1.x AI Faction Progression Thread

[IrishHitman]

SPQR 190BC



I saved the KH from destruction by giving them Byzantion 1 turn before Epeiros captured their last city.
I gave Casse settlement in Belgium back in 220BC and look at them now, they are fighting a fullstack war with Sweboz now.
Talking about the Sweboz, After I drove them back 230-220BC across the Alps and gave those settlements to the Arverni and Casse they've been quiet. Now, suddenly turning up out of nowhere, they are laying siege to Buridava and Sigudunum (sp.).

Pahlava is doing great!!! Seleukies won't last that long anymore, I'm afraid.
Baktria is starting to eat up Saka, they are allied to Pahlava.
The Ptolies are beginning to push back Pontos, I don't like that...

I hope you have a large diplomatic corps, because you could be forced into a NINE front war.
Or even a TEN front war if the Casse come south via that independent region.

[Mediolanicus]

Lusotann and the Getai have been friendly for the last 30 years or so. The Aedui have been bordering me since 260BC and are still ignoring me (I took Mediolanum and the Alpine cities from the Sweboz).

Chartage is a problem though. They recently captured Kirta with a fullstack and are laying seige to Atiqa with another.
I'm my main front is in Greece against Epeiros at the moment.

I just signed a ceasefire with Sweboz after their 5 unsuccesful attemps to capture Buridava and Tylis. The cities' garrizons can manage the threat.

Arverni, Macedon in Olbia and KH are no threat to me either. They are weak and when they decide to attack me a halfstack should enough to destroy them if I want.


I wonder what Pahlava and Baktria are going to do now. They've both taken that last patch of other faction and they are building up their armies. I wonder which way they'll go.
Pontos has gained some ground from the Ptolies, but the Seleucids look quite dead.

[gamegeek2]

I guess the Aedui are still pacifistic?

[IrishHitman]

Lusotann and the Getai have been friendly for the last 30 years or so. The Aedui have been bordering me since 260BC and are still ignoring me (I took Mediolanum and the Alpine cities from the Sweboz).

Chartage is a problem though. They recently captured Kirta with a fullstack and are laying seige to Atiqa with another.
I'm my main front is in Greece against Epeiros at the moment.

I just signed a ceasefire with Sweboz after their 5 unsuccesful attemps to capture Buridava and Tylis. The cities' garrizons can manage the threat.

Arverni, Macedon in Olbia and KH are no threat to me either. They are weak and when they decide to attack me a halfstack should enough to destroy them if I want.


I wonder what Pahlava and Baktria are going to do now. They've both taken that last patch of other faction and they are building up their armies. I wonder which way they'll go.
Pontos has gained some ground from the Ptolies, but the Seleucids look quite dead.

The Getai always find some excuse to attack me (when I'm Makedonia), I don't see why it would be different for you... The Lusotann territory is rich in mines, not taking it would be a mistake.

My point is to be careful is all.
AI factions declare war for no reason at all quite often.

[Marcus Ulpius]

Romani campaign 221BC:




The Aedui, Arverni and Sweboz are not fighting each other any more. Instead, Sweboz and Aedui are fighting me, which puts my Northern border on fire. Sweboz are sending small stacks to Aventicum, while Aedui are sending their elite stacks to Massilia and were close to taking the city once or twice. They've also sent a surprise naval attack against Quart-Hadashtim and took Balearic Islands My primary front is the Luso war and they are starting to show signs of breaking which is good - I need those legions against Aedui.

In the East I'm fighting Epiros who managed to take Dalminion and right now I can't spare more troops to retake it without compromising my defenses in Greece. Getae were very ineffective in fighting the Epirotes and are slowly losing. KH are my allies and are very weak. They get new towns only by rebellions and can't hold them for long. Maks got themselves in trouble with the Grey Death and are... well, dying. Same goes for Pontos. Pahlava and Bactria are trampled into the dust by the phalanxes. Saka doing nothing important.

The only power who can probably make some progress against the Grey Death is the Yellow Death who made a comeback in Syria and took Antioch.

Qart-Hadasht - dormant after the loss of Balears and Iberian territories, they sometimes go to war against the Ptolies over Kyrenaika, but soon make peace after it rebels back to Eleutheroi (sp).

[athanaric]

Swêboz in 213 BC (playing on H/M). Conquered the Bosphoran provinces in order to help Hayasdan against the Yellow Fever. Arrived too late, though. Ptolemaioi will die.

Apart from that, business as usual (have been backstabbed by Aedui and Getai; Romani trying to "unite" Gaul).

AS and Baktria are now clinging on for dear life. Pontos and Hayasdan have been annihilated, Rhodos (formerly KH) is still alive.

Rhesus the Carrodunum Defender never turned up, maybe because I stormed the town in ealy campaign.

[Tolg]

This may sound like a pretty stupid question, but where does the game save your screenshots?

I think I found it when I first started playing (vanilla)RTW but I can't remember anymore.

[Mediolanicus]

Rome - Total War\tgas.

[Tartaros]

Rhesus the Carrodunum Defender never turned up, maybe because I stormed the town in ealy campaign.

for sweboz: my first conquer is always eburonum and later carrodunum... that saves a lot of blood and money

[Olaf Blackeyes]

Its because they have a staggered spawn pattern. Starting about 260BC or so they all spawn one turn after the other. If u move fats enough u could get there before them, but thats hard to do, and not NEARLY as much fun.