Are do-nothing factions normal for EB?

[Bonny]

The Sweboz in my game are going apeshit all over the steppes...no western or southern expansion, just pure eastern havoc. They did it by boat, too, because I asked them for a map, and they "skipped" a few provinces between their main place and where they've conquered, and the provinces they passed over are undiscovered (are still grey on the map).

In my Makedonian Campaign (atm 213 bc) the Sweboz are expanding pretty well, they are at war with every other faction which sorrounds them (except Karthadstim and the sauromate, with the first they have formed an alliance agains the gauls and the Romans (who are losing, Karthadstim fullstacks are conquering Italia from the south and 2 Sweboz stacks are attacking from the north).

the Getai have done nothing until i have conquered them after 50 years of peacefull coexistence.
The Lusotannan have, too done nothing until Karthadstim begun to conquer them and the provinces sorounding them, but they seem to survive, at least for a while.

[Intranetusa]

you guys are all using RTW.exe instead of BI.exe right?

[Teleklos Archelaou]

Just check out the AI progression thread. It shows plenty of examples of BI and RTW campaigns. Sometimes some factions stink it up in a given campaign, while they will tear it up in others. Only the steppe factions and pontos I'd say are consistently woeful. Even those have flashes of brilliance from time to time.

[Fondor_Yards]

Just check out the AI progression thread. It shows plenty of examples of BI and RTW campaigns. Sometimes some factions stink it up in a given campaign, while they will tear it up in others. Only the steppe factions and pontos I'd say are consistently woeful. Even those have flashes of brilliance from time to time.

In my Roman campaign, the Getai *1 town* and Sweboz *0 towns* have done nothing, but the Iberians and Armenians are expanding very nicely for a change.

The Steppes/Pontus have been really bad in this one, Saka taking 2 towns, Sarmtians taking their typical 2-3 towns, and Pontus and Parthia being destoryed by the Seleucids

[Sheep]

This is my Baktrian campaign in winter 249. VH/M using BI.exe (same as the OP).

As you can see the Germans have torn it up in only 23 years.And I was especially surprised to see that the Sarmatians have already grabbed two towns in Europe!

The Romans and Macedonians have expanded nicely at the expense of Epeiros. The Aedui have taken several rebel provinces and are getting the upper hand on the Averni.

Dacia has conquered one rebel province, the Lusotannans two, the Armenians two, the Pontics and Parthians two (I think). Even Saba has gained some provinces (1 by revolt from Seleukeia). KH and the Ptolemies were kicking ass for awhile. KH had conquered most of Greece south of Pella, but the Macedonians are romping on them now. Egypt had expanded in Asia Minor and down the Arabian coast (they once had a border with Saba), but now the Seleukids are crushing them and about to take Memphis.

Sadly the real do-nothing faction in this game is Carthage. They just took Messana about a year before this screenshot was taken. I'm not exactly sure but I think it was their first conquest.

[Fondor_Yards]

Sadly the real do-nothing faction in this game is Carthage. They just took Messana about a year before this screenshot was taken. I'm not exactly sure but I think it was their first conquest.

It looks like they took three towns in inland west africa too, Kirtan, Siga and Cydaus.

[Zim]

I've noticed factions sometimes get "stuck" after reducing a rebel garrison to the general's unit, who by then has triple gold chevrons and a huge number of command stars. THis happened in my Arverni game with Rome and Patavium, then suddenly Rome exploded onto the map with three giant stacks of high experience, high quality troops.

I actually lost a battle against one.

[Sheep]

It looks like they took three towns in inland west africa too, Kirtan, Siga and Cydaus.

Oh okay, they must have done it really early then, I didn't start looking at the map until about 5 years in, and they haven't done crap since then. So never mind then.