Just An Observer
Well-Known Member
We already have INNO offering a sequel with Tribal Wars 2. That sets a precedent for FoE 2. Here is how I would do it:
Greeks vs Persians: Play either side! It begins with the conflicts between Greek city states and the founding of the Persian Empire. These two are on a collision course! The timeline ends when the Macedonians under Alexander The Great go all the way to India or do they? How this era unfolds is up to you!
Roman Empire: Begin with the fight to establish Rome vs the Etruscans. Take either side. Then move forward to another two way split between the Roman Republic and Carthage. Once again you can have your choice of sides. Then comes the building of the Empire! Gaul, Germania, Iberia, Britain and Palestine each offer a chance for a side to take to see if you can stop Rome or you can see if you can do better than the Romans did from Julius Caesar onwards. End the timeline with the wars with Parthia and barbarian invasions.
Caliphate! The massive expansion of Islam into Asia, Africa and Europe gets explored. Take the Crescent as far as you can or if you like, be Charles Martel at the Battle of Tours or face down the Ottomans at the gates of Vienna as the final piece of this timeline.
Mongols On The Rise! Unify the tribes of Mongolia and see if you can beat the Chinese Empire before surging into Europe and the rest of Asia. Are you going to run the Golden Horde or be one who tries to stop it?
Time Of The Conquistadors: Spain won the Battle of Granada in 1491 to end the last Moslem holding on the Iberian peninsula. They were broke. The king of Aragon and the queen of Castile married to form the nation of Spain. Next door to them was the Kingdom of Portugal, who was exploring via the coastal voyages around Africa, south Asia and the south Pacific to set up spice trading. You get to choose between being a conqueror or a trader. This timeline ends with the Spanish Armada's sailing and whatever results you get from it.
The British Empire was the largest ever in history. At one time it had 25% of the land area of our planet and the best navy around to ensure that connections to every part of the world remained secure. The opponents are many over the course of the centuries. This ensures plenty of variety for those looking to stop the growth of the British as well as plenty of time periods from the 16th to the 20th century so one can play with lots of different technologies. Face off against the Russian Empire in the Great Game, face revolutions in North America, India and Africa, fight Napoleon, raid the Spanish and take their gold, stop the Danes and Dutch challenges at sea, then end it all with WW2, which when combined with the Great War, left this empire severely weakened.
Cold War! Soviets, Americans, Chinese. NATO and a whole host of smaller nations set up a chance to see if you can lead your side to prevail while avoiding a nuclear extermination.
Galactic Empires begins with humans getting the Solar System set up to provide resources for interstellar exploration. What do the humans find? A host of different life forms, each one of which provides its own challenges in the military, diplomatic and cultural realms. Maybe you want to be the aliens and that lets you choose what kind of life form and its motives to work with.
For the final chapter we move to the higher order of dimensions, which we can call "the other side". War In Heaven or is it really a heaven? This is a conflict to determine the principles which guide the entirety of creation. Will it be chaos dynamics or do we see the emergence of total coherence? This can be the most open ended setup of all. There will be plenty of rewards and pitfalls going either way. What does Everything In Existence look like after you had your chance to run the whole shebang?
Greeks vs Persians: Play either side! It begins with the conflicts between Greek city states and the founding of the Persian Empire. These two are on a collision course! The timeline ends when the Macedonians under Alexander The Great go all the way to India or do they? How this era unfolds is up to you!
Roman Empire: Begin with the fight to establish Rome vs the Etruscans. Take either side. Then move forward to another two way split between the Roman Republic and Carthage. Once again you can have your choice of sides. Then comes the building of the Empire! Gaul, Germania, Iberia, Britain and Palestine each offer a chance for a side to take to see if you can stop Rome or you can see if you can do better than the Romans did from Julius Caesar onwards. End the timeline with the wars with Parthia and barbarian invasions.
Caliphate! The massive expansion of Islam into Asia, Africa and Europe gets explored. Take the Crescent as far as you can or if you like, be Charles Martel at the Battle of Tours or face down the Ottomans at the gates of Vienna as the final piece of this timeline.
Mongols On The Rise! Unify the tribes of Mongolia and see if you can beat the Chinese Empire before surging into Europe and the rest of Asia. Are you going to run the Golden Horde or be one who tries to stop it?
Time Of The Conquistadors: Spain won the Battle of Granada in 1491 to end the last Moslem holding on the Iberian peninsula. They were broke. The king of Aragon and the queen of Castile married to form the nation of Spain. Next door to them was the Kingdom of Portugal, who was exploring via the coastal voyages around Africa, south Asia and the south Pacific to set up spice trading. You get to choose between being a conqueror or a trader. This timeline ends with the Spanish Armada's sailing and whatever results you get from it.
The British Empire was the largest ever in history. At one time it had 25% of the land area of our planet and the best navy around to ensure that connections to every part of the world remained secure. The opponents are many over the course of the centuries. This ensures plenty of variety for those looking to stop the growth of the British as well as plenty of time periods from the 16th to the 20th century so one can play with lots of different technologies. Face off against the Russian Empire in the Great Game, face revolutions in North America, India and Africa, fight Napoleon, raid the Spanish and take their gold, stop the Danes and Dutch challenges at sea, then end it all with WW2, which when combined with the Great War, left this empire severely weakened.
Cold War! Soviets, Americans, Chinese. NATO and a whole host of smaller nations set up a chance to see if you can lead your side to prevail while avoiding a nuclear extermination.
Galactic Empires begins with humans getting the Solar System set up to provide resources for interstellar exploration. What do the humans find? A host of different life forms, each one of which provides its own challenges in the military, diplomatic and cultural realms. Maybe you want to be the aliens and that lets you choose what kind of life form and its motives to work with.
For the final chapter we move to the higher order of dimensions, which we can call "the other side". War In Heaven or is it really a heaven? This is a conflict to determine the principles which guide the entirety of creation. Will it be chaos dynamics or do we see the emergence of total coherence? This can be the most open ended setup of all. There will be plenty of rewards and pitfalls going either way. What does Everything In Existence look like after you had your chance to run the whole shebang?