So... I just found Hannibal...

**Warmaster** · December 02, 2007, 06:27 AM

Here I am minding my own business having a lovely game of XGM as Rome. And I'm playing on H/H, which coupled with the improved Carthaginian AI made the early game (first 5 years or so) one of the most intense RTW experiences I've ever had, with something like 7 or so stacks attacking me. I love the changes DBH did for the AI in the last few versions.

But anyway, that's not why i made this thread. Fast forward my campaign to 230 BC, where I'm still pretty small and waging war on Carthage. And one of my spies in Carthage spots this guy:

And while you may think to yourself "So what? Hannibal is a pretty common name for generals in RTW..." If you have a look at the year, and the age of Mr. Hannibal, you'll find he would have been born in 247 BC, THE SAME YEAR AS HANNIBAL BARCA! CONSPIRACY!

So anyway, is this a coincidence or is this caused by a new script of some description? Because if it is a script it's very cool IMO.

**RedFox** · December 02, 2007, 09:09 AM

That's pretty cool, actually, I wonder if RTW spawns Hannibal Barca by default, or it really is a coincidence...

**snuggans** · December 02, 2007, 09:21 AM

well DBH actually added Leonidas of Sparta to GCS so who knows

**DimeBagHo** · December 02, 2007, 09:44 AM

It's not my doing. Most likely a coincidence.

**Cymera** · December 02, 2007, 10:54 AM

Originally Posted by DimeBagHo

It's not my doing. Most likely a coincidence.

Or so you say!

If you get Julius Caesar, let us know!

**Poulp** · December 03, 2007, 10:04 AM

Originally Posted by Cymera

If you get Julius Caesar, let us know!

I had a Gaius Julius back in my vanilla days... about 150 years before the historical one, but who cares ?

**Scorch** · December 10, 2007, 07:39 PM

Originally Posted by DimeBagHo

It's not my doing. Most likely a coincidence.

It would be a kickass idea, if it wasn't a coincidence, though.

**Sparta1233** · December 02, 2007, 02:21 PM

That would be cool, Ya I got Leonidis of Sparta to be my best general he is awsome with a full stack of spartans.

**Domnul Ceaşcă** · December 03, 2007, 10:06 AM

If you find Scipio too, then your pretty lucky.

**68 Powers** · December 04, 2007, 06:02 PM

hah nice.
for some reason everytime i play a roan campaign i always find a hannibal at some point in time.

**Balikedes** · December 18, 2007, 12:30 PM

Happy Anniversary Hannibal!!!

Today is the day that Hannibal defeated the Romans in the Battle of Trebia

**Kara Kolyo** · December 18, 2007, 01:36 PM

Heh our relative must be out celebrating, or mourning more probably

Anyways i always liked as a kid when my father told me stories about Hannibal instead of some fairy tales. Here's to good ol' Hanny

**Randal** · December 19, 2007, 11:41 AM

Originally Posted by Kara Kolyo

Heh our relative must be out celebrating, or mourning more probably

Anyways i always liked as a kid when my father told me stories about Hannibal instead of some fairy tales. Here's to good ol' Hanny

where are you from?

**Balikedes** · December 19, 2007, 11:55 AM

Originally Posted by Kara Kolyo

Heh our relative must be out celebrating, or mourning more probably

More than likely he's celebrating with a pint and some Carthaginian crushing custom battles...

.

**Kara Kolyo** · December 19, 2007, 01:22 PM

Randal- i'm from Bulgaria, as for our relative with Balikedes, i meant Cymera - the True Roman. My father and mother are historians(no reason for me to become historian i guess) and hannibal was just one of the generals that my father showed me their battles with my toy soldiers, when i was a kid.