Rome II

[Gusington]

Ok thanks mikeck - cleaning my system up right now and then going back in again post-update.

[MengJiao]

This is why we have 'His' and 'Her' PC's. Saved a lot of arguments over the years I can tell you. Except when it comes to deciding who's turn it is for an up-grade.

  Yep.  I have a ridiculous Alien Ware thing with an orange glowing alien face on it from Dell.  No woman will touch it or anything remotely connected to it.  the wife has a Mac.

[mikeck]

Actually, I think my update was one off mods self-updating on steam workshop. As soon as the game crashed I went into steam and it said a mod was updating. That's the first crash I've had with this game in months

[Gusington]

I have had a lot of updates in the last few weeks for everything. Played for about 90 minutes this morning with no problems. Made contact with the biggest powers in the game so far: Etruscan League, Carthage and Rome. The first two love me and we are trading and have defensive alliances. Rome are a bunch of snobs and easy to hate. If and when I consolidate Western Europe, the next option may be to attempt to take on Rome :)

I think I am getting Celtic Fatigue though. Looking forward to a new campaign with the Spartans or some eastern nomadic tribe like Parthia or Scythia.

[mikeck]

Of course we (Rome) are snobby! We're better than you! Why should Rome trade with barbarians, filthy Carthaginians and effeminate Greeks? As a player who plays rome exclusively, it's easy to begin to see these other nations as means to an end...inevitable roman domintion

[Mr. Bigglesworth]

Of course we (Rome) are snobby! We're better than you! Why should Rome trade with barbarians, filthy Carthaginians and effeminate Greeks? As a player who plays rome exclusively, it's easy to begin to see these other nations as means to an end...inevitable roman domintion

The lettered Greek would reply do you mean dominion or domination? Would you like some Geometry?

[mikeck]

Of course we (Rome) are snobby! We're better than you! Why should Rome trade with barbarians, filthy Carthaginians and effeminate Greeks? As a player who plays rome exclusively, it's easy to begin to see these other nations as means to an end...inevitable roman domintion

The lettered Greek would reply do you mean dominion or domination? Would you like some Geometry?

And the roman would acknowledge Greek advancements in philosophy and math but would also show disdain for perceived Greek effeminacy. They would then attack, adopt all of your good ideas, and move on

[undercovergeek]

dear god, is there really only me playing Carthage?!

[mikeck]

Yes

[Bison]

Didn't Carthage get their asses kicked and relegated to the dustbin of history or something?

[undercovergeek]

Didn't Carthage get their asses kicked and relegated to the dustbin of history or something?

like Rome didnt?  :P

[Bison]

Didn't Carthage get their asses kicked and relegated to the dustbin of history or something?

like Rome didnt?  :P

Rome eventually fell after a few thousand years of kicking ass.  Carthage not so much.  The only reason anyone remembers Carthage is something about elephants and the alps, but who can possibly remember any of the details?   I blame sun tanning beds for your memory lapses.

[undercovergeek]

Didn't Carthage get their asses kicked and relegated to the dustbin of history or something?

like Rome didnt?  :P

Rome eventually fell after a few thousand years of kicking ass.  Carthage not so much.  The only reason anyone remembers Carthage is something about elephants and the alps, but who can possibly remember any of the details?   I blame sun tanning beds for your memory lapses.

lmao, always with the tanning beds!

[Gusington]

Once I consolidate my Celtic Empire, I am going to plant my unwashed Iceni foot into some Roman arse.

I will be playing Carthage, after Sparta and maybe a nomad faction.

[mikeck]

Didn't Carthage get their asses kicked and relegated to the dustbin of history or something?

like Rome didnt?  :P

Not for awile. The world could thank Carthage for setting them up for inevitable defeat. The 2nd Punic war taught Rome the importance of establishing a professional standing army and paved the way eventually for Marius and his reforms. Always expansion was made under the claim of defense... Reflecting back to Hannibal. Although besides the Persians in the 3rd century, Carthage gave Rome more trouble than anyone...which would explain why they not only destroyed the city but salted the earth. That's why I love the Romans. They made warfare a true profession and did not refrain from exercising their new found art whenever they could.

They also had no problem stealing ideas from others and utilizing them without embarrassment. Fully acknowledging stealing their swords from the Spanish, helmets from the Guals and much more from the Eutrusceans.