1.x AI Faction Progression Thread

[Tyrfingr]

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]

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]

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?

[General Appo]

Perfect! Now all we need is a loyal elephant that´s with him the entire time and we´ve got ourselves a real blockbuster.

[d'Arthez]

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