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Rilder
10-28-2005, 18:04
this was kinda funny or something but in my newly started Seclucid Campaign i allied with all of the provinces around me , including egypt and a few turns out after wiping some rebels taking a province from rebels i knoticed 2 egyptian armies stationed right next to 2 of my settlements... i was like wth... so i figured they were trying to get me mad at them... i remembered my allies were also allied with them so attacking my ally the egyptians might put me at bad terms with my allies so i waited it out... several turns later the egyptian armies ran home... Wimps :P course i have a fully stacked out army right there with a couple units of elephants so :P

so any tips... cause i think i gotta expand soon and the only place i can really conquer without upsetting anybody is over by ionia and i cant get my army there easy... tho lycia looks ripe for the picking my garrisons are pretty strong in my homelands and being seclucid i rock against city attackers due to phalanx... sorry i just blabbing ~D
Dutch_guy
10-28-2005, 19:22
backstab egypt, they'll backstab you anyway + they get really irritating troops later on ( pharoahs bowmen, and guard ) + they get the time to churn out chariots...

So break the alliance, secure your cities in the North ( pontus ) , and then go on to plunder the nile.

Once you have destroyed the egyptians, you have almost certainly won the campaign, and don't need allies ~;)

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Alexanderofmacedon
10-28-2005, 22:56
Go for Egypt. Betray them when it's early...:bow:
Rilder
10-28-2005, 23:29
well they attacked me...so did pontus ... i pushed egypt back to 5 provinces and Pontus thanks to what i'm beginning to think blessed by the gods hoplite militia in Sardis they havent been able to move 2 feet against me plus 2 forts stragicly placed mean they cant do anything to me down in petra i have 2 armies converged on a egyptian army which ... i hope... will weaken them down so bad ^^ the greek cities are also trying to take sardis... but like i said... blessed by the gods hoplite militia
Alexanderofmacedon
10-28-2005, 23:31
You're making me want to play a Seluecid campaign...

Oh, yeah, Welcome to the forums!~D
Rilder
10-29-2005, 02:53
anyone remember "all your base are belong to us" https://img482.imageshack.us/img482/2711/00692hc.gif that is not fake ... that was so funny though the egyptians were down to 4 provinces and i was about to asault another one of there cities and they actually had the nerve to try and get me to be there protectorate
Dutch_guy
10-29-2005, 11:22
yeah they did that to me once too, naturally , I destroyed them the turn after.;)

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Mouzafphaerre
10-29-2005, 11:35
anyone remember "all your base are belong to us" https://img482.imageshack.us/img482/2711/00692hc.gif that is not fake ... that was so funny though the egyptians were down to 4 provinces and i was about to asault another one of there cities and they actually had the nerve to try and get me to be there protectorate
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...and what was your response? :stupid:
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Mouzafphaerre
10-29-2005, 11:36
this was kinda funny or something but in my newly started Seclucid Campaign i allied with all of the provinces around me , including egypt and a few turns out after wiping some rebels taking a province from rebels i knoticed 2 egyptian armies stationed right next to 2 of my settlements... i was like wth... so i figured they were trying to get me mad at them... i remembered my allies were also allied with them so attacking my ally the egyptians might put me at bad terms with my allies so i waited it out... several turns later the egyptian armies ran home... Wimps :P course i have a fully stacked out army right there with a couple units of elephants so :P

so any tips... cause i think i gotta expand soon and the only place i can really conquer without upsetting anybody is over by ionia and i cant get my army there easy... tho lycia looks ripe for the picking my garrisons are pretty strong in my homelands and being seclucid i rock against city attackers due to phalanx... sorry i just blabbing ~D
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Is this Secludid any close to Bartix? ~:joker:

Sorry, couldn't resist. :medievalcheers:
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Garvanko
10-29-2005, 11:55
I find it better to take out Egypt early before you deal with Pontus (any Alliance with the Ponts will last longer anyway).
Rilder
10-29-2005, 16:54
lol when they did that i told them to become my protectorate or i would attack... and when they didn't accept well The last egyptian family member died... ironicly killed by one of the egyptian family members i had bribed out... but anyways heres a little "short story" whatever

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Sand storms to the east grew closer as the battle dragged on; the Egyptian Pharaoh made his last stand but he was captured, He and his men was mounted on poles and the archers were brought in front of them; the bows were aimed the arrows alite and they were loosed... and thus the storm blew in.
WhiteProphecy
11-02-2005, 02:54
dont even be allie with Egpyt in the Selucid campaign, it is a waist of time, they always backstab you, so you my asswell i guess, be there ally, and get your armies camp outside there cities and dare them to backstab you, that is what i do lol.