Playing as Macedonia on Hard/Medium - Need advice

[Alexour]

I'm not doing horribly in the campaign. I've been making strides and winning most my battles, each and every grueling one by hand, outnumbered almost all the time. My problem is, I'm running a 2-front war, and soon maybe even a 3-front war, from all 3 of the strongest factions - Germanics, The Seleucids, and finally Carthage I forsee in a turn or 5 attacking me.

Here's my current empire and main armies:

Greece: (The army in first pic is next to singdunum in the upper left about to attack the germanic army sieging)



Asia:


Egypt:


Finances and Faction Standings:

I've fought and fought, and destroyed tons of the Seleucids armies and Germanic armies. Slowing them down, and progressing slowly, but surely. However my faction leader is getting quite old, and after sacking Alexanderia (and gaining the butcher title, I much preferred the brave) I see that Carthage has taken land quite close to mine. My biggest mistake of this campaign was not scouting out territories and implementing spies. My main issue right now though is - money. Funding my army, and my cities has delayed my spending 'extra' money on spies and such.

So what's the best plan of action? As you can see my main army in Alexandria I've taken across europe into asia, and has a lot of experience. Carthage wouldnt be impossible to beat, but with the Seleucids still assaulting me with full stacks of armies and the germanics to the north harassing Greece, I'm afraid my forces will be overwhelmed.

(BTW I have SPQR mod installed, it doesnt mess with XGM, only the banners and music if anyone notices that)

[Soccer1993]

what i think you should do is conquer the seleucids provinces to your east until you hit the line of 3 cities, the cities being Ecbatana Susa and the small port town below that. when i hit those cities i stop because going further east will be just wasting time on crap towns. I normally try to get a ceasefire or just load the 3 border cities with good expendable (but dependable in sieges) units for the garison. and as for Germania, hm....i think about that. For Carthage the main threat is elephants! if you let them expand too much and then you go to war with them they'll have Armoreud ele's in their armies. so you should bring your good skirmishers.

[Alexour]

I tired conquering east against the selecuids, I actually got my main faction general "Grya the Great" title, I was proud of that. However, I simply cant fund a three front war anymore, and my cities are becoming unhappy. Germania keeps coming at me, stacks and stacks of never ending armies - and here's the kicker, Rome declared war on me as soon as I took Patavium away from Germania. They've got huge stacks of armies filled with legionary first cohorts. In conclusion - I need to leave asia and go back to macedonia and attempt to defend against rome AND germnia or simply die slowly.

Thanks for the suggestion - I think Macedonia is just an incredibly tough campaign to play too aggressively without fortifying your cities. I was going for the smash and grab, but when everyone, and I mean everyone is against you it doesnt work well.

[Locky]

I tired conquering east against the selecuids, I actually got my main faction general "Grya the Great" title, I was proud of that. However, I simply cant fund a three front war anymore, and my cities are becoming unhappy. Germania keeps coming at me, stacks and stacks of never ending armies - and here's the kicker, Rome declared war on me as soon as I took Patavium away from Germania. They've got huge stacks of armies filled with legionary first cohorts. In conclusion - I need to leave asia and go back to macedonia and attempt to defend against rome AND germnia or simply die slowly.

Thanks for the suggestion - I think Macedonia is just an incredibly tough campaign to play too aggressively without fortifying your cities. I was going for the smash and grab, but when everyone, and I mean everyone is against you it doesnt work well.

Yes, the Romans are just a little overpowered, they throw stacks of 1st cohorts, and normal legionaires at you like every turn, it gets annoying. You should try and sack some Roman cities, destroy all the buildings and leave it to revolt, it helps to cripple them

[Crayo]

I'd agree about pulling back. I've noticed quite a few Selecude armies, if you go to protect those citys you only slow them down by one turn before they return possably stronger which at the same time makes you weaker. Try giving them some settlements for a truce, hopfully that will shut them up untill you can get another army to back the one defending the south-east border. If you conquer the Selecude settlements towards the east, no doubt Egypt will one a peice of you then you're pretty screwed.