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Wow! That was more of a novel than a brief review! *impressed*

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During that timeframe (312 BCE-236 BCE): * 1st Punic War 264 BCE-241 BCE --> fight against Hiero of Syracuse (Greek, from Sicily) and the Carthaginians 24*12 = 480 turns. This is probably too much, so it should be divided at least in two No a 480 turn campaign is not too much. I like the concept of...

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Pyrrhus of Epirus...I would love to see a scenario for that classic piece of military campaigning. Let us learn the meaning of the word "Pyrrhic victory" through experience. Are there any plans for a scenario covering this conflict?

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1. Is it a normal Sulla not to counterattack Italy? I suspect this alleviated a lot of things for Populares, right? 2. What was Pontus seeking in Tunisia? How historically plausible was invasion of Tunisa from Pontus? 3. I mentioned this in another thread and i will repeat this here - I witnessed a...

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Franciscus wrote:I think the official 1.01 patch is coming soon...

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I have just noticed with this patch that the Roman auxilliary infantry doesn't count as a controlling force for an objective region if your loyalty in the region is under 50%. They always used to. The Roman auxilliary cavalry still does though. WAD? Oh that explains why Syracuse is shown as uncontr...

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This game just grows the more you play it. I have now finished the smaller scanarios. Should I wait for the "real" patch before getting on with the 120 turn Campaign (Ceasar vs Pompey - WOOW that is a classic!) or is it ok running the GC on the beta?

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I played Marius vs Sulla for the first time today - as Marius. Having read how hard this scenario is for the Populares I did not excpect to win it. I did manage to get a Minory Victory though - it was a very close call, a tense game being resolved the very last turn. Here is how I did it: - Send the...

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I finally managed to get a Minor Victory as Otho! Having played this scenario more than a dozen times (I have not, in fact, played any of the other scenarios - yet) I am convinced there is a good scenario in there wanting out. Observations: - It is super easy to win as Vespasianus - you don't even h...

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Yes but historically Vespasian had to attack Italy to win, not just to stand on the rich and troubled Orient. VP distribution should indeed force Vespasian to adopt an offensive stance, leaving Otho the benefit of defense. Well spoken! Exactly my point. The ultimate goal of any wannabe emperor duri...

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The CP (Command Point) penalty that happens with absorbed factions (as Macer) will be indeed fixed in the upcoming patch. Could you please tweak Victory Points as well? As of now Vespasianus is generating too many points, he wins on points without even attacking. The opposite is true of Otho - his ...

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Otho cannot win even if he manages to annex Macer. I did that and put all my armies, including Macer's old legions, onboard a fleet sailing for Antiochia, the capital of Vespasianus, leaving behind only forces enough to protect Rome. I landed in Adana with my huge army, set up a base there building ...

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Actually, as of 1.00, Otho is just as screwed in Victory Points as in the demo :/ This should change in next patch, I hope. True, I noticed that on my first playthrough as Otho using the full version. Vesp won on points again, he got more than double my points (697 vs mine 332), yet I held Rome and...

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Cato, you are playing the demo version of the scenario, it is shortened and has various functions disabled in it. It is only meant to give you an idea of whether the full game will run on your system and what the game looks and plays like. You can't judge how balanced it is on the demo version. You...

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When simulating historical yet grossly uneven conflicts (and I am not sure this scenario depicts such a conflict) the way to handle that gamewise is to define "win" as "do better than history". Handled that way even the underdogs are playable as you can "win" by doing better than history. This is co...

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I really like the AJE system - but a good system is of no use if the scenarios are poorly balanced. How the scenario "The Year of the Four Emperors" could be included in the demo beats me. A demo is supposed to leave you wanting more and buying the game. When you have three playable factions in a sc...

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Pyrrhus of Epirus

The Year of the Four Emperors - no balance at all