01-11-2006, 02:00 PM
Downloaded SPQR 5.0 and I gotta tell ya – it’s pretty challenging. The Tac AI is not much improved from the last iteration (what can one do here anyway), but the Strat AI seems to be much more aggressive than earlier versions. They come at you w/ big stacks and take advantage of your weak areas.
There are a couple of new features that are kind of cool:
- new ship graphics – a bit too large but they do look like ancient warships. The AI seems to group their fleets as well – adding more realism and more challenge.
- Recruiting of named and numbered legions after the Marius reforms by province. Here is what the read-me states:
Also there are 28 1st cohorts that carry a Legion Name, 1 for each city/province. All of these are listed below.
***REGIONS***
ITALY
SICILY
***PROVENCES/CITIES***
Cisalpine_Gaul LEGIO XIII: GEMINA
Mediolanium
Venetia LEGIO XII: FULMINATA
Patavium
Transalpine_Gaul LEGIO XV: APOLLINARIS
Massilia
Illyria LEGIO XVII: GERMANICA
Segestica
Dalmatia LEGIO XVIII: GERMANICA
Salona
Apuania LEGIO X: EQUESTRIS
Segesta
Etruria LEGIO IX: HISPANA
Arretium
Umbria LEGIO VIII: AUGUSTA
Ariminum
Sardinia LEGIO XXVI: CYRENAICA
Caralis
Epirus LEGIO XX: VALERIA VICTRIX
Apollonia
Apulia LEGIO III: GALLICA
Tarentum
Campania LEGIO VI: FERRATA
Capua
Calabria LEGIO II: ADIUTRIX
Croton
Sicilia_Romanus LEGIO XXI: RAPAX
Messana
Sicilia_Poeni LEGIO XXV: MARTIA
Lilybaeum
Sicilia_Graecus LEGIO XXII: DEIOTARIANA
Syracuse
Corsica LEGIO XXVIII: PRIMIGENIA
Aleria
Picenum LEGIO VII: HISPANA
Asculum
Samnium LEGIO V: ALAUDAE
Bovianum
Lucania LEGIO IV: MACEDONICA
Neapolis
Istria LEGIO XVI: GALLICA
Aquileia
Boianum LEGIO XI: FRETENSIS
Bononia
Epimandus LEGIO XIX: GERMANICA
Dyrrhachium
Liguria LEGIO XIV: GEMINA
Genua
Cameratum LEGIO XXIII: PARTHICA
Agrigentum
Bruttium LEGIO I: AUGUSTA GERMANICUS
Rhegium
Beronia LEGIO XXVII: TRAIANA FORTIS
Pluvium
Sicania LEGIO XXIV: VICTRIX
Panormus
- Removed annoying the “Day is oursâ€ÂÂ
There are a couple of new features that are kind of cool:
- new ship graphics – a bit too large but they do look like ancient warships. The AI seems to group their fleets as well – adding more realism and more challenge.
- Recruiting of named and numbered legions after the Marius reforms by province. Here is what the read-me states:
Also there are 28 1st cohorts that carry a Legion Name, 1 for each city/province. All of these are listed below.
***REGIONS***
ITALY
SICILY
***PROVENCES/CITIES***
Cisalpine_Gaul LEGIO XIII: GEMINA
Mediolanium
Venetia LEGIO XII: FULMINATA
Patavium
Transalpine_Gaul LEGIO XV: APOLLINARIS
Massilia
Illyria LEGIO XVII: GERMANICA
Segestica
Dalmatia LEGIO XVIII: GERMANICA
Salona
Apuania LEGIO X: EQUESTRIS
Segesta
Etruria LEGIO IX: HISPANA
Arretium
Umbria LEGIO VIII: AUGUSTA
Ariminum
Sardinia LEGIO XXVI: CYRENAICA
Caralis
Epirus LEGIO XX: VALERIA VICTRIX
Apollonia
Apulia LEGIO III: GALLICA
Tarentum
Campania LEGIO VI: FERRATA
Capua
Calabria LEGIO II: ADIUTRIX
Croton
Sicilia_Romanus LEGIO XXI: RAPAX
Messana
Sicilia_Poeni LEGIO XXV: MARTIA
Lilybaeum
Sicilia_Graecus LEGIO XXII: DEIOTARIANA
Syracuse
Corsica LEGIO XXVIII: PRIMIGENIA
Aleria
Picenum LEGIO VII: HISPANA
Asculum
Samnium LEGIO V: ALAUDAE
Bovianum
Lucania LEGIO IV: MACEDONICA
Neapolis
Istria LEGIO XVI: GALLICA
Aquileia
Boianum LEGIO XI: FRETENSIS
Bononia
Epimandus LEGIO XIX: GERMANICA
Dyrrhachium
Liguria LEGIO XIV: GEMINA
Genua
Cameratum LEGIO XXIII: PARTHICA
Agrigentum
Bruttium LEGIO I: AUGUSTA GERMANICUS
Rhegium
Beronia LEGIO XXVII: TRAIANA FORTIS
Pluvium
Sicania LEGIO XXIV: VICTRIX
Panormus
- Removed annoying the “Day is oursâ€ÂÂ
BarkhornXX
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aka Scott Ryan
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aka Scott Ryan
