1.x AI Faction Progression Thread

[Tyrfingr]

Cool progress. (Awfully nice how Pontos' colour is violet, reminds me of the good ol' MTW days... [and the indestructible kataphraktoi...])

And, hrmh, what era Byzantine empire you going for? Pre- or post-arab invasions?

After the arab invasions, the empire did stretch to Armenia too, under Basil II Boulgaroktonos's rule:
Two maps here.

Or do you intent to eventually follow Justinian's path with yer Pontos?

For starters, I'm going for the Byzantine Empire of Basil II, but if I still find the campaign enjoyable I'll proably go for Justinian's empire as well, which is highly possible.

[QuintusSertorius]

257BC in my M/M rtw.exe Epeiros-as-Pergamon game:



Heavily tailored as always, I've been giving the Rebel faction about 400k a turn to slow everyone down. Also boosting rebel garrisons here and there when under threat. The Romans are the worst for blitzing, currently stopping them going north into Gaul 200 years early.

A close up on my sphere of influence is thus:

[Irishmafia2020]

@ QS
You appear to have stabilized Aegean powers well enough, but it looks like the Ptolemies have captured Antioch which does not bode well for the AS, or you for that matter...

[QuintusSertorius]

@ QS
You appear to have stabilized Aegean powers well enough, but it looks like the Ptolemies have captured Antioch which does not bode well for the AS, or you for that matter...

True enough, I may have to start transporting AS stacks from the east to try and win Syria back. Especially since I'm just about to take Sardis and it's rich mines off them.

Perhaps it's the right time for me to snatch Cyprus, and all the vast wealth that brings to Egypt.

[Centurio Nixalsverdrus]

Makedonian campaign, RTW.exe, EB 1.1, H/M


262BC




252BC

[Fish-got-a-Sniper]

What I usually do when Rome heads north to early is use FD and move_character on a diplomat to gift the provinces to either the Adeui, Averni, or the Casse.

[Swordmaster]

Makedonian campaign, RTW.exe, EB 1.1, H/M
252BC

Why aren't the Arverni ever moving in my games? They seem to lose Viennos around 255 and then stagnate.

[QuintusSertorius]

252BC in my Pergamon game (note I'm now purple, not green):



I recently "helped" the Romans take Alalia and Messana, courtesy of Force Diplomacy and a raid with move_character. Hoping that'll pull them into Sicily rather than keep trying to take Gaul.

Hai are doing little, Pontos the same. Both have tried a few times to take rebel settlements near them, then given up. Makedonia are getting pasted in Greece, just lost Chalkis. I bribed a Greek army to join me, which should hopefully weaken them a bit.

Taking Kypros seems to have weakened the Ptolemies a little, but they're still broadly holding in Syria.

Otherwise everyone's progress is nice and slow, courtesy of all the money I'm pumping into the Eleutheroi, plus selective spawning of units in their garrisons.

[Centurio Nixalsverdrus]

Makedonian campaign, RTW.exe, EB 1.1, H/M


262BC




252BC

Same campaign:

242BC:




232BC:



The Hai are constantly trying to take Aghvan, while they "civilized" Uspe.
The Getai are my allies and act as my buffer against the Sarmatians, constantly warring them since ever.
The Sarmatians have an incredibly strong HA-army in Bastarnolandam. Early in the game they took the Crimea. I had an army underway to "liberate" the Hellenes there, but decided I needed the soldiers more in Pontos instead.
I wiped Pontos out cause they were simply in the way.
The AS betrayed me and decided to make peace with the Ptolemaioi instead, after I bought Nikaia, Sardeis and at last Ankyra from them. They are on the offense against the Parthians.
The Ptolemaioi have control of all of Syria and Babylonia except Antiocheia.
Baktria is under constant pressure.
The Carthaginians finally got it going, the Lusos are almost destroyed.
Arverni are allied to Rome and I must say they impress me the most of all AI-factions in my game.
The Romans are constantly warring the Aedui and I must take care that they do not pour into Gaul and build the famous Roman bloodknot. They just conquered Messana and the Punic war started. I hope for action.

[Rilder]

My Koinon Hellenon Campaign.

237BC.

Nothing too exciting except for

EPEIROTS IN ROME.

They must of got off there asses after I pretty much threw them out of the greek peninsula and beat rome to hell.

Its amazing how good there doing since they have like 3 full stacks just buggering about in north Illyria.

Also Apparently a Bosphorian province rebelled to me, the Saurmotte (I can't spell there name) are sieging it though so I'm just gonna let them have it.

Also is it just me or is the Bactrian Empire starting to look like the head of a cow?

[Centurio Nixalsverdrus]

262BC




252BC




242BC




232BC

222BC




212BC



Iberia: It was all Luso, but then the Carthies steamrolled the country and brought troops like elite phalangitai to Iberia, brought the Lusitani to the verge of extinction, but these turned the tide again and now there's only one Carthaginian stronghold in the central area left besides the coast.

Eastern Europe: The Getai are the perfect buffer between me and the Sarmatae. Especially since the Greek of the Crimea "begged me for help" against the nomads. They don't make attempts to retake the region, I guess it's because of their constant feud with the Getai and Hay.

Greater Iran: The Seleukides are slowly expanding eastward while losing ground in the west. Baktria is slowly conquering former satrapies.

Italy and Gaul: A political masterpiece of me. The Romans had attacked me in Dalminion after having made their way through Gallia Omnia unto the very Oceanus. I conquered Segestica from them, and levied an allied army, consisting of Greeks from the South, Celts and Thracians from my allies in the north, declared a crusade for the liberation of Gaul from the Romans, and sent them to northern Italy where they occupied the towns of Cisalpine Gaul. I gave them to the Arverni who were on their road to winning the civil war. I gave Arretium to the Getai which were allied to the Romans (they were my allies previously), and two turns later it rebelled and the beautiful alliance between the two is a victim of my sabotage... Now the Getai are my allies again. However, my allied army got slowly annihilated, and so I withdraw. The Arverni than made peace with the Aedui and attacked their old ally Rome! They took two settlements, and even the Aedui took Bratosporios, but the Romans are tough cookies, they made their way back, even besieging Rhegion, after the Carthaginians were close to making their way through Italy for a short time. It seems that I have to annihilate the Romans rather sooner than later. The only problem is I don't want to get into confrontation with Carthage because I don't want a Kyrenaian sand war...