A different time?

[MarcusAureliusAntoninus]

I would say that a mod about Alexander shouldn't include Italy. I'd say include the whole of India but end at Illyria in the west.

[oudysseos]

But what about a pre-Alexander mod? In 380-350 BC anything could have happened: Rome's dominance of the Italian peninsula was far from a foregone conclusion; if Phillip had died young I doubt Macedon would have become a superpower; Persia was still the greatest empire the worl have ever seen; Athens and Sparta (not to mention Thebes and Corinth) were far from finished. If I had my druthers it'd be a more focused map, similar to RoP maybe, more cities in Greece, Anatolia and around the Black Sea, and more focus on the struggles of the future regional powers to achieve greatness. PLus you could have the old vanilla Egyptians back!

[Hax]

Also; I'd like reforms for the Makedonians if they manage to do what Philippos did.

[Subotan]

I would say that a mod about Alexander shouldn't include Italy. I'd say include the whole of India but end at Illyria in the west.

Nt nessecarily. Alexandros planned to attack Italy after returning from India, and what was to stop him from attacking Italy rather than Persia?

[Gleemonex]

Nt nessecarily. Alexandros planned to attack Italy after returning from India, and what was to stop him from attacking Italy rather than Persia?

To drastically oversimplify: Persia had easier terrain, more riches and more profitable trade. Western Europe was a hotly-contested and highly fractious backwater in Alexander's time.

-Glee

[Ludens]

Nt nessecarily. Alexandros planned to attack Italy after returning from India, and what was to stop him from attacking Italy rather than Persia?

Three things. Firstly, Alexandros' cousin and ally, Alexander of Epeiros, was already going to Italy. Secondly, Alexander was already in a state of war with Persia, due to Parmenion and another general's army being in Asia Minor. Thirdly, the Greek alliance Alexander led had as official goal to attack Persia.

Anyway, do we know what Alexander was planning shortly before he was dead? I heard he planned to attack Arabia, Carthage, and now Italy. Off course it is possible he had imbibed delusions of grandeur, but what do we really know?

[Subotan]

Eh, well the possibility of attacking Italy/Illyria shouldn't be left out. That would be more inaccurate than him going to Italy, as the roal of these mods is to represent the starting conditions as much as possible, then leave it up to you.

[MerlinusCDXX]

Add in the Boii, and Veneti as Celtic factions. Boii= the guys that brought you the Sack of Roma. Veneti- in and around Patavium.

[Gleemonex]

Anyway, do we know what Alexander was planning shortly before he was dead? I heard he planned to attack Arabia, Carthage, and now Italy. Off course it is possible he had imbibed delusions of grandeur, but what do we really know?

One could debate whether they would be delusions, or simply observations

-Glee

[antisocialmunky]

One could debate whether they would be delusions, or simply observations

-Glee

He wanted to build a freaking road to the gates of Hercules. He probably could have done it too, the crazy bastard.

[Hax]

Crazy enough to crush what remained of the Persian empire.