EU: Rome

Egan · 04-22-08, 04:12 PM

My record for re-election is 11 times. In game terms that 22 years! Very few emperors even ruled that long. In reality that guy would have been whacked long before he got there. problem is that that isn't too unusual. It was rare, of course, for anyone to be Consul more than once. I don't even think Augustus was consul that often and he awarded it to himself.

The women thing seem to be tied to the death of the husbands. For some reason they enter the pool for people you can use as governors or magistrates upon hubbies death. Hopefully it's a bug and will get fixed. i have a suspicion though.

You're right: it is a fun enough game. For all it's faults (and god knows they are legion,) I've begun to quite enjoy it. I modded the research rate so I doesn't take until 1978 ad for the Romans to invent roads, but I think there is a lot of work to be done to techs and national ideas via modding.

Personally, I'm looking into the possibility of semi-historical events being fired if certain conditions are met. I would just like something a bit more unique than what is there just now.

04-22-08, 08:57 PM

Oh this is almost game breaking.

I had finally, after several long wars gotten every Carthaginian province, they had no army, no navy, they didn't even have an Alaskan Crabbing boat.

But apparently I can't annex?

What the bloody hell?

Egan · 04-23-08, 01:59 PM

Ah, yes. The other 'Works As Designed' feature of the EU series. Basically it comes down to this: You cannot annex a country if they have more than one province. To defeat Carthage you will need to fight several wars, demanding more territory and forcing to cede core provinces until they have only one province left. I think it has been like this this since the first EU.

I would advice having a look over on the Paradox forum for information on how to deal with this. some people seem to like it, others hate it. Personally, I think the problem comes from the tiny amount of land the AI is frequently willing to cede you. I have been known to use a cheat code in the past to get more accurate settlements but I hate having to do that. The problem I think stems from the fact that Paradox haven't realised that the Classical era isn't the middle ages.

Anyway, I have to go. I have a very stupid four way war being fought at the moment. It's doing my head in.

LaughingSwordfish · 04-23-08, 05:03 PM

Yes, those Carts are stubborn. I had taken 6 of their provinces including Carthage itself and I had a war score of 53%. But they insisted on a white peace. They refused my very reasonable demands every time. Not one province were they willing to give me

Egan · 04-24-08, 02:13 PM

Well, it had to happen! I've started using mods.

Two of them so far, as well as my modded unit speeds and research rates I'm using a mod that tries to eliminate the 'Ping Pong' effect of combat and one that allows Rome to elect a real Dictator for a period of six months when war weariness reaches a certain level.

I've just started a new game so I'll let you guys know how they shape up but they're looking good so far.

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04-22-08, 04:12 PM	#1
Egan Admiral Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 2,020 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	My record for re-election is 11 times. In game terms that 22 years! Very few emperors even ruled that long. In reality that guy would have been whacked long before he got there. problem is that that isn't too unusual. It was rare, of course, for anyone to be Consul more than once. I don't even think Augustus was consul that often and he awarded it to himself. The women thing seem to be tied to the death of the husbands. For some reason they enter the pool for people you can use as governors or magistrates upon hubbies death. Hopefully it's a bug and will get fixed. i have a suspicion though. You're right: it is a fun enough game. For all it's faults (and god knows they are legion,) I've begun to quite enjoy it. I modded the research rate so I doesn't take until 1978 ad for the Romans to invent roads, but I think there is a lot of work to be done to techs and national ideas via modding. Personally, I'm looking into the possibility of semi-historical events being fired if certain conditions are met. I would just like something a bit more unique than what is there just now.

04-22-08, 08:57 PM	#2
Rilder Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Oh this is almost game breaking. I had finally, after several long wars gotten every Carthaginian province, they had no army, no navy, they didn't even have an Alaskan Crabbing boat. But apparently I can't annex? What the bloody hell?

04-23-08, 01:59 PM	#3
Egan Admiral Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 2,020 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Ah, yes. The other 'Works As Designed' feature of the EU series. Basically it comes down to this: You cannot annex a country if they have more than one province. To defeat Carthage you will need to fight several wars, demanding more territory and forcing to cede core provinces until they have only one province left. I think it has been like this this since the first EU. I would advice having a look over on the Paradox forum for information on how to deal with this. some people seem to like it, others hate it. Personally, I think the problem comes from the tiny amount of land the AI is frequently willing to cede you. I have been known to use a cheat code in the past to get more accurate settlements but I hate having to do that. The problem I think stems from the fact that Paradox haven't realised that the Classical era isn't the middle ages. Anyway, I have to go. I have a very stupid four way war being fought at the moment. It's doing my head in.

04-23-08, 05:03 PM	#4
LaughingSwordfish Seaman Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Norway Posts: 34 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 0	Yes, those Carts are stubborn. I had taken 6 of their provinces including Carthage itself and I had a war score of 53%. But they insisted on a white peace. They refused my very reasonable demands every time. Not one province were they willing to give me

04-24-08, 02:13 PM	#5
Egan Admiral Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 2,020 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Well, it had to happen! I've started using mods. Two of them so far, as well as my modded unit speeds and research rates I'm using a mod that tries to eliminate the 'Ping Pong' effect of combat and one that allows Rome to elect a real Dictator for a period of six months when war weariness reaches a certain level. I've just started a new game so I'll let you guys know how they shape up but they're looking good so far.