You have to find them in order to bribe them

**Conqueror** · 07-09-2005, 18:01

You cannot bribe a faction's last remaining city, even if there's no family members in it.

**Marquis of Roland** · 07-09-2005, 18:26

Your missing Macedonians are in Cyrene, Cyrenaica. It is the province in North Africa directly south of Cyprus (Kydonia). Factions need at least 1 city to exist, so its not like civ where they have some settler stuck in a boat.

If they're not there, start trading for map info until you can "see" all the provinces on the map (exception is Hibernia and Hyperboria, I guarantee you the Macedonians are not there).

**kadingir** · 07-13-2005, 21:47

Sure enough, the wily Macedonians were in Cyrenaica. (They're not there any more.) Thanks to all for your help.

**sapi** · 07-14-2005, 08:32

Next time, if they really frustrate you, type toggle_fow into the console to see them and again to turn it off.

**The Stranger** · 07-14-2005, 14:02

Originally Posted by Conqueror

You cannot bribe a faction's last remaining city, even if there's no family members in it.

where did you read that.....i cetainly bribed rome....many times and it was their last city (as usual).

**IliaDN** · 07-14-2005, 17:40

Originally Posted by Conqueror

You cannot bribe a faction's last remaining city, even if there's no family members in it.

There is an exception - Rome.

**Conqueror** · 07-14-2005, 18:23

I guess those senators really love the money then

**IliaDN** · 07-14-2005, 18:34

Yeah, I bribed it for about 1.5 millions ...

**Kourutsu** · 07-14-2005, 20:43

Make a bunch of peasants, seperate them into one unit an army, and send them off to find the elusive enemy.

**pezhetairoi** · 07-15-2005, 01:50

Macedonian gets a magic army in Cyrene in turn 27. Without warning, playing as Macedon, I received an army of 6 triple silver/single gold, gold weapon, gold shield militia hoplites and 3 gold peasants. Freaky. Anyway. They're now headed for the Nile with 2 factioners and 2 Numidian cavalry. I should find no problem taking Alexandria considering it just has 3 desert axemen guarding it, modded to 3 armour. What are they against 14 attack 10 defence? yum.

**IliaDN** · 07-15-2005, 07:00

Originally Posted by pezhetairoi

Macedonian gets a magic army in Cyrene in turn 27. Without warning, playing as Macedon, I received an army of 6 triple silver/single gold, gold weapon, gold shield militia hoplites and 3 gold peasants. Freaky. Anyway. They're now headed for the Nile with 2 factioners and 2 Numidian cavalry. I should find no problem taking Alexandria considering it just has 3 desert axemen guarding it, modded to 3 armour. What are they against 14 attack 10 defence? yum.

Hi, Pez!
This army is not "magic" as you call it - it appeares there, because that city ( as far as I know ) was founded by macedonians, so it is mirrored in the game as giving this city to macedonians in the year of it suppoused fondation.