Playing Rome in RSII – A Basic Survival Guide

[Aristotle's Folly]

This guide was made before patch 1.2. Maybe many things changed.

But she said:


What should I do after mopped up the rebellion and totally erased Hannibal's presence in Italy?

There's probably some truth to fact that many things have changed. But I haven't even had a chance to do more than play a few starting moves.

We're now in the first week of December, which means I'm just swamped and regretting the time I've spent this semester playing RSII. Tonight I'm assembling a portfolio for my Advanced Fiction class, tomorrow I have to finish a paper on modern scientific imperialism (egghhh), then four finals to take, and two more projects to finish ... all by December 17.

More importantly: I absolutely have to send of a grant request to IBM by Friday, that, if accepted, will enable me to do an internship for six weeks at The State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia.

So, yeah, those things come first.

To answer your question about expansion: Go west is good advice, although I usually wait about ten to twenty years to build my Italian cities up, but that's just me. Expand too fast and you'll find you can't recruit units in foreign cities and you'll waste your money hiring mercenaries.

Shortly after you finish off Hannibal, Greece should attack you in Sicily. At that time, I immediately take Syracuse and Massilia - I'm assuming you've taken Genoa to push Hannibal out of Italy. Why? Because they're both joint economic/fortified regions. You can immediately begin developing your economy while preparing to recruit units from these cities.

Seriously, build your economy - especially since the income has been cut significantly. Build trade buildings and temple. Be patient! Fight your border wars with Averni, keep your legions to 10 or less, level Carthage if you have to (I usually have to because they won't leave me alone). Make sure when you build you build a balanced mixture of trade and economy buildings, temples and "happiness" buildings, and military and law buildings.

Then, when you start your war, take three or four territories at a time, centering around an enemy's joint economic/fortified cities. In fact, I strike them first - even if it means sweeping around a city.

Sorry for the jumbled reply. Be patient with me, Christmas Break is coming.

~ Dani ~

[AspisPhalanx90]

well now that was written hastily...ahh Finals are in the air... <----me

[Grouchio]

I don't even get mid-terms until later in January! And why are all your final exams in may and not june?

[Aristotle's Folly]

I don't even get mid-terms until later in January! And why are all your final exams in may and not june?

American universities use a semester system (so use a quarter systerm, but most use a semster system). My fall semester began the last week of August and continues until the second week of December. I take five classes for (in this semester) 16 credits. Midterms hit in October.

In the Spring, my semester will begin the second week of January and continue until May, with midterms in March.

~ Dani ~

[AspisPhalanx90]

American universities use a semester system (so use a quarter systerm, but most use a semster system). My fall semester began the last week of August and continues until the second week of December. I take five classes for (in this semester) 16 credits. Midterms hit in October.

In the Spring, my semester will begin the second week of January and continue until May, with midterms in March.

~ Dani ~

Taking the exact same course load!! (except 15 credits..all 3 credit courses), same start time too...hopefully you arent a wolverine

[Jean=A=Luc]

Taking the exact same course load!! (except 15 credits..all 3 credit courses), same start time too...hopefully you arent a wolverine

What, your five courses are on wolverine hunting, skinning, cooking, making shoes out of and stuffing?

[Aristotle's Folly]

Taking the exact same course load!! (except 15 credits..all 3 credit courses), same start time too...hopefully you arent a wolverine

Nope, not a Wolverine. I'm a Rambler ... and my courses are Imperialism in a Modern World, Romance Novel in the Ancient World, The Rhetorical Tradition, The Baroque Period, and IS Creative Writing - Fiction (4 credits).

Not learning to cook Wolverines ... or Spartans.

~ Dani ~

[AspisPhalanx90]

Nope, not a Wolverine. I'm a Rambler ... and my courses are Imperialism in a Modern World, Romance Novel in the Ancient World, The Rhetorical Tradition, The Baroque Period, and IS Creative Writing - Fiction (4 credits).

Not learning to cook Wolverines ... or Spartans.

~ Dani ~

Romance novel in the ancient world? Have you read Chareas and Callirhoe, The Golden Ass, or an Ethiopian Story? (im taking a class like that as well..im such a geek...and i LOVE IT )

[AspisPhalanx90]

oh no of course not...those are just my electives

[dvk901]

The rationale behind that building is that you can't have armies without feeding and supplying them, so it's 'rudimentary' way of supplying your army.

[naq]

But other factions have this building too.

[Beetlecat]

it has other functions than just that, right?

[naq]

For other factions, maybe this building allow them too train some uber-units?

[DarthLazy]

Its required for the Top tier barracks (I think)

[Grouchio]

So is the creator continuing this or not?

[johnny_b_good]

i ask same thing???

[DarthLazy]

Is there a point in continuing this? Such guides are meant as a start. They are kept open so that suggestions flow in. If its continued it becomes an AAR.

[5th Lieutenant]

Certainly space for this to grow if Dani has time, I've just started Rome agin post-patch and am flicking through her ideas (not adopting them, necessarily). Can't bear to leave Spain and I suspect this is going to cause me issues if I try and hang on to Dyricchium (sp?).

Still trying to perfect my legions; half-Alied, half-Roman seems the way to go. Slingers, though possibly overly effective, seem to be the key to low-cost killing (especially bloody light missile cav, damn their hides!)

[naq]

^
You don't need to leave Spain. I tried to hold it.

Can anyone tell me the purpose of Roman Oppidum buildings? It seems that in some city they allow me to recruit units while in some city don't.
Is there any use of Roman Oppidum in client-states?

[5th Lieutenant]

Oppidum are initial poltiical structure buildings, allowing you to move through the economic / fortified region build tree. Not sure you can progress without them. Units available might be due to other barracks region elements.