In my first campaign I played as the Julii. I conquered all of modern day France, Spain and Britain at which point I could no longer expand as I was bordering the Bruti across central Europe. At this time I had 31 settlements and I had still not triggered the civil war, the only factions on the map where the Roman factions and Parthia who held one region. Soon after some of the Roman cities belonging to the other factions on the Italian peninsula started to riot and rebel. They didn't have enough troops stationed there to recapture their cities so I sent an army to take them. About ten turns after this, I had taken the whole Italian peninsula apart from Rome without fighting the Roman factions or triggering the civil war. Seeing this success I went to do the same in Africa where the Scipii were losing cities to rebels. As I closed in on Tingi (North Africa) the Scipii attacked my army and all of the Roman factions including me where outlawed. After this I took over and won the campaign.
I was hoping to play the campaign the way it was meant to be played where the senate would turn on you so I started a new campaign.
I played Julii again and at the time of writing I have 29 regions. I did not get the 'Take power' notice and once again I am at a point where I cannot expand. I don't have the support to attack a Roman Faction and the only borders I share are with the Bruti and Scipii. My popularity with the Senate is near the middle despite the fact I only do Senate missions if I was going to do it anyway. The Bruti and Scipii popularity are both at 1.
I read online that the triggering the civil war is dependent on your popularity with Senate and if it never declines, the civil war never really starts.
Does anyone have a definitive answer for how to trigger the civil war
I was hoping to play the campaign the way it was meant to be played where the senate would turn on you so I started a new campaign.
I played Julii again and at the time of writing I have 29 regions. I did not get the 'Take power' notice and once again I am at a point where I cannot expand. I don't have the support to attack a Roman Faction and the only borders I share are with the Bruti and Scipii. My popularity with the Senate is near the middle despite the fact I only do Senate missions if I was going to do it anyway. The Bruti and Scipii popularity are both at 1.
I read online that the triggering the civil war is dependent on your popularity with Senate and if it never declines, the civil war never really starts.
Does anyone have a definitive answer for how to trigger the civil war