KH vs Macedon AI question

**J.R.M** · 04-19-2010, 05:51

Luckily the battle at krete is pretty easy, as far a i remember (havent played in a while) the AI never uses its cretan archers to kill my levy hoplites or kill some of my spartan bodyguards, so its just about using your crets to shoot down their hoplites behind the walls and win with relative ease, all thx to those Spartans, they can do marvels at the beggining of KH camp.
Oh! i almost forgot the spy u start with, if ur lucky the gates are magically opened for u in DA 1st turn, sweet.

**satalexton** · 04-19-2010, 07:48

Levy Hoplites can stand against pretty much anything, so long they're facing the right direction. They are an early game saver. I once did a migration which I gave all my holdings to Eperios and Makedonia, and traded for Taras. Just using Levies and Spartans, I managed to sack Barbaropolis within 15 turns. The battles were epic, the losses were great, but the sheer steadfastness of hellenic ethos and their burning hatred of the barbaroi granted me 3 herioc victories and nailing their last FM when Barbaropolis was taken...

**Kurrel** · 04-19-2010, 08:18

Been playing for a while, and reading a bit, and I have a few more questions.

Do the hellenes get any reformations? Are they also tied to March of Time? The FAQ mentions several factions but not KH.

I was mopping up Macedon and doing some tidying up with the cities that had had recently come under the wing of Hellenic care when the green faction to my west started getting eaten up by Rome. I took advantage of it and snapped their provinces up from the other side and met Rome in the middle of the dead factions lands. Up until this point, we had mutual trade rights and I didn't expect what came next.

Rome just kept trying to go east, through me! Since then I've been wrapped in a war with them which they just won't let go of, no matter how often I beat them and offer peace. I've pushed all the way back to Bononi (I think that's the name), though that changed hands a few times and is now pretty much a ghost town. At this rate, there may be greek rulers marching into Rome itself within the next few years.

**satalexton** · 04-19-2010, 08:31

Originally Posted by Kurrel

At this rate, there may be greek rulers marching into Rome itself within the next few years.

That's great to hear! May Nike bless you with victory!.

Sadly, March of time is indeed tied to the KH reforms, giving them the ability to recruit meduim quality phalangitai....not that you actually need them anyway!
You can just pump an Italian large city with a flood disbanded akonkistai, turn it into a huge city, and let the Barbaroi take it. You should have the reforms 1 turn later.

**J.R.M** · 04-19-2010, 08:53

I love the smell of burned Romies in the morning.
As stated before the MoT reforms are not really that needed when playing KH, but with Maks and the others.... its a diferent story.
I forgot to say WELCOME! hope u enjoy EB.

**satalexton** · 04-19-2010, 10:00

@ J.R.M

Check your notifications =]

**Kurrel** · 04-19-2010, 10:08

When trying to keep neighbours from going all rabid on you, is better to offer a tribute gift or to give them an individual gift of the same amount every turn?

Much though it demeans our honour, I am concerned the people to the east will take advantage of the war that has drawn away all my troops to the west.

And thank you for the welcome! R:TW is fun as the Romans (not surprising, given the name) but the other factions always felt a little like the stage set for the Romans. EB cures that admirably.