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Post by dsongop on Jul 7, 2019 18:35:45 GMT
I chose the Pontus Kingdom as my first try for the Caesar time conquest. You start off with Mith IV on a horse archer which is a huge bonus of course. I put Spartacus on the starting elite guard to scout for enemies in Mith IV's way, so he can attack Ancrya right away. (if you don't have Spartacus, but a mobility item on a general or use a general with mobility bonuses) After my attack, I created a normal infantry in Sinope, and bribed Scordisci. I researched poetry first. On round 2, luckily Mith IV attacked three times, which allowed my infantry unit to capture Ancrya. I sent all my generals to the west to capture the Bithynia Kingdom. However, I did not have very strong garrisons in Ancrya, so Crassus' troops took the city, but I still managed to destroy Bithynia at turn 5. I then fought Crassus without losing a unit thanks to Hannibal's great skills, and after that the conquest is almost automatic. I helped the Dacia Kingdom and the Odrysian Kingdom counter-push Rome-Crassus after I cleared out Asia Minor, then I sent some expedition troops down to Egypt and Cnossos, which didn't end up too well. I marched straight to mainland Italy and started crumbling Rome-Caesar, and my allies helped out the cause in Iberia. I bribed Maurentania and Illyria in the progress, while donating most of my spare money to Nasamones and Lusitani.  Since this was my first Caesar Time conquest, I made some mistakes and I definitely could've gotten a better result. First I should've bribed Mauretania into the war earlier, because the Numidia Kingdom can really stir up trouble in Mainland Europe. Also I bribed in nations such as the Bosporan Kingdom which didn't have a lot of significance; I just saw that they join late and thought it was a good idea bribing them in early. Lastly, I should've sent a larger army to conquer Egypt and Africa, because Rome-Pompey usually dominates there, and it took about 10 extra rounds for my allies to finally eliminate them. Due to the ET Ai mechanics where they go for your cities instead of your units in conquests, rapidly clearing out Asia Minor would be the key for this conquest, and it shouldn't be hard to do when Mith IV is on the team. I was expecting this conquest to favor the Romans, but it seems like unless the player plays one of the three countries, 1-star nations against Rome are very doable. When I have more time I will certainly try one of the tribes to the north for a challenge. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2019 7:08:57 GMT
dsongop , i actually think now that the conquest would favor the gaul's side rather than Roman's side(i used to think that Rome had the advantage). What matters in the conquest is unit number advantage. Rome has stronger units, but they can get overwhelmed. Rome has some cheats tho, since they can spawn some generals from cities, but not to the extent of EW6.
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Post by dsongop on Jul 8, 2019 12:28:38 GMT
Deleted, I actually feel like the Caesar Time conquest is very well balanced. As the player, you have the ability to dictate the entire map just by defeating a couple of close enemies. When playing with the Gauls, eventually they will overwhelm Rome, but on the Roman side, as long as you take out small tribes early on, you will have the advantage going on.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2019 12:37:32 GMT
Deleted , I actually feel like the Caesar Time conquest is very well balanced. As the player, you have the ability to dictate the entire map just by defeating a couple of close enemies. When playing with the Gauls, eventually they will overwhelm Rome, but on the Roman side, as long as you take out small tribes early on, you will have the advantage going on. True. Although, i prefer the Gaul's side. I actually found the most challenging conquest for Caesar time: Seleucid Empire. Try it out  |
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Post by stoic on Jul 8, 2019 15:23:59 GMT
Deleted , I actually feel like the Caesar Time conquest is very well balanced. As the player, you have the ability to dictate the entire map just by defeating a couple of close enemies. When playing with the Gauls, eventually they will overwhelm Rome, but on the Roman side, as long as you take out small tribes early on, you will have the advantage going on. True. Although, i prefer the Gaul's side. I actually found the most challenging conquest for Caesar time: Seleucid Empire. Try it out In this version of the game Seleucids are not an Empire, but an appendix of an Empire |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2019 15:35:13 GMT
True. Although, i prefer the Gaul's side. I actually found the most challenging conquest for Caesar time: Seleucid Empire. Try it out In this version of the game Seleucids are not an Empire, but an appendix of an Empire It was stated as Seleucid Empire in the conquest. But hey, it's our job to make them an empire if we use them in our conquest. |
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Post by kingbutawl on Jul 8, 2019 16:07:48 GMT
I wanted not to use any generals and I'm at turn 100 trying to beat the remaining gallic tribes....
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2019 3:25:12 GMT
I wanted not to use any generals and I'm at turn 100 trying to beat the remaining gallic tribes.... Bribe early on. It helps |
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Post by truhses on Jul 19, 2019 18:50:39 GMT
Conquest with a difficult start. With 5 or 6 attempts, he destroyed Bithynia without losing his general. But perfectly suited for rank III thanks to Mithridates and a forced march.
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