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    Wow jerjes78, you better hope that the Getai can hold back that Lusotanian storm! I would not want to go up against that.
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    As promised I checked:

    Yes, the Ptolemaioi are allied with the Saka. And when I said, that I think that I killed all their silver and gold chevron units in battle, well.... that may be true, but since the ptolies own Baktria and all the eastern provinces, they now come up with Cataphract Elefants and such insane stuff ^^
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    At least they have to pay through the nose to get those things across Asia...it's several thousand dollars to keep those things every turn...
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    Quote Originally Posted by WinsingtonIII View Post
    Wow jerjes78, you better hope that the Getai can hold back that Lusotanian storm! I would not want to go up against that.
    I would.

    Lusos fall easily to Syrian, Persian and Kretan bows.
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    Quote Originally Posted by IrishHitman View Post
    I would.

    Lusos fall easily to Syrian, Persian and Kretan bows.
    That's true, plus they are very far away from where they can produce they're factional troops.

    But I just find it so boring to fight huge empires like that. It just gets tedious fighting the same troops and faction over and over after the first 10 years.
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    Well. glad to see that you people enjoy my campaign. Before updating I must mention that for conquering cities and destructing enemy armies I'm using just one army.

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    The FM leading this army are: FL, FH and future FH, basically the all royal family. Note that those golden chevron were earned because of what I wrote 2 lines before



    The remaining stack you can see in the pictures are what I call "Festung Truppe", they only served to defend specifically that city and not taking part in any offensive operation. Also those troops "belong" to my clients rulers. It's a sort of role playing
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    Finally "The clash of civilizations" (so to speak), 147BC

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    After conquering Nikaia. Note in Ankyra and Ipsos the festung troops (mostly mercenaries and Hoplitai Haploi)



    The Mother of All Battles began (Luso-Make war), 145BC
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    I'll have to raise more troops in Pella and Ambrakia. Also before I finished Hayastan I wont be able to perform offensive operations, just holding on



    Typically Roman way (=backstabbing), 138BC
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    They have crappy unit so it's not a big deal. Btw those clients puppets in Middle East are superb, the defeated several Ptolies armies



    Breaking Hay's neck, 128BC

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    After the battle of Amaseia (that semi-full stack SW Amaseia is my main army). I fought 4 battles in my way from Mazaka to that bloody city


    Now it's time to deal with those Lusos scum. Intelligence reports confirms that because they're so far away from they bases, the only troops they can recruits are untrained Lugoes and some other cheap unit. Not a big deal for my veteran phalangites

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    Quote Originally Posted by jerjes78 View Post
    Well. glad to see that you people enjoy my campaign. Before updating I must mention that for conquering cities and destructing enemy armies I'm using just one army.
    I would not wanna meet those fellows with my troops. Hell, they are "veteran". You know every single one of them by name, eh? Good luck with the campaign and thanks for the update!
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    Nice campaign jerjes!

    My campaign with Makedonia:

    H/M 241 BC



    [yeah, I sort off overextended]

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    This is how you deal with traitors.


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    The Koinon (my protectorate) betrayed me after 20 years of peace.

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    They are being dealt with.
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    Pontos, 201BC



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    @jerjes78:

    I like your slow expansion very much. Isn't it tedious to fight the Ptolemaioi four times every turn?

    P.S. Festungstruppe or Garnisonstruppe.

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    Rome 83 BC



    Watch the KH forming a Baltic Empire ;-) Not even the Saka can stop them. I'm loving it, nothing can kill the little bastards *g*
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    Not anymore, they're gone ;-) Victims of the war for Micra Asia
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    The Ptolies can actually recruit Armoured War Elepahants? :S
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    Yep. In fact, they're the only faction that can recruit every type of elephant unit on the map. The Saba are the only other faction that can recruit both Indian and African elephants, but they can't recruit the elephant cataphracts.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Epimetheus View Post
    Yep. In fact, they're the only faction that can recruit every type of elephant unit on the map. The Saba are the only other faction that can recruit both Indian and African elephants, but they can't recruit the elephant cataphracts.
    That's intersting indeed. Which skin do those units have? Of which faction? Baktria, Seleucia or Saka?
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    Both the Saba and the Ptolemaioi have their own unique elephant skins. As I recall, the Ptolemaic elephant cataphracts wear bronze armor with dark red trim, with the Ptolemaic eagle displayed on a shield on the side of the mounted platform. Their regular Indian ones are decorated with dark red cloth as well, emblazoned with the visage of Zeus-Ammon. The Saba Indian elephants are rather drab looking in comparison, having only light decoration and brown cloth.

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    Lusotannan (205 BC)


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    Have you ever seen Carthage creating such an Empire without any help from the player? (I even fought them once, in Spain)
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    I don't think I've ever seen Carthage AI take Alexandria, nevermind up the Levant.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SwissBarbar View Post
    Have you ever seen Carthage creating such an Empire without any help from the player? (I even fought them once, in Spain)
    Wow, it looks like they're trying to reclaim the old Phoenician homelands.

    Perhaps it's because you're persistance against them in Iberia has urged them to go East? Although that's a little unusual because usually the AI seems to put all its efforts into fighting the player.

    Epeiros is looking quite powerful as well, which is not something you see often. That split up Romani and Aedui expansion is quite strange however, is it due to revolts?

    The Sweboz are also surprisingly stagnant, I don't think I've ever seen them expand so little in almost 90 years.
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    Quote Originally Posted by WinsingtonIII View Post
    Wow, it looks like they're trying to reclaim the old Phoenician homelands.

    Perhaps it's because you're persistance against them in Iberia has urged them to go East? Although that's a little unusual because usually the AI seems to put all its efforts into fighting the player.
    Well, it's not trying anymore, have a look:



    Let me repeat: They had no help from me. No regular tributes or money gifts, no weakening their enemies, only trade rights.
    I have a theory: The Carthaginians gain a lot of money through the trade with me (I know that, because also I make a lot of money through the trade with them). I think it's like a huge province in spain they have, giving them money from the west for sending armies to the east.



    Quote Originally Posted by WinsingtonIII View Post
    Epeiros is looking quite powerful as well, which is not something you see often. That split up Romani and Aedui expansion is quite strange however, is it due to revolts?

    The Sweboz are also surprisingly stagnant, I don't think I've ever seen them expand so little in almost 90 years.
    Epeiros is very powerful, I like that, because - as you say - it's rare. They really had a hard fight and actually lost their only holding in italy, but the romans had attacked me, so I unfortunately was forced to plunder all cities in italy, conquer rome, giving it back to the romans and force them to become my protectorate. When I had sacked Taras, and left it, it revolted back to Epeiros and from there, they conquered of Italy what is now theirs. Massalia and Tolosa - former Roman possessions - I gave to the Aedui (Massalia I took back, when they betrayed me). How the Aedui got their holdings in the east, I don't know.

    What's up with the Sweboz I don't know too. I haven't even discovered them in gameplay (when fog of war is covering them).
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    Hi guys

    No, it is not that much as hell as expected. Actually it's quite fun. As the Romans I am extremely rich and therefore can support a good army. As you can see, I already have taken Egypt from them and several fullstacks defend the river-crossings between Africa and Near East ... which is necessary, because the Ptolemaioi armies are great and strong. Thanks to the Marian reforms I can recruit new legions almost everywhere. ATM I am invading Mikra Asia with 2 fullstacks and 3 more fullstacks are in their ships, heading for Ioudaia. I am curious if this will suffice to conquer the eastern shores of the Mediterranean. I never reload a lost battle, and I have suffered some real devastating defeats against the endless Phalangitai-armies of the Ptolemaioi. The conquest of the Ptolemaic holdings in Egypt has cost me 30'000 men ! (yes 1:1). But now the Ptolies seem to run out of their silver and gold chevron (!) elite-units which they had bred in their wars against the Seleukids, Pahlava and Baktria.

    The Saka are at war with the Sauromatae and the Sweboz, but not yet with the Ptolies. Not sure if they are even allies, I'll check, when I am home.
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