The day nomads acquire siegecraft is the day paying tribute becomes most likely cheaper and more efficient option. Unless you want all our cities to become smoldering ruing with pyramids of skulls around. *looks and Chenghiz and Tamerlan*
Like, when I said that weathering those nomadic pushes was an impressive feat, I've meant it. Nomads are really dangerous, and they've not hit peak of their danger yet - this will come with cavalry+siegecraft+them having actual army and tributary structure instead of a mere rampaging horde. Then we are all either paying tribute or, barring hilarious crits on our side and critfails on their, we are all but dead.
*pats you on the head* Agreed-ish, which is why we should start expanding now before the king who took over the MW strengthens his ties and furthers the development of a tributary system.
Challenge Plan
1. [Main] Study Tailings (-1Stab)
1. [Secondary] Policy: Balanced/Restoration
1. Free Secondary, more Survey Lands if we don't find another Mine? Stability option?
2. [Main] Study Health
2. [Main] Study Metal (-1Stab)
This leaves
3. [Main] Build Mine (-1Stab)
I support this plan. I'd rather do this though:
Now: Survey Lands now so that we can find a mine,
Next turn do: [Main] Study Tailings + [secondary] Progress + [secondary] Mine,
then: [Main] study metal + [Main] GS
This has us finish in ~2 turns, econ and events allowing.
The Haythn are asking to get punched now and shouts out to our fishermen kicking ass even though we haven't expanded boats in forever.
Yeah we should expand boats and send out sailing missions to develop better ships soon. Better ships are useful for ocean trade, fishing, and rivers. I.e., everything that involves water.
Nope. With Hathatyn being dicks, Thunder Horses strengthening their hold over the Thunder Speakers and HK being probably up to no good, we'll soon have more than enough enemies for our warriors.
We have a shitton of martial and a small investment now prevents a need to waste actions on war to the north later (other than those required by Loyalty, ofc). If we establish the march now it can build up settlements; fortify the area with trees, walls & watchtowers; create trails; and expand warriors. I.e., the sooner we start the better.
Establish a way of maintaining communications reliably across thousands of kilometres and a way to make the steppes be more favourable for agriculture rather than herding and you can conquer the steppes, yes.
1) Make the library and figure out a way to develop paper so that our messengers have an easier time carrying messages.
2) Make watchtowers and thus postal services widespread.
3) Black Soil + Trees + Aqueducts that suck water from the river system out into the surrounding lands.
Going afk for like 2-3 hours, glhf. Don't do anything I wouldn't do.
