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[TheCheshireKhajiit]

Huzzah victory for the Beastmen!!

Khajiit is still learning the ins and outs of Attilla. Today this one was messing around as the Caledonians and got involved in a naval battle with the Franks, who we declared war on to help out our Saxon allies. They had boats filled with only like 400 men and my boats had over 1000. Not being very familiar with the mechanics of sea battles, it quickly turned disastrous for us. We won the battle, wiping out the small Frankish force, but the Franks killed so many of our men that it wasn't much of a victory (the very definition of "Phyrric victory").

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

Started playing Attila again. Ebdanians again. Started off good. Sent a force across the sea and took Ebocorum before the Caledonians could get there. Didn’t stop them from sending an army through my new land anyway and attack Lindum, *sigh*. Segontium became a base for Western Roman Seperatists who managed to build a decent sized army. We ignored them and attacked London which was lightly garrisoned and then pushed Rome completely out of the south of the island. The only hold fast of Roman culture was Segontium but before I could go there, a plague hit Hibernia and soon after a rebellion that destroyed my army there. So, obviously Khajiit still has a lack of understanding about how to manage a city in this game. Watched a video by a guy playing as the Picts and it seemed a bit easier so this one may try them today.

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

Was also thinking about the new “saga” games they are doing now. Khajiit thinks it would be cool if they did one set in Mesoamerica just before the Spanish arrived. It would work a lot like the Huns in Atilla. You’d have till the year 1519 to get your empire straight and then the Spanish under Cortés would “land” on the Yucatan, and proceed to steamroll the tribes that didn’t have their stuff together. Balance would be an issue for the Spanish faction, but Khajiit thinks it could be done by making Spanish units more expensive and in fewer numbers per unit. Think it could be a lot of fun!

This post has been edited by TheCheshireKhajiit: Feb 10 2018, 04:24 PM

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

Ooh! The Three Kingdoms game is going to be a full size game and not just a “Saga” game! So excited to get to play a Total War game set in Ancient China!

This post has been edited by TheCheshireKhajiit: Mar 9 2018, 09:18 PM

[Uleni Athram]

The Scipii just took Corinth like, 10 or so turns in at my newest Julii playthrough. That’s so ... unusual.

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

The Scipii just took Corinth like, 10 or so turns in at my newest Julii playthrough. That’s so ... unusual.

You stopped playing the Brutii?

[Uleni Athram]

The Scipii just took Corinth like, 10 or so turns in at my newest Julii playthrough. That’s so ... unusual.

You stopped playing the Brutii?

Wanted a change of pace from phalanxes and chariots /shrug

Plus I wanted to see what the North was all about

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

The Scipii just took Corinth like, 10 or so turns in at my newest Julii playthrough. That’s so ... unusual.

You stopped playing the Brutii?

Wanted a change of pace from phalanxes and chariots /shrug

Plus I wanted to see what the North was all about

The north is lousy with celts and germanics lol

[hazmick]

Started a new campaign in Total War: Atilla, playing as the Western Roman Empire. It's the toughest campaign in the game (with the 'legendary' difficulty setting) and boy oh boy is it a challenging start.

WRE begins with control of everything west of Italy, as far north as Hadrian's Wall, and south to the northern coastline of Africa. You have 4 or 5 weakened legions, and very single barbarian faction declares war on you in turn 1. By turn 3 you'll suffer from widespread famine and plague. Trying to put out all those fires at once would be...tricky.

First thing I did was to recall all of my legions back to Italy. Lost a couple on the way but most got back safely, and settled in to defend our borders. The area to the north of Italy is brilliantly laid out with mountain passes acting as natural defences.

Second step was to deny the barbarian hordes an easy victory over my weakened settlements. Scorched earth policy enacted, more or less set fire to the whole of Europe and created a huge buffer zone of dead land. Now the barbarians have to spend resources to resettle and rebuild areas instead of taking them for free, giving me more time to sort things out at home.

Step three is to sort out surviving settlements in Italy. Removed all of the churches (Christianity really does more harm than good here, will convert to Greco-Roman Paganism when I can) and replaced them with farms and hygiene infrastructure. Also started rebuilding my existing legions.

Once all that was under way, it was basically smooth sailing. The barbarians threw themselves at me a few times but there's not a force on this earth that can shift my legions when they're on the defence. Special honours to be given to the late General Virius Flavianus and his Palatina Guards - they defended the gates of Tarentum against 1500 barbarians long enough for my reinforcements to arrive and push the enemy back. Their sacrifice shall not be forgotten.

Most of the barbarian factions have now retreated and settled for peace, leaving me with enough freedom to pursue the rebel and separatist Roman factions that have popped up. I would also like to deal with some of the wandering tribes that keep stopping by to raid me - mainly the Vandals and the Ostrogoths. They're not a threat at the moment, so I should deal with them while I can.

This post has been edited by hazmick: Oct 14 2018, 06:37 PM

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

Roma invicta.

[hazmick]

Joyous news today, the Vandals have been defeated. Not sure by whom, but they're gone and that's all that matters. Now I just need to...convince the Ostrogoths to get out of Italia and leave me in peace.

My legions continue their defensive efforts, with the 2nd Legion pushing east to sack a rebel settlement while the 3rd pushed east to sack a separatist town. The 3rd has been bolstered by a unit of Steppe Raider light cavalry which we managed to hire from a passing band of Huns - we'll be sure to put them to good use.

With food and hygiene problems settling down, I can turn my attention to building more religious buildings. I've officially changed the state religion to Roman Paganism, and with Mars's blessing we will soon be able to focus on building a wider selection of military buildings. I'd like to get some cavalry up and running before the inevitable Hunnic advance.

The only difficulty I've faced is one of my governors going blind in his old age. He can still govern effectively but if he has to take the battlefield to defend his town his troops may well suffer for it. (blindness inflicts several fairly harsh debuffs to a leader's stats). He's not on the front lines though so we should be alright for now.

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

Joyous news today, the Vandals have been defeated. Not sure by whom, but they're gone and that's all that matters. Now I just need to...convince the Ostrogoths to get out of Italia and leave me in peace.

My legions continue their defensive efforts, with the 2nd Legion pushing east to sack a rebel settlement while the 3rd pushed east to sack a separatist town. The 3rd has been bolstered by a unit of Steppe Raider light cavalry which we managed to hire from a passing band of Huns - we'll be sure to put them to good use.

With food and hygiene problems settling down, I can turn my attention to building more religious buildings. I've officially changed the state religion to Roman Paganism, and with Mars's blessing we will soon be able to focus on building a wider selection of military buildings. I'd like to get some cavalry up and running before the inevitable Hunnic advance.

The only difficulty I've faced is one of my governors going blind in his old age. He can still govern effectively but if he has to take the battlefield to defend his town his troops may well suffer for it. (blindness inflicts several fairly harsh debuffs to a leader's stats). He's not on the front lines though so we should be alright for now.

Sounds like you have things well in hand, Haz. Good luck!

[Uleni Athram]

CARTHAGE! I should’ve played as them sooner, man! Their starting location sooooo fits my playstyle and I’m having fun just recreating the path Hannibal took to Rome.

I also starved out the Scipii by taking Messana (alongside Syracuse ofc) and blockading their Capuan port.

After several successive turns of me just devouring all they had to throw at my armies (their family tree was thinning; all their generals were up-jumped captains lol), they were the second faction after the Seleucids to be destroyed ‘cause Capua became a rebel city hahahahaha. I think I’ll do the same to the Brutii, just hamstring them from behind as they thin the ranks of the Greeks for me.

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

CARTHAGE! I should’ve played as them sooner, man! Their starting location sooooo fits my playstyle and I’m having fun just recreating the path Hannibal took to Rome.

I also starved out the Scipii by taking Messana (alongside Syracuse ofc) and blockading their Capuan port.

After several successive turns of me just devouring all they had to throw at my armies (their family tree was thinning; all their generals were up-jumped captains lol), they were the second faction after the Seleucids to be destroyed ‘cause Capua became a rebel city hahahahaha. I think I’ll do the same to the Brutii, just hamstring them from behind as they thin the ranks of the Greeks for me.

So what are the Julii doing? How far into the north are you, Spain or have gone into Gaul already?

[Uleni Athram]

I have sacrificed the races of the Spanish and the Gaul to Baal Hammon. All of their lands are mine now. The Julii are ... there, I guess. Dunno if they’ve gone North past Mediolanum.

Let me take a screenshot and send it to you on the Discord channel, more efficient that way kek

[SubRosa]

I had a lot of fun with Carthage. Elephants, good cavalry, and awesome infantry in the Poeni and Sacred Band. The only thing they lack are archers (slingers cannot angle their arrows in a high arc like archers can). I ended up modding a generic archer unit into the game for them when I last played them.

[Uleni Athram]

They’re as varied as Rome’s roster, yeah. I especially like the Iberian Infantry, the Libyan Spearmen and the Round Shield Cavalry. Something about their aesthetic just draws me in. That, or the fact that they’re underdogs compared to the Hastatii/Principes/Triarii. Always liked first tier underdog units, overcoming the challenge they face is sooooo satisfying everytime. They die like flies tho, which is sad.

Having archers would most definitely cover up that weakness Carthage has. They would make sieges a whole lot easier, both as an attacker and defender! That reminds me, I need to send an invasion force to Crete. Never really did take that island before in all of my play throughs; can you solely recruit Cretan archers in that region???

[SubRosa]

They’re as varied as Rome’s roster, yeah. I especially like the Iberian Infantry, the Libyan Spearmen and the Round Shield Cavalry. Something about their aesthetic just draws me in. That, or the fact that they’re underdogs compared to the Hastatii/Principes/Triarii. Always liked first tier underdog units, overcoming the challenge they face is sooooo satisfying everytime. They die like flies tho, which is sad.

Having archers would most definitely cover up that weakness Carthage has. They would make sieges a whole lot easier, both as an attacker and defender! That reminds me, I need to send an invasion force to Crete. Never really did take that island before in all of my play throughs; can you solely recruit Cretan archers in that region???

Yes, that is the only place you can recruit Cretan Archer mercs from. Handy to have some of those if you cannot build your own archers.

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

I have sacrificed the races of the Spanish and the Gaul to Baal Hammon. All of their lands are mine now. The Julii are ... there, I guess. Dunno if they’ve gone North past Mediolanum.

Let me take a screenshot and send it to you on the Discord channel, more efficient that way kek

Are the Britons giving you any trouble up there?

[Uleni Athram]

I have sacrificed the races of the Spanish and the Gaul to Baal Hammon. All of their lands are mine now. The Julii are ... there, I guess. Dunno if they’ve gone North past Mediolanum.

Let me take a screenshot and send it to you on the Discord channel, more efficient that way kek

Are the Britons giving you any trouble up there?

None and none! Even though I’m at war with them and I’m campaigning on two fronts, I find the Julii to be more problematic with their upgraded Principes and Hastatii. At this point even the Britons’ chariots are trash and non-threatening; I just swamp them with my general and cavalry before they could get a momentum going on and poof! They ghost.

You should see my armies man, I have like 5 fully stacked legions! It feels awesome!