Spoilers Cave or Galley act 1?

[Bartorus]

Can someone tell what is difference later in the story? I get the feeling like galley is bad choice because this Big Bad guy would kill his brother anyway and you would also get your villa by design. I get this feeling just before leaving for Africa and it's last time i could go back in time and "fix" it but i would want to know if it changes anything because fighting again in this city will be pain in the a** xD

[Dekent]

I picked galley and the evidence really didn't amount to anything and it seems to have made alot of people mad....I think the cave is the "right" choice.

[First&Only]

I picked cave to save the supplies and the only person it upset is your own character as you felt you were not saving your sister - minimal game story disruption i felt

[FlashXAron ☕ (Alex)]

From my logic , to destroy the ship would be more important, because in the cave it is only one delivery and when you are gone , the ship would deliver new supplies over and over ...
and in reality, when the cave supplies would have been delivered, you only would have to wait some days before you would have attacked and the army would starve again.

LOGIC decision would be
Cave ... you gain nothing, only if you have to attack in a week, as the supplies will come again
ship ... you dried the supply chain, but have to attack a week later , but at the end it is game over for the city , as you really have that week to wait

But the problem is how the devs see it and not what the facts have told you ...

[wphil91]

By your own logic , They could just as easily get another ship as they could just get more supplies to deliver. The point is the operation has been discovered and disrupted.

[Atma]

I have done both paths and the difference between them story-wise is pretty drastic, at least in Act 1/2. I was really surprised at the changes.

I did Cave this time because I did Galley the first time and I wanted to get the fancy crown, but I am going to go Galley from now on. The crown wasn't worth what happened.

[Fraggle]

I picked the cave and the following things happened:
1. I kill Mithridates, get his crown and be a hero of the republic
2. My sister stays married to Lurcos brother, thus surviving the Gallic invasion in Act 3
3. Lurcos brother stays alive and joins me as an ally in the final battle
When I understand it correctly the only thing that comes out of presenting the evidence is Lurco kills his own brother as a scapegoat and my sister dies together with my mother? Did I get that right?

[Atma]

Well, I didn't see that coming.

I guess I don't feel so bad now that my sister has to be stuck in a loveless marriage acting as a spy and being watched by Lurco's men.

The Galley option seemed much better with her at home, but I see it doesn't end up so well for them.

[LeoinFL]

Main thing to be aware that you do not get the crown of the king - Unique Helmet if you choose the galley since he runs away using the cave

[KnightofPhoenix]

Either choice is justifiable in the moment. One may think that a corrupt senator collaborating with the enemy is more of a threat to Rome than a beaten Mithridates.

The issue with going after the cave is that while your sister survives, your mother dies. And then you miss out on the bomb spoiler twist in the epilogue - that Lucullus is your biological father

[Fraggle]

Originally posted by KnightofPhoenix:

Either choice is justifiable in the moment. One may think that a corrupt senator collaborating with the enemy is more of a threat to Rome than a beaten Mithridates.

The issue with going after the cave is that while your sister survives, your mother dies. And then you miss out on the bomb spoiler twist in the epilogue - that Lucullus is your biological father

Agreed, but I would like still like to know, are there any advantages besides your mother surviving and telling you that secret? Is Lurcos position in any way weakened or your position improved in the following chapters?

[Atma]

Originally posted by Fraggle:

Originally posted by KnightofPhoenix:

Either choice is justifiable in the moment. One may think that a corrupt senator collaborating with the enemy is more of a threat to Rome than a beaten Mithridates.

The issue with going after the cave is that while your sister survives, your mother dies. And then you miss out on the bomb spoiler twist in the epilogue - that Lucullus is your biological father

Agreed, but I would like still like to know, are there any advantages besides your mother surviving and telling you that secret? Is Lurcos position in any way weakened or your position improved in the following chapters?

Well, I don't know about anything beyond the middle of Act 2, but it seems like Lurco's position is actually strengthened quite a bit when you bring evidence against his brother.

He becomes a hero of the Republic.

[Urfarah]

Originally posted by Atma:

Well, I don't know about anything beyond the middle of Act 2, but it seems like Lurco's position is actually strengthened quite a bit when you bring evidence against his brother.

He becomes a hero of the Republic.

I wish there was an option to simply kill Lurco when he invites you to a secret meeting at the very beginning of Act II and starts said meeting by conspiring against the Republic. Right then and there. It would have saved everyone a lot of trouble and it would have fulfilled the vengeance. I have no idea how the player character never thinks of that, considering you have the option to use a similar plan against Theophilus in Asia Minor. But can you do anything? Nope, just gotta eat a very obvious ambush afterwards. Seriously, the main character is brain dead.

[Atma]

Originally posted by Urfarah:

Originally posted by Atma:

Well, I don't know about anything beyond the middle of Act 2, but it seems like Lurco's position is actually strengthened quite a bit when you bring evidence against his brother.

He becomes a hero of the Republic.

I wish there was an option to simply kill Lurco when he invites you to a secret meeting at the very beginning of Act II and starts said meeting by conspiring against the Republic. Right then and there. It would have saved everyone a lot of trouble and it would have fulfilled the vengeance. I have no idea how the player character never thinks of that, considering you have the option to use a similar plan against Theophilus in Asia Minor. But can you do anything? Nope, just gotta eat a very obvious ambush afterwards. Seriously, the main character is brain dead.

I feel like killing a Roman Senator that you have openly had disagreements with in front of the entire Senate would probably be a bad political maneuver.

[Urfarah]

In front of the Senate? Where did you get that from? It's well after that. The Senate hearing is in Act I, immediately after you arrive in Rome. In Act II, just before you receive Lucullus' letter, Lurco invites you to a secret meeting in a very secluded backyard. There's no one around and no one else seems to know about the meeting. It was a pretty good opportunity if there ever was one. So good, in fact, that it is exactly what Lurco tries to do by sending people after you immediately after he leaves.

[Atma]

Originally posted by Urfarah:

In front of the Senate? Where did you get that from? It's well after that. The Senate hearing is in Act I, immediately after you arrive in Rome. In Act II, just before you receive Lucullus' letter, Lurco invites you to a secret meeting in a very secluded backyard. There's no one around and no one else seems to know about the meeting. It was a pretty good opportunity if there ever was one. So good, in fact, that it is exactly what Lurco tries to do by sending people after you immediately after he leaves.

The disagreement was in front of the Senate. The killing would be in the marketplace in the middle of Rome.