Way difficult - tips?

[locc2]

I play as Spain, and my economy is not doing well. I know it costs more if you got armies and characters outside your borders, but still. Basically it is 1205 and I can't build anything or recruit any units. I have to defeat rebels and take back a settlement (Leon), with only generals, family members. I mean I have no other units. It looks kinda weird with these people running around in Spain whit no other "support troops".
Plus I had generals "picking side in a coming civil war", which made everything harder I guess (though they never rebelled).

I'm gonna take Zaragoza and then I need to somehow build up my economy. Problem is I am barely making any money. How am I suppose to do anything now?

(Also in the beginning of the game I did earn money and I did well, I build buildings and so, which I later had to destroy to get some cash, but now it seems I am screwed).

edit: Also I play 4.0. I do not have Kingdoms so as I understand it is the latest version.

[LlamaD]

in one sentence:

don't know about 4.0, but u should
- build forts (1000 florins) in your countries and put the expensive troops in there -> saving you the upkeep for 2 of them - remember- your generals at full strength are the most expensive troops
-always start with the economic buildings
-look for free upkeep units in towns/castles
-use merchants
-take a look into the additional costs during sieges/moving in foreign countries(really heavy penalties)
-earn money first, fight second
-don't ever destroy buildings that generate/increase income (not worth it)
-get a positive cashflow for every round

as i said, i don't know if all these things apply in 4.0, but in the later versions they do.


if u wanna keep going in your campaign, check your income screen and identify the biggest burden => cut em down. most time its the army upkeep.
-get trade agreements (should be possible with every faction not in war with you) that you can reach (by land or sea)
-use ransom *g*
-loot big enemy city and sell buildings and retreat

oh, and as a catholic faction, try to get crusades against your enemy -> no upkeep

ps: you played mtw2 before, did you ? :>

[locc2]

Ok thanks, I'll try doing as you say.

and yeah I played vanilla mtw2 as well as Broken Crescent.

[ivanhoex]

also, when you attack, make sure you have enough siegemachinepower to destroy the walls or at least all doors present.

this way you do not expend the sieging money thats usually a lot. remember also to not have more than one leader at a time, and if they are at a fort they also charge you (i dont remember free upkeep on forts back in 4.0 PE, maybe im wrong) but only the amount for the upkeep of unit, not as a fielded unit. that would help.

you should build a chain of fortifications between your cities so you can jump your troops around without the army-on-the-field cost

move your merchants with boats to golden costs like america and africa




and finally (im not sure this works in 4.0 or if is a new bug) CONQUER CRACOW XD normally that city sustains like 3 DLV economies together and all other cities you use for extracash