DLV 6.1: Strategy Guide for New Players! (Updated 9/16/09)

[Silent Assassin]

OK here is one suggestion to you guy's and beleive me I know what I'm talking about.

If you want to update your thread don't ask it to be stcikied as you won't be able to update it plus from my experience members don't look too much at stickies you should only bump it up in a legal way because you can't just bump a thread for the fun of it. Try to keep you thread in the first page and it will be better and get more traffic that way.

If you want a good example or you need help please contact me and please go see my Great Informative Guide for M2TW. The link is in my Signature

[Xtiaan72]

UPDATE: CHAPTER 7 Links!

[Tzinakan]

First, thanks for such hansome guide, second, a questiuon of economics:

The best and easiest way to accumulate the Government points you need is to get your treasury above 30,000 Florins. For every turn you are above 30,000 Florins you will recieve a Government Point. For every turn you are above 60,000, you will recieve Two Government points a turn.

A good strategy is to think of 30,000 Florins as "Zero" as far as your treasury is concerned during the early portion of the game. If you are below 30,000 Florins then you are basically in the red

how you come to be able to get that much in the early of the game?, Im playing Spain and i barely start with more than fl 7000, due you have to figth to earn 500 a turn, isw there another way? a loan, maybe, i tought loans only come when you're lower than 0 fl...

[Taiji]

Personally I don't use that method to gain gov points at all, probably because I love to spend money too much

Anyway I tend to rely on diplomacy and governer career success, I usually max out gov points quite quickly. The governers are the important one for me though, diplomacy is just to get my first 10 or so points.

[Kjertesvein]

I normally just build alot of buildings --> general key, coin, etc. --> gov. points.

6 citis --> 6 merchants --> 30 000 fl. profit à turn

Spain --> make Portugal or moors my vassal --> 25 000 fl. profit à turn

[Xtiaan72]

Treasury is a good method to get them if you have patience... Unfortunately that script is not working properly for 6.1 so I've been forced to resort to other methods. Aggressive diplomacy with multiple diplomats.

[Beorn]

OMG! I could never imagine a more complicated TW game than EB! But this far exceeds! Great stuff.

[Kjertesvein]

Allways nice to hear some thing nice about the (addicted) family

[Beorn]

Well, without these guides I would perish in the first 5 turns! +rep to anyone!

[Xtiaan72]

Cheers mate! Appreciated!

[Beorn]

hahaha always!

[Xtiaan72]

UPDATE!

The "Getting Started' Section now includes an SGFNP NEWS SECTION.

[Xtiaan72]

MASSIVE 'DLV JOURNAL' SPECIAL EDITION UPDATE!!!!

[Xtiaan72]

6/11/09

UPDATE:

1. New Section! 1.7 'Save Game Recommendations'

2. Must Read updates to the Tweaks and Preferences sections of 'Getting Started'.

[Xtiaan72]

6/11/09

UPDATE:

New Section! 1.72: How to restore long speeches to DLV!

[Xtiaan72]

6/13/09

UPDATE:

Updated Section! 5.21: An Example of a 'Stagnated' Large Town





Above is an example of a stagnated 'Large Town', The settlements that produce the most income in DLV. It's growth rate can be controlled with it's tax rate. It's agriculture level is Second Tier ( Communal Farmland), that should never be upgraded. These cities should not advance to 'Stone Walls' because the additional 'Settlement' costs will actually reduce it's 'net income' (even if it says that the city says it is making more money than it did as a 'Large Town' on the Campaign Screen).

[Kjertesvein]

1.71 NEW! DLV Save Game Recommendations: After tons of play and experimentation Blackleaf Wille and I have discovered a full proof way to make sure you always have a recent uncorrupted save for your campaign. This is an issue that comes up over and over again on the boards and the problem can be easily resolved.... Also this is not a DLV specific issue, it's a problem present in 'Vanilla' as well. Corrupt saves just occur more often playing DLV because the mod is so huge and there are so many scripts.

1. Turn the 'Auto Save' Feature off in your medieval2.preference file.
2. Get in the habit of saving after every turn.
3. Label your saves Faction/Year in Game/Season (Example; Scotland1232Summer)
4. Some players are experiencing CTDs after multi-stack battles when they click around on the campaign map. So, save your games immediately following one of these battles.
5. That's it... You will always have a recent uncorrupted save (in fact, you will very rarely have a save that CTDs that is repeatable if you follow these directions.)
6. If you are following these directions and getting corrupted saves anyway, you need to reinstall DLV...

How did you come to the conclusion in 3. and 4. ?

[Taiji]

Although 3 seems a matter of choice, 4 really does seem like a good idea. If you're facing occasional CTDs, you really don't want to lose your progress if you've just fought an hour and a half epic.

[Xtiaan72]

3 is just common sense when you are saving so much ( so you can keep track.... You can go back and delete ones you don't need).... They do tend to pile up... Also sometimes I'll add a save right before a cool battle so I can keep track of which is which if I'm posting it for Taiji!

4 does work I haven't had a single corrupt save since I turned off auto-save and save after each turn!

[Leonnidas]

I always save before hitting the end turn but I let autosave run, I'll turn it off now, I had some CTD's didn't imagine it was doe to autosave.
Tks guys