Pahlav

[Jebus]

Perhaps I am nothing but an utter, complete idiot, but doesn't the piece of script I just posted mean that the AI gets 30 000 free money whenever their bank balance drops below 20 000 Mnai?

[MeroFromVero]

Perhaps I am nothing but an utter, complete idiot, but doesn't the piece of script I just posted mean that the AI gets 30 000 free money whenever their bank balance drops below 20 000 Mnai?

Yes.

[Jebus]

Ahà!


Petition to ban Khelvan for desinformation.

[Mad Guitar Murphy]

well, back to the topic. I play as the Pahlava on hard/hard and have conquered Iran, Uzbekistan, Kazachstan, Tadzjikistan, Pakistan, Afghanistan and the Indian province. What I did was basically attack the Seleucid central asian provinces immediately. I was then able to negotiate a truth with the Seleucids and waited for several years to get out of my 15k debt. While I waited the east of the Seleucid kingdom was crumbling away by revolts.
For me, the hard part started later when both Bactria and those nasty Yueh-chih with their horse- and foot archers attacked me...

gl,


Mad Guitar Murphy

[Rodion Romanovich]

I haven't played Pahlava yet, but I think quickly starting war with Baktria is a good idea. Then attack the eastern seleucid empire. Leave some small forces to defend against the Yuezhi, but later build up their strength when the Yuezhi seem to come closer (watchtowers and spies are useful here) while conquering more of the seleucids. Also leaving a small force against the sarmatians, with the same watchtower/spy system. In my Baktria campaign I noticed the seleucids are quite easy to crush as Baktria/Pahlava, because they can't recruit as good archers and many of their eastern provinces rebel quite soon.

[QwertyMIDX]

EB is best played on VH/M in order to make the rebels and AI aggressive but keep stats balanced properly.

[econ21]

EB is best played on VH/M in order to make the rebels and AI aggressive but keep stats balanced properly.

Excellent - my favorite settings, for the reason you give. I play RTR on VH/M and it works well - M/M is no challenge as Rome. But I am currently playing EB on M/M. I am not sure it needs the VH campaign, even for the Romans. The AI seems to have more than enough money to buy troops and is not too shy about starting wars - it is 248 in my Roman game and I have been attacked by Epeiros, Greece, both Gauls and Carthage. All but Carthage have had very big armies.