"Standard melee units" refer to Warriors, Swordsmen, Longswordsmen, Spearmen, Pikemen, Landsknecht and replacement units for them. Melee Units - Throughout this guide, "melee units" typically refers to all non-ranged military units - whether on the land or sea. Meatshield - A unit that can soak up damage on behalf of another. Don't play this way as the Danish.įinisher - The bonus for completing a Social Policy tree (e.g. For example, to beeline Bronze Working, you'd research Mining and Bronze Working and nothing else until Bronze Working was finished.īuilder Nation/Empire - A generally peaceful nation seeking victories other than Domination. Build them a civilization that will stand the test of time.īefore I go into depth with this guide, here's an explanation of some terminology I'll be using throughout for the sake of newer players.īeelining - Focusing on obtaining a technology early by only researching technologies needed to research it and no others. Now, you must not disappoint such a legacy as you bring the Danes to a brave new world.
Denmark is prosperous, Denmark is wealthy, and Denmark has endured when many nations have not.
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But now, Denmark is free of the wars which have defined its history. Though neutrality in the First World War led to a favourable outcome for Denmark, being able to win back land lost to Germany without the cost of war, it left them vulnerable in the Second. Colonies brought a degree of wealth, and Enlightenment ideas in the late 18th century brought reforms to support people's rights, but Denmark would continue to be battered by wars - the Napoleonic wars of the 19th century and wars against the Austrians and Prussians. However, wars in the 17th and 18th centuries would dent the nation's power. From the 14th to 16th centuries, the Kalmar Union, essentially headed by the Danish, would unite much of Scandinavia.
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Near the end of the Viking era, Gorm of Old would establish the Danish monarchy, continuing to this day, while his son Harald Bluetooth would help unite the Danes and convert to Christianity, ending such conflict with it.īut to focus too much on the Vikings is to ignore what followed. Having never been conquered by the Romans, Denmark, like the rest of Scandinavia, had limited contact with Christianity, and is a possible explanation for the infamous Viking raids on northern Europe. Their history begins at the end of the last glaciation period when temperatures rose sufficently for habitation, eventually leading to agriculture and a rise in sea levels producing the islands of the region today. When looking back over the course of history, it is easy to pick out a few points and ignore that which followed and that which came before, for you rule the Danish people, not merely the Danish Vikings.
Note: This guide assumes you have all game-altering DLC and expansion packs (all Civ packs, Wonders of the Ancient World, Gods & Kings and Brave New World)