It's a shame he passed away so quickly. In a test run I did with these rules, he got up to at least 68 and was still kicking when I stopped playing. Perhaps we can slot you in again somewhere if someone winds up with a really old heir.
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It's a shame he passed away so quickly. In a test run I did with these rules, he got up to at least 68 and was still kicking when I stopped playing. Perhaps we can slot you in again somewhere if someone winds up with a really old heir.
Simon, how do you get the full map revealed for your screenshots?
I know .matteosartori. from MTW, but RTW...?
Type "toggle_fow off" in RomeShell.
Yup, IIRC, you get RomeShell by hitting the ` key (the one to the left of the 1 key, above tab).Quote:
Originally Posted by Zomby_Woof
You dont even need the "off" bit. Just "toggle_fow" with flip it back and forth. I always do that on the first and last turns of PBMs for kind of a 'state of the world' shot.
Just a quick update. Currently played up to 373 AD and things are...interesting. This is certainly the most challenging TW game I have ever played, even without our self-imposed restrictions playing as the WRE would be hard (oh how I long to go and take the Alemni capital and burn it to the ground).
Well, if they are giving you a hard time, you could do that. The rules are against occupying a rebel province and against wiping out a faction. If the Alemanni have another province, you could raid their capital. I suspect it's the kind of thing the Romans would do to a tribe that caused them a lot of grief. I may have discouraged nobbling the neighbours in that way because I did not want the campaign to be too easy, but it does not sound like that is an issue here. ~;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mount Suribachi
Errmmm, guys, I think it's best if you could remove me from the list for this PBM. It looks like I'm going to be quite busy due to some real-life stuff and I know already for sure that I won't play RTW much the next few weeks. I prefer to tell this now than completely neglecting the campaign during my turn. Perhaps I can step in again later on, if the campaign lasts longer than normal. I hope you don't mind too much. :shame:
No problem, Tricky_Lady - I'll take you out of the playing order but PM you when the other players are all done just to check your availability.
If we are ever short of players, we'll probably recycle through the playing order again but I doubt that will be necessary with a BI campaign where everyone plays a reign.
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Originally Posted by Simon Appleton
lol NOW you tell me :laugh4:
Seriously though, its, um, a bit late now. Between keeping my own cities under control, fighting the Saxons, WRE Rebels, Berbers, Celts and ERE, and bracing myself for the Huns and the Vandals who are milling around my border provinces, I am no longer in a position to raid the Alemni. :help: My troops there have been worn down by their constant raiding and with no retraining I'm getting very weak in Germania....
Well, good luck with it, Mount Suribachi. :sweatdrop: One hint - if you are worried about the Vandals and Huns, they are typically cavalry-heavy with weak infantry. So if your border towns have stone walls, you can often easily hold them off if you have enough good infantry to man the walls. Each stack only tends to build one siege tower, so you don't need that many infantry[1]. Be careful of the towers themselves though as they mount ballistas and if you have large stone walls, can decimate your wall defenders before contact. It's often best to deploy your wall defenders out of range of the towers and then rush to the breach at the last minute (the towers stop shooting when they reach the walls). It's all a little cheap - stalling vast hordes with a few good men in a walled city - but it may help free up some men to replace losses in Germany.
[1]On the other hand, a seemingly weak border garrison will encourage neighbouring hordes to target you rather than the ERE or someone else, so it's swings and roundabouts.
BTW: you did bring over that chuirgeon I had put on a boat in Carthage? They are a godsend in dealing with attrition.
I like how this campaign sounds! It seems like our rules are working well.
Yes, the Chirugeon is in the care of Nero Flavius, who is turning into something of a Roman military hero. This afternoon I fought my first ever RTW "epic" battle, of the kind so beloved of MTW. 1200 Romans against 2700 Vandals...
Augustus Leontius Flavius is now 60, so might not be long to go - but I'm getting the "are you sitting with me tonight?" speech from Mrs Suribachi...
I've played a little ways in a campaign with these same rules, except with battles on VH. Keeping a massive revolt from occurring still isn't much of a problem, but it's nearly impossible to keep the settlements happy, build economic improvements and create field armies to hold the borders and fight the hordes. I've played a good 15 turns so far and the very idea of actually attacking the ERE is something approaching a black comedy. So I'm definitely looking forward to watching the PBM unfold.
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So I'm definitely looking forward to watching the PBM unfold.
From what I've read while scanning this thread and the write-ups the rule of take an emperor's reign is working out great, really adds some flavor to the write ups.
EDIT : TinCow, I see you have been promoted to senior member, well at least I only noticed it just now !
Congratulations none the less !
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LOL, thanks. I didn't even notice until you pointed it out. I wonder how long it has been like that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dutch_guy
Hey, congrats Tin Cow :2thumbsup:
Holy Schnikey!!! I've been promoted as well! Wow, never expected that.
*wipes tear away*
I'd like to thank the members of the academy etc etc.
Anyway, back to the PBEM. Was hoping to get stuck into the game on Sunday, but then I was struck down by the stomach bug that both the wife and the little un have suffered with the last week, so I spent all day either in bed or in the bathroom.... :no:
Anyway, enough yakking, I'm off to play BI :2thumbsup:
...and Dutch_guy too :smiley:
Between all the promotion celebrations, I just wanted to let you guys know that other people (at least I am) are reading this PBEM as well.
It certainly looks to become an epic campaign, the WRE is no walk in the park, especially with the added houserules.
Great start, excellent usage of the ancillaries and keep up the good work!
I've enjoyed Mount's two write-ups so far - shame about Gratianus, although it could not have happened to a more characterful general. I'll be very interested to read how things develop.
I've never encountered WRE rebels before - how many troops do they tend to spawn with? Do any of your generals join them like in a MTW civil war or do they just appear out of the blue like respawning MTW factions?
What they spawn with depends on what cities revolt. They tend to get a smattering of the various things that their settlements can make, along with anything of yours that was with a general that also revolts. I don't know what the formula is, but the lower the loyalty, the higher the probability of them turning. Pretty much anything that is 0 to 2 loyalty seems to be in serious danger. Also, it seems to me to have a snowball effect... the more generals that revolt, the more likely that higher loyalty generals will revolt; that could just be my imagnation though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Simon Appleton
Regardless, if the computer doesn't 'revolt' enough generals to create a large family for the WRE Rebels, they seem to get more just like any other faction. If they're low, the AI will adopt in many from the ether. The faction leader of the rebels always seems to be the oldest family member that revolts.
Echoing what Tin Cow said, it appears that they get whatever your settlement can build - I've only seen Peasants, Limitanei and Foederati Spearmen & Cavalry + Generals bodyguards. Thankfully my big troop producing cities (Rome and Ravenna) have stayed loyal. As for generals joining - yep, Carthage went over to the WRE Rebels and took my governor with them :wall: Thessalonica has changed hands several times, and I only ever got the above.Quote:
Originally Posted by Simon Appleton
This is turning into a very challenging, yet very fun game. Although if I didn't have Nero Flavius, it wouldn't be quite so fun as I would be getting a serious spanking from the barbarian hordes (but you'll have to wait for the write-ups to find out all about him ~;) ). As it is I am grinding them down - though at the expense of the rest of the Empire.
Interestingly the game's starting Emperor had 4 sons, who all had 4 more sons (and a more wretched hive of scum and villainy I have yet to meet). But those 16 men have produced barely a boy between them - nowt but girls! But I am getting some nice solid, christians marrying into the imperial family now :2thumbsup:
Anyway, its 379 AD and Leontius is now 62. Takes a while when you have to fight 2-4 battles every turn against 1000+ Barbarians with those damned Horse Archers! :wall:
Apparently 4 is the maximum number of sons a general can have. There's also a cap on how many generals you can have based on provinces which you have probably hit. I'd be curious to know what the cap is precisely - maybe players can keep an eye on the number of generals plus boys they have (and whether that equals their number of provinces).Quote:
Originally Posted by Mount Suribachi
I know, that's one of the downsides of playing out full reigns. But you should have a good tale to tell. Try to leave some barbarians for your successors. :2thumbsup:Quote:
Anyway, its 379 AD and Leontius is now 62. Takes a while when you have to fight 2-4 battles every turn against 1000+ Barbarians with those damned Horse Archers!
No probs there. The Huns are milling around the Eastern borders, and the Saxons are sweeping across northern Gaul.... :skull:Quote:
Originally Posted by Simon Appleton
I've got this whole week off, but I'm going out of town this coming weekend and after that I will have less available time for a significant period. If it would be possible for me to start my turn sometime before this weekend, I should be able to turn it back around pretty quickly. Otherwise it may take me a week or two.
I won't mind TinCow, I've got exams this week anyhow so I would not have been able to play this week, next week however will most definitely not be a problem considering I've got a week off starting this friday.
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Hi guys, sorry for the delay, but for the last week I've hardly had any time to get to the PC. Played a few hours today, its winter 382 and the old boy is 65 and hanging on... ~:D
Oh, and I recommend the next player reads up on Nestorian theology ~;)
Aargh!! Got in a good 4 hours play today - wanted to get my turn done as I'm going away for the weekend but Leontius just won't don't die!!
Its now 386 and he's 69.
I think when I play my turn I might use my Emperor as the head general; that way when I get sick of playing and just send him charging to a fray and let him die.
No point in rushing. I'm off skiing in the morning and won't be back until Monday, so you can take all weekend and it won't slow things down.