I have started a game as Rome in the early scenario, where Rome starts out as a client state of the Etruscans. I received a mission where my goal is to declare war on the Samnites and conquer all their provinces.
I am already at war with the Samnites, because they are at war with the Etruscans. However, I am wondering if the mission is valid at this point as I am a client state and cannot negotiate. If the Etruscans were not already at war with the Samnites, I would have no ability to declare war on them.
Any ideas would be welcome.
question about early rome mission
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Re: question about early rome mission
I found out the answer by playing though it. The mission can actually work, even if you are still a client of Etruria.
In my game, I went to war with the Samnites automatically, being a client of the Etruscans.
I used my entire army to capture Umbria, the capital and main region of the Samnites. They had a
number of troops, including a frightenig amount of heavy infantry, in their palisade. I laid siege. The very next turn, I breached the wall, and ordered my army to assault. Prior to the assault,my troops did a lot of damage to the troops in the city, and they suffered a number of hits. The number were equal, and they generally had better troops, but they were damaged, mine were fresh, my commander was better, and my general used a decision to motivate his troops for the Assault. I wiped them out with few losses. Then the next army arrived tha very turn, equal in numers to mine, but they were mostly Warriors and attacking my better troops, I defeated them too, but most survived to
retreat.
After I gave my troops a turn to heal and recover cohesion, I attackied the next province.Recon said it was lightly defended, but by the time of battle they outnumberd me on good defensive terrrain,and had an excellent defending general. I lost two units, they lost none, but suffered some damage, and my army retreated ot Umbria.
I thought they would attack, but they did not. I later found out that my protector, the Etruscans attacked them the turn after we fought and took the pprovince, wiping them out. They had one province left, and a few turns later, Tarentum captured it.
This meant the Samnites were wiped out, and I was deemed to have succeeded in the mission and wound up with Umbria, a good and well populated provicne. My inablitiy to make treaties did not matter because the Samnites were wiped out.
Very exciting while it happened, and i wound up fulfilling hte mission, with a lot of help from my protector and anothe rnation.
In my game, I went to war with the Samnites automatically, being a client of the Etruscans.
I used my entire army to capture Umbria, the capital and main region of the Samnites. They had a
number of troops, including a frightenig amount of heavy infantry, in their palisade. I laid siege. The very next turn, I breached the wall, and ordered my army to assault. Prior to the assault,my troops did a lot of damage to the troops in the city, and they suffered a number of hits. The number were equal, and they generally had better troops, but they were damaged, mine were fresh, my commander was better, and my general used a decision to motivate his troops for the Assault. I wiped them out with few losses. Then the next army arrived tha very turn, equal in numers to mine, but they were mostly Warriors and attacking my better troops, I defeated them too, but most survived to
retreat.
After I gave my troops a turn to heal and recover cohesion, I attackied the next province.Recon said it was lightly defended, but by the time of battle they outnumberd me on good defensive terrrain,and had an excellent defending general. I lost two units, they lost none, but suffered some damage, and my army retreated ot Umbria.
I thought they would attack, but they did not. I later found out that my protector, the Etruscans attacked them the turn after we fought and took the pprovince, wiping them out. They had one province left, and a few turns later, Tarentum captured it.
This meant the Samnites were wiped out, and I was deemed to have succeeded in the mission and wound up with Umbria, a good and well populated provicne. My inablitiy to make treaties did not matter because the Samnites were wiped out.
Very exciting while it happened, and i wound up fulfilling hte mission, with a lot of help from my protector and anothe rnation.
Re: question about early rome mission
That's a nice short story, thanks Vaalen.
Missions in Empires stick some turns, like 20, so there is time for the conditions to change. And if you can't during these turns, then provided the basis is still valid (Samnites existing e.g.) then it can be given again to you in the future.
Missions in Empires stick some turns, like 20, so there is time for the conditions to change. And if you can't during these turns, then provided the basis is still valid (Samnites existing e.g.) then it can be given again to you in the future.
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