Need opinion on my Julii Campaign

[wizbode]

So, I'm thinking about finally finishing up a campaign. I always restart at this point because I like to manage everything and the things start to get out of control.



Well, as you can see, I have a well stablished empire. I control the hole Iberian Peninsula, plus Baliares and Sardinia. I also control upper Italy, of course, and the whole Gaulish territory (just finished them right now). And finally I have managed to capture Tingi before Scipii, and pretend to backstab them from here when Civil War explodes.

Britons and egyptians are my allies (but I don't really trust them). I don't really want to go in a war against Dacia right now, even though the Senate is pressuring me to do it.

I just captured Alesia and it is a City, so I can pump Early Legionaires and Archers Auxilias at will, which are the backbone of my army right now.

Well, what shall I do? I tought about capturing Ireland, and deploying an army in upper Britain, so as to backstab them. At the same time, I would blitzkrieg Lugdunum and fortify at Alesia to hold them down.

Or should I forget about the Britons and send an expedition somewhere else?

Some facts:
- Britons are pounding on poor Germania which are down to one settlement. I think Britons are allies with Dacia, so after they finish Germania they will probably go after me or Dacia, betraying one of us. Dacia is helping them against Germania, but I helped them against Gaul.
- Poor Greeks are down to only Rhodes.
- Egyptians are looking fearsome. They are eating Pontus and Armenia alive, but right now Scipii is sending some legions through Tripolitania to Lybia, so maybe they will have a challenge.
- That's the first time I saw Parthians get some Scythian territories. Maybe they will grow strong, as they have Armenia as a buffer against Egypt.
- Brutii is also very strong, they almost killed the Greeks and destroyed Macedonia and the Thracians.

[mrdun]

Keep the african provinces as a buffer to egypt, you dont want a long war with the civil war about to break out prettysoon. Yes I would say get you 35 or so settlements needed to provoke civil war in northern lands, Ireland, briton, germany etc. Your single african province is a bit excluded, consider giving it to scipii as a gift. Then you can concentrate up north.

[Caeser The III]

pretty good campain but like mrdun said i would perfer you give the african province to the scipii as a gift. it'll really help during the civil war.

[TruePraetorian]

I agree, but don't give it to the Scipii. Give it to (sounds odd) the greeks or germans. This way, you can build an alliance while preventing a southern assault by the Scipii in the civil war. Greece has only one province, so they will provide an excelent buffer without the worry of a major army assaulting you. Remember that the more power you have in the Civil war, the greater the chances of winning...i lost a civil war my first time playing and ill tell ya it's all down hill from there. Nice campaign though!

[Barbarian]

I play Julii too. Nice to see how others do it. I usually go after the Northern Europe and Greece first, and only then for the Spain and Africa. But you probably have a better strategical position than I had around that time, because all the cities are in a one side of the world (I had borders with almost all countries, as my settlements were dispersed).

About that settlement in Africa: If you have given it away already, then nothing. If not, consider it well. When civil war will start, you will need to get a foothold in Africa again, and it might be hard. Maybe, go the opposite way -if you can upgrade and garrison it in short time, that would be good. In that case, you should also transport at least one governor there, who could quickly hire mercenaries in a case of civil war.
You can give it to Greece, of course, thats a good decision. But don't give it to Scipii. Each city makes them much stronger. I do completely the opposite -buy roman settlements at the start, to make them weaker. I have often had a situation, where other roman families start the civil war with 2-3 settlements, while I have 30-35. The fate of the war decided...

I think you should start preparing for the war against britons. They are always treacherous. The last few times, I had no problem with them, because I didn't wait for their betrayal, but betrayed them first! A surprise attack - 3 briton towns besieged and taken in one turn. No answer for such a strike.

[Charge]

Britons is the way to go. Secure your flanks/rear, gain popularity and then prepair for civil armageddon ;)

[mrdun]

About that settlement in Africa: If you have given it away already, then nothing. If not, consider it well. When civil war will start, you will need to get a foothold in Africa again, and it might be hard. Maybe, go the opposite way -if you can upgrade and garrison it in short time, that would be good. In that case, you should also transport at least one governor there, who could quickly hire mercenaries in a case of civil war.

I would say that is the best option actually. Just post a reasonable force on garrison duty and a spy on the scipii border.

[Omanes Alexandrapolites]

I would not really advise against giving any provinces away honestly. Every province is an extra flow of cash. The Scipii may take it later, but the main thing is that you've exploited its wealth for a period and have it contained in your coffers. It also may be useful, should you need to weaken the Scipii from that side later.

Right now though I would advise performing the original action you suggested - attacking Britain from Ireland and then rampage through British controlled Europe. I do believe that the AI generally doesn't have as many troops wandering through their lands if there are no nearby foes/potential foes.

I would also suggest expanding into the Dacian lands as quickly as possible. Although you do wish to avoid this, the current Dacian border regions have some very easily defended river/mountain passes which can help keep the Brutii from expanding into Europe quite as easily when the civil war comes.

On a final note, in the future you may wish to send an expedition to Kydonia (the island of Crete to the South of Greece). Although it may be a little far from your current regions, occupying the settlement and then using it as a base for the conquest of the wealthy cities of Asia Minor (Turkey) can be a worthwhile tactic. Egypt's power, and the lack of defensibility of the regions can be a problem when over there though, so if you choose to take this route you probably will have to dedicate a fairly large military to the regions defense.

[mrdun]

I would not really advise against giving any provinces away honestly. Every province is an extra flow of cash. The Scipii may take it later, but the main thing is that you've exploited its wealth for a period and have it contained in your coffers.

Right now though I would advise performing the original action you suggested - attacking Britain from Ireland and then rampage through British controlled Europe. I do believe that the AI generally doesn't have as many troops wandering through their lands if there are no nearby foes/potential foes.

I would also suggest expanding into the Dacian lands as quickly as possible. Although you do wish to avoid this, the current Dacian border regions have some very easily defended river/mountain passes which can help keep the Brutii from expanding into Europe quite as easily when the civil war comes.

On a final note, in the future you may wish to send an expedition to Kydonia (the island of Crete to the South of Greece). Although it may be a little far from your current regions, occupying the settlement and then using it as a base for the conquest of the wealthy cities of Asia Minor (Turkey) can be a worthwhile tactic. Egypt's power, and the lack of defensibility of the regions can be a problem when over there though, so if you choose to take this route you probably will have to dedicate a fairly large military to the regions defense.

Omanes was did not remove 'idiot' from his name for nothing