Centenarius
The Roman position is very very difficult
Before I restarted as the GCS, as Rome I was virtually gobbled up by a combo of the independent Greeks, Rome rebels and Carthage. The only thing that saved me was hitting the escape key, than exit.
And to me it seems like the independent Greeks have units that they pull out of their ###'s, because their armies are never ending.
Time to Rock
Re: The Roman position is very very difficult
When you install the game you can choose to reduce AI bonuses, you may want to try this if you're having a tough time. Never ending stacks is a result of AI bonuses, you can capture the enemy's Capitol which will also significantly reduce their bonuses....
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Roma Invictus
Re: The Roman position is very very difficult
Can no one here master the Romans?! Insolent dogs...
Gaul, are you really a George W. Bush fan? I certainly hope that userbar was used in sarcastic jest....
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Miles
Re: The Roman position is very very difficult
Hey! I just finished a campaign where I brought the Roman Empire to its greatest extent in real life on H/H, AI bonuses turned on.Originally Posted by Cymera
Can no one here master the Romans?! Insolent dogs...
Gaul is right, the first stage of the game (prior to you securing Italy) is insanely difficult as Rome with the combo of all those people going for you, and they're pretty much all stronger than you. Once you begin to expand though it becomes a walk in the park because Romans kick ass late game.
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Vicarius
Re: The Roman position is very very difficult
You will find most likely that many of us on this board are Republicans and support Bush, I am one.
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Roma Invictus
Re: The Roman position is very very difficult
I make little connection between a Republican and a Bush Supporter. You gentlemen are free to believe what you will, but the facts and evidence speak for themselves.
America's future is far darker since the events of the last few years. I mean this in more ways then simply the embarrassing turn of the economy....
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Ducenarius
Re: The Roman position is very very difficult
hmm...playing Roman hard! Hardly! Good use of tactics and terrain should allow you to kill off the Independant Greeks/Carthaginians and Roman Rebels in southern Italy fairly fast.
My best campaign yet is as the romans, I've killed off the Carthies in North Africa and got 60,000+ in the bank. Its something like 253BC. Gauls in the North have just attacked and now face my full stack of double silver chevron veterans (they ain't gonna be happy).
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Triple Chaosmaster
Re: The Roman position is very very difficult
Guys, let's keep politics in places made for that kind of discussion and maintain a friendly atmosphere here
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Centenarius
Re: The Roman position is very very difficult
I keep AI bonuses on for a challenge, and don't mind all that much facing huge armies, so long as I win.
Maybe I should reduce the general difficulty to M/M. (I never play VH)
Re: The Roman position is very very difficult
I second that motion!!Guys, let's keep politics in places made for that kind of discussion and maintain a friendly atmosphere here :original:
Gaul: Rome is tough to play with at the begining....darn near impossible!! but to buy yourself some time, put peltast in the 2 towns near were Pyrrhus would likely attack first....he uses the elephants as a battering ram..if you kill those off, his army flees, allowing you some much needed recruiting time...build ports, granaries, and temples that boost the economy so you can buy mercs and/or retrain....lastly, fight on your terms....if enemy outnumbers you in the sense of 2 to 3 stacks to 1, retreat....usually only 1 stack will follow, allowing more favorable results....and remember, sometimes you have to sacrifice a town to save an empire!!! hope this helps.....
Re: The Roman position is very very difficult
its so hard to, once it startsGuys, let's keep politics in places made for that kind of discussion and maintain a friendly atmosphere here
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Hey, at least we're not Belgium!!!America's future is far darker since the events of the last few years.
Re: The Roman position is very very difficult
Then it'll be locked. 'Modern' Politic discussions are way off topic for here.
Ducenarius
Re: The Roman position is very very difficult
poor persecuted Belgium. ;-) Although being beside Holland/The Netherlands might be quite interesting especially if you go window shopping in Amsterdam!
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Re: The Roman position is very very difficult
i had a tough time with the roman start also. this was the first time i used rome in a couple of releases but it has def got alot harder to take out the IGCS, the rebels, and carthage.
Libertus
Re: The Roman position is very very difficult
It's interesting how much harder the Roman start is for the player than for the AI. Rome never comes under any pressure by the IGCS when I play campaigns against them.
Praeses
Re: The Roman position is very very difficult
The AI gets a much easier start - more money, more buildings, more population, more units (many with free upkeep, and more experience).
Re: The Roman position is very very difficult
i just gave it another shot and the igcs took capua and i besieged them the next turn, when they sallied out i decimated them.
Libertus
Re: The Roman position is very very difficult
If you assault the Romans early on, they can be surprisingly vulnerable. I took Capua and Rome with Hanno's army early in the game.
@DBH - I realize the AI gets more money, etc, even with reduced AI, but it's strange how Phyrrus just sits around Tarentum without ever attacking the Romans.
Protector Domesticus
Re: The Roman position is very very difficult
I killed Phyrrus in a siege; all his troops left him to go siege a town and I took the town he was in with triarii.
Priceless.
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