A few things you've learned?

**Viking Prince Olaf** · January 10, 2009, 06:32 PM

What have you learned thats helpful in playing M2TW?

The most important i'd say is garrison bordering settlements,
Connect Europe with A series of Paved road for maximum defence throughout your Empire with quick travel to spots in trouble, and
Big trade.

Go ahead blow away me and other viewers with ideas and points of view for future refrences that we all may try out.

**Reynolds** · January 10, 2009, 06:37 PM

The popes a d*ck, lacks morals and logic and needs to be subjugated

Progress is pointless as it will be inevitably destroyed by the timurids and or mongols

More srsly - Don't leave settlements with small garrisons when they border Milan

To get rid of crap generals put them on a fleet of 1 boat and valiantly attack large rebel fleets

**checkmateman** · January 15, 2009, 07:21 PM

Originally Posted by surfingturtle

...To get rid of crap generals put them on a fleet of 1 boat and valiantly attack large rebel fleets

Hah, that is awesome. I've never thought to do that before, normally I use my bad generals as a suicide squad in pitched battles (though you have another character as the actual general, as the morale loss would be unacceptable).

**Manoflooks** · January 16, 2009, 12:08 AM

Originally Posted by checkmateman

Hah, that is awesome. I've never thought to do that before, normally I use my bad generals as a suicide squad in pitched battles (though you have another character as the actual general, as the morale loss would be unacceptable).

When I had a plagueridden general I wanted gone, I took him and him alone, and attacked a large macedonian army, he survived but lost, and a couple turns later, all my settlements were free from plague.'

i attacked another army, and wat do ya know, he survived. but lost. what does he do but pass through 3 settlements on his retreat. he still had the plague, the settlements didnt. before.

and so the plague devestated by cities beyond repair.

stupid. note to the wise:the ships work better.

**hanibalthegreat** · January 10, 2009, 07:38 PM

yea i agree milan and the pope are the 2 bigest pains in mtw2 i mean the pope never lets you do enithing what a doushbag

**Viking Prince Olaf** · January 10, 2009, 08:03 PM

Yea and that sucks cause HRE has to take Rome as A victory condition

**Conquistatore** · January 16, 2009, 11:53 AM

Train lots of ranged units and place them on top of a steep hill. Have infantry further down the hill to defend against aggressors and watch your archers rack up kills by the score.

**Muagan_ra** · January 16, 2009, 12:57 PM

A few units of Crossbowmen can work absolute wonders, whether it's to decimate armoured knights on a flank (before you charge it) or to assassinate enemy Generals from very far away.

I've also learned that is nigh-impossible to make peace with the sasauge eating Germans (HRE) once they start a war with you.

**Conquistatore** · January 16, 2009, 11:09 PM

Lol sausage eating germans.. I like gourmet sausages

Don't make peace, make war!

**Muagan_ra** · January 17, 2009, 07:22 AM

Originally Posted by Conquistatore

Lol sausage eating germans.. I like gourmet sausages

Don't make peace, make war!

Their foul and inferior ways disturb me greatly. It dosn't matter how many times I destroy their armies, how many times I try end the war, how many sanctions from the Pope - they never, ever make peace.

I would conquer them, but I can't really imagine why Milan would even want dominion over Germany. It's so bloody cold and the beer's awful.

**Conquistatore** · January 17, 2009, 08:56 AM

Hmm have you tried to gift them a region or two and some large bribes?
Maybe putting a new faction leader on the throne might help, the more authority the better chance you have of making deals.. or maybe that is diplomacy skill for diplomats :s