THIS IS SPA- Carthage?!

**Jebivjetar** · 05-20-2010, 18:33

Originally Posted by Maion Maroneios

**Skullheadhq** · 05-20-2010, 19:16

This makes me want to start a Carthie game

**Macilrille** · 05-20-2010, 20:02

Everybody should actually try any faction once IMO.

**Fluvius Camillus** · 05-20-2010, 22:28

Originally Posted by Macilrille

Everybody should actually try any faction once IMO.

That'll take me more than a decade since I usually go very in depth with the faction I play. While a normal TW campaign would keep me busy for around 1 to 3 months, these tend to go (with pauses) to 6 months.

~Fluvius

**Maion Maroneios** · 05-21-2010, 06:15

Originally Posted by Fluvius Camillus

That'll take me more than a decade since I usually go very in depth with the faction I play. While a normal TW campaign would keep me busy for around 1 to 3 months, these tend to go (with pauses) to 6 months.

~Fluvius

I second that. Even though I sometimes start campaigns with random factions just to play a few [in-game] years and get a feeling of the faction, a small taste if you like.

**pikeman** · 05-21-2010, 07:28

OK, I destroyed Roma with Xanti. I kinda feel guilty now.

Aside from the Victory Conditions, what incentives are there for Carthage to move east? I find the recruitment there VERY limited....

**Brave Brave Sir Robin** · 05-21-2010, 07:37

Idk, theres not much incentive for any faction to invade Egypt imo. Machimoi, hellenic skirmishers, and pandas are really the only units available to most factions there and none of those are anything to write home about.

**Jebivjetar** · 05-21-2010, 07:57

Originally Posted by pikeman

OK, I destroyed Roma with Xanti. I kinda feel guilty now.

Aside from the Victory Conditions, what incentives are there for Carthage to move east? I find the recruitment there VERY limited....

Basically just as Sir Robin said, Carthage can recruit mostly levies on the east. Anyway, if you advance onto Antiocheia and conquer settlements in and around Syria , you'll be able to recruit some good units like Cretan and Sirian archers, Cappadocian hillmen, slingers, eastern light cavalry/infantry and some more units. These are very good units if you use them good + if you mix them with some local mercenaries (eastern mercenary poll is pretty decent: very good infantry and cavalry, expensive but worthy of every minai!) you'll be able to rise some good armies. Oh, yeah, in Kyrene you can recruit Hellenic classical hoplites!

Lead your migthy Carthaginians wisely

**Macilrille** · 05-21-2010, 07:49

Originally Posted by Fluvius Camillus

That'll take me more than a decade since I usually go very in depth with the faction I play. While a normal TW campaign would keep me busy for around 1 to 3 months, these tend to go (with pauses) to 6 months.

~Fluvius

Mine takes longer, but we should have ambition ;-)
Been trhough
Many Romas, none actually to VC, but have been past the invincible point where it is less fun.

Sweboz, same, except one where I was stubborn and did own all of Europe and get VC.

Baktria, one campaign owning all south of Pahlava and east of the Med, got bored, stopped. Very fun campaign.

AS, one, Passed invincible point and got bored.

Getai, same. Though if the campaign had not CTD-ed I had probably continued, Getai is fun.

I think my next project will be either attaining VC with Rome, Taking or blitzing the map with Sweboz, or a game as carties.

However, developing EB II tends to take away from game time I have noticed.

BTW Fluvius, I have bet a beer on you winning the Race, get to work!