Julii PBM - out of character thread

[Zimfan]

Zimfan, my report is finished, only i have to add 3 photos and that report is finished!

One question?

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Are we gonna learn what happened to Narbo Martius and that one starting city we lost?

[Severous]

A question in answer to the one question asked above:

When are we going to gain our revenge....or have we already done so ?

[Zimfan]

A question in answer to the one question asked above:

When are we going to gain our revenge....or have we already done so ?

Well, we started to. The first ten turns or so of my reign consisted of using a smallish field army to take on several large Gaulish armies in the field while an even smaller one of ours sieged our lost city(with a stream of reinforcements from the other one) and consolidate control of the Po valley. Then I put two half stacks together and headed west. I think the city to the farthest west I took is Narbo Martius.

I also spent time repairing our rather poor infrastructure(didn't have a single paved road at the start, although out military buildings were very good), keeping taxes as high as possible to pay for them and the troops and enslaving conquered cities to fuel population growth. Most fun I've ever had playing RTW.

Anywho, with any luck you'll be finishing the revenge on those filthy barbarians.

[Caius]

One question?

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Are we gonna learn what happened to Narbo Martius and that one starting city we lost?

We lost that city, i doesnt played it, we have a clear defeat

[Severous]

I have a few pictures ready to post into the write up.

Nearly captured another region....

[Caius]

Wait to Zimfan to make his reports

[Zimfan]

I have a few pictures ready to post into the write up.

Nearly captured another region....

I'll post a placeholder to edit my writeup in. Class is out at noon tomorrow, and I'll be spending the weekend on my writeup. That way you can post yours if you finish before me.

[Severous]

Hows the write up going Zimfan ?

Ive got loads of pictures..and a few captured regions. For my write up its the uploading of pictures that takes all the time. Im not a story teller...

[GeneralHankerchief]

It seems like the Senate is now leaning the other way.

You can put me back in line as I'll most likely have time to play this now.

[Zimfan]

Hows the write up going Zimfan ?

Ive got loads of pictures..and a few captured regions. For my write up its the uploading of pictures that takes all the time. Im not a story teller...

Pretty good. I have loads of pics that I'm sifting through tonight, but now that I have time I should be able to finish it tonight.

[Zimfan]

Ok, my writeup is done. I hope it's ok. Sorry about the wait guys, school was pretty busy for me last week.

[Zimfan]

I just want to note the extent of lameness felt by me after reading Severous campaign writeup and noticing how he's accomplished far more in half his turn than I did my whole one.

[Zimfan]

Also wanted to say that I got a new computer to play the MED:TW2

New computer!

[Severous]

^Zimfan

'Money is the sinew of war' Isnt that one of the quotes the game has ?

You built up our infrastructure and coupled with the military already in place you both set the scene for the Julii expansion.

I wont complete 10 years in my turn. I have played 6 years and can do a couple more but I want to adhere to the max of one week rule.

So next in line get ready....wednesday this week isnt it ?

[Severous]

Hi

My turn has ended.

I completed 6 years and moved a few units in the summer of 244BC.

I need to pass the game on now as I want to complete my write up over the next two evenings before I go away for a week.

The save campaign:

http://www.totalwar.org/patrons/pbm/Juliipbm244s.zip

The campaign has plenty of action to pick up:

- How to capture Ireland. There are stronger navys around. I was growing the Briton town nearest to try to get it to build a port/ship.
- Spain. Fought 3 big battles over turn end. Spain has an invading force our lands.
- I have two equites in the Greek/southern Italy area. Opportunists to take over Brutii seiges perhaps.
- Archers have arrived near the fort in Dacia. Time to take Dacia?
- We have a powerful force in Scythian lands poised to invade the last German land
- You can wipe out Briton this turn
- German leader beseiges one of our forts
- Palma has a garrion of lots of town militia. Played carefully we can take them with a weak invasion force if we can spare it from Spain.

Lots to do.

Enjoy.

[econ21]

That's a prodigous 6 years, Severous.

Now it's over to GeneralHankerchief.

[GeneralHankerchief]

Savegame downloaded and picked up.

You certainly gave me a lot to do, Severous.

[econ21]

You certainly gave me a lot to do, Severous.

You can take two weeks, if you like, GeneralHankerchief. I think the faction counts as "big" after Severous's conquests.

[Caius]

Waiting for news.

Caius

[GeneralHankerchief]

Blah.

I've just been going through my screenshots and realized that the legionnaires have fallen victim to the Curse of the Pointy Limbs.

Being a bit anal about this, I don't want these uploaded to the Org. Anyone know an in-game way to fix this? Thanks.

[econ21]

I've just been going through my screenshots and realized that the legionnaires have fallen victim to the Curse of the Pointy Limbs.

??? What is the curse of the pointy limbs?

[GeneralHankerchief]

The arms and legs of the soldiers are filed down to points, so all of their limbs look like cones. As a result, they have no hands or feet and it looks ridiculous whenever they're supposed to be wielding a weapon (which is always).

[econ21]

Sorry, I have never encountered that one - you could try asking in the Colosseum or Apothecary.

[Caius]

Maybe the unit detail is very low

[econ21]

Generalhankerchief, by my reckoning, your reign runs out on Wednesday (27th Sept). I wouldn't be able to play until the weekend though, so would a handover be possible by a weeks time?

[Severous]

Any news or write ups ?

[econ21]

Generalhankerchief just finished his Vandal write-up (haven't had time to read it myself yet, I confess). I'm happy to wait a little longer if he wishes. Just so long as we don't let this campaign die.

[GeneralHankerchief]

Ok, reign's done. It's all yours, econ21.

Savegame: http://www.totalwar.org/patrons/pbm/Juliipbm234s.zip

Just a couple things that looking at the savegame won't tell you:
-Manius Victor (Julius) just lost his legion outside of Vicus Venedae, but escaped with two other bodyguards. It's best if he retreats to Dulcus Domus Dulcus or another nearby settlement.
-The Spanish army sieging Corduba has done it before, but whenever you sally out they withdraw (oddly enough, on the battle map and not campaign).
-There's a Senate mission ordering us to blockade Scallabis. A bireme is en route.
-"A Chance for Power" has just come up.

I have a long weekend, so if we're lucky the writeup will be up soon.

Finally, just a little something I found while playing:



Enjoy.

[Caius]

Thats me
Caius Flaminius, first Bruttian diplomat

[Zimfan40]

Ok, reign's done. It's all yours, econ21.
-"A Chance for Power" has just come up.

Already!?

Looks like if I do get another turn, it'll be in the middle of the civil war. Woohoo!