Question about Ptolemaic Kingdom and the Seleucids

**Aymar de Bois Mauri** · 01-29-2007, 21:03

Originally Posted by cezarip

I think a land block would force both Carthage and Egypt to focus on Spain/Sicily, Syria respectively. As they did in reality. Would that not be a plus for realism?

We have said this time and again. What we are trying in EB is to make starting conditions similar to the real historical situation in 272, not to stop an alternative version of historical events to be achieveable in the campaign by any of the factions. Therefore, there will NEVER be a land block of any sort in north africa or anywhere in the map.

**Conqueror** · 01-29-2007, 21:27

Meh, I actually used naval transport in my invasion of Egypt. It still took me several years of in-game building up, planning and making preparations to get all the necessary troops ready. All that time I had to fight back Ptolemaic armies that were trying to retake Kyrene. And the invasion itself was pure hell, I was risking a serious overextension and for a long time I couldn't afford the tiniest mistake or I'd lose my weak grip on the lower Egypt as all my achievements could grumble to dust with Ptollies steamrolling my holdings all the way to Kyrene. Now I've finally kicked all Ptolemaic loyalists out of Egypt and can breathe a bit easier. Ironically, the Ptolemies have pretty much replaced the Seleukids in this game, as they now hold most of the Seleukid starting provinces but don't have Egypt anymore

**Thaatu** · 01-29-2007, 22:51

I must admit, my first thought is historical AI expansion. Carthage still sometimes goes for the nile run, though it's more unlikely now, but I guess it's good enough.

**VandalCarthage** · 01-31-2007, 05:19

Was it fertile? I admit that I have no idea about this, but why were there no notable cities between Leptis and Cyrene? The march would have been just over a thousand kilometers (I checked from Google Earth, I'm pretty bored) and I'm mostly wondering about fresh water in the area.

There were plenty of Libyan settlements and even a few Greek foundations, but any invasions, realistically, wouldn't have been launched over land.

**DeathEmperor** · 01-31-2007, 06:05

Speaking of the Seleukids does anyone know if they'll have Hypaspistai and Thorakitai Argyrspidai in .81 or .85 as its been nicknamed?

I see them as part of the Arche Seleukeia roster at the EB website, but so far I can't recruit them even in my homeland regions. I'm playing .80 so is this just a bug with it, or were they taken out of the Seleukid roster a long time ago?

**Fondor_Yards** · 01-31-2007, 21:16

Originally Posted by DeathEmperor

Speaking of the Seleukids does anyone know if they'll have Hypaspistai and Thorakitai Argyrspidai in .81 or .85 as its been nicknamed?

I see them as part of the Arche Seleukeia roster at the EB website, but so far I can't recruit them even in my homeland regions. I'm playing .80 so is this just a bug with it, or were they taken out of the Seleukid roster a long time ago?

As the AS in my campain, I was able to get Thorakitai Argyrspidai in Seleucia and Antioch, but didn't find any hypaspistai.