Fascinating development of Campaign: Pontos

[paullus]

Makedonia will soon have a harder time in Pergamon, and if you like playing with Pontos, you will indeed have a number of new toys in the upcoming release, only a few of which have been previewed thus far...muahahaha

[Sarkiss]

Makedonia will soon have a harder time in Pergamon, and if you like playing with Pontos, you will indeed have a number of new toys in the upcoming release, only a few of which have been previewed thus far...muahahaha

cant wait. September preview maybe?
Pontus rocks! in my Pontic campaign i once reached the point when i had no enemies at all! even eleuteroi (free peoples) asked for a ceasefire. piece and prosperity. one of the best game i ever had. i controlled 6 towns in northern Anatolia and my kingdom was so beautifully shaped. too bad i screwed a save game

[Elminster12]

I have a great Pontos campaign going, map has been up in the faction progression for a while. I was sick of the Seleukids BSing me, so I just went wild on them from the beginning. I think I really broke them, because the Ptolies are the power. I fought them for a while, and got money to be their protectorate. Surprisingly, they've been behaving themselves. When I get back to it, I'm going to go after Ankyra, and, if the Ptolies cooperate, mess with the Maks. I think Mytilene and Byzantium would look good in Pontic purple

[Sygrod]

As for mods, I am only using a money limiting mod, not sure which.

Ankyra pays off taking, since some cheap but powerful galatian units become available. In a recent battle, the Seleukid (who else... sheesh) General charged his bodyguard cavalry at my slingers, which I quickly swung behind a Chalkaspidai unit (elite phalanx). The cavalry got stuck on the phalanx and then I charged with 45 galatian swordmen. Together, they killed all but the general. The phalangites suffered heavier losses than the galatians.

I've had some close call battles, where I had to really use my units well after my slingers ran out of stones and the enemy had not fled already. I love EB.