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The geisha's are surprisingly disappointing. They only assassinate, there isn't really a passive activity they can do to level up. They end up being only oh-so-marginally better at assassinating...

Not sure which is more annoying.....the panicky voice telling me my general is in danger in Rome 2 or Shogun 2. Most of the time I tune it out, but it is useful to have 'someone around' to warn me...

Doing a deal where you intend & need to pay money to get resolution, go to the payment section & select 'demand money', the increments will be much smaller depending on the financial condition of the...

Pretty sure either the second to last or last Imperium reached quickly brings about a united Gaul. Not a confederation, but they all stop fighting each other & form alliances so that any attack...

If you're taking out the Otomo late & they have quite a few provinces, they've probably converted all their provinces to near 100% Christianity so you have a bit of work ahead of you to mitigate the...

Julian, happy your enjoying the game. Know that you don't need an agent to discern local diplomatic goings-on.....you can determine what a neighboring clans disposition is towards all of their...

To Thelann's great points, I would add these. The Metsuke is a vital character, both economically & defensively (vs other characters) & it's important to focus on creating as many as possible in the...

As I seem to remember, playing as Epirus not too long ago & thinking about starting things off by invading Italy, I was immediately put off by the garrison size & quality in Brundisium (as you...

I'm going to assume you're playing on very hard. Very Hard is much more extreme than some of the earlier games like Medieval 2. I played the Fujiwara in ROTS on Very Hard and & after taking only 4...

after a period expanding at the expense of the Ikko-Ikki & then taking Sado Island (6 provinces total), a Takeda super stack suddenly appeared, took out my capital province of Echigo & the Uesugi...

If you're just starting in with Rome 2 from other TW games, you need to keep in mind that each of your cities/regions have decent inherent garrisons & barracks add considerably to that strength...

Problem solved.....75% off all Total War stuff on Steam right now (except for the latest Attila DLC's)

I'd finished the campaign several times in the past as a variety of factions & just recently returned to start a new game as the Uesugi. After realm divide I took Kyoto & received the Shogun ship 4...

Know that in Rome 2, as in earlier Total War games, there are limitations on recruitable units based on progress in technology & specific military buildings. The exception here is the General unit,...

I'm not sure which enemy you're facing but I'll assume it's a barbarian faction & the opposing general has the Oathsworn unit which is one of the toughest, most advanced heavy infantry in the game &...

The 'join war' way of isolating enemies is a strategy I use all the time in Rome 2 as well. Sounds like you're progressing fine. I'm assuming one of the provinces you have below Kyoto has the...

"I haven`t played Sparta yet but in my opinion you could concentrate only on building up your armed force and take the Cretan faction and Epirus out ASAP. after that you could take Athens before...

Shimazu is an excellent choice to start. Edge of the island starting position, a blacksmith/weaponsmith ready & close to all the major trade nodes means you can dominate the seas. I'm not going to...

Realm divide is something that only happens to you, the player. AI controlled factions aren't under any restriction & don't suffer realm divide effects or trigger increasing diplomatic hostility no...

I understand that out of all the factions in Rome 2, Sparta is the one that seems to demand an honorable play. Unfortunately, the best & most flexible strategy is to betray Athens immediately so you...

After you've won the battle, use all cavalry to attack the fleeing remnants. Try to reduce all as much as possible & know that when chasing the enemy general unit, once he's dead, any retreating men...

"I miss the sense of technology progressing over a century, as in Empire Total War." That's it exactly. I love starting out with a late 17th century army & being forced to battle plan based on it's...

The issues with fort battles in Empire. Grappling hooks, weird pathfinding, larger unit sizes not fitting on the walls, frame rate slowdown to a crawl when devastated enemy remnants are trapped,...

I really like the evolution of units & battle tactics in this game. Sure it's melee based in the beginning, but once you get musketmen, everything changes & you can go after the Euro-armies...

Warning: this method of choosing a faction is not particularly good for your health. First you'll need one of those old fashioned 'spinny' globes positioned directly in front of you. Next you'll...

Is it possible to play as the Iroquois on hard or very hard campaign setting & not lose your capital province to the United States right away? Is there any work around the captured province "taxes...

Shogun 2's arty was immobile & pretty much useless vs the forts, but had the ability to force an open field attacked artillery-less enemy (which was pretty much 90% of them) to come to you, which was...

Roman Auxiliary barracks gives you access to "local" troops, each region providing something different. Archers as auxiliaries are available in one of the southwestern Gaulish regions & one of the...

I'd had some post 17 patch crashes during port-city battles on occasion, after artillery shelling left pieces of enemy units between two demolished walls. I lowered a couple of the video settings &...

Yes, fine now.

Revise that now to Encyclopedia totally not working. No problems with the Shogun & Attila Encyclopedia. This is a game killer for me & I just can't play it until this gets resolved.

I'd just started a WOS campaign last week & the Encyclopedia HAD been working fine until yesterday. Now I can't get any WOS unit or tech pages.....just a black screen & to me, the Encyclopedia is one...

Try this lineup, General as Triarii, 3 cav, 2 velites, 2 triarii, 1 balistae & 11 Principes. Roman early cavalry is somewhat mediocre so no sense going head to head with the Carthaginians, just have...

Caesar's special leadership ability, 'Presence', reduces the cooldown period for units using their own special abilities. Unfortunately, post EE, most units no longer have special abilities (I...

Caesar in Gaul's Averni. Difference= Completely different Tech Tree than Grand Campaign. Main Leaders get special abilities, start with one & develop a second......Arverni's Vercingetorix gets the...

The beginning decision, choosing which family, is a huge one for Carthage as you will play them ENTIRELY differently. The typical & obvious choice, the Barcid, gives you a sizeable movement bonus...

There should be a new category in the faction initial challenge setting.....absurdly ridiculously easy, & should be attached to the Rome Cornelia choice & the Augustus Antony choice. Both of these...

Oathsworn are truly great barbarian faction units. I always have great respect for them when facing them as enemies & even when they're the last unit standing, i still keep a distance & surround...

Too much food totally changes campaign economic choices by removing the need for higher tier agricultural buildings & fisheries which all have negative public order penalties. Without those, the...

invasion of Korea 1598. Very cool to see the depiction of the various Japanese warships including Medium & Heavy Bunes in a film. They seem much sturdier in the movie, not bopping about so much the...