1.x AI Faction Progression Thread

[SwissBarbar]

I have started playing EB again, and to get the feeling, I started a Makedonian campaign. I expand quite slowly, I don't want to blitz anyone and I role play a lot. It's 240 BC.

Makedonia (me)
Only ally is AS, which is allied to Makedonia since the game started. I conquered all of Greece and left the KH on Rhodos and Halikarnassos alone. And I wiped out Epeiros from their Homeland. When the KH started to attack Athenai from time to time, I decided to conquer Rhodos, so they cannot build great ships, and thereby cannot send armies to Athenai anymore. Krete, Mytilene and Pergamon are allied Kingdoms, at the moment there is a war going on against the Ptolemaioi, who attacked first. The Getai were allies, but they broke the alliance when the Ptolies attacked me (they are also their allies). But they have never attacked me, and I won't attack them as long as this stays as it is.


Epeiros
I LOVE Epeiros in this game. They had nothing left, except Taras, and it was besieged by Rome. Every turn I waited for the signal, that this faction has been destroyed, but it didn't appear. So I've sent spies and found out, that Epeiros managed to conquer Rhegion. Short after that, they took Capua and Roma as well. At the moment they are as strong as the Romans, and they besiege each other all the time. Let's see who can gain the upper hand at the end.

Romani
The thought it would be easy to defeat Epeiros. The Romani were in possesion of:
Roma, Capua, Arpi, Arminium, Arretium, Bononia, Segesta, Massalia and Tolosa when the war against Epeiros started. Now they have lost many settlements to the Celts and Epeiros.

Ptolemaioi
Most advanced faction, mighty empire and enemy of Makedonia

Seleukids
Have been crushed by the Ptolemies and Pontos first, then by Pahlava.

Pontos
Conquered a great part of Anatolia and even Byzantion, but then attacked Makedonia and lost Byzantion in the war against them. Now they have peace with Makedonia but are still at war with AS and also the Ptolies.

Pahlava, Baktria, Saka, Sauro
I used toggle_fow for the first time, to show you the cool Epeiros-Story, and was extremely surprised by the eastern factions What a great AI-Expansion! The Makedonians will be very much surprised, when the Pahlava appear in Anatolia (I think they could manage the Ptolies, because they will suffer from many casualties against Makedonia. This will be very expensive for them, so it will be easier for Pahlava.



Notice: I've never given money to any faction.