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I will be playing from the start of the grand campaign till the death of the penultimate Shogun, event that closes this alternate reality adventure and puts Japan in the Imperial shadow. In the end I will provide the save game files for those that want to fight the Boshin War. I will play this campaign as it comes, I won't be rushing any events, nor play in a gamey way (with too much hindsight).
This is Japan in the beginning of the game. It is ruled by an isolated but aware of the future possibilities Emperor, Komei, and a weak Shogun, Ieyoshi. Japan starts with rather "backwards" F1 stats and its rulers do not give adequate Imperialism, Administration, and Diplomacy attributes for a protagonist game. We will have to glide on the various global events and be careful with our international relations.
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The Japanese armed forces are at best feudal. No fancy weapons, mostly dedicated Samurais. Even in the capital of the Shogunate, Edo, the biggest army is made of two brigade-level units and some artillery (all in all, circa 9000 men). The fleet is pathetic as well, made of typical Asian junks. Japan starts this era in a rather sorry state.
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Thankfully, the Ministry of War is not demanding on reinforcements for the moment. But this will change as early as the next fortnight. Bear in mind I am playing with 2x supply demands (modded basic consumption) and historical attrition.
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The ultimate goal is to resist the Westerners, instead of embracing their ways and being forced to sign unequal treaties...
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