Re: Whats the best way to keep econamy up
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Originally Posted by Darkvicer98
I have but scipii's capital capua had been taken over by rebels so no wonder i held it.
You mean a Roman faction had been destroyed by rebels:inquisitive: . I'd never seen such as thing, anyway aren't the Senate meant to protect them, and also Capua being the closest city to Rome should be untouchable with the Senate's protection.
Re: Whats the best way to keep econamy up
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Originally Posted by QuintusJulius-Cicero
You mean a Roman faction had been destroyed by rebels:inquisitive: . I'd never seen such as thing, anyway aren't the Senate meant to protect them, and also Capua being the closest city to Rome should be untouchable with the Senate's protection.
There is a valid reason. The Scipii lost all their family members, and they city become rebel, it was not taken by rebels because they don't tend to do that.
Re: Whats the best way to keep econamy up
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Originally Posted by QuintusJulius-Cicero
I fought the Romans when I got my Sacred Band and Ponei Infantry. Carthage don't have take on all of the Roman straight away. In fact they could even let Scipii to rot in Capua if they feel like it. That's what I did.
Basically Kicking the Roman out of Sicily is a must. Landing in Capua early on is optional (I tried and got battered by a SPQR army 3 times the size of me), a strong Punic navy patrolling the Tyrrhenian Sea is enough to stop any Roman Army landing in Sicily. They'll have to sink about it twice before landing in my backyard. Corduba is abandonable, Caralis isn't worth fighting for. After the Sicilian house cleaning I tend to focus on taking care of Numidia with my early, weaker army. They're capable of that. While my military power-houses will concentrate on producing troops. with Carthage's growth rate it will reach huge city in no time and open the recruitment pool of Sacred Band and Ponei Infantry. And War elephants also. Then it's the time to teach the Romans a lesson they will not forget.
Yeah, but Sicily is only less than a turn's hop away from Italy by boat.... I just find it not worth it to have to always be on edge and having to watch my back in Sicily while I go spelunking in Iberia or wherever. One trick that I found pretty nice is, once you exterminate the Romans, just let them rebel-- instead bogging you down with all that cultural unrest and a new front with Gaul, you have an empty Italy-- since our main concern is the Romans, not the Italians. I just can't stand to see a Carthaginian Italy, for some reason, even if I'm playing Carthage.
