Free Peoples Spammed Armies

[Hamilicar]

Hi I am new to RS but I am really liking my campaign right now as the Spartans. I occasionally use the toggle_fow cheat to see how other factions are doing. What I see is that the Free Peoples have spammed huge armies in almost all of there remaining provinces. It makes the AI afraid to finish them off and I was wondering how come they are able to have those huge armies

[Ferdiad]

AI gets money bonuses. They could also be leftover Emergency Stacks.

[CTD_or_Bust]

Although I must say I think every game Aland (Island off Sweden) there are like 6 full stacks of Roman Rebels by the time I get there. Britannia is usually a mess too, either stuck as far north as Atauna or (in my current 1 turn campaign where Belgae curiously never expanded into Brittania) eeeverywhere. I actually really kinda like it. It gives the true feeling of barbarians, not unified nations. Just a whole lot of ugly lurking just at the edge of the campfires.

[Smerka]

Cirta usually has stacks upon stacks too. It must be the bonus money the AI gets.

[Hamilicar]

ok thanks i was just wondering because one region has like 8 armies and others have 5+

[CTD_or_Bust]

Except for the islands they really aren't as intimidating (elephants withstanding) as they appear. I've been clearing out Britain this evening of its 14 or so full free people stacks. One of the more notable examples has been killing an army of 3600 with an army of 2900.. and suffering only 59 casualties.

Free peoples fight like crap and they rout freely. If an island is giving you woes then it would be best to bring a skilled assassin and a general with the Night Fighter trait. Simply fight stacks individually at night and if there happens to be a Free Peoples general and he happens to be able to fight at night as well (and you can't fight him first), that's what the assassin is for.

Yeah rebels ain't

[Ferdiad]

Rebels may be easy for the player but for the AI they're quite a deterrent to expansion.

[CTD_or_Bust]

Unless they're Sarmatians lol.

[Ferdiad]

HA get a bonus in Auto Resolve I think.