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Odense, Denmark
May 2001
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A Scottish Heir approaching the Sword of Coronation...
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Last edited by hardjoy on 23-05-2005 at 19:52
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our_man
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Glasgow, Scotland
Oct 2000
time: 05:21
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940AD. For the past 150 years the viking raids have continued, unabated, on the lands of Christ. Originating from Denmark, the Danes quickly captured key cities on the English and Norman coasts, before moving inland in search of more plunder. At sea, the Danes rule supreme, while on the land powerful heroes, backed up by chieftans and legions of viking raiders seem unstoppable.
Substantial Danish fiefdoms are now established in Britain, France and the Frisian Lands. In a humiliating blow, the Franks capital of Paris lies firmly under the Dane's hammer. Even their fellow pagans are not safe; the Norsemen found themselves on the receiving end of the Danes fury, who routed their forces under the command of the great giant, Ulric.
The subjugation of the Frisians was particularly brutal, with only the city of Ghent remaining under their control. The Danish King allows this measure of independence in order that he might continue to demand ransom for the Frisian monks that still appear within the borders of the Danish Kingdom. He also wants to prevent his men from being tainted by the foulness of Christianity, whose insidious influence is more of a threat to the Danish warriors than cold iron.
However, the growing discontent of the populace is causing the King to reconsider his options. Ruthless enforcement of pagan beliefs by viking garrisons, as well as a vast network of brothels to entertain the populace, have failed to bring peace to the conquered lands. Even the relocation of the court to Jorvik ahs failed to stem the discontent! Perhaps it would be politically expedient to accomodate the Christians, at least on the surface...
In short, 27 objectives secured already! A map of the known Danish world:
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hardjoy
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Odense, Denmark
May 2001
time: 06:21
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Setting the shield box value higher than usual has the effect of making the costs progressively a lot higher for each 'cost step' - as you very well point out.
I might do a next update of each unit/improvement cost, so that the same effect is achieved with the correct shield box display. This could make the build costs more differentiated, while keeping the 'slow down' effect.
@our_man
Agreed, the pagan path is a dead end. It was in history, and I wanted the scenario to simulate the challenge involved with accepting christianity - as well as providing some viking mayhem  - In the next update, I might give the vikings a happiness wonder, which is obsoleted by a key christian tech. This might stir up some more trouble on the viking side, when christianity is introduced.
For the Danes it will often be a good idea to take christianity in early. But losing the cheap raiders and drakkars will not be fun, if you do it too early.
I think the Norse, which are worse off than the Danes, will have a slightly higher motivation to pursue the pagan techs. They will most likely have a tougher game than the Danes. They are researching Pagan Cult from the outset, and will get it for free if/when they slay their first Giant.
@Agricola, what is IRB ?
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AGRICOLA
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Canadian bush & Florida
Feb 2003
time: 00:21
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IRB = Incremental Rush Buying, a way to decrease the cost of rush buying an improvement or unit.
In an ideal situation you would have a sequence of units whose costs differ by 10 shields:
Unit A - 10 shields
Unit B - 20 shields
Unit C - 30 shields
Unit D - 40 shields
Unit E - 50 shields
Unit F - 60 shields
Unit G - 70 shields
If you need G immediately, a simple rush buy would be expensive. It is much cheaper to buy A and then buy B and so on until you get to G. In this scen, IRB is slightly more expensive than normal because unit costs differ by 16 rather than 10 shields.
I agree that playing the Norse is quite a bit more difficult than playing the Danes. The Norse cities are very scattered so that they have a very long frontier to defend and all reinforcements have to be by lengthy sea routes. By contrast, the Danes have a relatively compact empire and both shorter distances as well as some roads between their cities.
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