Won the Kilwa game on Very Hard with 7000+ dev in 1750 with ottomans in 2nd place with 4900 dev
Not a whole lot changed. Just kept expanding trade, keeping military as updated as possible and grinding up towards Bengal, China and Korea. The only thing I had to do differently this game is take a lot more military ideas to keep up with AI players. I ended up taking Plutocratic, Offensive, Quantity, Quality, and I had one more Idea Set left to pick and I would have gone with Defensive if it would have allowed me. Also, had to constantly drill units and rotate generals
Didnt take as much of the map as usual, wars are a lot harder on VH, every great power has a 1M+ man army by 1750.
Fun game but I'm glad to be done with it for the next 1-2 years
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