Single Nation Campaigns

**Alexanderofmacedon** · 12-12-2005, 04:52

That's fast? Maybe I haven't played enough then!

What's your longest?

**Kaldhore** · 12-12-2005, 08:12

269? when does RTR begin??

In my Julii camp on RTW Theres only Pontus and the Brutii left as major powers and I just took Rome in 160BC (I didnt expand till the reforms). I still have 20 areas to conquer and its me v the Brutii (who have 30 Territories o.0 ). My spies tell my they have many Urbans and Praetorian Cav, and Im on H/VH. Looks like a long Cival war. I cant Bribe even if I wanted as Im only in 10k profit a turn (not using peasant Garrisons).

See you in 100bc maybe

**Rilder** · 12-13-2005, 00:08

Originally Posted by Kaldhore

269? when does RTR begin??

In my Julii camp on RTW Theres only Pontus and the Brutii left as major powers and I just took Rome in 160BC (I didnt expand till the reforms). I still have 20 areas to conquer and its me v the Brutii (who have 30 Territories o.0 ). My spies tell my they have many Urbans and Praetorian Cav, and Im on H/VH. Looks like a long Cival war. I cant Bribe even if I wanted as Im only in 10k profit a turn (not using peasant Garrisons).

See you in 100bc maybe

in RTR the Campaign Starts in 280 BC

and by the way AlexanderOfMacedon, were you talking about wars or actuall campaigns

**fallen851** · 12-13-2005, 05:30

Well I'm about to play the war of my life in RTW, I don't think I will win.

I started my first ever RTW campaign as the Julii family in 289BC (my own mod, ) and its now 207BC, and I have all of Spain, Gaul, Britain and half of Germany. Civil war is about to begin between me and the Brutii, and they have Greece, Macedon, Thrace, Sythia, Dacia and the other half of Germany. They are the most powerful faction in the "Top 5 Factions Chart" if it matters I don't know...its my first campagin and I literally walked over the barbarian nations, I'm a distant second in that "Top 5 chart", but the Brutii are very popular with the Senate and the People, so it looks like I will need to take Rome as well.

In my mod I made peasants upkeep more expensive so I have no peasant garrisons, no urban cohorts, only senate have Praetorians, no legionarie or praetorian cav, and I don't bribe enemies (in fact I don't even really use diplomats or spies, seems to be useless piece of the game...)

I hope it will be fun.

**Antagonist** · 12-13-2005, 19:24

I'm not sure if this is entirely what was meant, but "single nation campaigns" reminds me of one RTR campaign as Macedon, where I fought a semi-permanent war with Illyria for about 150 years.

I think I had allied with them in the beginning, but within 10 years they had turned and stabbed me in the back. Naturally I postponed my planned invasion of Asia Minor to teach them a lesson. Wiped out the invasion, swept through their lands capturing and sacking every city they posessed, but it seemed that they had more land than I realised and their king was able to withdraw to the barbarian wildlands beyond the Danube. Lacking the inclination to pursue him and without the time or resources to spare to secure the Illyrian settlements, I decided to offer them to the Romans in exchange for an alliance and such. Unfortunately Rome was not particularly proactive in defending their new territory and very soon the Illyrians were back home. Busy in Asia Minor I decided to make peace, and within 15 years they had invaded again. So I drove them out and invaded their lands again. And they withdrew again. And they recaptured the settlements I had abandoned again, and after a while attacked me again.

For the next 100 years, while I was mostly concerned with reuniting the Macedonian Empire and fighting in far-off Bactria and the Indus, the Illyrians kept up the cycle. I could never be bothered to chase them so they always came back. Once or twice I tried some "executive action" but their kings were the really annoying kind: Old, tough warriors who are almost impossible to assassinate and who are still having children at 80. In the end I think I won the Short Campaign without ever actually stamping them out for good.

Not really exactly what you were talking about, I suppose, but it reminded me.

Antagonist