Could suggestions like these perhaps make AI behaviour more historical?

[Ludens]

what is cape Tinairon? :)

Cape Tainaron, the little island of the coast of Sparta. Historically it was a place were mercenaries and prospective employers converged. The team simulated this by giving the island access to three mercenary pools. I doubt this has an effect on faction expansion, though. Many factions are belligerent towards the KH, but if this was the cause one would expect the attacks to target Sparta. In my experience, even with EB installed on BI, the naval attacks went for Corinth or Rodos, not Sparta.

[artaxerxes]

Cape Tainaron, the little island of the coast of Sparta. Historically it was a place were mercenaries and prospective employers converged. The team simulated this by giving the island access to three mercenary pools. I doubt this has an effect on faction expansion, though. Many factions are belligerent towards the KH, but if this was the cause one would expect the attacks to target Sparta. In my experience, even with EB installed on BI, the naval attacks went for Corinth or Rodos, not Sparta.

Oh right. Had noticed it but didn't reckognize the name ;) I don't know if it helps, but the current state of affairs just bothers me - I mean Rome's ahistorical priorities...

[Ludens]

I don't know if it helps, but the current state of affairs just bothers me - I mean Rome's ahistorical priorities...

I fully agree, but Rome has got the deck stacked against it in EB1. They've got a limited recruitment base for factional units, they need to expand on several fronts and overseas, and do not have the advantage of tenacity since in R:TW every faction turns into a diplomatic nutter. The A.I. simply can't cope.

We'll see if these changes have the desired effect, but on the basis of my KH campaigns I doubt it.

[Cute Wolf]

Cape Tainaron, the little island of the coast of Sparta. Historically it was a place were mercenaries and prospective employers converged. The team simulated this by giving the island access to three mercenary pools. I doubt this has an effect on faction expansion, though. Many factions are belligerent towards the KH, but if this was the cause one would expect the attacks to target Sparta. In my experience, even with EB installed on BI, the naval attacks went for Corinth or Rodos, not Sparta.

that was because Sparta had a mountain barrier in the south-west, and hence, to invade, the AI must use another route....

BTW, you just need a photoshop / GIMP, and brush little part of the colour in descr_regions in the base, delete the map RWM, and start a new game...