1.x AI Faction Progression Thread

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That's good Sauro expansion. I suppose that's because the Baktrians+Pahlavans+Selukids were hammering the Saka. It's interesting the way you can have Domino effects like that, with the strength of the Seleukids indirectly affecting the Getai/Sauro Wars.

But why haven't you taken Galatia/Thrace/Illyria? They look like ripe targets from this perspective.

Yes, I think too that this is the reason. Why haven't I take

Galatia?: I actually have now, the reason why I did "encircle" it, is that I had sent 2 Armies to push the Arche Seleukeia out of Mikra Asia. This was the "Second Asian Campaign". Pontos was not a part of the plan. Shortly after I captured Mazaka and Amaseia i got attacked by Pontus and now have taken Ankyra too by defeating their main Armies in 2 heroic victories (these were very cool battles!). Now only Sinope is left to Pontos. Furthermore the Hay invaded Kappadokia Pontika with 2 fullstack Armies and conquered Amaseia. The layed siege on Mazaka, but I could drive them back. 3 Months later the Seleukids layed siege on Mazaka, but one of my 2 new Armies of the "Third Asian Campaign" could defeat the 2 Seleukid armies in a great battle. The Second Army of the Third Campaign is heading to Tarsos, which had been recaptured by the Seleukids in a cruel and dearly bought war. These Seleukid and the former Hay attacks were also a reason, why I could not take Galatia earlier.


Trace?: Trace is conquered by either the Sauromatae (Thraikia Hypertera) or by me (Chersonesos Thraikia). Since the Sauromatae do not attack my homeland again and only try to take my two client kingdoms in Taurike Chersonesos and Bosporion Tyrranesis from time to time, i leave them allone to see, if they can eradicate the Getai and if they even would attack the Romanii or the Sweboz.


Illyria?: Illyria Hellenike is mine now. They were my allies (in Roleplay) but the new King of those Eleutheroi was not a friend anymore and attacked Ambrakia several times to build up a new Epeirote Dynasty. I could not let that happen. Dalmatia still is an ally. The Romaioi dare not to go there, because they don't manage to conquer Pannonia Illyrica from the Aedui, who have a fullstack Illyrian Army there.