Sir Robin
06-13-2003, 14:53
I have recently been reading a history on the Byzantine Empire.
One thing that caught me by surprise was the frequency of "raids in force."
It seems a variety of kingdoms at the time would invade their neighbors for loot and plunder instead of attempting to take and hold territory.
Byzantine, Saracen, and Bulgar armies would lay waste to the countryside, plunder, and take captives back to their home lands.
Did this happen in Roman times as well?
Since provinces will apparently still be included would raids be possible?
IIRC several of Romes "barbaric" neighbors conducted raids into northern italy.
It would be an interesting feature if the player and AI factions would attack your provinces not to conquer them but for looting them instead.
Of course this depends on the number of cities and how CA will place farms, villages, mines, and/or ports around provinces/cities.
Raiding became an important source of income for these kingdoms and could be a way for the AI to supplement its income, if it still fails to properly establish and maintain trade routes.
It could also create some interesting scenarios where you are trying to protect a mine/farm from being destroyed instead of just protecting a city from being captured.
One thing that caught me by surprise was the frequency of "raids in force."
It seems a variety of kingdoms at the time would invade their neighbors for loot and plunder instead of attempting to take and hold territory.
Byzantine, Saracen, and Bulgar armies would lay waste to the countryside, plunder, and take captives back to their home lands.
Did this happen in Roman times as well?
Since provinces will apparently still be included would raids be possible?
IIRC several of Romes "barbaric" neighbors conducted raids into northern italy.
It would be an interesting feature if the player and AI factions would attack your provinces not to conquer them but for looting them instead.
Of course this depends on the number of cities and how CA will place farms, villages, mines, and/or ports around provinces/cities.
Raiding became an important source of income for these kingdoms and could be a way for the AI to supplement its income, if it still fails to properly establish and maintain trade routes.
It could also create some interesting scenarios where you are trying to protect a mine/farm from being destroyed instead of just protecting a city from being captured.