GS's Secret Project - Page 2

Stefan Härtel · September 16, 2000, 14:44

DP

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Stefan Härtel · September 16, 2000, 14:44

I wouldn't be so sure about the Kosala. They were annexed by the Magadhans, but a revolt could be realistic.
And about China: It's a "what if?"! Even if one thing would have happened differently it could have triggered thousands of other things! If Pericles wouldn't have gone out on the streets one day, perhaps the Pelopponesian War would have never happened! If a Frenchman wouldn't have lost a bullet at Verdun, Hitler wouldn't have rose to power in 1933! You've got to use your imagination!

Oh yes, and my Grandfather would hate me if he read what I wrote about India. I'm sure!

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Prometeus · September 16, 2000, 14:48

I know, i know...

But i still think Alexander to be defeated...

September 17, 2000, 00:43

Oh blast...you're doing this better than I am

Especially since real life has gotten in the way.
If anyone's interested in making this, I'll send you all my files.
Otherwise, I'll finish it when real life gets out of the way, which does not seem particularly likely at this moment (blast school!)
Though to be fair, I also have to blame micronations a little...

February 2, 2001, 04:10

Something possessed me to actually finish this. It is now ready for playtesting. I'll mail a copy to anyone who is interested, but I'll warn you, I'm sure it still has a few bugs. (to quote someone, saying it has "a few bugs" is like saying the Pacific Ocean is "damp")

techumseh · February 2, 2001, 04:40

I'll take a shot. I'm glad you're back!

February 2, 2001, 11:51

Speaking of playtesting and being back, what happened to that German scenario of yours?

techumseh · February 2, 2001, 14:26

You mean Blood and Iron. I got it about 1/2 done, then I started working on Warlords of China (1917-1950) which is about 2/3 done, then I stared working on Indochina War, which is about 3/4 done.

You had to ask!

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St Leo · February 2, 2001, 14:47

If it's FW, I volunteer to playtest Japan.

petrazi@sprint.ca
stleo@sidgames.com

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St Leo · February 2, 2001, 14:51

But before, the canal of Necho and Dareios the Great between the Nile and the Red Sea is being reconstructed, and the navy sails along the coast, to Leptis Magna.

Actually that canal is impractical due to the irregular winds in the northern Red Sea.

P.S. Send the scen over:
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February 2, 2001, 21:32

Actually, I think it was built and it worked pretty well. I could be wrong, though.

Kull · February 3, 2001, 00:47

Bzzzztttt! Sorry St Leo, wrong answer!

Ships can't "sail" through canals, because they are so narrow that tacking is impossible. Any pure sailing ship (no reliance on oars) would either never pass through ANY canal, or would be dragged through by her crew. Most ships of the era were oared, however (don't be fooled by the sails), and wind direction would be meaningless to them also.

Stefan Härtel · February 3, 2001, 01:42

What a question!

Stefan Härtel · February 3, 2001, 01:45

BTW, I loved your Xerxes scen! It quickly became one of my favourites! Would you mind if I would, in that utopic world where I'll update my homepage, post it?

Stefan Härtel · February 3, 2001, 05:31

Necho begun that canal between the Red Sea and the Nile in 604, but for nearly a century, the work was abandoned. A Graeco-Persian explorer named Skylax who sailed around the Arab penninsula encouraged his king, Dareios the Great to complete the work on the channel (it was sometime between 520 and 512 BC). Whilst Dareios was very interested to keep things like these running, but I think the canal became useless after the reign of Dareios II. (423-404 BC), but on the other hand, it could be the Egyptians destroyed it themselves as a rebellious act against the Persian opression (maybe between 401 and 343 BC)

Jay Bee · February 3, 2001, 07:22

Hey Squid, mind to send me your terrain1.gif file? I liked the squid resource and thought I could give it a good use. Thanx!

spanish@apolyton.net

Prometeus · February 13, 2001, 04:52

Hola, Architheutis!!! May i ask you if i can put a link to your scen on my website once it will be finished? Thanks.

PS Architheutis is a latin name for Giant Squid...

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February 13, 2001, 20:01

I'd be honored (though I'd be more honored if I got any playtesting comments) and yes, I knew that...I had a DL here called Moroteuthis, which is a different squid genus.

techumseh · February 15, 2001, 00:37

They're coming, GS. I think it's very good so far.

techumseh · February 19, 2001, 04:57

Check your private messages, GS.

February 19, 2001, 15:41

Alexander The Younger has been released! It can be found at www.geocities.com/giantsquid1_1999/SquidGames/Alexii.zip (note that you have to actually type this in...Geocities doesn't like you linking directly to files). Thanks to Tecumseh for playtesting, even if I was too lazy to take most of his advice.

Prometeus · February 23, 2001, 12:12

Great work, GS... one of the gmost beautifull alternative histories even told!!!

A pretty hint for you... Around in that era, chinese states still used leather stirrups, so they can not use such big shields and armoured horses for cavalry. And Yamato warriors were a bit different from samurai - more similar to chinese warriors, with large blade helberds.

Apart from that, light green!!! Good job, really!

Too bad to learn about Geocities policies... i really wanted to put a link to your scen on my site...

February 23, 2001, 22:47

Yamato? Explain. All the research I did into Japan for that said that nothing of any interest was actually happening there. If you have some information on an actual Japanese culture at that time, please email it to me or something so that I can correct it if I ever make another version. Thanks for the kind words.

Prometeus · February 24, 2001, 02:36

I'm working on a "Seiwa Genji" scenario, so as i usually do i started with reading books on books about japanese history... around this period, II-I century BC, the Yayoi culture evolved into the Kofun culture ( Kofun means Kurgan, russian word for "hill-grave" ), showing eastern asian nomadic tribes' influences. These nomadic tribes settled in Kyushu, Shikoku and southern Honshu islands, creating hundreds and hundreds of small chiefdoms on uji-"clan" basis, such as Izumo, Ise and, of course, Yamato. Japanese emperors are direct descendents of Yamato rulers, that unified Japan in IV century AC.

TCO · March 2, 2001, 22:18

GSquid,

My understanding of Alexander's Reign is that he never conquered the Spartans. Anything useful that you could do with this tidbit?