How to discover America?

**mmarekk11** · November 29, 2006, 08:28 AM

I am in 117 turn and still havent discovered America.When i will be able to?And what i have to do for it?

**Legion12** · November 29, 2006, 08:32 AM

U have to make a granada ship(w/e it's called); u can get it by playing the Spanish.

**Lord Phoenix** · November 29, 2006, 08:38 AM

Every faction gets the ship capable of sailing to America. All it requires is a certain turn to come around. The campaign desc_events.txt file says that The World is Round event which initiates the ability to build those ships and sail to America occurs, after the Black Deaths and Timurid Invasion, around turn 320.

117 is very early in the game, the Mongols shouldn't have even invaded yet by that time (though they will be coming soon), nor should you have discovered Gunpowder yet.

**Legion12** · November 29, 2006, 08:50 AM

Originally Posted by Lord Phoenix

117 is very early in the game, the Mongols shouldn't have even invaded yet by that time (though they will be coming soon), nor should you have discovered Gunpowder yet.

??? im on turn 87, fighting the mongols and have discovered gunpowder.:hmmm:

**Machinator** · November 29, 2006, 09:02 AM

Originally Posted by Legion12

??? im on turn 87, fighting the mongols and have discovered gunpowder.:hmmm:

Yes, in my game as England, around turn 120, the Mongols invaded at least 40 turns ago and have settled down since - thankfully as a Western faction I have'nt seen them other than my spy in Jerusalem. I also got Gunpowder many turns ago, probably around 80. I now have Arquebusiers and Culverins. I'm still waiting on America.

**Preskinn** · November 29, 2006, 09:19 AM

How can I recruit Arquebusiers? Which buildings do I have to bulid? Cannot find any buildings in the rooster that are able of building them...

**johnhughthom** · November 29, 2006, 09:25 AM

Roosters can build guns???

Seriously though I think the building browser updates after the discovery of gunpowder.

**Lord Phoenix** · November 29, 2006, 10:23 AM

Hmm, the date in the desc_event.txt file must be years from start rather than turns then. That means that at the default 2 years per turn you get Mongols around turn 72 and Gunpowder around turn 80. The Black Death should sweep through Europe around turn 133, and America is discovered around turn 164.

Oh yeah, and I'm playing at two turns a year (0.5 rate) like RTW, which means I'll get America around turn 650 or so.

**mmarekk11** · November 29, 2006, 10:30 AM

Originally Posted by Lord Phoenix

Every faction gets the ship capable of sailing to America. All it requires is a certain turn to come around. The campaign desc_events.txt file says that The World is Round event which initiates the ability to build those ships and sail to America occurs, after the Black Deaths and Timurid Invasion, around turn 320.

117 is very early in the game, the Mongols shouldn't have even invaded yet by that time (though they will be coming soon), nor should you have discovered Gunpowder yet.

The Mongols have invaded many turns ago and i have discovered gunpowder also.However Black Death and Timurids havent come yet.So maybe then i will discover Amreica.