Gunzak
09-01-2008, 23:21
Does anyone have a strategy for Epiros? I started one too see how easy or hard they are as I have crushed their faction three times now playing as either the Greeks or Macedonians and I wanted to try them out. The main differences I see so far is they start out with less troops, only 1 elephant where the AI has 2, less troops and no MICs in Taras, and the Greeks and Macedonians both attack me instead of each other.
My first turn I sieged Macedons northern territory and put every single unit I could against it and it fell in 1 turn. I then moved my army south and attacked his second city and took it. The advisor said the Greeks would go to war against me for taking it but I didn't care my income was hugely negative and I needed the income.
Since the Romans had a huge number of troops facing Taras I disbanded all three units there, destroyed every single building I could, and raised taxes to Very High. In two turns the city rebeled and a large force of rebels took it over. Since I had no hope of holding the city and Rome refused a ceasefire I decided it wasn't worth holding for now.
Well I now have 4 cities in Greece and I am at war with Hellen, Macedon, Selucid and Rome. Every faction has refused a ceasefire and even the Getai refused an alliance which is crazy cause they are at war with Macedon too.
The Greeks sent a large force to attack me which I easily destroyed by using my combined infantry and cavalry forces and now Macedon is sending his last army against me, full stack, which I think will be very hard to defeat. If by some miracle I can hold him off I should be able to out produce the other two factions and defeat both.
Compared to the Greeks and Macedon I think Epiros is going to be much harder early on but if I can hold off the Macedon army moving north I should have a good chance.
My first turn I sieged Macedons northern territory and put every single unit I could against it and it fell in 1 turn. I then moved my army south and attacked his second city and took it. The advisor said the Greeks would go to war against me for taking it but I didn't care my income was hugely negative and I needed the income.
Since the Romans had a huge number of troops facing Taras I disbanded all three units there, destroyed every single building I could, and raised taxes to Very High. In two turns the city rebeled and a large force of rebels took it over. Since I had no hope of holding the city and Rome refused a ceasefire I decided it wasn't worth holding for now.
Well I now have 4 cities in Greece and I am at war with Hellen, Macedon, Selucid and Rome. Every faction has refused a ceasefire and even the Getai refused an alliance which is crazy cause they are at war with Macedon too.
The Greeks sent a large force to attack me which I easily destroyed by using my combined infantry and cavalry forces and now Macedon is sending his last army against me, full stack, which I think will be very hard to defeat. If by some miracle I can hold him off I should be able to out produce the other two factions and defeat both.
Compared to the Greeks and Macedon I think Epiros is going to be much harder early on but if I can hold off the Macedon army moving north I should have a good chance.