@BEGINEVENTS @IF UNITKILLED unit=Defender attacker=Empireof Constantinople defender=Empireof Constantinople @THEN TEXT Civil war in Thessalonike, Emperor Henry is driving the lombards out! ENDTEXT JUSTONCE @ENDIF @IF CITYTAKEN city=Phillipoupolis attacker=Empireof Constantinople defender=ANYBODY @THEN TEXT It is the year 1205, Renier de Trit takes Philippoupolis and becomes a duke there. In southern Greece Bonfiace of Montferrat takes Thebes and Athens and Corinth. In Morea Geoffrey of Villehardouin lands at Methone. ENDTEXT JUSTONCE @ENDIF @IF TURN turn=13 @THEN TEXT Naxos and most of the Cyclades are capsured by Marco Sanudo, the nephew of the Doge, in 1207. He now calls himself "Duke of the Aegean Sea". Meanwhile, in Bulgaria, the civil war seems more imminent than ever... ENDTEXT CREATEUNIT unit=Peasant rebels owner=Barbarians veteran=no homecity=none locations 84,12 84,8 endlocations @ENDIF @IF TURN turn=14 @THEN TEXT Henry is crowned Emperor of the Latin Empire of Constantinople! ENDTEXT CREATEUNIT unit=templar owner=Empireof Constantinople veteran=yes homecity=Constantinople locations 70,70 70,70 endlocations MAKEAGGRESSION who=Empireof Constantinople whom=Minor latin kingdoms @ENDIF @IF TURN turn=16 @THEN TEXT Emperor Henry manages to secure (for the time being) his position in the north of asia minor. Nicaea maintains the lands south of Pergamos, but loses utterly control of the Bosporus. ENDTEXT CREATEUNIT unit=latin knight owner=Empireof Constantinople veteran=yes homecity=Constantinople locations 73,71 73,69 endlocations @ENDIF @IF TURN turn=17 @THEN CREATEUNIT unit=mounted knight owner=Empireof Constantinople veteran=yes homecity=none locations 71,71 73,71 endlocations @ENDIF @IF CITYTAKEN city=Attramytion attacker=Empireof Constantinople defender=Byzantine Empire @THEN TEXT Attramytion is conquered by the latin empire of Constantinople! ENDTEXT JUSTONCE @ENDIF @IF CITYTAKEN city=Dyrrachion attacker=Empire of Thessalonike defender=Minor latin kingdoms @THEN TEXT Theodore of Epiros liberates Dyrrachion! The despotate of Epiros grows in size and power. ENDTEXT CREATEUNIT unit=Stratiotai owner=Empire of Thessalonike veteran=yes homecity=none locations 14,56 12,56 endlocations CHANGEMONEY receiver=Empire of Thessalonike amount=60 JUSTONCE @ENDIF @IF TURN turn=21 @THEN TEXT Emperor Henry dies at the age of forty. The barons choose Peter of Courtenay as the new emperor, and Conon of Béthune to serve as bailie until Peter should arrive from Europe. He went to Rome and was crowned there by the pope. With an army of 6,000 he crosses the Adriatic and besieges Durrachion. ENDTEXT CREATEUNIT unit=templar owner=Empireof Constantinople veteran=no homecity=none locations 6,48 endlocations @ENDIF @IF UNITKILLED unit=templar attacker=Empire of Thessalonike defender=Empireof Constantinople @THEN TEXT Peter of Courtheney, seing that the siege of Dyrrachion took more time than anticipated, decided to march overland to Constantinople. However he was captured by Theodore, and improsoned in Epiros untill his death, in 1219. ENDTEXT JUSTONCE @ENDIF @IF TURN turn=19 @THEN CREATEUNIT unit=Pyrophoroi owner=Empire of Thessalonike veteran=yes homecity=Ioannena locations 5,51 endlocations MAKEAGGRESSION who=Empire of Bulgaria whom=Empire of Thessalonike @ENDIF @IF TURN turn=27 @THEN TEXT The Nicaean emperor Theodore Lascaris dies in August 1222, and is succeeded by his daughter's husband, John Ducas Vatatzes. ENDTEXT @ENDIF @IF TURN turn=35 @THEN TEXT Theodore of Epirus had gone to war with Bulgaria. In 1230, at Klokotnitsa, John Asen completely defeated the Epirotes and captured Theodore. The Bulgarians swept across western Thrace, conquered Thessaly and much of Albania. In command of most of the Balkans and northern Greece, John Asen now began to call himself Emperor of the Bulgars and the Greeks. He was now openly trying to drive the Latins out, and made a treaty to this effect with the Nicaean emperor Vatatzes in 1235. ENDTEXT CREATEUNIT unit=Bulg. epilect owner=Empire of Bulgaria veteran=yes homecity=none locations 43,43 39,43 39,45 37,45 endlocations CHANGEMONEY receiver=Empire of Bulgaria amount=600 MAKEAGGRESSION who=Empire of Bulgaria whom=Empire of Thessalonike @ENDIF @IF TURN turn=34 @THEN CREATEUNIT unit=Bulg. epilect owner=Empire of Bulgaria veteran=yes homecity=none locations 51,43 49,43 47,43 45,43 endlocations MAKEAGGRESSION who=Empire of Bulgaria whom=Empire of Thessalonike @ENDIF @IF CITYTAKEN city=Thessalonike attacker=Empire of Thessalonike defender=Empireof Constantinople @THEN TEXT Theodore liberates the old byzantine co-capital, the city of Thessalonike! The despotate of Epiros becomes the Empire of Thessalonike! Now the "AYTOKPATOPIA THs 8ECCA^ONIKHs" is the dominant power in Macedonia, Epiros and the lower balcans. ENDTEXT CREATEUNIT unit=Stratiotai owner=Empire of Thessalonike veteran=yes homecity=Thessalonike locations 37,47 39,47 endlocations CHANGEMONEY receiver=Empire of Thessalonike amount=400 MAKEAGGRESSION who=Byzantine Empire whom=Empire of Thessalonike JUSTONCE GIVETECHNOLOGY receiver=Empire of Thessalonike technology=72 @ENDIF @IF TURN turn=79 @THEN TEXT Michael Palaiologos wanted an alliance with the papacy, which finally led to a formal union of the two churches in 1274; the emperor and his clergy agreed to accept papal supremacy at the Council of Lyons. A large proportion of the Byzantines, however, rejected the union and a party opposed to the emperor's religious policy gathered around the so-called Arsenites. ENDTEXT CREATEUNIT unit=Peasant rebels owner=Barbarians veteran=no homecity=none locations 74,84 74,82 74,80 endlocations CHANGEMONEY receiver=Byzantine Empire amount=-400 @ENDIF @IF RANDOMTURN denominator=6 @THEN CREATEUNIT unit=Serb. horseman owner=Kingdom of Serbia veteran=yes homecity=none locations 10,18 10,20 endlocations @ENDIF @IF RANDOMTURN denominator=18 @THEN TEXT A new latin king is crowned in Frankish Hellas! ENDTEXT CREATEUNIT unit=latin king owner=Minor latin kingdoms veteran=no homecity=none locations 31,85 endlocations @ENDIF @IF TURN turn=87 @THEN TEXT Andronikos II Palaiologos ascends to the Byzantine throne. In most affairs Andonikos' policy differed radically from that of his father, Michael. He repudiated the union of Lyons and returned to "orthodoxy;" some of the more radical Arsenites, however, rejected communion with members of the government and the old zealot-moderate controversy broke out anew. Andronikos based his naval policy on alliance with the Genoese alone. In the Balkans he made a treaty with King Milutin of Serbia, but he had to face continued pressure from Bulgaria. In the center of the empire the Catalan Company, a body of Spanish mercenaries, established themselves as an independent power. In Asia Minor the Ottoman Turks continued their advance. ENDTEXT CREATEUNIT unit=Peasant rebels owner=Barbarians veteran=no homecity=none locations 74,82 74,80 endlocations CHANGEMONEY receiver=Byzantine Empire amount=-800 MAKEAGGRESSION who=Empire of Bulgaria whom=Byzantine Empire GIVETECHNOLOGY receiver=Byzantine Empire technology=94 @ENDIF @IF TURN turn=88 @THEN MAKEAGGRESSION who=Kingdom of Serbia whom=Empire of Bulgaria @ENDIF @IF TURN turn=125 @THEN TEXT For essentially unimportant reasons a quarrel broke out between Andronikos II and his grandson Andronikos III The civil was which followed soon took on important political, social, and even religious connections. In general, the aristocracy opposed the elder Andronikos. ENDTEXT CHANGEMONEY receiver=Byzantine Empire amount=-1000 @ENDIF @IF CITYTAKEN city=Athena attacker=Empire of Thessalonike defender=Minor latin kingdoms @THEN TEXT Athena, one of the most ancient cities of Europe and the world, is taken by the Empire of Thessalonike! ENDTEXT CHANGEMONEY receiver=Empire of Thessalonike amount=200 JUSTONCE @ENDIF @IF CITYTAKEN city=Kastoria attacker=Empire of Thessalonike defender=ANYBODY @THEN TEXT One of the most important byzantine cities in Macedonia, Kastoria falls to the Epirotan advance! ENDTEXT JUSTONCE @ENDIF @IF UNITKILLED unit=templar attacker=Empireof Constantinople defender=Minor latin kingdoms @THEN TEXT The latin empire of Constantinople has attacked the border of the southern greek latin conquest! ENDTEXT JUSTONCE @ENDIF @IF UNITKILLED unit=latin king attacker=ANYBODY defender=Minor latin kingdoms @THEN CHANGEMONEY receiver=TRIGGERATTACKER amount=200 CREATEUNIT unit=Peasant rebels owner=Barbarians veteran=no homecity=none locations 34,84 36,84 endlocations @ENDIF @IF UNITKILLED unit=Kastro attacker=Empireof Constantinople defender=Minor latin kingdoms @THEN TEXT The Latin empire of Constantinople is moving against the dutchy of Athens! ENDTEXT MAKEAGGRESSION who=Empire of Bulgaria whom=Empireof Constantinople JUSTONCE @ENDIF @IF RANDOMTURN denominator=10 @THEN CREATEUNIT unit=Hungarian owner=Minor latin kingdoms veteran=yes homecity=none locations 30,8 30,10 endlocations @ENDIF @IF RANDOMTURN denominator=10 @THEN CREATEUNIT unit=Wallachian owner=Barbarians veteran=no homecity=none locations 84,14 86,14 endlocations @ENDIF @IF UNITKILLED unit=ottoman auxil. attacker=ANYBODY defender=Byzantine Empire @THEN TEXT The ottomans become even more mixed into Anatolian politics. ENDTEXT CREATEUNIT unit=ottoman owner=Barbarians veteran=no homecity=none locations 119,97 119,99 119,101 endlocations @ENDIF @IF NOSCHISM defender=ANYBODY @THEN @ENDIF @IF CITYTAKEN city=Beograd attacker=Kingdom of Serbia defender=ANYBODY @THEN TEXT The kingdom of Serbia has liberated Beograd! Perhaps now it will become a really accountable antagonist in the central balcan scene. ENDTEXT JUSTONCE @ENDIF @IF CITYTAKEN city=Bar attacker=Kingdom of Serbia defender=ANYBODY @THEN TEXT By Conquering Bar, the Serbs now have an exit to the sea. ENDTEXT JUSTONCE GIVETECHNOLOGY receiver=Kingdom of Serbia technology=97 @ENDIF @IF TURN turn=18 @THEN TEXT Theodore I marches to the south-eastern balcans! ENDTEXT CREATEUNIT unit=Theodoros owner=Empire of Thessalonike veteran=no homecity=none locations 6,44 endlocations @ENDIF @IF TURN turn=36 @THEN TEXT The Bulgarians, under John Asen, storm Macedonia! ENDTEXT CREATEUNIT unit=John Ashen owner=Empire of Bulgaria veteran=no homecity=none locations 51,43 endlocations @ENDIF @IF UNITKILLED unit=serb knight attacker=ANYBODY defender=Empire of Thessalonike @THEN TEXT Serb merceneries are slaughtered for the Empire of Thessalonike cause! ENDTEXT MAKEAGGRESSION who=Kingdom of Serbia whom=Empire of Thessalonike @ENDIF @IF RANDOMTURN denominator=6 @THEN CREATEUNIT unit=bulg. auxil owner=Empire of Bulgaria veteran=yes homecity=none locations 99,23 endlocations @ENDIF @IF NEGOTIATION talker=Empireof Constantinople talkertype=Computer listener=ANYBODY listenertype=HumanOrComputer @THEN @ENDIF @IF NEGOTIATION talker=Kingdom of Serbia talkertype=Computer listener=Empire of Bulgaria listenertype=Computer @THEN @ENDIF @IF TURN turn=36 @THEN TEXT The immediate effect of the disastrous defeat at Klokonitsa was the collapse of any organisation in the Empire of Thessalonike. ENDTEXT CREATEUNIT unit=Peasant rebels owner=Barbarians veteran=no homecity=none locations 14,66 12,66 endlocations @ENDIF @IF UNITKILLED unit=Bulg. peon attacker=ANYBODY defender=Empire of Thessalonike @THEN TEXT Bulgarian merceneries are slaughtered for Thessalonike! The Czar takes advantage of this to further fanatisize his troops. ENDTEXT CREATEUNIT unit=Bulg. epilect owner=Empire of Bulgaria veteran=no homecity=none locations 92,26 endlocations MAKEAGGRESSION who=Empire of Bulgaria whom=Empire of Thessalonike @ENDIF @IF RANDOMTURN denominator=6 @THEN CREATEUNIT unit=psil.swordsman owner=Byzantine Empire veteran=no homecity=none locations 74,80 74,78 endlocations @ENDIF @IF NEGOTIATION talker=ANYBODY talkertype=HumanOrComputer listener=Empireof Constantinople listenertype=Computer @THEN @ENDIF @IF RANDOMTURN denominator=8 @THEN CREATEUNIT unit=serb knight owner=Empire of Thessalonike veteran=yes homecity=none locations 14,56 12,56 endlocations @ENDIF @IF RANDOMTURN denominator=18 @THEN CREATEUNIT unit=Strategos owner=Kingdom of Serbia veteran=no homecity=none locations 11,25 endlocations @ENDIF @IF RANDOMTURN denominator=18 @THEN CREATEUNIT unit=Strategos owner=Empire of Bulgaria veteran=no homecity=none locations 69,19 endlocations @ENDIF @IF RANDOMTURN denominator=18 @THEN CREATEUNIT unit=Strategos owner=Empire of Thessalonike veteran=no homecity=none locations 12,66 endlocations @ENDIF @IF RANDOMTURN denominator=16 @THEN CREATEUNIT unit=Strategos owner=Byzantine Empire veteran=no homecity=none locations 88,84 endlocations @ENDIF @IF RANDOMTURN denominator=6 @THEN CREATEUNIT unit=Ven. galera owner=Veneto veteran=yes homecity=none locations 49,99 51,99 endlocations @ENDIF @IF RANDOMTURN denominator=4 @THEN CREATEUNIT unit=ottoman owner=Barbarians veteran=no homecity=none locations 119,95 119,97 endlocations @ENDIF @IF TURN turn=22 @THEN CREATEUNIT unit=Anatolia owner=Barbarians veteran=no homecity=none locations 119,95 endlocations TEXT The ottoman threat is awaking in Anatolia. ENDTEXT JUSTONCE @IF UNITKILLED unit=Strategos attacker=anybody defender=anybody @THEN changemoney receiver=triggerdefender amount=-200 @ENDIF @IF randomturn denominator=7 @THEN createunit unit=Staurophoroi owner=Minor latin kingdoms veteran=yes homecity=none locations 31,85 endlocations @ENDIF @IF randomturn denominator=7 @THEN createunit unit=latin epilect owner=empireof Constantinople veteran=yes homecity=none locations 100,54 endlocations @ENDIF @IF randomturn denominator=18 @THEN TEXT Tip: Strategos=General, a powerful unit, but if you lose one you get -200 on your income________________If you are playing as the empire of Thessalonike you can use the serb knight units, but losing one means deteriorating relations with the Kingdom of Serbia________________Also if you lose a bulgarian auxil you worsen your relations with Bulgaria, and help them build more units!___________Playing as Minor Latin kingdoms, if you lose a king you get a revolt in Morea. Have fun playing this scenario! 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