1.x AI Faction Progression Thread

[Maion Maroneios]

Here's a pic of the AI progression in my Makedon campaign (with BI1.6 .exe);

So the year is 233BC, no March of Time yet saddly, and here is a summup of all stuff that's been going on;

Makedonia (me): Unified Hellas, subdued Illyria and now conquering Anatolia with two massive full stacks with Argyraspides, Elephantes and the like. Kicking Ptolemaic as well as Pontic butt right now.

Epeiros: Having kicked them out of Hellas early, they started expanding in Italia (with my money, btw) but when I started giving mnai to the Romani, they wiped them out. That's bye bye Epeiros for some years now

Romani: Unified Italia and are now expanding into Gaul. Allied with them fearing they might attack Illyria where my precious mines are (giving them 500 mnai for 50 turns) now that I've shifted attention towards the East.

Getai: They started going on a rampage very early in the game, I even feared for my northern borders. No they have 2 full stacks waiting at Singidunum and Buridava, while doing nothing. Only thing they've done lately, is launch an unsuccessful attack at Kallatis.

Pontos: Gave them Trapezous and Anti-Kamah after seing they did nothing at all, when they started defending they territory from the Seleukidai. They even took Nikaia and Ankyra themselves, the first taken by me after they launched an unsuccessful attack upon Byzantion and the latter taken from me and given to the Arvernii. It would rebel sooner or later (the peasants where rioting) but I wanted the city to go to the losing Arvernii. They are now having they butts kicked by my Basleus

Hayasdan: Another interseting experiment through FD. I gave them Phraaspa from the Seleukidai early on, and they are now even expanding in the steppes, kicking Sauromatae butt.

Arche Seleukeia: Trully the best behavior until now by this faction, in my oppibion. They slowly started losing in all fronts, specifically in the east against the Pahlava, but they have put up an heroic struggle. Now getting their butts kicked by both the Pahlava, as well as the Ptolemaioi in Syria and Anatolia. Long being my faithful allies, I'm determined to keep them alive.

Ptolemaioi: At first they focused on Syria, losing and taking cities by and from the Seleukidai with no one gaining a upper hand. They later took some Aigyptian cities and launched an unsuccesful attack upon Aithiopia. Some years ago they build a fleet of Nees Megistai (Huge Poliremes), launched a naval invasion upon Rhodos and taking it, while wiping out my entire fleet (some Biremes ). After launching another invasion on Krete, the fleet left and I gathered some forces, taking Rhodos back in the process. They lost Kypros from me next.

Saba: Inresting progression here, no FD whatsoever, with Bostra and Palmyra rebelling to them at some point. Now at war with the Ptolemaioi, they are mosty defending their northern-most territories from the Diadochoi kingdoms.

Sweboz: That's a mega-stalemate here. They have 2 full stacks outside their capital, the city itself having another 20 or so units. No intention of moving at any time soon, it seems. Might get a diplomat there sometime and give them some needed cash

Casse: Not much to say here, guys are doing well. They arenow aiming to Caledryn.

Aedui: These guys gained the upperhand in the Gallic civil war quickly, which I successfuly balanced by giving Galatia over to the Arvernii. They now lost Viennos from the Arvernii and are probabaly going to get their butts kicked, as the Romani even took Massalia, Segesta and Patavium from them.

Arvernii: As mentioned above, they where losing first but are now getng back on their feet, with just the slightest of help from ne

Lusotana: Not doing much here, they are expanding slowly towards the east. They recently became a client kingdom of the Karthadastim, though

Qarthadastim: Lost Lilibeo some years ago, even launching an unsuccessful naval invasion to take the city back, they have taken some African provinces and shifted their capital to Ippone. They even forced the Lusotana to become a client state, so I guess they must have some good armies and lots of cash Apart from that, they have a small army near Kyrene, but aren't doing really that much. Even announced a ceasefire with the Romani.

Sauromatae: They where doing quite good, even launching some attacks at Chersonesos and Pantikapaion, until the Hai showed up. They're being owned right now

Koinon Hellenon: These guys proved utterly helpless, facing a complete onslaught early on. Upon losing Athenai and Sparte, they remained at stalemate, until I destroyed their army in Krete. I wanted to wait until they attacked Halikarnassos, but it took too long and I finally crushed Rhodos. That's good-bye Koinon Hellenon, the first faction to lie in the dirt

Baktria: The Baktrians proved very capable from the beggining. They took Marakanda, Kophen and Alexandreia-Eschate and the last years are becoming a real juggernaut. They are currently kicking Saka butt, badly.

Saka Rauka: Started quite well, losing badly now, as mentioned above, by the Baktrians.

Pahlava: Currently the most interesting progression I've ever see, no FD whatsoever. They started losing Asaak which they took early by the Seleukidai, but then they just started blitzing them. They completely destroyed the Seleukidai, reaching as far as Mesopotamia. They even recently took Sleukeia and Charax from them, shifting their capital to Hekatompylos and forcing the Sleukidai to shift theirs to Edessa. The seem pretty determined to become the next Persian Emire, it seems, though a little too soon wouldn't it seem?