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This is my campaign process that I mostly follow with Pahlava.
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"Explanations of the Campaigns"
________ Pahlava Territory at the beginning
_______> Persian Campaign of Arshak (Arsaces)
--------> Indian campaign of Arshak (Arsaces)
_______> Syrian Campaign of Tirdad (Tridates)
--------> Armenian Campaign of Tirdad (Tridates)
What kind of process do you follow with your favourite factions or other factions?
i bomb the enemy.
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the best way to take out the ptolemaioi. they are so damn vulnerable especially in this mod where they dont have much navy. ive done it many times and those are just 2 examples. ofc, if you are seleucids or anyone east of alexandreia you might as well conquer syria and phoenicia before coming down to egypt. i usually 'bomb' the enemy when im playin factions west of asia minor. makedon is my favourite faction and theyre one of the few factions that i bother to keep playing the campaign with.
And All Hail Makedonia to you my friend, welcome to EB forums =]
Wow is it RTR or Diodochi Total war? (the second one)
I think its XGM
Yep, it's XGM. Brings back memories...
Maion
My campaign process? Well, I generally attempt to expand outwards :D
As SSbQ, I attempt to pacify NW Africa before tackling the Romani (but Sicily, or at least Messana, is a high priority). Also, to grab more land in Iberia before Lusotanna goes into overdrive and takes it all, but with my main armies being occupied overseas and the usually slow pace of development in Gader etc., this is typically only a fantasy.
As Baktria, I make my homelands safe from the depredations of the roving Saka whilst rolling into any settlements that AS are foolish enough to leave without sufficient garrison/deterrent. Plans to claim India, which requires a perhaps quite lengthy period of military development, but after which THE WORLD is my goal (and AS is going to get it first!)
As KH (mostly speculative, as I've just started with them), beat the Makedones into submission (if not entirely wipe them out, as I recently have done, inadvertedly) and lay claim to all "Hellas". Mollycoddle the poor wittle Romani, in hopes of some day seeing the MOT reforms. Prioritise establishing a power base in Mikra Asia and recovering the "Far West" klerouchies (mmm, Massilian Hoplites) before duking it out with AS and stopping for a pint of Carlsberg in Alexandria.
...generally I try to jump for the Eleutheroi settlements before my neighbours (but especially allies) get them, though I'm quite leary of those guarded with Stacks of Doom, in which case the AI is welcome to take a pop at them first if they feel like making my job easier later on. I try to maintain peaces with long-term allies, but punish traitors and belligerents. Also, I typically favour targets that will offer interesting local troops over those that show greater economic potential (mines, markets, population etc.) though I maybe tend to turtle.
Mostly I try not to blitz. and I try to RP a bit.
Once i finish a campaign (only done that once) or get close to finishing before a repeating ctd crops up (sadly this has happened a lot) then i try not to follow the same pattern again.
EG i played the Casse close to success by 1. taking the islands 2. taking scandanavia 3. working my way down the rhine, across gaul and into hispania.
This time I crossed the channel on the first turn and took the Belgic provinces. then i slowly took the isles and now i have sent out a couple of recuited generals to rp an allied kingdom springing up in nw his[pania (only local troops allowed in those stacks, they're my celtiberian buddies).
Likewise once i (almost) finished the KH, I play them as migrated factions. very cool to play as Syrakousai, I suicided all my spartans, and sailed my young fm's to Syracuse but they sank en route (thanks, pirates:furious3:)! My last FM was the old dude in Rhodes so it was touch and go but I won a desperate battle with a leaderless stack vs Mwessana I think it was and scored a man of the hour, and my dynasty was renewed.
So i try not to repeat successful processes. I get the odd tip for varying campaign strategy here, very usful to see what you've done there..
Going back to the thread's original topic, here is a picture of my ongoing Makedonian campaign:
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As you can see, I have unified Hellas so far. That was my first goal, after defeating the Koinon Hellenon and Epeirotai. During the Epeirote Wars, I also captured Taras from them, getting a foothold in Megale Hellas as well. Recently subjugated Illyria as well, where remnants of the Aiakides family remained (that bastard Pyrrhos must have really loved women :beam:).
My plans no are somewhat uncertain. I will probably just remain passive, and slowly convert some of my captured regions (alwsy beginning with lvl3 governments) to Satrapeiai (lvl2 governments), as well as strengthen my poleis somewhat. I also desperately need more population in my core regions of Makedonia and Thessalia. I may have problems with Pontos soon, as those money-loving-Hellenes-emulating guys will probably attack Byzantion soon, possibly dragging me into the Eastern Affairs (as I call them, the Ptolemaioi-Seleukeis-Pontioi war going on).
Maion
What year are you up to, Maion? Judging by Getai expansion, it looks like you've fairly blitzed, but Qart-Hadast and Ptolemaioi suggest otherwise (seems the Getai need to get their groove on!).Quote:
Originally Posted by Maion Maroneios
It's the year 246BC, and I'm far from blitzing. Truth is, I've been rather brutal in this campaign. I've probably killed so many of the Epeirote armies, that I wouldn't be surprised if I never see them train any units again :sweatdrop:
As for the Getai, let's just say they're always like that when I play at least. Quite passive, that is.
Maion