Do most people play with the "manage all" option on or off?

[Sgian Dubh]

I am new to MTW2, but not to the series.

I was wondering if most people play with the option on or off for requiring govenors to control cites, etc.

I don't want to develop bad habits....

Thanks,

[Kennylz]

I always play with manage all on. I don't know if this makes the game easier or not, but I'm sure most people do the same.

[Krusadr]

I always play with manage all on. I don't know if this makes the game easier or not, but I'm sure most people do the same.

same. If i want my empire to be as economically and militarily productive as it can be, manage everything.

[Zodiac]

After I found Milan full with ballistas, catapults, heretics and a public teetering on the brink of rebellion. I put everything on "manage all".


Strange things happen after 10 turns.

[Theseus1234]

it depends on your playing style i guess
i set the option to off just for convenience, cuz i dont want to manually recruit units and build buidlings when i have a 30+ province empire

[Sith_Lord]

I play with the default, which i believe is manage everything. I don't trust the AI to make any good desicions for me.

[okdaddio]

I play with it off, but that may change as I get more familiar with the game.

[Ruprecht]

Ha, trust the AI with recruitment and economics ... no way !

If you maually control your cities it gives you more to do in the game and gives you more refined control of your empire on a whole.

But what ever floats your boat

[Sharpe116]

I play with it off i like to manually manage my empire.

[Sith_Lord]

By any chance, is the Sharpe in your name from the Sharpe novels by Bernard Cornwell?

[Sharpe116]

Richard Sharpe all the way. yes the name is from the Bernard Cornwell novels.

[Archus]

Richard Sharpe all the way. yes the name is from the Bernard Cornwell novels.

He is a legend... +rep

I manage all my cities, the AI has a thing about siege equipment which is really crap when you get attacked and you have a 2 generals and 18 ballistae.

[Ruprecht]

He is a legend... +rep

I manage all my cities, the AI has a thing about siege equipment which is really crap when you get attacked and you have a 2 generals and 18 ballistae.

Omg... pmsl, i can totally relate to that man. +rep


ps : we could start a chain of + rep posts if this goes any further...lol

[Emperor Taizu]

I would advice you to turn that option on, because the AI will just spend all the money you have and leave you broke.

[pwijnands]

I build and recruit everything myself. The auto-manage function is far too crude, you can't designate one city as the priest training hub etc.

[homefry]

There's only 1 way to play...

You manage everything. Otherwise, what's the point?

It's like manually fighting the battles, but having all the units put under AI control and just watching.

[Aldgarkalaughskel]

Always, ALWAYS manage all option off, and manage all manually! Even if you rule over 50 provinces.

Otherwise you'll have a trade-profile city in the safe zone (thousands of kilometres from war zone) building siege workshops and ballistas. Excuse me?

[Mithrantir]

Always managing all provinces here. The default option (where you can manage cities only if you have a family member or general within the city) is lacking a lot.

To build an empire needs a solid plan, that the AI always refuses to follow.

[Kip]

I always use manage all.

I expand slowly, and usually call it a game before I expand tooooo big, so its never been too tedious to manage all settlements for me.

[Sith_Lord]

Yeah, I only ever expand to about 35 provinces before i try out a new faction, thinking i'll get back to the save later.

I love how i pointed out his name. xD