Lautulae 315 BC scenario (Romans vs samnites)

Lysimachos · Post by **Lysimachos** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 9:51 am

I've prepared this scenario about the battle of Lautulae, fought in 315 BC between the Romans and the Samnites (500 points circa per army).
If you're interested you can download it here: http://www.mediafire.com/?eznjdozyn0w

I would be glad to know your comment, whatever they could be.

Examinondas · Post by **Examinondas** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 9:08 pm

I was having a fun time with the scenario till the null-pointer bug crashed my game

I will play further when the 1.1.2 patch is released, but so far it looks like the Samnites are a bit too strong? I mean, the battle description made me believe that it was going to be a balanced fight, but the Samnites have a very strong cavalry and can place their infantry in strong defensive positions (uphill and behind a ditch). However, the clash with the Roman heavy infantry has barely started in my game, so I'm really not sure if one side is stronger than the other.

A couple of typos:
- There is a cavalry unit on the Samnite right that is labeled as "General" but actually is not a general
- On the Samnite left, one infantry unit is labeled "Iinfantry"

IMHO, this scenario is a must for anyone that likes infantry battles. Keep up the good work!

Lysimachos · Post by **Lysimachos** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 9:51 pm

Thanks for the tips, I'm going to delete the mistakes!
In any case the Samnite infantry hasn't the same staying power of the Roman Legion and the games generally remains open till the end.
About the cavalry, it seems that in reality Roman cavalry suffered much, so I tried to deploy the mounted units accordingly.

Lysimachos · Post by **Lysimachos** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 10:01 pm

You can now find the revised scenario at this page:

http://www.mediafire.com/?ntbudmiottc

Examinondas · Post by **Examinondas** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 9:25 pm

Finished my Samnite game and played another one as the Romans with LoS enabled

I was wrong, the scenario is balanced

I got more or less the same results no matter which side I played. Of course, against a human opponent things may be completely different.

The fight for the hill on the Roman left was quite fun, specially with the trees blocking the LoS.

Thanks for a great scenario!

vitriol · Post by **vitriol** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 9:07 am

very nice scenario. played only with the samnites.
hold uphill position with infantry and flank with a savage cavalry for an easy victory.
I'll try roman side soon

Lysimachos · Post by **Lysimachos** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 8:20 am

Hello everybody!

here there is an image of the initial disposition of the two armies (at least this is an attempt):

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Lysimachos · Post by **Lysimachos** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 8:23 am

Let's try again:

Lysimachos · Post by **Lysimachos** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 8:29 am

Ouch, it seems harder then expected:

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Lysimachos · Post by **Lysimachos** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 8:36 am

Ok, let's make it simpler:
here is where you can download or view it:

http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php? ... fmjzjqzzcm