Screenshots, Videos, Signatures, AAR and stories

**sage2** · June 28, 2009, 03:06 PM

Summer, 1795

The great Tsarina Anna is dead. Long live Maria II.

The Tsarina Maria II has decided to continue Anna's plan of Marching south through the Alps from Bavaria. Rome is a prize befiting an Empire the size of Russia. The Russian armies move West into Bavaria. In Sweden, the bruised and bloodied Northern army is slowly recuperating in Stockholm, but the Poles sensing a weakness, and strike North against Warsaw. Warsaw is taken, but the Prussians snap up the eastern-most Polish province. The Poles also march against Lvov, but the Russian Army in the Ukraine relieves the seige.

Russian forces are quickly shifted back to the east. The Austrian army marches North through Polish-occupied Hungary to recapture Warsaw. The Polish army in Warsaw meets the smaller Russian army on the field of battle. Casualties are heavy -- the Pole's Hungarian line is brave and fights with determination -- until the Prussian Cuirassier smash into them from the flank. Russian casualties are heavy -- but the back of the Polish resistance is broken. Warsaw will be retaken -- it cannot stand -- and the Poles will be taught a lesson. They are unnecessary now. They will be utterly smashed.

In India, our forces have held the line against the Marathas and Punjabis. That is enough -- no need to press forward here.

The century is coming to a close. It has been eventful, and Russia has expanded immensely. Russia has never given into the new fad of 'Democracy' or the rights of man. It has not developed as an 'enlightened' nation -- but it has the greatest empire the world has ever seen, spanning from Western Europe to Northern India, the Red Sea to the Arctic Ocean. Perhaps it cannot match the 'prestige' of a nation such as Britain -- but the only thing standing between Russian-speaking England is the good graces the Tsarina Maria II.

**Serenissima** · June 28, 2009, 03:48 PM

I'm likely to do a British AAR/campaign story sort of thing at some point, albeit in a seperate thread for clarity and so on. It'll be done in a sort of 'realistic' fashion as far as is possible in ETW - playing sides on the Continent against each other, mostly having colonial land wars, and using the Royal Navy to keep the sceptred isle and the Empire safe.

Is anyone interested in reading that? I don't particularly wish to embark upon the project unless I know someone might want to read it!

**sage2** · June 28, 2009, 04:05 PM

Originally Posted by Serenissima

I'm likely to do a British AAR/campaign story sort of thing at some point, albeit in a seperate thread for clarity and so on. It'll be done in a sort of 'realistic' fashion as far as is possible in ETW - playing sides on the Continent against each other, mostly having colonial land wars, and using the Royal Navy to keep the sceptred isle and the Empire safe.

Is anyone interested in reading that? I don't particularly wish to embark upon the project unless I know someone might want to read it!

I'd love to read it, personally. I really enjoy other folks AARs.

**Edimonde** · July 10, 2009, 01:43 PM

I would love to contribute to this thread with a short AAR of my own, but i would like to use some screenshots aswell... Anybody know of a good screencap program except fraps?

**Beastro** · July 10, 2009, 03:16 PM

Originally Posted by Edimonde

I would love to contribute to this thread with a short AAR of my own, but i would like to use some screenshots aswell... Anybody know of a good screencap program except fraps?

Xfire seems to be good, haven't had any CTDs using it for awhile.

**Sights** · July 11, 2009, 10:24 AM

It's become increasingly apparent to me as my workload's steadily been increasing with little sign of letting up, that I'll have no chance to continue my AAR at a regular pace. As such, in all likelihood, barring some sort of resurrection in the future, Ch. III of The Rise of the Prussian Nation will be my last update. It's a big disappointment for me, since I wanted to finish it and move onto even more projects, but life is rarely kind enough to take our plans into consideration. Thanks to any TROM readers whove enjoyed it, your support's been appreciated.

**F@32** · August 09, 2009, 09:33 PM

OK, here we go lads. I have finally won my H/H Russian World Domination GC! Probably took at least 6-8 weeks. What's refreshing is that late game is no cake walk like in vanilla. TROM will keep you on your toes till last move.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

Going to take a break may be with East Indies Company, and then will start French GC.

**WarnerVH** · August 30, 2009, 07:00 PM

Well since I was patiently guided to the right sticky I thought I'd share a vid I made with TROM on you tube.

Thank you suh!

**Edax** · October 01, 2009, 01:04 PM

Once India was mine, I controlled an economic powerhouse, a large army, and only one enemy beside the pirates...Britain. They had launched an invasion of my capital at a critical moment, when my military forces were occupied by the Murgals. Only by the narrowest of victories, I was able to drive them off my soil.

I gave the British a taste of their own Imperialistic medicine.
Damn shame I couldn't use Highlanders against the English...