Hamilcar Barca Campaign

[desicat]

The Hamilcar Barca Campaign is now available via the in-game download tool. The Campaign features 11 decisions that can lead to 15 different battles; taking the player from Sicily, to the plains of Carthage, to Western North Africa, and finally to Iberia.

The player follows Hamailcar's exploits at the end of the 1st Punic War in Sicily, through the carnage of the Truceless War on the plains of Carthage, to the annexation of the major towns of Western North Africa, and to the subjugation of the Spanish tribes in Iberia.

New armies were created for; Hamilcars Mercenary Army in Sicily, a Truceless War Mercenary Army, a Carthage Levy Infantry Army opposing the Mercenaries, a Libyan dominant Truceless War army, two unique armies for the City of Iol, and a Spanish Warrior Army using the new units just introduced.

The Truceless War Armies (Including the Libyans and Hamilcar in Sicily) were created because they do not exist currently in the game. They are based upon the historical records available, and also incorporate some of the new units where possible.

The Iolian Armies are obviously fictional, but based upon the M_KYRENEAN Army, certain choice units were added for tactical challenge and player enjoyment.

The Spanish Army was created to provide a more unit diverse opponent than the existing Iberian armies could muster, keeping it in line with the theme of the Campaign, and to get the new units more play time and exposure.

All the Battles were play-tested at the Legate level at least two times, although difficulty can be adjusted by selecting a different play level. I was happy to see the AI pull a few tricks in the smaller battles. Design notes were also included.

Player feedback is welcome in this thread, both positive and negative. I hope anyone who tries this enjoys it as much as I enjoyed creating it.

[desicat]

Hamilcar Barca Long Campaign added, now with 15 battles to allow for the Epic Campaigner Achievement.

Campaign uses most of the available campaign choices while staying true the the historical data available chronicling Hamilcar's exploits. Extra battles added from the original; Sicily (camp defense behind ditches), Iol City (pursuit), Numidian Civil War, and an Iberian Mountain excursion.

The original Hamilcar Campaign has also been updated to fix a few typos, update some army unit mixes, and a few other minor adjustments.

Again, any feedback is welcome.

[savitel]

Hi, I downloaded both the short and long campaign, but I have a problem. In stage 9/15, when loading the new battle, I get this message: "FAILED TO LOAD REQUIRED ASSET FILE LYDIAN_L_CHAR-0.*(0)" and then it closes the game. Can you help? I enjoyed the campaign and would like to finish it.
Thanks

[Paul59]

Hi, I downloaded both the short and long campaign, but I have a problem. In stage 9/15, when loading the new battle, I get this message: "FAILED TO LOAD REQUIRED ASSET FILE LYDIAN_L_CHAR-0.*(0)" and then it closes the game. Can you help? I enjoyed the campaign and would like to finish it.
Thanks

It sounds like desicat has used the new Lydian Light Chariot unit from the Open Beta version of the game.

Until the Open Beta becomes official you will have to download and play with the Open Beta to finish this campaign.

[desicat]

Hi, I downloaded both the short and long campaign, but I have a problem. In stage 9/15, when loading the new battle, I get this message: "FAILED TO LOAD REQUIRED ASSET FILE LYDIAN_L_CHAR-0.*(0)" and then it closes the game. Can you help? I enjoyed the campaign and would like to finish it.
Thanks

Savitel, Paul is correct. I wanted to use some of the new units and it did not dawn on me that folks would not upload the current beta.

I would be very interested in any feedback you have on the campaign. I was especially concerned about the "Ditch" battle (battle #3 in the long campaign) and the fight with the Libyans (battle #7). The play testing for those provided interesting feedback, and I would be curious to your experience. Hopefully they were balanced and fun.

[savitel]

Hi guys, thanks for your answer. I didn't know about open beta , can you give me some info on how to solve the problem?
For what concerns the campaign I think it's quite well balanced, even if I finished to always rely on cavalry and light infantry. I'll post further comments if and when I finish iy. Thanks again

[desicat]

Hi guys, thanks for your answer. I didn't know about open beta , can you give me some info on how to solve the problem?
For what concerns the campaign I think it's quite well balanced, even if I finished to always rely on cavalry and light infantry. I'll post further comments if and when I finish iy. Thanks again

Just download the beta to your game and all will work just fine. The attached link provides info on the beta and a link for the Matrix beta download. If you got the game through Steam you can download it there.

viewtopic.php?f=599&t=97697

[savitel]

Thanks, it works fine