Silver Rusher
11-27-2004, 21:49
A new appeal I have found to the game now is that I am very often surprised by the things I see as my empire grows. I think this really does help the endgame to be better than the early game.
Imagine this; you choose Numidia for your campaign. You expand across africa, and soon your allies the Carthaginians are eliminated, to be replaced by the Scipii. You miraculously subdue the Scipii and send them packing their bags and heading back to their homelands. Then, you gain a newfound wealth and strength from Carthage.
Egypt foolishly attacks, and you release your mighty hammer upon them, sending them to the "afterlife". You are the new masters of Egypt (still a miracle, trust me).
Spain soon invades, and you make short work of them as well. The Spanish have been sure to take Celtiberia, and so you now have control of all of hispania.
The time is now 222 BC. Your empire stretches mighty, and you are the most influencial leader in the world. Or so you think...
A Germanian boat comes up and blockades your port of Carthage. You think this to be strange, and you combat it, but you soon realise that the med is littered with 'em. You send a ship to see what's going on and you get an explanation; Germania has taken control of Greece! You soon find out that most of Asia Minor has succumbed to the Germania.
It's this kind of thing that makes the game much more interesting as it progresses. You find yourself fighting somewhere very surprising against someone you never thought you'd fight there. This sort of thing has happened to me quite a few times already.
Some other stuff that surprised me as I moved on:
1. The Galatian rebels are Barbarians (now that I think about it it makes more sense)
2. There are Amazons in Hyperboria, who happen to be IMPOSSIBLE to defeat
3. The people of Transalpine Gaul are Greek.
Has any of this stuff happened to you? Or have you found anything strange on the campaign map?
Imagine this; you choose Numidia for your campaign. You expand across africa, and soon your allies the Carthaginians are eliminated, to be replaced by the Scipii. You miraculously subdue the Scipii and send them packing their bags and heading back to their homelands. Then, you gain a newfound wealth and strength from Carthage.
Egypt foolishly attacks, and you release your mighty hammer upon them, sending them to the "afterlife". You are the new masters of Egypt (still a miracle, trust me).
Spain soon invades, and you make short work of them as well. The Spanish have been sure to take Celtiberia, and so you now have control of all of hispania.
The time is now 222 BC. Your empire stretches mighty, and you are the most influencial leader in the world. Or so you think...
A Germanian boat comes up and blockades your port of Carthage. You think this to be strange, and you combat it, but you soon realise that the med is littered with 'em. You send a ship to see what's going on and you get an explanation; Germania has taken control of Greece! You soon find out that most of Asia Minor has succumbed to the Germania.
It's this kind of thing that makes the game much more interesting as it progresses. You find yourself fighting somewhere very surprising against someone you never thought you'd fight there. This sort of thing has happened to me quite a few times already.
Some other stuff that surprised me as I moved on:
1. The Galatian rebels are Barbarians (now that I think about it it makes more sense)
2. There are Amazons in Hyperboria, who happen to be IMPOSSIBLE to defeat
3. The people of Transalpine Gaul are Greek.
Has any of this stuff happened to you? Or have you found anything strange on the campaign map?