Raid.

[Uga the Caveman]

Hey!

How i can raid and loot towns and cityes? I have to always take entire settlement and i cannot raid it. I can of course destroy all buildings and leave city to rebellion but that is not very good thing beacuse i always lose more money than i get from looting.

[smoesville]

That's what a raid in Total War is. You capture the city/town/etc. choose the best option for money (loot, exterminate, occupy, afaik exterminate is the best for money) and then destroy all the buildings and leave. Oh, and don't forget to hike the taxes to VH before you leave. I don't see how you lose money from doing this (unless there are scripts in TATW to stop it, which i doubt). Another thing is to not raid small towns with little or no infrastructure since you'll gain little money.

[Uga the Caveman]

Hmmmm. I moved taxes to highest but that didnt help much but i try again capturing settlement and pitting hihgh taxes. Thanks for answer!

[Uga the Caveman]

Hmmmm. I moved taxes to highest but that didnt help much but i try again capturing settlement and putting high taxes. Thanks for answer!

[Heathen Storm]

You don't want to do this for the first 25 turns or so of the mod. The first thing to do before you conquer or attack anything is to build up your infrastructure at home by building trade and health bonus buildings like markets. That is #1. Once you get about 25 turns in, then raids should be a viable option. Only aim for the really massive cities such as Lundenwic, Paris, Aachen (anything in the Frankish Empire close to a waterway) and any other city with a stone wall.

[Skep]

That's what a raid in Total War is. You capture the city/town/etc. choose the best option for money (loot, exterminate, occupy, afaik exterminate is the best for money) and then destroy all the buildings and leave. Oh, and don't forget to hike the taxes to VH before you leave. I don't see how you lose money from doing this (unless there are scripts in TATW to stop it, which i doubt). Another thing is to not raid small towns with little or no infrastructure since you'll gain little money.

This is what I did with the Danes after I conquered all the islands. With the money raided in Wessex I built up my East Anglian cities which allowed me to train some decent armies. With the vikings it's easiest to stay close to the water. Disembark your army, take over a town and destroy all infrastructure and get the hell out before the retaliate. It is great fun!

Also Uga, nice to see you on this forum. You know me as Hengwulf in Vikingr