If you mean the story he got enthroned, that would be the Chinese civil war probably.
If you mean the story he send Chinese army to Gokturks and won the title “Khan of Heaven”, well…
Yeah but you were talking as if the campaign would have a problem, and I dont see it
While there is a campaign about Tang, the opponents may be Gokturks, Sogdians and Tibetans but we don’t have the suitable civ to represent them.
Like several of you guys, I think campaigns with only very few civs / contacts to few other civs are less interesting. Therefore, Korean, Japanese and Mayan campaigns are less appealing to me.
I would also appreciate a great Chinese campaign and have devised a rather non-conventional, exploration-focussed one here (campaign 4):
You mean Tatars Persians and Chinese 
It is similar that the dev had used Teutons, Goths and Slavs to represent so many current civ in the AoC and AoFK. It is frustrating but sure it would be the compromise.
The new Oriental campaigns and scenarios including Chinese, Koreans and Japanese would be suitable to be released with the new Oriental civs in DLC. That is the perfect situation.
Doubt china would like to get split.
Gokturks and Jurchen I think arent a problem. Tibetans are tricky but they arent as impossible as you think
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Add Harappan, Magadh, Maurya, Chalukya or Gupta, Maratha empire for Indian civilization.
In AOE, the Delhi Sultanate is placed as representative for Indian civilization. As Indian it feels disrespected to be represented in wrong way. Delhi Sultanate was proxy of Turkish invaders who mostly pillaged and destroyed. They were neither longest raining nor a true Indus valley civilization. Delhi Sultanate was anything but Indian dynasty.
Harappan was oldest civilization who created great universities. Maurya set up growth of Buddhism and Jainism. Magadh occupied more area and set up trade. Chalukya was smaller kingdom in west who built best architecture. Maratha Kingdom has better storyline. They built forts and first active navy.
From game design perspective. Magadh and Maratha are better choices. Maratha had weapons which can be added as crafting mechanic. They used guerilla fighting techniques and used forts. So for their gameplay you can set up better defenses near their forts. You can also craft ships.
All of these are covered under indians and none of these are medieval.
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Of course,but for that you would need to accommodate the uniforms to the time of the Meiji Restoration…that’s why it was easier to continue where noryang left off…
Delhi Sultanate is in AoE4, AoE2 uses a weird umbrella Indian faction. And as already mentioned, the civs you’re suggesting are mostly outside of the game timeframe and would better fit into AoE1 or 3. Whats about Rajputani, Gujarati, Kannada, Tamil, Oriya and Bengali?
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the Bari campaign is just Arbalest spam and doesn’t showcase the Byzantines properly as a civ in my opinion
also it was too easy
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Yes,I would have changed the Bari campaign for a Belisarius campaign…
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the very fact that an empire that had Belisarius, Heraclius and Basil II gets showcased as a FICTIONAL family is a crime.
I think Heraclius would be a better choice, a better showcase for the Byzantine defensive strengths and actually having to save the empire instead of expanding it. With a game-changing twist in the last scenario, after the war is won…
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Folks, don’t limit yourself to just quoting the campaigns you’d like to see. If you are familiar with a cool story about some civ, try making a sketch like @UpmostRook9474 did. I believe if we make this side easier for the devs, they might end up adding these campaigns.
So true… the Middle Ages period is basically the history of the Byzantine Empire. Such a thing really sounds offensive
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BTW I don’t know if anyone here has thought about this before, but what would you think of a Battle of Talas scenario, where you could choose which side you want to take, maybe even playing a historical 2v2 (Saracens+Tatars vs Chinese+Cumans )?
I don’t know if it would be possible to implement, but it sure would be epic!
HERACLIUS
1- The Usurper
The good emperor Maurice is dead, murdered by the usurper Phocas. As if it wasn’t bad enough, the Sassanian emperor Khosrau II used it as a pretext to invade the eastern provinces. From the distant province of Africa, Heraclius decides to act.
Starting from Africa, you must sail to Greece, take Constantinople back and kill Phocas. Several options allow taking the city by trickery instead of having to force the mighty Theodosian Walls head-on.
2- An Empire in Ruins
Rumours about Phocas’ rule were dire, but still they were watered down. The eastern provinces were left defenceless, the treasury was empty and only few armies were left to defend Anatonia. Heraclius knew he needed time to reverse the situation.
A scenario with an economic focus, having to muster what’s left of the strength of the Empire while stopping Persian raids in Anatolia
3- The Theodosian Walls
Wanting to put an end to the war, Khosrau launched a direct attack on the heart of the Roman Empire : Constantinople. The city had to stand.
This is a pure defence scenario in which the city has to hold for long enough, both directly around the city as well as further away, sabotaging the relations between the Persians and their opportunistic allies.
4- The Empire Strikes Back
His capital besieged, Heraclius was confident in the strength of its walls and did the unexpected : he attacked, gathering his last legions for one final thrust at the enemy. Heraclius would attack Persia.
An A-to-B scenario in which you lead the Byzantine army through Anatolia and Persia, crushing Sassanian forces in detail.
5- Judgement at Nineveh
Much of his army lost in Thrace and with Heraclius striking in the heart of Persia, Khosrau was forced to adopt a defensive strategy. Both emperors knew that controlling Mesopotamia would decide the war. The decisive blow would come at the ancient city of Nineveh.
A build and destroy. The main objective is defeating the Persian army at Nineveh but retaking your holdings in the Levant is a bet that might pay off.
6- Ave Scipio !
After the Sassanid surrender at Nineveh, their empire fell in a succession crisis between several pretenders. The imperial borders have been restored, and the old emperor is making sure they recover from the war. However, in the desert sands bordering Arabia, some rumours of raidings have been reported.
This scenario starts small scale on the edge of a large map, controlling an imperial patrol on what seems to be a routine mission. However, it is quickly obvious that this is the start of an invasion by the Saracens. The scenario then massively expands by giving you control of the Byzantine Empire, forcing you to defend Syria and Egypt. It is futile, what was left of your armies is no match for that new enemy. As Syria is lost, Heraclius dies of old age. You then have to secure the Anatolian border as Egypt is overrun.
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Yes,the Bari campaign is a Bizantine Morgan Family ripoff in aoe 2…I said a campaign of belisarius since this way we would have a campaign of the sixth century that covers 3 continents: Asia, Africa and Europe…and a Mayan campaign in the seventh century with Pakal the Great (603-683) ranging from 644 to 675…
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