Senate or imperial campaign

**PendragonLoT** · February 08, 2010, 07:27 AM

What is the difference between those two campaigns, I tried to use the search function, but haven't found the answer.

Please help a RS noob.

**rexvspuppy** · February 08, 2010, 07:44 AM

In the senate campaign rome is occupied by the senate! the purple evil! with around 4 fullstacks of über praetorian units.....

**Beggar** · February 08, 2010, 08:24 AM

And senate gives you missions and at some point you can capture Rome, in a way representing a civil war.

**General Brittanicus** · February 08, 2010, 08:59 AM

Is it just me or did you make this thread twice?

**PendragonLoT** · February 08, 2010, 10:01 AM

I just noticed I did. I am very sorry, my internet connection is very laggy today. But thank you very much for your answer.

Mods, you can /thread.

**SimpleCourage47** · February 08, 2010, 11:17 AM

Only bad thing is you have battle time limit in the Senate campaign and auto manage that cant be changed. Killed it for me.

**PendragonLoT** · February 08, 2010, 11:29 AM

Just started an Senate campaign and I am able to change both in the options menu.

**SimpleCourage47** · February 08, 2010, 11:31 AM

Oh well i couldn't on mine. Just on the imperial campaign.

**Imperator Romano** · February 09, 2010, 12:01 PM

Originally Posted by deathcab47

Oh well i couldn't on mine. Just on the imperial campaign.

The options are not available when selecting the factions at the beggining but once you get into the campaign map, press ESC>Game options and you can change anything you'd like there.

**thedarkdeath** · February 09, 2010, 02:32 AM

What options you have on in the imperial is on in the senate campaign.

**♔DARTH LEGO♔** · February 09, 2010, 03:07 AM

i always prefer the senate campaign as with the right diplomacy they can be used just as much as they use you.

early period: i use them to hold northeast italy up to narbo against the gauls....while also supplying the gauls financially so they dont get overrun

they are also useful if given a province in the southwest as they help by clearing pirates and rival factions. and if macedonia get edgy as they normally do their advanced cohorts are invaluable.

late period: i always give them "buffer" provinces on the borders of my lands during expansion campaigns to repel overambitious barbarians, and then later you can buy them back.

drawbacks: each tribute progressively gets higher, they demand exorbitant recompense for provinces and popularity always fluctuates radically

all in all a fun playing style if you into playing 'world police and ethics force' (lol although what ethics are involved in the slaughter and slavery of half the known world one can only guess).... but if you into rampage burn and pillage it becomes quite time consuming... although it is very fun meddling in politics and the fate of entire cultures.....

**SimpleCourage47** · February 09, 2010, 04:03 PM

Cheers, i didnt think of that.

**Kallides** · February 09, 2010, 04:11 PM

I love playing the Senate Campaign as S.P.Q.R. :p Its a lot of fun. I know its unfair and not at all challenging to some(although it is sometimes) but I just love it. I took a fleet once loaded my army and invaded Britain just for the hell of it and then Scandinavia. I only do it when I get sick of playing other nations. lol

**Ferdiad** · February 13, 2010, 06:39 PM

Yeah SPQR is a blast.

**thedarkdeath** · February 13, 2010, 10:26 PM

How do you play the senate in the senate campaign or is it the basic romans

**SimpleCourage47** · February 13, 2010, 11:46 PM

Senate campaign was added in 1.6 , just the vanila senate to give you the option of a civil war scenario.

**thedarkdeath** · February 14, 2010, 12:11 AM

I know about the senate campaign but playing as the S.P.Q.R? haven't seen it on my computer

**Kallides** · February 14, 2010, 03:45 AM

^^^^ Go to your RS folder and then Data/world/maps/campaign/custom/Senate_Campaign there you will find a file called "descr_strat". Open that file and you will see something like this:

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

Cut roman_senate out of NONPLAYABLE and Paste it into the PLAYABLE:

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

Now start up RS and go to play the Senate Campaign, you will now have an option of playing as S.P.Q.R.

OR

Download the file that I have attached and copy and paste it to your Data/world/maps/campaign/custom/Senate_Campaign of RS. Remember to copy and replace when asked!
OOOOOOHHH But can I be trusted? Or am I a potential hacker trying to slip you a virus?