1.x AI Faction Progression Thread

[SwissBarbar]

wait wait, I was mistaken. They didn't take hierosolyma, but Bostra and Damaskos. You're right Hax!

[Angry-Angel]

There is my current Mac Campain in 251 BC :



I finally kicked Epiros out of there homeland, but they established a nice south-italien kingdom.

[Varam]

My AS Campaign in 243BC:



It could be going a little better.

[Gaivs]

Props for not bailing, unless its deliberate lol

[Justiciar]

It's going to be be a fun ride getting out of that. Good luck!

[Marcus Ulpius]

My AS Campaign in 243BC:


It could be going a little better.

What difficulty level are you playing?

It looks the AI had blitzed you after the frontline collapsed.

[Varam]

Props for not bailing, unless its deliberate lol

I deliberately abandoned a couple of my eastern provinces at the start but after that it's just been me sucking.

What difficulty level are you playing?

It looks the AI had blitzed you after the frontline collapsed.

VH/VH. I usually play on M/M but I thought this would be a nice change of pace. I was doing OK until I blew two field battles against the Pahlava which cost me both my eastern armies, after which I sent one of my western armies to go save Persia. The Ptolemies then bribed my remaining western army and left me with 1 army with which to defend some 20 odd provinces. And then the KH and Hayasdan attacked. I fought (and lost) five city sieges in a single turn at one point.

I've been holding the Pahlava and Ptolemies off for a while now by abusing the rivers at Seleukeia, but my economy's collapsed and I can't afford to retrain any of my soldiers so I am thinking of destroying all my buildings in order to finance a boat with which I can try to escape to India.

[Tolg]

I've been holding the Pahlava and Ptolemies off for a while now by abusing the rivers at Seleukeia, but my economy's collapsed and I can't afford to retrain any of my soldiers so I am thinking of destroying all my buildings in order to finance a boat with which I can try to escape to India.

You just made my day. The king (or whatever he is called) of the mighty Arche selling the ruins of his palace to buy a sea passage to India. rofl


(Not that I'm one to talk, I usually play on M/M or H/M as well.)

[Mister V]

Carthage beating up the Roamns happens sometimes, Epeiros expanding northwards is rare though. Would you mind posting a screenshot?

Will do, but I have to remember where I backed up the default EDU&EDB because I've changed them for my current Baktrian campaign.

Arverni-AAR-Campaign - southeast



This is the most northerly expansion of the Saba I've ever seen (it's 239 BC). I didn't help them in any possible way, I didn't even have contact with them so far. They managed it on their own.

Same here, although with me they've also managed to take the southern settlements and make progress against the Ptollies there. But, seeing as I was the AS, the Ptollies might've been too focused on me.

You just made my day. The king (or whatever he is called) of the mighty Arche selling the ruins of his palace to buy a sea passage to India. rofl

I just imagined that, rofl

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My current campaign, Baktria 241BC (it's been more or less tough).

Everything seems to be going in completely random ways, but as a general rule, as this is the third campaign, I'm almost sure that the AI actualy handles diplomacy pretty well if it doesn't involve the player-controlled faction. It does not have any random moves like before, but instead tries immediately to ally itself with its enemy's enemy, etc.
I'm being defensive and chasing enemies away from cities with my MG42 teamsPersian archers.
The AS won Antiocheia back and captured Sidon, but hasn't made any further progress, instead preferring to concentrate on Pahlava (and me). The Ptolemaioi, as you see, have noticed that Carthage was currently in a state of suck (seriously, it's the second campaign where they can't even take rebel cities in Sicily) and have begun a major offensive there.
Romans seem to be crushing the gauls, but things are quite mixed up around there.
The best thing ever happened in Greece though. KH, through wars and persuasion, managed to get Makedonia, Epeiros AND Pontos as Protectorates!

[Tyrfingr]

I've been holding the Pahlava and Ptolemies off for a while now by abusing the rivers at Seleukeia, but my economy's collapsed and I can't afford to retrain any of my soldiers so I am thinking of destroying all my buildings in order to finance a boat with which I can try to escape to India.

Go for India!

[V.T. Marvin]

My AS Campaign in 243BC:

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

It could be going a little better.

Wait a minute!!! Before you go to India or do just abou anything anything, post your savegame in the appropriate savegame thread (here). I am sure that quite a few people would be happy to play this game!
A suggestion for advertisement: "Hey, you´ve said that you need a challenge - here you are and show yourself!"

A game is not about always winning, it is about to achieve something against all odds. I am sure that this game shall give a lot of fullfilment to anybody who dares to take it.

[IrishHitman]

Wait a minute!!! Before you go to India or do just abou anything anything, post your savegame in the appropriate savegame thread (here). I am sure that quite a few people would be happy to play this game!
A suggestion for advertisement: "Hey, you´ve said that you need a challenge - here you are and show yourself!"

A game is not about always winning, it is about to achieve something against all odds. I am sure that this game shall give a lot of fullfilment to anybody who dares to take it.

I agree.
I want to play this.

My campaign in 242 BCE. Luck, investment in mines, and a series of blunders by Rome have let me take most of Italy.

[Tollheit]

My current 1.2 Casse campaign with BI exe, hard/medium. It is the winter of 225 BC.
(I am at peace with every faction, even the rebels. I did not fight a single battle, but I bribed some settlements from the Eleutheroi. My coffers are full.)



The Romani are determined to take Euboea, but the Makedonians desperately need it:

The Koinon Hellenon withdrew its forces from Krete and has lost Rhodos to the Makedonians, who in turn will lose it to the Ptolies:

The Seleukids are in trouble:


Baktria is a protectorate to the Saka.

[IrishHitman]

My current 1.2 Casse campaign with BI exe, hard/medium. It is the winter of 225 BC.
(I am at peace with every faction, even the rebels. I did not fight a single battle, but I bribed some settlements from the Eleutheroi. My coffers are full.)

Who are you going to attack first?

[Tollheit]

Depends. Probably either the Aedui, if they betray me, or the Romani, if they continue to reap their ill-gained profits from the endless Aedui-Averni bloodshed.

[IrishHitman]

Depends. Probably either the Aedui, if they betray me, or the Romani, if they continue to reap their ill-gained profits from the endless Aedui-Averni bloodshed.

Looking at the map, it looks like it...

[Mjolnir]

I'm the Romani, it's 262 with H/M settings.



Take a look at Carthage. o_O

[Subotan]

There is my current Mac Campain in 251 BC :



I finally kicked Epiros out of there homeland, but they established a nice south-italien kingdom.

I once saw a game when I was playing as the Maks, kicked Epeiros out of Italy, and the Epeirotes suddenly went into Overdrive, and conquered all of sudden Italy, and almost took Rome. SPQR then counterattacked, as did the Epeirotes, and the resulting stalemate left SPQR with all of Italy West of the Appenines, and Epeiros had all of Italy East of the Appenines. Italy was split straight down the middle

[IrishHitman]

I once saw a game when I was playing as the Maks, kicked Epeiros out of Italy, and the Epeirotes suddenly went into Overdrive, and conquered all of sudden Italy, and almost took Rome. SPQR then counterattacked, as did the Epeirotes, and the resulting stalemate left SPQR with all of Italy West of the Appenines, and Epeiros had all of Italy East of the Appenines. Italy was split straight down the middle

You should act on Epirus' weakness and take Southern Italy.

[Subotan]

It was too cool for me to attack. Instead, I got attacked by the Grey Fog and was smothered by waves of Pants.

[Tollheit]

4 years later, winter of 221 BC.

The Ptolies succeeded on Rhodos and are now besieging Kydonia on Crete.

The Pahlava and Saba are dividing the eastern reaches of the Ptolemaic empire between them.

The Romani failed on Euboea, lost the Baleares and Sardim to the Karthadastim and several provinces to the Aedui, but made a foray into Iberia.

The Averni lost Gergovia to the Aedui and have almost no military remaining, apart from two stranded stacks of remnant Averno-Galatians at the Bosporus.

The Lusotannan awoke from their slumber and are besieging Gader.

Both Baktria and the Sauromatae are now protectorates to the Saka, who have been the richest faction more often than not.

[IrishHitman]

4 years later, winter of 221 BC.

The Ptolies succeeded on Rhodos and are now besieging Kydonia on Crete.

The Pahlava and Saba are dividing the eastern reaches of the Ptolemaic empire between them.

The Romani failed on Euboea, lost the Baleares and Sardim to the Karthadastim and several provinces to the Aedui, but made a foray into Iberia.

The Averni lost Gergovia to the Aedui and have almost no military remaining, apart from two standed stacks of remnant Averno-Galatians at the Bosporus.

The Lusotannan awoke from their slumber and are besieging Gader.

Both Baktria and the Sauromatae are now protectorates to the Saka, who have been the richest faction more often than not.

Holy ****.

[A Very Super Market]

I'm guessing he is Casse, but HOLY **** this is the quickest buildup I have ever seen.

[Mediolanicus]

SPQR 170BC.



I'm currently at peace with everyone except for the Sweboz and what is left of the Charties.
I've been hoping for the last 70 years that Lusotannan would attack me, but they haven't done so far.
Looks like I'll have to start a war myself if I want to expand more.


Despite some efforts by me to keep every faction alive, one faction succeeded in commiting suicide in 171BC.

[Lovejoy]

Mediolanicus; Nice map! Now give some money to the Saka! I want so see a Saka-Indo kingdom before I'm totaly happy!

[A Very Super Market]

Never! Baktria will prevail!!!

[IrishHitman]

SPQR 170BC.



I'm currently at peace with everyone except for the Sweboz and what is left of the Charties.
I've been hoping for the last 70 years that Lusotannan would attack me, but they haven't done so far.
Looks like I'll have to start a war myself if I want to expand more.

How the hell did Pontus become so powerful?

[A Very Super Market]

Why not?

No Grey Death...

[Mediolanicus]

It does that all the time in my campaigns. They captured Asia Minor all by themselves. They are in the Levant because I pillaged the Ptolemaic holdings because they were becoming too much a threat to the Seleucids and Pahlava.

Apart from that I only helped the KH (moved them from Euboea which Epeiros took to Byzantion), the Arverni (gave them that province while pushing the Sweboz back over the Alps and Casse, by giving them one Belgian province I took from the Sweboz.

[Subotan]

@ Pontus O_o