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Campaigns » Trader for the Great Khan - Singleplayer Campaign
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Trader for the Great Khan - Singleplayer Campaign
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| Author |
File Description |
| Gweilo2 |
Posted on 09/14/03 @ 04:54 PM
| File Details |
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| Age: |
Steel |
| # of Episodes: |
3 |
| # of Cities: |
3 |
| Difficulty: |
Hard |
| Custom Maps: |
Yes |
Minimap:
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In 1206 CE the Mongols elected a new Great Khan. He was a chief named Temujin, but in the years to come he would be known across Asia as Genghis Khan. In addition to his many military accomplishments, Genghis was influential in reopening trade along the Silk Road. However, he didn't do it personally. In this campaign you will assume the role of a merchant trader who is drafted by Genghis to reopen the old trade routes. Oh, did I forget to mention that you will be executed if your progress fails to meet the Great Khan's timetable?
You will face the unique challenge of coping with the uncertainty and unreliability of trade in the inhospitable Taklamakan Desert. To succeed, you will need quick thinking, good business sense, diplomacy, and plenty of backup plans. As you struggle to build your cities, the rise of the Mongols will be occurring. You will bear witness (and feel the repercussions) to some of the actual historical
events that made Genghis Khan one of the most feared names in history.
You will interact with 11 historically-accurate cities. Resources, commodities, and available structures follow the Emperor model for the Steel Age. Sabotage by spies is prohibited in this
campaign, although spies can still be used for information gathering.
Note: This campaign is designed for experienced players who enjoy the challenge of city building when things don't go smoothly, and while facing time
constraints. The emphasis in this campaign is trade, not military action.
Three extra files are included in the download package. The first is a text file 'TFGK_Readme.txt', which contains installation instructions, background information, campaign design notes, and mission
hints (warning: contains spoilers). The other two files are .jpg images called 'Silk_road_map1.jpg' and 'Silk_road_map2.jpg'. They are maps of the Taklamakan Desert portion of the Silk Road, and
show the actual locations of the historic cities you will be building. They are included solely for historical reference.
Missions Teasers: (Note - all missions use a 'time limit' goal)
Mission 1 - 'Where Ghosts Walk the Sand' - 7 years, from 1206 CE to the end of 1212 CE.
Mission 2 - 'A Foothold With the Uygur' - 7 years, from 1213 CE to the end of 1219 CE.
Mission 3 - 'Merchant Prince of the Mongols' - 8 years, from 1220 CE to the end of 1227 CE. |
| Pages: [1] 2 » Last » | | Author | Comments & Reviews ( All | Comments Only | Reviews Only ) |
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| Um Lei Tung |
Posted on 09/20/03 @ 11:33 PM
Excellent background in the readme file (I try not to use the spoilers while playing!).
Keep at it! |
| cat |
Posted on 09/25/03 @ 04:35 PM
and you still have Failore pop up......Oh well I will wait for a much better capmpaign.
Sincerely,
Cat[Edited on 09/25/03 @ 04:38 PM]
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Gweilo2
Staff
File Author |
Posted on 09/26/03 @ 12:10 AM [Edited on 09/26/03 @ 12:14 AM]
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| shaun2 |
Posted on 10/04/03 @ 04:50 PM
Almost anyone but a novice city builder will enjoy the missions. Its neither too simple nor too hard.
Balance: 3
Its well balanced for Intermiate Players but Advanced players may find it lacks challenge.
Creativity: 4
Much effort went into the event timing so as to create a historically accurate series of missions. Just when your plans are about to bear fruit a new twist is added.
Map Design: 3
Not too restrictive but its desert country.
Story/Instructions: 5
The included text file history was very detailed. Warning: It contains spoilers. I refrained from fully reading it until after finishing the missions.
Additional Comments:
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Gweilo2
Staff
File Author |
Posted on 10/05/03 @ 09:10 PM |
| Imperatrix Julia |
Posted on 10/18/03 @ 09:28 PM
I really enjoy playing your scenarios Gweilo - they're very challenging! |
Gweilo2
Staff
File Author |
Posted on 10/19/03 @ 10:51 AM
Encountering this bug can be quite frustrating, I admit. When we found it I contemplated scraping the whole campaign, but then I finally decided I could try to adjust down the profit goal and production goals to lower levels that could be met before the end of the last year of the missions. It was a compromise that seems to not have been entirely successful, but to be honest this whole campaign was a risky design.
Thanks for your comments and I'm glad you had fun.
[Edited on 10/19/03 @ 08:35 PM]
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| allain |
Posted on 12/31/03 @ 06:44 AM
As usual, Gweilo presented again a well constructed game. Pity of that bug that you cannot get some goals the last year.
Balance: 4
A good balance between all the aspects of the game. The last mission could use some more military sauces maybe.
Creativity: 3
Good but in this campaign I had the impression, that all the missions looked a bit like each other
Map Design: 4
Good. And a perfect sheng gui is always possible, wich is a conditio sine qua non for me.
Story/Instructions: 5
Again a great job: the linking of history and playing the game.
Additional Comments:
Again well done, Gweilo. I enjoyed and now up to downloading another campaign of you.
Gtx from Belgium,
Allain
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Gweilo2
Staff
File Author |
Posted on 12/31/03 @ 07:23 AM
If you are in the mood for some serious military challenges, I offer you 'The Warlords of Koguryo'. :) |
| DillonBlake |
Posted on 01/28/08 @ 08:38 PM
I got the same problem as the others - inaccurate "loser" screen. However, it had nothing to do with the profit requirememnt which I had satisfied the previous year. By October of the last year I had satisfied all the requirements; but when it rolled over to the "next year" the failure screen appeared. Naturally I was frustrated beyond words so I reloaded the October save. No luck. however, the third time that I reloaded and let it run I got the "win screen." Weird, huh? |
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| Rating |
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| 4.0 | | Breakdown |
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| Playability | 4.0 | | Balance | 3.7 | | Creativity | 3.7 | | Map Design | 3.7 | | Story/Instructions | 5.0 |
| Statistics |
| Downloads: | 4,723 |
| Favorites: [] | 0 |
| Size: | 1.14 MB |
| Added: | 09/14/03 |
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