Getai start

**Matinius Brutus** · 02-09-2013, 12:54

I just started my first EB campaign in quite some time. I started with the Getai and besieged Kalatis. After a few turns a rebel stack came to help the city. I defeated both armies, right in the same turn a second stack of rebels does the same, and then another one. After I defeated all f them the game crashed. Now EB not being very stable with a few battles per turn, I am thinking of turning the fog of war to kill all rebels in order to take the city. My question is why so many rebels, at once? Since I have encountered rebel stack helping a besieged rebel city, but never more then one, I am doubting my installation. In a previous installation all cities were garrisoned by full stacks of elites.

**athanaric** · 02-09-2013, 14:25

Well, standard questions first: did you activate the script? and on what difficulty are you playing?

With that out of the way, yes, the multiple stacks attacking one after another in the same turn, followed by game crash, is probably the most problematic aspect of EB (combines the retarded AI from RTW with the instability of the mod). I'm afraid you need to resort to extensive scouting (possible with spies), and move your armies carefully. Also, wait 10-30 seconds (or wait for the victory music to end) after you get the victory screen before pressing "exit battle". That there are numerous rebel groups littered around the map is normal. Try to take them out one by one, or if they're close to each other, all in the same battle.
As a Getai player, IMO your first target should be Sarmizegethusa. After that, things may become a little easier.

**Matinius Brutus** · 02-09-2013, 14:56

Thank you for the suggestions. I play with script activated and on M/M. Unfortunately on close examination with FoW off, I saw that those stacks get spawned the turn after I besiege a settlement right next to me and attack, so picking them up beforehand would not work. Maybe I should reinstall.

**athanaric** · 02-09-2013, 16:13

Originally Posted by Matinius Brutus

Thank you for the suggestions. I play with script activated and on M/M. Unfortunately on close examination with FoW off, I saw that those stacks get spawned the turn after I besiege a settlement right next to me and attack, so picking them up beforehand would not work. Maybe I should reinstall.

You can also block access routes by placing a single unit between your besieging army and the likely direction of the scripted army. Even better, you infiltrate the settlement and assault it within the same turn (might require saving beforehand).

**seleucid empire** · 02-09-2013, 16:52

I've never seen two rebel stacks attack me in the same turn unless I'm using realistic movement mod

**Ca Putt** · 02-09-2013, 18:33

In situations like that I tend to use Autowin, sure it's cheating but it let's you avoid fighting the same battle over and over again. Autowin normally does result in much higher casualties than a wellplayed battlemap battle, just see it as punishment for cheating^^

**athanaric** · 02-09-2013, 22:27

Originally Posted by seleucid empire

I've never seen two rebel stacks attack me in the same turn unless I'm using realistic movement mod

I have.

Originally Posted by Ca Putt

In situations like that I tend to use Autowin, sure it's cheating but it let's you avoid fighting the same battle over and over again. Autowin normally does result in much higher casualties than a wellplayed battlemap battle, just see it as punishment for cheating^^

Same here, although I just use autoresolve (which is perfectly legitimate), unless my forces are inferior for some reason.