Julii PBM - out of character thread

[GeneralHankerchief]

Write-up's done.

Hopefully the events that happened in the third post won't limit anything, econ.

[Severous]

Nice write up GH.

Like the strategic blocking in of Brutii. Were there any opportunities to work with our allies the Brutii ?

[GeneralHankerchief]

Nah, they've mostly been going for Southern Greece. I think we'll beat them to Byzantium, which is my goal for every Julii game.

And the Scipii have just loaded up on armies in Italy and Sicily but haven't done anything with them. So the Civil War'll be a barrel of fun...

[Caius]

Write-up's done.

Hopefully the events that happened in the third post won't limit anything, econ.

Thats a good writeup, noy my try-of-write-up
We have forgotten a thing:
The story telling!

[Zimfan40]

From Econ21's writeup:
"Instead, his arrow lodged in Manius’s neck and Manius the Victor, the hero of the Julii faction fell dead, his blood staining the snow on the steppes."

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok, carry on.

[Zimfan40]

From econ21's writeup "Why does my father believe I am any less a man because sometimes I prefer snails to oysters?"

A Spartacus fan I take it?


Getting ever closer to my turn...

[econ21]

OK, I'm done:

http://www.totalwar.org/patrons/pbm/Juliipbm224s.zip

I think we are recycling old players, so it is back to Caius Flaminius, is that right? If so, Caius, it would be fun if you could continue the story idea of grooming Amulius's two sons to be Emperor - ideally designating one of them faction heir if they appear worthy enough. I think Empires should be dynastic, rather than just choosing the most influential heir as the computer does.

Zimfan - your turn is indeed close (next after Caius), but it may be a hairy one. I am not sure Caius will want to start the civil war yet, but we should be ready in 10 years if he works towards that goal.

[Zimfan40]

OK, I'm done:

http://www.totalwar.org/patrons/pbm/Juliipbm224s.zip

I think we are recycling old players, so it is back to Caius Flaminius, is that right? If so, Caius, it would be fun if you could continue the story idea of grooming Amulius's two sons to be Emperor - ideally designating one of them faction heir if they appear worthy enough. I think Empires should be dynastic, rather than just choosing the most influential heir as the computer does.

Zimfan - your turn is indeed close (next after Caius), but it may be a hairy one. I am not sure Caius will want to start the civil war yet, but we should be ready in 10 years if he works towards that goal.

Econ21, well, at least that ensures an exciting reign for me. If for some reason we're not up to a civil was by the beginning of my reign I'll make sure we are by the end of mine.

[Caius]

OK, I'm done:

http://www.totalwar.org/patrons/pbm/Juliipbm224s.zip

I think we are recycling old players, so it is back to Caius Flaminius, is that right? If so, Caius, it would be fun if you could continue the story idea of grooming Amulius's two sons to be Emperor - ideally designating one of them faction heir if they appear worthy enough. I think Empires should be dynastic, rather than just choosing the most influential heir as the computer does.

Zimfan - your turn is indeed close (next after Caius), but it may be a hairy one. I am not sure Caius will want to start the civil war yet, but we should be ready in 10 years if he works towards that goal.

Ok, starting rigth now.

Caius

EDIT: I cant play, I'm having a CTD when i try to end turn.
Please help me!

[Zimfan40]

Ok, starting rigth now.

Caius

EDIT: I cant play, I'm having a CTD when i try to end turn.
Please help me!

After seeing this post, I downloaded the game and gave it a try. It's working for me.

Did you remember to extract the file before putting it in your saves folder? That's the kind of thing I'd forget to do.

[Caius]

After seeing this post, I downloaded the game and gave it a try. It's working for me.

Did you remember to extract the file before putting it in your saves folder? That's the kind of thing I'd forget to do.

I load the file, i say macrch attack, etc, i end the turnm and CTD!!

Caius

[econ21]

From what Zimfan said, the savegame is fine - it must be your copy of RTW. As I said in my PM, uninstall and re-install RTW is the best I can come up with, sorry.

[Zimfan40]

From what Zimfan said, the savegame is fine - it must be your copy of RTW. As I said in my PM, uninstall and re-install RTW is the best I can come up with, sorry.

Could there have also been a problem with his download of the save? In that case, it might be as simple as deleting it and redownloading.

[econ21]

Could there have also been a problem with his download of the save? In that case, it might be as simple as deleting it and redownloading.

I doubt it - a bad download probably would not allow the zip to be unpacked, still less permit you to get to the end of a turn.

[Caius]

Who is the next?
I have to download both patches...again
and reinstall, obiously.

Caius

[econ21]

Zimfan's next - do you want him to play before you?

[Caius]

Yes, he can.
PM he.

Caius

If anyone knows a way of fix this PM me.Thanks

[Zimfan40]

I can play the next turn, but I have a midterm tomorrow, a midterm Wednesday, and a midterm and quiz on Thursday, so I'll be held up with studying until then.

I can do the campaign this weekend. From the look I got of the save, I'll have a lot of consolidating to do, but I can make sure that come time for the civil war, we'll be ready.

[Caius]

Remember the Senate Missions!!

Regards.

Caius.

[Zimfan40]

Missions noted and about to be accomplished!

May I suggest that we amend our victory condition? I say we should try to eliminate the other Roman factions, or at least push them out of Italy and Greece. Our empire is so large the Civil War could only just be warming up by the time we've gotten up to 50 provinces+Rome.

[Caius]

Missions noted and about to be accomplished!

May I suggest that we amend our victory condition? I say we should try to eliminate the other Roman factions, or at least push them out of Italy and Greece. Our empire is so large the Civil War could only just be warming up by the time we've gotten up to 50 provinces+Rome.

I say, start the civil war now if we have full stacks in Italy, because Arminium and Arretium, doesnt have too much troops enough to start. If you feel you are prepared, do it.

Caius

[Zimfan40]

I say, start the civil war now if we have full stacks in Italy, because Arminium and Arretium, doesnt have too much troops enough to start. If you feel you are prepared, do it.

Caius

We don't have much in Italy, yet. Econ21 disbanded many of our troops to A. Build post Marian reform troops and B. Provide the much needed cashflow for those new troops.

Luckily, all of our Italian cities and many or our cities in southern Germany and Gaul can produce the updates units, so I am amassing a brutii and Senate killing machine of an army. I'll likely have the needed troops on the ground in the second half of my turn, but I'll be lucky if I can conquer Italy before my turn ends.

[Caius]

I AM SO LUCKY!!!!
I CAN PLAY NOW!
AND NO REINSTALLS!!!
I FIXED IT!!!

Caius

[Zimfan40]

I AM SO LUCKY!!!!
I CAN PLAY NOW!
AND NO REINSTALLS!!!
I FIXED IT!!!

Caius

Well, you have two choices now.

Because of midterm exams in college this week, I've only played through most of one turn. I wouldn't be finish my turn until Friday.

1. You're welcome to go ahead and take your turn back. Most of it will be spent building up an army of taking the Brutii and then playing the very start of the civil war(to see their strength, look at the second from last pic in our writeup thread. https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=68309 ).

2. Or I could go through with the rest of the turn. I'd probably finish up this weekend, and you'd take it up at the beginning of our turn, taking the armies I build to victory against the Bruttii.

Either is fine with me.

[Caius]

Take the second option

Caius

[Zimfan40]

Take the second option

Caius

Works for me. I'm looking forward to trying to develop Econ21's story, and to the climatic start of the civil war after years of bulding up.

[Zimfan40]

Curse you imageshack!
All my pics are showing up blank in my first writeup. And If I recall correctly, I'd had to redo them once already shortly after I'd written the thing. I'd fix them again, but the pics are long gone from my computer. Does anyone know of a more reliable place to host the images for my upcoming writeup?

[Zimfan40]

All of my midterms are officially done today.
Got home late(I have a night class Thursdays) but managed to get in a couple of turns. Looks like Publius Maxentius is about to become even less popular with the faction leader. Campus Sarmatae revolted.
Other than that things are going well.

I hope to get through most or all of my turn tomorrow.

[Zimfan40]

Ok, 5 A.M. here and I'm not quite done. Think I'll call it a night. The reign so far has been rather more exciting than I thought it would be. Desert armies popping out of nowhere, several revolts in formerly Sarmatian towns(all of which are about to receive new government buildings relieving us of most of those terrible culture penalties.

Just started the civil war. I have a feeling that as soon as I hit end turn, all heck's going to break loose. I'll probably fight more battles this upcoming turn than the rest of my reign combined! Many a pixelated Roman life will be lost over the next six months.

[Severous]

I moved away from Imageshack due to its unreliability.

Try this site.
http://www.theimagehosting.com/

Its been great for the last month ive been using it. Allows upload of 10 images at a time.

I recommend saves with different names between each battle.