Titus Marcellus Scato
09-24-2012, 14:42
Just wanted to know if anyone else was doing this.
In all my campaigns, I use Saba and Casse, through Force Diplomacy, to make life harder for Carthage, Ptolemies and Lusotann, who have few enemies near their homeland.
Saba especially are well suited for the role, many African and Arabian towns have Saba barracks pre-built, so it's easy for Saba to recruit troops there.
So when Carthage takes Kirtan, Garama, Tuat or Sala from the Eleutheroi, I use FD to give them to Saba. Carthage normally accepts this without attacking Saba, at least for a while. This is a good simulation of a Numidian faction.
The Ptolemies will take Petra, Bostra, Meroe and Axum. Giving these to Saba simulates a Nabatean faction in Bostra and Petra and an Ethiopian faction south of Egypt. The same with Palmyra when the Seleucids take it, Palmyra remained independent until Rome reached it.
Casse make a good simulation of a Celto-Iberian faction, after Lusotann take Numantia, Pallantia and Vellika from the Eleutheroi I give those towns to the Casse. I do the same with the two Belgic towns between the Gallic factions and the Sweboz.
The way I do the Force Diplomacy is this:
Wait until the conquering army moves out of the town concerned, leaving only a couple of garrison units behind, then use FD to make the AI give the town to me, usually giving 200 mnai to the occupying faction so they don't get too upset at being kicked out. Before giving it away to Saba or Casse, I destroy all existing government buildings in the town (including damaged ones), any barracks (MIC) affiliated to the conquering faction, and also any temples or monuments created by them. Also I disband the entire army of freed slaves in the town, to restore population lost when it was conquered. Then I use Force Diplomacy again to give it away to Saba/Casse, with a 200 mnai sweetner to make them happy and cover the costs of their own military occupation.
This makes my campaigns feel more historical.
In all my campaigns, I use Saba and Casse, through Force Diplomacy, to make life harder for Carthage, Ptolemies and Lusotann, who have few enemies near their homeland.
Saba especially are well suited for the role, many African and Arabian towns have Saba barracks pre-built, so it's easy for Saba to recruit troops there.
So when Carthage takes Kirtan, Garama, Tuat or Sala from the Eleutheroi, I use FD to give them to Saba. Carthage normally accepts this without attacking Saba, at least for a while. This is a good simulation of a Numidian faction.
The Ptolemies will take Petra, Bostra, Meroe and Axum. Giving these to Saba simulates a Nabatean faction in Bostra and Petra and an Ethiopian faction south of Egypt. The same with Palmyra when the Seleucids take it, Palmyra remained independent until Rome reached it.
Casse make a good simulation of a Celto-Iberian faction, after Lusotann take Numantia, Pallantia and Vellika from the Eleutheroi I give those towns to the Casse. I do the same with the two Belgic towns between the Gallic factions and the Sweboz.
The way I do the Force Diplomacy is this:
Wait until the conquering army moves out of the town concerned, leaving only a couple of garrison units behind, then use FD to make the AI give the town to me, usually giving 200 mnai to the occupying faction so they don't get too upset at being kicked out. Before giving it away to Saba or Casse, I destroy all existing government buildings in the town (including damaged ones), any barracks (MIC) affiliated to the conquering faction, and also any temples or monuments created by them. Also I disband the entire army of freed slaves in the town, to restore population lost when it was conquered. Then I use Force Diplomacy again to give it away to Saba/Casse, with a 200 mnai sweetner to make them happy and cover the costs of their own military occupation.
This makes my campaigns feel more historical.