Refreshingly obliterated

**bigmilt16** · September 09, 2010, 10:30 AM

First of all, I just wanted to say thanks to the RS team for all of their hard work and efforts. RS2 is literally an entirely new game.

I just fired up my first campaign last night and though I'd try 10-20 turns as Rome (I work as a lawyer, so I don't get much time to play during the week). When I was done with my 20 turns, I was curled up in a little ball, sucking my thumb! Italian rebels were kicking down Capua and at Rome's doorstep to the southeast and Carthage (with the help of Hannibal and some allied barbarians) had taken everything to my north. I was truly boxed in and was fighting to keep my city-state together. One thing was for sure, those rebel cities who turned on me were going to be put to the stake if I vanquished those rebels.

Anyways, I tell that little story to explain that I have never been so refreshingly obliterated yet challenged as Rome from the get go. I cannot imagine how much fun the rest of the campaign will be and am excited to get rolling. I really lost some close battles and hope to get control of Italy sometime soon.

Thanks RS2 team!

**mattgoby** · September 09, 2010, 10:36 AM

Yeah i know what you mean the ai is clever and waits for you to be weak for instance as macedon i butil up armies in the south and east to sent north and west. then pergamum attacks me taking 3 settlements easily, and i just signed a treaty to become romes protectorate so i can send all my enemies to pergamum then back to rome.

**Valiant The Brave** · September 09, 2010, 11:50 PM

Originally Posted by mattgoby

Yeah i know what you mean the ai is clever and waits for you to be weak for instance as macedon i butil up armies in the south and east to sent north and west. then pergamum attacks me taking 3 settlements easily, and i just signed a treaty to become romes protectorate so i can send all my enemies to pergamum then back to rome.

The AI isn't smart like in EU3, It just attacks you when you own something next to him.

**Dodge** · September 10, 2010, 12:14 AM

Originally Posted by Valiant The Brave

The AI isn't smart like in EU3, It just attacks you when you own something next to him.

Don't you do the same thing?

**Caesar_1991** · September 10, 2010, 05:13 AM

I find the BAI flanks and attacks from behind a lot more.

**Brusilov** · September 10, 2010, 06:03 AM

Originally Posted by Caesar_1991

I find the BAI flanks and attacks from behind a lot more.

Which exe are you using; RTW, RTW BI or RTW Alex?

I play with RTW Alex and find that the AI attempts to send cavalry around the flanks. It also does support the cavalry (sometimes) with infantry.

**Frost, colonel** · September 10, 2010, 08:01 AM

Originally Posted by Brusilov

Which exe are you using; RTW, RTW BI or RTW Alex?

I play with RTW Alex and find that the AI attempts to send cavalry around the flanks. It also does support the cavalry (sometimes) with infantry.

I'm on just RTW and get alot of AI cav flanking and see some AI naval off loading troop movements, so wonder if I missing out much not having BI and Alex?

**blacksmithn** · September 10, 2010, 12:42 PM

Originally Posted by Frost, colonel

I'm on just RTW and get alot of AI cav flanking and see some AI naval off loading troop movements, so wonder if I missing out much not having BI and Alex?

I'm playing with BI and I have the same performance as you, but I keep running into CTD as the campaign progresses. Originally, I was just playing RTW and had no CTD problem. I may switch back.