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[SSLP] Let's have a Touhou Party in Sid Meier's Civilization VI! (Completed!)
Gesh86:
Hello fellow maidens! You might have stumbled upon some of my Let's Play centric threads in the past. What they all had in common was that apart from a few introductory screenshots, they were mostly ground for me to paste Youtube links onto, usually accompanied by a motivational blurb to make it not quite as hamfisted.
Today, I'm tackling a different beast. Welcome to my very first Screenshot Let's Play.
I do know of a time before the processed bovine that doesn't go too swiftly, when it wasn't even a question whether you chose SSLP or VLP as a format. The first of these do seem to be quite popular and numerous on our forum, so I don't think it's outlandish to have one hosted here. What I have in mind for us is:
Sid Meier's Civilization VI
(with nothing but Touhou mods, no realistic civilizations allowed!)
Developed by Firaxis and published by 2KGames, this is a so called 4X game. "Explore, expand, exploit, exterminate" is what this special term stands for. What it describes is a strategy game, usually turn-based, although not necessarily. You use the term to differentiate these games from purely military focused strategy titles like e.g. Warcraft. Although war is an option, healthy economy and progression towards peaceful goals are also and perhaps an even bigger part of the gameplay.
I want to lead all of you through a full single-player campaign, Ancient Era start until one of the 7 competing players wins (preferrably us, but that's not a given). Difficulty chosen will likely be King [5 out of 8] or perhaps Emperor [6], I'll decide on that on a whim. Also, the map will be "Greatest Earth" of the Yet Not Another Map Pack mod, because that's much more fun than fictional landmasses that don't mean anything to anyone apart of their strategic value.
7 fan-modded Touhou civilizations exist on the Steam Workshop at the moment, made by 4 different users (KCucumber, Amekijiang, Sa and BoringDuck). Which of these will we be playing as? What a tough choice indeed...
READER'S VOTING! (closed by now)
Rather than just being a lonesome rider about this, I want you to vote on who we should pick. 1 vote per user, most votes wins, the 6 runner-ups will appear as AI-controlled opponents. Here are the choices:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=901489830&searchtext=Touhou ? Remilia Scarlet by KCucumber
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=895016567&searchtext=Touhou ? Byakuren Hijiri by KCucumber
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=909273322&searchtext=Touhou ? Kaguya Houraisan by KCucumber
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=917770139&searchtext=Touhou ? Alice Margatroid by Amekijiang and KCucumber
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=921802125&searchtext=Touhou ? Sanae Kochiya by Amekijiang and KCucumber
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=923523091&searchtext=Touhou ? Shinmyoumaru Sukuna by BoringDuck
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=938405869&searchtext=Touhou ? Mamizou Futatsuiwa by KCucumber and Sa
The links to the workshop should provide you with their leader and civilization abilities if you want to factor them into your vote. If you have no prior knowledge about what abilities will be useful or not so useful in the meta of Civilization VI, take it from me, don't worry about it at all. Listen to your gut and pick what could be cool or just whoever might be your favourite Touhou girl. There are no bad or wrong votes.
The first proper content post of this Let's Play will appear on Sunday, December 10th. That's when the voting will be closed and the votes counted.
A bit of a disclaimer here: I'm telling my Youtube subscribers about this thread through a video and I'm also allowing them to vote. If they don't have a MotK account, I'll be taking their votes on the video's comment section, which I'll be copying into this thread as well (for transparency) when the deadline is reached. I hope this unusual procedure is ok? I am open for concerns.
With that, please vote ahead! Any interaction is appreciated.
List of update shortcuts:
1 - Turn 1 (4.000 BC): Instant city, just add water
2 - Turn 2 (3.960 BC) - Turn 5 (3.840 BC): Tribal tattoos
3 - Turn 6 (3.800 BC) - Turn 10 (3.640 BC): Grass grows, birds fly, sun shines and brother, I'm bad at hurting people
4 - Turn 10 (3.640 BC) - Turn 14 (3.480 BC): Requesting the impossible
5 - Turn 15 (3.440 BC) - Turn 19 (3.280 BC): They said Tokugawa Ieyasu was as wily as a Tanuki...
6 - Turn 20 (3.240 BC) - Turn 24 (3.080 BC): That's where Yosemite Sam lives, right?
7 - Turn 25 (3.040 BC) - Turn 30 (2.880 BC): World of Handcraft
8 - Turn 31 (2.840 BC) - Turn 35 (2.640 BC): We can call our scout Eric the Red
9 - Turn 36 (2.600 BC) - Turn 40 (2.440 BC): This land is my land, this land is my land...
10 - Turn 41 (2.400 BC) - Turn 46 (2.200 BC): Would you like to make a trade agreement with yourself?
11 - Turn 47 (2.160 BC) - Turn 52 (1.960 BC): I'm in the zone, baby! The zone of control unfortunately...
12 - Turn 53 (1.920 BC) - Turn 57 (1.760 BC): The Sword Coast's Iron Crisis
13 - Turn 58 (1.720 BC) - Turn 63 (1.520 BC): More embark than bite
14 - Turn 64 (1.480 BC) - Turn 69 (1.280 BC): Governments explained to you by someone who lives in a country currently without a government
15 - Turn 70 (1.240 BC) - Turn 75 (1.040 BC): Don't underestimate me just because I don't need resources to be built!
16 - Turn 76 (1.000 BC) - Turn 79 (925 BC): Those countries that lose soccer matches 0:10, but are always really excited to take part
17 - Turn 80 (900 BC) - Turn 84 (800 BC): Don't worry, it's just a drill! Ignore the army that's gathering there
18 - Turn 85 (775 BC) - Turn 91 (625 BC): All the swords we're carrying? Oh, those are just props
19 - Turn 91 (625 BC) - Turn 94 (550 BC): Ok, we lied in those last two updates
20 - Turn 95 (525 BC) - Turn 99 (425 BC): When did the Civilization 6 AI actually get somewhat decent?
21 - Turn 100 (400 BC) - Turn 104 (300 BC): Let's shake hands now so that I can destroy you at a later time
22 - Turn 105 (275 BC) - Turn 109 (175 BC): We're going medieval on their asses
23 - Turn 110 (150 BC) - Turn 115 (25 BC): That's us in the spot...light, gaining our religion
24 - Turn 116 (1 AD) - Turn 121 (125 AD): If at first you don't succeed...
25 - Turn 122 (150 AD) - Turn 126 (250 AD): Hear ye, hear ye: You have a new liege
26 - Turn 127 (275 AD) - Turn 131 (375 AD): When you've scrubbed all the floors of Lilliput, then we can talk about mercy
27 - Turn 132 (400 AD) - Turn 135 (475 AD): The stone tablet contained but one mysterious phrase: "Mamizou will return!"
28 - Turn 136 (500 AD) - Turn 142 (620 AD): Skull and crossbows
29 - Turn 143 (640 AD) - Turn 148 (740 AD): Help! I'm being repressed by Queen Shinmyoumaru!
30 - Turn 149 (760 AD) - Turn 154 (860 AD): The Seven-Coloured Se?orita
31 - Turn 155 (880 AD) - Turn 160 (980 AD): The power to create miracles
32 - Turn 161 (1.000 AD) - Turn 165 (1.040 AD): If ZUN was the Great Prophet, would Tasofro be our first apostle?
33 - Turn 166 (1.050 AD) - Turn 171 (1.100 AD): We know it definitely wasn't the Goa'uld that built those
34 - Turn 172 (1.110 AD) - Turn 177 (1.160 AD): If the first apostle was Tasofro, is the second PlayDoujin with their PS4 ports?
35 - Turn 178 (1.170 AD) - Turn 184 (1.230 AD): Legend of The Great Shinto-Buddhism War, fact or fiction?
36 - Turn 185 (1.240 AD) - Turn 189 (1.280 AD): Did you ever dance with the devil in the scarlet moonlight?
37 - Turn 190 (1.290 AD) - Turn 196 (1.350 AD): When unregulated child labour was accepted and encouraged
38 - Turn 197 (1.360 AD) - Turn 201 (1.400 AD): Oh don't worry, those are just trade ships. They're peacefully trading guns and cannons
39 - Turn 202 (1.410 AD) - Turn 206 (1.450 AD): We lied about those trade ships. You really shouldn't keep believing us!
40 - Turn 207 (1.460 AD) - Turn 212 (1.505 AD): The Little Shop of Magical Horrors
41 - Turn 213 (1.510 AD) - Turn 217 (1.530 AD): The invincible Spanish Armada of Alice II?
42 - Turn 218 (1.535 AD) - Turn 223 (1.560 AD): It was your weakness that provoked us into attacking. Now pay up!
43 - Turn 224 (1.565 AD) - Turn 229 (1.590 AD): Modern Peacefare
44 - Turn 230 (1.595 AD) - Turn 235 (1.620 AD): Finn MacCool's legendary spears he hands out for free to anyone who comes by
45 - Turn 236 (1.625 AD) - Turn 239 (1.640 AD): The deluxe suite? I'd rather sleep inside some kitchenware
46 - Turn 240 (1.645 AD) - Turn 244 (1.665 AD): Don't worry, those soldiers...oh. Okay. We're just going to invade then
47 - Turn 245 (1.670 AD) - Turn 248 (1.685 AD): Rose-killing the Carmilla
48 - Turn 249 (1.690 AD) - Turn 253 (1.710 AD): Septette for a Dead Princess. The one that's dead because we killed her
49 - Turn 254 (1.715 AD) - Turn 259 (1.740 AD): Rubbing it over your body will give you superpowers. You'll be Sickness Man!
50 - Turn 260 (1.745 AD) - Turn 265 (1.770 AD): I respect you as a person, but I need to let you know that all your views on the world are wrong and stupid
51 - Turn 266 (1.775 AD) - Turn 270 (1.795 AD): Totally Totalitarian!
52 - Turn 271 (1.800 AD) - Turn 275 (1.808 AD): Tanks from the bottom of my heart
53 - Turn 276 (1.810 AD) - Turn 280 (1.818 AD): Senator McCarthy would like to question you about what you think of Shinto...
54 - Turn 281 (1.820 AD) - Turn 286 (1.830 AD): Do worry, because those soldiers are not on a drill, nor are their guns props
55 - Turn 287 (1.832 AD) - Turn 290 (1.838 AD): Stop talking! That's too much information
56 - Turn 291 (1.840 AD) - Turn 294 (1.846 AD): An innocent saint, rescued from the depths of Makai
57 - Turn 295 (1.848 AD) - Turn 299 (1.856 AD): In Soviet Kobito, shrine maidens donate to you!
58 - Turn 300 (1.858 AD) - Turn 305 (1.868 AD): Better show some respect to our returning soldiers. You've seen Rambo 1, right?
59 - Turn 306 (1.870 AD) - Turn 310 (1.878 AD): Fat Man, Little Boy and Cruiserweight Toddler
60 - Turn 311 (1.880 AD) - Turn 314 (1.886 AD): At no point in history did a Japanese samurai cut down a Roman legionnaire
Kaiserlucas:
I'm definitely looking forward to this unusual type of let's play :)
Kaguya's impossible request gimmick sounds fun so my vote will be going to her.
commandercool:
I don't know anything about Civilization, but I vote Sanae because... I like her art?
Sophilia:
Each of the other Civs seems to have a defined focus besides Mamizou who is RNG and Kaguya whose Impossible Requests each benefit a different field. Remilia in particular seems like she would make an outstanding final boss due to her self-building military and development boosts. So, to face the "blood-sucking oni", who else could you be but Shinmyoumaru?
Lt Colonel Summers:
Aw, this isn't a Touhou game... :(
But at least it has a Touhou mod pack in it. :)
Alice Margatroid, I choose you!
Because doll army :V