I may have allready decided by the time I read any replies, as I will start playing RTW shortly, though I might finish my seleucid campaign first.
Anyway, after beating the Britons, I focussed my war effort on Gaul. I took a number of their settlements, when Dacia attacked me as well.
After some swift asskickings the Gauls offered a cease fire. I did a counteroffer adding trade rights and them giving me 1000 dinarii for 5 turns. They made a counteroffer of the same except 400 a turn and I accepted, figuring I could go to war with Dacia and push back their territory, as well as make some money, since my economy was in the dumps.
The problem however is this. All my strong units reside in the west of my territory, in the settlements I took from Gaul. But moving those to the east to fight Dacia would not only take a lot of time, it would leave the settlements bordering with Gaul unprotected. And I know the game well enough not to trust them, cease fire or no.
Anyway, I´m pulling in about 2500 a turn, which is not much considering I have a number of settlements that can still build stuff and last tier buildings costing 2400. So I don´t really have the money to create new units to concquer Dacia.
So, now I can keep the peace with gaul, have a small but stable income and focus on Dacia, trying to take their poorly defended territories to my south. and only after I´ve taken those and generate a little extra income as well as being able to defend myself easier from Dacia, when I start tangling with Gaul again.
On the other hand. I could just go back and attack Gaul right anyway. They´re weakened. I think they have about six territories, three of which are cut off from the other by either me or the Julii. Also, If I push through Southwards, I may be able to take some territory on the Mediterranean(sp) coast and generate some proper income.
Of course, this would mean I have to hold of Dacia with the relatively weak gerrisons I have in the east of my territory.
Oh the decisions...
Anyway, after beating the Britons, I focussed my war effort on Gaul. I took a number of their settlements, when Dacia attacked me as well.
After some swift asskickings the Gauls offered a cease fire. I did a counteroffer adding trade rights and them giving me 1000 dinarii for 5 turns. They made a counteroffer of the same except 400 a turn and I accepted, figuring I could go to war with Dacia and push back their territory, as well as make some money, since my economy was in the dumps.
The problem however is this. All my strong units reside in the west of my territory, in the settlements I took from Gaul. But moving those to the east to fight Dacia would not only take a lot of time, it would leave the settlements bordering with Gaul unprotected. And I know the game well enough not to trust them, cease fire or no.
Anyway, I´m pulling in about 2500 a turn, which is not much considering I have a number of settlements that can still build stuff and last tier buildings costing 2400. So I don´t really have the money to create new units to concquer Dacia.
So, now I can keep the peace with gaul, have a small but stable income and focus on Dacia, trying to take their poorly defended territories to my south. and only after I´ve taken those and generate a little extra income as well as being able to defend myself easier from Dacia, when I start tangling with Gaul again.
On the other hand. I could just go back and attack Gaul right anyway. They´re weakened. I think they have about six territories, three of which are cut off from the other by either me or the Julii. Also, If I push through Southwards, I may be able to take some territory on the Mediterranean(sp) coast and generate some proper income.
Of course, this would mean I have to hold of Dacia with the relatively weak gerrisons I have in the east of my territory.
Oh the decisions...