The Amazing Epeirote Debt Machine, or: "Help?"

[Forgus]

Right now I'm playing Epeiros. I disbanded nothing but until I managed to crush Macedon I was in -65000 Mnai, and got atacked by KH with strong armies. My armies got a pounding I lost Euboia and Korinthos but KH never really recovered her losses (neither could I being in deficit, hut by this time my armies were so worn out that i made 6000 profit per turn. Basicly I broke even 3 years later. These years we struggled with KH like two dying men clutching each others throat. I recovered first, and few retrained taxeis deuteroi broke the stalemate.

Later the drama continued, previously Taras was attacked by Rome by half tacks I crushed though at times I thought I won't make it. This time it was different, Scipio showed up with 2 full stacks some 4 thousand men against my 1400. I gathered my veteran units, silver chevron phalangites and slingers with a family member (FM for noobs ) but the ships were sunk by roman and later Eleutheroi ships. Taras eventually fell I lost most of my army and Magna Graecia. But I'll be back.

I admit I fully partial to my baby (it is fun to see your own skins running around) but it's been my most challanging and fun campaign I had so far in any computer game.

[Bootsiuv]

Yes, large debts can be incurred, but they can also be overcome. I was 27000 in debt in my Sabyn campaign. It is .81, as I don't have 1.0 until tommorrow, so I can't comment on that yet, but I think they'll be my first campaign.

Anyways, after I took Axum, Meroe, and Ubar, I've finally gone into the black again....so just because your extremely in debt doesn't mean you can't come back.

Just make sure you play out every single battle, and use wise tactics, maintain formations, etc. to minimize losses, because you won't have reinforcements for some years.

BTW, speaking of maintaining formations....the left-alt key is critical when moving your forces. Your men will maintain their formation while moving. Be paitient, and have your men walk, don't run unless it's absolutely necessary. Tired men don't fight as well as fresh ones.