Chris's Ludicrous Migration

[Chris_]

I wanted to do a migration, so I decided to migrate Lusotann. Below, you can see a map of my journey (and my destination).



(If you cant read it, most of the text is dates, and FL DIES)

As you can see, it was a fair walk. I took Sind province in 248 BC, and i'm working on getting some more income. I have a slight cash problem ( -750000 ), but I have a plan to work my way out of that, involving selling my starting settlement, and taking some more towns. Might take a while though.

I actually didn't fight any battles on the journey, as I sent my diplomat ahead to make alliances/give gifts/act as a spy. My original spy died on an 85% chance of success mission.

The AI has done some interesting things too. Rome has taken some Carthaginian island provinces, and Makedon destroyed KH in 269, after invading Rhodes.

So, on the todo list for my amazingly poor Indo-Iberian Empire :

1. Fix cash problem
2. Move new family members from starting settlement to new lands ( another walk, but they are mounted, so should go quicker )
3. Work my way back west
4. Take Spain and Ireland. Maybe the rest of the map too

[Hax]

That is..awesome.

[satalexton]

This is blasphemy, this is MADNESS...

[AlexanderSextus]

This is blasphemy, this is MADNESS...

THIS. IS. INDIA!

*kicks satalexton into a pit full of cobras*

[Megas Methuselah]

Wow. That puts all my migration campaigns to shame. Well done, Chris...!

[||Lz3||]

[Chris_]

Just finished playing a bit more. Since I was so poor (-750000), whenever I proposed anything to the AI, such as selling map information for ~500 mnai, they would just offer me a gift instead! Guess they really feel sorry for me. I just took the city above Patala, and a town in mainland Spain just revolted back to me, from my Carthaginian allies. I have around 4.5k profit a turn, and cash of -616000, so I should be out of debt in just 34 years . Hopefully everyone will leave me alone till then, since im running low on actual units. I even abandoned Pura because I didnt want to risk a unit of spearmen.

[TWFanatic]

There and Back Again (quite literally): A Spanirds Journey, by Chirs.

You should make this into an AAR man. It dwarfs anything I've ever attempted.

[||Lz3||]

hell this is more epic than the lord of the rings and 300!

[Chris_]

I'm back in the black! Its now 185BC, and I have 23000. I lost Patala to Phalava when they sent a small army - I couldn't rout units with my FMs without taking too many losses. Now based in Opiana, I just recruited some Indian Longbowmen and built a stone wall, which should keep me safe from Phalavans. Now I need to secure a larger base area, then head back to Spain.

In case you were wondering, here's what I'll be fighting through :

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

I mean, I know they're called the Yellow Death, but this is ridiculous. They just exploded in 10 years, and show no signs of stopping. They are also using naval assaults, as you can see on Italy.

[Lysimachos]

At least it won't get boring too fast... (if it is not boring for you to fight a couple of full stacks a season, that is)

What .exe are you using?

[Tellos Athenaios]

Apart from the Romani and of course Chris_'s crazy Lusotanna all living factions seem to have taken rather plausible expansion routes...

[Senshi]

You are absolutely freaky...just having that idea is madness, but actually pulling this through and establishing a firm base on the other side of the world...awesome
I think I should try the same with the Saka Rauka and perhaps move to Ireland

How did you make your maps? I'm interested if you found a quick and easy way of colouring only the provinces as I myself log my campaign progress simultaneously on a killsheet (edited one from SPQR mod and added an "Action"-Sheet where I write down all important happenings like diplomatic changes, battles, expansion strategies etc.) and a map of campaign. I used the same map as you did (the giant one with 3000x1857 pixels^^) but colouring everything "from hand" takes quite a while as I update my map every 5 years with a new layer showing the current size of all factions.

[Tellos Athenaios]

I guess this is another "Shameless advert for the Replay Viewer by Chris_", then?

[Chris_]

Apart from the Romani and of course Chris_'s crazy Lusotanna all living factions seem to have taken rather plausible expansion routes...

Wonder if me walking through making alliances with everyone had some effect on this?

I guess this is another "Shameless advert for the Replay Viewer by Chris_", then?

At the minute it doesn't make replays, but it can load data about the owners of cities, their stats etc, and generates a map (which can be saved). I just did another advert. Damnit.

Re : Migration
Took Gandhara and Sind back, but Phalava is sending hordes of Pantadapoi at me, whose only purpose is to make squelchy sounds when they get shot by arrows/ran down by horses. Also being asked by them to become a protectorate every turn by this diplomat that seems to enjoy hanging around my capital. Random towns in Spain keep revolting to me and killing my economy with full stacks of troops.

[||Lz3||]

yellow death anyone?

awesome chris! , same goes dor the map thing

[Chris_]

Just another update. I've taken 4 more provinces, and making quick progress against the Phalava. Their main force is Pantadapoi/Persian Spearmen, and cities are lightly guarded, so most battles are pretty simple. Occasionaly I run into a few units of Cataphracts, or a family member, which can cause some problems. It's odd, sometimes their armies contain lots of heavy cavalry, and their General is a Pantadapoi, who I proceed to kill with archers.

I might attempt to finish of Baktria soon - their last settlement is full of skirmishers, and they have another stack of skirmishers standing outside. Ptolies are slowing down in their westward expansion, and are currently at the top of Italy. Apparently all those Romans funneled into one area is taking a toll on their forces. Carthage has taken advantage of this, and has captured parts of southern Italy. Elsewhere though, the Ptolies continue to make ground, working their way around the Black Sea (from both directions).

On a side note, I love Hyrkanian Hillmen, they've saved many battles

[Captain Trek]

Can you make us up another map, please?

[Chris_]

Here it be :

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

[||Lz3||]

I'm in love with those maps!

they're awesome , same goes for you campaign!

[bovi]

I think you're in for a world of... excitement... once you arrive at the Ptolemies. If Pahlava isn't giving you that well enough right now, that is.

[Chris_]

Well I should be done with Pahlava in a couple of years - most of their cities are lightly guarded, I just need to eliminate a few stray stacks. I might keep them alive as a buffer between myself and the Ptolies, as I spotted a couple of full stacks on the Pahlava-Ptoly border that I don't want to come my way until I'm ready.

[Maion Maroneios]

Well, this is certainly something unexpected... Kudos to your patience! Oh yeah and good luck for your unsure future:P

Maion

[Zeibek]

Wow...

And to think of the fact that I was proud of conquering Europe as the Casse...

[Senshi]

I can't believe you really survived that March through hell and even managed to establish a considerable foothold!

Oh yeah, and I totally BEG you to release your savegame viewer/map maker/whatever-it-is-at-that-state though it's just a beta. If it just can make maps off your current savegames it's totally awesome, no need to have extra flushy stuff in the beginning, that can be added with further releases

[Rilder]

If you release a program that makes those sexy maps I will have children and give them to you.

[Ibrahim]

that is freaky man to india and back?


@ LZ3: I give a and raise you

[V.T. Marvin]

Amazing maps and incredible AI faction progression. I guess that you were not manipulating it in any way (I mean by forced diplomacy etc.) so it is really an interesting example of the EB AI improvement! Should be on a place of honour in the AI faction progression thread!!!

Looking forward to your replay viewer! Best luck with it!

[Chris_]

Big bump.

Update on migration campaign. It's now 154 BC, and I just finished off Baktria. They'd been living in Alexandropolis for ~30 years. Their ultimate plan to charge up a hill at me with 4 sets of 2000 skirmishers didn't go too well .

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Once I get through the horrible Ptolemaic monster, I'll then have to go through the horrible Sweboz monster. Unless of course things have changed by the time I get over there.

[DeathEmperor]

Good god man this just amazing Major respect and props to you for doing this sir.