – We tax and Brazil gets +5% good stuff 14 Aug – My Conquistador army returned from western Siberia to my 1k army in Jugjur, I combine them 1 Jan, 1600 – The next Institution has arrived – Global Trade. The Age of Reformation is ending in 121 months and with it our abilities I order a Trade Station for Djado’s Slaves and Textile Manufactory for Tripoli’s Cloth Every Mamluk holding in Arabia and the Levant is captured by our ally the Turks. But they are not in Africa. 17 Mar – Event – Wave of Obscuritarianism – I have four options, I choose to gain 112 cash since my leader is Greedy we get that option out of a bad event. 1 May – 12k rebellion in Dumyat against my Missionary -I have my 25k army here from Sirt 19 May – Defeated and we lost around 2.1 men 1 June – Okhotsk good for finding Gems! 1 July – Relations maxed with Muscovy and Solon, I pull my diplomats 16 July – Event – I gain 50 Adm power from a Great Advisor event 1 Aug- I send my Muscovy diplomat to build a spy network in Kazembe 5 Sept – Cores done in Kuba, Nunu, and Matamba 19 Sept – I send my Solon diplomat to make nice with Japan 9 Nov – Mpasu a core! |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter Ninety-Eight - Metallurgy Discovered 1 Jan, 1601 – New Tech!!! ADM TECH 16 – Just 262 power – Metallurgy – I can build the Manufactory Mill which is for Gems, Glass, Chinaware, Paper, and Tropical Wood. +2% Production efficiency I order a Mill for Chinaware in East Timor I don’t buy anything more I have more than 1k for mercs as this year is the Mamluks one could begin The Mamluks – 45k, us in Egypt – 3 25k armies, so I can slowly expand without worrying about them punching me back, and hopefully I won’t need the 40k mercs like last time. Remember their ally did not join the Turks in their war so they are ally less. 5 Jan – Rashid converts! Next is Atfih in 27 months, which I cored. 30 Jan – Dumyat converts! Next is Ijebu in 33 months 19 Mar – Munene cored! All cores are done! 1 May – Our truce is up with the Indies power we were at war with like Majaphait and Brunei. 1 June – I lose my claim on a Dagbon province in West Africa 8 July – Lobi converts! Next is Matamba at 34 months 1 Aug – Treaty with the Mamluks is up, I order my two 25k armies to Atfih’s Bastion holding 13 Aug – I declare war for the Mamluks for their Cotton province of Fayyum next to Atfih |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter Ninety-Nine - The 2nd Algiers/Mamluks War I order my 75k to Fayyum 27 Aug – 22k of them arrive to siege Iskandarriyya 24 Sept – Fayyum is ours, I order my combined army to the siege 1 Nov – Yakutat good for Fish, yuck 15 Nov – Our heir died, a new one is Muhammad, 3/4/4, age 16 29 Nov – We relieve the siege! 1 Dec - Our heir gained the Expansionist trait 14 Jan, 1602 – We capture a minor and move to their capital of Qahirah. This has a Bastion so it’ll take a while 1 Mar – Relations maxed with Japan I pull my diplomat 1 June – Okhotsk – Siberia – next to Tauisk and unclaimed Jugjur, Grasslands, 3 dev, Gems, makes us 0.06, Algerian and Ibadi I order these colonist to Jugjur 2 June – Natives killed there 11 June – Sale March has arrived and is taking a province by the Red Sea 4 July – They recapture Fayyum 17 July – After a fast siege, their capital of Qahriah falls! I order my army south 21 July – Two minors fall to me 1 Aug – Separatists rise up in Munene where my army is 20 Aug – We win! 22 Aug – Fayyum falls, they have their big army next door in Ushmanayn and I order my army to it 21 Sept – We win the battle I have a warscore of 40 13 Oct – A minor falls 26 Oct We capture Ushmanayn! 1 Nov – 11k Wagadugu Separistis in Wagadugu, I order my 15k army over 7 Nov – Another minor falls, this time to Sale 6 Dec – Another minor falls 9 Dec - We win a long campaign in Wagadugu 19 Dec – We rout 9k Mamluks troops in Girga 24 Jan, 1603 – We capture Girga It looks like there are no more Bastions in their vast African territory, so there is nothing left to jump up the warscore. 7 Mar – Two minors fall 10 Mar – Aftih converts! Next is 35 month long Iskandarriyya 21 April – Another minor falls, I have a warscore of 51 29 May – Two minors fall 13 June – Another minor falls 6 July – Another falls 54% 7 Aug – Three more fall New Tech!!! DIP TECH 17 – Merchantman – We can build Trade Depots, upgraded Marketplaces, and the Merchantman ship and +50 colonial range and +20 trade range 18 Sept – Two minors fall and there is a 22k army here I move my armies to 18 Oct – We win and now have a 62% warscore 28 Oct - I rout their army Conversion in Ijebu! Next is the 35 month long Shinje! 1 Nov - Haida – Island, strait to Tlingit, Fish, 3 dev, Cascadia, Forest, makes us 0.04 Algerian and Ibadi I order these colonists west of Yakutat to Eyak. 24 Nov – Two more minors falls 28 Nov – Event – The faith in Yos Sudorso is now Sunni and I lose 10 prestige 1 Dec – A minor falls Yakutat – Cascadia – Artic, 3 dev, Algerian, Ibadi, Fish, makes us .02 We form Algerian Alaska, I’ll keep one colonist here and the other two to Siberia. I order these colonist to Kolyma north and inland of Gizhaga 12 Dec – The Ottomans go to peace with the Mamluks, and they have taken the holding next to us in the Sinai peninsula so we cannot expand south of them. 17 Dec – Sale captures a minor, I order one army back to my territory in Northern Egypt. 2 Jan, 1604 – Another minor falls, one left in Africa, I order another army back 14 Jan – The last African Mamluks holding falls and I have a warscore of 77%. What can I grab? North Egypt – Al Gharbiya – South of us in Rashid and Dumyat, 12 score, 18 badboy, Buhairya – West of Al Gharbiya, south of Rashid and Iskandariyya, 5 score, 8 badboy Qahirah – Capital, south of Al Gharbiya, east of Buhairya, 33 score, 36 badboy No one cares save the Mamluks, 50 score, 60.1 badboy What else? Fayyum – 5 score, 13 badboy, south of Qahirah, Still no one cares, just the Mamluks Bahirya – South of Buhairya, west of Fayyum, 4 score and 5 badboy Ushmanayn - South of Fayyum, east of Bahirya – 10 score, 14 badboy Total – 91.9 badboy and 69 score Can I get anything else? Akhmin – South of Ushmanayn, 8 badboy, 5 score Farafreh – West of Akhmin, south of Bahirya – 4 score and badboy too Anything else? I cannot get Girga, but I can get one of Ras Garab or Kharga which is better? Ras is Fish, Kharga Livestock, I do Kharga – 4 score, 3 badboy Total –  82 score and 106.7 badboy, just the Mamluks care! I took their capital off the map, nasty! I do it and core their capital at 95, and then 77 for Fayyum, and Minya and 51 for Al Gharbia and then 26 for Manfalut and then 22 for Buhairya and then 15 for Bahirya and then that’s out and I don’t have the 22 total for the other two: Al Gharbiya – South of us in Rashid and Dumyat, Farmlands, 16 dev, Farm Estate for Grain, Mosque, Workshop, makes 0.57, Egyptian and Sunni, Buhairya – West of Al Gharbiya, south of Rashid and Iskandariyya – Desert, 7 dev, Salt, 0.07 made here, Egyptian Sunnis it’s not Arid Qahirah – Capital, south of Al Gharbiya, east of Buhairya, Great Project “The Pyramid of Cheops”, Center of Trade Emporium, Farmlands, 31 dev, Cloth makers, Sunni and Egyptian make 0.85 with a built Bastion, Marketplace, Textile Manufactory, Barracks, Mosque, Workshop, Fayyum – 5 score, 13 badboy, south of Qahirah, - Wartarget – Cotton growers, Mosque, 12 dev, Farmlands, 0.57, Egyptian and Sunni. Bahirya – South of Buhairya, west of Fayyum, - Arid, Desert, 4 dev, Livestock, Egyptian and Sunni, 0.05 Ushmanayn renamed “Minya” - South of Fayyum, east of Bahirya – Sugar grown here, Plantation and Workshop built here, Egyptian and Sunni Drylands, 12 dev, .12 Akhmin renamed “Manfilut” – South of Minya, north of Mamluks – Drylands, 7 dev, Cotton grown here, Egyptian and Sunni and makes 0.19 Farafreh – West of Akhmin, south of Bahirya – Egyptian and Sunni, Arid and Desert, Livestock, 3 dev, just 0.05 made here. Kharga – West of Mamluks, south of Farafreh – 3 dev, Livestock, Egyptian and Sunni, Arid and Desert making us 0.05 with that accepted culture and 2.5 value for Livestock. Nice additions, mostly, with a few toss ins. Cloth, Cotton, Sugar, Salt all great. |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred - Interwar Period 14 Jan - I order one 25k army to Qahirah, one to Minya and the other to Iskandariyya. I order built: Trade Station for Incense in Palu Mill for Tropical Wood in Flores and in Luanda Mill for Gems in Sula I keep 966 unpent for emergencies My manpower is pretty hit I’ll need to wait a bit for it to recharge or for minor wars. Desert fighting was rough. Or mercs 19 Jan – I kill natives in Eyak 1 Feb – For 11 ADM core ordered for Farafreh I cannot rival Austria any more next is India’s Bahmanis 1 April – Another 11 spent to core Kharga – everything is now ordered! 12 April – Natives killed in Kolyma! Spain is in Cascadia too as is Friesland 1 May – I spend 50 MIL for claims on everything adjacent, and Holy War 21 May – Matamba converts! Next is 40 month long Gao 7 July – Malacca DOWs Brunei, I accept I have 1202 cash for mercs. We are at war with Brunei, Bone and Madyas and that’s it. |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and One - The 2nd Malacca & Algiers / Brunei War This is a horrible time for an Indies war since I don’t have the manpower for a longer burn, and I just used my ADM power for coring my new takes in Egypt. That’s a rough hit, but Malacca are my people here and we need to keep things chummy. I don’t have the 40k mercs available so I order 30k in Borneo’s Bastion of Sampas next to Brunei I hire 15k on Sulawesi’s Bastion of Palopo next to Bone to join my 5k there 24 July – I order 20k from Palopo to Bone’s Wajo, and my 30k to Kuching 1 Aug – The Turks broke their alliance with us – that’s not good. Peace for 5 years and we have military access so hopefully that’ll stay. 1 Sept – We capture Wajo! 9 Sept – We win a long battle against 19k Brunei forces in our holding of Meliau 21 Oct – Kuching is ours, next is the Bastion of Kapit 22 Nov – 8k are sieging us in Samarinda that are owned by Kutai but rented to Borneo as Janissaries 6 Dec – Our Philippines holding of Samar falls to Madyas next to us on the islands 14 Dec – They capture Samarinda 7 Jan, 1605 – Bikol falls 25 Feb – Malacca retakes Samarinda 10 Mar – Caraga falls 1 April – Our first Siberian miss - Jugjur with Fish 10 April – Tagloc falls 13 June - Their Bastion of Kapit falls! We have a 38% score with Malacca and 8 just us, so we cannot take anything yet. Malacca is besieging their capital next door, so I split my armies into two adjacent minors. Remember I had my 4k with 3k cavalry here in Borneo last war for making my mercs be able to launch a fusillade. 21 July – I invite a Shalaf’i Scholar from great relations with Alaska – I send it to La Plata to collect 12 Aug – We capture two minors. Brunei’s capital has fallen to Malacca 17 Aug – Cores done in Fayyum, Qahirah, Al Gharbia, Minya and Buhaira. Four left! 28 Sept – We capture Bone’s capital of Bone But I cannot take them both from Bone as a junior partner by Brunei. Can I get peace from Brunei something substantial? Malacca and I have a warscore of 82%. What can I get with my score of 29%? Kuching – Borneo - Next to us in Sambas and Meliau. 6 warscore and 7 badboy Sigalang – Borneo – East of Kuching, North of Meliau - 11 badboy, 9 warscore Sibu – Borneo- North of Sigalang -13 badboy, 9 warscore, Total – 24 score and 31.1 badboy I can get three provinces on Borneo, but the Turks and Mamluks will join an alliance against me, and they will for even one province. Do I take these three holdings and annoy the Turks? Or just stay allied with Malacca and let them take everything?  Let’s do it! Cores are 89 for all three. Kuching – Borneo - Next to us in Sambas and Meliau – Bornean, Sunni, 6 Dev, Fishers, Jungle, Tropical, makes us 0.06 with Shipyard and Mosque. Sigalang – Borneo – East of Kuching, North of Meliau, West of Brunei – Tropical, Jungle, Gems made here, Sunni, Bornean, Mosque, Shipyard, Workshop, 0.24 made here, 10 dev Sibu – Borneo- North of Sigalang, surrounded by Brunei - Rich Spices, 11 dev, Jungle, Tropical, Bornen, Sunni, 0.23, Barracks, Shipyard and Mosque. Nice three random additions, well two and Fish. I disband my mercs and order my small armies home |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Two - Flintlock Musket Brought In 17 Oct – Manfalut is now cored and Bahirya too! 6 Nov – Farafreh a core, one left! 14 Dec – I send my diplomat after returning from Brunei to make nice with England 9 Jan, 1606 – Kharya is now a core and all ex-Mamluks are cored! 8 Feb – I start building a spy network in Brunei 22 Feb – Conversion in Iskandardaiyya! Next is 30 months Minya 14 June – New Tech! MIL TECH 17 – Flintlock Musket – We get +1 calvary shock! 1 July - 20k rebellion in Qahirah 24 July – Two armies arrived and crushed it, lost around 5k forces combined 21 Sept – Peasant rebellion in our March of Tetuatlan 11 Oct – Shinje converts! Next is 30 month Fayyum 1 Nov – Truce with Dahomey ends 5 Nov - They barely won in my March with just 2.4k left 1 Dec – Eyak will be good for fishing. 1 Jan, 1607 – I save cash for the next upgrade in Qahirah’s Pyramids next year 2 April – Event – Famine in Lower Kassai Region 16 April – Event – Minorities flee to Jugjur – I choose and they get 400 colonists and they are Sunni. Jugjur – Siberia, next to Solon, Okhotsk – Just Fish, 3 dev, Algerian, Sunni, 0.04 made here I order these colonists to Yarmanka east of us in Kolyma 1 May – Kolyma is Copper another hit! 6 May – 100 Natives in Yarmanka killed 1 June – I lose my claim on Lwena in Kazembe 20 Aug – Event – Expansion of the Buru Madrasah – We agree and get better tax base and production in Buru and prestige 13 Sept – Gao converts, the former capital of Songhai! Next is the 45 month Kharga 1 Oct – I lose my claim on Bone’s Wajo 31 Oct – Sigalang and Kuching are cores! 29 Nov – Event we lose 10 prestige but gain +10% ulema estate loyalty 29 Dec – Sibu now a core, everything is cored! |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Three - War in Siberia 2 Jan, 1608 – I spend 1k in the Pyramid of Cheops, which, when finished, will get me: -5% Advisor costs +5% ulema loyalty I have 904 more cash but I’ll save for emergencies There are four minor tribes in Siberia’s area, two are wealthy Fur with 3.5 value and next to each other inland next to my 14k with my Conquistador One has 5k the other 6. I DOW Omolon by Chukchi – it’ll take 100 days to get back I order my 14k into Omolon 21 Jan – I rout their army in Omolon 29 Jan – I rout the Khodynt army who arrives 1 Feb – Relations maxed with England I pull my diplomat 27 Feb – We capture the capital of Chukchi Omolon 20 Mar - We arrive in Khodynt’s capital of Karaveyem 29 April – We capture Karaveyem! We have a 100% warscore: What can I get?  I can get them both for 24 warscore and just 12.6 badboy, I do it. Corsaro just 36 Omolon – Chukchi capital, east of Kolyma, west of Karaveyem, north of Gizhiga – Arctic, Fur Trade, 4 dev, Forest, Tengri faith, Kamchatkan culture, makes us 0.03 Karalveyem – North of Penzhina, east of Omolon, west of a tribe, 8 dev, Forest, Fur Trade, Arctic, Mosque, Tengri faith, Yukaghir culture, makes 0.15 Nice two Fur additions |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Four - The University Established 3 May – Spain was granted Cascadia by the Pope 12 July – Every Cascadia coastal province is now under someone’s control 7 Aug – Our diplomat returns from Siberia, I send it to make nice with Solon’s master Orochoni 23 Aug – Minya converts! Next is the 45 month campaign of Farafreh! 6 Sept – Spain did the first circumnavigation of the globe 1 Jan, 1609 – Our debate policy failed, I order it again New Tech! ADMIN TECH 17 – For 388 ADM, we get – University – We can build them, as well as +250 Governing Capacity and +10 Admin efficiency and then -10% dev cost. I order these states made: Bahari – Al Gharbia, Buhaira, Qahirah, and Sharqiya - We get a lot of boosts from that stating Kong – West Africa – Kong Ivory, Bagoe Dyes, Lobi gold and Grain in Gwirko Manding – West Africa – Gold Mines of Bure and Bambuk, Grain in Joma’s high dev Emporium, and Livestock in Do Katsina – Central West Africa – Iron in Gobir, Dyes in Daura Kalimantan – Borneo – Naval Supplies in Katapang; Grain in Meliau; Fish in Kuching; Gold in Pontianak and Sambas I order these: Mill for Atfih’s Paper Trade Station for Spices in Isharddariyya That drops me to 635, no more I need to create another Seat in the Majils, I hand it to Qahirah Busy day! 14 Jan – I accept knowledge sharing from Frankfurt 4 Mar – I have to hand out another Seat in the Majils, so it’s Pontianak 20 Mar – Our High Imam has passed! Our new one is Muhammad IV with 3/4/4 stats. 23 years old. We are now making 11/8/9 monthly No heir or consort I offer a Royal Marriage to Malacca. No Consort Now that we have a ADM of at least 3 again I can pass an Act: Enforce Religious Unity - +2Missionary vs Heretics Sunni and Shia 6 April – Fayyum converts! Next is 18 month long Buhaira 25 April – They got married on their own, new heir – Abdallah – 4/3/2 1 May – Event – The one after I take over each time. I choose the most fit Sheikh, and we get +5% Taxes 9 May – One of our generals dies, I hire another 1 June – I lose 13 claims 29 June – Event – Colonial Expansion – I get +200 in Kolyma for 30 cash Kolyma – Siberia – Arctic, Rich Copper Mines, Forest, 3 dev, Ibadi and Algerian makes us 0.04 monthly. I order these colonists to Suntar Khayata 10 Aug – Event – Local Traders Demand Aid – I send them 100 cash 30 Aug – 500 natives in Suntar Khayata killed 1 Sept – Peace with Turks after breaking our alliance ends today. Uh oh. I lose my claim on Bone’s Bone I claim Brunei’s Kapit and pull my diplomat to build up spy network in Bone 21 Sept – War in West Africa Kano my next target is at war with – 6k Wadai – 5k Dahomey – 8k Kanem Bornu – 1k I order 25k from Egypt over 1 Nov – Relations maxed with Orochoni, I order it returned 10 Nov- Malacca’s war is over. |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Five - Eyak Finished 1 Jan, 1610 – I order: Mill for Tropical Wood in Bengkulu Workshops here for Cloves: Ambon, Halmahera, Buru, Ceram, Sugar: Dina Arobi; Dina Morgrabin 16 Jan – Royal Marriage with Persia 29 Jan – I send my Orochoni diplomat to make nice with Two Sicilies 1 Feb – The Age of Absolutism has begun! 1 Mar - Eyak – Cascadia – Mountains, Fish, 3 dev, handed to Colonial Nation, Algerian, Ibadi I send these colonists to Siberia’s Sakha 1 April – Yarmanka is good for Iron mining 6 April – Natives in Sakha no longer Our DIP Navigator Advise passes, I hire a level 2 Colonial Governor with +10% Tariffs 27 April – Malacca DOWs Sunda and Majapahit, I join them. We are at war with Brunei and those two powers on Java island |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Six - The First Malacca & Algiers vs Sunda War I hire 15k in Sumbawa, I don’t have the cash for the others. 30 April – Cores done in my new Siberian holdings 4 May - My fleet wins in the Straits of Lombok against a 1 ship strong Sunda fleet 9 May – Mercs here, I order them to cross a few straits to Blambangan a Bastion 12 June – We begin the Siege of Blambangan, I don’t have enough artillery for a fusillade, so this is the long route around 1 July – We lose some men in decay and cannot siege, I order more men built nearby locally 20 July – Kharga converts! Next is Sharqiya for 22 months 19 Aug – Our mercs lose a big battle and are send back, being routed, that’s not good 6 Sept – Event – Wave of Immigration - +200 in Yarmanka 1 Oct – Our Army Reformer level 3 advisor in MIL died I hire one level 3 Grand Captain with -10% Army Maintained, 29 Oct – Buhaira converts! Next is AL Gharbia for 22 months 14 Nov – Sumbawa falls 9 Feb, 1611 – Farafreh converts! Next is Tarrana at 27 months 1 May – I have saved enough cash for 30 mercs I hire them in West Timor 13 May - I have 30k against their 26k but they have a 3 star general and then better number of cavalry and artillery, so I order more in Timor. 10 June – Malacca peace with Kutai. Cash, just Java now 1 Dec – Relations maxed with Two Sicilies, I pull my diplomat and make nice with Austria Should I just begin my West African War? This one will likely take a while and I doubt that we’ll win anything, so using my ADM power to core the West Africa stuff would make sense. 1 Jan, 1612 - Yarmanka – Siberia, Forest, Arctic, Iron Mines, Ibadi Algerian making 0.03, I order these colonists to Verkhoyansk 4 Feb – Melakka wins! The war is over, I disperse my 30k mercs I cancel the rest of my army building and have 7k in West Timor |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Seven - A Peaceful Interlude I order Workshops for: Spices in Yamdena Tropical Wood in Flores Coffee in Manado Chinaware in East Timor Gems in West Timor I make a State South Sulawesi – Buton’s Spices, Kendari’s Incense, Palopo’s Iron, Spices in Kolaka I hand Buton a Majils Seat 5 Feb – Natives killed in Verkhoyansk In West Africa the War against Dagbon by Kano and her allies continues. My armies: 15k in Ivory Coast next to Cape Coast with 12k 14k in Bonny – my Kongo army moved, next to Kano 25k in Daura north of Kano and their capital They have 13k sieging Dagbon’s capital I declare war for Kano’s Biram, a 5 dev Dye next to the border |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Eight - The 2nd Algiers/Kano War I order my three armies in 26 Mar – Event – Monopoly Company Formed – We get 3004 cash! 1 Apr – I begin sieges in Cape Coast and Kano with fusillades 19 Apr – Minor in Kano falls, next the Bastion of Benin 17 May – Conversion in Sharqiya, next is Bardiya at 27 months 19 May – We capture Kano and have a warscore of 18! 31 May – Cape Coast is ours! Now a score of 25% 29 June – Two minors falls, I move to the capital of Kanem Bornu 31 July – Peace with Dagbon to focus on me 10 Aug – Another minor falls 23 Aug – Gold Coast in Dahomey falls as does another minor They capture Gurma 1 Sept – Copper mines in Suntar Khayata 15 Sept _ Al Gharbia converts! Next is 27 months in Darnah 24 Sept – Another minor falls to me in Kano 5 Oct – Arbandia falls to them 10 Nov – Kanem Bornu’s capital falls! I have a 44% warscore 19 Nov – Event – Colonial Expansion! 1 Dec – GOLD IN SAKHA!!! 1 Mar, 1613 – Truce with Brunei is up 6 May – Tarrana converts, next is 27 months for Lae 11 Aug – After 471 Days, Benin falls! We have a warscore of 66% I can get: Let’s start with the coast: Benin - 9 badboy, 19 warscore, next to us in Ijebu Warri – Connects Benin and Bonny – 2 badboy, 5 score Ife – Inland of Ijebu and Benin – 10 score, 8 badboy Ondo- Inland of all three – 3 badboy, 7 warscore Idah – Inland of Bonny, east of Ondo – 3 badboy, 6 warscore Pindinga – Inland of Idah and Ife – 2 badboy, 6 score Rano – inland of Pindinga, south of wartarget Biram – 5 badboy, 8 warscore Biram – Wartarget, north of Rano, south of us – 5 badboy and warscore too That’s a warscore of 66, my total Can I do anything else? Nupe – Inland of Ife and Pindinga – 4 badboy, 7 warscore That’s it, only the Mamluks and Turks will care, not Kano  Check this out! I do it and spend ADM equal to 133 ADM Benin - Next to us in Ijebu – “Walls of Benin” Great Project, Bastion, Shipyard, Mosque, Natural Harbor, Niger Estuary, Ivory Traded here, Tropical, 12 dev, Jungle, Yoruba Fetishists make us 0.21 Warri – Connects Benin and Bonny – Also Tropical, Jungle, Yoruba Fetishist with 3 dev, Slave trade and 0.06 made Ife – Inland of Ijebu and Benin – Glass trade, Castle, Mosque, 9 dev, Savannah, Tropical, Fetishist, Yoruba makes 0.15 Ondo - Inland of all three – Workshop, Jungle, Coffee grown here, Tropical, Yoruba, Fetishists, makes 0.07 with 5 dev. Idah – Inland of Bonny, east of Ondo – Nupe culture, Fetishist faith, Ivory trade, Savannah, Tropical, 5 dev, 0.10 Pindinga – Inland of Idah and Ife – Also Nupe Fetishist, Livestock, Savannah, 0.04, 3 dev, Tropical Rano – inland of Pindinga, south of wartarget Biram – 0.47 made here, rich Dyes trade, Textile Manufactory and Workshop, Hausa people, Fetishist faith, Tropical, Savannah, 5 dev Biram – Wartarget, north of Rano, south of us – 5 dev, Textile Manufactory, Workshop, Dyes, Savannah, Hausa Sunni tropical, 0.64 made here Nupe – Inland of Ife and Pindinga - Toss in for free, Tropical, Coffee, 5 dev, Savannah, Nupe, Fetishists, Workshop makes 0.12 |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Nine - Two Great Works Started 11 Aug – Nice additions, two Dyes, 1 Glass, 2 Ivory, 2 Coffee, good stuff. We are also near two unclaimed internal holdings in Bauchi and Wukari. I now have a land connection from Kongo to Egypt. I order my 25k army back to Egypt 15k from Kongo with a Conquistador to explore our unclaimed area 15k from Dahomey to Ife I order: Great Works Here: 1875 – Mpemba in Kongo’s former capital, when finished we get +0.5 Annual Legitimacy and +33% Institution Spread in True Faith provinces and +15% reform progress 1875 – Timbuktu – When complete -5% tech costs, 30% institution spread, Trade Station for Incense in Kendari; Ivory for Kong; Workshops in: Spices in Gorontalo Sugar in Sus and Madeira 2 Oct- Rebels cross over from Kano into Ife 16 Oct – Defeated 12 Nov – I discover a province called Yola also unclaimed but with 9k nasty people. I order this army to Kongo I boost our stability back to +3 2 Jan, 1614 – I order: Workshop for Spices in Ghadames and Paper in Atfih Event – Marriageable Women in Sakha 2 Feb – Relations maxed with Austria, I pull back my diplomat I spend 50 DIP to invite minorities 12 Feb – Natives killed in Bauchi 15 Feb – I send my Austrian Diplomat to make nice with Bengal My next war should be Bone before the Malacca peace is up with them in 4 years. 2 May - I order my 4k from Borneo and my 7k from Timor to Palopo where I have 9k to have one army in the Indies I can use for smaller wars without mercs, I order more transports to help with a bigger fleet. 1 June – We pass Charter Colonies and get another colonist and +20 growth for ten years! I send to Bauchi to set up and then leave for Siberia 10 July – Bardiya converts! Next is 23 month Yos Sudaraso again 12 July – Natives killed in Wukari 1 Sept – Sakha – GOLD! Siberia – 4 dev, Forest, Arctic, Ibadi and Algerian making us 0.21. I state it and its making 0.43 now. I send these colonists to Wukari, and again we’ll set up, and head back to Siberia 21 Sept - Bauchi sets up, I pull for Siberia’s Maya 22 Oct – Darnah converts; next is Bahirya for 24 months 27 Nov – Natives in Maya killed |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Ten - Prepping for War 1 Jan, 1615 – Naval Supplies in Verkhoyansk, uh oh. Suntar Khayata – Siberia – Wealthy copper mines, Ibadi, Algerian, Arctic, Forest, 3 dev, makes 0.06 I order these colonists north of Maya to Kharya I order nothing with my 1852 cash for when I to hire mercs for the Bone war against Kutai on Borneo and Brunei with 11k forces I have 23k in Sulawesi and 2k more ordered 4 Feb – Natives killed in Kharya 1 Mar – I lose 14 claims 30 Mar – Natives killed inland of Jugjur called Stanovoy I order my 14k to Indies to Tagloc in the Philippines 25k army done in Sulawesi island 15 May – Lae converts, next is Kuching for 25 months 13 Aug – Cores done in Benin, Idah, Biram, Ondo and Warri that I had claims on 31 Aug – My army arrives in Tagloc I pull colonists from Wukari and send to Siberia’s Stanovoy 12 Sept – Ife now a core! All of my armies are up. I can’t DOW Bone it’s a tributary and Malacca would join them. I could DOW Kutai and get Bone and Sulu, or Brunei and get Bone and Sulu I DOW Brunei for Maguindanao in the Philippines next to Tagloc |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Eleven - The First Algerian/Brunei War I order my army into the Castle of Maguindanao from Tagloc for a siege 25k in Sulawesi to Waju I hire an Independent Army with 45k troops in Borneo for 1020 cash and 22 monthly 24 Sept – Mercs here! I order my forces to the Bastion of Kapit 17 Oct – We begin the Siege 21 Oct – Wajo falls, next is Bone 13 Nov – The other cores from Kano are finished! They capture Lombok 10 Feb, 1616 - Minor in the Philippines falls 23 Mar – Another Philippines minor falls 24 April – Kapit is ours, next Brunei’s capital 2 June – 257 days later Maguindanao is ours! 28% warscore 5 June – Two minors in Brunei and Philippines fell to me 26 June – Yos Sudorso converts, next is Bangazi for 25 months 10 July – Brunei’s capital falls, we have a warscore of 54% 26 July – The last Brunei Philippines holding falls to us, just Borneo Island left 14 Aug – Event – Unite the Colony in Wukari +100 1 Sept- Wukari with Naval Supplies I max relations with Bengal and recall my diplomat 9 Sept – Two Borneo Brunei falls 20 Oct – The last two Brunei are ours, all that is left is the Island of Sulu and the last holding in Bone’s capital of Bone, I have a warscore of 62% Wait until Bone falls or grab peace now? What could I get? Let’s start with the Philippines: Maguindanao – Wartarget, Castle, in the big center south island, 13 badboy, 8 score Lanao – North of Maguindanao and next to us. 5 badboy, 8 score Butuan – the last holding on the island, north of us and east of Lanao – 3 badboy and 6 warscore Only the Mamluks care so far, not the Turks Palawan – Next to Taytay, 7 badboy, 9 score Now the Turks care Buglas – The last holding in the Philippines,5 badboy, 7 warscore Total 5 in the islands – 33.6 badboy, 38 warscore Next? Borneo Island: Kapit – Internal, next to us and Brunei’s Capital, 2 badboy, 6 warscore Bintulu – Coastal, connects us and Brunei’s capital and next to Kapit – 8 each badboy and warscore Total -  52 score and 43.5 badboy Ready for muh stuff? I do peace and buy Cores for 127 The Philippines: Maguindanao – Wartarget, Castle, in the big center south island, Filipino and Animist, Spice trade, Hills, Tropical, 14 dev, has a Mosque and Workshop making 0.35 Lanao – North of Maguindanao and next to us. Shipyard, Workshop, Filipino and Hindu, Coastline, 6 dev, Tropical, Spice, 0.08 Butuan – the last holding on the island, north of us and east of Lanao – Natural Harbor, Marsh, Gems, 4 dev, Shipyard and Marketplace, Filipino and Hindu, 0.03 and Tropical Palawan – Next to Taytay – 8 dev, Filipino and Sunni, Coastline, Tropical Sugar, has Shipyard and Workshop, makes 0.18 Buglas – The last holding in the Philippines, -Tropical Coastline, Filipino and Animist, 0.16 and 6 dev, Sugar trade and Mosque and Workshop. Borneo Island: Kapit – Internal, next to us and Brunei’s Capital, Bastion, Mosque, Bornean culture and Sunni faith and then Tropical Wood, 3 dev, Tropical and Jungle, making 0.10 Bintulu – Coastal, connects us and Brunei’s capital and next to Kapit – Fishing here, Bornean Sunni, 8 dev, Jungle, Tropical, Shipyard and Mosque making us .18 Great new stuff in the Philippines and two minor throw ins. I disband my mercs I order my 4k in Borneo left to Sibu I order my 16k army back to Siberia and 25k back to the Palopo Bastion |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Twelve - Peace for a Time 20 Oct - I order: Mill for Loango’s Gems Farm Estate for Lesser Namaqualand’s Livestock Workshops here: For Ivory in Gabu and Futa Jallon Sugar in Sfax Incense in Palu I promote Moloccan as an accepted culture I state-ify – Kano – Dyes of Biram and Rano Benin – Slaves in Ijebu, Warri, Ivory in Benin, Coffee in Ondo 23 Oct - Our Admiral passes and I hire another He’s just a 1 star 26 Oct - I send my Bengali Diplomat to build a spy network with Bone again I hand a seat in the Majils to Borneo’s Gold Sambas and Benin’s Ivory 28 Oct – Conversion in Bahirya! Next is As-Suways for 25 months 1 Nov – The price of Glass rises a lot to 4.5 from 3.0 28 Nov – France swaps from rivalling us to Austria I send a diplomat to make nice with them 1 Jan, 1617 – Bauchi with Tropical Wood! I don’t order anything with my 1036 cash I save it for a possible War #3 against Mamluks this year. 10 Jan – Iron is up to 4.5, Copper is down to 3.45 1 Feb – 11k rebellion in Benin, I order my 15k from Ife over 1 Mar – Verkhoyansk – Siberia – Naval Supplies now, Coal later, Forest, Arctic, Algerian, Ibadi, 3 dev makes us 0.03. I cannot send these colonists to Siberia since the two unclaimed are next to colonies territories so I send to inland South Africa’s Mountain of Swazi with 3 dev but a high chance at something good, inland of Matsolo and Mtetwa and northeast of Highveld 7 Mar – We win against the rebels! 19 Mar - I reject an alliance offer by Persia, too far away 1 May – Peace with Mamluks is up! Militarily: Mamluks – 26k Fars – 7k Funj – 7k Gazikmukh – On the Caspian Sea far side of the Turks – 18k Us in Egypt – 2 armies of 25k, one of 26k – 76k total. We don’t need mercs I order my troops to the border in Manfalut 4 June – I declare war for the Mamluks’ Guiga, a Grain province next to us that’s their capital |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Thirteen - The Third Algiers/Mamluks War 25 June - Kuching converts, next is Warri for 19 months 22 July – Girga falls, I send my forces to hit them on the border province on the Red Sea of Ras Gareb 22 Aug – We win in Ras Gareb – they lost around 7k 1 Oct – Ras Garab falls Naval Supplies in Maya 18 Oct – Two minors fall 4 Nov – Do I get a new tech in Admin during the war? It’s another Group of Ideas! I do ADMIN TECH 18 – National Sovereignty I take Religious Ideas 1 Dec – Iron in Kharya! 13 Dec – Two minors fell 19 Dec – Another falls 5 Jan, 1618 – Another New Tech! DIP TECH 18 – Line of Battle – We can build the ship Galiot, +0.50 naval morale and 10 naval engagement I order my fleet upgraded for 50 18 Feb – Three minors have fallen 15 Mar – Another minor falls 8 May – We win the Battle of Hamsian 1 June – Stanovoy with Iron! Nasty! 22 June – Hamasien falls! I order this army to the capital of Funj in Gezira 15 July – Two more minors fall 26 July – We arrive in Gezira and begin a siege 1 Aug – 21k Mamluks are besieging us in As-Suways, I order two armies to break off and head there 6 Aug – Bangazi converts! Next is Biram in 25 months 24 Sept – Gezira falls! 13 Oct – A minor Mamluks falls to the cavalry I left behind while heading north to As-Suways 23 Oct – Cores done in every Brunei province we took save for Buglas. 4 Nov – A minor Funj falls 1 Dec – We win in As-Suways I order my two armies to the Mamluk’s Fort of Tabuk a Bastion in Arabia 13 Dec – We capture a minor in Funj and Mamluks 10 Jan, 1619 – We begin the siege of Tabuk 27 Jan - Warri converts, and next is the 25 month campaign of Rano 29 Jan – Another minor falls 1 Mar – Our ruler gains the “Well Advised” trait! 16 Mar – Every African Mamluks holding is ours 1 April – South Africa’s Swazi with Livestock 7 June – As-Suways converts! Next is Ondo for 25 months too 1 July – I decline a peace offer from Funj for War Reparations 1 Aug – I claim Bone’s Bone and pull back my diplomat 9 Aug – Event – I tax Grain from one of our colonies 9 Oct – We embrace Global trade! We get another Merchant! I pass the Indian Trade Company Act and get another Merchant I send to: Collect in: Alexandria The Moluccas 20 Oct – Bahamanis no longer rivals us 1 Nov – New Tech – MIL TECH 18 – Carbine – 2 more combat width, +25 maneuver value, and I get better cavalry and canon, but I won’t upgrade until post war 21 Nov – The Turks Rival us, uh oh. 1 Jan, 1620 – Kharya – Siberia – Iron Mining, Arctic, Forest, Ibadi, 3 dev, Algerian, makes us 0.19 since it’s in the state I made with the Gold Mine. I order these colonists east to Yakut Rebellion in Biram – I order my 15k over from Rano 18 Jan = Mamluks retake Dongola 28 Jan – We win in Biram 29 Jan – Rebels killed in Yakut 31 Jan – Tabuk falls, I now have a 60% warscore What do I want? Most of the stuff near me is pretty poor trade good, like Grain, Fish, and Livestock I’m fighting their 11k that took Dongola, I hold off to get a better warscore 1 Feb – Wukari – Inland West Africa – Tropical, Jungle, Ibadi, Algerian, Naval Supplies, makes us 0.02, that was a free colony, I pull my colonists from South Africa’s Swazi to head next to Wukari’s Yola 12 Feb – We win the Battle of Dongola and gain two more warscore Now what do I want? Girga – Wartarget, new capital, South of us – 8 warscore, 9 badboy Qus - East of Girga, 3 badboy, 6 score Ras Gareb – Red Sea, connects Qus with As-Suways – 4 score,3 badboy Qusayr – Red Sea, south of Ras Gareb, east of Qus – 3 badboy, 5 score Isna – South of Girga and Qus – 5 each score and badboy Aswan – South of Isna – 6 score, 5 badboy Qasr Ibrim – South of Aswan – 6 score, 4 badboy Wadi Halfa – Southwest of Qasr Ibrim – 3 badboy, 6 warscore Sahra an Nubyah – East of Wadi Halfa, southeast of Qasr Ibrim – 3 badboy, 5 warscore Halaib – Red Sea – East of Sahra an Nubyah, south of Qusayr -2 badboy 4 warscore Result?  55 warscore and 39.5 badboy, let’s do it! I order cores for 127 total ADM power, pretty small stuff Girga – Wartarget, new capital, South of us – Farm Estate for Grain, 10 dev, Drylands, 0.17 made here Egyptian and Sunni, Qus - East of Girga, - Desert, not Arid, 3 dev, Livestock, Egyptian and Sunni Farm Estate makes 0.27 Ras Gareb – Red Sea, connects Qus with As-Suways – Fish, Arid Coastal Desert, 3 dev, Egyptian and Sunni 0.07 made here Qusayr – Red Sea, south of Ras Gareb, east of Qus – Arid, Coastal Desert, Livestock, Egyptian and Sunni 3 dev makes 0.03 Isna – South of Girga and Qus – 5 dev, Non-Arid Desert, Livestock, Egyptian and Sunni makes 0.15 Aswan – South of Isna – Arid, Desert, Livestock, 5 dev, 0.06, Egyptian and Sunni Qasr Ibrim – South of Aswan – Nubian and Sunni, Desert, 6 dev, Livestock, Arid, .10 made Wadi Halfa – Southwest of Qasr Ibrim – Nubian, Coptic, Arid, Desert, Livestock, makes us 0.08 with 4 dev Sahra an Nubyah – East of Wadi Halfa, southeast of Qasr Ibrim –0.03, 4 dev, Arid, Desert, Nubian, Coptic, Slave Trading Halaib – Red Sea – East of Sahra an Nubyah, south of Qusayr – Slaves here too, Coastal Desert, 3 dev, Arid, Beja and Sunni, makes 0.05. Low dev and low trade good stuff, we already took the rich and higher developed things in the last two wars, save for the 5 Coastal Deserts on the Mediterranean between Sirt and the Nile Delta I order my army from Dongola to Qasr Ibrim, and my armies from Tabuk to Qusayr and the other to Girga. This is a shorter ten year peace! |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Fourteen - Another Great Work Begins 12 Feb – I upgrade my cannon and cavalry to Afsharid Reform Cavalry. I order: This Great Work: Pyramid of Cheops – 2.5k Then: Military Equipment Manufactory for Iron in Kharya, Air and Gobir Trade Station for Kolaka’s Spices Workshops: For Incense in Kendari For Cloth in Oran and Mers el Kabir I lose my claims on Mamluks! 1 Mar – Maya – Siberia – A miss Naval Supplies, Forest, 3 dev, Algerian Ibadi, Arctic makes us 0.12 I order these colonists east to Aldan 3 Mar – Natives in Yola killed! I send my extra diplomat to build a spy network with the Mamluks 30 April – One of our Generals died, I promote another 1 July – Bauchi- Inland West Africa – Savannah, Tropical Wood, Tropical, 3 dev, Ibadi and Algerian make us 0.03 That was another free colony I pull colonists from Stamovoy to South Africa’s Desert Roggeveld inland of Cape, Lesser Namaqualand and west of Great Karoo 15 Aug – I join Malacca’s War Against Ayutthaya in SE Asia. We are at war with them, and that’s it. |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Fifteen - Malacca and Algiers War Against Ayutthaya Ayutthaya Navy: 0 Heavies 11 Lights 24 Gallies Ours 11/13/5 I think I can force a landing of my 16k in Siberia with enough to make a difference. Army? 23k, so my 16k would make sense and help out likely They have been bifurcated by Bengal. I’ll let Malacca deal with it, they are nearby on the Malay Peninsula, and Ii order my Mavy out, I order 20 Merchantmen Transports in the Indies since they would join my 5 I already have to cart my 25k army around on Sulawesi I also order some more heavies and lights and galleys to prevent getting behind 12 Sept – Event – I spend 100 cash to help Traders in need The Turks have DOWd the Mamluks I agree to give military access to Funj 17 Sept – I win the Battle of the Java Sea 26 Sept – Biram converts! Next let’s do 25 months in Buglas’s Animist holding 1 Oct – The first Religious Idea - #1 – Church Attendance Duty - +1 Missionaries. I send it to Manfalut for 26 months 6 Oct - Natives in Roggeveld killed 10 Oct - Natives killed in Aldan 17 Oct – Event – Urbanization in 6 places, better tax value in them all. 1 Dec – With a relations maxed with France I pull my diplomat 10 Dec – I send it to make nice with Venice 1 Jan, 1621 – Stanovoy – Siberia – Iron mining, Grasslands, 4 dev, Arctic, makes us 0.04, Algerian and Ibadi, north of Solon I kill natives in Chara east of Stanovoy and next after setting up in Roggeveld I don’t order anything with my 1166 cash in case the Ayutthaya breaks out and assaults me and I need money for emergency mercs 8 Feb – We set up in Roggeveld, and I order back to Chara 20 Feb – Rano Converts! How about next we head to Daura for 26 months! 30 Mar - Since our next battle in the Kongo region is against Kazembe, who has 16k to my 15k, I order another 10k in the area to bring me up 30 June – Ondo is the next conversion to Ibadi! Next is Sambas at 28 months 8 Aug – Our first slate of ships are done, I order them to the island of Sumba 16 Aug – Cores done in Egypt from Aswan, Ras Gareb, Ginga and Isna 1 Oct – Ivory trade found to be good in Yola! 15 Oct – Qus and Qusayr cores are done! 1 Nov – I spend 50 MIL power for Holy War claims and get them on Mamluks again 19 Jan, 1622 – Our 25k in Kongo is done, 14k infantry, 6k cavalry, 5k artillery 1 April – Swazi – South Africa Inland – Mountains – Livestock, Algerian, Ibadi, 3 dev, make us 0.02 1 May - Rebellion in Idah 14 May – The other cores from Mamluks are done! 24 May – We win in Idah 15 Aug – Ships are finished, I order them into one navy in Sunda 1 Sept – Our truce with Kutai ends 26 Sept – Fleet is done, we now have In our spare navy: 5 heavies 4 lights 8 Galleys 25 transports, I order my 25k army from Sulawesi to SE Asia I hire a level 1 Admiral for it 31 Oct – Buglas converts! Next is Qusyr for 23 months 1 Nov – Aldan for Iron! 5 Dec – Manfalut converts; next is Qus for 23 months 1 Feb, 1623 - Fur in Yakut I max relations with Venice and pull my diplomat 11 Feb – We arrive in SE Asia in a minor holding of Pursat I send my Venice diplomat to make nice with Yue here in East Asia 20 Feb – Peace with Malacca and Ayutthaya – they take 4 in peace in the Malay Peninsula |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Sixteen - The First Algiers/Kazembe War 20 Feb - I order my army back to Palopo from Pursat Now Kongo Region is next, any new allies for Kazembe? Nope! I hire 45k mercs unit Independent Unit for 1006 cash and 20 monthly as a unit to take it out and it’s ally, since we’ll need bigger units for the sieges coming up I DOW for the Ivory minor province of Rund, I send my 25k into the Castle of Rund 6 Mar – My mercs arrive, they head in to 13 Mar – We begin the siege with a fusillade 25 April - Event – New Settlement in Yakut, I up the tax value instead of the pop We convert Daura! Next is Ras Gareb at 23 months 1 June – Livestock is good for the Desert of Roggeveld 7 July – Religious Idea #2 – Church Attendance Duty - -25% Stability cost modifier 1 Aug – After 142 days, Rund is ours! 15 Sept – Inhambane is being sieged by 16k forces from Kazembe I order my 25k army over and will keep the mercs in their territory 3 Oct – We capture a minor 14 Oct – Sambas converts and next’ll be Aswan in 25 months 1 Nov - Yola – Inland West Africa – Ivory, Algerian, Ibadi, Jungle, Tropical, 3 dev makes us 0.05 I send this colonist to Siberia’s Nukhtui Fur in Chara! 1 Dec – Nubian Separatists in Wadi Halfa I order my army next door here 15 Dec – Our mercs capture a minor 20 Dec – Rebels defeated 14 Feb, 1624 – We arrive in Inhambane 22 Feb – We win! 1 May – Our heir gains the “Expansionist” trait! 6 May – Another minor falls 1 June – Our Colonials Expansionist Policy ends, I start another Majils debate for the same policy 16 June – Our 25k army returns 22 June – Another minor falls 7 Aug – Two minors fall, I combine my armies to the Bastion of Luapula 15 Oct – Qusayr sees the Ibadi light! Next is Isna with 25 months 14 No – The minor of Luba falls, the Kongo COT 21 Nov – Qus converts, next is 27 months in Gobir 1 Dec 15k Mamluk Separatists rise up in Girga where my army is 11 Dec – We win! 1 Jan, 1625 – I max relations with Yue and pull my diplomat 1 Feb – Aldan – Siberia – Iron, Grasslands, 3 dev, 0.04, Algerian, Ibadi, Arctic No colonists to send 8 Feb – Another minor falls 11 Mar- After 195 days Luapula falls to us! I have a warscore of 99% what can I get? Ideally the stuff to Luba and then it. Rund – Wartarget, next to us, 6 warscore, 9 badboy Lwena – North of Chokwe, south of Rund – 6 score, 5 badboy Kalundwe – Connects us to Luba, east of us, 9 score, 8 badboy Luba – East of Kalundwe, 9 score, 10 baddoy That’s 30 score and 31 badboy and only the Mamluks care, not even the Turks. That’s the key stuff, now what? Songye – East of us, north of Kalundwe and Luba -6 score, 5 badboy, still no Turks caring Inshindi - East of Chokwe, SE of Lwena – 8 each, still no Turks, now what? The next I take annoys the Turks and Kazembe. I just take those 6:  I do peace for 119 cores. Rund – Wartarget, next to us, Castle, Mosque, Center of trade Emporium, 9 dev, Ivory, Savannah, Tropical, Lunda Fetishists make us 0.15 Lwena – North of Chokwe, south of Rund – Lunda Fetishists, Savannah, 5 dev, Ivory, 0.07, Tropical Kalundwe – Connects us to Luba, east of us – 7 de, Savannah, Farm Estate for Livestock, Luba here, still Fetishists, 0.36. Tropical Luba – East of Kalundwe, - The rich Iron Mines, Center of Trade Emporium, Tropical, Savannah, 9 dev, makes .12 with Luba Fetishists. Songye – East of us, north of Kalundwe and Luba - throw in – 4 dev, Jungle, Tropical, Grain, Luba, Fetishist, 0.03 Ishindi - East of Chokwe, SE of Lwena – Ivory, Mosque, Workshop, Savannah, Tropical, Chokwe Fetishists make us .24 from 9 dev That’s a strong war upgrade with just one junk Grain, three Ivory, Iron, and the Livestock one already has a Farm Estate! Good stuff! As you might recall, Kongo region we took in the last game was very rich with all of the great trade goods, as well as the stuff from South East Africa in Kilwa’s area, which I’ll hit eventually, but it’s not o my queue right now. |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Seventeen - Another Great Work Started 11 Mar – I disband the mercs, and order my now 27k troops with the 2k capturing force I built to Kalundwe. With all of this cash, I just spend 5k on the Great Work of Kairwan which will be finished in 25 years, and when finished will give me +1 Tolerance of the True Faith, +50% Institution Spread in Ibadi provinces, and a monthly boost to piety I spend 50 DIP to invite minorities Luckily I still have the manpower for a bigger war or a surprise defensive or offensive war I grant land rights to my three estates left, and then gain 300 governing capacity and loyalty and influence, but we lose Absolutism in that era all about it. I turn into a State: Brunei – Borneo Island – These Four – Gems in Sigalang; Tropical Wood in Kapit; Spices in Sibu, Fish in Bintulu Banjar – Borneo – Spices in all three Sampit, Barito and Pacer Lower Niger – Ife’s Glass; Nupe’s Coffee; Pindinga’s Livestock; Idah’s ivory Lower Sunda Islands – Indies - Tea in Sumbawa; Spices in Lombok; Incense in Sunda West Maguindanao – Philippines - Maguindanao and Danao, both Spices I order seats in Majils for Maguindanao, Ife, Meknes 1 April – I lose my Conquest CB on Kazembe since we took all of our claims I order a spy network built 11 April - Conversion in Ras Gareb next is Maguindanao’s Animism for 2 0months 30 April – My trader in Tunis is making 2.31. I pull and send to Kongo 1 July – We’re now making 5.61 – a big upgrade: Yakut – Siberia – Fur Trade, 4 dev, Forest, Ibadi Algerians, Arctic making us 0.09. I order these colonists east to Mukhtuya 4 Aug - Natives killed there 1 Sept – I claim Mamluks’ Jeddah – Looks like the Turks finished their war and took a bunch more holdings in the Levant and Arabia 11 Nov – Aswan converts! Next is Kapit in 23 months |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Eighteen - Preparing for War 1 Jan, 1626 – Truce expired with Kano and friends. I’ll still need to finish bringing in Kazembe, but that’s likely my next spot. I order: Trade Station for Spices in Lombok, Sampit Workshops in: Air for Iron, Ivory in Kong, Grain in Dumyat Mosque in Cape and Timbuktu I order my 1k army from Alaska to the Indies I need a bigger South African army than my 1k since some natives here are much bigger, so I order another 4k here 1 April – Chara – Siberia- North of Shun and Solon, east of very wealthy Lake Baikul provinces, Arctic, Woods, 9 dev, Fur trade, Algerian and Ibadi making us 0.17. East is the 6 dev Grasslands on the north shore of the Lake where I order them called Kirenga 5 May – Natives killed there 15 July – 5k finished in Great Karoo 25 July – My Alaskan army arrives on Borneo I order a 25k army to Kano from Egypt and my Kongo army over 1 Nov - Fur in Nukthui 13 Nov – Conversion in Isna; next is Nupe for 25 months 1 Dec – Religious Idea #3 – Get ready! Divine Supremacy - +3 Missionary Strength! Maguindanao converts and next is 14 months in Idah! 1 Jan, 1627 – I’ll keep some cash for an emergency mercs. I order: Trade Station for Ijebu’s Slaves Plantation for Sumbawa’s Tea Workshops: For Spices in Touggourt, Tropical Wood in Lunada and Bengkulu That leaves me 1102 15 Jan – Conversion in Gobir! Next is 13 months long Pindinga I claim Kazembe’s Kanongesha, Copper mine 1 Feb – Truce with Brunei and allies is up 7 Mar – Our 27k Kongo army has arrived in Whydah 10 April – 25k is in Daura Kano is still allied with Dahomey and Wadai and Kanem Bornu I DOW them for the wealthy Dyes holding of their capital Kano where their 13k are. |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Nineteen - The Third Algiers/Kano War I order 25k to Kano I order 15k to Dahomey’s Cape Coast I order 25k to Dahomey’s Bastion of Abomey 13 April - 5 cores done in Kongo regions, only Luba is left since we didn’t have a claim on it 7 May - We rout their army in Kano, big warscore 1 June – 4k Kanem Bornu are in Metija, I order 25k from Egypt to knock that off 5 June – Kapit converts, next is 14 months in Lanao 7 June – I join Malacca’s War against Sunda, we are at war with them and Barus, I order 25k to Barus on the island of Sumatra 13 July – Luba cored! 18 July – Cape Coast ours, 9k Dahomey troops next door I head too 14 Aug – We win the Battle of Denkyira 1 Sept - Roggeveld – Inland South Africa – Desert, Arid, 3 dev, Algerian Ibadi, Livestock, 0.03 That was our free colony. I pull colonists from Nukthui and send to South Africa’s Senque connecting this and Lesser Namaqualand 7 Sept – Natives dead in Senque 16 Sept – Denkirya falls 30 Sept – Kano falls! We have a warscore of 46% 1 Oct – 10k Rebellion in Ife, I order my 15k over from Dahomey 13 Oct - I begin the Siege of Zazzou in Kano – 23 Oct – We capture a minor of Pariaman from Barus 1 Dec – Rebels in Ife defeated 30 Dec – Our 15k army wins a minor 5k battle in Oyo 1 Jan, 1628 – New Tech! DIP TECH 19 – The War Galleon – We get War Galleons, Frigates, can build Naval Shipyards, and +50 colonial range and more expensive fleets 18 Jan - Nupe Converts! Next is a short 14 months in Barito 29 Jan – Oyo is ours 6 Feb – Idah is the next to Convert, Bintulu is the next to be sent a Missionary 6 Mar -After almost a year, Dahomey’s capital falls! 81% warscore, I head east 9 Mar- Pindinga converts! Next is Girga 11 Mar – Another minor falls 82 warscore what can I get? The two I like the most have high devs: Kano – South of Daura, west of Biram and Rano - Capital, Target, High dev, a massive 20 badboy, 14 score, only the Mamluks care Katsina – West of Kano – 17 badboy, 18 warscore – still just Mamluks care Zazzou – South of Kano and Katsina -8 score, 7 badboy Yawuri – West of Zazzou, north of us in Nupe – 4 badboy, 8 score 46 score, 48.7 badboy - Still just Mamluks care - 3 things left, what else can I get? None are high dev or high value, just take the most I can without the Turks joining in. Moshi – West of Nupe of Yawuri – 6 score, 4 badboy, only the two province Zazzou and Kano will care, anything else brings in some angry Turks I do those 5!  52 badboy and warscore! I do it and spend 192 for Katsina and Kano, 19 for Zazzau and I don’t have the 12 each for the other two Kano – South of Daura, west of Biram and Rano - Capital, Target, High dev, Savanah, Tropical, Dyes, 23 dev, Barracks, Workshop, Mosque, Hausa Sunnis, they have an open slot for a Textile Manufactory they make us 1.23 Katsina – West of Kano – Rich Cloth Makers, Center of Trade Emporium, Mosque, Marketplace, Workshop, 19 dev, Savannah, Tropical, Sunni, Hausa, making us 1.10 Zazzou – South of Kano and Katsina - - Bastion, 8 dev, Savannah, Tropical, Hausa, Fetishists, Slave trade, make 0.16 Yawuri – West of Zazzou, north of us in Nupe – Plantation for Coffee, Savannah, Hausa, Fetishist, Tropical, 5 dev, 0.16 made here Moshi – West of Nupe of Yawuri – 5 dev, Tropical Wood, Fetishist Yoruba, .13, Savannah Nice! Everything at least 3.0 trade goods with the massive Dyes and Cloth of my two main additions. |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Twenty - Peace in the Indies 11 Mar – I order 26k from Kano back to Egypt I order 27k from Dahomey to Kongo I order: Trade Station for Sunda’s Incense Naval Equipment Manufactory for Salt in Buhaira Mill for Glass in Ife Plantation for Fayyum’s Cotton I keep 1142 unspent for emergencies 1 April – Core ordered for Moshi 11 April - Event – Cultural Unrest in Barito – We get +25% autonomy there after negotiating with them 1 June – Core ordered for Yawuri Furs in Mukhtuya I pull colonists from Senqu and send to Siberia’s 9 dev Barguzin, east coast of Lake Baikal 4 June – Natives there killed 5 July – We capture the capital of Barus on Sumatra Island with Malacca 8 July – Sunda have captured much of Malacca on Java island I order my 25k over there 24 July – Battle won in the Coast of Ajeh 15 Aug – Event – The Riches of China – I refuse and gain a boost in relations with Shun Lanao converts! Next is Aribanda for 15 months 24 Aug – Malacca and Barus at peace, they took two 20 Sept – I begin the siege of Sunda’s capital I claim the Mamluks’ Yanbu al-Bahr 1 Nov – Rebellion in Qasr Ibrim where I have my army 12 Nov – We win! 7 Dec – We capture Sunda’s capital and only holding Peace, Malacca takes Sunda as a vassal I order my army back to Palopo. 1 Jan, 1629 – I order: Plantation for Ondo’s Coffee Textile Manufactory for Cloth in Timbuktu Farm Estate for Grain in Dumyat I have 1068 left I won’t spend for emergences 14 Feb – I send a diplomat to make nice with Shun 1 April – Barito converts! How about next we hit up Sibu for 15 months? 1 May – Conversion also done in Bintulo – next is Paser for 15 months I lose some claims from 25 years since a Holy War 19 June - Girgha converts! Next? Sigalang! 15 months 1 July - Furs in Kirenga 18 Nov – Aribanda converts! Next is 15 months in Dendi |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-One - Star Forts Brought In 1 Jan, 1630 - New Tech!! MIL TECH 19 – We can build upgraded Bastions called Star Forts, and we get +0.25 tactics Our peace with the Mamluks is up this year so we may do the 4th war against them, thus I don’t purchase anything just in case we need mercs Mamluks still allied with Fars and Gazikumukh, both far away. Funj was annexed by Horn of Africa Hegemon Adal. Their capital is in Arabia in the Bastion of Makkah. We only have some minor stuff left in Africa to take out after three wars just here Mamluks – 12k easily done I order my three armies into the three adjacent holdings, and two more artillery forces for the armies at 3k each. 1 March – Nukhtui – Siberia – Fur Trade, Woods, Arctic, 3 dev, Ibadi Algerians, making us 0.03 There were no colonists there to send on 14 Mar – Cores finished in Katsina, Kano and Zazzou 9 April – Moshi’s core finished I hand a Majils seat to Kano. 1 June – Our Majils passes the Charter Colonies- we get a boosted colonist and 20 growth for a decade! I send it to Siberia’s Seganka Core finished in Yawuri – all cores are done! 1 July – Livestock in Senqu 20 July – Sibu converts, next is Benin for 15 months 1 Aug – Rebellion in Kongo’s Rund 15 Aug – Paser converts, next, Qahirah, 15 months 1 Sept – Rebels defeated in Rund. Mukthaya – Siberia – Fur trade, 3 dev, Forest, Arctic, Algerian, Ibadi, making us 0.05. I send these colonists to Siberia’s Seganka in the far north. Peace up with the Mamluks! Now the big thing I want to take from the Mamluks is their final Red Sea holding in case I cannot build enough warscore for everything to stop the Trucks crossing and taking and coring land to my rear and out flanking me. That province will be my wartarget and we’ll grab it early for a highwarscore. I might not be able to take everything since this is clearly in the Turks backyard and they might care in just a little, unlike my previous war. I DOW the Mamluks for Suakin! |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Two - The Fourth Algiers/Mamluks War I order my three armies into three adjacent provinces 25 Sept – Sigalang converts, next is Bure for 16 months 26 Oct – Three minors fell 1 Nov – We pass Charter Colonies again! I send our new colonist to South Africa’s Griqualand inland of Great Karoo, Highveld and Senqu, 3 dev. 4 Dec – Natives killed there Adal is at war with the Mamluks. They are allied with Aden and can cross the Red Sea into Arabia and take lands, I break off 27k army on the Red Sea and head to Mamluks’ capital called Mekkah, and I hire the 45k Independent army in As-Suways to get there faster. 16 Dec – We capture too and combine with Adal for a 3rd 29 Dec – Mercs arrive, I send them 8 Jan, 1631 – Soba in Mamluks fall and I order this army to besiege the Bastion of Tabuk 20 Jan - Another minor in Mamluks falls, ditto 1 Feb – Relations maxed with Shun I pull our diplomat 11 Feb – The last unclaimed Mamluks province in Africa is ours, Adal captured 2 1 Mar – New Idea! – Religious Idea #4 – Devoutness – We get +2 Tolerance of the True Faith 4 Mar – Conversion in Dendi, next is 16 months in Bambuk 1 May – Rebellion in Rund in Kongo where my army is 10 May – We win 27 May – The Siege of Tabuk begins with a fusillade 1 June – Just Naval Supplies in Barguzin 17 June – Makkah falls to Aden Next is the Bastion of Najran 4 Aug – They arrive and start the siege first, so it’s theirs, anything else I can grab? I stop and there are no more Forts so I just grab minors 1 Sept – Kirenga – Siberia - Arctic, Fur Trade, Grasslands, North Lake Baikal, 6 dev, Algerian, Ibadi, make .11 I send these south to the West Shore of Lake Baikal with an 3 dev and Center of Trade called Irkutsk 3 Sept – Natives killed in Saganka I pull colonists from South Africa’s Griqualand and send to Siberia’s Ust-Kut 6 Sept – A minor falls 21 Sept – Three more minors fall 1 Oct – Two more minors fall 10 Nov – Benin converts! Next is Jugjur (13 months) 14 Nov – Two more fall 13 Dec – Qahirah converts! Next is 16 in Halaib 16 Jan, 1632 – Tabuk falls! I order these two armies and my mercs to Fars 2 Feb – Conversion, next is Zazzau for 17 months 27 Mar – Two more Arabian minors are ours 13 April – Another minor falls, every Arabian province is controlled by us or Adal/Adan I order this army to Fars, I have a warscore of 32% 16 June - I begin the siege of Fars’ Bastion of Saidabad with a fusillade 10 July – Another conversion, next is Pontianak! 11 July – Natives killed in Ust-Kut 17 July – I capture a minor Fars holding 10 Aug – Natives killed in Irkutsk 1 Jan, 1633 - Jugjur converts, next is Katsina, 17 months 1 Mar – Two rebellions in Kongo, one in Luba where my army is and the other in Kalundwe 10 Mar – We win in Luba 13 Mar – Saidabad falls, next their capital Madinah recaptured by Mamluks 15 April – We convert Halaib and next is the Glass of Ife and 16 months We win in Kalundwe against rebels 18 April – We capture the capital of Fars and have a warscore of 65% What can I get? Suakin – Red Sea, wartarget, 3 score, 2 badboy Berber – West of Suakin, 6 score, 3 badboy Dongola – West of Suakin, 5 score, 2 badboy Bayuda – South of Dongola and Berber – 5 score, 2 badboy Shendy – South of Berber, east of Bayuda – 5 score and 2 badboy Soba – South of Bayuda and Shendy – 8 score and 5 badboy Butana – South of Soba and Shendy – 7 score and 5 badboy Al Qadarif – South of Butana – 6 and 4 respectively Here’s what would happen:  45 score and just 26.1 badboy and only the Mamluks could care, nice! I make the deal! I spend 113 coring them: Suakin – Red Sea, wartarget, Slave trading, Coastal Desert, 3 dev, Arid, Sunni and Beja make 0.06 Berber – West of Suakin, Arid Desert, 6 dev, Beja Sunnis, Livestock, make 0.11 Dongola – West of Suakin, Also Arid Desert, 5 dev, Grain, Nubian Sunnis make 0.07 Bayuda – South of Dongola and Berber – Nubian Sunni, Livestock, Arid Desert, 0.02, 4 dev Shendy – South of Berber, east of Bayuda – Sunni Nubian, Drylands Grain, 4 dev, 0.04, Arid Soba – South of Bayuda and Shendy – Center of Trade Emporium, 8 dev, Drylands, Coptic and Nubian, Arid, Grain, makes 0.07 Butana – South of Soba and Shendy – Ivory Trade, 7 dev, Steppes, Arid, Nubian Sunni makes 0.20 Al Qadarif – South of Butana – Makes 0.09 off 6 dev, Ivory Trade, Nubian, Sunni, Steppes, Arid And that removes the Mamluks from Africa assuming they are finished here by regional Hegemon Adal |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Three - Great Mosques Added 18 April - I had enough ADM for the next tech, so I’ll wait and build back up again I disband the mercs and order my three armies back to Africa I spend some prestige to make nice with our Brazilian colony I order: Textile Manufactory for Cloth In Gao; Dyes in Kano; Trade Station for Slaves in Warri; Ivory in Idah, Farm Estate for Livestock in Saurora and Figuig I save 1342 cash for later stuff 15 May – I send my diplomat who returned from the Mamluks to make nice with Khmer in SE Asia, I pull my Mamluk’s spy back 12 June – I start building a spy network with Adal 1 July – Seganka good for Naval Supplies and Livestock is good to raise in Griqualand 14 July – Zazzau converts, next target is Joma, 19 months 1 Aug – Barguzin – Siberia – 9 dev, east cost of Lake Baikal, woods, Naval Supplies, Algerian, Ibadi, not Arctic I send these colonists south to the south shore of Lake Baikal in 8 dev Ude. 27 Aug – Natives killed in Ude I order this 16k back to Kamchatka 17 Dec – 17k Funj Separatists cross the border from Adal into our new territory 20 Dec – Pontianak converts, nice gold is ours! Next is Bilanga for 19 months I order my 16k from Siberia to the Indies to get ready for our next war with Brunei 1 Jan, 1634 – New Tech!!! ADMIN TECH 19 – Cathedral – I can build Great Mosque upgrades of Mosques. I have 2649 cash, I order two Manufactures and then will save the rest for the mercs in the Indies although I doubt that war happens soon: I order Star Fort upgrades here: As-Suways Qahirah Kawar Sambas Kapit I destroy the Bastion in Atfih 30 Jan - We win against the rebels! 1 Feb – Senqu – Inland South Africa – inland of Lesser Namaqualand, west of Griqualand, north of Roggeveld – Livestock, Algerian, Ibadi, Arid Dray lands, 3 de, make 0.03 This was a free colony, I pull colonists from Siberia’s Seganka and send north of Griqualand to the Arid Desert of Tswana 1 Mar – Our leader gains the Obsessive trait and our buildings will cost +10% 19 Mar – Event – The Riches of China - I decline and get boosted relations with Shun 3 May – I decline military access to Adal 1 June - Our 16k Siberia army is next to Bali on Lombok Here’s our future war and their ally: Brunei – 8k Bali – 7k Sulu – 7k Bone – 9k They have grabbed a land in the Philippines so I order 4k built next to it Portugal is in the Philippines 24 June – Katsina converts, how about we hit up Songye next for 19 months? 23 July – Ife converts! Next is 19 month Nunu 1 Sept – Fur in Ust-Kut; Naval Supplies in Irkutsk I lose 12 claims Peace with Kazembe up, we can DOW them anytime I spend 50 MIL power to claim all adjacent provinces 8 Nov – 4k done in the Philippines hanging out in Maguindanao I DOW Brunei’s capital and don’t call in my local ally Malacca |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Four - The Second Algiers/Brunei War I hire 45k mercs in Kapit next to their capital I order 25k from Sulawesi’s Palopo to Bone’s Wajo I order 16k from Lombok to Bali I order my fleet out from harbor I order 4k in the Philippines 19 Nov – The army arrives and I send it to Brunei’s capital 23 Dec – We capture the Philippines province 25 Dec – We win a Battle in Brunei and begin the siege 1 Jan, 1635 -Waju falls, next is Bone’s captial 13 Jan – Bali falls! I have a warscore of 31%, I order this army to Bone’s capital 16 Feb – Joma converts, next is Butuan for 19 months 25 Mar – Brunei falls! 1 April – Separatists rise up in Kongo’s Ishindi 26 April – Bone falls to my combined armies! I have a warscore of 61 I order my 25k troops to Sulu 5 May – Ishindi falls 9 May – A Brunei minor falls 12 May – I win a naval battle against Bone and capture a ship 21 May – Cores done in Dongola, Suakin and Berber 6 June – We win in Ishindi 19 June – Another Brunei minor is ours 1 July – Funj rebels in Soba, I order my army next door over 7 July – Ishindi is ours again 23 July – Conversion in Bilanga; next is 16 months in Suakin 31 July – Another minor falls 8 Aug – We win in Soba! 19 Aug – Cores finished in Bayuda, Shendy and Butana! 28 Au g- We win in Sulu and begin a siege 2 Sept – Relations maxed with Khmer, I pull back the diplomat 9 Sept- We capture the last Brunei holding, I disband my mercs I have a warscore of 91 26 Sept – Soba a core! 5 Oct - Last core finished! What can I get from Brunei at 91 warscore? Brunei – Borneo - Wartarget, next to us, coastal, - 11 warscore, 15 baddoy, uh oh Api-Api - Borneo, North of Brunei – 9 score, 8 badboy Lehad Datu – Borneo - South of Api-Api- 8 each Zamboanga – Philippines – 6 score, 3 badboy Tarakan – Borneo – South of Lehad Datu – I cannot get the last Brunei holding- 8 each  Here we go! 42 score and badboy, only the Mamluks care, I finish it – 177 ADM to core Borneo - Brunei – Borneo - Wartarget, next to us, coastal, - Shipyard, Marketplace, Workshop, Natural Harbor, Spice trade, 17 dev, Tropical Jungle, Bornean Sunnis make 0.79 Api-Api - Borneo, North of Brunei – Jungle, Tropical, Bornean Sunnis, Spices, 9 dev, Mosque, Barracks, Shipyard, makes 0.26 Lehad Datu – Borneo - South of Api-Api- Sunni and Bornean, Jungle, Tropical, 9 dev, Spices here too, Shipyard and Workshop, 0.25 Tarakan – Borneo – South of Lehad Datu – Just Fishing here, Tropical, Jungle, Bornean Sunnis, 8 dev, Mosque, Marketplace, makes 0.13 Philippines - Zamboanga – Philippines – Filipino Animist, Coastline, 5 dev, Spices here too, makes 0.08 with a Workshop Four great Spices and one random Fish. Much better than my recent Mamluks additions which had two Ivory and one Slave sand low dev everywhere |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Five - More States Made 5 Oct – I order 16k from Sulawesi to Borneo to hold out and join my 6k army on Borneo already, and 25k back from Sulu to Sulawesi. I have created an army of 3k in Siberia to clear out natives. I order: Farm Estate for Livestock in Oaursenis Naval Equipment Manufactory for Naval Supplies in Latapang These Star Fort upgrades: Palopo Meknes I order one in: Lombok I spend 93 DIP to promote Bornean culture I lose my CB on Brunei’s last holding 11 Nov – Natives killed in Tswana 1 Dec – Peace treaty with Ayutthaya is up I make nice with Bahmanis in India 1 Jan, 1636 – I order Star Fort Upgrades here: Inhambane Djerba Iskandariyya I turn into a state: Jenne – Jenne (Cloth), Kala (Fish), Sah (Grain) and Haayre (Ivory) Chokwe – Ishindi, Chokwe – both Ivory Upper Nubia – Soba’s Grain, Shendy’s too, Ivory in Butana Sennar – Al Qadarif’s Ivory I hand Jenne and Wolof Majils seats! 26 Feb – Songye converts! Next is 19 months in Shendy 1 Mar – Our level 2 Inquisitor ADM advisor passes and I hire a level 3 one 29 Mar – Nunu converts, next is 14 month Al Qadarif 17 April – I join a Malaccan Call to Arms vs Ayutthaya |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Six - The Algiers and Malacca War vs Ayutthaya I order my captured fleet upgraded Ayutthaya – no troops I order a 30k mercs on Sumatra’s Island Bengkulu and will march it over 29 April – They arrive and I send them over 2 June – Irkutsk – Siberia – West coast of Lake Baikal – Emporium, 3 dev, Woods, Naval Supplies, Algerian, Ibadi, makes 0.04 Tsawana good for Salt I order Irkutsk colonists to Siberia’s East Tunguska 5 July – Natives killed there! I can get an Age of Absolutism ability! What do I want? I choose an Age ability that increases my Admin efficiency by 5% 25 July – Our High Imam passes! Abdallah – 4/3/2; age 27 Heir – Muhammad – 2/6/1, age 0 Consort – Fatima, 5/6/6, age 28 1 Aug – Royal Marriage with Malacca 1 Sept – Seganka – Siberia – Arctic, Naval Supplies, 3 dev Forest, Algerian, Ibadi, makes 0.02 There were no colonists here to send on New Government Reform: We have Tier 9 – Absolutism and Constitutionalism I have 4 options. I chose “L’etat est Moi” and gain 250 governing capacity 1 Oct – Religious Idea #5 – Religious Tradition - +1 Annual Prestige growth 23 Oct – Royal Marriage with Persia 31 Oct – Butuan converts! Next is Chokwe for 15 months! 1 Dec – Fur in Ude 14 Jan, 1637 – Ayutthaya’s capital falls to my mercs and Malaccan troops 17 Feb – We capture a minor 1 Mar – Griqualand – South Africa – Algerian, Ibadi, 3 dev, Arid Steppes, Livestock, makes 0.03 This was our free province, I pull back Siberia’s Ust-Kut and send east of Tswana next door to South Africa’s 5 dev Grassland’s Transvaal. 4 Mar – Natives in Transvaal are dead 14 Mar – Suakin converts! Next is Ishindi (16) 31 Mar – We capture another minor 1 May – Ust-Kut – Siberia – Fur Trade, Arctic, Woods, Ibadi, Algerian, 3 dev, makes us 0.03 6 May – A third minor is ours 29 May – I win a massive battle in the Gulf of Siam and captured 7 ships! I order my fleet to Sampas to recover 14 June – Another minor falls 30 June – Peace with Lan Na 21 Jul – Another minor falls 1 Aug - Relations maxed with Bahamanis, next I make nice with Portugal since we aren’t rivals anymore 13 Aug – Shendy converts; next is Butana for 15 months 29 Aug – Another minor falls Can I get a minor coastal province? The one next to Khmer is just a minor grain province, does it make sense to bring it in? I have an 8 warscore and it’s 8, nope they aren’t interested. 13 Sept - We win a major battle and increased our warscore 1 Oct – Al Qaradif converts! Next? Samarinda – 16 months 8 Oct – Cores finished in Brunei and Zamboanga 11 Oct – Another minor is ours! Next I head to their ally Yue 20 Nov – Transvaal sets up, I pull for Siberia’s Chuna 30 Dec – Natives killed there 8 Jan, 1638 – Cores done in Api-Api, Tarakan and Lehad Datu 19 Jan – I capture a Yue minor! 1 Feb – 13k rebellion in Kano 20 Feb – Chokwe converts, next is Zamboanga 1 Mar – Rebellion in Berber against the current army 4 Mar – Peace! Malacca takes a province |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Seven - From One War to the Next 4 Mar - I disband my mercs I rival Adal I order built these upgrades to Star Forts: Benin Ife I order Star Forts here: Tunis Mitija I order: Trade Station for Haayre’s Ivory Textile Manufactory for Jenne’s Cloths Farm Estate for Livestock in Do That leaves me with 1247 for emergencies I state these: Sabah – Borneo – Api-Api, Lehad Datu – Spices, Tarakan – Fish I hand a Seat in the Majils to Buru Kasai – Kongo – Ivory in Lwena, Rund, Spices in Mpasu, Slaves in Shinje and Kumbana 11 Mar – We win in Berber! 15 Mar – We win in Kano My next war is Kazembe! 21 May – Our admiral dies, I promote another 1 Jul – Tswana – South Africa – High quality Salt, Arid, Desert, Ibadi, Algerian making us 0.05 Our truce against Kano and friends is up! I order this colonist to Siberia’s Angara 5 July - Natives in Angara are no more Our stability rises back to +3 28 July – Conversion in Ishindi, next is 11 months in Tarakan 21 Sept – I have a military maintenance of 83.49 and a forcelimit of 209 to 184, I order another 26k in Africa to help with future wars and play keep away. 24 Nov – Butana converts! Next is Lehad Datu at 11 months 2 Jan, 1639 – I order nothing and save my cash for mercs for the new war against Kazembe Kazembe – 12k vs my 27k locally I declare the 2nd war against Kazembe, this time for their minor Iron holding of Hemba |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Eight- The Second Algiers/Kazembe War I order my 27k to Hemba 18 Jan – Conversion in Samarinda – next is Api-Api for 11 months 28 Jan – Zamboanga converted, next target is a year in Brunei 1 Feb – I can invest in Religious Ideas but I hold off until post war 1 Mar – Hemba falls! Next is the adjacent Bastion and capital of Luapula 1 April – Ude – South coast of Lake Baikal, north of Shun – 8 dev, Fur, Algerian, Ibadi makes 0.12 on Steppes I order these colonists west to Sayan 1 June - I pull my Portugal making nice diplomat I send it to make nice with Persia 9 July – Conversion in Tarakan next is Lwena in 14 months 4 Sept – I capture a minor Kazembe province 21 Sept – Bengals announces us as a rival 29 Oct - Another minor falls 10 Nov – Lehad Datu converts! Next is Mpasu in 14 1 Dec – Naval Supplies in East Tunguska 5 Jan, 1640 – Conversion in Api-Api - next is 15 in Luba 12 Jan – Another minor falls! 25 Jan – Luapala falls! 19 Feb – Brunei converts! Next up is 15 months in Rund 30 Mar – Two minors fall 29 May – We lose a battle in Transvaal after they moved into South Africa, I order mercs down here to finish up 1 June – Transvaal with Naval Supplies 23 June – I capture a minor 7 July – They capture Transvaal – I have a 99% warscore, what can I get? Hemba – Wartarget, east of Luba – 6 badboy, 4 score Kusu – North of Hemba, east of Songye - 7 score, badboy too Lega – Northeast of both – 6 badboy, 7 score Upemba – South of Luba and Hemba, east of Kalundwe – 6 each Kanongesha – South of Upemba, east of Ishindi and Lwena – 6 each Kaonde – East of Ishindi, South of Kanongesha – 4 score, 3 badboy Lamba – East of Kaonde – 4 score, 2 badboy Lualaba – Surrounded by 5 – 9 score, 10 badboy Luapula – east of Lualaba Capital – 13 score, 14 badboy Tabwa - East of Luapula – 8 score For annexation our badboy drops to 39.9 and a 69 warscore:  We have removed Kazembe from the map! 208 coring it! I disband my mercs Hemba – Wartarget, east of Luba – Savannah, Iron Mines, Luba, Fetishist, Tropical, 9 dev, 0.17 made here Kusu – North of Hemba, east of Songye – Tropical Jungle, Livestock, Luba and Fetishist, 0.14 7 dev Lega – Northeast of both – Next to Kilwa – Gems, 7 dev, Tropical Jungle, Kongolese and Fetishist making 0.04 Upemba – South of Luba and Hemba, east of Kalundwe – Hills, Salt, Luba, Fetishist, 0.16, Tropical, 5 dev Kanongesha – South of Upemba, east of Ishindi and Lwena – Tropical, Savannah, Copper mines, 6 dev, Luba, Fetishist, makes 0.02 Kaonde – East of Ishindi, South of Kanongesha – 3 dev, Kongolese Fetishist, Savannah, Livestock, 0.09, Tropical, north of Kilwa Lamba – East of Kaonde. North of Kilwa – 3 dev, Iron Mines, Savannah, 0.08, Bemba, Fetishist, Tropical Lualaba – Surrounded by 5 – Workshop, Highlands, Salt, Luba Fetishists, 0.35, 9 dev, Tropical Luapula – east of Lualaba Capital – Bastion, Mosque, Workshop, Highlands, Tropical, Luba, Fetishists, 0.27 off 14 dev Tabwa - East of Luapula, west of Kilwa - .58 Weapons Manufactory for Copper, Workshop, Highlands, 7 dev, Luba Fetishists, Tropical Nice 10-set! |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Nine - Great Project in Demnate 7 July - I order my troops to Luapula I order Great Project: 2500 in Demnate Trade Station for Spices in Zamboangal; for Ishindi’s Ivory Workshop: Cloth in Gao; Spices in Sampit 6 Aug – Religious Idea #6 – Inquisition – We get -50% Missionary costs and bonus prestige from successful conversions! 2 Sept – Tswana falls to rebels 13 Sept – Conversion in Lwena! Next is 19 month Kano I make nice with Dai Viet 9 Nov – I accept a Malaccan War Offer Against Khmer Our policy has ended and I start another debate for it again! By the by my 26k army was built in Kano and now my army maintenance is 102.84 31 Dec – We win a naval battle and capture 5 ships 22 Jan, 1641 – Mpasu converts! Next is Bayuda for 19 months I don’t order anything to save cash for mercs I can get New Tech!!! DIP TECH 20 – Naval Professionalism – We get +20 trade range and +2% trade efficiency 7 April – Conversion! Next is Omolon in Siberia for 19 months 5 May – Rebels in Tswana killed! 22 May - Rund Converts! Next is 19 months in Liptako 9 June – We retook Tswana and I order my Kongo army back 1 July – Chuna? Copper! 3 July – Event: Marriagable Women in Angara 1 Aug – Naval Supplies there 1 Oct – We arrive at Khmer’s capital with my Palolop army and siege it 24 Oct – 14k Yue is in Siberia I order 30k mercs there 1 Nov – I lose 14 claims 7 Nov – We capture a Khmer minor 9 Dec – We lose in Siberia 16 Dec - Another minor falls! |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Thirty - Peace in Southeast Asia Resumes 1 Jan, 1642 – Relations maxed with Persia, I pull back 10 Jan – Kaonde is cored! New Tech! MIL TECH 20 – Killing Grounds - +2 combat width, +0.5 fire, better artillery I don’t upgrade at war 30 Jan – Another minor falls 9 Mar – Lega cored! 16 Mar – Another minor falls 28 Mar – Malacca Peace with Ayutthaya 10 April – Another minor falls 24 April – My Borneo army arrives at the capital to join our siege 1 May – Ude falls in Siberia 6 May – Kano converts! Nasty good! Next is Lega is less than a year 15 May - Sayan falls 10 July - We capture Penom Penh, the capital of Dai Viet! Cores done in Hemba, Upemba, Kanongensha, Yue and Kusu I cannot take anything since this is a Trade Conflict Casus Belli 14 July – Peace in Southeast Asia as Malacca takes War Reparations |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-One - Getting Ready for Another War 14 July – I disband my mercs in Siberia I order my 22k Borneo army back to Brunei I hand a Majils seat to Brunei I order: Trade Station for Spices in Mpasu; Slaves in Shinje Weapons Manufactory for Iron in Luba 1 Sept – Our army returns, next is my 25k to Palopo 5 Sept - Bayuda converts! Next is Kaonde in 13 months 1 Oct – Furs in Sayan East Tunguska – Siberia – Algerian, Ibadi, Naval Supplies, Forest, Arctic, 3 dev makes us 0.02 I order these colonists to West Tunguska and Uchamin 10 Oct – We finish our last three cores from Kazembe and are fully cored! I state: Zambia – Two – Iron in Lamba, Livestock in Kaonde Shaba – Four – Upemba’s and Lualaba’s Salt; Tabwa’s and Luapula’s Copper I hand a Majils Seat to Luapula New Idea – Religious Idea #7 – Deus Vult! We can Declare War on adjacent non-Ibadi people! I upgrade my cannons to Swivel Cannon For finishing: -25% Culture Conversion Cost, +10% Ulema equilibrium I can pass two more policies. Want one? None are Admin, which I could get for free, so nope 1 Nov – Peace is up with the Mamluks, but that’s not a road I’ll hew I order a Star Fort at these next to Kilwa: Lamba Tabwa I’ll do Lega too once it’s converted 19 Nov – Conversion in Siberia’s Omolon – Next is 14 months in Hemba Brunei’s last province gobbled up by Kutai Kutai – 10k Their only ally is one province Sunda and Sulu again I order my Brunei army to their border 1 Dec – Relations Maxed with Dai Viet, I pull my diplomat, next is building a spy network the Philippines’s Tondo. 9 Dec – I destroy my Star Fort in Kapit 28 Dec – Our army has arrived, I DOW Kutai for Sambaliung next to us in Tarakan, and I order my 22k army over to it! Sunda did not join them. |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Two- The Algiers/Sunda War 1 Jan,1643 – Liptako converts! Next is 14 months in Upemba! 22 Jan – I win a minor naval battle and capture a ship 21 Feb – Our wartarget falls 25 Feb – Samarinda falls 13 April – Minor falls Conversion in Lega, next is Kanongesha 28 April – I begin the siege of Kutai’s capital Kutai which is a Star Fort and will take some time 1 Aug – Angara – Siberia – Naval Supplies, Forest, 3 dev, Algerian ibadi makes 0.04 I order these colonists to Siberia’s Chulym 15 Aug – Kaonde converts! Next is Kusu in 14 months 10 Sept – Natives in Chulym killed! 1 Oct – Our DIP level 3 Colonial Governor adviser dies, I hire a level 3 Navigator that increases Colonial Range again just because he’s level 3. 3 Nov – Natives killed in West Tunguska! 1 Jan, 1644 – This is the year of the 200 Year Review! I hire 30k mercs in Borneo to grab the Kutai army and then join the siege which is going slowly 7 Jan – Natives killed in Chulym 28 Jan – Hemba converts, next is Lualaba for 15 months 25 Feb – Paser falls 7 Mar – We win the Battle of Sulu with my 25k Palopo army 8 Mar – Conversion in Upemba! Next is 16 months in Luapula 21 Mar – Barito falls 1 April – Transvaal – South Africa – Nice Grasslands with a great 5 dev, just Naval Supplies though, makes us 0.05, Ibadi and Algerian Two left here in South Africa 16 April – Sulu falls! Warscore is 68 21 April – We win a battle in the Sulu Sea 29 April – Our mercs defeat the Kutai army in Sampit 22 June – Kanongesha is converted, next is a big one, 18 months Jenne! 24 June – Barito ours again Our 25k army arrives from Sulu in Tarakan and I order it to Kutai 11 July – We rout their army with our mercs in Paser 28 July – Separate peace for Sulu – I annex them:  45 score but just 15.9 badboy, I spend 19 to core 1 Au g- I lose my claim on Bone’s captial 21 Aug – Paser is ours again 28 Aug – 451 days later, Kutai falls! They have a 99% warscore, so I keep pu 5 Sept – We rout their fleeing navy in the Straits of Makassar Now I have 100%! What can I get, can I snag all three Kutai holdings? Yes I can, and only Mamluks and a one province minor on Borneo island inland and an ally of Malacca cares:  Warscore 42, bigger badboy of 50.2. I do it and spend more than 240 coring all three, nasty! I have made Kutai a State with Samarinda’s Spices so those are rough. Ready? From Sulu: Sulu – Filipino culture, Sunni faith, Coastline, Gems, 19 dev Mill, Shipyard, Workshop Natural harbor makes us 0.57 From Kutai: Sambaliung – Just Fish now but the wealthy Coal later! The accepted Bornean culture and Sunni faith, Jungle Tropical, a massive 26 dev, Shipyard, Mosque, two open spots makes us a strong 0.53 with the opportunity for a Naval Equipment Manufactory and Workshop here later. Sangkulirang – Also Jungle Tropical, Also Bornean and Sunni, Spice trade here, 15 dev, 1.11 made here, Trade Station, Workshop and Mosque Kutai – Former capital – Bastion, Shipyard, Mosque, Workshop – Tropical Jungle, 20 dev, also Fish, Bornean Sunni, 0.60 made here Strong dev, and two good trade goods too. They make a lot! I order my Mercs killed and my Borneo army to remain here in Kutai I’ll wait until after the 200 Year Review to order everythng! 20 Sept – Our Admiral died, I hire another 1 Nov – Kusu converts, next is 20 months in Dongola I spend 110 to upgrade my captured ships 11 Nov – The 200 Year Review! |
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Let’s start with North Africa:  Almost all is mine! As you can see other then the three Portugal in Morocco, we have everything, and the Mamluks are out in the last three wars with them. The Ottomans are next door, but just a little, and I won’t expand into their back door like Arabia or Persia or Eastern Europe. Also in the last 50 years we’ve expanded in West Africa! Now Southern:  In the Kongo region I have grabbed all nearby people up to the regional power of Kilwa. We have two unclaimed province in South Africa, and you can see the two Spain ones there as well. We knocked out all minors here from Kongo and Kazembe and the two allies in that war. We have a land connection from Kongo to Cairo. We are next to unclaimed territory to claim from the last war in Kazembe. Now South America:  After Africa, this was our first colonial area, but we haven’t really expanded here recently. But I thought you’d enjoy a snap shot of it none the less! How about the busy Indies?  You can see our expansions in the central island of Borneo, as well as others. Every holding in Borneo is ours, Malacca’s, or their ally inland of us. We have tons of holdings in the Philippines and Papua. How about Siberia?  Here you can see us about to run into Muscovy. You can also see Asia as well. How about North America?  I just haven’t cared to explore the inner parts, but little has changed externally. How about we leave you with Europe?  I got you! |
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Military: Army – We have 220k forcelimit and 213k troops – We have the 2nd biggest army after the Turks at twice us and then Spain at 211k right behind us. Navy – 16 Heavies 21 Lights 27 Galleys 47 Transports That’s a total of 111, 5th most after the Turks with 160 Techs – 19/20/20 – 59 total. The best is 60, so we are right behind Ideas – 35 – All done, tied for the most Income – 384.98 – We get the MOST cash monthly! The Turks are 2nd with 379.19. I am netting 113.71 after payments and upkeep. Development – With 2443 we are the MOST development, and this isn’t even close. The Turks at 2nd are hundreds behind with 2009 We now have 11 Empires Religion – Ibadi – 7, Pate is still around, and we have our 5 vassals and colonial states. 389 are Ibadi! Our Top Ten Provinces by Tax Income: 1. Qahirah – 33.45 2. Tunis – 33.45 3. Gao – 23.43 4. Timbuktu – 21.30 5. Cape – 20.07 6. Kano – 17.48 7. Oran – 17.07 8. Al Gharbia – 17.07 9. Joma – 16.20 10. 5 at 15.61 – Ternate, Mers el Kabir, Marrakech, Mitija, Iskandiyarriyya Our Top Ten Provinces by Any Production: 1. Pontianak – 86.40 -Gold 2. Bure – 64.80 – Gold 3. Bambuk – 64.80 – Gold 4. Tidore – 59.58 – Cloves 5. Ternate – 59.58 – Cloves 6. Ambon – 59.58 – Cloves 7. Ceram – 47.66 – Cloves 8. Buru – 47.66 – Cloves 9. Talifalt – 43.20 – Gold 10. Halmahera – 41.60 – Cloves All Cloves and Gold! You see how valuable chasing those is! What about not those? Our Top Ten Non-Gold or Cloves Provinces by Production: 1. Qahirah – 30.95 – Cloth 2. Tunis - 29.80 – Cloth 3. Draa – 29.63 – Spices 4. Kolaka – 28.65 – Spices 5. Atfih – 28.58 – Paper 6. Dina Arobi – 26.43 – Sugar 7. Dina Morgabin – 26.43 – Sugar 8. Yamdena – 25.43 – Spices 9. Iskandiyariyya – 24.83 – Spices 10. Gao – 22.76 – Cloth Three Cloth, one Paper, two Sugar and four Spices – very mixed bag. More than 30 Dev? Tunis – 34 Qahirah – 32 We have a massive 341 provinces! We have 4 colonies in Siberia Charts: Religion: Ibadi – 92.25% Sunni – 3.7% Fetishist – 2.5% Tengri – 1% Culture More than 3%: Algerian – 21.6% Berber – 7.1% Bornean – 7.5% Hausa – 4.0% Luba – 3.8% Kongolese – 3.0% Egyptian – 8.2% Moroccan – 7.3% Tunisian -7.3% Top Ten Trade Nodes by Current Trading Value: 1. Sevilla, 122.73 2. English Channel 3. Caribbean 4. Malacca 5. Constantinople 6. Champagne 7. Persia 8. Genoa 9. Rhienland 10. Venice, 60.95 Ours - Timbuktu – 21.96 Alexandra – 21.23 Katsina – 13.72 Safi – 11.73 Tunis – 11.07 Kongo – 6.37 Cape – 5.54 Trade Goods by Current Value: 8.0 – Cloves 5.40 – Cocoa 5.25 – Paper 4.95 – Glass 4.50 – Tobacco, Spices, Iron 4.0 – Dyes, Silk, Ivory, 3.75 – Sugar 3.60 – Cloth 3.50 – Fur 3.45 – Copper 3.30 – Coffee, Salt 3.12 – Wine 3.0 – Slaves, Tropical Wood, Tea, Incense, Cotton, Gems, Chinaware 2.50 – Livestock 2.0 – Fish, Naval Supplies, Grain, Wool Nice! You can see all of my good stuff like Ivory, Spices and Slaves! We are the Production Leader: 100% - Cloves 46.3% - Slaves 33.6% - Spices 28.0% - Sugar 18.15 - Dyes Nice stuff! We are the trade leader in nothing There are no coalitions against us! Great Powers: 1. Spain 2. Algiers, Ibadi 3. Ottomans, Sunni 4. France 5. Commonwealth 6. Bahamanis, Shia 7. Bengal, Sunni 8. Austria We have four Muslim nations in the Great Powers, and one of each branch in the game! |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Three- A Period of Peace 12 Nov – I order: Trade Station for Ivory in Lwena; Slaves in Kumbana. Weapons Manufactory for Iron in Hemba and Lamba Workshops here: Cloth – Timbuktu Spices – Lombok Iron - Gobir Cotton – Fayyum Gems – Sula Slaves – Soyo Tea – Sumbawa Sugar – Abda Upgraded Great Mosque – Qahirah Tunis That drops me to 983, I’ll hold off until something else comes along 1 Jan, 1645 – I order nothing until next year 1 Feb – Truce ends in the Indies with Bali, Bone 16k Rebellion in Kongo’s Luapula where m 27k army is 12 Feb - We win! 25 Feb – I order 5 ships in Sulawesi to join our navy and bring us to 100 vessels there 23 April – Event 0 We lose100 cash to help out local merchants in trouble 30 April – Lualaba converts! Next is a 20 month campaign in Moshi Europe is at war with Tondo in the Philippines 8 May – A general dies, I promote another My next war is likely going to be Kilwa: Kilwa – 58k Hormuz – Arabia – 22k I order 26k from West Africa to Kongo and one of my Egyptian armies down here. Leaving two for Hormuz. 16 June – Chulym sets up! 1 July – Chuna – Siberia – Northern, Arctic, Copper Mining, 3 dev, Forest, Algerian Ibadi make just .03 I pull colonists from Uchamin and send to Siberia’s southern Kan I wanted to send to South Africa, but those two are next to Kilwa, don’t want to set up only to lose my men 14 July – Big conversion in Luapula! Next is 15 in Tabwa 1 Aug – Natives killed in Lower Limpopo 4 Aug - Natives killed in Kan 22 Aug – Natives killed in Upper Limpopo I order my South African army to Kongo behind the line of Forts to protect me 1 Nov – Fur in West Tunguska! Our level 2 Grand Captain MIL Advisor passes, I hire a level 3 Commandant that gives me +5% morale 3 Jan, 1646 - I order: Trade Station for Slaves in Mamuju Workshop: Incense – Sumba Ivory – Mayumba Kantor Grand Mosque: Bambuk I keep 1250 cash for emergencies and mercs 15 Jan – Jenne converts! Next is Kuba, 20 months 1 Mar – We didn’t pass Charter Colonies I try again 8 Mar – Two cores done – Kutai and Sambaliung! 29 Apr – Event – Rising Support in Egypt -They get +10% production and reduced unrest for 10 years 1 May – Naval Supplies in Uchamin 8 May - The last Kutai core is done, I hand Kutai a seat in the Majils 29 June – Dongola converted, next is Kutai in 13 months! 1 July – Sayam – Siberia – North of Oirat Horde, not Arctic, Fur Trade, 3 dev, Buryat culture, Tengri faith, Woods, 0.02 made here No colonists here to send on I send a diplomat to make nice with the Oirat 5 Aug – Event - +50 ADM from a great advisor event And that gets us to: DIP TECH 20 – Absolute Rulership - +250 Governing Capacity! 1 Oct – Fur in Chulym! 20 Oct – Tabwa converted next is Sambaliung! Our armies are in Kongo ready for war! I DOW Kilwa for their Iron province next to us called Lenje, |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Four - The First Algerian/Kilwa War I order my two adjacent armies into Lenje I order my 26k from Egypt into Rukwa, I hire the 45k mercs in Luapula to help on that flank 31 Oct – Core finished in Sulu! Mercs arrives I send them to Rukwa 12 Dec – Lenje falls! 26 Dec – Moshi converts! Next is Sangkulirang in a year 1 Jan, 1647 – Rukwa falls, next is the Star Fort of Ruguru 1 Feb – Two minors fall, next is the Star Fort of Butua 23 Mar – Another minor falls 18 April – Our Scholar has left after 20 years 21 April – I capture a minor with my 5k South Africa army 12 June – Two minors fall 1 July – 15k Kilwa forces are in South Africa’s Swazi, I order one of my armies besieging Butua to head over 31 July – Swazi falls, I capture a minor 4 Aug – Kutai converts! Next is Sayan – 19 months 19 Aug – Another minor falls 6 Sept – Two of ours fell 15 Sept – We capture one of theirs and they one of ours 23 Sept – Kuba converts! Next up will be the Baghena challenge for 20 months 9 Nov – The last Northern Flank minor has fallen, they capture another of ours 31 Dec – Sambaliung converts! Next? How about 20 months in Yawuri! 2 Jan, 1646 – Ruguru falls! I order my combined force to their captial of Kilwa 7 Jan – Conversion in Kutai’s Sangkulirang! Berber’s 20 months is next 9 Feb – Great Karoo falls 1 Mar – West Tunguska – Siberia – Ibadi, Algerian, Arctic, Forest, Fur, 3 dev makes 0.03 I order these colonists west and south to Tomsk which is next to Muscovy 9 Mar – Kilwa’s 42k recaptures one of their captured holdings 1 April – Maxed relations with Oirat, I pull my diplomat 6 April – We rout the Kilwa army in Great Karoo I order this army back to Butua 1 May – Butua falls! Next is the gold Bastion of Sofala next to us in Inhambane 18 May – My northern force wins the battle of Zumbo against their big army I head to Kilwa’s capital 2 June – Minor falls to me 6 July – We recapture Zumbo I send the Oirat Horde diplomat to make nice with Siberia neighbor Buryatia 25 Aug – Two minors falls! 4 Oct- Another minor falls All South Africa recaptured! 22 Oct- Kilwa falls! Next is the Star Fort of Manyika 1 Nov - Sulu rebels rise, I order my Palopo army over. 21 Nov -We capture the minor gold province of Zimbabwe! 29 Nov – Another minor falls 10 Dec – Sulu falls to rebels 1 Jan, 1649 – Iron in Kan! 1 Feb – Chulym – Siberia – Woods, Ibadi, Fur Tarde, Algerian, 3 dev, Arctic, 0.05 made here I order them to South Africa’s Lower Limpopo 9 Feb – We win the battle of Sulu 7 Mar – Sulu retaken, I order my army back to Sulawesi Sayan converts! Next is Lamba for 13 months 20 Mar – Sofala falls! I have a warscore of 94%, let’s call it What can I get? South Kilwa - Sofala – North of Inhambane – 10 score, 9 badboy Madanda – North of Inhambane, west of Sofala – 5 warscore, 4 badboy Zimbabwe – West of Madanda – 7 score, 3 badboy Butua – North of Zimbabwe – 5 each Central Kilwa – Lenje - Wartarget, south of two of us – 3 and 2 respectively! Shangwe – South of Lenje, north of Butua – 6 warscore, 3 badboy That connects South Africa with Kongo and includes three gold mines, now I’ll just take what I can: Central: Zumbo – East of Lenje, northeast of Shangwe – 6 score, 4 badboy Massapa – South of Zumbo, east of Shangwe, north of Butua – 5 each South – Buhera – north of Zimbabwe and Madanda, east of Butua – 6 score, and 4 badboy North – Rukwa – East of Tabwa – 5 and 3 Ruguru- North of Rukwa – 7 score, 3 badboy Nkoma – North of Ruguru – 8 warscore and 5 badboy Anything else will have Kilwa join an Anti-Algiers coalition  73 score and a 48.9 badboy – I do it! I spend 189 coring them all: South Kilwa - Sofala – North of Inhambane – Gold mine, Star Fort, Trade Depot, Mosque, Natural Harbor, Nguni people, Sunni faith, 14 dev, 1.24 made here monthly Madanda – North of Inhambane, west of Sofala – Workshop, Trade Station for Ivory, 5 dev, makes .77, Jungle, Tropical, Shona Fetishists Zimbabwe – West of Madanda – Great Work “City of Khami” COT Emporium, Gold, Highlands, Shona and Fetishist, making us 0.18 from 5 dev Butua – North of Zimbabwe – Gold mines, Bastion, Regimental Camp, Highlands, 7 dev, 0.49, Shona Fetishist Buhera – north of Zimbabwe and Madanda, east of Butua – Highlands, 5 devm Ivory Trade, Trade Station, Workshop, make 0.66, Shona, Fetishist Central Kilwa – Lenje - Wartarget, south of two of us – 3 dev, Iron Makers, Tropical Savannah, Weapons Manufactory, Workshop, 0.12, Bemba and Fetishist Shangwe – South of Lenje, north of Butua – Workshop, Farm Estate for Livestock, Savannah, 5 dev, Shona Fetishist, making us 0.36 Zumbo – East of Lenje, northeast of Shangwe – Shona, Fetishist, Ivory, 6 devm Savannah, Trade Station, Workshop, 0.60 Massapa – South of Zumbo, east of Shangwe, north of Butua – A 4th Gold Mines, Highlands, Mosque, Regimental Camp, 7 dev, Shona, Fetishist, makes 0.42 North – Rukwa – East of Tabwa – 0.77, 5 dev, Highlands, Iron mines, Weapons Manufactory and Workshop, Ganda and Fetishist, Tropical Ruguru- North of Rukwa – Salt, Tropical Hills, 6 dev, Naval Equipment Manufactory, Star Fort, Rwandan Fetishists, making us 0.32 Nkoma – North of Ruguru – Tropical, Iron here too, Weapons Manufactory and Workshop for 0.72, Rwandan Fetishists, Hills, 9 dev That was rich! All 12 of those had at least 3.30 save for one Livestock, from Iron to Ivory to Gold to Salt. Nasty that might be my best take since they are built up with buildings and have four Gold mines. |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Five - Integrating Kilwa 20 Mar – I disband my mercs I order my South African army to head back, and my Kongo army to remain here in Butua and my Egypt army back there. I order my West African army to Ruguru and will keep it here Spain moved into the Philippines and ousted Tondo I state-ify: Palawan – Palawan – Sugar; Taytay – Tropical Wood; Sulu – Gems Kongo – Copper in Anziku, Mpangu, Grain in Mbata and Mbwila, Iron in Mpemba, Buryatia – Siberia – Fur in Chara, Kirenga, Ude – Naval Supplies in Barguzin Okhotsk – Siberia – Iron in Stanovoy, Fish in Jugjur, Gems in Okhotsk, Copper in Tauisk I hand Mpamba a Majils Seat and the Gold Mine of Sakha and Cloves in Halmahera too I order: Naval Equipment Manufactory for Salt in Lualaba Workshops: Spices in Mpasu Iron in Lubu Ivory in Fezzan and Idah Great Mosque for Timbuktu I save 988 14 April – I make nice with Solon I spend 50 MIL for Holy War 17 May – Funj Separatists cross the border from Adal into Soba 21 May – Baghena converts-hena! Next is 14 months in Palawan 23 June – Rebels capture Soba 3 Aug – We win in Soba 28 Aug – Yawuri converts! Next up? Sulu in 17 1 Sept – Soba retaken! 14 Sept – Another conversion in Berber, next is Qasr Ibrim, 20 months I choose a new Age of Absolutism ability! Harsher Treatment - -50% Harsh Treatment Cost 1 Jan, 1650 – New Institution is here – Manufactories! I order: Weapons Manufactory in Mpempa for Iron and Stanovoy too Workshop: Ivory in Lwena Gems in Loango Naval Supplies in Poso 748 left 1 Mar – We have gained the Trading in Sugar bonus and get -20% War Exhaustion 30 April – Lamba converts! Next is Kalundwe for 20 months I order my Sulawesi Island army to Kamchatka 1 May – Uchamin – Siberia – Naval Supplies, Forest, Arctic, 3 dev, Algerian Ibadi making us 0.02 No colonists were here to send on I pull colonists from Lower Limpopo in South Africa and send to Upper – south of Zimbabwe, west of Lower, north of Transvaal and Swazi 1 June – We max relations with Buryatia, I pull muh diplomat 11 Aug – It arrives back and I send it to make nice with Orochoni 15 Aug – Palawan converts, next is Galam with 20 months 1 Oct – Truce with Ayutthaya is up! That means Macca is likely to DOW quickly 24 Oct – Our Sulawesi army arrived in Penzhina in Kamchatka 1 Nov – If you’ll recall, Penzhina is next to two one province tribes that have just Fish, low priority, but why not bring them in now while rebuilding up after a big Kilwan war when I can easily grab them and move on? I DOW Kamchadals for Kamchatka, and their ally Chavchuveny joins to our north |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Six - The War for Kamchatka 18 Feb – Sulu converts! Next shall be Soba 17 months 1 Mar -Relations maxed with Solon, diplomat pulled 17 April – Kamchatka falls! I order my army north 22 April – Cores done in Sofala, Madanda, Rukwa and Lenje! 25 April – We win a naval battle and captured 5 ships! 1 May – Kan – South Siberia – North of Oirat Horde, 3 dev, Arctic, Iron Mines, Woods, Algerian, Ibadi making 0.04 I send them to Siberia’s Turukhan 20 May – I send the Solon diplomat to make nice with Muscovy 22 May – Qasr Ibrim converted! Next is Madnada for16 months 27 May – I replace a fallen general 21 July – Cores all done in Kilwa! 3 Aug - We arrive in Kagyrgyn 7 Aug – We rout their army and begin a siege Adal has become Somalia Ajurraan and Pate are gone: Somalia – 98k Aden - 23k Mombasa – 20k Total – 141k I have in Egypt – 89k I need a lot more. That’s not happening now, but I could move one armies in Kilwa over to Egypt, and then handle them with another 28k plus 40k mercs. That would likely be a long war too. I order in West Africa where my 15k is to build another 12kand combine them into one big army 1 Sept – Naval Supplies in Tomsk… 1 Oct – Ready for some good news? Majils votes for and approved Charter Colonies! I order this colonist to inland Central Africa province of Bemba south of Tabwa and Luapula, just 3 dev, but four 3.0 or higher trade goods in top four options like Slaves, Copper, Iron and Tropical Wood 3 Oct – Natives killed in Turukhan! 24 Oct – Deccan announces me as a rival 17 Nov – Kalundwe converts! Next is 12 month Lenje I order an Egyptian army to West Africa 22 Nov – Event – Colonial expansion - +200 in Tausk at the cost of 30 cash 18 Jan, 1652 – We capture Kagyrgyn! Can I get it? Yes!  20 score and 3.9 badboy. I order a Core for 17 22 Jan - I park my fleet so it can recuperate 1 April – Get ready! GOLD in Lower Limpopo! Grain in Upper 28 April – Our Diplomat is back, peace with Kamchadals!  Pretty low 1.8 badboy and warscore! I spend 13 to core! Kamchatka – Tengri, Glacial, 6 dev, Fish, Arctic, Kamchatkan culture, makes us 0.05, Impressment Offices here Kagyrgyn – Glacial, 8 dev, Fish, Kamchatkan, Tengri, make 0.06 All done! |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Seven - More States Made 29 April – I order: Mill in Taytay for Tropical Wood Trade Station for Fur in Chara, Kirenga, Workshops: Cloth – Jenne Salt – Buhairya, Trarza Naval Supplies – Mamuju Great Mosque – Kano, Dina Morgabin I have left 963 2 May – Galam converts! Next is 16 months in Rukwa! 5 June – Rebels killed in Bemba 27 June – I accept Institution Sharing with Wutzburg 1 Aug – Soba converts! Next is 16 months in Zimbabwe! Relations maxed with Orochino, I pull back my diplomat I en-state: Zimbabwe – Gold there, Ivory in Madanda and Buhera Quelimane – Inhambane’s Fish, Sofala’s Gold Butua – Gold in Butua and Massapa, Livestock in Shangwe Buha – Iron in Nkoma and Rukwa, Salt in Ruguru I hand Majils Seats to Sofala and Butua’s Bastion to protect and Gold 11 Sept – Austria announced us as a Rival 27 Sept – Madanda converts! Next is 16 month Sofala 1 Nov – Tomsk – Siberia – Naval Supplies, Center of Trade for the Siberian COT, North of Muscovy, 3 dev, Arctic, Woods Algerian Ibadi making 0.04. I order a Star Fort here. I order these to Siberia’s Ket to the west Relations maxed with Muscovy I pull my diplomat 20 Nov – Conversion in Lenje, next up is a year in Butua 23 Nov – Natives killed in Ket 1 Dec – I send our Muscovy diplomat to make nice with France 1 Jan, 1653 – 15k rebellion in Massapa, I order my army from Buhera over I order: Trade Station for Fur in Ude Workshop: Salt –Hodna Slaves – Kumbana, Mbamba Great Mosque: Gao That leaves me with 983 for the upcoming West African War against Dahomey. 14 June – Rukwa converts! Next is Massappa for 11 1 July – Slaves in Bemba 10 Aug – Zimbabwe converts! Next is 11 months in Shangwe 1 Sept – I DOW Dahomey for their Dye province Dagbon |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Eight - The First Algiers/Dahomey War I order my 27k next door there I order my Egyptian army to Air’s Manga 1 Oct – I lose a few claims 22 Oct – Manga captured I order next door to their 13k army 29 Oct – Dagbon falls 19 Nov- Grain Coast falls Conversion successful, next is Buhera in 11 26 Nov – We win in Air’s Borno but their army survived 26 Dec – Borno falls 1 Jan, 1654 – Grain Coast falls Conversion in Sofala! Next is 11 months in Ruguru 20 Jan – Core finished in Kagyrgyn 7 Feb – An Air minor falls 10 Feb – We win a battle in Grain Coast against 15k 1 Mar = Upper Limpopo – South Africa – Grasslands, 3 dev, Grain, Ibadi, Algerian, makes us 0.04 I order these to East Central Africa’s Hehe – East of us in Lukwa, and with a good chance of good trade goods New Tech! ADMIN TECH 21 – Land Clearance – We can build Furnaces for Coal, +2% for Production 22 Mar – We win a battle in Abomey, Dahomey’s capital, I begin the siege 26 Mar - We capture two Air minors 30 Mar – We routed an army in Abomey 1 April – Copper in Turukhan 1 May – Kamchatka a core! We capture Cape Coast 23 May – Massapa converted, next up is Nkoma for 11 months 26 May – Two minors in Air fall, next is it’s captial 28 June – Gold Coast is ours! 11 July – Shangwe converts, next is Kamchatka in 14 months 18 Aug – Kanem, the capital of Air falls, we have every Air holding, next Kano 23 Aug – Another minor falls, I have a warscore of 79% what can I get? Dagbon – Wartarget – Northern Part of Nation – 8 war score, 7 badboy Gold Coast – Next to us in Whydah – 6 and 4 Cape Coast – Connects Gold Coast with Ivory Coast – 8 score,4 badboy Denkyria – North of the Coasts - 8 warscore 6 badboy Gyaaman - Northwest of Denkyria – 3 badboy, 6 score Kumasi – Connects Dagbon with Denkyria – 9 each No new coalitions that’s the most I can do they won’t give me more even though I have a higher warscore  43 score and 33.9 badboy – I do peace and spend 102 coring them. Ready? Dagbon – Wartarget – Northern Part of Nation – Rich Dyes, 10 dev Savannah, Tropical, Textile Manufactory, Mosque and Workshop, making 065, Sunni and Dagomba Gold Coast – Next to us in Whydah – Natural Harbor, Ivory trade, Jungle, Tropical, Workshop, Marketplace, Akan Fetishists, 5 dev, 0.21 Cape Coast – Connects Gold Coast with Ivory Coast – Akan Fetishist, Tropical Wood, Jungle, Tropical, 7 dev, Natural Harbor, 0.13 made, Marketplace Denkyria – North of the Coasts -Mosque, Workshop, Tropical Jungle, Slaves, 8 dev, 0.23, Akan Fetishist Gyaaman - Northwest of Denkyria – Plantation for Coffee, Workshop, Tropical Jungle, Akan Fetishist, 0.57, 5 dev Kumasi – Connects Dagbon with Denkyria – 0.41, 11 dev, Ivory trade, Akan Fetishist, Tropical Jungle, Mosque and Workshop, extra space for a Manufactory Nice additions! |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Nine - Getting that Gold! 24 Aug – Natives in Hehe killed I order my Egyptian army back and the Kilwan one back as well. I order my 25k army back to Sulawesi from Kamchatka and my now repaired navy. I do not state Kamchatka region with it’s minor Fish. I order: Weapons Manufactory for Copper in Mpangu and Anziku and Tauisk Great Mosque: Benguela Dina Arobi That leaves me with 714 cash for emergencies I order my 7k South Africa army to the open areas to colonize near me My next war is likely Bali, Bone and Barus 1 Oct – New Tech! DIP TECH 21 - The Chebeck – We can build this upgraded Galley 21 Oct- Buhera converts! Next is 14 months in Kagyrgyn 7 Dec – Ruguru converts too! Next? How about Zumbo in 14 months? 2 Jan, 1655 – I order: Naval Equipment Manufactory for Salt in Upemba That’s it 10 May – Nkoma converts, next is 14 months in Karavelyam 19 June – Event – Minorities Flock to Turukhan - +400 pop, it’s now Sunni Turukhan – Siberia - Sunni, Algerian, Copper Mines, Arctic, Forest I make 0.05 here I send these colonists north to Narim I spend 370 to upgrade my fleet. 1 Aug – Bemba – Central East Africa – Slaves, Algerian Ibadi, Hills, Tropical, 3 dev, makes 0.13 I order these colonists SE to Luangwa – Next to Kilwa 7 Aug – I kill natives in Narim 21 Sept - Kamchatka converts! Next is 16 months in Sahra an Nubyah 1 Oct – Lower Limpopo – South Africa – GOLD! 3 dev, Savannah, Algerian Ibadi making us 0.20 I state it: Natal – Lower – Gold; Matsolo- Tropical Wood; Mtetwa – Slaves, Natal – Gems – All wealthy things I hand a Majils seat to Zimbabwe We are now making 0.43 after stating it That was my free colony so I need to set up another I pull colonists from Hehe and send to Lala, in Central East Africa, south of Luangwa – next to Kilwa We max relations with France and I pull my diplomat I make nice with Two Sicilies I order 2k artillery for one of my Egyptian Armies that only have 4k 14 Dec – After adding 2k, I order my Sulawesi army to Lombok next to Bali |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Forty - A New Inquisitor 1 Jan, 1656 – I don’t order anything since we’ll need mercs on Sulawesi army against Bone 13 Jan – Conversion in Kagyrgyn – next is 18 months in Messina. 1 Feb – Fur in Ket Our Inquisitor level 3 ADM Advisor passes, I hire a level 1 one to replace him 16 Feb – Zumbo converts, next is Wagadugu for 18 months 1 April – My fleet’s upgrades are all done, I order my fleet out 3 April – I want to DOW Bali for it’s capital, Bali, but they have just allied with Malacca, so that’s not happening. Hmm…what else? There are no tribes in the colonies in Americas to DOW and bring in. How about West Africa’s two province minor Zazzau? I’ve avoided it since it’s just Grain. They are allied to Air, so I’d need a big army next to them and then a minor one for them. I order my armies over I order my West African’s army to head over and my Kilwan army to Air 24 May – Natives killed in Luangwa 1 June – Livestock in Hehe. That’s…fine. Not great, not bad with a 2.5 trade value 26 June – Natives killed in Lala The Commonwealth no longer considers us a Rival 5 Aug – Event – Traveling Minstrel – We get +50 ADM power for letting him play anywhere Conversion in Karalvelyam! Next is Wadi Haifa for 19 months 26 Aug - Dahomey cores done everywhere but Denkyira I state: Lower Volta – Dyes in Dagbon; Ivory in Kumasi; Coffee in Gyaaman Nice! I hand a Majils seat to Dagbon 26 Nov – Last core done! 16 Dec – All of our armies are in place! I DOW Zazzau for their capital Zamfara |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Forty-One - The First Algiers/Zazzau War I order 27k from Yawuri to their captial I order 26k from Bauchi into Air 31 Dec – We rout the Zazzau army and begin a siege It’s a Star Fort so get ready for a longer siege 27 Jan, 1657 – Conversion in Sahra an Nubyah – next is 11 months in Gyaaman 28 Jan – I capture an Air minor and there is 14k next door I order my army too 18 Feb – We rout the 14k Air army in Borno 22 Mar- Borno falls, next is their captial 4 Apri – Two minors fall 12 May – Another Air minor falls 31 May – Kanem falls, the Air capital – I have a warscore of 77 12 June – Another Air minor falls 1 July – Naval Supplies in Lala; Tropical Wood in Luangwe – meh 22 July – The last Air holding is ours! 24 July – Massina is now Ibabi! My next attempt is Kumasi 11 months 23 Aug – Roman Fever Strikes Luangwe 1 Sept – Relations maxed with Two Sicilies, next is making nice with Venice 20 Sept – Wagadugu converts! Next is 13 months in Denkyria 7 Oct - I rout the 3k Zazzou army they built up 2 Dec – Kebbi, the minor of Zazzou falls 16 Dec – We capture the capital of Zazzou and have a warscore of 100%! What do I want? Zazzou – Zamfara – Capital, West of us in Katsina – Wartarget – 15 badboy, 11 warscore Kebbi – West of Zamfara – 9 score, 3 badboy That’s 20 score and 17.4 badboy What can I grab from Air too? These are twice as pricey Air: The only good one next to me is their capital Kanem can I get it? Kanem – 40 score, 15 badboy – SE of Kewar, next to Somalia Manga – West of Kanem – 20 score, 11 badboy Total –  80 warscore and 43.5 badboy I peace it up and spend 108 coring Zazzou: Zamfara – Capital, West of us in Katsina – Wartarget – Grain, Savannah, Farm Estate, Bastion, Great Mosque, 14 dev, Hausa and Shia, makes 0.38, Tropical Kebbi – West of Zamfara – Also Grain – Tropical Savannah, 9 dev, Hausa and Shia, Workshop and Mosque, makes 0.15 Air: Kanem – Former Capital - SE of Kewar, next to Somalia – Rich Paper made here – Mill, Trade Depot, Workshop, Cot Emporium, makes us 0.44, Arid Steppes,16 dev, Kanuri and Sunni Manga – West of Kanem – Throw in – Also Kanuri and Sunni, Steppes and Arid, Farm Estate for Livestock and Workshop 9 dev, makes us 0.54. One great grab from Air, and then just land from the other three. I’ll want to build a Star Fort in Kanem as soon as I can |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Forty-Two - No Longer an Ottoman Rival 16 Dec – I order my 31k West African Army to remain in Zamfara, and my North Kilwa army to return I have enough cash for the 5k for a Great Work! Which one? Sankore Madrash – Timbuktu - -5% Tech costs, +50% Institution Spread; +10% Ulema Loyalty I order: Trade Station for Ivory in Al Qadarif Great Mosque in Ambon That’s it, I’ll save the rest of my 793 for emergencies 29 Dec- Gyaaman converts! Next is Dagbon for 13 months 1 Jan, 1658 – I send a diplomat to make nice with Shun I don’t order anything this year 1 Feb – Ket – South Siberia - North of Muscovy – Rich Fur, Woods 3 dev, Arctic, Algerian and Ibadi makes us 0.06, I order these colonists very north to Baykha on the northern edge of Siberia 13 Feb – Somalia announces us as a rival 28 Feb – Natives killed in Baykha 15 Mar – I have some great news! Here I’ll show you:  We are no longer rivals with the Turks! Awesome stuff! I need to order Star Forts next to Somalia in Egypt and Africa. What I need to do is install the infrastructure on borders with Somalia to enable an aggressive war while holding the fort, much like we did with our Inhambane defenses in wars against Kongo and Kilwa and Kazmebe where they wasted time sieging it while I summoned defenders like mercs or sent over an army to help These have upkeep costs attached. Right now I am spending upkeep on defenses monthly of a massive 95 . So in order to keep my costs roughly equal, I’ll destroy Castle/Bastion/Star Forts in some internal places to make this work. I order these destroyed: Zazzau Sirt Tilimsan Ouarzazate Beefada 18 Mar- Wadi converts, next is Gold Coast in 14 months 17 June- I spend 50 DIP to invite minorities to my capital 18 July – Kumasa converts! Next is 14 in Cape Coast 2 Sept – Copper in Narim! 5 Oct -Event – Monument in Kairwan – We get +20 prestige and it gets boosted production for a decade 18 Oct – Conversion in Kabylia - next shall be nothing, we have everything undergoing conversions now, and the cores aren’t done yet |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Forty-Three - Manufacturies Embraced 1 Jan, 1659 – We embrace Manufactories and get +10% production I order Star Forts here: Sharqiya – Next to Turks Central Egypt - Next to Somalia: Butana Soba Bayuda Suakin I have 758 left New Tech! MIL TECH 21 – Line Infantry- We get +0.25 tactics and +0.50 infantry shock 4 Feb – Conversion in Dagbon! 1 April – Lala – Central Eastern Africa – 3 dev, Hills, Naval Supplies, Algerian Ibadi, Tropical, makes us 0.05 I send these colonists to Hehe to speed it up since nothing else is doable right now 1 May - Relations maxed with Venice, I pull them I send them to make nice with Engerland 24 May- Gold Coast converts! 1 June – Luangwa – Central East Africa – Next to Kilwa, Tropical Wood, 3 dev, Tropical, Ibadi Algerians, 0.06 here made 24 June – Event – Colonial Expansion – Hehe - Central East Africa – Next to Kilwa – Arid Livestock growing Highlands, 3 dev, next to unclaimed Gogo, 0.03, Ibadi and Algerian I send colonists to Gogo 2 Aug – Event – Majils Seat granted in Sambialung after they ask 12 Aug – Natives in Gogo killed I hire a level 3 ADM Advisor that reduces inflation and fire my level 1 Inquisitor since we are past needing it 17 Aug – We promote a General when one dies 2 Sept – Relations maxed with Shun, our diplomat is ordered to return 2 Oct – I lose 31 cliams, I spend 50 MIL for Holy War to get them back 28 Oct – Cape Coast converts! 11 Nov – I send my Shun diplomat to make nice with Algerian Alaska 19 Dec – Claims finished in all four holdings! I state: Kanem – Paper in Kanem Bornu – Livestock in Manga I order Missionaries to Zamfara- (16 months) and Kebbi 1 Jan, 1660 – I spend 160 ADM power to level up Kanem any Manga to the next level I order Star Forts: Kanem Manga Egypt: Berber Shendy And that’s it 1 April – Nazim – Siberia – 4 dev, Copper Mining, Forest, Algerian, Ibadi, Arctic, 0.04, North of Muscovy Next to two unclaimed provinces- Surgut and Mangazea – I order both colonists to them. 1 June – Natives killed in Mangazea! 10 July – And in Surgut too! 23 Sept – Event – Local Traders need Aid I spend 100 29 Oct – Event – Jugjur is now Sunni I send a Missionary there. 11 Dec - I order my 33k from West Africa to Kilwa |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Forty-Four - Getting Ready for Kilwa 1 Jan, 1661 – I save my cash for mercs in Kilwa 1 Feb – Salt in Gogo! 1 Mar – Relations maxed with England,I pull the diplomat 1 April – With a 150+ Alaska relation, I hire Shalafi Scholar for 20 years I send to collect in Siberia 28 April _ Zamfara converts to Ibadi! 1 May – Fur in Baykha! 1 Aug – Peace with Kilwa, my 33k army is close 1 Sept – Our MIL Advisor Commandant dies, next is a level 3 Quartermaster - +33% Reinforce speed 1 Oct- Our Colonial Policy ended, our next debate is: Quartering of Troops - -10% Maintenance, -5% land attrition 23 Oct – Our 33k army hits the northern border of Kilwa! I declare war for Kilwa’s northern Ivory province of Ngonde They are joined by Hormuz |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Forty-Five - The 2nd Algiers/Kilwa War I have two Kilwans armies on the southern flank I order them to the adjacent Bastion of Manyika, I will refer to them as the southern army, I hire a small merc force of 15k to join them I have 33k in Rukwa on the northern flank, I have hired the 45k independent army since Kilwa still has 55k troops, and will order them into Ngonde, they will be referred to as the northern army I have 7k in Kusu behind the Fort of Lega, they will grab the unconnected all minors area of to the rest of Kilwa area of Lake Victoria 3 Nov – Mercs arrive! 10 Nov – We begin the Siege of Manyika 17 Nov – Jugjur converts! 18 Dec – Ngonde falls! I send them east 15 Feb, 1662 – I capture a minor next to their capital, next is Kilwa 11 Mar – Lake Tanganyika province falls to my 7k 1 April – Conversion started in Brakna, for 23 months 4 April – Kebbi converts! 19 April – After 161 days, Manyika falls! 27 April – Our Admiral dies, another is hired 5 May – A Lake minor falls 14 May – Event- Local Noble Family requests Aid- They need more than 1000 cash and I need to save for this war, so I lose 50 DIP power. 25 May – Another Lake minor falls 1 June – A southern minor falls 11 June – Kilwa falls! That’s a warscore of 37% 20 June - Another Lake minor is ours 5 July – Conversion in Manga for 18 months and Kanem for 22 begin 11 July – Two minors falls 1 Aug – The last Lake falls! I also get the Trading in Ivory bonus! That’s’ +2 Dip Rep I pull my dip from making nice with Alaska 5 Sept – Two more minors have fallen 19 Oct- Our southern army routs 11k In Mozambique 22 Oct – A minor falls 1 Nov – I lose my claim on Assab in Somalia 14k Rebellion in Kanem, I order an Egyptian army over to deal with it luckily it has a Bastion now 19 Nov – Mozambique falls! 26 Nov – Central minor falls 1 Jan, 1663 – I can get the next ADM tech which comes with another Group of Ideas, and we are almost at our cap of 999, so I’ll wait a few months since I have a warscore of 63, but no major bumps in score coming like no defenses are left to give me a big bump, so this is slow, but I’ll keep it for another few months 18 Jan – Two minors fell 27 Jan – I capture the colony of Phangwe which is internal to Kilwa 1 Feb – I get this Age of Absolutism Ability: Protecting Forts – Forts on border with rival (Somalia) get -100% maintenance,. Before taking it it’s 107.50 cash monthly, now it’s 97.0 24 Feb – Minor captured 15 Mar - Two minors fall 1 April – NEW TECH! ADMIN TECH 22 – The Constitution – We can build Town Halls and another Group of Ideas! I cannot get ADM Ideas since they are too many, I can get DIP or MIL ones. I have enough power to get one now right now, and DIP #2 in just a few months DIP – Trade - You’ll get three more merchants from this and boosts to Trade power like Dip - You’ll get another Diplomat now, and then another soon, and then you better Dip stuff like relations, reputation, and more! MIL - Quantity – I need a bigger army for tussling with Somalia and then keeping safe from the Turks. When finished, this will give you +25% Forcelimit Offensive/Defensive – Boost my armies with these awesome Ideas. I like all four! I do Quantity! Quantity Idea #1 – Levee en Masse - +25% Manpower 9 April – We capture a minor 2 May – Two more minors have fallen 27 May – Another minor falls 1 June – Baykha – Siberia – Northern edge, Fur trade, Forest, Arctic, Ibadi Algerians, 3 dev, make us 0.05 I have new colonists! I send to the colony of Gogo where there are no colonists 18 June – Two minors fall! 20 July – Every mainland province fell, I have a warscore of 87% what can I get? I want to remove the 6 province flank behind me first, although four are Grain or Livestock, it’s a weak spot for future wars. Lake Tanginika Area: Bafuriru – North Coast of the Lake, east of us in Lega, west of us in Nkoma – 8 warscore and 6 badboy Lake Victoria Area: Bushubi – East of Bafuriru, north of Nkoma – 12 warscore and 7 badboy Buyogoma – East of Bushubi, north of Nkoma and Ruguru – 6 score and 3 badboy Muhambwe – East of Buyogoma, north of Ruguru and Rukwa, Gogo and Hehe – 6 war score and 4 badboy Karagwe – Southwest shore of the Lake, North of Bushubi – 9 score and 6 badboy Buzinza – Southeast shore of Lake, east of Karagwe, north of Buyogoma and Muhambwe – 6 score and 4 badboy Those 6 are 47 score and 31.2 badboy, now we’ll just take what I can from Kilwa that makes sense Central Kilwa - Ngonde – Wartarget, northwest shore of Lake Malawi, East of us in Rukwa, Luanganda and south of Gogo – 4 score and 3 badboy Anything else will annoy Kilwa, and with a an army of 55k I don’t want that at my back. Peace:  51 score and then 34.50 badboy I do it! I don’t have much ADM power left to core, but I am making 12 a month, I core – 28 in Bushubi and Muhambwe, 25 in Karagwe, 23 in Buyogoma, and that leaves me with just 6 ARM but 3 cores left. Let’s look at my 7! Lake Tanginika Area: Bafuriru – North Coast of the Lake, east of us in Lega, west of us in Nkoma – Farm Estate for Grain, Workshop, Hills, Tropical, Fetishist and Rwandan, 9 dev, makes us 0.48 Lake Victoria Area: Bushubi – East of Bafuriru, north of Nkoma – Farm Estate for Grain here too, Marketplace, Regimental Camp, Hills, Tropical, Rwandan and Fetishist here, and then 12 dev and 0.12 made here Buyogoma – East of Bushubi, north of Nkoma and Ruguru – Savannah, Tropical, Farm Estate for Grain and Regimental Camp, 5 dev, 0.31, Rwandan and Fetishist Muhambwe – East of Buyogoma, north of Ruguru and Rukwa, Gogo and Hehe – Ganda culture, Fetishist faith, Farm Estate for Livestock, Workshop, Savannah, Tropical, 0.08 from 6 dev Ready for the three good ones? Karagwe – Southwest shore of the Lake, North of Bushubi – Iron Mines! Weapons Manufactory, Workshop, Fetishist and Ganda, 0.80 made here in Tropical Hills with a dev of 9 Buzinza – Southeast shore of Lake, east of Karagwe, north of Buyogoma and Muhambwe – Also Iron Mining here! Weapons Manufactory and Workshop, 6 dev, Tropical Savannah, Takama Fetishist, 0.33 made here Central Kilwa - Ngonde – Wartarget, northwest shore of Lake Malawi, East of us in Rukwa, Luanganda and south of Gogo – Trade Station for Ivory, workshop, 0.69 made here, 5 dev, Nyasa Fetishist, Tropical Savannah All 7 have Manufactories already in them! Even the Grain ones are making that cash as a result. In Lake Victoria we are next to a nation called Kitara that has 9 provinces here, they are also next to Somalia on the other end. |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Forty-Six - Alliance with Deccan 20 July - I order our mercs disbanded. I order my 7k back to the colonies in Central East Africa I order my 33k army back to South Africa I order the Egyptian army in Kanem back to Egypt to protect that border I order one 28k Kilwa army to Boyogoma I order the other to Zumbo I order: Star Forts in Al Qaradif pretty much surrounded by Somalia after the Trade Station for it’s Ivory was built I have enough for 5k for a Great Work! Or could I buy a Trading Post? I could do an alliance and/or Royal Marriage with Deccan, the Shia nation in India, and then buy a trading post from them pretty easily. Here let me show you:  They are in most of India, and like us lots. This would give me a jump off point for expansion in the Southern Asia region against others north, and a big person to protect like Malacca in the Indies but now I haven’t called on them after building up. Remember Bengal next door are our rival, as are with Deccan. Now I might get pulled into wars I might not really care about, like Malacca in SE Asia, but it’s a nice path in. It’s also a Great Power Hegemon that we could use against the big bad of the Turks and might keep them away like Russia did in Theodoro. I do it! Ideally I’ll purchase a Trade Post on the border with Bengal to have a launching spot for them. I have gained the Holy War CB against Kitara now that I am next to them. 26 Aug – Diplomat reruns – Royal Marriage with Deccan 1 Sept – 21 ADM core ordered for Bafuriru 1 Oct – For 5967 I purchase from Deccan the small Trading Post of Srikakulam:  Srikakulam – Coastal – Down coast from Bengal, next to one province minor - 7 dev, Sugar, Tropical, Hills, Workshop, Shipyard, makes us 0.15, Hindu and Orissa. I spend 50 DIP to invite minorities and 16 ADM to core Buzinza 1 Nov – Gems in Surkut! Ngonde claimed for 11 ADM, we are all started! 18 Nov- I send my diplomat to build a spy network in Kitara 1 Jan, 1644 – Peace treaty with Kano and Dahomey is up! I order my Egyptian army back I order nothing and will hold off until next year in case we need with just 1493 cash 5 Jan – Conversion successful in Manga! 4 Feb – Event – Korean Demand and Algerian Supply – We get better relations with merchants and better production for 5 years 20 Mar – Brakna converts! 1 April – Gogo – Central East Africa – Wealthy Salt, Hills, Arid, 3 dev, Algerian, Ibadi, makes us 0.05 cash monthly, next to Kilwa I order these colonists north east to Nyatura it has a 50+ chance of Livestock so it probably won’t be anything good 11 April – Natives there killed 1 May – Fur in Mangazea! Speaking of quality! 3 May - Kanem converts! That’s a big one! 15 May – Event – Invest in Military – I choose +15k manpower 1 Sept – I spend some prestige to make nice with Algerian Brazil 2 Oct - I spend 50 MIL to claim Holy war and gain a bunch of claims on Kitara and Bengal and the one province minor next to me. |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Forty-Seven - Alliance Broke 1 Jan, 1665 – We spend: Star Fort in Srikakulam after destroying the Shipyard Textile Manufactory for Cloth in Tilimsan Trade Company for Ivory in Kumasi; Slaves in Bemba Weapons Manufactory for Copper in Kanongesha That drops me to 1686 so I hold off for the rest 25 Jan – Weirdly, Deccan broke their alliance with us since they want our trading post of Srikakulam 9 Mar- Kilwa have started a colony next to Nyatara in Shamba That’s where I was going next! 26 Mar – My armies are in and around the key players in my next war in West Africa 25 Aug- Cores done in Bushubi, Muhambwe and Buyogoma! 16 Oct Another core done in Bafuriru! Conversions ordered for 14 months in Buyogoma, Muhambwe, 21 months in Bafuriu and 24 in Bushubi 29 Oct – Event – Consort of the People – We get -2% national revolt risk until our leader dies 4 Nov – Ngonde cored! 22 Nov - Karagwe core done! 30 Nov – Event – Social Mobility- I can side with merchants or clergy and one gains +10 but the other loses 20. That’s not fair. I side with mercs 30 Dec – Buzinza cores, and that’s my last one 1 Jan, 1666 – I make these states: Buzinza – Iron in it and Karagwe Ngonde – Ivory for just it I order this cash: I spend 1k on the Great Work in Zimbabwe And 2500 on the Jenne one I have 1959 left for mercs 21 Jan – Our diplomat returns from building a spy network in Kitara I DOW Kano’s capital of Ketu, the 3rd Kano war They are allied with Kanem Bornu and Dahomey All minor stuff outside of a few good things in Dahomey I am at war with all three |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Forty-Eight - The 3rd Algiers/Kano War I order 33k from Moshi to Keto where they have 10k I order my Egyptian army to Kanem Bornu’s fort-less capital and only province Marghi 1 Feb – I lose three claims 4 Feb - We rout their army and begin the siege in Keto 1 Mar – Surgut – Gems, Siberia, North of Muscovy, Arctic, 3 dev Ibadi Algerians make us 0.05 I send these colonists west to As 14 Mar – Marghi falls! I have a war score of 21. Can I get Kanem Bornu in a separate peace? It’s just Grain, but I’d like to take them off the board Yup!  That’s just 7.9 badboy, and I spend 15 to core it 1 April – Nyatura with Slaves! 10 May – Ketu falls! Warscore of 22 1 June – Rebellion in Bushubi – my 28k is next door and ordered over 9 June – Our Kanem Bornu army routed 15k Dahomey troops 22 June – Oyo falls to us, next is Dahomey’s capital 4 July – We win in Bushubi 9 July – A minor Dahomey falls 1 Aug – Relations maxed with Malacca, I pull them 23 Aug – Another minor falls 1 Sept – NEW TECH: DIP TECH 22 – Limes – We can build Twodeckers, Trabakul, the Marketplace upgrade Stock Exchange, +5 naval engagement, +0.50 naval morale and navies cost 10% more. I spend 1272 to upgrade my main fleet and 192 for my transport one 4 Sept – Natives killed in As 1 Oct – Mangazea – Coastal, North Siberia, - A massive 7 dev, The Taz Estuary, Arctic, Fur Trade, Algerian, Ibadi makes us 0.17. I order these colonists west to Berezov 7 Oct -I send my Malacca diplomat to make nice with Commonwealth 13 Oct – Two more minors are ours 17 Oct – Adomey falls, we have every Dahomey and Kano province and a warscore of 100%! What can I get? Kano: Keto – Capital, Wartarget – 7 warscore and 6 badboy Oyo – East of Keto – 13 score, 9 badboy Total to annex Kano – 20 score, 15.1 badboy Now what can I add from Dahomey? This will be twice as expensive and anything I take Dahomey will join a coalition, but I can handle this Dahomey: Tenkodogo – Surrounded by us, north of them in Bonoman – 16 score, 8 badboy Bonoman – South of them in Tenkodogo, surrounded by us – 20 score, 13 badboy Can I get anything else? The next one annoys Air, so I just do those two from Dahomey  We are paying 56 warscore and netting 36.6 badboy I do it! Cores are 149, let’s look at my 5 new holdings! Kanem Bornu: Marghi - South of Air – Farm Estate for Grain, Training Fields, which I destroy since it adds to my manpower only, Tropical Savannah, Fetishist Kanuri people, 0.11, 7 dev Kano: Keto – Capital, Wartarget – Slave trade, Mosque, Savannah, Tropical, Fetishist, Yoruba, 8 dev, makes us 0.16 Oyo – East of Keto – Yoruba Fetishist work a 12 dev Grain Trade with a Farm Estate, Workshop, Mosque, Tropical Savannah, making us a fat 0.89 Dahomey: Tenkodogo – Surrounded by us, north of them in Bonoman – Tropical Savannah, Livestock, Farm Estate, Mosque, Mossi people, Sunni faith, making us 0.45 from 7 dev Bonoman – South of them in Tenkodogo, surrounded by us – 12 dev, Akan Fetishist, 0.56 from the Tropical Wood trade, Tropical Savannah, Mosque, Workshop, Regimental Camp, Three Manufactories for the low quality stuff, but the Slaves and Wood don’t have any. You can see why I hadn’t prioritized taking them off the board. |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Forty-Nine - Peace for Now 17 Oct – That was a fast war! I order my Egyptian army back I order my 33k West Africa army to Keto I order nothing until January 6 Nov – I send a diplomat to make nice with Xibe that has taken out Solon next to us in Siberia and has a very large nation next to us 1 Dec – We failed to pass Quartering of Troops. I try to “Reduce Trade Regulations” 22 Dec – Conversion in Buyagoma! Next is 14 months in Ngonde 26 Dec – Another conversion, this time in Muhambwe. Next is Buzizina for 14 months too 1 Jan, 1667 – I order: Naval Equipment Manufactory for Naval Supplies in Maya and Barguzin Mill for Gems in Okhotsk I hold off with 1736 1 Feb – Quantity Idea #2 – The Young can Serve - +20% Manpower Recovery 10 Feb – Deccan announces us as a rival 28 April – 5k natives killed in Berezov 31 May – The Ottomans declare us as a rival again 1 Aug – Conversion in Bafiriru, next is 15 months in Karagwe 19 Oct – Bushubi converts! 1 Jan, 1668 – I order my southern Kilwa army to Lake Victoria for a future war against Kitara I order: Trade Station for Ivory in Butana; Slaves for Mtetwa Farm Estate for Livestock in Kusu Naval Equipment Manufactory for Naval Supplies in Sao Tome, Mahe, Mill for Gems in Lega That leaves us with 1711 cash 27 Feb – Ngonde converts! 7 Mar – Conversion in Buzinza is done too! 15 Mar – Core done in Marghi, Missionary ordered here for 20 months I state: Adamawana Plateau – Marghi - Grain, former colonies -Yola – Ivory; Bauci – Tropical Wood; Wukari- Naval Supplies. Those’re worth 2.0, 4.0 and 3.0 each after Naval Supplies just jumped I hand a Majils Seat to Massapa’s Gold 1 June – Nyatura - Central East Africa – Arid Highlands, 3 dev, Slaves, next to Kilwa, Algerian, Ibadi making 0.04 There is no where else to send this colonist 26 July – Event – Drought in Guinea 18 Aug – Event – We lose 50 DIP rather than 10 prestige 19 Oct – Cores done in all Kano and Dahomey holdings! I order Missionaries: Ketu - 17 months Oyo – 23 months They are in the same state as Ife already, as are the other two in Lower Volta with Dagbon I hand Lower Limpopo’s Gold a Majils Seat 31 Oct – Conversion in Karagwe! Next is 23 months in Bonomon! |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Fifty - Waiting for War 1 Jan, 1669 – I order: Trade Station for Yola’s Ivory Farm Estate for Livestock in Jufra and Kaonde and Tenere I stay at 2774 for war with Kitara coming up, although they only have 15k, in case of bad things 1 Feb – With 80 we max relations with Xibe and pull back my diplomat 1 April - I make nice with Berau on Borneo next to me They are Sunni so that we can Royal Marry them and maybe ally with them, I’d love to bring them in diplomatically with a vassalization 8 June – Marghi converts! Next is 26 month campaign in Tenkodogo 6 July – I hire a new general after one dies 1 Sept – Fur in As! 1 Oct – I am ready to DOW Kitara, all old cores are done. They have no defensive formations so this will be fast. They have 15k so both of my armies are next in Karagwe and Buzinza with my 7k two back to grab provinces behind the lines, and I’ll send my two big armies around Lake Victoria in a circle and meet up on the north side. I DOW Kitara for the Salt province of Shaga |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Fifty-One - The War for Lake Victoria I order my armies into Shaga and Nkore 4 Dec – I capture both. The western flank is next to 15k in Bunyoro and I order them in. 25 Dec – We arrive in Bunyoro 4 Jan, 1670 – Our 7k captures a minor 13 Jan – We win the Battle of Bunyoro 8 Feb – Oyo converts! 1 Mar – Bunyoro falls, next their capital Copper in Berezov! 31 Mar – Ketu converts! 19 April – We win the Battle of Lango with my other army 28 May – Lango falls 19 June – Another minor falls 20 July – We win the Siege of their capital in Buganda I have a warscore of 99 What can I get? Shaga – Wartarget, East Lake Victoria Coast – 5 score and badboy Kuria – North of Shaga, northeast Lake Victoria coast – 7 warscore and 6 badboy Nduga – West corner of region, and Karagwe north of us in Bushubi, inland – 15 each Buganda – Capital, west coast of Lake Victoria, north of us in Karagwe – 12 warscore, 11 badboy Nkore – North of Nduga, west of Buganda, inland, - 10 warscore and 8 badboy The next one will annoy them. Can I just annex them? The warscore is below 100, but not yet, let me try and fix that 6 Aug – We rout their army 12 Aug – We capture Busoga, now a 100% warscore! I annex Kitara  It costs me just 13.5 badboy but a big warscore. I do it and then spend 200 even to core. Ready? Shaga – Naval Equipment Manufactory for Salt, Workshop, 5 dev, Tropical Highlands, make us .11 with Ganga Fetishists, east of unclaimed Taveta Kuria – North of Shaga – 5 dev, Tropical Mountains, Farm Estate for Livestock, Workshop, also Ganda and Fetishists, making 0.24, south of Somalia Busoga – North Coast of Lake Victoria – West of Kuria – Tropical Savannah, Fishing, Mosque, Naval Equipment Manufacture, next to unclaimed territory in Turkana, Buganda -West Cosat of Lake Victoria, west of Busoga – Emporium COT, Mosque, Workshop, Trade Depot, Tropical, Savannah, 10 dev, Fetishist faith and Ganda people making 0.23 with Salt Nduga – Southwest of Buganda, south of Nkore – Rwandan Fetishists, Highlands, Tropical Iron Mines with Weapons Manufactory, and Mosque and Workshop, 15 dev, makes us 0.64 Nkore- West of Buganda, north of Nduga – Tropical Hills, 8 dev, Farm Estate for Grain and Workshop, making us 0.49, also Ganda Fetishists Bunyoro – North and west of Nkore and Buganda – Salt here too, 13 dev, Naval Equipment Manufactory, Mosque, Workshop, Tropical Savannah, Ganda Fetishists make us .45 Pubungo -North of Bunyoro, west of Lango – NW corner of area, Achioli people here, Fetishist, Farm Estate for Livestock and Workshop, Savannah, Tropical, 9 dev, makes 0.67 Lango – East of Pubungo, north of Busoga, next to unclaimed land, 0.05 only, 3 dev, Livestock, nothing built here, Ganda and Sunni, Tropical and Savannah All but one developed with Manufactories and other stuff! |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Fifty-Two - Getting Ready for the Next War 12 Aug – I order my extra colonists to Taveta 13 Aug – Natives killed there I order one army back to south Kilwa border and the other here to Buganda I order: 5k Great Work in Qahirah’s Pyramids of Cheops which when finished will give me: -15% Advisor costs -5% Idea cost I keep the rest of my cash for emergencies 12 Sept - I make nice with Dai Viet 2 Oct – Bonoman converts! 1 Jan, 1671 - Truce with Air up. They are allied with Dahomey. I order my Egyptian army here 1 Apr – relations maxes with berau I recall my diplomat 6 June 0- our admiral dies, I hire another 12 June – Fleet – 121 outta 236 I order a bunch more ships for my fleet in the Indies, most great ship Twodeckers I spend around 2200 total Our current naval maint – 24.96 30 June-I make nice with Malay peninsula minor Kedah 1 Aug – lost my claim on Tondo 13 Aug – conversion in Tenkodogo! 1 Oct –The Majils passes the Trade practices policy! We get +10% Trade efficiency 1 Jan, 1672 – I order: Mill for Tropical Wood In Kapit; Gems in Natal Naval Equipment Manufactory for Salt in Azbin Farm Estate for Livestock in Itesan, Ader, Damagaram That leaves me 2422 for emergencies and Air’s war 1 Feb – As – Siberia, North of Muscovy, not next to open places, landlocked by Berezov – rich Fur Trade, 3 dev, Algerian Ibadi, Arctic, makes us .05 I order them to East Central Africa’s Turkana next to Somalia 8 Feb – Natives there killed Our Consort passes 1 July – Relations maxed with Dai Viet I pull my diplomat 15 Aug – Cores done in the four I already had claims on, I send a Missionary to: Shaga – 16 months Nkore – 17 months Buganda – 18 months Nduga – 20 months 22 Aug – Event - Merchant dies without heir, I choose to claim it 1822 cash made 5 Sept – I send our Dai Viet diplomat to make nice with Sumatra island’s minor Barus At 968 our ADM is about to hit it’s max of 999, so I spend some around 200 to up the dev of my provinces 1 Oct – Slaves in Taveta 15 Nov -5 cores in Kitara done! I order Star Forts in Juria I make these states: Rwanda – 3 – Grain in Bafuriru and Bushubi; Iron in Nduga Uganda – 3 – Grain in Nkore; Salt in Buganda; Fish in Busoga Buganda is the COT for the Great Lakes trade depot Missionary for 17 months In Busoga I Dow Air’s capital of Borno. Dahomey joins them |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Fifty-Three - The First Algiers/Air War I order 33k to Dahomey’s capital and Air’s Borno 5 Dec – we win in Abomey and begin a siege 10 Dec – Our High Imam passes: Stability drops to +2 High Imam Muhammed V 2/6/1, age 36 Heir – 1/2/1 – rough age 0 Do I spend 50 prestige to disinherit him? We have +100% with Ibadi, I do so Consort – 2/3/3 1 Jan, 1673 – We capture Borno I chase their army in Yola 7 Ja - Yola falls 25 Jan – RM with Malacca 5 Feb – Abomey falls! 26 Feb 0 Yola win 1 Mar – Berezov – Siberia – North of Muscovy, Copper, 3 dev, Arctic, Algerian, Ibadi, Forest makes 0.04 I head north to the coastal Obdorsk 5 Mar – Natives there no longer I pass this decision since I have a Dip score of at least 5: Islamic Center of Learning - +1% Missionary Strength, -5% tech costs 11 Mar – Dahomey minor falls RM with Persia 1 Apr – Rebellion in Bunyoro, I order my army over 3 Apr – We rout the Air army! 24 Apr – the last Dahomey minor falls! 28 Apr – rebels killed 6 May – Minor falls Warscore of 99! What can I get? Borno – Capital, Wartarget – 13 score 12 badboy I can only get one more Air without annoying Somalia Mandara – Connects Borno to Marghi – 11 score and 8 badboy  24 warscore and 20.3 badboy – I do it. 113 cores done Borno – COT Emporium – Trade Depot, Mosque, Farm Estate for Grain, Kanuri and Sunni, Arid Steppes, 15 dev, make 0.71 Mandara – Tropical, Savannah, Mill for Tropical Wood and Workshop makes 0.65, 10 dev, also Kanuri but Fetishist, Not as big as I wanted, but I got what I could and split up Air |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Fifty-Four - Incorporating Air 6 May – I order the Air army back to Borno, and my 33k army to Kilwa for that peace next year since they still have 52k troops This is a fast peace and ends in 7 years I order: 5k in the Great Work of the Great Mosque of Djenne, which when done will give me +1 Missionary and +3% vs Heathens I don’t spend the last 1511 29 May – Ships done - 58.85 new maint Our new fleet: 53 large ships 47 small 27 galleys 47 transports 30 Aug – Shaga converts! Next is 19 months in Pubungo 1 Oct – relations maxed with Kedah 14 Oct – Conversion in Nkore – next is 21 months in Loango 26 Oct – Another conversion in Bunyoro – next is 59 months in Lango 29 Nov – Another conversion – Nduga 7 Dec – I send the Kedah diplomat to make nice in Portugal 16 Dec – Busoga converts! 2 Jan, 1674 – I order: Trade Station for Spices in Lehad Datu, Api-Api I keep 2753 for mercs I order my fleet to East Africa for war with Kilwa 1 Feb – Slaves in Turkana 1 May – I lose 18 claims, I spend 50 MIL to declare Holy War as well as new ones on Mombasa 14 May – I replace a dead general 1 June- Stability rises to +3 1 July – Our level 3 DIP Navigator passes, I hire level 3 Trader who gives me +10% trade 28 Sept – I park our navy in Sofala 1 Nov – Truce ends with Kilwa! They and Hormuz are at war with the Turks |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Fifty-Five - Two Colonies Done 1 Jan, 1675 – I order: Farm Estate for Livestock in Pindiga Mill for Tropical Wood in Matsolo and Bauchi Naval Equipment Manufactory for Fish in Tarakan and Naval Supplies in Wukari That leaves me 3596 for mercs 14 Mar – Pubungo converts! 2 April – Event – Marriageable Women in Turkana 11 April – Our colony in Obdorsk starts 8 May – Core done in Borno! Star Fort ordered here since it’s two away from Somalia. 27 May – Missionary ordered to Kuria for 20 months 1 June – Taveta – Central East Africa – Next to Mombasa, Kilwa, Somalia, I order a Star Fort here, Arid Mountains, Slaves, 3 dev, makes 0.05, Algerian and Ibadi I order them to Siberia’s Komi Relations maxed with Barus I called them back 8 June – Bunyoro converts! 3 July – Natives killed in Komi 1 Aug – Turkana – Central East Africa – Next to Somalia, I order a Star Fort here, Tropical Highlands, Slaves here, 3 dev, Ibadi and Algerian making us 0.05 I order these colonists to Siberia’s Pelym 8 Aug – Mandara cored! Star Fort here too 22 Aug – Natives killed in Pelym 30 Aug – I order my navy out 23 Oct – My navy is in the Zanzibar Strait where their capital is. Their 76 ship navy is in their capital Kilwa, I want to grab Zanzibar in this battle ideally I DOW Kilwa for the Star Fort of Manyika on the south side, Hormuz joins them, 3rd war. |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Fifty-Six - The Third Algiers/Kilwa War I order my two Southern Armies into Manyika I order my Northern Army 33k into Zigua from Nyatura My 7k is in Kuria and will wait until the big stuff opens up I order: 45k in Gogo to join my northern army 15k in the southern army 4 Nov- Mercs here and ordered into their targets 1 Dec = Relations maxed with Portugal 9 Dec – Sent to make nice with France 12 Dec – Zigua is ours! 12 Feb, 1676 – Two minors fall, next is their captial of Kilwa 13 April – minor falls 1 May - I do not get the next ADM tech until post war We get a new Age of Absolutism Ability! I get Efficient Autonomy - -50% Autonomy costs 18 May – A new heir is born with 1/3/4 21 May – Kilwa falls! Their fleet heads out to ours 28 May – Zanzibar is ours! 6 June – We win a minor naval battle 23 June – They fled into harbor in Madagascar 9 July – We capture a minor with our northern army and it’s next to 17k in Ibo, I head in 9 Aug – We rout their army in Ibo 9 Sept – Two minors falls 27 Sept – After almost a year we capture Manyika! We have a warscore of 47% 29 Oct – Two more fall 1 Nov – Rebellion in Borno where my main army is 21 Nov – Defeated 26 Nov – Kuria converted! 1 Dec – Copper in Obdorsk! Our Majils policy is up! Next? How about Reduce Trade Regulations again 27 Dec - Four minors fall 11 Jan, 1677 – Another minor falls 16 Feb – Four more fall 1 Mar – Quantity Idea #3 – Enforced Service - -10% costs 8 April – Final three fall, we have every mainland holding and Zanzibar with an 88% warscore Now what do I want? I have two major options - Grab a bunch of low dev but high trade good stuff in the south like 6 dev Ivory Manyika, 5 dev Tete Ivory and such. Or I could tryto build a line in the north to Zanzibar and grab it. I want Zanzibar. Since I have Cloves, I can pass edict and move Cloves to them and they are a Center of Trade. The four in the north that get me to Zanzibar and then them annoys Kilwa. But I can do the minimum of three to get there. I can also get one more in Central Kilwa, but not my wartarget, that annoys them too much.  That’s a 26 warscore and just a 19.7 badboy, not much to build down. Not even West Africa cares about this one. I do peace and pay 57 to core them I pass the decision to grow Cloves North Kilwa: Shamba – Next to Mombasa, Us in four places and Kilwa, connects us to Bagamoyo – Arid Highlands, Slave trade, 7 dev, Swahili people, Sunni faith, makes us 0.59 with a Trade Station Bagamoyo – Strait to Zanzibar, connects Shamba to them, south of Mombasa, coastal, Coastline, just 3 dev, Ivory, Trade Station, Tropical, Swahili Fetishists here, send us monthly 0.38, Shipyard Zanzibar – The big addition, Strait to Bagamoyo - Center of Trade, Natural Harbor, Tropical Coastline, 9 dev, Trade Depot, Shipyard, Cloves, Swahili, Sunni, 0.29 made here Central Kilwa: Nsenga – Throw in – West of Kilwa – 4 dev, Tropical Savannah, Farm Estate for Livestock, Workshop, Nyasa people, Fetishist faith, 0.18 made here That war was obviously about Zanzibar! |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Fifty-Seven - Measuring the World 8 April - I disband my mercs I order my 7k back to Lake Victoria 33k back to West Africa 29k to Bagamoyo and the other to Nsenga New Tech! ADMIN TECH 23 – Measuring the World - +10% Admin Efficiency and -10% Dev Costs I pull my Siberia merchant to send to Zanzibar 16 May – Relations improvement begun with Muscovy 10 July - We arrive in Zanzibar. We’re making 5.66 1 Sept – Army: I have 246k of 285k forcelimt I am paying monthly 120.40 for army maintenance I want to order another army to help out. I order a 30k army built in South Africa to stay here: 16 Sept – Lango converts! 21 Nov – Missionary sent to Borno for 40 months 1 Jan, 1678 – I order: 2.5k Great Work in Zimbabwe Naval Equipment Manufactory for Naval Supplies in Annada Textile Manufactory for Wool in Swellendam, Oujda, Demnate, Biskra I keep unspent more than 2.7k 19 Feb – 19 months in Mandara Missionary dispatched 1 May – Relations maxed with France, I pull our diplomat 11 May – I send it to make nice with Orochoni 30 May – Event – We get 100 MIL 1 July – Relations maxed with Muscovy, I pull 1 Aug – I send it to make nice with Bali 31 Aug – I now have 27 transports in the Indies for my 27k army to be ferried 1 Dec – Orochino taken out by Japan I send our diplomat to make nice with them |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Fifty-Eight - Upper Zambezi Stated 2 Jan, 1679 – I order: Naval Equipment Manufactory for Fish in Jugjur, Textile Manufactory for Wool in Kef Farm Estate for Grain in Mbwila, Mbata, Mema, Anfa, Titteri Great Mosque in Cape, Katsina 1 Mar – Okhotsk – Siberia, Ibadi Algerian, Coastal on the Kara Sea, 3 dev, Arctic, Copper, makes us .06 Naval Supplies in Pelym I cannot order these colonists anywhere 27 Mar – Mandara converts! 11 April – Cores done in Shamba and Nsenga! I make this state: Upper Zambezi – 3 – Lala – Naval Supplies; Nsenga – Livestock; Luangwa – Tropical Wood Livestock is 2.7, the others 3.0 Missionary order to Nsenga – 16 months and 35 to Shamba I hand a Majils Seat to Kanem 14 May – Army done, we are spending on army maint 136.37 increase of 16 monthly 1 June – NEW TECH! DIP TECH 23 – Heavy Frigates – We can build them, and then we get 150 colonial range and +25 settle growth I spend 940 to upgrade my ships 9 July – Cores done in Zanzibar and Bagamoyo I state this: Central Swahili Coast – 2 – Cloves in Zanzibar and Ivory in Bagamoyo Tanzania – 4 – Slaves in Shamba, Nyatura; Salt in Gogo; Livestock in Hehe I order a Trade Station for Zanzibar’s Cloves after paying some DIP to raise it 10 from 9 I hand Zanzibar a Majils Seat Missionaries – 16 months for Bagamoyo; 20 for the Sunni Siberia Turukhan that’s past it’s 25 year conversion boost. 1 Aug – Fur in Komi! 17 Oct _ General dies, another is hired 1 Jan, 1680 – I order: Mill for Tropical Wood in Luangwa Naval Equipment Manufactory for Naval Supplies in Lala; Fish in Sambaliung Farm Estate for Grain in Haha, Sah Great Mosque in Mpemba 1 April – Relations maxed with Bali, diplomat returns 18 April – Nsenga converts! 1 May – Relations also maxed with Japan, recalled 1 June – Event – Gold Rush! We get 8127 cash and then 1 inflation I spend 49 ADM to reduce inflation I order the 2.5k Great Work in Brazil’s Bahia done. I spend 750 to finish Zimbabwe’s 2500 Great Work, and order 5k one that, when done, gives us -5% tech cost 16 Jun – I send the Bali diplomat to make nice with Austria 21 July – Bagamoyo converts! I keep my Japan diplomat after he comes back to keep for my soon to be war against Air, Dahomey 9 Oct – I replace a dead admiral 1 Nov - Peace with Air and Dahomey over! I have my armies next to them each! I have split up my 31k army in Air to be next to each army split up, and 33k next to Dahomey I DOW 3rd Air War for their Ivory province of Logone. Dahomey joins |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Fifty-Nine - The 3rd Algiers/Air War I order 16k to Air’s Logone where 6k are I order 15k to Air’s Muniyo where 5k are I order 33k to Dahomey’s Atakora where 8k are Ready? 24 Nov – We win in Logone 27 Nov – We win in Muniyo 1 Dec – New Government Reform! Tier 10 – Separation of Powers – Last one! I choose: Legislative Bodies – We get +1 free policies I choose DIP – Colonial Restriction - +10% Global Tariff MIL – The Military Zeal Act - +5% morale, +10% siege 3 Dec – We win against the Dahomey army 31 Dec – Two minors fell in Air, next their captial! 1 Jan, 1681 – Quantity Idea #4 – Camp Followers 33% National Supply Limit 11 Jan – Atakora follows 14 Feb – Minor falls 21 Feb – A Dahomey minor falls 12 March - Conversion in Borno! 21 Mar – Dahomey’s capital falls! Separate peace with them:  43 peace, and 21.9 badboy, I do it and spend ADM equal to 44 to core Borgu and Atakora 1 May – Shamba converts! 11 May – The Air capital falls! What can I get? I can only get one without annoying Somalia:  Bedde for 9 score and 6.0 badboy I do it and core for 36 ADM Dahomey: Borgu – North of Atakora – Tropical Savannah, 16 dev, Farm Estate for Grain, Workshop and Mosque, Dagumba people and Sunni faith, make us 0.50 Atakora – North of Dahomey, South of Borgu – 6 dev, Mill for Tropical Wood, Workshop, Dagumba Sunni, Savannah, Tropical, make us 0.24 Air: Bedde - South of Air – Farm Estate for Grain, Workshop, 9 dev, Kanuri Sunni, Tropical Savannah making 0.63 Very built up with Manufactories. Peace for this light warscore is up in just 6 years with Air but with Dahomey in 9 years. I order my army in Air to Bedde and the other to Borgu |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Sixty - Two Siberian Holdings Finish 11 May – I order: Naval Equipment Manufactory for Salt in Gogo; Fish in Melilla Trade Station for Slaves in Nyatura Farm Estate for Livestock in Hehe; Grain in Ouarzazete, Bizerte That leaves us 2507 cash for the fun stuff 31 May – I send a diplomat to make nice with Transoxiana 22 Jul – Event – Religious Scholars Disagree – We lose 10 prestige and 25 ADM power 1 Aug – Pelym – Siberia – West and East of Muscovy, north of the last unclaimed province in Tura – Arctic, Ibadi Algerians, Forest, 3 dev, Naval Supplies, make 0.05 I send colonists to Tura 11 Aug – Turukhan sees the light and converts to Ibadi! 18 Aug - 4k natives killed in Tura 1 Dec – Komi – Siberia – North of Pelym, east of Muscovy, the penultimate Siberian holding – Fur Trade is rich here, 5 dev, Forest, Arctic, Ibadi Algerians make us .11 Nowhere to send these colonists either. 1 Jan, 1682 – I state: Kara – West Siberia – 5 – Fur in As and Mangazea; Gems in Surgut; Copper in Berezov and Obdorsk – all wealthy trade goods to build up! I hand a Majils Seat to Great Lakes COT Buganda I order: Farm Estate for Grain for Gwiriko, Shendy, Soba Naval Equipment Manufactory for Fish for Karabara and Kala That leaves me 2677 for emergencies 1 Feb – The Majils passes “Reduce Trade Regulations” - +10% for ten years 3 Mar - I have my fleet protect trade in Zanzibar to keep them local Before, I am making 5.59… 1 April - Now I am making 19.29 17 May - Kilwa still has 55k troops, by the by. I order small troops to make my southern Kilwa 28k army bigger a bit 4 June – Event – Natives not Assisting - We lose 846 1 Aug – Relations maxed with Austria at 110, I order a return 14 Aug – I dispatch it to make nice with Scandinavia 16 Sept – I order my 33k West African nation back to Kilwa 29 Sept- Event – Local Traders need Help – I spend 100 19 Dec – Troops built and now I have 31k |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Sixty-One - Preparing for the Next Kilwa War 2 Jan, 1683 – I order: Weapons Manufactory for Copper in Berezov and Okhotsk Mill for Gems in Surgut Trade Station for Fur in As and Mangazea Naval Equipment Manufactory for Fish in Ifni That drops me to 2508 cash 2 Mar – Army Check – 280k out of 302k. I have 22k open I am spending 138.48 To prepare for war against Somalia at 85k, I order another 31k army, this time in West Africa, and I order my other West African army to return to Egypt Somalia’s Navy: 15 heavy 17 light 1 galley 26 transports I can do that in my sleep, no need to upgrade there Here’s my plan for Somalia – 3 93k armies in Egypt, 3 93K from Kilwa, 2 64k armies and 45k mercs from West African and Air, hopefully we’ll be able to squeeze them from three sides. 24 Mar – Borgu and Atakora cores done! They are not in a state I make a state: Atacora Oueme – 4 – Grain in Borgu; Slaves in Ketu; Tropical Wood in Atacora and Moshi Missionaries dispatched there 14 May – Bedde is cored! I don’t state it since it’s pretty rough with all of that Grain – Missionary sent 1 June – Relations maxed with Transoxiana I pull my diplomat Rebellion in Borgu 5 July – Borgu falls 11 Aug – We lose to the rebels 26 Nov – We defeat the rebels 23 Dec – Borgu ours again! 1 Jan, 1684 – I order: Naval Equipment Manufactories for Fish in Tenerife, Sirt, Zuwarah Farm Estate for Grain in Joma, Djerba, Qusatinah That leaves me 2447 for emergencies 5 Feb – Event – Gift to the State – we get 1744 1 June – Quantity Idea #5 – Conscripted Garrisons – Garrison Size +25% Nice for defending against a soon to be war against Somalia 12 June – West Africa Army finished I am now paying monthly for army maintenance 193.03. That’s a big increase in cash spent. The Mamluks no longer exist 22 July – Zanzibar finished it’s Trade Station, next is a 28 month long conversion 1 Sept – Relations maxed with Scandinavia, next is making nice with Sale 11 Oct – Event – 11k rise up in Borgu or I get -10% Missionary there for 10 years, that’s where my western army is, so I choose the former 20 Oct – Defeated 1 Nov – I lose 35 claims from a previous Holy War I’ll hold off until after the upcoming Kilwa war to declare it again with the new border 30 Dec – Malacca ruler dies, and so with it goes the Royal Marriage – we enter into another 1 Jan, 1685 - Naval Supplies in Tura Peace up with Kilwa I order in unclaimed states that are territories some forcelimit rising Conscription Centers that cost 420 each and then will increase by 2 each and then take a year to build. I have 7740 and my 15k mercs for south flank are ordered Conscription Centers: Beefada Sierra Leone Karou Grain Coast Ivory Coast Tuat Taudeni Tadmekka Azawad Hodh Tarrana That leaves me 2990 cash for my war with Kilwa I DOW Kilwa for the 4th War, this time for Manyika again. Hormuz joins |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Sixty-Two - The 4th Algiers/Kilwa War I order my Navy to Zanzibar Strait I order two armies and 15k mercs to Manyika on the south flank On the northern flank I order my 33k, 31k and 7k into the minor of Zigua 16 Feb – Zigua falls 9 Apr – Minor captured, next is Kilwa 14 May – A general dies in Manyika 23 May - Kilwa falls! Their navy flees 8 June - We win a minor naval battle 7 July – Northern army captures a minor next in Ibo are 26k troops 19 July – Manyika falls! 1 Aug – Rebellion in Bedde I order my army over 6 Aug – We win in Ibo, their army survives 2 Sept – Two minors fall 2 Oct – A minor falls 26 Oct – Two minors fall 8 Nov – We win in Bedde 12 Nov – We rout the Kilwan army in Tumbuka 30 Nov – Three minors fall 9 Dec – Tumbuka falls! 28 Dec – Bedde converts! 10 Jan, 1686 – Three minors fall 24 Jan – A minor falls 7 Mar – Four more fall 23 Mar – Quelimane falls and that’s the last mainland holding of Kilwa! I have a warscore of 88, what can I net? South Kilwa: Manyika – Wartarget, South Kilwa – 4 score, 3 badboy Tete – Northwest of Manyika, east of us – 6 warscore and 3 badboy Sena – Northeast of Manyika, east of Tete – 9 warscore, 6 badboy Lolo – North of Sena -5 warscore and 2 badboy Lundu – Northwest of Sena, east of us, Lolo - 7 score, 5 badboy I cannot get any others without annoying Kilwa like Quelimane Central Kilwa: Tumbuka – East of us, west coast of Lake Malawi – 6 warscore and 3 badboy I cannot get Kolonga that connects it with Lundu and Lolo North Kilwa: Mzizma – Coastal, south of Bagamoyo, north of Kilwa’s capital – 4 warscore, 3 badboy That’s everything I can get without dialing in a coalition with Kilwa:  Since the Mamluks are dead, no coalitions from anyone. I zoomed into my cash so you can see how much I am spending and making monthly. 24.2 badboy and 41 warscore. I do the peace agreement. I spend ADM of 131 to core all seven. These are all pretty nice trade good and mostly low dev. South Kilwa: Manyika – Wartarget, South Kilwa – Star Fort, Trade Station for Ivory, I destroy the Star Fort it’s internal and not on the border, Shona people, Fetishist faith, 6 dev, Highlands, not tropical, makes 0.11 Tete – Northwest of Manyika, east of us – COT Emporium, 5 dev, Ivory Trade, Trade Station, Workshop, Savannah, tropical, Shona and Fetishist making us 0.32 Sena – Northeast of Manyika, east of Tete – Shona and Fetishist, 10 dev, Ivory Trade, Tropical Savannah, Conscription Center , Workshop and Trade Station making 0.91 Lolo – North of Sena - Just 3 dev, Ivory here too, Nyasa Fetishist, Tropical Savannah, Trade Station and Workshop, 0.50 made Lundu – Northwest of Sena, east of us, Lolo – Textile Manufactory for the wealthy Cloth and Workshop, Tropical Savannah, Nyasa Fetishist, 8 dev making us 0.61 Central Kilwa: Tumbuka – East of us, west coast of Lake Malawi – Throw In – Tropical Savannah, Gems, Mill and Workshop, 6 dev, Nyasa and Fetishist. Making .49 North Kilwa: Mzizma – Coastal, south of Bagamoyo, north of Kilwa’s capital – Another throw in – Coastline, Tropical, Gems, Mill, Shipyard, 3 dev, Swahili Fetishist making us 0.30 Low dev but all 7 are worth at least 3.0 (Gems) and Cloth and Ivory are very wealthy, and with the built p infrastructure, even a 3 dev one is making that cash. |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Sixty-Three - The Old and the Infirm 23 Mar – I disband my 15k mercs 7k ordered to Nyatura I’ll keep 3 armies here in Kilwa for our war with Somalia, and one will return to West Africa I order 31k to Mzizma, Tumbuka and Sena 33k ordered to West Africa I order Conscription Centers here: Dongola Ras Gareb Qusayr Azawagh Baghena Wagadu Termes Calabar Upper Limpopo That puts me at 2846 Somalia’s current allies – Indian Ocean - Mahra – one province don’t care Aden – Arabia – 51k – my navy can stop them from crossing the strait and camp it Malay Peninsula’s Kedah – Don’t care Ideally I can take the three Red Sea provinces down to the strait of Tajura to stop the Turks from going around me into Africa I order my navy to camp and heal up. We captured a Kilwan vessel we need to repair 30 April - Extra diplomat send to make nice with Delhi I spend 50 MIL to claim Holy War 7 June – Event – Diplomatic Insult, I play nice and raise relations by 60 in many 23 July – I pull my Sale diplomat I send it to Tetuaon 25 Aug – Event – I spend 10 prestige to make nice with clergy 22 Nov – Event – Rotten Boroughs - Majils seat swaps from Zimbabwe to Timbuktu and I lose a stability I spend 159 ADM to raise it back 4 Dec – Zanzibar converts! 1 Jan, 1687 – I order: Conscription Centers here: Tekrur Galam Tagant Brakna Bangazi Bardiya As-Suways That leaves us 3081 for emergencies 1 Feb – Quantity Idea #6 – The Old and the Infirm – We lose -5% maintained cost 1 May – Peace with Air is up, but I am waiting for my future war with Somalia, so I don’t want to build that up after rebuilding from Kilwa’s war 31 July – Atakora converts! 1 Sept – Tura – Siberia – The last one and our final colonial option. – South of Pelym – Surrounded by Muscovy, 3 dev, Mountains, Algerian Ibadi Naval Supplies make us 0.03, Naval Supplies I order my 4k army back to east Siberia and then to head to the Indies |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Sixty-Four - Bonds and Tontines 1 Jan, 1688 – I order: Conscriptions Centers here; Halaib Suakin Kagyrgyn Qasr Ibrim Wadi Halfa Bayuda Soba Berber Workshop – Tropical Wood – Taytay, Matsolo Iron – Hemba, Stanovoy Fur – Ude, Kirenga Copper – Mpangu, Anziku That leaves me 3016 for emergencies 11 Jan – My navy is healed, I send it to the Bab el Mandib 25 Mar – Cores done in Sena, Tete and Manyika I send Missionaries to all three!! I hand Zimbabwe another Majils Seat 1 April – With a 105 relations maxed with Delhi, I pull my diplomat 3 April – My 27k army lands on the Malay Peninsula next to Kedah 26 June – The other four cores are done in Kilwa! 16 month Missionary in Lolo ordered! 16 Aug – Somalia has built up their forces and now has 146k, I cannot do that. I send the Malay Peninsula forces back 2 Jan, 1689 – New Tech! ADMIN TECH 24 – Bonds and Tontines – I can build Counting Houses which are upgraded Workshops and then +250 Governing Capacity! I order: Counting Houses in these Clove Provinces – Ambon, Ternate, Tidore, Buru. Ceram, Halmahera, Zanzibar Gems – Sulu Cloth – Tunis, Qahirah, Timbuktu Dyes – Kano Spices – Draa, Lehad Detu, Kolaka That leaves me 2430 cash I DOW Air for Logone, Dahomey joins |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Sixty-Five - The 4th Algiers/Air War The 4th War Begins! I order 31k into Abomey, Dahomey’s capital where 6k are I order 22k to Logone where 10 are and 11 to the 3k Muniyo 19 Jan – We win in Logone and Abomey 24 Jan – We win in Muniyo 26 Feb - Logone and Muniyo fall, next is their capital 24 Mar - Abomey falls! They won’t do a peace for it 31 Mar – General dies sieging Kotoko 10 April – Manyika converts! Next is Tumbuka for 12 months 16 May – I pull my diplomat at Tetuolan I send one to make nice with Two Sicilies 1 June – Our level 3 ADM and DIP advisors both pass. I hire a level 3 ADM Inquisitor and a level 3 DIP Naval Reformer with 10% Naval Morale 4 June – Kotoko falls, we have every Air and Dahomey holding! What can I get without annoying Somalia? Dahomey: Abomey – Capital, surrounded by us, final province left – 47 warscore, 13 badboy, no one cares Air: Muniyo – Surrounded by us – 10 score, 6 badboy Anything else annoys Somalia  57 warscore and 19.1 badboy. I do it! ADM is 58 for Abomey and 35 for Muniyo leaving me 18 Dahomey: Abomey – Capital, surrounded by us, final province left – Get ready this is very built up - 30 dev, Tropical Savannah, Fon culture, Sunni faith, Slave Trade, they have built here Regimental Camp, Mosque, Workshop, Marketplace, has an open slot, makes 0.61 without a Manufactory which it has space for. Air: Muniyo – Surrounded by us – Arid Steppes, Farm Estate for Grain, Conscription Center, Kanuri and Sunni making us 0.07 with 9 dev. Good stuff! |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Sixty-Six - The Archipelago Frigate 4 June - I order my armies out and to the captured territory New Tech!! DIP TECH 24 – The Archipelago Frigate - +2 trade efficiency, +20 naval engagement, I can build the Archipelago Frigate I order my navy back 24 June – I send out a diplomat to make nice with Aden 25 July – Tete converts! Next is 9 months in Mzizina 30 July – A general passes, I hire a replacement 26 Aug – Sena converts! Next is 13 months in Lundu 19 Sept – Lolo converted! 1 Nov – I lose 3 claims 1 Jan, 1690 – I order Counting Houses: Spice – Zamboanga, Barito, Yamdena, Sampit Cloth – Gao, Tilimsan, Oran Tropical Wood – Taytay, Flores Chinaware – East Timor Iron – Air, Grain – Dumyat, Sharqiya That drops me to 2224 cash 1 Feb – Another Advisor passes, this time our MIL, I hire a level 3 Army Organizer who is Sunni and that increases our land forcelimit by 10% 23 Feb – Conversion in Tumbuka! 21 May – Mzizina converts too! 30 June – Event – Tea Imports – I doit and drop our national revolt risk 1 July – Right after being hired the ADM level 3 advisor Inquisitor dies I hire another level 3 ADM of the same trype Rebellion in Lundu where my 31k are handing out 8 July – We win in Lundu Conversion successful in Borgu! 26 Sept - Conversion also successful in Lundu |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Sixty-Seven - Two New States 1 Jan, 1691 – Quantity Idea #7 – Expanded Supply Trains – We get -10% Attrition army For finishing we get +25% land force limit! Our force limit is now 459, we have 315 I order Counting Houses Here: Naval Supplies – Barguzin, Katapang, Copper – Kanongesha Ivory – Haayre, Salt – Upemba, Azbin Coffee -Belitung Slaves – Shamba, Ndongo 1 April – Navy updated, I order it to protect Zanzibar trade Our relations with Two Sicilies maxed, I’ll pull it I send it to make nice with Korea 1 June – Our heir gains the trait: “Kind-Hearted” 7 June – Cores done in Abomey and Muniyo I order Missionaries to both. I state-ify: Lower Zambezi – 3 – Southern Kilwa – All Ivory – Tete, Sena, Zumbo Shire - 2 of 3 – Ivory in Lolo, Cloth in Lundu I Majils Seat Gao 1 July – Relations maxed with Aden, dip pulled 13 July – Bengal no longer rivals us 1 Aug- I send my Aden dip to make nice with the Commonwealth! 1 Jan, 1692 – I order Counting Houses: Spice – Sangkilruing, Lombok, Gorontalo Ivory – Ishindi, Kong Sugar – Dina Arobi, Dina Morgabin, Sus Dyes – Rano, Biram Cloth – Mers el Kabir Iron – Rukwa, Nkoma, Nduga, Luba 1 Feb – Our Majils policy finished, next why not try Reduce Trade Regulations again? It passes! 17 July – Event – We get +50 in all powers 22 Sept- Event – I lose 10 prestige rather than 50 Adm 1 Dec – Muniyo converts! |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Sixty-Eight - Light Cavalry 1 Jan, 1693 – I order Counting Houses here: Ivory – Manyika, Yola Fish – Sambulitung, Grain – Joma, Al Gharbia Naval Supplies – Mahe, Sao Tome Slaves – Shinje, Warri, Bemba Gems – Natal, Okhotsk Cloth – Tripoli 1 Mar – Relations maxed with both Korea and Commonwealth, pulled back 19 Mar – Commonwealth diplomat makes nice with Bengal 1 Jan, 1694 – Quiet year! Somalia have taken Air’s captial in peace I order Counting Houses here: Salt - Gogo Livestock - Mzab, Tajarhi, Kusu Slaves - Mtetwa, Djado, Ouargla Fish – Kala Sugar – Minya, Susa Grain – Gharb 23 Mar – New Tech!!! MIL TECH 23 Light Cavalry – Lots of stuff!+0.25 tactics, +50% maneuver, +1 cavalry shock, better cavalry called “Ali Bey Reformed Cavalry” and new infantry called “Reformed Muslim Musketeers” I upgrade my stuff 1 April – I cannot rival Somalia anymore, my new rival is Deccan 1 June – I send a Diplomat to make nice with Dai Viet Our 4k Siberia army joins my 27k Borneo army and then I combine them and order 4 more transports here in the Indies. 29 Sept – Abomey converts! 25 Oct- I replace a dead general 11 Nov – 250 Year Review |
Let’s start with MAPS!
North Africa:  That’s now pretty boring map. We have all of North Africa ours save for three Portuguese holdings. We also have all of West Africa now save for one random French colony. And we have all of Egypt down to Somalia. South Africa:  This is also pretty boring I have everything in the Kongo Region, and all colonies save for one French and two Spanish. You can see how much my 4 wars with Kilwa have turned them into a rump state with Madagascar. South America:  Our first place colonially in Brazil, you can see New Granada in north, and then several nations around us. This is fully occupied. You can also see my financial situation. North America:  This is all mostly undiscovered by us internally, but you can see only Spain and Portugal colors here save for us in Alaska. Indies:  We have most, and then you can see Spain and Portugal in the Philippines. We have most of that as well as Papua, Borneo, Sulawesi, and more. You can also see how much our ally Malacca has expanded here without worrying about European intervention. How about Siberia and Asia:  You can see every Siberian province was taken by us. Pretty low dev, but all at least 3.0 trade good value, and with all of that rich Copper, Fur, and Iron this is very valuable trade goods. We’ll finish with Europe:  Nice! France is in England and Italy, Spain is northern Italy, Austria still controls the lowlands. Scandinavia has formed. Nice!! |
Ledger:
Army – We have 315,000 troops. That is 4th after the Ottomans at 708k and just behind Commonwealth at 3rd with 326k Navy – We have: 54 heavies 47 lights 27 galleys 75 transports For a total of 203, which is 2nd most and just behind the 210 of the Ottomans Techs – We have 24/24/23 for a total of 71. The most is 71! Ideas – We have all completed and a total of 42 tied for the most with many Income – At 791.40 we have the most by hundreds of cash. 2nd most is Ottomans at 608 and then 3rd is Spain’s 421.59 Development – With 3095 we are in front. The Turks are 2nd with 2567 Max Manpower – With 246k we are 2nd behind the Turks at 294k There are 12 Empires Religions – Ibadi - Pate is gone taken by Mombasa, one of my future wars. We have 6 nations and a massive 505 Ibadi holdings. There are more Ibadi than all Sunni in the world, and only Catholic has more. Since I have so many provinces, let’s swap my three Top 10s to Top 15s Top 15 Holdings by Tax Revenue: 1. Qahirah, 38.08 2. Tunis, 35.70 3. Gao, 26.15 4. Kano, 24.60 5. Timbuktu, 23.80 6. Cape, 21.42 7. Sambaliung, 19.62 8. Mpemba, 19.04 9. Al Gharbia, 18.72 10. Oran, 18.72 11. Katsina, 17.55 12. Jenne, 16.65 13. Sharqiyah, 16.64 14. Joma, 15.75 15. Mers el Kabir, 15.25 Top 15 Holdings by Any Production Revenue: 1. Pontianak, 92.80, Gold 2. Sofala, 81.20, Gold 3. Tidore, 76.36. Cloves 4. Ternate, 76.36, Cloves 5. Ambon, 76.6, Cloves 6. Bure, 69.60, Gold 7. Bambuk, 69.60, Gold 8. Ceram, 61.24, Cloves 9. Buru, 61.24, Cloves 10. Zanzibar, 55.65, Cloves 11. Halmahera, 53.58, Cloves 12. Sulu, 51.87, Gems 13. Qahirah, 47.61, Cloth 14. Tafilalt, 46.40, Gold 15. Zamboanga, 45.84, Spices Only three aren’t Gold or Cloves in that list! Top 15 Non-Gold, Non-Clove Holdings by Production Revenue: 1. Sulu, 51.87, Gems 2. Qahirah, 47.61, Cloth 3. Zamboanga, 45.84, Spices 4. Kano, 44.90, Dyes 5. Tunis, 44.63, Cloth 6. Timbuktu, 43.46, Cloth 7. Draa, 40.10, Spices 8. Jenne, 40.05, Cloth 9. Gao, 37.47, Cloth 10. Kolaka, 37.22, Spices 11. Lehad Datu, 36.22, Spices 12. Tilimsan, 35.42, Cloth 13. Yamdena, 33.08, Spices 14. Barito, 32.78, Spices 15. Sharqiya, 32.08, Grain And there we are, mostly Cloth and Spices, We have 436 holdings Charts: Religion: Ibadi, 99.7% Hindu, .3% Culture more than 3%: Algerian, 21.7%’ Berber, 5.2% Bornean, 8.4% Egyptian, 6.2% Hausa, 2.9% Kanuri, 3.6% Kongolese, 3.7% Moroccan, 5.4% Tunisian, 5.4% Top Ten Trade Nodes by Total Traded: 1. Sevilla, 206.60 2. Caribbean 3. English Channel 4. Malacca 5. Constantinople 6. Bengal 7. Lubeck 8. Aden 9. Champagne 10. Persia, 76.10 Ours: Timbuktu – 42.61 Alexandra - 22.92 Katsina – 21.62 Zambezi – 17.51 Safi – 16.24 Siberia – 15.53 Kongo – 15.49 Great Lakes – 15.06 Tunis – 14.29 Cape – 7.53 Our Colonies: Brazil – 54.87 La Plata – 29.20 Trade Goods by Current Value: 8.0 - Cloves 5.4 – Cocoa 5.0 – Dyes 4.5 – Spices, Tobacco, Chinaware, Iron 4.05 – Cloth 4.0 – Ivory, Silk 3.75 – Sugar 3.50 – Paper, Fur 3.45 – Copper 3.30 – Salt, Coffee 3.12 – Wine 3.0 – Gems, Incense, Tropical Wood, Slaves, Cotton, Tea, Naval Supplies 2.70 – Livestock 2.25 – Wool 2.0 – Fish, Grain We have tons of the high quality stuff. We are the production leader in: Cloves – 100% Slaves – 52.5% Ivory – 45% Spices – 31.3% Gems – 21.2% Dyes – 19.8% Tropical Wood – 17.6% We are leading in tons of good high quality things like Ivory, Cloves and Spices and Dyes We are trade leader with at least 20% of trade in: Ivory – 21% Slaves – 21% We are also leading in Sugar, but less than 20% so no boosts No coalitions against us The Great Powers: 1. Spain 2. Algeria, Ibadi 3. Ottomans, Sunni 4. France 5. Commonwealth 6. Bengal, Sunni 7. Deccan, Shia 8. Austria That’s four Christian and four Muslim powers in the Great Eight. Very balanced! |
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Volume 16 - Mzab Chapter One Hundred and Sixty-Nine - Getting Ready for War 5 11 Nov, 1694 – I order my 33k troops from West Africa to North Kilwa border I order these built: 31k troops in West Africa And Egypt I order these ships for my fleet: 5 large ships in South Africa 6 light ships there I have around 152.21 military maint and 63.77 naval and I am making 373.10 monthly in net after costs, so I have the money 8 Dec – I grant military Access to Austria at war with Spain and their colonies 4 Jan, 1695 – This year the Kilwa peace treaty comes up, so I won’t buy anything I hire 15k in the south flank in Nsenga so they will be ready for war when this arrives, Kilwa has 41k in Lindi 18 Jan – Mercs here 1 April – Relations with Bengal at 122 I pull the diplomat back 1 June – Peace up with Kilwa! Maxed relations with Dai Viet at 67 I pull 26 June – I Replace a dead general 7 Aug – I send my Dai Viet diplomat to make nice with Wu 1 Oct – My 33k army is in place! I DOW Kilwa for the 5th war for their Iron mining province in the south flank called Kalonga |
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