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Originally Posted by Kingreno
On highest difficulty the Roman Infantry is tweaked down a lot. Thet will likely NOT live out a one-on-one with several other infantry units, especialy the Germanic tribes elite spearmen, but also greek hoplites or Carth Sacred bands. This makes the game so much harder and a true challenge.
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I guess then it's fortunate that I'm not playing on the hardest difficulty level, since I tend to have my infantry lock up the AI's infantry in battle, while flanking him with my cavalry. Which sort of makes it neccessary for the infantry to at least hold their own until the cavalry arrives...
The current game seems to have passed its most difficult stretch. I need to consolidate Greece now (build a strong border with Dacia and Thrace in the north) while I claim Turkey (and Rhodes!) to boost my economy to serious levels (I'm already making >10.000 denarii every turn). I think the coastal parts of Turkey, with all the trade across the seas with Greece and those World Wonders would still significantly boost my empire. The only problem with that is that I now first need to build up some forces (I only have one army in Turkey (about 75% full) and the Pontus have 2 full banner armies close to my borders. But then again, my army has an 8-star general.
Quick question: how old do family members get? I lost my faction leader to old age when he was 62 or 63....