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Re: 1.0x AI Faction Progression Thread
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Thanks for the responses. The last time I was in great danger was when I was already at war with the Ptolemies in Africa, and Makedon (they had all of Asia Minor at that point, and a territory or two in Europe). Both were super rich.
Then both the Sweboz and Getai attacked me, and I had a very long border with the Getai. Had a lot of desperate fighting for a time. Had to micromanage my garrisions and taxes at that time to fund the war.
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Originally Posted by MarcusAureliusAntoninus
What's with the color change in the later ones, MAA? You do that yourself?
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Read MAA's Makedonian AAR to find out about the colour changes Lord Curlyton.
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Hello, I am new to the EB forums and the EB mod itself.
Here's my current campaign as the Getia
Faction: Getia
Diffaculty: VH/Med (As suggested by the EB team for complete "balance")
Allies/
Enemies: (See picture)
https://i224.photobucket.com/albums/...22YearsL8r.jpg
https://i224.photobucket.com/albums/.../Diplomacy.jpg
https://i224.photobucket.com/albums/...18YearsL8r.jpg
My plan is to gather my forces at Singidunum and lay siege untill they Sally. While keeping a defence force at Tylis.
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Originally Posted by LordCurlyton
What's with the color change in the later ones, MAA? You do that yourself?
I used basically dead factions to make new ones (Pahlav -> Gandhara, Ptolemaioi -> Meroe, & Hayasdan -> Media). I just renamed and recolored them.
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Here's my Baktria campaign at 210. Hard diff with BI exe. Gotta say those Mak's are damn resilient. In every campaign I've played they always get forced out of greece but they always hold on, they are trying to carve out an empire in the steppes, hard to see on the map cause they blend in with their neighbors the swezboz, who always seem to be blitzkrieging away as they do in every campaign I've played. Right now Maks, Pontos, Epeiros, and haydensen somehow are all protectorates of KH. I helped out Haydensen a bit, gave them 2 territories I took from AS to try to get the Selucids off my back, to no avail. It was funny, I kept fighting AS and every few turns they'd ask for a ceasefire. I'd always think up some outrageous demands and every time they'd accept for some reason. I think I took 6 of their regions without a drop of blood spilled or a talent paid, just some ink on a treaty. Of course the very next turn they'd attack me again and invalidate the treaty they had to pay so dearly for. Stupid AS, when will they learn.
https://img182.imageshack.us/img182/...10bcub9.th.jpg
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That guy that played Emokin Skyscraper?
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A lot of Christiansens in Haydensen, eh? ~:joker:
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Hoked on fonics wurked 4 me
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It's interesting to note that all factions are still alive in the year 210 in stupac's campaign - not that common an occurrence I'd suspect. :2thumbsup:
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My Avernii Campaign, 237 BC
https://img132.imageshack.us/img132/6315/mapyx8.jpg
Gallic Civil War- 272-265
War with Rome"War of Betrayal"- 252-247
War with Sweboz"War of the Rhine"- 239-present
technically at war with Getai but we're dancing around the issue for now.
At war with Pontus because of Galation rebellions in Ancyra
Allies: Epeirotes, Casse
The Sweboz attacked me but I had an elaborate system of watchtowers and forts on the northern half of the rhine river so I used that year and half of the next to mobilize troops across the empire. Naked Spearmen from Ictis, Hoplites from Massilia, Northern Swordsmen from Bribracte, Gaesatae from Gergovia, Alpine Phalanxes from Adventicos, and other mid level troops from various cities. So now even though I'm outnumber, the Sweboz have mostly low quality troops were as I have a top flight army. I've now crossed the Rhine and have brought the fight to them. Although it's hard to see, I own Ictis in Britain.
Casse are doing nothing.
Lussottannan started fast but are now a protectorate of Carthage.
Carthage- Not doing much but it looks like they might be gearing up for an assault on the completely undefended Western half of the Ptolemaic Empire.
Romani- Filthy traitors, die die die, burn in Hades.
Aedui- Long dead
Sweboz- Were doing well, but unless they accept a ceasefire and some generous reperations on their part then I'll have to eliminate them. *sigh* I'll never finish my victory conditions if I keep getting sidetracked like this.
Epeirotes- They've taken Dalminion and I've gifted them Arpi. They have a fullstack in Tarentum and one near their Capital.
Macedon- down to their capitol and the fullstack residing in it.
KH- Woohee!!! look at them go. They've got about half a dozen half stacks walking around in addition to a couple of fullstacks. They're at war with Macedon and are besieged at Byzantium by Pontus, but the KH have a stronger force their.
Getai- Pretty decent expansion. They have a full stack garrisoning Ak-Ink and a half stack out side of it. I'm letting them wear down Naissos for me before I try to take it. Besides Ak-Ink their lands are lightly defended, so I'll deal with them when I've made decent headway against the Sweboz.
The situation for AS is even worse then it looks on the map. They'll soon be gobbled up by the yellow fever and cookie monster.
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Suggestions Needed:
Is it just me, or did I mess up somewhere long the way? I have reinforcements inbound to both besieged cities but so does the attacker...I don't see this going well and I am going to defiantly loose ONE of these 2- I think anyway. If it comes down to it, which one should I give up? Or anyone see away for me out of this? Macedon wont accept a ceasefire and I obviously can't bribe anyone.
https://i224.photobucket.com/albums/...huntr/Help.jpg
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@Deadhuntr: It seems from the screenshot that Naissos brings in more cash; it's closer to your territories so it's easier to defend; and the Makedonian army there looks weaker. I'd save Naissos if I had to choose. And if you decide to take this path, it's even better to destroy everything in Tylis so the Maks will have difficult times rebuilding everything; unless, of course, you are planning on reconquering it very soon.
Also, what's the diplomatic situation in that area? Is Makedonia at war with someone else? How are they faring in their other wars, if any? If they have some other problems, you could retreat, retrain, and prepare to strike in a more favorable moment, while expanding north or west and defending your home territories.
However, I think you can defeat both armies if you fight the battles well. Naissos should be easy; of course it depends on army composition. Tylis will be more difficult, but it looks that with some luck and superior tactics you can win. I would position the reinforcements near the besieging army and then sally out, so the Maks would be somewhat unprepared; unless you have lots of cavalry or some other kind of army which fares better on open ground.
I would train horse archers in Kallatis however. Think of them getting behind the phalanxes and unleashing a rain of arrows in their backs... while their fronts are threatened by your infantry :yes:
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"Also, what's the diplomatic situation in that area? Is Makedonia at war with someone else? How are they faring in their other wars, if any? If they have some other problems, you could retreat, retrain, and prepare to strike in a more favorable moment, while expanding north or west and defending your home territories."-
https://i224.photobucket.com/albums/...r/untitled.jpg
If this dosent help I dont know what else to say.
"I'd save Naissos if I had to choose. And if you decide to take this path, it's even better to destroy everything in Tylis so the Maks will have difficult times rebuilding everything; unless, of course, you are planning on reconquering it very soon."-
Well I need it for victory, so yes.
"Tylis will be more difficult, but it looks that with some luck and superior tactics you can win."-
I am VERY good @ defending with 2 Inf+1 Archers or 3Phalanx + 1 Archers, however all I have there right now is 2 Generals and 2 Skirmishers.
"I would train horse archers in Kallatis however."- Cant, not enough income.
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Originally Posted by Teleklos Archelaou
It's interesting to note that all factions are still alive in the year 210 in stupac's campaign - not that common an occurrence I'd suspect. :2thumbsup:
I was surprised too. I thought for certain that the Getai had had it when they were expelled from their homeland by Epeiros. They went all the way down to 1 settlement surrounded by Swezboz, but then they got a few heroic victories and took another settlement. Arverni and Maks are notable as well for stayin alive for so long.
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**Update** Fixed the issue, my campaign is now back on track!!:)
Faction: Getia
Diffaculty: VH/Med
Enemies: Macedon
Well, things seemed to be going bad...and not getting any better, however do to some strokes of luck on auto's, and battling my way back to victory here we are:
https://i224.photobucket.com/albums/...r/NextPlan.jpg
Reinforcements are comming from Macedon hard and quick, I plan to retake Tylis then secure my Southern border and move North/NW to secure victory.
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Situation in 232-231:
https://img401.imageshack.us/img401/...32231bcdm8.png
As recent military involvement in the war has been stepped up, Gudila pe Appulon, governor of Pella, the second most influential carracter in the Getic Noble Family besides Notoporos pe Rekidava, the war hero, currently tied up in Side, has called a grand public meeting of the Tarabostes and Komatai in the city of Byzantion. There he prepared the people for the concept of total war by a master stroke of propaganda in what is now known as the Byzantion Palza Speech.
„The Ptolaimaic dynasty of course has not the slightest appreciation for our nation's treasures, and would take no heed of them whatsoever if it came to that. It did not do so even for its own people. Ptolaimaic Egypt over the last 25 years has been oppressing it's people and the nobility has treated them like the scum of the Earth. That mob of snobs ruling Egypt has constantly treated us as if we were as lowly as the Germans, perhaps even worse! They have molded their society in one to serve the expansionist military needs of their corrupt nobility. Not only was their attack unprovoked, it was a betrayal and despite our glorious successes they refuse peace and we do not believe in peace at all costs. Recently they have geared their entire production towards raising troops. We have to respond with similar measures if we do not want to give up the game as lost.
My firm conviction is that we cannot overcome the Ptolaimaic danger unless we use equivalent, though not identical, methods. The people of the Getic Empire face the gravest demand of the war, namely of finding the determination to use all our resources to protect everything we have and everything we will need in the future.
Total war is the demand of the hour. We must put an end to the bourgeois attitude that we have also seen in this war: Wash my back, but don't get me wet! (Every sentence is met with growing applause and agreement.) The time has come to remove the kid gloves and use our fists. (A cry of elemental agreement rises. Chants from the galleries and seats testify to the full approval of the crowd.) We can no longer make only partial and careless use of the war potential at home and in the significant parts of Europe that we control. We must use our full resources, as quickly and thoroughly as it is organizationally and practically possible. Unnecessary concern is wholly out of place. The future of the civilized world hangs on our success in the East. We are ready to defend it. Those who today do not understand that will thank us tomorrow on bended knees that we courageously and firmly took on the task.
The Ptolaimies maintain that the you have lost faith in victory.
I ask you: Do you believe with the Basileu, the Ktistai and us Tarabostes in the final total victory of the Getic people? (Enthusiastic reaction)
Second, They say that the Getic people are tired of fighting.
I ask you: Are you ready to follow the Basileu as the phalanx of the homeland, standing behind the fighting army and to wage war with wild determination and faith in Zalmoxis through all the turns of fate until victory is ours? (The plaza once again busts in applause and cheering)
Third: The Egiptians maintain that you are resisting the Tarabostes' total war measures. It does not want total war, but capitulation! (Shouts: Never! Never! Never!)
I ask you: Do you want total war? If necessary, do you want a war more total and radical than anything that we can even imagine today? (The crowd rises as one man. It displays unprecedented enthusiasm)
Now, people rise up and let the storm break loose!”
Gudila's final words were lost in unending stormy applause
Soon after D Day was launched, when a large army led by Rubobostes per Tylis landed in the Nile Delta. Alexandreia was besieged and by December 232 BC conquered and it's population exterminated (something unimaginable until the Byzantion Plaza Speech). Rubobostes started getting nightmares, but he knew this was the only way. Our enemies called this the sack of Alexandreia, but we didn't damage a single building. In fact we upgraded the display area for Megas Alexandros' body with the finest glass available in the known world.
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Well I never!
Your Getic Kingdom is just copying my Getic Kingdom's dreams of Alexandria!
I would of held Alexandria had my general not become crippled with diseases!
Regardless!
http://www.imagehosting.com/out.php/..._Campaign3.JPG
De Gallico Bello Novaaa!
I was going to post after my new campaign that will end in the Getic Possession of all of anatolia and parts of the Caucasus -which is currently underway as Ankyra is undersiege.
However - all these other so-called Dacians started showing themselves and I could not help but give an update earlier.
I am thinking of creating an AAR as stated elsewhere, in which I will relate a campaign against Rome.
I will probably take Messana, Rhegion, Taras, Arpi, and Roma in that order - then my army can be always at the forehand of the offensive and - god willing - defeat those damned Romans and their determination.
The Gallic War is very interesting, and encompasses more than Celtic Gaul and the republic, the Iberians, the Carthaginians, Germans, Gauls and Romans are all pushing for Bibracte!
Tolosa was gained by a naval assault!
The Phoenicians don't care for the Westernmost peninsula - their leaders long for a cottage each amongst the Dolomiti!
As you can see, I betrayed my long-time allies, the Epeirotes - my favourite colour is green - but not that dreadful, dead colour they wear.
So this, as well as their stubborn marching all over my lands, was my pretext for raping every greek woman, slaughtering every greek man, and crippling every greek child in slavery that lived on the Balkan peninsula.
Yes, every town was exterminated, no building was sacred - I became quite rich - my generals rather sleepless.
But an interesting thing to pass into memory of the Romans and of the Koinon - is that the two went to war when Massalia rebelled from the former, and the latter holding Trapezous for the same cause - suffered a Roman naval assault!
Those vengeful men sent almost a full stack through the Aegean into the Pontic - and besieged Trapezous!
Yes, I have had many such feuds in my campaign, and especially, (Until recently - ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!), the Greeks and Makhedonians were very active in shipping men.
I have not expanded as much as any player has so far in my campaign - this was because of my method of expansion!
Thank you again, my LoveyJoy, for correcting me.
For since- as you may notice - I have gained 14 new provinces in 8 years!
As for other factions - The Casse disappoint, the Saka are exiled, but peaceful.
The Sauromatae, after my crusade against mediocrity, are now so much more mediocre they will never expand again.
The Hayasdan have surprised me with their strength, they continually try to take to the south - towards Antioch - and they would of gotten away with it too if it weren't for those meddling Ptolemies.
Who, have cut the Seleukids in half, and the two economic giants, (Though I am largest..), have signed a peace agreement - so whilst there is a great cheese wedge cleaving the Seleucid Empire, I am promptly taking the Western half for myself - as all barbarians have done in history!
Baktria betrayed Parthia.. They must of heard what had happened to the oldest alliance in the world further West and come up with an idea!
And the Arabs were pushed from the Nile... they had four cities there in 204 BC.. What they need is ambition! They currently have 4 armies I paid for myself!
Finally - Pontus.. Well.. I have been really nice to them haven't I?
All I wanted was Nikaia, then a peace, and the last time I killed a Pontic man was.. Well about half a century ago! How peaceful is that!
And then they go and besiege the Bithynian town.. So I was well within my rights to declare a campaign against them.. And now I am going to have the pleasure of seeing the pretty picture that shows the Pontic faction, "Destroyed" icon.
As well as the Makedonian.
Right.. To bed.
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http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2302/...9a17197f_o.jpg
Well I'll be. I finished it. A whole campaign. And I thought I had to go conquer Egypt as well. Silly me thought the map was accurate.
Aedui are the way they are because of me. I conquered the Romans and gave their Po Valley and Alp posessions to the Aedui, then bought several other Central European settlements from the Sweboz and gave them to the Aedui, who are the Arveni's protectorate now.
And the Arveni...wow. Just when I thought the Swebic steamroller was starting, the Arveni decide to start throwing punches at the Germans. And what a wallop! They are rolling the Sweboz back on all fronts, sending highly trained Time of Soldier armies at vast levy armies and triumphing, naturally. At this rate the Germans will be fighting in their own woods. Incidentally this spooked them such that they wanted an alliance with me (which is how I got the settlements), which caused the Aedui and Sweboz to declare peace (I'm allied to the Aedui as well). I'm just waiting for the Aedui to backstab their protectors now since I gave them much more turf...
The Sauro are alive, but not really kicking. If it weren't for rebellion the Blue Wave would have engulfed them. The Hai have been driven back by me and they have basically abandoned attacking me as Bartix is coming for them...
The Ptolies have not managed to finish off the AS, amazingly, especially after I took Ipsos from them.
The Carthies have been victimized by me, and will continue to be post-VC. I think I'll give the African holdings to the Saba, mainly b/c I believe they share the same culture-group, and I'd liek to see the AI Saba outside of its usual confines for once.
I also plan on giving some sembalnce of life back to the AS when I eventually attack the Ptolies. And then, as time marches on towards 14 AD, I'll slowly try to conquer the world.
Wish me luck. I'll keep you posted when the urge strikes me.
The best things I liked about the campaign:
The Agoge system. Not only did I get regular Agoge people I also had one Excelled and one Krypteia member, which I found massively awesome. Classical SS, yo.
Those stacks that prevent the expansion of everyone and their mother in Western Europe from heading to Central Eastern Europe.
The KH's positively brutal infantry lineup. Who needs cavalry? Or archers, if you're feeling particularly sadistic. I've got Ekdromoi Hoplitai.
The fact that even after the vanilla Marians, its still a bitch to get good pikes in good quantities out and about to face the Eastern Diadochi. I think the image of wave after wave of stacks with Kleouroch and elite pikes + Galatian Kleourochs will be stuck in my eyeballs forever.
All those new Celtic units. Suddenly Central Europe doesn't seem so dry anymore!
And just so you know, the advisor is showing b/c someone started the Agoge training. And yes, that IS an all HA army I have. HAs rock. So much. Especially when waves of light infantry come at you.
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We like to hear those "things I liked best" parts LC! Sounds like a great campaign. :2thumbsup:
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ok, heres my getai campaign AI progression- especially look at the steppes- theres a whirlwind of a battle over it between the saka, baktria and the pahlavans....
272, how it began:
https://i199.photobucket.com/albums/...rnwars-272.jpg
270, saka and pahlava occupy some territory:
https://i199.photobucket.com/albums/...rnwars-270.jpg
267, pahlava takes another settlement:
https://i199.photobucket.com/albums/...rnwars-267.jpg
261, baktria lost marakanda to rebels:
https://i199.photobucket.com/albums/...rnwars-261.jpg
260, Baktria reclaims it, and takes another settlement (i forgot which one) and saka takes over some persian territory:
https://i199.photobucket.com/albums/...rnwars-260.jpg
259, persians fight deep into saka territory, and the baks take Xiyu:
https://i199.photobucket.com/albums/...rnwars-259.jpg
258, saka take Xiyu and take back terriory from the persians:
https://i199.photobucket.com/albums/...rnwars-258.jpg
257 and 256, baks take back Xiyu and more saka territory- i thought the saka were going to be killed off soon.....
257:
https://i199.photobucket.com/albums/...rnwars-257.jpg
256:
https://i199.photobucket.com/albums/...rnwars-256.jpg
254, baks lose Xiyu and saka take back some territory:
https://i199.photobucket.com/albums/...rnwars-254.jpg
spring 252, persians once again penetrate deep into saka territory:
https://i199.photobucket.com/albums/...-252spring.jpg
summer 252, saka take back starting province from the baks, but cant take back the province they lost to the persians yet.....
https://i199.photobucket.com/albums/...-252summer.jpg
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Here's how it's gone in my campaign as the Arverni. (In case you're wondering, yes, I've taken a break from the Sab'yn one without updating it.)
Here's 241 BC. I remember the Carthies were doing really good at this time, and were sieging the town just above the one they already had in south Italy.
http://imagedump.us/uploads/34f99dc5e5.jpg
At 235 BC the Carthies lost that town in south Italy, but gained the one just above in exchange. I, myself, had taken back Massalia which had earlier revolted to the KH.
http://imagedump.us/uploads/6b9d22296a.jpg
Now, at 221 BC, the Ptolemies are completely wiped out by AS. Lusotannan are taking over Iberia, and Karthadastim have been kicked back to Sicily. The Arverni, that is me, am currently fighting the Romans while also trying to hold back the backstabbing Sweboz, who were once my allies. Saka has retaken one province from Baktria now, which may be thanks to a little modification of the script from my part (I made it so Saka and the Sauromatae got slightly more than everyone else as they never seem to do anything at all except dying IME). Also note that Sab'yn have crossed the sea and taken that settlement that's in the place of modern day Eritrea.
http://imagedump.us/uploads/2a429cf2e2.png
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Wow. Thats a very .8 looking AS.
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Okay,here's my first EB campaign with the Romans
https://img406.imageshack.us/img406/6918/eb1iu0.png
After i had Italy I went for Carthage,then Iberia and finally Gaul.Now i just finished off Epirus,next target:Pontus.
Remarks :
- Baktria and Ptolies eating up AS
- Pontus has an empire in the Balkans,and have just made peace with the Getai,probably in order to attack me...good thing i prepared for this
- Ptolies just can't hold on to Ethiopia...keeps rebelling to Saba after they capture it
- Sweboz are blocked...after i fortified the Rhine they seem to do nothing with their aprox. 6 stacks close to my border,some quite powerful
- Carthage is a buffer between me and the powerful Ptolies...although i already share a border with them south of Sparta...maybe an excuse for them to declare war already and come after me?(not looking forward to hordes of phalanxes and galatians just yet :sweatdrop: )
- Hai is lost in the steppes....casse just lost
- Makedon didn's let up and survives in Asia Minor
- Parthians,Sarmatians and Saka not doing much
- Saba have their corner of the world
- KH still hanging on...i'll put them out of their missary soon enough
Now the problem :oops: The three armies of rebels marked out have apparently migrated from up north...they're all boii i think.is it right for them to be there?Could this be a bug?I read about these scripted armies on the forum,but didn't see anywhere about them moving this much around and sitting in other faction's provinces.Not sure what i'm gonna do about them once i reach them,but it will suck if i'll have to fight them..mostly double silver chevrons :thumbsdown:
Not sure for how long I'll keep playing though...Started out with the intention of recreating the Roman Empire and reaching the Marian reforms,but the Roman units have somewhat dissapointed me.Think I'll return to my beloved phalanxes soon enough,and rebuild Alexander's Empire :beam: :beam: :beam:
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Why doesn't the AI do anything in my games until 205 BC?
Is it something I said?
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How did Pontus do that???
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Originally Posted by Ayce
How did Pontus do that???
I my campaign with Carthage, Pontos had more than 30 provinces, whole Asia minor, macedonia, greece, and the getic lands!:yes:
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Captured Byzantion, moved on to Tylis, captured Kallatis, etc.
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Looks like Mithridates the Great came a century or so too early... now put him in his place Olimpian!
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Zee Lusitani, 227 BC:
https://img134.imageshack.us/img134/...orldmappg5.jpg
Nothing that special, expect that Saka got wiped out completely by Baktria and Pahlava, Makedonia actually won the war against KH (never had that happen before in my games, afair) and the Ptolemies are doing even better than usually, stretching from Byzation to Kyrene to Arabela. The Hai are doing pretty well, too and the Aedui have been doing quite well, considering that they got into war against SPQR a (little) while back.
And five years later, 222 BC:
https://img204.imageshack.us/img204/...orldmapeb0.jpg
Now it's started to get a bit more interesting. A war broke out with me and the Aedui (they trespassed my lands a lot, then finally attacked me, game crashes, I reload, decide to just go offensive myself->) and I've conquered three towns now, am besieging one and moving soon to lay siege on another two. In Cisapline Gaul the Romani and the Aedui are stuck in a tug-of-war situation, neither making any particular progress. However, a war erupted between the Romani and the Qarthadastim over the issue of who's-the-boss in Sicily, and interestingly the Qarthadastim have been wildly successful, conquering Syrakuse, Messana and Rhegion.
Another expander is Makedonia, which has conquered a few rebel provinces (Sardike and the-administrative-town-of-Galatia-that-I-can't-recall which had revolted from the Pontic rule) and started a war against the Ptolemaioi, and seem to be advancing deeper and deeper into Asia Minor. The Ptolemaioi are also at war with the Sabae, from whom they've conquered the former Kushite realm, but to whom they've lost and won back Nabatea and Sinai (the ownership of those two cities keeps alternating). Against the Seleukoi the Ptolemaioi have had some success and are pushing them further into east. The Seleukids have been conquering rebel provinces in the east, but their latest conquest revolted to the Pahlavi. The Parthians are struggling with Baktria, who has conquered their southernmost town and are besieging the one north of it (can't recall their names right now, sorreh).
The Sweboz have been making slow advances and conquered another province. The Aedui, before the war between my Lusitani and them, conquered Raetia. The Casse are still having two armies stand on the border to the province controlled from Ynys-Mon. The Sweboz have one army that has remained stationary since last toggle_fow-Prnt Scrn-toggle_fow, near Jutland. But, that's all from us for now, I'll probably have another update at some time once I've the time to continue the game again.
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Due to some computer problems I had to restart my Getai campaign- and here's how it going:
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^^This was my favorite battle thus far (only had 2), but it was herilous. After the AI sent ALL the troops out I realized I did not neccasiorly need to "win". I caused ONE enemy to riot then I took my HAs + General and chased them into their city. Once I captured the first gate I sent my Horses to capture the rest before they knew what was happening. - Kind of like a lock-out. :laugh4:
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The first of my post-VC KH reports. The Great War has begun. I intend to unify all Hellenics under one banner. Baktria has uncouthly broken our bonds of friendship and Ptolemaioi is...Ptolies. I WILL reign supreme. Also, I am playing kingmaker in Africa as I keep the Carthies in check and give their stuff to Saba. Plus, I've taken one of the uber-Eleurtheroi cities. HAs rock so much in easing their conquest. The Arveni and Sweboz are in an epic death struggle. The Casse burst out and unified Brotain. I gave the Sweboz a couple territories just cuz really. More to come!
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The first of my post-VC KH reports. The Great War has begun. I intend to unify all Hellenics under one banner. Baktria has uncouthly broken our bonds of friendship and Ptolemaioi is...Ptolies. I WILL reign supreme. Also, I am playing kingmaker in Africa as I keep the Carthies in check and give their stuff to Saba. Plus, I've taken one of the uber-Eleurtheroi cities. HAs rock so much in easing their conquest. The Arveni and Sweboz are in an epic death struggle. The Casse burst out and unified Brotain. I gave the Sweboz a couple territories just cuz really. More to come!
That is some impressive Blue Death you got there...
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That is some impressive Blue Death you got there...
I'm more impressed by the yellow fever, considering that it will likely consume the blue death given enough time...
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I'm more impressed by the yellow fever, considering that it will likely consume the blue death given enough time...
That's pretty normal Ptolemaic Empire, but in that particular game Bactria's been doing much better than it usually does. Well, for example, refer to my screen maybe four posts above. :p
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Heh well that sort of Blue Death happens when they manage to knock out both the Saka and Pahlava in the first 20 years, on EXACTLY the same turns which I killed Maks and Epeirotes, respectively. Though I've figured out that most of the time its the FMs rather than army composition that really accelerates Swebic, Ptolemaic, and Baktrian expansionism. Eventually they get some gold-chevroned puppies and that is when the break out happens. Especially with the Sweboz as their armies are mainly inferior to the Celtic ones they beat on (ie they have better low-level troops but high end Celt units are more plentiful and punch just as hard, if not harder).
However, the effect is most easily seen with the Sweboz. Both Ptolies and Baktrians are capable of getting triple-silver and gold chevroned armies, which will be virtually indestructible in the auto-calc AI wars, esp since they will invariably have the gold FM. I've already killed 5 gold chevroned Ptolie FMs and 2 or 3 Baktrian ones, and routed two full stacks of triple silver Ptolie armies. Now its just a matter of shipping my 3 stacks of all-pikes over to annihilate the Yellow.
Also, I agree that the Ptolies would eventually have beaten the Baktrians had it come to it, since they could use the factional and regional AS buildings whereas Baktria only has access to the regional ones and usually neglects to build the factional one, which means it would be pikes vs non-pikes for the slow win.
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Marian reforms for me :2thumbsup:
Finishing off Pontos and KH,just started slaughter of Maks and will soon invade Aegyptus and then the Levant...oh,and I'm filthy rich...so rich I could pave a road with mnai to stretch from one corner of my empire to the other :2cents: ...
Life is great...:fishing: ... just like this mod :applause:
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Did you just win „Who wants to be a millionaire?” or something? 3808599???
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Wow! Look at that blue death! From india to babylon. Thats scary!
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@Olimpian
You'd best hope Baktria doesn't conquer those two surrounded Pahlavan provinces, else your game will come to a very abrupt end.
Very impressive, however, Kudos. I take it you built a hell of a lot of trade buildings.
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Good Lord, Olimpian!! How did you manage to get to where you are by 198BC??!!??!!??
3.8 million mnai...?!:inquisitive: How could "a hell of a lot of trade buildings" even lead to this?
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Good Lord, Olimpian!! How did you manage to get to where you are by 198BC??!!??!!??
3.8 million mnai...?!:inquisitive: How could "a hell of a lot of trade buildings" even lead to this?
"Compound interest is the most powerful force in the universe."
Albert Einstein
:D
j/k.
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Wow! Look at that blue death! From india to babylon. Thats scary!
Let the "sending endless stacks against each others"-party begin...
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You'd best hope Baktria doesn't conquer those two surrounded Pahlavan provinces, else your game will come to a very abrupt end.
Why is that?Does the game end if the AI obtains the VC?That would be a bummer:embarassed: ...i wanna finish off the ptolies first.Still,Pahlava are their protectorate so they shouldn't attack them too soon.
As for the money...~:pimp: ...I don't know...I keep taxes as high as I can,garrisons just enough to keep cities from revolting,schools everywhere so governors can become very good administrators,trade buildings always a priority(built even those expensive and time-consuming "extensive small trading port upgrade"s),small regional armies to keep rebels away,mercs only when I'm short on men in a critical situation,and not too many stacks out there:3 guarding my borders in Europe,2 in Libya in case ptolies conquer Carthage and think of attacking me,and 6 in Asia Minor to do the conquering.....and my money just keeps shooting up.
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Why is that?Does the game end if the AI obtains the VC?That would be a bummer ...i wanna finish off the ptolies first.Still,Pahlava are their protectorate so they shouldn't attack them too soon.
No, it won't happen. It can't. The victory script is only enabled for the player.
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No, it won't happen. It can't. The victory script is only enabled for the player.
Well it could be possible to make it work for AI too, right? :inquisitive: I would like to do this change in my EBBS just to put some pressure on myself. Otherwise, I am too lazy, you know...:beam:
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Look at Hayasdan. Wow. Never seen that before.
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Look at Hayasdan. Wow. Never seen that before.
It's not that special. They often get into a war against the Sauromatae, who suffer from HAs' weakness in auto-calc'd battles, and so Hayasdan then becomes the great Caucaso-Sarmatic empire.
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It's not that special. They often get into a war against the Sauromatae, who suffer from HAs' weakness in auto-calc'd battles, and so Hayasdan then becomes the great Caucaso-Sarmatic empire.
Hayasdan rarely moves out of the Caucasus in my campaigns, despite all my efforts to go hostile against the Sarmatians...
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Hayasdan rarely moves out of the Caucasus in my campaigns, despite all my efforts to go hostile against the Sarmatians...
Interesting, usually in my games they either
a) sit around doing nothing (almost all factions do this in some games... some sort of an AI failure?)
b) Take the Caucasian rebel provinces
or
c) take the Caucasian rebel provinces AND then go north (happens quite often)
What makes this interesting is that I've never seen a humongous Bactria in my games, which seems to be happening for other people quite a bit. 'Tis a shame, since I like Bactria, at least more so than AS or the Ptolies. 8)
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To follow up on this, I have some new screens from my glorious campaign as the Arverni.
207 BCE:
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201 BCE:
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I am really diggin' the Gray Death... eat your heart out, Xerxes!
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Wow thats quite astonishingly close to Alexanders empire!
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Can't agree more with you, guys. Not too sure I'm looking forward to taking them on, though...
But hey, I've got my gaesatae, so I'm not scared! If the Galatians could fight their way to and settle in Asia minor, the proud warriors of Arverni can do the same. :beam:
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I have a campaign right now where a separate "Aedui" faction is doing well for itself north of Epeiros. It was probably a rebellion that caused it, but it might end up being the only place the Aedui survive, which would be sort of cool.
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You might want to call them Scordisci in that case.~D
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This is my curent Aedui campain. Just look at the Yellow Nightmere.
You know what is the most frightening about it? The ptolies have like 4 full stacks in between Byzantion and Pella. :help: They are in war with the Seleucid (what remains from them) the KH and the Saba. Are alied to Pahlava, Kahardastim, Hayasdan. They actually held Byzantion 2 times but it rebeled, both times, they even took Pella from the Macs. (they Shwaloved Pontos like it was nothing)
Which wrew finished off next turn by the KH in Demitrias. The Macedonians stood strong for quit a while, holding Theremon (sp?), and Pella - swithcing with the KH in Demitrias.
The Bactria is fighting the Seleucid, and Pahlava, for dominance. Although hey have more troops both their foes give quit a resistance - Pahlava even occationali besieges one of the nortern Bactrian starting cities.
(Pahlava became what she is now, actually with my help, I send a few spies and a diplomad ocer there to keep status quo between them and the Saka who were quit large - all additional step holdings of the Pahlava velonged to the Saka before. (but after I left the area, the pahlava turned the tide, and as I returned to observe they had the Saka homelad in posesion but it rebeled, somehow the war ended through diplomacy (not sure who with who))
Hay is doing his normal stuff, but suprisingly they actually united the Caucasus.
Epirus and KH fought the Macs for ages until the Ptolies did not decide they want a piece of Europe as well. Right now both of them are at ware with the Getai - lost Naisos to the Eps. And fight over Tylis with the KH, and over Olbia (rebelions) and the Cryme.
As for me. I took out the Arweni quit early, Gatheret most of the men and send them to Vesontio, and a smaler detachmen to Viennos- almoust undefended. Had a bit luck, they send most of their full stack army against mine, so I took it out in the field, and had no problem with the citie, next I send the army straigth to Georgovia, and again had luck, My general run out of movement on a river crrosing and the dreadfull fullstack from the Arveni capital with Gaesatae was massacred. In the same time, I alreaddy had Patvium and it was cleare that the would attac me from bonia so I attacked the would be attacking stact at my dors, first and continued to take on Rome, first tain Bonnia then Warding off some sieges, till units from gaus came, after wich I went all the way down to Rome, After SPQR was reduced to Capua and Arpi I made them my protectorad, and cept the south in a stalemale between Romans, Epirus (Taras, Rhegio and latter Messana) and Kahardastim (Syracus and Libelao). Had some fights with the Sweboz, which took me into Belgia liberating them from germanic opresion. It was an continuos swithcing between peace and war, with them -they alwys managed to get som full stact on me. The Lusotanns took numatia nad the settlements directli over and belov them, making advances to Epiron, So I took it first, and then wathcen as Kahardastim took Baikor and after my actions(spies) they went to war with each other. I had almout all of France ath that time modern belgium and and Nothern half off Italy, and entered Times of Soldiers. The Lussotans attacked shortly after, so I prepared 2 Armies, with Gaesatae, Slingers, Archers, Neios, Bataroas and Spearmen, and advanced through Spain, taking Numatia and then Velika Palantia(sp?) next advancing by taking Oxtraca. The second army took Baikor which rebeled from Khahardastim to the Lusotans, and there Finaly Cartago betrayed his ally. So I took the punic cities, and made Arse rebel( went to KH, then I bought it) - kicking them out of Iberia. Well they send all theyr might to Sicily, With 3 fulstacs, being shiped there making short work with the weakened Epirus. so I had to dash all my sunits out off Iberia to Italy to fight them. (2 stacs had both like 7 elite african pikemen :wall: ) I fought 3 nasty battles whit those stacks - I obliterated them. :laugh4: :laugh4:
now bessiging Arpi and Rhegio. In the first battle with a weaker army I made good use of the Roman army which stood right next to me when we were attacked, I let the romans engage the Kahardastim forces, and then swept in from the flank, using 2 Gaesatae units for rear attack egainst the elits and routing them.
So that is where I am, now. Warding off the Sweboz, The powero of Kartago broken, Sicily is mine. And then I will advance agains the Germanic annoyance, so I can prepare for the Apocalyptical clash with the Ptolies.
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Awesome Ower! Though three things:
* Eliminate the remaining romans (will shorten turn-time)
* Take Noricum!
* Take vindobona!
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Awesome Ower! Though three things:
* Eliminate the remaining romans (will shorten turn-time)
* Take Noricum!
* Take vindobona!
Well the romans will have to wait, Khardastim remobilized sooner then I expected, they brought a huge mercanery army to Rhegio And my besiging Army got severli reduced. But Arpi did fall, the romas are paing nice for now. althogh they hvae 2 full stacs standing there. I was able to remobilize, have a fort at the border between rome an Campania. with an Army preparing to take out the Romans. And I took Rhegio at les, have sally a siege from the Khardies, so I can advance against Messana :whip:
Those 2 rebel cities have each 2 full stacks - one general led, standing there, so for now its no do, for me.
As for the Sweboz they just lost their Capital Denemark and Scandinavia, I am planing to force a ceasefire with them in exchange for that one city on the island near the shores of germany (cant remember the name).
I am keepeng the germans there, as a buffer agains Epirus (Or Should I say Balkania), they took almous the whole Getic kingdom, save for Olbia and the provic next to it (but there is a full stack on the way) KH and Ptolies are batteling it out quit hard (Pella and especialy Byzantion is switching hands almoust each turn , as does the 2 east arabic provinces and 2 most south provinces in Egypt.
Pahlava lost 2 step provinces to the Sauromate via rebelion(gava - Mazsakata and Alanna, but warded of the Bactrians even taking Alexandria-Eschate
The Hai have some problems with rebelions in the north as well, and the ptolies every once in a while lose some city to the Seleucid, KH or Rebels and then take it back.
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Things Are getting messy dam it.
As for the diplomacy: I am Alied to both KH and Epirus (Which are allied to one another)and Pahlava(:laugh4: ) and ofcourse to the Casse as well - who at last unified Britani.
and in war with Kahardastim and the Sweboz(not for long:leer:)
The Getail all almout finished, I actually am a bit scared to see what Epirus will do.
Pahlava Is right now in war with Baktria and the Sauromatea and Are alied With me and Margiane(former Seleucid) Which is defending its Independence from stack after stack of Bactrians valiantly :knight: .
The Ptolemais are Alied to Sweboz and Kahardastim (they obiviously dont like me:sweatdrop:)
Got a question After I get the Sweboz out of Rugoz, they should be renamed to some proper tribal name? like I seen some people do that thing (and I did it with Rome and the Seleucid after they lost their home) but I dont have much knowlage of the tribal names from this era in the Area, so could some one give me a sugestion, the same fo the Getai.
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Hmmm, everything looks pretty normal in that pic. Except those idiot Armenians that screw up the good look <.<
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Holy crap, that´s a big Empire. Pyrrhos would be proud of you. Now just take Africa and India and you´ll have taken all the world, at least all areas of it that matters.
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What year is that? Even if you blitz it still must take a while to take all that.
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What year is that? Even if you blitz it still must take a while to take all that.
180 BC.
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My first EB campaign...finished!!!
The first pic is of my late-game economy before I bribed two Boii uber-fullstacks to use against the 3 remaining (fight fire with fire) and take the last city I needed to obtain VC.Next : some phalanx warfare :eyebrows:
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I hate you both.
*justajoke*
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You spent 4 MILLION Mnai on bribing two armies?!? I knew the EB economy was difficult, but really...
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You spent 4 MILLION Mnai on bribing two armies?!? I knew the EB economy was difficult, but really...
It was actually more than 6 million,I was left with 200k.But I raised a few taxes and after 2 turns I was up to 2 million.Heck of an economy,ey?
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:stunned: ...Teal death? That's a new one on me.
Well, I guess you can do anything with a little skill and patience.
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It was actually more than 6 million,I was left with 200k.But I raised a few taxes and after 2 turns I was up to 2 million.Heck of an economy,ey?
I think Olimpian is a pretty cool guy, eh bribes people AND DOESN'T AFRAID OF ANYTHING.
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That is one weird Makedonian faction there.
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Hmm, I've seen them take the Amber route.
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Post VC KH, 182 BC. Total Domination awaits.
I've gotten a trait I've never seen before: Heir Desired. Pity it came on a general and not a FM (an Italic one at that!). The lands of Mesopotamia and Persia are now on their third Helleneic overlords, namely me. I finished what I started with Carthage and the Saba have so far held on to it. I raped the Egyptian homelands, thus crippling the Ptolemaic dynasty. They spar with the Saba now, every now and then sending troops my way. The Final War of Hellenic Unification has begun between me and Big Blue. I have several stacks en route to Baktrian heartland provinces as we speak. I intend to cripple them permanently in one fell swoop before consolidating and sweeping up through the steppes.
The Sweboz have gotten another set of gold chevroned FMs, and the result, as you can see, has been predictable. While the front hasn't changed in a few years, the Arveni will likely be unable to launch a counter-offensive until the uber-FMs die off. Thankfully I managed to induce a revolt in a Sweboz conquest and now the Aedui are also at war with the Sweboz, though they remain rather innefectual to date. At least they divert some attention. Personally I'm semi-rooting for the Sweboz since having them control Celtic territories greatly reduces the quality of armies that can be mustered from there.
The Lusos are going nowhere slowly and the Sauromatae are chum. The Casse, if they ever decided to build some boats, could make Gaul a very interesting place *sidenote: how would I go about giving them some decent Celtic ship stacks and hoping for the best? Since this is BI.exe I know they will invade given the opportunity*.
The Hai could probably own all of the remaining Sauro territories if they wanted since they are wise enough to not attack me and not ballsy enough to strike at Baktria who is their Protector. As it is they are sitting with some 5 or so fullstacks doing whatever it is mountain men do to pass the time (the goats must be fearful).
I have made the decision that sending back my cool, experienced stacks with units from Tarentine Italy and Syracusan Sicily is rather unwieldy and I will replace losses with more local Hellenic and native troops. This also allows me to better counter the archer heavy armies I've been facing of the Baktrians, as I've had some battles which have nicely mauled my stacks, though they took far worse punishment. My Bosphoran stacks are so far the ones almost best suited to deal with a Baktrian army; I just need a little more cavalry support in them. But I have a ton more respect for the Bosphoran Heavy Archers. Easily a battle line worthy unit that has a great bow to boot. I've used them as phalanx flankers after they run out of arrows and they perform exceptionally well in that role.
Anyways, still kicking, still having fun. Enjoy!
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You are Baktria!? I was certain you were the Luso´s, the Blue Death can go crazy like that, but the Luso´s? Never seen that when the player wasn´t the Luso´s. Oh, and Pontos and Epeiros are doing a lot bettern then usual as well. Strange campaign it looks like.
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Whats with those funny little Spaniards?
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I'm actually impressed to see the AS kick the Ptolies into the sea, usually it's the other way around in my campaigns.
