Now that the new version 2.0 is finally out I want to draw you attention on the news regarding ancillaries:
Maybe the announcement is a bit cryptic, but I want to launch a little contest to make clear what it means.** Some specific ancillaries have been added to illustrate certain ports in irregular positions without a land connection to the
capital, such as Emporiae, Tyras, Tylis, Pharos, Laodicea, and Mago. In these cases, when you build the port, the ancillary will
turn up to explain how it was founded and why it was important.
Similar has been done for a number of forts, namely Alauna, Samarobriva, Durocortorum, Cenabum, Bibracte, Vienna, Darioritum,
Pompaelo, Salamantica, Ilerda, Verona, Bracara, Serdica, Tylis, Elis, Samos, Amastris, Gangra, Gordion, Tavium, Kotais, Arados,
Byblos, Gadara, Philadelphia, Lynxama, Thamondocana, and many more. These ancillaries usually tell the name of the fort together
with some interesting notion on the history of the place and maybe their personal story. To get these ancillaries it is
necessary to conquer the fort with a general.
Many other ancillaries have been added for spies reaching periferic cities of the game. Now it is a worthy deed to send your
explorers to cities such as Thule, Kasia, Pattala, Ubar, or Axum, because in any case you can expect to make some interesting
discoveries, extraordinary persons to add to your retinue or rare animals to present to your king and the people at home. There
is also a number of famous explorers ready to do this, especially in Egypt and Nubia.
Many ancillaries have been added for admirals, especially historic pirates and similar. Finally a number of ancillaries has been
added for Pontus (retinue of Mithridates the Great) and Armenia (nobility titles).
Some ancillaries have now veiled interests, which means they might stir up some unrest, but you won't know exactly, because you
are only warned not to trust them blindly. To learn if the allegations are true and how dangerous they actually are, you need to
test them.
It says that there is a number of ancillaries hidden in specific places and the challenge is to be the first to achieve them and post a screenshot in this thread.
As a reward for the winner I promise to rep him for his post and invite all other readers to do the same. So it might be quite rewarding.
But I guess you need some hint to let you know what to do exactly, because not every ancillary can be achieved by any nation and any type of unit (general or spy)
With some forts you might need a historic atlas to understand where to search it, but in any case I will add the region, so you're not completely lost.
The following list specifies useful combinations.
Thule / city in Scandiae / spy / any faction
Kasia / city in Issedona / spy / any faction
Axum / city in Aethiopia / spy / any faction
Garama / city in Phazania / spy / any faction
Taxila / city in Gandhara /spy / any faction except eastern kingdoms
Ubar / city in Hadramaut / spy / any faction
Themiskyra / city in Hyperborea / general / any faction
Saba / city in Saba / general (at lest three command points) / any faction
Sabbatha / fort in Hadramaut / general / egypt, seleucid, eastern kingdoms
Cuphe / fort in Nigritia (Aethiopia) / general / egypt, carthage, numidia
Thamondocana / fort in Nigritia (Aethiopia) / spy / egypt, carthage, numidia, romans
Lynxama / fort in Agisymba (Aethiopia) / spy / egypt, carthage, numidia, romans
Thamondocana / fort in Nigritia (Aethiopia) / general / egypt, carthage, numidia, romans
Lynxama / fort in Agisymba (Aethiopia) / general / egypt, carthage, numidia, romans
Thugga / fort in Zeugitana / general / carthage, numidia
Philadelphia / fort in Nabataea / general / egypt, seleucid
Drapsaka / fort in Bactria / general / hellenic kingdoms
Jamu / fort in Gandhara / general / mauryans
Sindomana / fort in India / general / mauryans
Neapolis Scythica / fort in Scythia / general / pontus, scythia, greek cities, hellenic kingdoms
Kotais / fort in Colchis / general / pontus, armenia, scythia
Amastris / fort in Paphlagonia / general / pontus, bithynia, pergamon
Gangra / fort in Paphlagonia / general / pontus, bithynia, galatians
Gordion / fort in Galatia / general / pontus, pergamon, bithynia, seleucid
Tavium / fort in Galatia / general / pontus, pergamon, bithynia
Serdica / fort in Paeonia / general / thrace, macedon, dacia
Samos / fort in Cyclades / general / macedon, seleucid, greek cities, hellenic kingdoms, egypt
Elis / fort in Aetolia / general / greek cities, spartans, epirus
Consentia / fort in Bruttium / general / romans, epirus, carthage
Darioritum / fort in Aremorica / general / gauls, romans, britons
Cenabum / fort in Senonia / general / gauls, romans
Bibracte / fort in Aeduensis / general / gauls, romans, germans
Onuba/ fort in Baetica / general / carthage, spain
Emain Macha / fort in Hibernia / general / britons
Whoever presents a screenshot with an ancillariy achieved in one of these towns will gain reputation.
There are many other ancillaries around the map and if you find someone particularly interesting you may post it too.
What will you discover?