Need the Forums advice

**aem91** · 10-02-2008, 04:40

Hi, so im playing the selcuids and want the forums advice on my next move, so here goes.

Currently, ive killed pontus, parthia, armenia, egypt, and am pushing the baktrians back and fending off a horde of elite saka (cataphracts and heavy hoplites galore.)

But, Carthage walked across libya to attack me in egypt, and after fending them off im launching an attack with some troops i pulled together, charted to go as far west as cyrene. i dont wnat to take tunisian settlements, as its too far to govern and could bring me into a possible war with rome. Ive gone back and forth around the ammoniom city, and carthage has taken memphis twice but now im on the offensive. they bring elite pikes and libyans so they are a little tougher than the troops i pulled and cash is tight now.

So here is where i need your opinions, i brought my most elite army, made up of silver chevron pikemen, elite spearmen, and elite skirmishers, cataphracts, silver chevron syrian archers etc, basically troops from the begining of the game, that destroyed egypt. Im taking them by boat to carthage to level the city and every building in it, then sell it to a neutral faction, and do that to as many cities in tunisia i can to cripple the carthaginians.

I was wondering if that was a good plan, and also with the surplus cash, i want to know if u think it is a good idea to invest in +1 mines, i initally say no, because if you factor in corruption it doesnt make much money, and costs so much, takes so long to build, and a long time to even start making money.

**a completely inoffensive name** · 10-02-2008, 04:55

Originally Posted by aem91

Hi, so im playing the selcuids and want the forums advice on my next move, so here goes.

Currently, ive killed pontus, parthia, armenia, egypt, and am pushing the baktrians back and fending off a horde of elite saka (cataphracts and heavy hoplites galore.)

But, Carthage walked across libya to attack me in egypt, and after fending them off im launching an attack with some troops i pulled together, charted to go as far west as cyrene. i dont wnat to take tunisian settlements, as its too far to govern and could bring me into a possible war with rome. Ive gone back and forth around the ammoniom city, and carthage has taken memphis twice but now im on the offensive. they bring elite pikes and libyans so they are a little tougher than the troops i pulled and cash is tight now.

So here is where i need your opinions, i brought my most elite army, made up of silver chevron pikemen, elite spearmen, and elite skirmishers, cataphracts, silver chevron syrian archers etc, basically troops from the begining of the game, that destroyed egypt. Im taking them by boat to carthage to level the city and every building in it, then sell it to a neutral faction, and do that to as many cities in tunisia i can to cripple the carthaginians.

I was wondering if that was a good plan, and also with the surplus cash, i want to know if u think it is a good idea to invest in +1 mines, i initally say no, because if you factor in corruption it doesnt make much money, and costs so much, takes so long to build, and a long time to even start making money.

If you are not going to control any of Carthage's settlements, then yes, do it.
Yes, build mines, extra money is extra money, sell carthage to someone beside Rome however, you don't want them taking over the entire western Mediterranean by the time you have destroyed Saka and Baktria.

**penguinking** · 10-02-2008, 05:11

Building the extra mines is a very good idea. Your plan sounds pretty good. I would give the Tunisian settlements to Lusotannan, just to see what happens.