RS 2.6 - Post Your New Empire

[Gandalfus]

You should make an AAr out of that.

[bereserker789087]

Very nice pictures.

[Basileos Predator]

Admire the might of the great Seleucid Empire.My armies dominate half the known world, my capital is the greatest city in the known world and the two sons of Antiochus III Hierax are the greatest generals alive.
Rome is confined to italy and my forts north of Ariminum and Arretium and the huge number of armies there prevent any attacks and a offensive is prepared to conquer iberia.

So, what do you think about this.I await opinions.

Dibbles, you should post only the newest update every time so that the page loads faster and it is easier to read.

[Sertorio]

Impressive empire Predator. How many armies( full stacks) are you fielding ?
To Dibbles...is it my impression or i see a Dacian or a Greek headache coming your way ?

[XxKrebsxX]

I started a Ptolemaic Campaign on 1 turn, M/M.

Through careful diplomacy with keeping certain factions in a state of perpetual war and keeping other factions afloat via money gifts or sometimes quick strike military aid, I've kept the world too busy with each other to concentrate stopping my massive land gains.

Except for the Seleucids. It's like I grabbed a hornet's nest and shook it the way they come after me. Anyways, I've recreated the Eastern Roman Empire + the city of Bostra in my campaign. Only the last Macedonian city of Chalkis remains.

Here is the world as it sits now:

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I've moved the capital from Alexandria to Byzantion and renamed the city Konstantinoupolis:

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Here is a graph depicting my ridiculously overpowered military compared to the world's other top 4 military powers:

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And the source of my military strength? 15 stacks of these on every border city in my empire. Because the AI always attacks a city bordering it, I've massed my stacks on only border towns. Every other city in the empire only has a garrison of three Levy Pikeman:

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[XxKrebsxX]

So, my campaign is still going smoothly. Not many territory changes except for Carthage seemingly taking back thier original territories from the Gallaeci on the Iberian Peninsula and the Seleucids finally beginning to crack between the war against myself and my allies in the Parthians.

Still donating to the tune of 100,000 to 200,000 coin to the Cimbri to prop them up against the Averni. It's fun to see the Cimbri lose then regain territories. Unlike the Parthians however, I just don't actually see the Cimbri winning and taking Averni settlements. They only seem to lose and retake thier own.

In the turn I took these photos, I donated about 180,000 coin to leave myself with an even 100,000 for buildings in my own settlements.

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I've conquered the Bosphorus from the Greeks.

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On an interesting now, I think Rome may be in trouble. The Greeks have invaded Genoa from Rome. If you take a look at this photo, the Romans have left northern Italia completely empty as they concentrate on the Dacians for Pannonia inferior and superior.

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Seems the Greeks may do what I wanted to do. Instead, I decided to develop my territories and play around the with the diplomacy of other nations via my insane coin.

[Basileos Predator]

Well, to be honest, i do not know, but anyway it is more than let's say 70-80 from what i know.I have many armies fortified and , i would say it is a real posibility to have even more than 100 stacks.I shall count them and tell you tomorrow in this forum.

[Sertorio]

Oh no, no need for that . 0-turn ?

[Basileos Predator]

True, how else, i consider it the most realistic.(It's my opinion).My main army is under Seleucus Hierax(son of Antiochus III)it used it's elephants and cavalry to devastate enemy armies. but the army under Antiochos Hierax(still son of Antiochus) is mirroring a roman legion with exotic units.

Edit: a Dibbles those are the Spartans.Though attacked in the south by Carthage, they kept on pushing north.That is a unique faction development.
Any other questions?

[Gabius]

Yes! How in the world do you have a city with 90k income?

[Gandalfus]

It's not hard in late game.

[Stath's]

Beautiful!!

[Basileos Predator]

Well, the cumulation of trade, the surrounding imperial cities ,the lack of devastation and extroordanary administrativ characters give me up to 100k income at the Capital.(btw that income was at normal tax rate.).

[Gabius]

If you say so i believe it. My top city is Gergovia at the moment with 35k on high tax and moderate governor, my highest population is 63k (in Bagacum i think). Its strange because Alexandria, Athen, Carthage have almost maxed out infrastructure and still are around 25-33k income, still nowhere 100k? Then again i dont build Population growth, Naval Base buildings everywhere.

Sorry for off topic.

[XxKrebsxX]

If you say so i believe it. My top city is Gergovia at the moment with 35k on high tax and moderate governor, my highest population is 63k (in Bagacum i think). Its strange because Alexandria, Athen, Carthage have almost maxed out infrastructure and still are around 25-33k income, still nowhere 100k? Then again i dont build Population growth, Naval Base buildings everywhere.

Sorry for off topic.

Highest I've ever had was on a 0 turn Seleucid campaign. Antiokheia and Seleukheia were making 70k a turn for me. I had maxed the cities out with population growth though.

Not worth it to deal with the perpetual plagues that would hit the cities.

[JUSTteen15]

My roman campgain 618 A.U.C
Enemies--Gallecia
Allies--Armenia Pergamon and Boii

I started war with Gallecia that is correct? I just really afraid from they because the really are powerfull .
JUST attack of the Unexpected.

LINK TO MAP
http://clip2net.com/page/m111575/35511623

Sorry for my bad english)

[XxKrebsxX]

Ok, mini update of my Ptolemaic (I know dub it my Byzantine Campaign) 1 turn M/M campaign.

Chalkis has fallen to my empire. My Ptolemaic (Byzantine) empire now holds all territories held by the Eastern Roman Empire with the added cities of Karkathiokerta and Bostra (The region Bostra occupies definately was never held by the Eastern Empire and Karkathiokerta is exagerating the borders that the Eastern Empire held).

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Also, this is a first for me in any campaign I have played. All settlements are occupied by a nation. There are two exceptions.

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1) Messena
The Greeks somehow lost this city to rebels and is now a free state; however, the Greeks are currently besieging it with two full stacks. Within 4 turns it will be reincorporated into the Greek controlled Sicily.

2) Gotland
No nation in the game shows the initiative to capure this city yet I remember reading that the Dev team purposely put Gotland the way it is so no one would capture it as it interferes in the Roman Rebellions when the player controls Rome. But I don't control Rome. I control Ptolemy. I may just capture the city myself and gift it to either the Cimbri or Scythians. Maybe not.

From here where do I go? I'm considering recreating Justinian's attempt to reincorporate the Western Empire into his Empire and try an invasion of Italia itself.

[xsithspawnx]

Ok, mini update of my Ptolemaic (I know dub it my Byzantine Campaign) 1 turn M/M campaign.

Chalkis has fallen to my empire. My Ptolemaic (Byzantine) empire now holds all territories held by the Eastern Roman Empire with the added cities of Karkathiokerta and Bostra (The region Bostra occupies definately was never held by the Eastern Empire and Karkathiokerta is exagerating the borders that the Eastern Empire held).

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Also, this is a first for me in any campaign I have played. All settlements are occupied by a nation. There are two exceptions.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

1) Messena
The Greeks somehow lost this city to rebels and is now a free state; however, the Greeks are currently besieging it with two full stacks. Within 4 turns it will be reincorporated into the Greek controlled Sicily.

2) Gotland
No nation in the game shows the initiative to capure this city yet I remember reading that the Dev team purposely put Gotland the way it is so no one would capture it as it interferes in the Roman Rebellions when the player controls Rome. But I don't control Rome. I control Ptolemy. I may just capture the city myself and gift it to either the Cimbri or Scythians. Maybe not.

From here where do I go? I'm considering recreating Justinian's attempt to reincorporate the Western Empire into his Empire and try an invasion of Italia itself.

Sweet campaign. I like the idea for a Justinian style reconquest, but if you really want to follow his example there are a few things you should do.

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First, send a promising young general with one modestly sized army to take on the might of Carthage. After a crushing victory let the general return to Constantinople for the first triumph outside the imperial family since Julius Caesar. Once the triumph is completed you should invade Sicily as a forward command center for your Italian invasion. However, before it can be launched you must first send your general back to Africa to kill some mutinying troops (let a city or two rebel). After the mutiny is put down send the general to invade Italy and proceed to conquer from the south all the way to Rome. Have a few massive battles as they try to take Rome back and then proceed to take all but a few northern Italian provinces.

Now this is where it gets fun. Your general is being a bit too successful and in exchange for their surrender your enemies decide to offer your general a position as emperor. Being unnerved by this offer, despite your general's obvious loyalty and usefulness, you get jealous and recall him to fight in the east. Give command in Italy to numerous "generals" each with tiny armies and no obvious chain of command as to let no one gain too much power. Watch as all your hard won gains crumble away under a reinvigorated enemy with a new, charismatic leader.

After a few years of defeat you decide that your general wasn't such a bad guy after all and you send him back to Italy. This time however you are taking no chances of him getting too powerful. You give him only a handful of troops requiring him to raise whatever men he needs on his own (i.e. mercenaries). Said general then proceeds to attempt to re-establish control over the chaotic remains of your Italian possessions, but the remaining :generals" are largely uncooperative and a stalemate ensues. Your general entreats you to send him reinforcements multiple times, but your scheming wife ensures you that this would be a bad idea. Finally, you are convinced after multiple sieges and counter-sieges of Rome reduce the Immortal City to a deserted ruin, that reinforcements are indeed needed.

Instead of simply sending more troops to your general you pick an inexperienced eunuch, hostile to your great general, to lead a second, separate army into Italy. This eunuch refuses to acknowledge your generals overall command of the expedition and no coordination is achieved. This disunity causes even more of your new territory to fall into enemy hands and several more years of stalemate and defeat. Finally some agreement between the two commanders is reached and victory seems to be assured, however, trouble is brewing on your frontiers and your general is once again needed elsewhere.

You recall your general back to the capitol, leaving the eunuch to achieve final victory in Italy, receiving much of the glory that might have belonged to the long suffering general. Despite the lack of recognition for his achievements your general does his duty and defeats your enemies once more. Unfortunately, your wife is whispering in your ear again, and it seems that your general's name has been mentioned in conjunction with a conspiracy against you. Despite his history of loyalty and the lack of any real evidence against him you arrest him just to be safe. Eventually you are convinced to release him, but thinking it unwise to give power to one who so frequently seems to be involved with potential plots against your throne, you forcibly retire him instead.

Your Italian invasion is now done, but why stop there. Spain is looking pretty darn tempting now, and you only know one man who is up to the task. Recalling your general from his exile/retirement you send him on a relatively successful campaign that sees most of southern Iberia fall under your control. Your general is once again allowed to retire into a private life of much deserved relaxation.

Years later your capitol is under threat from another of your seemingly endless list of enemies. Your massive building projects, reconquest campaigns, and endless eastern wars have left the imperial coffers empty and you are undefended. Recall your old warhorse of a general one last time to defend Constantinople against 7 to 1 odds before retiring him for the last time. For real this time.

Sorry for the rambling speech, but Byzantine history is my favorite subject, and Belisarius is by far my favorite general. Anyways, be sure to update your campaign on here once you've tried your luck, and let me know how things turn out for your reconquest!

p.s. You should totally try to vassalize Armenia and get the Parthians to expand into the something like the Sassanid Empire.

p.p.s. If you really want to be awesome you should post a save of this along with what .exe you are using and any files you've changed. I'd love to take a whack at this one myself!

[Basileos Predator]

Great update again.But i must say again: when you post a update, post only the last one like now , you'll just post the 13'th update.The webpage loads forever until i can get to view the 12'th update.Hope you'll consider my advice.
Again great update and hope for more soon.

[Maxmoaz]

Hello my good friends! I just recently started my first ever Roma Surrctum campaign, but instead of posting in the form of screenshots I'll make it a lot easier and post it in the shape of my current let's play!
PS: You will certainly not find an experienced player in these videos so feel free to tip me anywhere needed.

Game Info:
Faction: Sparta
Version: 2.5
Mode: One-Turn
Difficulty:Hard/Hard

Roma Surrectum - Sparta
Part 1 - RISE, SPARTA!
Part 2 - The Siege of Korinthos!
Part 3 - ROMAN TRAITORS!!!
Part 4 - The Siege of Thermos!
Part 5 - Downfalls.
Part 6 - The Tables Have Turned! (Coming tomorrow, please subscribe for instant notifications)

And that's my way of posting my empire. Also; I simply love the creativity I see in some of these posts, it's so enjoyable to see other players' victories and losses alike, hearing about your goals and your plans. I see people here (and in other TW games with familiar threads) achieve the craziest things and threads like these really motivate me to try to live myself into these games as much as certain of you do with such pride in your generals and RP-factors. Keep posting!

Thank you.