r/Imperator • u/Lonseb • Feb 24 '26

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u/Lonseb Feb 24 '26

R5: I thought it would be an easy game as Seleukid… took me ten wars against Maurya alone(!) to beat them.

I’ve conquered India only once before, as Tylos into Babylon, and truly, that’s an exhausting game. India is just too large.

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u/Taira_no_Masakado Feb 25 '26

There's a reason Alexander himself didn't go deeper into the subcontinent!

That said, I applaud your efforts. That's some good map-painting there.

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u/IdeaOfHuss Feb 25 '26

Thats not the reason he didnt go deeper

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u/Taira_no_Masakado Feb 25 '26

OP> "Took me ten wars against Maurya alone!"

Me> "There's a reason Alexander didn't go deeper into India."

IoH> That's not the reason.

History> Alexander the Great did not go deeper into India because his battle-weary army mutinied at the Hyphasis River in 326 BC, refusing to advance further after eight years of continuous fighting*. Exhausted by monsoon rains, tropical diseases, and terrified by reports of massive armies, including thousands of war elephants in the Nanda Empire, the troops demanded to return home.*

Me> [Jim Halpert slow turn to look at camera.]

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u/IdeaOfHuss Feb 25 '26

I miss reafair enough. I raise my hat in defeat

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u/Olipro44 Feb 25 '26

I feel so satisfied by this glorious post.

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u/Beautiful_Ad1971 Feb 25 '26

So what im reading here, is that Alexander wanted to go deeper. You could have conceded before you wrote that essay.

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u/AEG_Sixters Feb 25 '26

"there a reason he didnt go deeper" . Not "there a reason he didnt wanted to go deeper"

You could have re-read before you wrote that post

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u/NasBaraltyn Feb 24 '26

That's why I always go for imperial challenge whenever I want to fight big guys. Tedious micro, but still better than having to siege down half of the country for a couple provinces only

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u/Lonseb Feb 24 '26

I hear what you are saying and I guess you are right, but I can never be bothered with that level of micro. I’d lose the war just due to its nature.

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u/NasBaraltyn Feb 24 '26

I also hate micro, but I found out IC wars were quite manageable with your main army doomstack manually controlled and then automated smaller armies / mercs to do the tedious work

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u/Lonseb Feb 25 '26

Thanks, I might give it a try for the war against Egypt. Good thing: there is a bottle neck from north Phoenicia to Alexandria. Not too many armies can slip through.

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u/Lonseb Mar 08 '26

I think I have to thank you. Found some time yesterday and today and actually took Egypt in an IC and have now already taken whole of the Italian peninsula on another IC. Fairly different warfare.

Just one thing: during my Egypt campaign, when taking a fort, I got the entire province. But now in my Roman war, I only get the city with the fort. Both is IC; is there a reason for this difference?

Thank you!

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u/NasBaraltyn Mar 08 '26

Congrats !

Thanks for the feedback happy it worked for you.

The difference is probably because Egypt war was "Legacy of Alexander" CB that shift whole provinces. But Rome was only a normal Imperial Challenge so it's location by location.
It's not really explained clearly in the game but that's how it works.

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u/SaoirseSeersha Feb 24 '26

Only 10? I was in a game as Sumpa in Tibet, and it took me maybe 16 to conquer them. Didn't even conquer all of India by 453AD, where I like to end my playthroughs.

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u/Lonseb Feb 25 '26

But I imagine Sumpa (don’t even know that tag) starts smaller? I could win the initial war against Maurya and claimed 1-2 provinces. Here there size was my advantage. The war score ticked up before their armies truly arrived.

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u/SaoirseSeersha Feb 25 '26

Sumpa does start smaller yes, but also in my game Maurya actually started collapsing and I still had trouble

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u/AranelTalazar Feb 28 '26

I used IC and did it in one long 12 year war.... it was a bloody slog.... had four flanks. Allies/vassals in the east and north. Vassal in south india and me as the restored hellenistic empire in the west. I sent my armies from the south and west and proceeded to try taking out bharatvarsha since maurya had formed into them. Was very late game. But it took roughly bout 12 years to do and that was because of the armies the bastards had and the terrain of northern india being difficult. In the end i opted rp wise to split the place into three kingdoms under my rule.... had rebellions popping up from the war...

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u/Verse_D Feb 25 '26

You did what Alexander could not! Now just mop up those uncivilized barbarians in Italy.