I don't need "allies" who can't keep their hands out of my wallet. :P
Money is scarce as Saba and I don't want to spend anything on adventures in the North
so early in the campaign.
I don't need "allies" who can't keep their hands out of my wallet. :P
Money is scarce as Saba and I don't want to spend anything on adventures in the North
so early in the campaign.
"Allies", were, traditionally expensive to have around. Why else would there be the simple and easy option of 'conquer and genocide'? A lot less frills, and you actually -get- money out of doing it. The Hellenes have innovated a systematic approach to it, as did the other civilized cultures like the Keltoi. The Rhomaioi improved upon their models and elevated it into an art form and.........................................
If Petra or Palmyra has a big army which is costing you money, then roleplay them setting out on their own quest of expansion by attacking the Seleucids or Ptolemies. That will either get most of their army killed off, saving you money, or they'll conquer a city, offsetting their upkeep costs. Or just disband most of their army.
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Just out of interest, I wonder how many emporers and rulers in history have said ' if only my allies had done exactly as I wanted them to, and when I wanted them to, we wouldn't be in this mess right now' ?
one of the best features of the RTW world for me is the unpredictability of the AI, it adds hugely to the game.... oh and if you are such an experienced RTW that you can never lose... try only fighting the battles with one army (as if you were with it in the field) and let the AI fight all your other battles for you..... yes, you will lose a lot more fights, but you will come to realise the problems of running a huge empire personally.... ask Napoleon, or any of the other great rulers from history....
cheers,
Pobs
"alliance: in international politics, the union of two thieves who have their hands so deeply inserted in each other's pocket that they cannot separately plunder a third" - Devil's dictionaryI don't need "allies" who can't keep their hands out of my wallet. :P
Oh well, the Saba'en game is filled with fun!
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Never dared to play them with those Hellenistic monsters in the neighbourhood :)
I'll give them a try soon and create a nice, Hellenistic influenced, kingdom ;)
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I have a question to this topic, is there any file i can look which town rebels to which faction?
descr_strat.txt, I think.
Search for the entry behind "faction_creator", to identify the right factions you will need this
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