1.x AI Faction Progression Thread

[johnhughthom]

Love that empire, whats next, across the Hellespont? As for TABs, the AI always seem to throw them at me early in my Pahlav games so I don't think they are a post reform unit.

[LordCurlyton]

Well I should have mentioned I got my answer: tis a unit you get with Kataphraktoi. Makes sense, considering the description given in-game I guess. Definitely isn't the March of Time, since the Romans never made a Huge City (with the possible exception of Roma).
What's next? Well, I'll be defensive for a bit while I consolidate and develop my new domains, probably take Byzantion and shore things up there. Keep a strong enough garrison and my Getic allies will stay preoccupied with the steppe battles and sending stacks into super-Eleutheroi territory. After that, presuming the Saka have not attacked our extended border. I will conquer Greece and Macedonia and then work on finishing my VCs in the East, which means I'll be the aggressor in the inevitable clash of titans. Even with Catas I'm not looking forward to fighting the Saka.
EDIT: I'm tempted to take the last two Hai settlements (I know I will have to eventually for VC) so I can build up and get some noble HAs.

[Ibn-Khaldun]

Romani
234BC
EB 1.1
My previously known 'Autoresolve all battles' campaign.

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Year 238BC for reference.

There was a battle against Sweboz that I fought. They attacked me in Bagacos(sp?) and if I would've lost that then all my settlements in Gaul would've been easy pickings because my other Army there was fighting against Aedui and all new Legions I recruited I had sent against KH.

[Hax]

Romani Campaign.
No Forced Diplomacy

262 BCE


252 BCE


242 BCE


232 BCE

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Romani: That's me. Things are going pretty swell, I'm expanding steadily and without any haste (though I had to kick the Sweboz back over the mountains

Kart-Hadast: Have been pretty dormant after I slapped them out of Sicilia.

Arche Seleukeia: Were doing pretty well, until they were being attacked by the Ptolemaioi, Pahlava and Hayasdan(!).

Ptolemaioi: Nothing spectacular, killing Seleucids.

Baktria: Were doing okay against the Sakae, but then lost their capital and most of their provinces.

Sakae: Killing Baktria, and have been attacking Seleucid settlements.

Sauromatae: Nothing really interesting. Usual stuff.

Pahlava: Expanding into Seleucid territory, though not really fast.

Hayasdan: Un-ho-ly crap. When I saw that they and the AS were at war, I found out that the Hay took the first step, and they had conquered Karkathiokerta and Edessa, which is really unusual. They have also taken Seleukeia, but you can see that in the next update.

Pontos: Dormant until about 240, after which they went insane and conquered Mazaka and Sinope shortly after another.

Epeiros: Conquered Pella and Thracian settlements, blah blah.

Makedonia: Got slapped hard by the Koinon Hellenon and Epeiros.

Koinon Hellenon: Regained all of the Peleponessos and Athenai, and Halikarnassos recently rebelled.

Getai: Good expansion, grabbing settlements all around Buridava.

Sweboz: Took the usual route, crossing into the Alps, after which they tried to take Mediolanum. I then sent three legions to deal with these Teutonic invasions and then I gifted the Alpic towns to the Aedui (who are my allies).

Aedui: Engaged with the Arverni, got two settlements as a gift and are gaining the upper hand in this fight.

Arverni: Engaged with the Aedui, are slowly losing to the Aedui.

Casse/Lusotannan: Normal expansion.

[johnhughthom]

From my AAR at 229BC.

[Ignopotens]

so you're Rome?

[johnhughthom]

so you're Rome?

Yep.