Colonization question

[Eltren]

Hello I have recently bought EU:Rome and I am having lots of fun with it, but the one problem I am having with it is colonization. So I started as Pontus and decided to colonize Trapezus but the barbarian power there was too strong so I then moved my army there to eradicate the barbarian menace only to find out I don't know how to. My friend originally introduced me to Paradox games and let me play EU3 for hours on end and I remember there was an attack natives option on your troops is it not in Rome or am I not seeing it?

P.S I don't want to start another thread for this question but when I bought Rome I got the Vae victis expansion too and I would like to know where to register it as it doesn't use the same code as the one I received when I bought the game.

 

[unmerged(129932)]

Unfortunately, there is no 'Attack Barbarians' option. I do hope they implement that option in a further expansion.

It is my understanding that the rising up of a barbarian horde is random - completely by chance.

 

[Cheexsta]

Yes, the rising of the barbarian horde is random, but you can help it a bit by taking your cohort there. Take one of your cohorts to the province you want to provoke the barbarians and get your real army ready in neighboring province (that belongs to you to avoid attrition). You may be waiting for some time but it's worth it.

Agreed. Barbarians rising up might be random, but you can increase the chances of them doing it by just leaving a cohort of mercenaries or something there.

 

[Eltren]

I just tried this method and it worked thanks so much!

 

[unmerged(129932)]

I just tried this method and it worked thanks so much!

Great! Educate the unwashed hordes! Roma... err... Pontus Victor!

 

[Cheexsta]

Great! Educate the unwashed hordes! Roma... err... Pontus Victor!

The Pontics spoke a dialect of Greek, so...Pontos nikai?

 

[unmerged(129932)]

The Pontics spoke a dialect of Greek, so...Pontos nikai?

Duh, that was dumb of me. That makes more sense.

 

[Cheexsta]

Not dumb at all, I still had to dig out my Greek textbook to make sure I had the right form of 'nike'. Which I didn't at first, so it's a good thing I checked