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    Nice going. Just a thought, if you really are to recreate Lysimachos empire then you´ll have to eventually take Pontos starting regions, right? Maybe you can move them somewhere else.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Swordmaster View Post
    I always re-check and uncheck to make sure the box is definitely unchecked. Sometimes it's unchecked but the engine still thinks it's checked (e.g. if you clicked away to view enemy troops and return).
    Ah, that's what I did before that battle, I unchecked it, then had a look at the enemy army, then started without making sure it was still unchecked.

    Quote Originally Posted by General Appo View Post
    Nice going. Just a thought, if you really are to recreate Lysimachos empire then you´ll have to eventually take Pontos starting regions, right? Maybe you can move them somewhere else.
    I'm very torn here, when I'm straddling this line between historicity and alternate history. I don't want to nerf Pontos, because I want them to be able to grow into a power to content with in the future. But I also don't want to be constantly harrassed by them, nor have them be too powerful too soon.
    It began on seven hills - an EB 1.1 Romani AAR with historical house-rules (now ceased)
    Heirs to Lysimachos - an EB 1.1 Epeiros-as-Pergamon AAR with semi-historical houserules (now ceased)
    Philetairos' Gift - a second EB 1.1 Epeiros-as-Pergamon AAR


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    Leave my precious Pontos alone! :D
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jaertecken View Post
    Leave my precious Pontos alone! :D
    Well I was never going to destroy them, just a question of where they are and how big they're allowed to be.
    It began on seven hills - an EB 1.1 Romani AAR with historical house-rules (now ceased)
    Heirs to Lysimachos - an EB 1.1 Epeiros-as-Pergamon AAR with semi-historical houserules (now ceased)
    Philetairos' Gift - a second EB 1.1 Epeiros-as-Pergamon AAR


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    Third Seleukid War, 214BC

    Peace with the Seleukid empire was even shorter than the previous ceasefire; a mere five years before battle lines were drawn once more. Amantieus had a new policy of fortifying the pass through the Tauros mountains, with the men stationed there expected to hold long enough for the army to relieve them.

    Patron Byllideus, left in command of the Pergamene army, responded to an attack on the fort. The Seleukid force outnumbered his own, but his veterans were confident of seeing the enemy off.



    He set up on the edge of the forest, hiding some of his troops.



    The skirmishers traded missiles for a time.



    Then Byllides ordered the advance.



    The right was attacked.



    Looping around, Byllideus charged to the rear of the Seleukid left. Before his men got bogged down in melee, he pulled them out again.



    The Seleukid line appeared to hesitate. Perhaps the trees were giving the pikemen trouble maneuvering.



    Byllideus charged once more, shattering a group of Parthians.



    He then routed the other flanking unit.



    Working along the line, a native phalanx was next.



    The enemy general, leading the cavalry, charged.



    Some in the centre broke.



    Soon a general rout was in progress.



    Some regulars fought on for a time, the last remaining resistance.



    But their stand was futile.



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    That has to have been one of the most disappointing battles I've ever fought. It had all the makings of a decent fight, which was then ruined by the AI's total lack of anything resembling intelligence or even a basic grasp of tactics.

    They started out alright, lining everyone up right. Then they broke up their phalanx line and marched individual units out to fight me peacemeal. What the hell? How hard is it to maintain a line, and march the whole thing as one?

    Then to cap it all, their general suicide-charged my line about halfway through, getting routed and running away. Leaving their already poor morale because it was captain-led in the toilet.
    It began on seven hills - an EB 1.1 Romani AAR with historical house-rules (now ceased)
    Heirs to Lysimachos - an EB 1.1 Epeiros-as-Pergamon AAR with semi-historical houserules (now ceased)
    Philetairos' Gift - a second EB 1.1 Epeiros-as-Pergamon AAR


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    212BC:



    War in Spain, Rome are gearing up for something. The war in Italy didn't last long, two years and the Romans had disposed of everything there. A stack I transported to Sicily has vanished. I give up on trying to make a proper war of it. Only positive there is they haven't gone to war with the Arveni to recover Cisalpine Gaul yet, though it'll probably be soon.

    Baktria are annoying me again. Now they're trying to steamroller Parthia, which I won't have. Just re-took Marakanda after I took it off them.

    Aedui are losing in Gaul, I'm of half a mind to let them get defeated there, although then they might get too active in Galatia.
    It began on seven hills - an EB 1.1 Romani AAR with historical house-rules (now ceased)
    Heirs to Lysimachos - an EB 1.1 Epeiros-as-Pergamon AAR with semi-historical houserules (now ceased)
    Philetairos' Gift - a second EB 1.1 Epeiros-as-Pergamon AAR


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    Default Re: [Epeiros/Pergamon AAR] Philetairos' Gift

    perhaps you should try darth's formation minimod , I'm using it and it really improves AI battle
    tactics, their phalanxes actually fight in line

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    (without the ")
    that might reduce the loading time for full pages of screenshots , and make it easier to scroll to the latest update
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