Nations that grow too strong

[Parallel Pain]

I want that screen Spartan198

[Nobo]

Sweboz usually demolishes everyone in europe in my campaigns

[artaxerxes]

WAUW - so many saying Epeiros - i have NEVER experienced a great Epirote empire, except once when I conquered Italy and gave it to them ;) - they usually lose their Italian settlement very fast, then go hopelessly in debt and end up either conquered by Makedonia, or protectorate of KH (depending on whether KH or Makedonia wins THEIR war) or get destroyed by Romani. I'm really surprised at these comments - I would like to meet a truly great Epirote empire, BUT I HAVE NEVER TRIED IT

As for strong nations, I'd say Baktria and KH - prolly since I play Seleucids, and I don't allow the Ptollies to grow, but usually leave Baktria alone for too long (since we start as allies and I'm so stoopid I never attack first but wait for them to get ready), and suddenly all former Eleutheroi lands in the east are Baktrian and you have a massive enemy empire to fight ;(
IF kh wins in Greece, KH becomes SERIOUSLY powerful - Strangely, if Makedonia wins, Makedonia merely rules Greece, but they don't become all-conquering madmen like the KH (KH, in my campaigns, usually makes Epirus a protectorate, destroy Getai and invade Easternm Europe and Asia Minor). Makedonia usually destroy Epirus and then lie and wait for some new enemy to appear.....

[KhaziOfKalabara]

Eastern Greeks!! (AS,Ptolemy,Bacteria) If Ptolemy wins first over AS then Bacteria gets strong too...But if AS win first every one (ptolemy,bacteria,pontos, hayastan) are doomed

Do they double in number every turn, or is the splitting in half a problem?

[Atanamir]

Do they double in number every turn, or is the splitting in half a problem?

Yes the splitting in half is a real problem

[Spartan198]

I want that screen Spartan198

Unfortunately that save doen't exist anymore.I started a new campaign a few days after that.
Both the Sarmatians and Lusotanians declared war on me and decimated my armies with numerous multi-stack offensives from both north and south, and I'd made the mistake of emptying out my garrisons in an effort to stop them, especially the Sarmatians ( horse archers!!!).
When Rome fell to the Sauromatae, I knew it was over.

[Aaldaemon]

The Sarmatians should be the de facto steppen-masters (You tools thought I was going to say "step-master" like some stupid TV Shop commercial... ) and they should be able to press the Armenians to defend the Caucasus.

Amen. Problem is that contrary to reports here I have yet to experience them doing anything spectacular... I've never seen them push into Central Europe or South into the Succesor lands. Maybe I was just unlucky? I will rectify the situation myself though.