It is the year 620 Bc. and Rome is a monarchy, under me, your king Tullus Hostilius. We are at war with Etruscan city of Veii once again, and already its taken its toll on our economy. I command, that new colony be built at the site known as Ostia, some 10 miles from city of Rome, on the coast of Mediterranean sea. It is a perfect location for a medium sized, prosperous city, which will have the honour of supplying our war effort. I'm allocating reasonable sum of denarii, and i expect swift returns of this investment. Your city is unlikely to be the main target of Etruscan military, but they will surely make an effort to stop us from freely expand our sphere of influence. The prices of goods are to drop drastically in coming year, so i advise you to choose trade routes wisely, and not squander Rome's precious investment. If for some reason you are unable to complete this assignment, i will surely find one, that suits you far better. The slave trade is booming.
Playability: 5
Difficult but very playable and winnable
Balance: 5
Balanced to be difficult, good for a challenge
Creativity: 5
There is elements that's quite unique in this Map. Recommended
Map Design: 5
Good
Story/Instructions: 5
Story is ok
Additional Comments:
Really like map design by this author, this is the third map of augustus ive play by mark, and all 3 was awesome. Good for a difficult but definitely doable challenge. Been playing this game so long but has help me to be even better then before. Definitely worth a try if you want a challenge.
marekvazny File Author
Posted on 08/13/21 @ 05:06 AM
Salve BigBear84,
this map was a tough nut to crack for many people. You have my respect for beating this very challanging scenario. My goal in every map is to make use of features that are uncommon or use terrain in a fashion to force bahavior that is suboptimal and to force player out of their comfort zone. I think there are plenty of standard style C3 mission out there so my goal with these is to explore the other ways this game can be played. Thanks again for taking the time to review and play my map.
PS:I'm open to suggestions if you wish to see some features in the future check forum on heaven to discuss that and you can also check out scenarios category here as many of my maps are not in Augustus category, but can be played with it.
Posted on 03/06/21 @ 05:30 AM (updated 05/06/21)