My progress so far as the Romans:

**lesterthenerd** · April 17, 2007, 07:13 PM

Well I was just going to play a Roman campaign for a few turns so I could get the hang of playing as Rome but I ended up continuing it.

At the very start I was able to send my bottom army to defeat Hannibal and defend my city of Messana from the Carthaginians in two turns. Three turns later I took over the two cities near Messana. With my other starting off army in the north I was able to defend my city in the north-west against two full stack Gallic armies.

I was unable to defend one my city of Arminium in the north-east however. Though I lost that city to the Gauls (which resulted in my faction heir dieing as I forgot to take him out of the city) amazingly the city revolted and the Gauls were driven out. So I then had 5 experienced watchmen and 4 experienced Hastatii units along with my full stack army of Hastatii light infantry ready to attack the full stack Gallic army that had taken over my city. I sent them against the much better Gallic army and won.

For the first 3 turns of my campaign I focused on recruiting Hastatii units to make up my main army and building traders for as many cities as I could. Fifteen turns later I find myself beginning my war with Germania and finishing off the once might Gauls who have 4-5 cities remaining.

I have to admit I'm not playing house rules so I’m guessing I wouldn't be able to achieve all of this so easily or at all.... Can someone maybe take a look at my saved file and tell me what they think? Im using v6.3 of SPQR. Here's the link - http://www.megaupload.com/?d=L1H1Q5BO

**lt1956** · April 17, 2007, 08:56 PM

I can say already making full armies of Hastatii is not the style to truly enjoy how to PLAY SPQR. There comes times when you have to hire more hastatii because of war, but........

You should play SPQR as its MEANT to be played with the Garrison Script then you will get a FEEL on how to play as Rome. ;-)

**lesterthenerd** · April 17, 2007, 09:47 PM

whats the garrison script?

**lt1956** · April 17, 2007, 09:51 PM

Read the threads and also the stickied ones above.

**lesterthenerd** · April 18, 2007, 03:39 AM

I think i had that enabled already at the start but i forgot to enable it each time i loaded up. No wonder whenever i looked up my unit discriptions it always showed the units picture as a white box lol. Well im enabling it now, again =)

**Garnier** · April 18, 2007, 05:10 AM

To really enjoy SPQR the way its meant to be, read over the houserules a few times, and the readme, and browse the threads in this forum to get even more into it. Then play strictly by the houserules starting an entirely new game as Rome, and trust me, its amazing how different the game feels than the standard TW game.

**-|I_L|-Empire** · April 18, 2007, 02:22 PM

So far I moved my two starter Legions North and made a smaller force of bits and bobs.... Two massive Gallic forces attacked me North-West Settlement but I surrounded them with 1 Legion, my bits and bobs army and my Town Garrison, lots of lag, very long battle but I won. Also their Faction Leader and 3 other Family Members were just along the coast so I attacked and defeated them with my Legion! 5 Enemy Generals currently dead!

I built up an army and attacked the Gladiator force, lost, regrouped and won the 2nd battle.
I am building a 3rd Legion out of whats left from the Gladiator war to take Sicily back.

Btw my Garrison of Hastatii and Town Watch managed to kill Hannibal and Most of his men, but were finally defeated.

So far its going well, I have three Legions and a smaller force, peace with Germania, Greece and Gaul now. I am going to move 1 Legion to the south and I will wage my war against Carthage.
Leaving 1 Legion to the North to hold the boarders, my bits and bobs army will be disbanded.

Damn Pirates are getting annoying! lol