Ming

“Will the world remember Ming China for its caravans carrying brilliant ceramics, or for its hunger for the territory those caravans traversed…„~ When entering new Era with this culture

“Ah, the Ming. Very cultured. They show their sophistication with tea, and their displeasure with missile rockets.„~ When meeting this culture

The Ming are one of the cultures available in the Early Modern Era, with the Aesthete culture focus.

"Their beautiful blue-and-white porcelain might speak to timeless crafts, but the far-flung explorations of Zheng He and others mean the Ming are on the cusp of transformation."

Culture orientation[]

Aesthete cultures favour a gameplay orientation focused on Influence and diplomacy.

These cultures gain extra Fame from Aesthete Era Stars for earning Influence.

Affinity Action: Cultural Blitz[]

Can spend Money promoting patriotic works of art in specific Territories, pushing back foreign spheres of influence and generating Influence.

Immediately bring one of your Empire's Territories back into its sphere of influence, and gain Influence for each adjacent Territory already in your sphere.
If you do not have the strongest Influence in the Territory, there is a high chance it will start converting back after you use this action.

Affinity Bonus: Grace[]

Cultural Proximity is always maxed out due to Aesthete affinity.

Both Proximity with major Empires and Independent Peoples will be maxed out.
That is, if other Empires break Treaties with Aesthete Empires, the War Support of Aesthete Empires will increase much more. In addition, declaring war against Aesthete Empires will severely drain the of the attacking Empire every turn.
In addition, with the Proximity with all the Independent Peoples maxed out, Aesthete Empires always only need to pay the minimum or cost to Bribe an Independent People.

Transcendence Bonus: Artist's Might[]

+5%Influence on District.

Trait: Grand Secretariat[]

-25% cost of enacting Civic
-25% cost of canceling Civic
+10Influence per number of enacted Civics

Emblematic quarter: Grand Teahouse[]

“A place of great tranquility, beautiful craftsmanship, and soothing aromas, perfect for the exchange of ideas.”

+1Influence per Districts in Territory
+2Influence per adjacent District

Emblematic unit: Rocket Cart[]

“Capable of carrying hundreds of rocket-powered arrows, the Ming revel in the suppressing firepower of their fire racks.”

Heavy Weapon: Ranged-combat Unit, must have line of sight to attack. Can only move or attack in a turn. Cannot retaliate when attacked by a close-combat Unit. With Entrenching Tool, gains "Dug-In" status if they do not move during their Battle round.

Suppression: The targeted Unit cannot move next turn.

City names[]

The names listed are default names, players can change their cities' names if they choose.

Běijīng, Nánjīng, Nánchāng, Guǎngzhōu, Jǐnán, Hángzhōu, Kāifēng, Fúzhōu, Yúnnán, Chéngdū

The first new city found by this culture will use the first name on the city list.

Trivia[]

The in-game appearance of Ming City Center is based on the Forbidden City of Nanjing, the initial Ming imperial palace.
When playing as the Ming, the background music track will have a rendition of the famous Chinese orchestral piece, Butterfly Lovers.