“The Outcasts of Wu”

Screenshots from the design and playtesting, spring of 2020.

Items 1-24 of 30.

  • Gweilo's solution for winning mission 1, completed with perfect Feng Shui at Very Hard difficulty.
  • Gweilo's solution for winning mission 2, completed with perfect Feng Shui at Very Hard difficulty.
  • Gweilo's solution to win mission 3. Completed with perfect Feng Shui at Very Hard difficulty.
  • Gweilo's solution for mission 3, using the full military strategy. Completed with perfect Feng Shui at 'Very Hard' difficulty.
  • Regardless of whether you choose a military or peaceful strategy, you will need to produce weapons at Wu.
  • A bloody battle with the mongols at the Grand Temple Complex construction site.
  • Beware rampaging mongols attacking from the river!
  • The hero Sun Tzu leading a desperate defense against mongol invaders.
  • Holding yearly New Year's festivals will be vital to maintain the morale of your outcasts at Wu.
  • You may find food distribution difficult in this campaign, and using multiple food vendors and mills can help.
  • The city of Wu will eventually overcome all hardships and evolve into this!
  • The Wu map will provide many options for placement of the Grand Temple Complex.
  • Battle in the wheat field!
  • You may be hated so much your emissaries will be executed!
  • Mulberry harvest by the riverside.
  • Gweilo's solution for winning mission 1. Perfect Feng Shui was maintained for its boost to city health!
  • Huang Di is leading a riverline defense against invaders!
  • The hero Shen Nong is available to bless crops.
  • If you summon the hero Guan Yin, her presence will provide a city health bonus.
  • To build a city garrison, or not? What would you do in uncertain times?
  • Weapon production is wise in uncertain times.
  • Using hunters will be vital to maintaining your food supply and food quality.
  • If you build a Splendid temple, it may attract more immigrants including the service specialists you so desperately need!
  • The threat of disease will be very real in this campaign due to restrictions on food quality, services, and heroes. Can you use other strategies to keep it out of your city?