posted 31 August 2009 13:32 EDT (US)
So, a new AAR! I choose Pontus simply because I think that they're the "Forgotten Faction", I never see them anywhere on this forum.
Anyway, on to the important stuff, my computer did not seem to be able to take a picture of the campaign menu, (its special that way) so here, instead are my starting territories
I'm doing a short campaign, capture 15 provinces and destroy or outlast Thrace and Armenia.
Unit Scale is Large and all factors are on(ammo, fatigue, and morale)
Campaign DIfficulty: VH
Battle Difficulty: H
Hope you guys enjoy my first AAR
FIRST UPDATE-------------------------------------------------
O.k. My starting position, on the norther coast of Asia Minor, I control two cities, Sinope, my captial and Mazaka
One of my armies marches westward in the hopes of capturing a rebel city, while the other, led by my faction heir hits the boats
My spy, who has a hilarious lisp, discovers a rebel city, Ancyra, ripe for taking
A new general, he's got a nice beard, so why not
My diplomat finds the pony men of Armenia and kindly asks for an alliance and trade rights.
The pony men deny my offer
My captain launches his attack against the wall-less city, those naked fanatics make me worry, early in the game they can tear apart my shameful eastern infantry.
I deploy my forces, mostly missle troops so i need to hit these guys from far away
At least there wearing pants.... freaks
One of the shirtless freaks charges my cavalry, poor thing isolated from the rest of the army
They rout easily
O.k, this was very embarrassing but basically there barbarian cavalry charged right into my archers and two peltasts and my units ROUTED! and from there on I was left with a few units here and there and well, the naked fanatics ripped apart my cavalry and eastern infantry. A shining display of early Pontic Military Strength
On a brighter note, Pharnaces has besieged Chersonesos. (Note to RTW creators, make names easier on the ears)
More surprises from the diplomatic world
A quick auto-manage battle wins our great faction another region!
A nice little retinue addition for Phar... whatever his name is
My treasury is not exactly the envy of the world
The selucids offer me trade rights, fine by me but I dont want an alliance
Oh Joy! The pony men have reared their ugly heads and deemed it necessary to send one of their armies down near my capital city. Luckily I have a group of troops nearby(not quite an army).
Phar-man lands on the shores of Thrace! D-Day 267 BC Stlye!
Good distract the thracian armies while I stealth bomb their cities
The girly men who wear orange have asked permission to trade with my empire
I ask for alliance since I'm trying to get rid of thrace and a two way war was not on my itinerary
Like I said girly men...
The Pontic army of Thrace besieges the lightly defended Campus Gatae
Ummm, yeah how long is that army going to sit there, I try to lure them out by moving my cluster of troops away
I was expecting that.... the town is very lightly defended, the orange girly men may actually take MY.... excuse me.... A city
Shouldn't be two hard, plus they wear baby blue!
Straight forward siege, my eastern infantry man the ram
Oh boy, militia cav i'm scared now
a little warcry warm up
Storm the gate
Kill the jav-cav
I split my army into two, my pontic cavalry pepers the enemy while my main army advances down the street on the other side of thracian militia cavalry
The thracian general's bodyguard charges into my main infantry body.. but their general becomes isolated
And boom goes the dynamite, the enemy general is dead
After that its just a matter of cleaning up the mess
Yup CLEAR victory, scratch one thracian city
I enslave the populace to give my original cities a much needed boost, and surprise surprise Sinope grows a tier.
The thracians ask for a ceasefire, I ask them for 3,000 Denarii first and they foolishly accept
I also ally with Egypt
look who decided to get off the couch and move
Gold mine! Especially early in the game
The pony men dispatch their army and siege my noble Mazaka
Anyway, on to the important stuff, my computer did not seem to be able to take a picture of the campaign menu, (its special that way) so here, instead are my starting territories
I'm doing a short campaign, capture 15 provinces and destroy or outlast Thrace and Armenia.
Unit Scale is Large and all factors are on(ammo, fatigue, and morale)
Campaign DIfficulty: VH
Battle Difficulty: H
Hope you guys enjoy my first AAR
FIRST UPDATE-------------------------------------------------
O.k. My starting position, on the norther coast of Asia Minor, I control two cities, Sinope, my captial and Mazaka
One of my armies marches westward in the hopes of capturing a rebel city, while the other, led by my faction heir hits the boats
My spy, who has a hilarious lisp, discovers a rebel city, Ancyra, ripe for taking
A new general, he's got a nice beard, so why not
My diplomat finds the pony men of Armenia and kindly asks for an alliance and trade rights.
The pony men deny my offer
My captain launches his attack against the wall-less city, those naked fanatics make me worry, early in the game they can tear apart my shameful eastern infantry.
I deploy my forces, mostly missle troops so i need to hit these guys from far away
At least there wearing pants.... freaks
One of the shirtless freaks charges my cavalry, poor thing isolated from the rest of the army
They rout easily
O.k, this was very embarrassing but basically there barbarian cavalry charged right into my archers and two peltasts and my units ROUTED! and from there on I was left with a few units here and there and well, the naked fanatics ripped apart my cavalry and eastern infantry. A shining display of early Pontic Military Strength
On a brighter note, Pharnaces has besieged Chersonesos. (Note to RTW creators, make names easier on the ears)
More surprises from the diplomatic world
A quick auto-manage battle wins our great faction another region!
A nice little retinue addition for Phar... whatever his name is
My treasury is not exactly the envy of the world
The selucids offer me trade rights, fine by me but I dont want an alliance
Oh Joy! The pony men have reared their ugly heads and deemed it necessary to send one of their armies down near my capital city. Luckily I have a group of troops nearby(not quite an army).
Phar-man lands on the shores of Thrace! D-Day 267 BC Stlye!
Good distract the thracian armies while I stealth bomb their cities
The girly men who wear orange have asked permission to trade with my empire
I ask for alliance since I'm trying to get rid of thrace and a two way war was not on my itinerary
Like I said girly men...
The Pontic army of Thrace besieges the lightly defended Campus Gatae
Ummm, yeah how long is that army going to sit there, I try to lure them out by moving my cluster of troops away
I was expecting that.... the town is very lightly defended, the orange girly men may actually take MY.... excuse me.... A city
Shouldn't be two hard, plus they wear baby blue!
Straight forward siege, my eastern infantry man the ram
Oh boy, militia cav i'm scared now
a little warcry warm up
Storm the gate
Kill the jav-cav
I split my army into two, my pontic cavalry pepers the enemy while my main army advances down the street on the other side of thracian militia cavalry
The thracian general's bodyguard charges into my main infantry body.. but their general becomes isolated
And boom goes the dynamite, the enemy general is dead
After that its just a matter of cleaning up the mess
Yup CLEAR victory, scratch one thracian city
I enslave the populace to give my original cities a much needed boost, and surprise surprise Sinope grows a tier.
The thracians ask for a ceasefire, I ask them for 3,000 Denarii first and they foolishly accept
I also ally with Egypt
look who decided to get off the couch and move
Gold mine! Especially early in the game
The pony men dispatch their army and siege my noble Mazaka
[This message has been edited by Airicci2 (edited 08-31-2009 @ 03:36 PM).]
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