Quick play as the WRE and a question

[Latin Knight]

Well, first, i'd like to say i like this mod very much. I find the late era of the Empire much interesting than the Republican period, with the Punic Wars and such.

You guys really conveyed the sense of despair both halves of the empire besieged by enemies by all sides. I mean, vanilla BI did this, but its another thing to begin the campaign as the Imperium Romanorum Occidentalis and realize there's a horde of Goths on your doorstep, and the Vandals, well, vandalizing (sorry, i couldn't resist) Hispania (good job, Honorius!).

I could think about one strategy: have Constantius II quickly capture Arles, sack it and dispose of Constantine III, return him to Italy by ship, muster the armies in northern Italy under Sarus (he's a pretty good general) to buy time, and also bring those two armies in Illyria to besiege the Visigoths on Italy. After succeed in destroying them, it should be easier to recapture the Gallias. However, the only failure is Hispania, as far as my first turns went, i guess the Vandals will necessarily take Corduba (well, at least they won't go to Africa...). Of course, the biggest problem is to get the finances in red in the 2nd turn. Well, who said managing a (Roman) empire was easy

Just one question: in the family tree section, i noticed there is the faction leader (dead) before Honorius, Stilicho, "the morbid"? Lolwut? Did you guys put some nasty traits on him, so he got this epithet? Stilicho seemed such a nice guy in the history books!

[Joar]

Just one question: in the family tree section, i noticed there is the faction leader (dead) before Honorius, Stilicho, "the morbid"? Lolwut? Did you guys put some nasty traits on him, so he got this epithet? Stilicho seemed such a nice guy in the history books!

I don't think that too much thought went into the character of Stilicho since he's supposed to be killed when the player activates the script. And, yes, Stilicho appears to have been a good leader, capable general and so on.