Posts with this tag solely refer to the Civilization 5 scenario “Into the Renaissance”. Being my absolute favorite, this complex scenario provides a unique gameplay and requires an equally unique strategy for each playable nation.
Into the Renaissance – Russia Strategy (Deity) So. This happened. I defeated the Mongols on Deity Difficulty. Whereas I described in The Yokes on the Mongols how that was virtually impossible, I now succeeded. Encouraged by writing the blog post about the victory on Emperor (but the failure on Deity) I decided to give it…
Into the Renaissance – Russia Strategy (Emperor) The Mongol invasion of “Russia” in the 13th century significantly influenced modern history. Bottom line: Without it the Muscovy Duchy would not have become predominant in the lands Russia covers today. It was only the Mongol or Tatar “yoke” that eventually unified the Rus and its small Duchies.…
Into the Renaissance – Austria Strategy (Deity) Already in 2014 I played Into the Renaissance as Austria. On Deity difficulty of course. And in the second attempt I succeeded. That is why this post is significantly shorter than the usual Into the Renaissance strategy guides you’re used to. Also: Even though playing Austria in this…
Into the Renaissance – Netherlands Strategy (Deity) Now when we talk about The Netherlands’ way into the Renaissance, we’re not talking about one nations struggle in difficult times – we’re talking about one nation emerging over the course of the middle ages. Well at least in this regard it’s more or less correct that you’ll start…
Spains way into the Renaissance was a long and challenging one. By the end of the 10th century, muladíes – Muslims of ethnic Iberian origin) had been the biggest group among the population of the Iberian Peninsula. In the 11th century the Muslim realm fractured into smaller independent kingdoms. This allowed the formerly small Christian…
Frances way into the renaissance was mainly a struggle with England as both kingdoms were just emerging. Familiar bonds had been strong, but disputes over power, lineage and land drove them apart. If there was to be one major defining period in French history of that time it certainly was the Hundred Years’ War in…
Into the Renaissance – Byzantium Strategy (Deity) The history of the Eastern Roman Empire is as turbulent as the Roman Empire’s before it. Incorporating half of the Roman Empire during Late Antiquity Byzantium survived the Fall of the Western Roman Empire and even managed to reclaim parts of the old empire. Being under heavy pressure…
Into the Renaissance – Ayyubids Strategy (Deity) The Ayyubids were ruling the Holy Land during the time of the crusades. Their empire stretched from Aleppo and basically modern day Syria in the Northeast to Libya in the West and the holy cities of Islam in the Southeast. Now playing the Ayyubids in the Into the…
Into the Renaissance Steam Achievements The Into the Renaissance Scenario for Civilization 5 lasts 200 turns from 1095 AD to 1595 AD. The first 100 turns span 3 years each, whilst the second half of the game progresses in turns of 2 years, totaling in the 500 years it took Europe from the High Middle…
Into the Renaissance – England Strategy (Deity) England has an interesting history during the Middle Ages and you’ll be able to experience a bit of that, playing England on the highest level of difficulty in the Into the Renaissance scenario. You’ll have your share of Celtic invasions from the North, you’ll struggle to establish your…