Quote Originally Posted by Grriffon View Post
I've tried AT LEAST 10 Baktrian campaigns now. So far all have ended in failure. Most I have tried according to this strategy. I build a caravan guide, and 3 native phalanx at the start. I take Kopen and the small mountain town you suggest. No matter what I've tried so far, both AS and Pahlava betray me and siege any city my army isn't near. At this point I am 10-15,000 in debt, and making about 500 mnai per turn. I have no clue where you are getting 3k. So now, I have a small army, a pathetic income, and enemies all around me. It's getting supremely discouraging, and unfun.

Exact same thing happens to me; I'm thinking the next time I try a Baktrian campaign, I'll take Kopen, and then push to Gandhara, which is more valuable than that mountain town anyway.