1.x AI Faction Progression Thread

**jhhowell** · 05-19-2008, 23:25

Originally Posted by Skullheadhq

Baktria in Asia Minor? How did they get so far?

They didn't. Their diplomats chose to bribe small armies there, which then tried to march home. I've seen Carthage do the same thing, both in Greece and Asia Minor.

**Nobo** · 05-20-2008, 07:58

Originally Posted by jhhowell

They didn't. Their diplomats chose to bribe small armies there, which then tried to march home.

Ive never seen anything like this... which version of RTW are you running?

**jhhowell** · 05-20-2008, 20:03

Originally Posted by Nobo

Ive never seen anything like this... which version of RTW are you running?

RTW 1.5, EB 1.0 (though I can't imagine this would depend on anything in EB, as Mediolanicus sees the same thing in 1.1, above). Maybe it's less common with BI.exe with the AI spending money on ships to allow naval invasions. It may also depend on how far into your campaign you are - I see regular bribery in 200 BCE, and thinking back I think I first noticed the Bactrian bribes in Asia Minor around the 240s.

Might be interesting to spawn a Casse diplomat or two in northern Gaul - they're usually an absurdly rich faction, maybe some bribed armies would get them to do something on the continent.

**Mediolanicus** · 05-20-2008, 20:20

I play with BI and so far I've seen a Baktrian stack in Asia Minor and a Roman stack in Trace, both certainly bribed.

**Nobo** · 05-20-2008, 21:45

I'm playing on Alexander, but maybe it's been happening and I just never noticed it. I'll keep my eyes open

**Tyrfingr** · 05-21-2008, 12:43

I have seen bribed armies almost everywhere. Pontic armies in India, Ptolemaic armies in Gaul etc.

Talking about dislocated armies. When I conquered Iberia in my Roman campaign from the carthaginians and the Lusotana, one half-stacked army (simple freed slaves and some spear leevies) of the carthaginians got sad with the loss of Gader and started to walk northwest.

I thought they were going to attack my poorly garrisoned italian cities, but it turned out that they were (in the AIs mind) to weak to attack anything so they started the long journey for Carthage (or at least carthaginian land)...on foot! Last time I checked, they had just defeated a rebel ambush just south of Sardis, got a heroic victory which made their captain a family member and they have just now passed Antioch. Meanwhile, Carthage have expanded and currently holds Egypt so they will be home soon...

**General Appo** · 05-22-2008, 12:11

Originally Posted by Jaertecken

Talking about dislocated armies. When I conquered Iberia in my Roman campaign from the carthaginians and the Lusotana, one half-stacked army (simple freed slaves and some spear leevies) of the carthaginians got sad with the loss of Gader and started to walk northwest.

I thought they were going to attack my poorly garrisoned italian cities, but it turned out that they were (in the AIs mind) to weak to attack anything so they started the long journey for Carthage (or at least carthaginian land)...on foot! Last time I checked, they had just defeated a rebel ambush just south of Sardis, got a heroic victory which made their captain a family member and they have just now passed Antioch. Meanwhile, Carthage have expanded and currently holds Egypt so they will be home soon...

Now that´s the kinda shit someone should make a novel and movie about. Especially if they get ambushed and killed one turn away from Carthaginian lands.

**Tyrfingr** · 05-22-2008, 16:03

Originally Posted by General Appo

Now that´s the kinda shit someone should make a novel and movie about. Especially if they get ambushed and killed one turn away from Carthaginian lands.

Saving Private Hannibal?

**d'Arthez** · 05-22-2008, 21:18

I have had stuff like that happen twice.

One time (Romans), when the Arverni lost their last settlement in Gaul. They started the trek to Galatia. And one time when I (Hayasdan) had torn the Seleukids apart. They still had Prophtasia and Sardis. And after they lost Sardis all Seleukid units in the west started a long, long, long, trek to Prophtasia.

On the first occasion I did not have war with the Arverni, so I had no issues with this great trek. On the second occassion, it was quite a humiliating experience for the Arche, having to go by Antiocheia, Edessa, Seleukeia Ekbatana, Susa, and Gabai (too bad they did not come past Persepolis), so I preferred them to be humiliated. Once they got back, I think I took Prophtasia within the year. :D