Houserules and self-imposed limitations- Strategos

[Ibrahim]

ah, here I do have houserules, mostly for army regulation (note: all these armies are raised in steps, in up to 100 turns, so as not to break the treasury):

a-arche seleukeia:

army: 2 armies; one east, one west.

western one:

1xstartegos
2xthorakitai
1xElephantes Kataphraktoi
5xPezhetairoi
1xArgyraspides
2xToxotai Kretekoi or Thanvare Parsig (regularly rotated)
2xHetairoi or 1 Kataphraktoi and 1 Hetairoi
1xslinger
2xprodromoi
1xsiege weapon
1xHypaspistes
1xPeltastai Makedoniko

total: 24 units (20 in the main army, 4 rotated reserves (cavalry and archers)


eastern one:

1xstrategos
2xPeltastai
4xhorse archers
1xelephantes indikoi
4xthanvare parsig or those extra long range archers.
4xPezhetairoi
2xHetairoi or 2 Kataphraktoi
2xprodromoi or other cavalry.

total: 20 units.

as you can see, they differ dramatically, in accordance with who they have to fight. I usually gut my garrison armies to afford all this, but I think its necessary to deal with the enemies at hand-especially in Alexander AI, which is used for EB. I'm good with money, so I often raise 10,000 mnai on the first turn with ease, and in my current campaign I make 20,000 a year.


b-Makedonia:

1xstrategos
2xhetairoi
2xprodromoi
1xhypaspistai
1xpeltastai mekedonikoi
5xpezhetairoi
2xagrianikoi pelekophoroi
2xtoxotai kretikoi
2xpeltastai
1xsiege weapon
1xthureophoroi

total: 20 units


c-Ptolemioi

1xstrategos
2xklerouchoi cavalry
1xklerouchikon agema
5xpezhetairoi (or 4 pezhetairoi and 1 galatikoi klerouchoi)
2xtoxotai kretikoi
2xthorakitai
1xelephantes
2xpeltastai
1xsiege
2xprodromoi
1xgalatikoi klerouchoi

total: 20

outside of these three factions, I generally avoid hellenistic/hellenic factions. I rack up the taxes for the first 150 turns, so as to make money for the longest time. I also tax according to region and happiness, and have in fact been able to pacify my outlying provinces (lowest tax, add garrison, built sewers). so far, haven't lost a provence in my AS campaign.