:thumbsdown: You killed Admetos.
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:thumbsdown: You killed Admetos.
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Thanks, everyone. :bow:
Treverer; actually writting is kind of a stress release for me. When I write I don't think about anything else. So the more real world crap I'm having to deal with, the more I feel like writting. So, given the fact I'm going to have to deal with relatives during the next week (Thanksgiving), I may write a whole lot. :egypt:
Admetos; yes, I killed Admetos. But it is a silly name anyways...
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...jk... At least he was a challenge. He actually managed to get through the line to my Pezhetairoi. It is rare for anything less than a cataphract to do that.
CURSE YOU MARCUS!!!!! You and your Machiavellian schemes have turned my two favourite faction against each other(Kart-Hadast and Makedonia):laugh4:! Cool Update:2thumbsup:
Truly a great AAR, Marcus well done and keep it up
Thanks.
Wolfman; you mean the Makedon-KartHadast war? I don't really want to be at war with them, really. (They just won't give up on Kyrene.) But if they want war, they shall have war!
Chapter 11 : War on Every Front (Part II)
The Armenian Front
Along the Kappadokia - Armenia border, Euboulides had captured the Hayasdan fort-city of Ani-Kamah and was defending it with an army of mostly Kappadokians while he established military control of the region. Because of the military possition and the chance of rebellion, Euboulides didn't risk setting up a client kingdom as the Makedonian Empire had done to the south in Sophene, instead he planned to incorporate the area into the Makedonian Empire under firm control. Because of the war, Euboulides had also sent his young son to Trapezous, at first to command the garrison. However, in Trapezous, it soon became clear that the Makedonians were going to stay. Euboulides quickly ordered the incorporation of Trapezous into the Makedonian Empire, as well. The war ravaged city did not protest, though. The security and prosperity provided by becoming part of the Makedonian Empire was enough insentive to give up their local sovereignty.
As Euboulides establishes Makedonian order in the border provinces, the Hai moved to retake their lost territory. Euboulides answered them and moves out of the city to meet them in the field:
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Euboulides takes up possition on a hill, preparing to attack, but the Hai do not wait and instead attack first, uphill:
https://img518.imageshack.us/img518/5421/maa592rg2.png
The Hai send up their cataphracts first, running them up the hill. As some charge straight into the pikemen, others come around to the flanks, where they are countered by the Kappadokians. The Hai general, Aram Hayasdanits, charges in on one of the flanks but is countered by Kappadokian Hillmen. As they are tied down, Euboulides charges them from the rear, inflicting heavy losses on the Hai, eventually killing the general:
https://img225.imageshack.us/img225/7694/maa593cf6.png
The poorly armored Hai infantry, on the other hand, were mostly killed before they could even get up the hill. Euboulides' Kappadokian archers and slingers fire over the battle and do away with most of the Hai levies.
The cataphracts are enough of a challenge by themselves, though. After pushing for some time, the Hai cataphracts manage to completely scatter the pike formation and break through it. Euboulides had been expecting this, though. With a signal, the reserve spearmen rushed in and filled all the holes in the line, attacking the enemy cataphracts:
https://img225.imageshack.us/img225/9150/maa594ti1.png
Only costing them their cavalry, the Hai reinforcing army turned and flee Makedonian territory:
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After Returning his army to Ani-Kamah, Euboulides quickly marches north. Upon arriving in Trapezous, Euboulides greets the people. Having been the one who sent the garrison to rescue the city, he is greeted a somewhat of a hero, though hesitantly due to more recent events. Promising the people security, he takes the bulk of the garrison and heads eastward to take the fight into Hai territory, hiring some steppe cavalry mercenaries along the way:
https://img510.imageshack.us/img510/5304/maa596ih0.png
As Euboulides was to the north, moving into Egrisi, the Hai once again attack the fort-city of Ani-Kamah. The garrison of the city quickly moves to counter the besieging army:
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As the Kappadokian army moved out to counter the Hai, the Hai continued to avoid conflict with the army, constantly reforming their line. Finally, the Kappadokians move into possition perpendicular to the city and decide to make their attack:
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The battle only lasts only a short time before the whold Hai army decides to give up the attack and retreat:
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To the south, the Hai once again attempted to cross the Tigris and attack the land of Sophene. Captain Aristokles and the Dacio-Thracian army once again counter the threat, this time as they attempt to cross a bridge:
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With the steppe horsemen, the Dacio-Thracian army is able to counter the enemy before they cross the bridge, firing on the Hai army still in Hai territory. After taking losses, the Hai gave up on crossing and decided to stand their ground in their own territory:
https://img225.imageshack.us/img225/9029/maa607rg6.png
[I had to set the timer to triple speed and leave.]
Eventually the Hai give up attempting to cross the river and go home:
https://img518.imageshack.us/img518/6141/maa608mn9.jpg
In Kappadokia, the Hai once again attacked the city of Ani-Kamah:
https://img510.imageshack.us/img510/7851/maa609ap2.png
However, this time, when they come near the walls, the Kappadokian archers and slingers opened fire. After only a few losses, the Hai retreat, before the Kappadokian infantry could even sally out of the walls:
https://img225.imageshack.us/img225/8269/maa610jm8.jpg
After about a year and a half of besieging the small city of Kotais, Euboulides is finally confronted by a reinforcement force from Hayasdan:
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With early notice of the attack, Euboulides moves his cavalry into the forest and orders them to hold their possition until they can ambush the enemy. As the Hai approach, Euboulides sets up his pikemen along the top of a hill, with the archers just behind them. The Hai approach from the valley and make their way up the hill:
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As the Hai approach, the archers hold their fire. Then, once the entire army is within range, Euboulides orders them to fire at will. Massive amounts of arrows and lead shot rain down on the Hai:
https://img225.imageshack.us/img225/1995/maa629ab7.png
As the Hai approach the Makedonian line, Euboulides charges his cavalry in from the flank breaking the remaining Hai soldiers.
Meanwhile, the garrison of the city and general Aram Yervanduni moves against the Makedonian possition:
https://img225.imageshack.us/img225/3858/maa630tu8.png
Nearly out of arrows, Euboulides orders the archers to reserve their arrows for an emergency. As the Hai charge forward toward the Makedonian line, the steppe cavalry charge out from the woods and toward the rear of the Hai forces. All Hai forces, including the general, charge into the pike formation:
https://img518.imageshack.us/img518/4885/maa631uj5.png
The general's heavy cataphracts quickly push a hole through the line and start slaying the Makedonian soldiers:
https://img510.imageshack.us/img510/8229/maa632am9.png
The steppe cavalry quickly disposes of the Hai infantry with a rain of arrow fire from behind. Without fear of spearmen, Euboulides and his personal cavalry guard flank the Hai general and charge him from the rear:
https://img510.imageshack.us/img510/8079/maa633gd4.png
Breaking from the battle, the Hai general attempt to make a run back to the city. Euboulides quickly disengages his cavalry and motions to the archers. And so, Aram Yervanduni falls dead at the base of the hill under a rain of arrows:
https://img225.imageshack.us/img225/6573/maa636lo3.jpg
The next day, Euboulides enters the city and makes claim to the whole of Egrisi in the name of the Makedonian Empire. With the fall of this western city, Makedonian forces push the front forward into Hai territory and make claims to large portions of land. The next spring, however, Euboulides finds himself besieged in Kotais with the bulk of the Hai forces waiting outside.
The Armenian front line in 219BC:
https://img510.imageshack.us/img510/...9edit01ej7.png
[I know, I should have put more time into that picture.]
-Showing the borders of Makedonian and Hayasdan control.
-With Seleukeia and Ptolemai in the south, plains to the north.
-The gray represents the Makedonian-friendly protectorate of Sophene.
-Areas in between are claimed by both factions, but controlled by neither. Namely the Van Lake basin, occupied by the Dacio-Thracian army of Makedonia.
Next: Chapter 13 : War on Every Front (Part III) - The Egyptian Front
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Like I said, I might get a lot done this week...
Neat update. Those Hai cataphracts look beautiful, especially in the third pic from the top, and against the pike line in the third pic from the bottom. Too bad the AI likes to get them charged from behind by hetairoi :laugh4:
They're not even the real deal, wait until the Armenians have their late bodyguard:smash:Quote:
Originally Posted by Sakkura
Getting them charged from behind is still sad :no:Quote:
Originally Posted by Basileus Seleukeia
I'll probably end up seeing the late bodyguards. I don't plan on completely wiping out the Hai and a spy in Italy saw that one of the towns there has 25,000 and should be upgraded soon.
This is an impressive AAR. I love the Maks so see them so far into the game is always enjoyable. I would love to see more maps though. My favourite part of an AAR is looking at the interesting ways a faction has expanded.
wow it looks really good. Now I just need to get my AAR updated. Damn holidays :)
Those are some nice massacres you conducted there, MAA. :2thumbsup: The picture with the front lines is a good idea.
Thanks, fellas.
Since the last two and the next two updates are happening at the same time, I haven't posted a map yet, but plan to have one in a couple chapters.
Chapter 13 : War on Every Front (Part III)
The Egyptian Front
As Demetrios fought the armies of Kart-Hadast, he son spent a quiet year in Antiocheia. The city continued to grow and become more advanced. Even though Syria was invaded often, the walls of the city of Antiocheia had not been breached by a foreign army since Demetrios had taken the town. Since then, Demetrios and Aristotelis had managed to keep the town safe and prosperous. Over the last decade, they had built up the infrastructure of the city and developed a moderatly advanced military system. The Makedonians who had settled in the region after the conquest of Alexandros were quite willing to fight for the Makedonian Empire, and now they could. The local Makedonian population was able to be trained to replace any losses in Aristotelis' professional Pezhetairoi army. Besides the Makedonians, there was also some good local soldiers. One of the most renouned soldiers of Syria was their archers, which were some of the best on the Mediterranean:
https://img510.imageshack.us/img510/4619/maa638jp4.jpg
[I moved this unit one level down for this one town. I wanted Syrian archers but I didn't want to have to build a Type3, upgrade the MICs, then build a Type2 (which was the government I wanted), so I just changed the file.]
Demetrios had, years earlier, attempted to established a unique system to Antiocheia. The Seleukids had established an elephant stables and breeding facility in Antiocheia, but it had been taken out of commision by the Ptolemaioi. Upon taking the town, Demetrios took note of the old facilities in the city and made sure to have them repaired. After several years, Demetrios conviced the Seleukids to sell him some elephants they imported from India. Now, under the control of Aristotelis, the long promised elephants had finally arrived. Aristotelis immediately reestablished the elephant stables and hired a good deal of Indian breeders and handlers, who had travelled with the elephants. The Makedonian Empire would never be able to train any sort of advanced elephant devision, but they now had some beast of their own, to one day use in the simplest sense:
https://img225.imageshack.us/img225/6691/maa580oy3.jpg
[I cheated add these guys too. I wanted the possibility to have elephants, without going to Baktria, even if I would never use them.]
Eventually the peace in Syria was broken by an invasion of a sizable Ptolemaic army of levies:
https://img510.imageshack.us/img510/402/maa597aw3.png
Aristotelis moved out to counter the threat, but after a little bit of fire from the Kretans, the Ptolemaioi withdrew from Syria:
https://img510.imageshack.us/img510/1047/maa598ol1.jpg
In Libye, Demetrios continued his seige on Paraitonion. After about a year, the Ptolemaioi had managed to get an army across the desert to counter him. So, on a dark autumn day, the Ptolemaioi marched against the army of Demetrios:
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Just before the battle began, a dust storm from from inland came blowing across the parched earth.
With enemies attacking from both sides, Demetrios ordered his Hetairoi and Basilikon Agema to attack the smaller army to the rear. Meanwhile, the main battle group lined up, with a large stone outcropping to one side, to counter the main enemy force:
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Through the storm, the Makedonian line finally saw the Ptolemaic main force. Fearing an attack on the exposed flank, the Pezhetairoi repositioned themselves, using the stone outcropping to their advantage:
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With the other flank exposed, the pikemen at the edge of the line broke formation to defend the flank, themselves. The Basilikon Agema rushed to the flank as well, but were already exhausted from the tough fighting they had endured in the storm. On the other flank, Demetrios attempted to guide his men around the rocks and circle the enemy, but soon his Hetairoi were exhausted, too. Meanwhile, the Ptolemaioi began their attack on the Makedonian line:
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Seeing the disorganized flank, the secondary general of the Ptolemaioi army moves his cavalry around the flank and attempts to attack the rear of the Makedonian line. Out of desperation, the Bosphorians rush in to counter the cavalry. While the Bosphorians hold down the general, the exhausted Basilikon Agema move in and attack:
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Soon, the general died, but the Makedonian line began to faulter. A huge Ptolemaic force crashed into the exposed flank, while another, lead by the general Stephanos Anemurionios, pushed through the middle of the Makedonian line. The Basilikon Agema rushed to the flank, hoping to keep the men from breaking. The Makedonian line was in chaos, though. Soon, the pikemen were breaking formation and resorting to their sword to keep the Ptolemaioi from completely out fighting them. Just as things started looking bleak and the losses started to compond, Demetrios came over the hill charging into the heart of the fight at the center of the line, killing Stephanos. Later Demetrios explained, he had gotten stuck fighting on the far side of the stone outcropping. He had left his army not only without cavalry support but without a general.
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Fortunately, upon Stephanos Anemurionios' death, the Ptolemaic soldiers in the center broke and fled, including Epikles Ptolemaios, relative to the pharaoh and governor of Paraitonion. Freed from fighting, all Makedonian forces turned toward fighting on the flank, which had turned into a disorganized mob, and finally defeated the Ptolemaioi.
As Demetrios left the field he took stock of the battle. Even though his army had clearly won the battle, he had lost more men than he had ever before, many of which being his mobile forces: the Hetairoi, the Basilikon Agema, and the Bosphorians:
https://img518.imageshack.us/img518/5030/maa618th7.png
Before Demetrios could even rest, the Ptolemaioi attacked once more:
https://img518.imageshack.us/img518/5387/maa620ti4.png
As the first force approached, they were greeted with a hail of arrows and lead shot:
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Weakened from the missile fire, the Ptolemaic forces were quick to break and flee when Demetrios flanked them with the Hetairoi.
Epikles Ptolemaios then approached from the city. Holding their fire, the Bosphorians waited until he came close. Thinking he was in no danger, he did just that. Finally, Epikles came just close enough and the Bosphorians opened fire, killing him:
https://img518.imageshack.us/img518/5548/maa622ka4.jpg
Part of the army was already repossitioning, but upon the defeat of the remaining Ptolemaic forces to the east, the entire Makedonian line moved to counter the next Ptolemaic force to the south:
https://img510.imageshack.us/img510/9589/maa623ij1.png
As the two armies clashed, the Hypaspistai filled in the gaps in the line and pushed the enemy back:
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Having circled around the stone outcropping, much easier this time, Demetrios hit the enemy from behind, breaking them and causing them to flee:
https://img225.imageshack.us/img225/7631/maa626ix6.jpg
Demetrios marched into the city of Paraitonion and had his men sack the city. The population was not slaughtered, but many were sold into slavery.
Demetrios settled down and prepared for a long stay, as he sent word back Makedonia that he required reinforcements.
Next: Chapter 14 : War on Every Front (Part IV) - Illyria and the Home Front
Dirty cheater :shame:Quote:
Originally Posted by MarcusAureliusAntoninus
Nah, it's understandable. I doubt the Makedons would have been any less willing to use elephants, and alliance with the Seleukids provides a fair explanation for adding a small contingent of them.
By the way, in the first battle your forces are the one on the right, right?
This one:Quote:
Originally Posted by Sakkura
https://img225.imageshack.us/img225/4051/maa614up4.png
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Yes, Makedonia (me) on the right and Ptolemaioi on the left.
what a coincidence you had 2007 men left......Quote:
Originally Posted by MarcusAureliusAntoninus
keep it up.. i love this AAR! :2thumbsup:
Yep, thanks. :yes:Quote:
Originally Posted by MarcusAureliusAntoninus
Would have been rare for AI to line up the forces so neatly, but then again one of the phalangite units was moving backwards on one of the pics so I wasn't quite sure :sweatdrop:
Chapter 14 : War on Every Front (Part IV)
Illyria and the Home Front
While Demetrios was still marching south to confront the armies of Kart-Hadast, Nepos and his son Neikolas attacked the celtic city of Vindobona. The people of the region were very hostile, but not too smart. The combined armies of the celtic tribes of the region had moved north, to fend off attacks from the Getic Confederation and Germanic tribes, leaving the town all but defenseless:
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Before the battle, Nepos' agents had sneaked into the town and managed to bribe the gatemen into sabataging their own gates. As Nepos' army arrived, they entered the city with ease, taking control of the walls. With the walls secured, the army moved into the center of town, where they surrounded the small but elite defenders:
https://img518.imageshack.us/img518/402/maa568qf5.png
The Makedonian slingers opened fire on the enemy, causing them to charge the Makedonian pikemen. After a short battle, the town was taken:
https://img518.imageshack.us/img518/5495/maa570ub1.jpg
In Pella, Perseus still adminstered the region. After his father Alkyoneus had died, he had simply accepted the job of governor of the homeland, rather than risk rebellion against his extremely popular uncle, Demetrios.
Perseus wasn't the brightest man in the world, nor a very good governor, but he had done quite well at his job, thus far. When they were young, his brother Chrysoloras and he had accompanied their father in his rescue of the city of Kallatis. Though, Perseus had not seen any war, as his father had expected. After his father returned to Pella, Perseus and his brother were left to governed Kallatis, where Perseus assembled an army. When Alkyoneus went to war, taking some of his son's army, Perseus was left in charge of Makedonia. After Alkyoneus had died, Demetrios allowed Perseus to keep his possition in Makedon.
Now Perseus spent his time dealing with the internal troubles of the homeland. One of the main problems that had troubled the Makedonians since the time of Philip was, of course, the Hellenes. Over time, Perseus had come to grow quite annoyed by the complaints and demands of all the Hellenic tyrants of the various city states to the south.
To compound his troubles, nature itself turned against Perseus, as he now had to deal with the deaths and destruction caused by a flood in the city of Thermon:
https://img68.imageshack.us/img68/1964/maa571ga5.png
[I thought these were disabled... Maybe they were only disable at the last minute before the release...]
Around the time Perseus received word of Demetrios' victories over Kart-Hadast, King Iolaos of the Kingdom of Tylis died. With no hier, Perseus left the town to military control and considered its future:
https://img518.imageshack.us/img518/1641/maa599lh1.jpg
With the control of Vindobona and the surrounding area ensured, Perseus decided it was time for some diplomacy. Perseus sent envoys north to the Getic Confederation, a long time friend and recent ally to the Makedonian Empire. Perseus sought to ensure that the great river Danube, to the north, would be the edge of the Makedonian Empire. With a well defined border to ensure peace, the Getic Confederation was willing to consider selling their territorial possesions to Perseus. After some negotiation, it was finally decided that Perseus was to award the Getic Alliance with just under half the current treasury of Makedon, for the territory:
https://img225.imageshack.us/img225/181/maa601rc9.jpg
Securing new territories, a vision of the Makedonian Empire became clear. With victories and conquests on all fronts, to was once again obvious that the Empire of Makedonia was the greatest kingdom known to man:
https://img225.imageshack.us/img225/9501/maa605sx4.jpg
To the north, the city of Kallatis had been governed, jointly the alone, by Chrysoloras, son of Alkyoneus, for years:
https://img225.imageshack.us/img225/9851/maa637ng6.jpg
As fate would have it, both Perseus and Chrysoloras were unlucky and their wives had failed to give either of them a son. With only sisters and daughters, the brothers were forced to pass on their knowlege, wealth, and titles to men who married into their family. With two son-in-laws in Kallatis, Chrysoloras gathered his belonging and moved back to Pella, where he had grown up. Whether he was order to Pella by Demetrios, by Perseus, or whether he had simply wanted to go home, was not known. Though, upon his arrival, the two brothers once again ruled jointly. Rumors went about the common people. They ranged from, "Perseus and Chrysoloras were joining forces to appose Demetrios," to, "The smarter Chrysoloras had come to take power from the dull Perseus," and even that "Demetrios had sent the loyal Chrysoloras to watch over his brother for signs of betrayal." Whatever the reason, two brothers now dealt with all the homeland administration.
Receiving word, the brothers were quick to gather an army of reinforcements for Demetrios. Gathering the men in Thessaly, they waited for the returning fleet to take them back to Libye.
The known world in the spring of 219BC:
https://img510.imageshack.us/img510/...xmak220kk6.jpg
Next: Chapter 15 : Quiet Before the Storm
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I thus conclude my Thanksgiving update spree.
Thanks to those who have read and commented.
Hopefully I'll be able to invade Egypt soon and crush the Ptolemaioi once and for all.
Great update. I love to imagine "real" reasons behind normal gameplay moves. :2thumbsup:
Yeah, great update. What's that guy Chrysoloras looking at? ~:eek:
Thanks.
I think Chrysoloras' portait painter was a Gaesatae or something. It was hard for him to not look shocked.
Damn Marcus that was a marathon! Some nice battles. Looks like your squeezing the Ptolemies on two sides. Well done. Seems like everyday you had an update. Even with a fast connection it took nearly five minutes to get all the pictures up! Must have taken alot of work. I am concerned that your army in Paratonion will lose through attrition, unless you can reinforce them from Kyrene or something. Anyway it seems things are quite busy with your Makedonian "reconquista" of the old empire.
Yep, I made an update every day, but I haven't even editted my photos for the next update.
Sorry about the slowdown. :clown:
My AAR must be unviewable with dailup. :shame:
And about the Libyan Front, that isn't even the low point. It gets worse.
oh jeez. Things seem to be going so well.
what did u change to edit recruitment of the elephants and the syrian archers MAA?
I added this to Makedonian/Baktrian MIC in the levels that Baktria could get elephants at:Quote:
Originally Posted by Spoofa
(That is the only elephant that Mak has ownership for, but it doesn't have any recruitment for them.)Code:recruit "indian elephant standard" 0 requires factions { macedon, } and hidden_resource EA and hidden_resource C and hidden_resource y1 and hidden_resource n2 and hidden_resource n4 and hidden_resource y8
And added this to the level just above the level you are supposed to get Syrian Archers at:
Code:recruit "eastern missile syrian archers" 0 requires factions { thrace, greek_cities, macedon, } and hidden_resource EA and hidden_resource C and hidden_resource y1 and hidden_resource n2 and hidden_resource n4 and hidden_resource y8
alrighty, thanks.
just one thing, what files respectively am i editting here?
P.S. great AAR, For some reason even though the Mak's are my alltime Fav faction all i can ever do is conquer greece, and maybe half of asia minor, then I get bored, because the Seleucid's or the Ptolemies end up being huge monsters so I switch to a faction that in no way will EVER Have to deal with either of them..... lol :clown:
That would be in the export_descr_buildings.txt. You'll have the find the Makedonia/Baktria factional MIC and the Makedonia/Epeiros/Koinon Hellenon regional MIC to make the same changes. I don't remember what letter they were...
I'll usually loose interest in a campaign after getting my first goal too. This campaign has been kind of tough, though. I've had a whole lot of fun since my Pontic war due to lack of funds. Usually I'll have tons of money and won't ever have to worry. I can have huge garrison and big armies, and even if I loose an army or town I can easily replace the losses. Every since my Pontic war in this campaign, though, I've had no money and I can't just overwelm the enemy and take chances with my forces.