Attacking Capitals -- What does it do?

[Bob the Insane]

Beware the revenge of the ninja peasants!!!!!!!

[Siris]

What the Spartan Empire is about to do to the Romans is not revenge, its genocide.

Its our 2nd to last ditch effort to turn the tide of war, before we fall into total defensive stance in our home land.

[Sin Qua Non]

Don't expect anything astonishing. Taking the capital will hurt them because the AI usually doesn't move their cap around, and it will be a highly populated production center, but that is probably the only effect you will see. There won't be a civil war (I've never had one or ever heard of anyone having one), and the AI will choose another capital instantaneously. Now if they choose one that happens to be away from the center of their empire, there may be some public order issues for them, but it's not too likely. There really should be some major negative effect for losing your capital, like having no center of public order for a turn, or something along those lines. Of course then the AI really has to guard their capital. Historically, losing your seat of governmental power had unpleasant effects.

[Siris]

Yes, their army is already in sight, they have about 600 outside, about 800 inside, around 1,400 facing my 4,000+ strong.

I cant play until Friday night, but I'll post here the results & if I was able to head on to Scipii, Rome, & Juli's Capital. See my PC wont run the game, but my G-Parents will, and I go there every Friday, there all Saturday, and most of Sunday, when I play.

I should be able to take the Bruti capital with ease, I've already estimated losses to be around 1,000-2,000+ men at the most.

[Bob the Insane]

Assaulting a city, destroying the buildings and leaving the Walls the Government building damaged and exterminated the population and then moving on to the other cities of that faction must have an effect.....

But as I said "beware the ninja peasants", they will rise up in response to your aggression and cast you out (or at least try to... ),,,

[Siris]

Peasants make no matter, they'll be easy killed in the field itself. So revolts I'm not concered about, I'm not taking these cities for keeps, just for devestation.

[Sin Qua Non]

um... these aren't your ordinary peasants.

[TinCow]

I think it sounds like an excellent plan. Destroying their buildings will set them WAY back if you can manage it and slaughtering their population in several cities will give you lots of spending cash. This is a very good strategy to tear the heart out of the enemy when you don't have the strength to hold the provinces you take. Let us know how it turns out.

[snake0606]

If your are going to wipe out the Romans you need to wipe em ALL out or they will breed like rabbits.

Playing Carthage I cut the Brutii off at the knees (they have two tiny cities on the west coast of Greece) and sent the Scipii to live with their gods. After using their people to replenish my army and build me a tiny fleet to go home to Africa I reduced their Italian cities to ruin and put to the sword their people. But the Julii are slowly picking up the pieces in the Italian boot. But I do own Sicily and they will NEVER take it from me.

I have a feeling I will see the Julii in the future.

[phred]

If they're gold chevron peasants, watch out. they won't be pushovers..