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(... and finally Turn 49, part 2): [ATTACH]22593[/ATTACH] As you can see, Rome suffered 2 stalemates, 3 defeats (!) and 1 victory (at the end when Pyrrhus was made to finally withdraw. Here’s the 6 battle results tabulated in one list: Rome starting strength: 64,955 men (2647 power) Epirus starting ...

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Turn 49 – March 276 (part 1) Pyrrhus moves into Venusia and triggers what will go down in history as the epic Battle of Venusia, a six day battle of 6 rounds each except for the last which was for 5 rounds. So epic in fact, that this turn has to take up two posts due to image limitations. At the end...

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Turn 48 – February 276 No moves, except the Greek troops stationed at Tarentum unlocked finally, moved, and retook Hipontum: [ATTACH]22583[/ATTACH] Here’s the F7, VP lead has been shaved to 11. I should pass him in two turns provided the Carthaginians don’t do something foolish aga...

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Turn 47 – January 276 With Pyrrhus stationary in Metapontum again this turn, Rufinus retakes Venusia with insignificant losses (Brutus again refused to activate so we left him behind). We are going to dig in and try to stay this time. Hold at all costs! Venusia is wooded hills, and it’s raining, so ...

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Turn 46 – December 277

No moves, and Brutus is once again inactive. My fleet in the Adriatic sinks another Greek merchantman.

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The F7, his lead his narrowed to 22 VP:

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Turn 45 – November 277 Brutus went on an extended march to the south and back this turn. I had hoped to test whether the ‘assault on the fly’ rule was working, which under AJE rule 14.1 if you set your Assault posture to “all out” you could storm cities along your movem...

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Turn 44 – October 277 This was a quiet turn where both armies just rested and took in replacements. [ATTACH]22482[/ATTACH] Here’s the F7 screen. As you can see, I’m down by only 23 VP now, and I have a +4 a turn advantage. So now it’s official: I’m GLAD I didn’t s...

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Turn 43 – September 277 To take Venusia, I decide to split my armies again, with a Legio and an Alae under Barbula as the Assault force, while Brutus stands back with the rest of the army in Defensive posture. This way if Pyrrhus marches in the main army will be defensive and entrenched, where...

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Turn 42 – August 277 Well, we transferred Obsidius from the cavalry to the infantry, and assigned him our two best legions (up to his command capacity), and ordered him to assault … but he didn’t quite have the juice to take the place: [ATTACH]22468[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]22469[/ATTACH] ...

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Read it all ! Very interesting indeed, seems very balanced but I am under the impression that Pyrrhus hands are like tied due to him wanting to avoid the Dictator Army (which triggers a bit too easily for balance in my opinion), and that even with getting all the "no-dictator compliant" objectives,...

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A long march! How many hits did the army suffer? From the screenshot messages, those numbers seem very low in my experience. 2 hits going through an undeveloped region like Consentia? That's very good. It was sunny July weather so it was not too bad. Mud and snow are what in my experience really ca...

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Turn 41 – July 277 Brutus luckily picks the right path, and steers the army back to Maleventum, while Pyrrhus wheels around us to retake Hipontum. [ATTACH]22466[/ATTACH] I can’t say I’m unhappy with this. We now have a golden opportunity to steal a march on Pyrrhus and retake VP ci...

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There is a "Castrum" option and it will let you build a fort in a province without a city. I've never used it (who wants to defend a cityless province?) but it may come into usefulness in later yet to be designed scenarios (ie, campaigning in Germany).

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Yeah I finally was able to log on under my old account, yay!

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Turn 40 – June 277 Pyrrhus retakes Grumentium, while I sweep south, taking unwalled Hipontum on the fly and laying siege to VP city Croton. I did not want to lay siege to Croton, I wanted to assault it. But unfortunately, Brutus fell victim to an oddity of the game system. He began the turn at...

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It's not currently possible. Though I wouldn't mind seeing it as an option. I mean, if some current options take 2-3 years, why can't I build a level 2 fort in X years?

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Or who's activated and who's not.

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Turn 39 – May 277 A somewhat already battle damaged Greek fleet comes up and engages our navy off Paestum, and defeats it: [ATTACH]22432[/ATTACH] So much for my dreams of sea domination, and back to being a raiding force/fleet in being. No sign of any Carthaginian army active anywhere in Syrac...

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The other possible explanation is ZOC and hidden units.

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By the way, from here on out I'll be using my old screen name, which thanks to help from Pocus last night I was finally able to reactivate!

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A related story:

http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?545586-Pathfinding-exploit-thru-the-Unknown

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I agree with everything in the original post (although it seems S-P would be an exception to the large army point, their manpower is very low), plus some additions: 4. An 1870 campaign game is sorely needed. It would be fun to actually have a 7 nation scramble for colonies w/o having to wade through...

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I had the same problem when I tried to open Belgian mines in Scotland. The mines were not sending the minerals to my pools. I could sell them in the British trade zone, however, and would earn cash that way. So, the investment was not a total loss.

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[quote="Offworlder"]Regarding Germany, maybe it would be better if both Prussia and Austria are allied to the minor states, so that if one of them decides to act funny, the other will act as a counterweight.[quote] Yep, and there's an excellent historical reason why they should be that way...

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Yay!

Are the US rebel and ACW problems among those fixed: "Several events errors, including EvalColSPatus etc?"

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The Boers are tough, they win their battles on the first turns, yep. I wonder if maybe the scenario gives them a surprise bonus or something? Because yes, I too managed to win the scenario fairly easily once the British Empire sent what seemed like half it's world forces there. Just gotta keep attri...

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In light of recent speculations/concerns, Pocus' remark here is very reassuring. Read between the lines, and think about it. ;) Yeah reading between the lines, it looks like they are now planning a major overhaul of the CG over the next few months? That's how I (optimistically) look at it. :thumbsu...

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1.02f, yep.

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I'm currently self-sufficient in coal, with many mines yet to be developed. Which means I'll be an exporter when the high demand comes (yay, even more money). But in any case, I guess I should have been more specific: I'll probably max out my Level I economy by 1855-56. Along with 100% single-rail g...

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I'm now up to 1852 in my Austria CG. Yes, it's been slow going, due in part to 5-6 turn resolutions (this is down from 10 minute turns, after I unchecked that little box thingy in the settings everyone says to do). I've also spent a lot of time on the economy (lets face it, not much else you can do ...

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