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Yes, I believe it's still somewhat of an issue. I'm not sure how true this actually is, but I think I've seen less silly declarations and then peace offerings as the game continued being worked on.

Sorry, yes there is that one. I'm using a mod by Desden which opens up the diplomatic options. Any enemy you militarily subjugate becomes a satrap instead of a client state. Again, I've had one...

What exactly is your issue here? It makes perfect sense that your satrap can decline to support you and them doing so should practically stand as them declaring independence. Your automatically...

It's unlikely that he used pikemen and Polybius either meant something else or was mistaken.

The links should cover it, but just a few corrections. Carrhage had direct control of part of Iberia as...

Not sure if this is unfair on my part, but it would be nice if everything between the Roman factions wasn't such a free-for-all with all hating each other. Perhaps we could have scenarios in which...

Though adding more depth, which I think is what this thread is about, wouldn't hurt at all. That might not be a bad direction to look in for some pointers.

I had a situation in which I removed my troops from the two center and defended a different place, but after taking the capture point the A.I did send some attack attacks with part of the army while...

Isn't that more reason to do something quickly because you have so little time?

I'd just add that looking for the "good" one isn't really something worth investigating. Each man, however close he was to Caesar, was looking to maintain or strengthen his position in the aftermath....

It would be preferable if trading was rather open with most nations which can do so trading with each other. Perhaps with more recent trade relations not meaning very much relations wise.

If the desire is to set up the historical scenario as it would have been at the time with disadvantages or advantages of each group, there would be no reason one would only be able to win with...

I've got the mod.pack file and I can enable it with mod manager, but the changes haven't been applied. Any idea, please? I did this "When you create startpos it should create a mod.pack (default) in...

I launched the Bob.AssemblyKit.exe fine a few weeks ago, but I'm no longer getting the same screen shown in the tutorial from which I can click tools and so on. Instead I get Bob-Select Data files to...

I agree that the Romans regularly took the initiative rather than the Carthaginians doing so. Still, the Carthaginians also lost because they failed to execute the war effectively with what they did...

I think he have the support, it was just much easier to reinforce Iberia than Hannibal in Italy. Though they did try to get him troops and did succeed in getting more men into Italy. I agree, Roman...

The Romans didn't need to spend as much time together because they lacked the diversity of the Carthaginians. Yes, they had their Latin allies, but that's just it. These people weren't much different...

What point are you countering? Review my posts, can you find any posts in which I've actually argued against what you've just posted? You'll notice that the end of my previous post points out that...

You're claiming two words with different definitions mean the same thing. Yes, both look for solutions, but to fix a problem and to compensate for one aren't one in the same. To compensate for a...

No, compensating here does not mean fix. To fix their lack of familiarity he would have needed time to train them together, to go through successful operations as Goldsworthy mentions in the quote I...

It wasn't supposed to fix the lack of familiarity, it did however attempt to compensate for it. Each line had a sort of independence. I'm not sure why you keep using the word "fix".

You're...

Mainly and purely mean two different things. I'd rather not dwell on this, but yes, that is contradictory.


I don't understand what you mean by "I never doubted there wasn't an error". Either you...

Well, clearly you did doubt it. Since you've gone from the placement only being about tactics to the placement being mainly tactical.



I didn't actually say that.

I only claimed it was part...

Are you agreeing with me that there was a lack of ability to communicate effectively?

I don't understand the question. There wasn't enough time before the battle to develop the army the way he had...

Just so we're clear, you're claiming Carthaginian armies didn't have to take into account the variety of soldiers, differences in language and such, their placement in battle was totally about...

It's not just about incentives, though the Gallic soldiers at Cannae would have likely had a greater bond with Hannibal and more chance at loot afterwards. The issue is Carthaginian armies, due to...

That's fair enough in some cases, but I think those rebellions are quite different than those what we see in the game. Both Vercingetorix and Boudica had a fairly large number of supporters behind...

It's not really important how they were acquired, at least in this case. It's about the amount of time they spent with the commander and whether they could operate with the various commanders in the...

The army at Zama, of course, wasn't as good as the one from Italy. I wouldn't choose "around Cannae" as a time period. The Gauls were able to fit within the army very well.

The victories after Cannae and even his veterans performance at Zama indicates they were still great troops.

Perhaps, but this wasn't the case in the situation presented. Though, I must say Macedon was mostly loyal each time I subjugated it, this did mean I needed to move an army around to be sure. Since...

It is though, especially because you were surely aware I didn't mean they had conquered Italy. Still, I don't think the original statement is incorrect. If there was any confusion regarding it I've...

Mistakenly posted reply from other thread here here.

That's not really true though, Hannibal's army was one of the best to be found in antiquity. I cover this, with examples, in post 105 and the following posts.

Winning through various means,...

Carthage certainly wasn't going to be supplying the bulk of the army here, it's not how the state worked. This simply wasn't an option for Hannibal on a large scale. I don't disagree and this is...

Again, this covers the diplomatic situation, sort of, and it's good that we're past them being mercenaries. It wasn't just that though, especially not as time went on. The troops under Hannibal were...

I don't quite understand this point here. The legions can what a certain amount of training? Hannibal's troops weren't at all just based on allied treaty. Much of the army, or even the entirety of...

No, you've missed the point. Replacing elite troops is difficult, that's the point. He couldn't simply replace high quality troops because that's simply not how it works. I never claimed Caesar and...

I wouldn't really count failed relief efforts, sieges, or even small skirmishes towards the record of a general, not in this context anyway. By undefeated I'm really focusing on the large, decisive...

Surely the fact that you have just destroyed them and clearly have more power is evidence enough that they shouldn't betray you. I normally make Macedon a client state or satrapy since I've been...

The Gauls weren't the only troops placed in the center, the Iberians were there as well. Their placement there doesn't show them to be poor quality troops, nor does it contradict anything stated in...