Did anyone have problems with a guy called Satres???

[MarcusAureliusAntoninus]

He would probably cost tons of money and die the next turn do to the hardcoding (that automatically kills great generals that have been bribed).

[Olaf The Great]

He would probably cost tons of money and die the next turn do to the hardcoding (that automatically kills great generals that have been bribed).

Oh how I hate that code..

[General Appo]

You can always do like I did in my Sweboz campaign. It´s a bit like cheating, but hey, who here has got any morals anyway?
I filled Iuvavoaeta with 2 good spies, so I had a 89% chance of opening the gates in case of attack. Then I gathered a small army of just 4 Herunautoz (Germanic Swordsmen) and 1 Speutagardaz (Germanic Pikemen). I waited until Satres and his army was sitting just outside the city, and then I attacked it.
I rushed my Swordsmen through the gates, and attacked the defenders. Meanwhile my pikemen marched around the city, and took up position in a street that Satres army would have to take if they were to reach the city plaza. By the time I had killed the defenders and taken the plaza Satres army had entered the city, but my pikemen held them off for 3 minutes, and so I won the battle. Since retreating rebel armies are destroyed, Satres and all his men dissapeared forever, and I had won a city guarded by over 2500 men using just 5 units and 2 spies.
Of course, this strategy relies on the fact the the garrison of the city is quite weak, otherwise you are screwed. I was lucky, because for some reason the city had only about 300 defenders, and not the usual 1500.

[Olaf The Great]

You can always do like I did in my Sweboz campaign. It´s a bit like cheating, but hey, who here has got any morals anyway?
I filled Iuvavoaeta with 2 good spies, so I had a 89% chance of opening the gates in case of attack. Then I gathered a small army of just 4 Herunautoz (Germanic Swordsmen) and 1 Speutagardaz (Germanic Pikemen). I waited until Satres and his army was sitting just outside the city, and then I attacked it.
I rushed my Swordsmen through the gates, and attacked the defenders. Meanwhile my pikemen marched around the city, and took up position in a street that Satres army would have to take if they were to reach the city plaza. By the time I had killed the defenders and taken the plaza Satres army had entered the city, but my pikemen held them off for 3 minutes, and so I won the battle. Since retreating rebel armies are destroyed, Satres and all his men dissapeared forever, and I had won a city guarded by over 2500 men using just 5 units and 2 spies.
Of course, this strategy relies on the fact the the garrison of the city is quite weak, otherwise you are screwed. I was lucky, because for some reason the city had only about 300 defenders, and not the usual 1500.

I used a cavalry unit to close all the gates, but that was when I used a ram, rather than spies.

And those pikemen are tough.

[Apgad]

In my last Romani campaign, I found Satres heaps of fun, and quite useful.

I'd fulfilled all Marian reform conditions, and was just waiting until the right year clicked over. I had established secure borders, and was developing my infrastructure and economy. But my army felt . . . restless. Cue Satres.

A lot of the time during a campaign you might find that when you're ready to attack with full stacks the enemy sends 2 or 3 units against you, while when they attack with full stacks your main army is somewhere else. Satres allows you (when you have the time and men free) to send the army of your choosing against quality opposition, confident that you'll be meeting a full stack with a full stack.

Satres is quite good at "weeding out" those troops who are, let's face it, crap. If you get all your rubbish troops killed, then obviously you'll be left with good ones. Train them up, drill with Satres, re-train and re-drill, and you can get yourself a real good silver chevron army.

[Che Roriniho]

I really want to bribe him... is it worth it? I do like the sound of that 'natural selection' strategy, Apgad. Might try that. I DO want Iuvavoaeta, though... Teskatos! Whoo! They are the only unit I've used that could break throught the FRONT of an Epirote Elite Phalanx, so having a steady supply would be good. Plusd, they're heavy infantry, and tbh, I'm bored of using Samnitii Milites as my Allied Heavy Inf. pairing. Also waiting for Celtae Vollorix, as that would also fill a gap.

[Lusitani]

I tried to bribe him just out of curiosity with several of my best diplomats but it didnt work.

I got him with(again), with a newlly formed armey and it was quite easy. I kept him busy with my principes and pedites extraordinarii while i flanked him from both sides with my triarii...only used cavalry for pursuit. Only one man lived to tell the tale he he he
Of course that the fact that I managed fight the battle on mostly open terrain worked on my favour.

This guy( and i could swear there were Ents helping him on those thick forests) cost me me over 4000 men and 3 generals (2 faction leaders).