I'm up to about 239 with Rome and it has been a learning experience. I started a war with Carthage by invading Sicily and have really been disappointed with it. Carthage simply does not have enough soldiers, and those it does are in Iberia or trancing around the desert. They had eight units in Sicily. In Carthage, Utica and another north african city right, there were six units. Sardinia and Corsica had 2 or three units each. Cartage itself had only a governor. Their navy was made up of one qaudreme and two or three of the dark age (Pent..) boats.
I've turned off the fog of war. It seems that larger powers do not have enough troops. Smaller ones seem fine. Pontos is doing really well! The Audi seem to have an edge in Gaul. Casse has three cities. Some of the nomadic states look really healthy. Sweboz has completely stalled.
The AI seems to NEVER make peace with other AI nations. I saw Lusutanne(sp) become a client state of Carthage, but that seemed scripted.


I'm playing on very hard, hard and so expected a challenge and the Eloitheroi(sp) were rather challenging. I need to figure out a way to get larger powers more troops, or need some good house rules. Does the AI time to prepare for war? I did take a cheap shot against Koinon Hellenon when I saw them in danger of falling to Macedonia, which I regret now. I guess I am asking for game play advice.


Like I said before, I'm new to TW and EB. Have troop levels / income been reduced from EB vanilla for large AI states? I really want a more supercharged AI, even if that means it simply has more money than me.
Please help as the game has turned into knocking down toy soldiers and building up my cities. I'm otherwise impressed.

Other Issues: Battles open with viewer turned around backwards, except in the case of the enemy sallying out of its walls.
CTD/error caused by faulty general in Crete.
Playing Pontos from the start, I was forced into a war with the Seleukid (sp) when given the option of supporting them in a scripted war. Both choices destroy the alliance and lead to an invasion.
Most advanced faction message seems bugged. I got it un the early game with Casse.