"Civilized" factions conquering the steppe

[Chris A. T.]

Personally I'm all for making the nomads (especially the sauromatae) stronger campaign-vise, but if you do decide to make the steppe areas inherently harder to control for non-nomad factions, I might suggest that you take a look at the campaign objectives for Baktria. Currently, they include a few steppe areas, and (what is worse) destroying or outlasting the Sakae. In my current game as Baktria, they have spread west, to Dahyu Aursa and Dahyu Yugra, and they don't look satisfied yet.. chasing after them is going to be a pain, especially if they do continue. If you add huge unrest etc., well, its going to be tough.


.. On the other hand, you get the privilege of commanding the baktrian late bodyguard cavalry..
Suffice to say, they make my pants happy.