Problem Factions/Rebels... A Solution??

**Lord President of Gallifrey** · 08-11-2011, 19:13

For representing Independent Kingdoms, I would (for now) agree with Macedonian's idea of smaller tribes should be powerful rebels.

I think your onto something though Ahowl, maybe if we have the Celtic/Barbarian/Hellenic rebel Culture in conjunction with regular factions we wil have our answer.

**ahowl11** · 08-11-2011, 19:55

we will have to really experiment with it

**Magneto** · 08-14-2011, 07:05

You could try to give the shadowing/shadowed_by ability to some of the barbarian factions. Like:

faction gauls, religious smith
shadowed_by germans
denari 5000
...
faction germans, balanced mao
shadowing gauls
denari 5000

Basically, If a gaul army revolts, it won´t be a rebel one, it will be a german one, if germany isn´t extinct.

**ahowl11** · 08-14-2011, 07:15

thats strange... that would be weird haha

**Magneto** · 08-14-2011, 07:27

Originally Posted by ahowl11

thats strange... that would be weird haha

Why?

**ahowl11** · 08-14-2011, 08:50

like why would you have germans replace gauls, in a rebellion?

**Magneto** · 08-14-2011, 09:18

Originally Posted by ahowl11

like why would you have germans replace gauls, in a rebellion?

That was just an example. And I think it would be quite logical: The army of one tribe changes his allegiances, because they think the other bunch of tribes got more strength and is more reliable. You could edit the text of the barbarian event of a rebellion to something that would explain it to the player, like:

"This Tribes stupid leaders betrayed us, to join a bunch of weak tribes! Those fools think we wouldn´t exakt revenge upon them!"

That would make a more dynamic tribe system.
You could also script a few things, like the departure of the Helvetii from their lands into gaul. I don´t think that would be very hard. You spawn an army of rebels with adequate units and leaders and send them per script to a city in gaul. The army will walk to this city, and besiege it. Of course, they can be attacked and exterminated before by the player or gaul ai. Some things like that would make a dynamic tribe system.