strategy guide help?

[cowlesz]

Is there anywhere I can get a strategey for this game? Like a free website or something. Im want to learn more about the battles. I sort just go for it in the game. Its easy on easy, but Im struggling with Medium.

Plus my finances are in ruins

[malcolm mcdowell]

check this forum out http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=269 it is the strategy/planning forum, where people ask for help/share hints

[N3rull]

One thing I've learned so far is: do not underestimate farm upgrades.

In Rome, having too big a population without planning proper infrastructure and fielding a huge garrison resulted in a sure riot. And they couldn't be destroyed. That's why building farms usually meant that your cities are simply going to riot soon.

In M2:TW I find that keeping order in your cities (castles are out of the equation) is a piece of cake. Just have a few priests roll over the province to make it 85% <your religion here> and throw in a few militia units and you're good.

Huge profits from farms all come from one effect of farm upgrades - each upgrade increases pop growth by 0.5%. So a town with 1000 men and 1% basic pop growth will hit 2000 men in:
- about 80 turns without any farming upgrades
- about 45 turns with a single farming upgrade
So the difference is huge! Count in the fact that every citizen gives you taxes and reaching higher level settlements gives you better money-making buildings faster.

So, all in all, I say:
In Rome:TW build farms if you want to die.
In M2:TW build farms if you wanna make fat ca$h.

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At least it worked for me extremely well. I'm making tons of money where I used to make 'just enough'.

[Old Geezer]

And when the plague hits the farm income doesn't drop to zero like it does with trade.

[Harry Lime]

Moved to Battle Planning