1.x AI Faction Progression Thread

[Centrius]

It's even worse.

1 turn after I posted that the unthinkable happened. They allied.




I did manage to make Palmyra (to the Saba) and Seleukeia rebel though! n_n

[Dyabedes of Aphrodisias]

153BC



The Arche Seleukeia went ape all over Greece for a while, almost taking all of it, and even declaring war on me once, invading Bastarnolandam. Getai, Aedui, Makedonia and Epeiros were all on the verge of death. Some FD and move_character put them back in their place, and all have bounced back to regional in-fighting, except Makedonia; they can't seem to hold onto anything I gave them in Greece, so I let them be content with their little Italian kingdom while Epeiros strikes back. Meanwhile I took the opportunity to make a little of my own war in the region and take some easy settlements in the area and make the Aedui and Getai my protectorates. The Romani...reached near disaster when I took Liguria and Carthage blitzed Sicily and Rhegion and bribed the city directly northwest of Roma. But they stabilized after a couple rebellions gave them some armies and after I allied with them. Carthage has been getting frisky. They've developed a habit of landing piddly invasions every few years in an attempt at Segesta. So I've been aiding the Lusotannan, even though they too tried to attack me once. As long as they and Carthage tussle in Iberia, I'm fine.

Any ideas where I should lead my armies next? Iberia itself seems like my most likely target.

[Centrius]

153BC



The Arche Seleukeia went ape all over Greece for a while, almost taking all of it, and even declaring war on me once, invading Bastarnolandam. Getai, Aedui, Makedonia and Epeiros were all on the verge of death. Some FD and move_character put them back in their place, and all have bounced back to regional in-fighting, except Makedonia; they can't seem to hold onto anything I gave them in Greece, so I let them be content with their little Italian kingdom while Epeiros strikes back. Meanwhile I took the opportunity to make a little of my own war in the region and take some easy settlements in the area and make the Aedui and Getai my protectorates. The Romani...reached near disaster when I took Liguria and Carthage blitzed Sicily and Rhegion and bribed the city directly northwest of Roma. But they stabilized after a couple rebellions gave them some armies and after I allied with them. Carthage has been getting frisky. They've developed a habit of landing piddly invasions every few years in an attempt at Segesta. So I've been aiding the Lusotannan, even though they too tried to attack me once. As long as they and Carthage tussle in Iberia, I'm fine.

Any ideas where I should lead my armies next? Iberia itself seems like my most likely target.

That's some sick Grey Death right there!


Capture anything you desire, but don't go east! Fighting the Sauromatae with unarmoured Sweboz is agitating up to the point where you wanna throw your monitor down the stairs.






My Hai campaign, 245BC. H/H.




My spy tactic worked out, if not some other way than I expected. The armies the Seleucids sent kept getting smaller and smaller, up to the point where they would attack Armavir with just a FM and 1 phalanx unit. This enabled me to catch them unaware. I took Seleukeia (which I made rebel first) and Babylon, and Susa and the province northwest of Seleukeia within 10 turns. This made them weaker than ever, so they pose absolutely no threat at all right now, apart from the occasional raid on Susa.

Makedonia is still going strong, although they did lose Pella to Epeiros just now. Kinda strange how they're going about their business, going from left to right, literally. They never even got close to either Ipsos, Pergamon or Ankyra. I guess their goal is Antiocheia. (Which I made rebel, gave it to the Sweboz for fun, but it rebelled back to AS after that unfortunately.)

Pontos did something I never saw them do before too, they walked all the way from Nikaia to Chersonesos, which they just captured. And they're moving on Pantikapaion as we speak.

KH is on the brink of destruction; they can't cope with the constant beating the Macs are giving them.

The Getai are currently moving on Tylis which, if they manage to capture it, should make for some fun in that area.

The Romanoi are growing stronger and stronger too, I'm quite worried about that. Averni did manage to capture Segesta and Medilanum, the latter which they just lost to the Romans again. Also, Taras just rebelled to Epeiros, and Arpi is being smacked around a bit by them.

The Aedui are being strangely dormant. God forbid them attacking the Eleutheroi, they're only out to destroy the Averni it seems. Really clever move. Especially since the Sweboz are smacking them upside the head every turn.

Baktria has about 3 full stacks walking around in India, but they're refusing to take any settlement there.

And the Ptolemaioi finally awakened from their slumber! After Makedonia took Side and Tarsos, they finally decided it was time for action. Reclaiming Hierosolyma, Bostra and Palmyra, which were taken by the Saba. (Made possible by Rebel Corp.©)


Going to murder off the last Seleucids now.






Also, this 16 year old kid managed to beat a fullstack army somehow on autosolve. He is now aptly named CheVron James.

[SwissBarbar]

Romani 160 BC


The Arverni - Are Allies of Rome and at war with the Aedui

The Aedui - Are at war with the Arverni and the Sweboz. Officially they're also at war with Rome, but there were no military activities in the last 50 years.

The Sweboz - Are at war with the Aedui, but the borderlines do not move since many years. That's why the Sweboz concentrate on their campaigns against the Sauromatae and the other wild Steppe-Tribes in the east.

The Ptolemaioi - Their military juggernaut is more or less as strong as the one of the Romans. The Ptolemaic Empire is the largest faction in area and - after the Romans - the second largest faction in population. Currently they're in war with the Romani and the Carthaginians.

Quart-Hadastim - The Carthaginians once were the most powerful people in the world. They owed the western part of northern Africa, great parts of Iberia and the Islands of Sicily, Sardinia and Korsika. The have fought a war against the Ptolemaioi in which they managed to conquer some African territories from them. In 160 BC the Carthaginians still are in possession of Kyrene from that war. But in a great case of Hybris, they had attacked the Romans while still many Carthaginian forces were bound at the frontline of the Ptolemaic war. In the first war against Rome the Carthaginians forfeited all their possessions outside Africa and had to accept a hard peace. When the Ptolemaioi declared war on Rome, the Carthaginians - instead of cooperate with the Romans to defeat the Ptolemaioi - send a fleet and two fullstacks to Sardinia in order to conquer back that island. But their armies would never return. Instead 2 Roman legions (1 Legion = Halfstack. Roman Legion: 2 Generals, 2 Hastati, 2 Principes, 1 Triarii, 2 Velites, 1 Eqvites / Socii Legion: 1 General, 2 Skirmisher Inf., 2 Medium Inf., 1 Heavy Inf., 2 Archer Inf., 2 Cavalry) landed in Africa and conquered Quart-Hadast and Atiqa. Just now 6 more legions are embarking in Kalabria and will be sent with a strong fleet to Africa very soon.

The Koinon Hellenon - They used to be the masters over all of Greece and managed to reconquer Byzantion from the Ptolemaioi, but then tried to conquer the Illyrian possessions of Rome, which turned out to be a wrong decision and ended up in their doom. This day the Koine consists only of Rhodos and hellenic citystates in the Bosporus.

[Teucer]

Here's a teaser for my current AAR showing the growth of the Eumenid Alliance in the years following Alexander's death.

[Subotan]

That's some nice modding

[johnhughthom]

Casse 195.

[Vasiliyi]

AS 251bc



Financial overview



Main army






Just got done conquering Asia minor, with Theodorus Syriakos around Amasiea. Im at peace with Baktria, Saka, Hai, and Saba.

Pahlava sends a stack every few turns to Antiochiea-Margraine, Hekatompylos and Zadrakata. (Although they are beat back every time.

After beating the ptolies out of the levant, they have yet to return, but they wont sue for peace. Might have to fd it. Everywhere else around the world this are normal. Although my allies the Maks look like they are on their last leg.



Im kinda at a crossroads. Shall I conquer the Arabian peninsula? The rich lands of the Nile? Or should I head east and destroy the Parni?


(Notice the 10k corruption. It sucks pretty bad. Im doing the best i can though, I have 4 regional armies running around the Arche destroying rebel stacks. Along with that I have temple of Seleukos everywhere and garrisions where I can. Corruption is still a killer though.)

[gamegeek2]

I've been slacking on AS, playing BC instead. There's a crapload of snow falling here in Maryland, though, so I'll probably end up playing some EB this weekend. Probably now, actually. Ptolemaioi, here I come!

[jerjes78]

Vasiliyi:
I recommend you to conquer Alexandreia and Memphis first. Doing that you left the Ptolies out of the game and secured your southern front

[gamegeek2]

Yes, that will keep them off their best units. I've already seized Alexandreia in my game, and am well-prepared to take Memphis.

[SwissBarbar]

Romani 104 BC

[anubis88]

Romani 104 BC

Jesus!

Now fighting that Indo-Syro-Ptoleamic Empire must be hell

[Karo]

Jesus!

Now fighting that Indo-Syro-Ptoleamic Empire must be hell

I don't think hell is the word to describe it it's 1000 times worse than hell look at that beast. May the gods protect SwissBarbar

[anubis88]

The Saka also look extremly dangerous. Tell me Swissbar, are they at war with the Ptolies?

[Vasiliyi]

Romani 104 BC

mind posting a save game?

[SwissBarbar]

Hi guys

No, it is not that much as hell as expected. Actually it's quite fun. As the Romans I am extremely rich and therefore can support a good army. As you can see, I already have taken Egypt from them and several fullstacks defend the river-crossings between Africa and Near East ... which is necessary, because the Ptolemaioi armies are great and strong. Thanks to the Marian reforms I can recruit new legions almost everywhere. ATM I am invading Mikra Asia with 2 fullstacks and 3 more fullstacks are in their ships, heading for Ioudaia. I am curious if this will suffice to conquer the eastern shores of the Mediterranean. I never reload a lost battle, and I have suffered some real devastating defeats against the endless Phalangitai-armies of the Ptolemaioi. The conquest of the Ptolemaic holdings in Egypt has cost me 30'000 men ! (yes 1:1). But now the Ptolies seem to run out of their silver and gold chevron (!) elite-units which they had bred in their wars against the Seleukids, Pahlava and Baktria.

The Saka are at war with the Sauromatae and the Sweboz, but not yet with the Ptolies. Not sure if they are even allies, I'll check, when I am home.

[SwissBarbar]

As promised I checked:

Yes, the Ptolemaioi are allied with the Saka. And when I said, that I think that I killed all their silver and gold chevron units in battle, well.... that may be true, but since the ptolies own Baktria and all the eastern provinces, they now come up with Cataphract Elefants and such insane stuff ^^

[gamegeek2]

At least they have to pay through the nose to get those things across Asia...it's several thousand dollars to keep those things every turn...

[SwissBarbar]

Not anymore, they're gone ;-) Victims of the war for Micra Asia

[anubis88]

The Ptolies can actually recruit Armoured War Elepahants? :S

[Epimetheus]

Yep. In fact, they're the only faction that can recruit every type of elephant unit on the map. The Saba are the only other faction that can recruit both Indian and African elephants, but they can't recruit the elephant cataphracts.

[anubis88]

Yep. In fact, they're the only faction that can recruit every type of elephant unit on the map. The Saba are the only other faction that can recruit both Indian and African elephants, but they can't recruit the elephant cataphracts.

That's intersting indeed. Which skin do those units have? Of which faction? Baktria, Seleucia or Saka?

[Epimetheus]

Both the Saba and the Ptolemaioi have their own unique elephant skins. As I recall, the Ptolemaic elephant cataphracts wear bronze armor with dark red trim, with the Ptolemaic eagle displayed on a shield on the side of the mounted platform. Their regular Indian ones are decorated with dark red cloth as well, emblazoned with the visage of Zeus-Ammon. The Saba Indian elephants are rather drab looking in comparison, having only light decoration and brown cloth.

[mrjade06]

Heres my Macedonian empire at 260 BC. On VH/H with BI.exe and darth formations. Lucked out in the beginning, as KH mysteriously did not attack Corinth, but waited just outside it waiting to ambush, and sent their troops from Athens to attack my main army nearby which was easily destroyed, and then it was just a matter of taking Athens and then striking at Sparta. Got both within 5 turns. Epirus also strangely only attacked Pellas with a little stack which I destroyed due to using my 5000 denari and of a building or 2 to get me a unit of mercenary heavy peltasts and phalanx to defend the city. Then I took my original half stack to attack Epirus who had captured a city in Illyria, and got to fight several epic battles with the 4 stacks they had before I secured their possessions. Now im at peace with them and they are having a 3 way Battle Royale with Rome and Carthage, with Rhegion changing hands every turn and none of the 3 getting the upperhand. Due to the fact of having relegated my two initial enemies to Rhodes and Tarantino respectively it was now a matter of getting another half stack to take a few cities in Thracia. I then sent a small stack with an FM to take Syracuse while taking my original main stack to attack Pergamon. At this point I am at peace with everyone, have no enemies although Pontos is about to take Byzantium and Getai are dangerously close. After I take Pergamon I'm going to take last rebel city in Greece, as well as Crete and finally add some better units to my two stacks. I have loads of money now, and after I consolidate what I have, am going to simultaneously strike at both AS and the Ptolys to prevent either from getting strong, especially as AS has Baktria, Pahlava and Saka Rauka on the ropes, while egypt is gaining the upper hand in the Levant. On a weird side note, Aedui is turning into a serious powerhouse due to the lack of attention by Rome and are about to finish off the Arverni, who also got Galatia after a rebellion from AS. All in all im in excellent position to dominate.

[SwissBarbar]

Rome 83 BC



Watch the KH forming a Baltic Empire ;-) Not even the Saka can stop them. I'm loving it, nothing can kill the little bastards *g*

[gamegeek2]

Watch the KH forming a Baltic Empire ;-) Not even the Saka can stop them. I'm loving it, nothing can kill the little bastards *g*

Baltic? That's the Black Sea. The Baltic sea is east of Sweden.

And I'm the American here!

[SwissBarbar]

Baltic? That's the Black Sea. The Baltic sea is east of Sweden.

And I'm the American here!

Stupid me, i meant "Bosporan"

[Hax]

Right, it's the Finno-Ugric language group, not the Finno-Ugreek language group!

*rimshot*

;)

[Bogyman]

HI ALL! First post, first pic! Rome, h/h

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Pahlava truly made a big empire! and they even beated my general crassus(but they didnt kill him ^^)