| “ | Take the place of a famous Korean general and reunite Korea once more. This scenario is a build & destroy scenario where you face several enemies. Are you able to turn the tide and bring your people victory? | ” |
| —Short explanation from the creators | ||
Kaesong is a campaign scenario that was intended to be included in Battles of the Forgotten for Age of Empires II HD: The Forgotten, but was cut prior to release due to "time constraints".[1] The scenario, however, can be downloaded in the Steam[2] and Definitive Edition workshops, where it is available in English, Spanish, and later Chinese. It was created by Freeman1302.
Difficulty levels[]
In the words of the developers:
- Standard – The AI is slow and you get plenty of time to prepare your defenses.
- Moderate – The AI will be quicker and attack regularly. You better not waste too much time.
- Hard – Here you'll have a real challenge. Attacks will come quickly and often. Every second matters here.
- Hardest – This is for real hardcore players. You will have no time at all and will face a relentless AI.
History[]
Silla, which had accomplished an incomplete unification of the Three Kingdoms of Korea in 668, weakened and lost control over local lords during the end of the 9th century. The country entered a period of civil war and rebellion, led by Gung Ye, Gi Hwon, Yang Gil, and Gyeon Hwon.
Gung Ye established Hugoguryeo (meaning "Later Goguryeo," renamed Taebong and Majin) while Gyeon Hwon established Hubaekje (meaning "Later Baekje"). Together with the declining Silla, they are known as the Later Three Kingdoms.
Wang Geon, a descendant of a merchant family of Songdo (present-day Kaesong), joined Taebong at first but overthrew Gung Ye later on and established the Goryeo Kingdom and Dynasty in 918.
Goryeo adopted a Silla-friendly, Hubaekje-hostile attitude in the later Three Kingdoms, but in 927, Goryeo was defeated by Hubaekje in present-day Daegu. Wang Geon lost his best supporters in the battle. For 3 years, Hubaekje dominated the Later Three Kingdoms but after a defeat at Andong in 930, Hubaekje lost its power again.
The Later Three Kingdoms era ended as Goryeo annexed Silla in 935 and defeated Hubaekje in 936. Wang Geon moved the capital to his hometown Kaesong, and ruled the Korean peninsula as the first King of Goryeo. Wang Geon then married a daughter of the Silla royal family and let most nobles keep their lands in order to bring peace to the country. Even though Wang Geon ruled the united nation for only 7 years before his son took the reign after his death, the succession was not challenged.
The dynasty, Wang Geon had founded ruled over Korea for a total of 474 years but was subdued at one point by the Mongols and finally fell to the Goryeo general Yi Seonggye who revolted and overthrew the last king of Goryeo. Thus ending the Goryeo era.
Players[]
- Player (
Koreans) - Silla ( Koreans)
- Hubaekje ( Koreans)
- Tang ( Chinese)
- Goryeo ( Koreans)
- Hubaekje's army ( Koreans)
- Jin ( Chinese)
Aftermath[]
Well done. You've united Korea for the Goryeo! A prosperous time will come for the whole nation that will last for centuries!
Trivia[]
| “ | Kaesong has an interesting history. It was originally intended as a submission to a custom scenario contest held by FE in 2013/2014[3] but ultimately not completed in time. The contest ended in a tie between two entries, my Tristan and Iseult and Alkhalim's Strongbow. I was soon after recruited to join FE while Alkhalim was immortalized as the face model for the Richard de Clare hero added with African Kingdoms. As for Kaesong, it was eventually completed and released as a custom scenario after the contest. | ” |
| —Filthydelphia | ||
