1.x AI Faction Progression Thread

[XSamatan]

My new AS campaign:

Houserules:
garrison all towns with 5 units of Kleroucoi Phalangitai; strongholds/strategical important places with 10; important cities with phalangitai and elites
have at all costs in every sea at least one strong fleet; in the ageis and against the ptolemaioi have uber-fleets (mine is bigger than yours style)
don't destroy any factions, better send them in exile
do not conquer the steppe, if they come and attack do some punitive expeditions
do not conquer India, only if Baktria has it already
build,build,build
just 2 offensive armies (leader+heir) with max 4 elites and rest successor style
all rules apply only if the money is available

this restrains me from getting to powerful (have you ever invaded the parthians with just one levy army...that is NOT fun)

The known world in 265:

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I gathered all available forces to two points, Antiocheia and Hekatompylos, so leader in the west and heir in the east can lead their armies. Conquering the Ptolemaioi holdings in Cilicia and in the Levante is no great thing, more challenging was the re-occupation of Asaak, the Parthians beat me there as my main army was on the way to Nisa.
Any other factions like normal, some braindead.

at 260

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In the west I conquered some holdings at the bosporus, in the east much fighitngs with the saka and a peace treaty (by FD) with the Parthians who had just a very small army left. The Saka accepted my peace+tribute as soon as Bartix attacked them too.
Romans and Sweboz are good expanding and the hay are on the move and standing good against the sauros who are getting beaten by the Getai

at 255

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I had to kill Pontos....all Pontic FM's created a repeatable CTD and I wasn't able to fix that....

Batrix is on their way to become a real threat....until this no sign of their units near our borders, but that is just a question of time...with the end of the expansion in the east my Leader is on his way to Seleukeia to punish some illoyal FM's who gained some traits like "Ateleia", "Proxenos Under Suspicion" or "Purchases Loyality" which is cutting my income

XSamatan