1.x AI Faction Progression Thread

[Cbvani]

Apologies if this is covered elsewhere, but it seems a nice continuation to '1.1x AI FPT'.

Main reason I'm posting is that, playing RTW 1.5x and EB 1.2x vh/vh, I am allied to a crazy empire. I am Lusotannan, taken Iberia, Balearics, Southern Gaul, Ireland and Britain. The year is 220BC. I am approached by a diplomat from Pontus offering Alliance and their world map. 'Why not?' I think., Pontus have taken all of western turkey (up to a north-south line through Antioch, and except two Hayasdan regions in Armenia), most of northern greece and north (ie. east of the alps, south of the Carpathians). Anyone else ever seen this happen?.

Pontus semi-regularly makes some serious conquests. They seem to lack the staying power of other factions, however.

[Tartaros]

Yeah, i decided to take out my treacherous allies first, the last time I conquered egypt first and then attacked the smaller kingdoms, but this time they brake away with me at first turn with pahlava, so I decided to reestablish my authority on this regions.

mhh, no reformed enemy units/bodyguards to fight ... thats bad, you miss the ironpanzerman
(but baktria got it´s chance!!)

[Tartaros]

in my hay-game, pontos conquered makedonia, tracia and epiros. the asian holding fall back to makedonia (blitz from mytelene).

[XSamatan]

mhh, no reformed enemy units/bodyguards to fight

(but baktria got it´s chance!!)

Yes, thats right, I think I will never get the reforms, it is too hard to loose a battle with phalangites against skirmishers and HA's

But even without my kats, IMHO AS has a very good recruitment pool to choose of.

XSamatan

[LordCurlyton]

The problem is that Pontus does not develop the military MICs much in a lot of provinces. It seems that if a province does not produce a new, unique unit as opposed to something that can already be made somewhere else they tend to not upgrade MICs, both factional and regional. that is a problem when they finally fight a power that is either big (Ptolie or AS) or attacks from an unexpected direction (Mak Mytilene blitz) since they are reduced to very few actual recruitment pools and lots of crappy levies which get pile driven. This seems to be the case for many factions too. Until they've owned a territory for a long while and/or are at peace then they lag in MIC development.

[Joszen1]

Well I've never seen it before, mainly because the factions I usually play squeeze Greece and Macedonia hard. Still Pontus have killed the Maks (no Mytilening there) and are taking land from Ptolies, AS and Epeiros.

On a sad note I am starting to get pile driven by Romani full-stacks (mainly triarii, pedites and principes).

Thanks for the feedback, though, anyone else got some cool 1.2x AI expansions?

[Skullheadhq]

In my current EB 1.2 campaign the Aedui seems to conquer Gaul faster then before. And the Lusotanians are now kicking Cartie butt in Spain. Saba is on speed and securing Arabia within 30 years. Ptolemaio and Seleucids are relaxing in the mediterrean sun instead of the ptollies bashing AS in turn 1. Anatolia now counts with Pontos. but... Casse is still braindead as ever. Only sissy-fights in Britain for what i have seen.
In my campaign the AS already crushed Pahlava under it's almighty heels.... And it's only 267BC

A balloon 4 the EB team

[XSamatan]

but baktria got it´s chance!!

without words

XSamatan

[gamegeek2]

Best AS I've seen since I played as it.

[gamegeek2]

ZOMG 400 POSTS!

Anyways, I've seen pontus be wiped out on the mainland (by AS) but control Tylis, Dardanoia, and Thraikia Hypertera.

[LordCurlyton]

Heh he is the AS. 'Nuff said.

[machinor]

Also, Roman Expansion is fairly unusual. Looks like the Romans want to establish the Austro-Hungarian Empire ca. 2000 years before time. :D

[Centurio Nixalsverdrus]

Fairly odd, granted they took out two of the Super-Indies.

[LordCurlyton]

Its actually pretty easy for the AI to do it. After a while enough beaten remnant are floating around that the wandering armies are far away chasing little bits of nothing and inevitably a stack makes it to the now weakened city, sieges, and is victorious.

[Victor1234]

247 BC, I'm Carthage.

Rome, Pontus, Macedonia have been wiped out.

As a bit of a sidenote, AI-held settlements seem to revolt alot more than in previous versions.

[Olaf Blackeyes]

Finally back on topic.
BTW how u get the minimap to be revealed?

EDIT: @ Lord Curly Thnx very much.

[LordCurlyton]

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[SwissBarbar]

My new KH campaign, EB 1.2, no mods, 258 BC.



Baktria splitted the Saka into Western and Easter Saka

[Dayve]

RTW.exe
I am Carthage
H/M

262bc


252bc


242bc

[palmtree]

My Pahlavan game.



My Lusotannan game.

[Marcus Ulpius]

My Makedonian campaign at 246 BC. Of the noticeable events - Arverni are on the brink of extinction; Epiros was pushed into Illiria (and is ruled by the king of Illirian origin); AS are fighting bravely against Pahlava and the Ptolies, slowly losing to Ptolies (but made some successful conquests from them earlier), losing at faster rate to Pahlava. I've decided to honor my obligation as an ally and started war against the Ptolemaoi.

It's EB 1.2, RTW.exe.

[Onehandstan]

My Casse cmapaign (duh) I'm just about to launch a finishing blow on the averni, I have been at peace with them for 70 odd years, it's currently 199BC

[SwissBarbar]

My Casse cmapaign (duh) I'm just about to launch a finishing blow on the averni, I have been at peace with them for 70 odd years, it's currently 199BC

nice carthage expansion

[Centurio Nixalsverdrus]

My Casse cmapaign (duh) I'm just about to launch a finishing blow on the averni, I have been at peace with them for 70 odd years, it's currently 199BC

Nice Carthage, nice Seleukid, nice Baktria, (almost) nice Makedonia expansion I'd say.

[Skullheadhq]

Year is 242BC. Guess my faction xD!
I'm using ALX.exe

[SwissBarbar]

Year is 242BC. Guess my faction xD!
I'm using ALX.exe

casse? *GGG*

@ palmtree: veeeerryyyy nice Pahlavan game, on what difficulty level do you play?

[Olaf The Great]

My Pahlavan game.



My Lusotannan game.

I really like Romes Expansion, seems pretty accurate.

[Olaf Blackeyes]

R we ever gonna get Haydisan to get off the steppes?

[Onehandstan]

nice carthage expansion

Not for me, they've been nothing but trouble since I crossed the alps.

[SwissBarbar]

Not for me, they've been nothing but trouble since I crossed the alps.

of course, because THEY are meant to cross the alps, hihi