Ak-Ink

[brymht]

Question regarding this settlement...

How historically accurate is it? It seems odd to me, as this small settlement completely throws off much of the strategic value of the danube border. The settlement has almost all its territory east of the danube, a time sliver which unfortunately contains the city west / south of the danube, and its culture is not recruitable by the Romani.

I would have throught the Romani would have pushed thier borderat the danube under Hadrian. Am I incrrect on this note?

[sgsandor]

let me say this (I am a Hungarian so I know a lil bout this) That Ak-Ink was there for a very long time even before the romans (they called Aquincum, which means good water i think) it is were Budapest stands today and the romans held it and later gave it to the Huns in some treaty or anothor
hope that helps

[brymht]

no doubt about that, but that only reinforces my point. Why was this territory made un recruitable for roman type 2 government units, and why did controling this settlement, which the Romans did control, give ownership to a vast tracks of land which the Romans never control?

[AntiochusIII]

no doubt about that, but that only reinforces my point. Why was this territory made un recruitable for roman type 2 government units, and why did controling this settlement, which the Romans did control, give ownership to a vast tracks of land which the Romans never control?

Agreed. I was kinda miffed myself about not being able to make the Danube my definitive frontier when I was playing whichever guys was on the "civilized" (wahaha) side of the river. The province is just plain jarring IMO.

I mean, I know the map is not based on what the Roman Empire looked like (although personally I think it should to an extent...and that's coming from a Roman hater ), but I'd rather think that a major river that served as a frontier quite a few times historically ought to make perfect sense as a provincial border.

Although I suspect this problem isn't the kind of problem that *must* be fixed whatever the effort, as it is merely an aesthetic complaint; I also remembered vaguely that changing the map even a little bit takes one hell of a work, so that may be the real reason.

[Tellos Athenaios]

Exactly: it requires re-doing quite a lot of scripting; because all the scripted coordinates would be off. Not to mention the VC's and Sweboz reforms which IIRC can be triggered by holding Ak-Ink.

FYI: I never really play by "that's the border on the strat map; therefore that's the border as far as my strategy is concerned". I would simply stick to defending the Danube; and let the Getai wander aimlessly on the plains across it. At least that's what I did in my .8x Aedui campaign.

[blitzkrieg80]

actually, shouldn't the player attempt to hold Dacia and then be driven back

[AntiochusIII]

Exactly: it requires re-doing quite a lot of scripting; because all the scripted coordinates would be off. Not to mention the VC's and Sweboz reforms which IIRC can be triggered by holding Ak-Ink.

Ah, so that explains it.

It's just a minor complaint anyway. Doesn't make my Antigonid Empire any less...beautiful. [megalomaniac mode]

FYI: I never really play by "that's the border on the strat map; therefore that's the border as far as my strategy is concerned". I would simply stick to defending the Danube; and let the Getai wander aimlessly on the plains across it. At least that's what I did in my .8x Aedui campaign.

Wouldn't you lose income from enemy looting though?