Man, these forums are so different from what I'm used to, layout wise. I keep clicking the Reply to Thread button by mistake after typing out a big long post, and editing a long post in this textbox can be challenging.

Quote Originally Posted by Andy1984 View Post
Great to see you like the mod.

I would advise you - before you play Seleukia - to try to explore your immediate surroundings as the Romani a bit. You see: Arretium, Southern-Italy and Northern Italy are the rather easy parts to conquer and to get your hands onto. I for myself got pretty badly mauled when my Roman legions left Northen Italy for the first time. Said otherwise: you still have something new to learn when you'll attack your neighbours (whether Getai, Arverni, Aedui or Lusotanni) for the first time. :D

good luck,

Andy
Since Aedui has Mediolanum, I'll probably be bumping into them first. I'll attack them if I see an opening, but I got a caesefire and trade rights with them, so it may make more sense to expand across rebel Southern Gaul, then swing around and attack Arveni, watching for a backstab from Mediolanum.

I was also contemplating something daring a naval landing at Ephiros. However, I forgot, I disbanded my 'navy'. I guess I could just as easily sweep down the Dardanelles. That might be a slick (or terrible) idea. XD




Quote Originally Posted by Mulceber View Post
That's a possibility as well - my point is, he doesn't need to play all the way through either the Romani or Qarthadastim campaigns just because he's new. Although I would still argue that there are others beyond those two which are reasonable for new players.

@Madoushi - re: the governments thing - you should definitely build the type 1 in Arretium, as well as the rest of Italy as well. You won't be able to recruit your faction's troops if you don't.



Hey, ultimately that's all that matters. Have fun. -M
I suppose Italy is the only place I can build type 1 Governments? (otherwise I'd totally just build 3s and 4s in Italy and just drop a 1 as a beachhead whenever I began expanding into a new area.

I guess that would kinda defeat the point.

Anyway, I just got in. I'll probably play some more tonight, but first I have to try out this Bad Company 2. :D