User blog:Eljuma/Nika!

Nika! is the second scenario of a hypothetical Justinian campaign in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition. It is based on Constantinople's Nika Riots of 532 AD.

Starting conditions

 * Starting Age: Castle Age
 * Starting resources: Undecided
 * Population limit: Undecided
 * Starting units:
 * Belisariusicon.png Belisarius
 * CataphractIcon-DE.png Cataphracts
 * CavalryArcherIcon.jpg Cavalry Archers
 * TransportShipIcon.jpg Transports
 * 4 FireShipIcon.jpg Fire Ships

Objectives

 * Belisarius must survive.
 * Justinian must survive.
 * Take Belisarius to Justinian before the rebels storm the imperial quarters.
 * Build a Wonder on the place of the destroyed Basilica and defend it for 200 years.
 * Or kill Senator Hypatius and destroy the Blue and Green Town Centers.
 * OPTIONAL: Deliver the Treasure Cart to the Blues's Town Center to make them withdraw their support to Hypatius.

Hints

 * 1) The rabble of Constantinople is numerous, but almost entirely made of Infantry: The kind of units that Cataphracts are devastating against.
 * 2) You may find more loyalist soldiers hiding in the streets of Constantinople.

Players

 * Player (Byzantines)

Ally

 * Justinian (Byzantines)

Enemy to Neutral

 * Blues (Byzantines)

Enemy

 * Greens (Byzantines)
 * Hypatius (Byzantines)