Augustan Reforms Out of the Blue

[Antonivs Silvicola]

I'm playing a Romani campaign just cruising along. I've laid waste to the Makedonians, Koinon Hellenon, Arverni, and Epeiros. Things are going well and I've just had a family member receive the "High Ambitions" trait. I'm ready to make him my faction heir as soon as 125bc gets here. I've met all other criteria for the Augustan reforms so I'm just kind of waiting on the time trigger. Then, out of nowhere in 147bc, I get the reforms. I have no idea why. Just wondered if this was a bug or if there is a way to get around all the requirements for the reform I unintentionally triggered. Those poor Sweboz that just stabbed me in the back are in for a surprise once I get my new MICs built...but I digress, anyone else have this happen or know why it would?

[Vasiliyi]

Actually, I doubt many people who have tried to get to the Augustian Reforms achieved their goal. Nice work, its not easy playing that many turns.

[Antonivs Silvicola]

Thank you, Vasiliyi. Next will definately be a Greek or Celtic faction. Luckily for me, there will be plenty of replayability until EBII comes out. I do believe I may be addicted!

[Macilrille]

Augustan... I dream of Marian, never had them.

[Cassus Belli]

That's terrific news Antonivs Silvicola

That gives me hope that such feats are achievable and glad that I'm not the only one who likes to play a long game.

BTW, in your long journey have you noticed historical characters showing up at the proper time frame (i.e. were the Punic and Macedonian wars scripted? Did Hannibal invade around 220 BC or so from Iberia?)???

Did you (are you) try to follow a historically accurate game timeline? --

Or did you just follow your own timeline and expand in any way that was best for you at the time?

Just curious, as I've started a new Romani campaign with EB 1.2 (using the BI game engine) and have been trying to play as close to history as I can... But some have told that there is no apparent point in doing that as the script does not cooperate and there are no historical figures that will show up in their appropriate time periods, unless it is by pure chance I guess???

I was hoping that you would share some of your experience on the subject... ?

BTW, here is a link to my thread, in case you'd rather respond over there...
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showt...55#post2328755

[A Very Super Market]

It isn't a rail shooter, and would be rather boring if it was, so no scripted characters appear. The Yuezhi pop up in the far east after a while, Xanthippos will appear in Carthage if they go to war with Rome, but that's as far as it goes.

[Antonivs Silvicola]

@ Cassus, all I've really seen as far as historical figures are the ancilleries certain FMs get(ie; Archimedes, etc.). I pretty much just expand as I have enough FMs to govern major settlements. It definately slows expansion. I don't expand past the historical borders of the Roman empire. I do sack bordering territories though. Keeps my neighboring enemies in check some. Kill everyone, burn everything to the ground, raise taxes to the max and move my legions back to home territory and wait for the settlement to revolt. Wash, rinse, repeat. I also play on the BI exe as I find the AI a tad better. A little conquest and pillage really helps relieve stress after a long day at work