I have to admit, I'm a bit flustered at my apparent inability to establish the basis of a Roman Empire. I'm playing a Normal Grand Campaign as Junii, using Radious campaign mod and with every start as Rome, I encounter the same problem in the first 10-20 turns:
- I take Velathri(sp?) and Ariminum from the Etruscans
- I need to leave my (usually 2-3) legions on Italy mainland to prevent surpise landings by Etruscan armies sent from Corsica
- I can't manage to send a sizeable fleet/force to Corsica to mop up, as there is always some Etruscan army threatening my Italian city
- While I try to swat these flies, the Veneti or Carthage declare war. Often both.
- Now I'm also dealing with one or two sizeable Venetian and Cathaginian armies threatening my Italian cities.
- I'm forced on the defensive, I can't eliminate either faction, I'm slowly overwhelmed.
- Arrrgh.
How do you people deal with this? Diplomacy doesn't really help - I'm usually on Trade(Nonagression with Syracuse, Sparta, Athens and the Illyrian coast, but for the life of me, I cannot eliminate the Etruskans quickly enough to focus on Veneti or Carthage.
Any help for a would-be emperor is appreciated! :)
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