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  1. Panzer General Series Thread

    A thread to describe Panzer General and its myriad sequals. Personally, my favorite in Panzer General 2.
  2. Aftermath of the Mongols - A mod for EU3 IN.

    As the title says, I am making a mod for EU3 IN 3.2. I was originally going to start it in 1248. However, I decided that a start in 1262, the year after the restoration of the Byzantine Empire, would be more appropriate. By that time, the Mongol successor states were beginning to drift apart...
  3. 727 Siege of Nicaea Arab Victory

    IOTL, the armies of the Ummayad Caliphate besieged Nicaea after taking Iconion. This took place about ten years after the second seige of Constantinople. The Arab armies nearly took the city, and even managed to breach the city's walls. Now, what would a victory there open up for them? What...
  4. Two M2TW Mod Ideas

    Now, I don't expect these to ever be finished, let alone get off the ground, and I'm well aware of the reasons mods die. But while playing the For King and Country Mod, I got two ideas: Both ideas would require heavy scripting. The kind of scripting I would need has been done with different...
  5. "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott not murdered.

    As it says on the tin.
  6. Ottomans win the battle of Zenta

    Zenta should not have been an Ottoman defeat. They had the numbers, and were well armed, in no small part due to French financial backing. So the Ottoman army wins. What are the effects?
  7. Mixing Video Games with Alternate History

    In my TL, linked to in my sig, I am thinking of using Invasio Barbarorum a mod for Rome Total War Barbarian Invasion to show the various armies in action. Has anyone else thought about doing this?
  8. An EU3 mod--Your suggestions

    Anyone up for making an EU3 mod? I don't know much about modding, but I am willing to learn. We should make this a team effort, so I'm open to your suggestions. Looking for inputs on: Starting Date Ending Date Scenarios How many provinces Tech Trees AI Religious Systems Etc. I'll take PM's...
  9. No Portugese Expedition to Ceuta

    What affects? Does Castile decide to take it and blockade Portugal from its sources of grain, i.e Sicily and Egypt?
  10. Watch Along The Danube

    Reposted from CF.net. I need a place where I can get MORE COMMENTS! So, with no further ado: Maurice became Roman Emperor in 582 AD. He was born in Cappadocia, to Latin parents. His father was Paulus. A bright, intelligent man, he eventually served as a general in Emperor Tiberius. During a...
  11. Plausibilty Check: Fatimids conquer Baghdad

    What is the plausibility of the Fatimids taking Baghdad and sucessfully integrating Iraq into their state. I realize that there is intervening desert between the Levant and Mesopotamia, so I can see how it can't happen. But is it at all possible, and if it is, what are the repercutions for the...
  12. Philip of Saint-Pol has a son?

    Brought to you by the Nikephoros Offensive: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_I,_Duke_of_Brabant In 1430, Philip I died. He left no children to control the Duchy, so upon his death, his lands were added to that of Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy. Let's assume that in TTL Philip (of...
  13. Just how close was the Muslim Conquest a failure?

    I'm sorry if my syntax is a bit garbled, I'm just not in a good mood, I stumbled upon this quote while reading an older thread about who was the best Muslim general: So, just how close was the Muslim Conquest to failing? While I am not a fan of Islam, I still feel that their conquest is...
  14. Real Life History Challenge

    The first person to post with the correct answer wins: Which city is the most contested city in the world? Meaning, which city has seen the most major battles and sieges in history.
  15. Is this possible?

    I am currently writing a timeline about Maurice ending Phocas's coup against him. In such a scenario, is the following possible? Maurice defeats Avars. Persians still attack. Perhaps later, but it happens eventually. Heraclius the younger becomes Emperor. A Christian Arab founds a new sect of...
  16. Anastasios II not overthrown

    Wiki article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anastasios_II_(emperor) After the overthrowing of Justinian II by Phillippicus Bardanes, the empire went into a further time of chaos. Beset on all sides, Phillippicus was only concerned with imposing Monothelism on his subjects. The Opsikian army...
  17. Nikephoros Offensive!!!

    We need to reclaim the Before 1900 forum! We need innovative threads! Obscure historical moments! Thought out posts! We need to turn n00bs into experts! Anyone with me!?
  18. No Sicilian Expedition

    Re posted from Counter-Factual.net
  19. Results of a Byzantine Victory at Dyrrhachium.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Dyrrhachium_(1081) The Battle of Dyrrhachium was a battle between Robert Guisicard's Normans and Alexios Komnenos's Byzantines. What are the results of a Byzantine Victory? "Alexius was undoubtedly a good tactician, but he was badly let down by the...
  20. What if Andronikos II kept the tax exemptions?

    Andronikos II Palaiologos inherited the Roman Empire from his father Michael VIII. Michael was responsible for recapturing Constantinople from the Latin Empire. This endeavor bankrupted the Roman Empire, so to rebuild the treasury Andronikos got rid of the various tax exemptions. One of the...
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