All Under Heaven takes the game and transforms it into a Medieval Asian setting, in a period on the eve of the Mongol invasions of Asia, where the entire continent is about to be thrown into a period of warfare which will shape its history and determine the autonomy of many sovereign nations. In All Under Heaven, you may choose to control one of 15 nations from the start date of 1180 A.D. to the end date of 1280 A.D. Hundreds of new units, buildings, events, traits, ancillaries, and other features will bring the mystique and splendor of the Far East into your home.
What the Song people lacked in fighting experience and warlike culture, they made up with their economic power and world class technology. The Song army is one of the first in the world to extensively use gunpowder weaponry.
These are the most basic form gunpowder weapons, essentially a large firecracker attached to a bamboo stick, more effective in scaring and confusing opponents than causing actual damage. Yet this was a cheap and effective weapon for the militias lacking proper military training to confuse and tie down better trained opponents until reinforcements arrive.
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