1.x AI Faction Progression Thread

[Joszen1]

Apologies if this is covered elsewhere, but it seems a nice continuation to '1.1x AI FPT'.

Main reason I'm posting is that, playing RTW 1.5x and EB 1.2x vh/vh, I am allied to a crazy empire. I am Lusotannan, taken Iberia, Balearics, Southern Gaul, Ireland and Britain. The year is 220BC. I am approached by a diplomat from Pontus offering Alliance and their world map. 'Why not?' I think., Pontus have taken all of western turkey (up to a north-south line through Antioch, and except two Hayasdan regions in Armenia), most of northern greece and north (ie. east of the alps, south of the Carpathians). Anyone else ever seen this happen?

No FD from me, in fact very little diplomacy from me at all, just allied with Sweboz, and, after killing a few legions, Romani against the Aedui and Averni. The Makedons are dead and I killed the Casse.

Anyone ever seen this before?
The only things I can think of is that my early expulsion of the Carthies left them seriously weakened, making Ptolies life much easier, making AS life a misery which equals for Pontus.

Unfortunately I have no map to prove it cause my screenshots come out all black, even with anti-aliasing off.

Hopefully this sparks a lively discussion though.

[Cbvani]

Apologies if this is covered elsewhere, but it seems a nice continuation to '1.1x AI FPT'.

Main reason I'm posting is that, playing RTW 1.5x and EB 1.2x vh/vh, I am allied to a crazy empire. I am Lusotannan, taken Iberia, Balearics, Southern Gaul, Ireland and Britain. The year is 220BC. I am approached by a diplomat from Pontus offering Alliance and their world map. 'Why not?' I think., Pontus have taken all of western turkey (up to a north-south line through Antioch, and except two Hayasdan regions in Armenia), most of northern greece and north (ie. east of the alps, south of the Carpathians). Anyone else ever seen this happen?.

Pontus semi-regularly makes some serious conquests. They seem to lack the staying power of other factions, however.

[Tartaros]

in my hay-game, pontos conquered makedonia, tracia and epiros. the asian holding fall back to makedonia (blitz from mytelene).

[LordCurlyton]

The problem is that Pontus does not develop the military MICs much in a lot of provinces. It seems that if a province does not produce a new, unique unit as opposed to something that can already be made somewhere else they tend to not upgrade MICs, both factional and regional. that is a problem when they finally fight a power that is either big (Ptolie or AS) or attacks from an unexpected direction (Mak Mytilene blitz) since they are reduced to very few actual recruitment pools and lots of crappy levies which get pile driven. This seems to be the case for many factions too. Until they've owned a territory for a long while and/or are at peace then they lag in MIC development.

[Joszen1]

Well I've never seen it before, mainly because the factions I usually play squeeze Greece and Macedonia hard. Still Pontus have killed the Maks (no Mytilening there) and are taking land from Ptolies, AS and Epeiros.

On a sad note I am starting to get pile driven by Romani full-stacks (mainly triarii, pedites and principes).

Thanks for the feedback, though, anyone else got some cool 1.2x AI expansions?

[Skullheadhq]

In my current EB 1.2 campaign the Aedui seems to conquer Gaul faster then before. And the Lusotanians are now kicking Cartie butt in Spain. Saba is on speed and securing Arabia within 30 years. Ptolemaio and Seleucids are relaxing in the mediterrean sun instead of the ptollies bashing AS in turn 1. Anatolia now counts with Pontos. but... Casse is still braindead as ever. Only sissy-fights in Britain for what i have seen.
In my campaign the AS already crushed Pahlava under it's almighty heels.... And it's only 267BC

A balloon 4 the EB team

[gamegeek2]

ZOMG 400 POSTS!

Anyways, I've seen pontus be wiped out on the mainland (by AS) but control Tylis, Dardanoia, and Thraikia Hypertera.

[Victor1234]

247 BC, I'm Carthage.

Rome, Pontus, Macedonia have been wiped out.

As a bit of a sidenote, AI-held settlements seem to revolt alot more than in previous versions.

[Olaf Blackeyes]

Finally back on topic.
BTW how u get the minimap to be revealed?

EDIT: @ Lord Curly Thnx very much.

[LordCurlyton]

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[Dayve]

RTW.exe
I am Carthage
H/M

262bc


252bc


242bc

[palmtree]

My Pahlavan game.



My Lusotannan game.

[Skullheadhq]

Year is 242BC. Guess my faction xD!
I'm using ALX.exe

[SwissBarbar]

Year is 242BC. Guess my faction xD!
I'm using ALX.exe

casse? *GGG*

@ palmtree: veeeerryyyy nice Pahlavan game, on what difficulty level do you play?

[Olaf The Great]

My Pahlavan game.



My Lusotannan game.

I really like Romes Expansion, seems pretty accurate.

[Olaf Blackeyes]

R we ever gonna get Haydisan to get off the steppes?

[General Appo]

Seeing they often abandon their steppe-dreams if they're beaten back early by the Sauro's, maybe somehow making the Sauro's more powerful would do the trick. Like...increasing the garrison in Uspe. Though they'd probably just move it west first few turns.
Well, if it can be done somehow I think it might work and stear the Hai south.

[Dayve]

There's 242bc.

It was never my intention to go east along the coast of Africa, but the yellows attacked me and refused any kind of diplomacy so it was necessary to take the fight to them.

Rome are still cutting through the Aedui like a hot knife through butter, despite 10-20k donations from me each turn, and sometimes even 40-50k depending on how much i have left over in a turn after doing everything.

[Marcus Ulpius]

233BC - Makedonian campaign.

KH are destroyed, and my long lasting alliance with the AS came to an abrupt end when they've murdered my governor in Pergamon. Pontos proved to be an incompetent ally in containing the Seleucids despite my generous financial help, so I've decided to get rid of them and handle the situation myself. Getae reminded me that we were actually at war by trying to take Serdike from me and were punished.

Elsewhere:
AS and the Ptolies are at peace.Romans are tolerating Epirote presence in Italy for an unknown reason. Pahlava are very slowly gaining ground against the AS and Aedui starting to look scary Looks like Romans will be in trouble very soon.

[Dayve]

250BC, Pontos, M/M, RTW.exe, 1.2 modpack installed.



Anyone ever seen Kyrene revolt to the grey monster before?

[Ibn-Khaldun]

They did that in my Romani campaign. I first noticed it when I got a message that Arche Seleukeia and Qarthadast is at war!

[Dayve]

It must be set to revolt to a random Greek faction then is it?

[Subotan]

No, the Seleukids were always strong allies of Cyrene; I think you start off with a guy called "Of Cyrene".

[Skullheadhq]

My Pahlava campaign. The year is 232 BC

Points of Interest:

-Seleukid Empire! They share border with Sweboz and they took Ukraine when i pushed them out of the steppes they entered the stepps again at the Sauromatae. I need to destroy them but those Indians are running to Germania

-Saba! never saw such a good Saba expention

-Aedui! Took Bononia

-Pahlava, They rock

-Romani isn't interested in Rhegion! Why not?

[Subotan]

I've never seen that Seleukid expansion before. That's just...bizarre.
But what are the Arverni doing in Naissos?