Your ally requests assistance

[Centurio Nixalsverdrus]

Have you ever seen that? Please notice that Skionaios is not within reach of the normal reinforcement-area.

In three years or more of RTW this was the first time I saw that. Didn't even know that such is possible. Or is that an EB-feature?

[Geoffrey S]

In theory its possible, but due to the mechanics of the RTW map unlikely in most cases. Maybe it takes into account the movement points remaining for your army?

[Reverend Joe]

Well, did you help them out?

[stupac]

I've gotten it once before in vanilla, I'm pretty sure it takes into account the remaining movement points as Geoffrey suggested. Definitely not an EB feature.

[Lovejoy]

Thats really cool! I think Ive only seen it once or twize in a vanila camp. Can you request help in anyway? I kinda remember you could.

[NeoSpartan]

Well, did you help them out?

PLZ tell us you said YES!

I got this the 1st time I played EB, and haven't gotten it since. I said NO since I couldn't even defend my borders. But I would LOVE to have seen what might have happened.

[Centurio Nixalsverdrus]

I said YES! But it was not very spectactular, the Armenians retreated without fighting.

But the next turn I moved in their harbor, then I was attacked by an armenian full stack of 4 Skythian archers, 1 x horse archers and the rest pantodapoi crap. I had 4 depleted units of Doryphoroi Pontikoi, 1 unit mercenary Phalangitai, plus 4 units steppe riders and 2 units Sarmatian horse archers. I slaughtered them all and got a heroic victory.

Currently I'm besieging their capital. I'm not very interested in Tanais, so I think I'll give it to the Sarmatae. When the Hay are wiped out, I hope the Baktrians will finally ally with me against the Seleukid rest-empire.

[Captian Cornelius]

I've seen it happen a few times,but not in Eb.

I really need to start playing RTW again the diplomacy system is so simple.

[Imperator]

I've seen that happen a couple of times- and it's moment like that that I see a glimmer of hope: what RTW could be with its incredible graphics and battle engine AND a smart battlefield and strategy map AI. It is truly awe-inspiring

[LordCurlyton]

I have had it happen prolly about 5 times in EB. Usually you can tell where this is most likely to happen if you look around; frex, if you ally with the Ptolies or AS, look to ttheir mutual border and park some units nearby. If you wander enough, you can generally assist your ally.
Most often though I get the computer aiding me. In fact in one of my old Romani campaigns I actually triggered the Lusotann/Carthage war by getting the Luso's to aid me in a battle.

[LorDBulA]

Cool. I didnt know this wa possible.

[Thaatu]

I've had it once I believe. Does it require military access or just an alliance?

[Gizmo04]

I've had it once I believe. Does it require military access or just an alliance?

Yeah I've had this too, only once though, and at the time I only had an alliance. So I assume thats all you need. However in my years of playing Rome:Total War and the expansion packs its only EVER popped up with me once and that was in Rome Total War. When it popped up I thought, what the hell?
I deffinetly agree that it is a rare occurence!

[Basileus Seleukeia]

I had that one time in EB, helping my fellow Makedonian allys against the Koinon Hellenon.

[Ezephkiel]

I've had this about 3 times in a 10 turn period before playing as the koinon hellenes. It was with getai, who are my long term allies with military access both ways, vs sweboz.

I clicked accept both times and nothing happened what so ever. I expected to go into battle or something, but my army was untouched and looks like it wasn't used. Is it a broken feature or am I not noticing something?

[Sdragon]

I've had that a few times. My personal favorate was when I said yes. We didn't get as far as the battlemap because the enemy retreated. Then my ally attacked me because I was now on his land... I don't help people anymore...

[pockettank]

oh, ive seen this twice, once in vanila playin as Selucid i got over to Greece and was fighting the Brutii and the Britons marched an army down there and asked for my help i accepted and pwned them. then in EB as the KH i was marching an army to kill my allies the Getai and they wanted my help in killing some elutheroi i hit yes the enemy retreated then next turn wiped the Getai off the face of the Earth lol

[sugacapra]

happen to me with Romans, attacking Rebel town Rhegium, i was besiegin and a half full stack of carthagos come to the Scylla "strait" and stay near town, i try to attack the town and they are in the pre-battle screen, also they help a lot, with elephant destroing the gate and his army swarm inside, we met at the town centre and kill anyone oppose the alliance :D

as result i and as greeting i delay the punic war, avoiding entering in sicily.

:D