Thanks everyone! Appreciate all the fgeedback and the interest.

First off, when I decided to build the IV in Arretium, I didn't understand what the differences were, I was going merely by
- the benefits/drawbacks in the textbox
- how much they cost
- how long they take to build.

So, from that limitation, Type II took six turns, cost 1600, and the only benefit was a %1 trade increase. Totally didn't seem 'worth it'. I wasn't even thinking about what units that would or would not allow. Sooo... now I know.

@Ca Pott

I'd have to check. So far, I'm ten turns in, I haven't lost any units. I've built a Princepe and a Hastati in Rome, Apni can only build Slingers, guys with shields and javelins but no armor or helmets (of which I've built three) and diplomats (just explaining this as I can't remember the name of that unit - one thing about this game, the names take some getting used to XD), one or two light cavalry from the province north of Rome, one or two slingers, and other than that, all the starting units.

I moved a Hastati and the cavalry from the garrison north of Rome down to help attack Taras, a pair of slingers in Capua to keep public order green, left all my generals except Gnaeus Scipio in their towns (so only Capua and Apni have no generals as I moved the one from Capua to Rome when Dentatus died) and everything else is down preparing to assault Taras.

However, I'm getting about 3000 or so mnai every turn, though I'm usre if I try to raise more units before Taras falls, that will go down.


@ Subotan

No minimods yet. I'm still trying to get used to a mod at all! However, if the trees are going to make life hell against the Gauls, I'll have to look into it.
So far, though, it's been addfing a level of uncertainty that I like.

Also, yes, I'm sure part of my being pleased about the diplomacy is just being rid of the Senate, and the abolishment of "No, sorry, you are at war with Carthage and Gaul and Greece... FOREVER!!!!!!! Better pray no one ELSE decides to hate you, too!"

And thanks, I like to think I'm a fairly reasonable person. And yes, I saw the Atlantis request. I lol'd. Maybe Rifts: Total War? :Grin:


@ Mulceber

You'e probably right. However as long as states I'm not touching act reasonably, I guess I'd consider that 'good diplomacy' in R:TW terms.


@ vartan

Diplomacy shouldn't be predictable, or even always rational... but even a madman should take a good deal when offered it. :D