Egypt

**Pezlu** · 01-25-2008, 21:15

The ptolies are huge in my campaign too: they just destroyed AS and are at war with Baktria (who is resisting decently, but still slowly losing) and they recently declared war to Hayasdan as well.

I'll have to cope with them sooner or later; I'm playing as romani and one of the objectives is to destroy the ptolemies... ouch

**Chris1959** · 01-26-2008, 11:32

In my Romani campaign at 190BC I'm involved with the Ptolies in a low level desert war and around 210BC it looked like they wer hammering the Seleucids.

Now the Seleucids have made a comeback and both are evenly balanced at almost their starting positions!

In fact the only faction that have done little or nothing were the Lusotanans

**Menander of India** · 01-26-2008, 13:32

In my campaigns (v1.0) the Ptolemies seem to have the upper hand most of the time... However, after some time they often get a ceasefire with the AS-that endures for a long time usually...
In my latest Baktrian campaign the AS has a ceasefire or alliance with everyone around except me for several years...

I wonder what the Ptolies will be up to now...

**Gaius Valerius** · 01-26-2008, 15:15

ptolies seem to own most games i play. though i've known teh AS to have a rebound and march as far as alexandria. i've also seen carthage conquering everything as far as petra. though these are rarities.

also, depending which faction you are and where you start (closer or farther away from da azzzian scene) factions seem to behave differently? is this imagination? coincidence? as i played hayasdan or pahlava i rarely saw the ptolies do anything. in fact the borders remained the same for decades? in the case of the pahlava i was pressuring the AS and driving them west though that only started from around 250-240 BCE, and as hayasdan i didn't attack them till the 250's so i think your behaviour towards a faction also influences the cause of the game.

**pezhetairoi** · 01-26-2008, 15:29

In my campaigns it has ever been the AS who rule, or at least stalemate the κίτρινοι, if I may use that term..

In my Arverni campaign, none of the factions followed expectations. The Sweboz left me in peace and tried to expand westwards, the Lusotana went to war with Qarthadastim, the Qarthadastim went to war with the Ptolies and are already have Ammonion and Paraitonion and are knocking on Memphis, the Baktrians went to war with the Saka, the Getai own(ed) the Balkans, Skythia and a bit of the Baltic, Makedonia took over the administration of southern Asia Minor and are embroiled with the AS over Antiocheia, the KH own all of Greece and are contesting the ownership of northern Asia Minor with Pontos, the current owners, the Hayasdan carved the Sauromatae into half, the Sauromatae expanded towards the Baltic before losing the provinces to rebellion, AS took India and expanded into the steppes, Pahlava and Saka are in this disjointed checkerboard fight over the eastern steppes, and the Saka own Ethiopia and are launching invasions against both Pselkis and Babylonia alike.

...Scary.