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[another_guest]

What's the advantage of an alliance, except that you don't have to fight? Just wondering... I've finished the game plenty of times, but never managed to get an alliance, in the end just settled for the quickest conversations before plunging into war.

[Goodguy3]

hmmmm...wehn i try to run it in dosox it claims that the program is not found and exits..help!

nevermind i got it *hits self with hammer"

@ another guest: As someone told us earlier and as i tell you now:

- No Fight, your army stays at prior size
- peoples are more satisfied with you as you were friendly to them, will play more taxes
- you can strengthen your army / new army as their normal army size are ready to fight for you

Honigsammler has a question:
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hi - this game is just great -

agree that i should be played on harder difficulties, once you get a bit familar with the controls and stuff -

i have a question - what are the requirements to become a consul ? - or how are the ranks defined in general ?

is it just TIME, population, conquered nations ?

i had once just a test game where i stayed in one country (all other was conquered with the ongoing years and just clicked next year all the time - and i became a consul -

just wanted to know how can i "influence" this, or is it just a matter of time with the ranks ?

[another_guest]

There seems to be a direct link between number of conquered nations and rank in the sense that as of 3 countries you'll get promoted, etc. (I think it was 11 or 13 countries for consul) No idea how it works when you loose countries though.
Probably there are other factors that can get you promoted as well. But time isn't necessary: if you conquer nations faster you'll get promoted anyway regardless of the year you are in.

thx for the answer, the number of conquered nations was also my first guess -

however, as mentioned in one game (which i made just to save game with different ranks) i just conquered one or two nations and also got consul - just by clicking next year on and on - (i made this just because i was bored . but as i found out that the ranks increased also, i continued)

i would be also interested in a manual which could probably bring some more light into this

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thx for the answer, the number of conquered nations was also my first guess -

however, as mentioned in one game (which i made just to save game with different ranks) i just conquered one or two nations and also got consul - just by clicking next year on and on - (i made this just because i was bored . but as i found out that the ranks increased also, i continued)

i would be also interested in a manual which could probably bring some more light into this
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If i go for a fast game (race a lot of chariots, instead of waiting for tribute), i tend to hit Consul pretty fast. My guess is, it's the amount of money you have collected through the game, or a mix of all the things mentioned so far

Gladiator controls;

Keypad
8 Shield Up
4 Move Forward
6 Move Backward
2 Duck behind Shield
1 Swipe

thats the only controls you need to win any fight

[Gottfried]

can someone hell p me , although it seems silly to me, i cant control single units during battle and my general wont move to make a 'aura' upon attacking soldiers.. thx.

[another_guest]

Are the single units you try to control within reach of your general (pause the game, click your general and look at the circle pattern)? You simply can't select those units that are out of his reach...
How are you trying to move your general, what are you doing exactly and what happens? Also note that he can't move inbetween two adjacent units and that nearby units can sometimes prevent him from turning.