Quote Originally Posted by Yyrkoon View Post
Good points all around. I love Kallatis for the HAs because you can dominate the Eleutheroi and keep the Sauromatae at bay. Yeah, I forgot about Sarmiszegethusa. That's what I conquered third, although it's probably best to conquer first for the mines. I wrote this without the benefit of an early campaign, my campaign is much further along now with raids on Egypt and the Levant to stop the Grey Death machine.
Yeah, Kallatis is my favourite in my current Romani campaign as well. I can get Scythian Riders, Hoplitai (Greek Classical Hoplites), and Scythian Archers there, making it an important troop production center. I have a Type 4 government there, with a Client Ruler who is already an "Expert Recruiter" from the never-ending troop production at that settlement. Too bad it is no longer possible to recruit Thraikioi Rhomphaiaphoroi and Thureopherontes Toxotai (Bosphoran Heavy Archers) in Kallatis, something that was possible in versions 1.0 as well as 0.8. Then Kallatis would have been an absolute must, like Singidunum, which is the only place where one can train Cordinau Orcas, the best sword infantry unit in EB, IMHO of course.

Would you mind posting your expansion in the Faction Progression thread? It is amazing that you took your campaign so far that you now raid the Middle East and North Africa.