Struggling with Empire Maintenance

**Drowsy** · January 29, 2015, 12:53 AM

Originally Posted by Wittman

Same problem with the Seleucids,iv got a lot of trade buildings,traders,farms etc,conquered almost all of asia minor,and still can only field 3-4 armies without going into -?

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This is with Imperium level VI, fielding 7 legions (10 citizens + 10 auxiliary), and 2 fleets -- i've started wars because i ran low on slaves

Only started getting these numbers after reading the topics Krixux posted.

**Wittman** · January 29, 2015, 01:38 AM

So?Balance before was perfect,now i have to look for guides to have a + economy?

**Noone likes Thebes:(** · January 29, 2015, 02:50 AM

I would like to see some empire maintenance control moved to the higher tier III-IV academic buildings. I see little reason to use them now as its easy to get research otherwise and it would help them serve a purpose late game. I would be willing to sacrifice some research rate or add other negatives for a 3%ish? empire maintenance buff. Particularly to the bardic circles.. those things are just sad.

**Camille50** · January 30, 2015, 06:13 AM

Good advice. Actually I didn't much paid any attention to the E.M when I started my game, didn't really focus on preventing any increase. I guess you really need to focus on it since turn 1 in order to prevent having a E.M to high to be able to do anything later on.
I'll remenber for my next campaign.

**Camille50** · February 02, 2015, 05:53 AM

Hey I have been following your advice and it really helped. My empire is bigger and E.M is done to 89%. Putting the generals on bureaucratic stage makes them available to decrease E.M.
Thanks again guys

**Zaar** · February 02, 2015, 07:53 AM

Hi there, i really like the Maintenace Issue, this makes the game more Intense and unpredictible,since without it, late game when you have the upper hand it gets boring after couple rounds.
Sometimes you just have to disband some good Armies to not to get bankrupt but hey, it´s still doable ;(
Honestly on H/N sometimes some vanilla bugs are annoying but its a challenge to make the best out of it

**Dresden** · February 02, 2015, 01:56 PM

Corruption (empire maintenance) is one of the few mechanics that will make the mid-late game challenging.

**fnpdestroyer** · February 03, 2015, 02:19 AM

Originally Posted by Dresden

Corruption (empire maintenance) is one of the few mechanics that will make the mid-late game challenging.

Love the mod and like empire maintenance in general as a concept. It is fun to have to really work on your economy while having a massive empire. It also takes away the bane of previous total war titles in having a late game of army stacks everywhere. I am finding you can still earn heaps with large Empire, but it takes more work.