What is the most wealthy province?

**Rero** · August 17, 2011, 07:01 AM

Ok, planning on doing a one province only campaign and i simply wants to know which one to choose, surrounded by behemoths is a plus aswell.

**ChivalrousKiller** · August 17, 2011, 07:19 AM

Well, for merchant trade, it's Timbuktu. For sea trade it's probably either Venice, Constantinople, Iraklion or Alexandria. For mining it's Zagreb, Vienna or Stockholm.

So there are many choices

**Avatar** · August 17, 2011, 08:10 AM

Originally Posted by ChivalrousKiller

Well, for merchant trade, it's Timbuktu. For sea trade it's probably either Venice, Constantinople, Iraklion or Alexandria. For mining it's Zagreb, Vienna or Stockholm.

So there are many choices

Wouldnt the trade value of Timbuktu be pretty low if its the only province and therefore the faction capital?

If I had to choose a single province, I'd take something around northern Italy or Zagreb as mentioned.

**ChivalrousKiller** · August 17, 2011, 08:20 AM

Originally Posted by Avatar

Wouldnt the trade value of Timbuktu be pretty low if its the only province and therefore the faction capital?

Indeed. But I took it into account because he asked for the most wealthy provinces

**=Bright=** · August 17, 2011, 07:33 AM

Antioch. In my egypt campaign it had an income of 10000+ per turn.

**Drustan** · August 17, 2011, 08:15 AM

Genoa or Venice are both pretty wealthy, plus you'll be surrounded by strong enemies, particularly if you piss off the pope

**Double A** · August 17, 2011, 08:15 AM

It differs game to game, but the most consistently wealthy are Constantinople, Venice, Genoa, London, Antioch, and anything on an island.

**Drustan** · August 17, 2011, 08:18 AM

Originally Posted by Double A

It differs game to game, but the most consistently wealthy are Constantinople, Venice, Genoa, London, Antioch, and anything on an island.

He said he wants to be surrounded by strong enemies, so most of those won't be what he's looking for.

**Double A** · August 17, 2011, 08:22 AM

Originally Posted by Drustan

He said he wants to be surrounded by strong enemies, so most of those won't be what he's looking for.

So you're telling me France, the HRE, Venice, Milan, and the Byzies aren't strong (depending on whether he chooses Venice or Milan)?

**Drustan** · August 17, 2011, 10:26 AM

Originally Posted by Double A

So you're telling me France, the HRE, Venice, Milan, and the Byzies aren't strong (depending on whether he chooses Venice or Milan)?

I said most of those wouldn't be what he's looking for. You also said London, Antioch (which would be surrounded later on by the mongols and Timurids) and the island provinces.

**ChivalrousKiller** · August 17, 2011, 08:25 AM

My choice would be Constantinople. Historically the greatest city of the map, with huge wealth, and you can just let Venice, Hungary and the Turks attack you from every possible angle

**Double A** · August 17, 2011, 10:30 AM

Bah

**danny X** · August 17, 2011, 10:50 AM

imo, 1.antioch, 2. constantinople, 3. venice

i have thought about doing similar, putting a catholic faction in the holy lands with just antioch as a starting settlement.
as a few posters have said before with antioch, you will definatly see the timruids there!

**Aymer de Valence** · August 17, 2011, 11:51 AM

Genoa and Venice were incredibly wealthy in one of my campaigns

**tudor93** · August 17, 2011, 12:11 PM

keep in mind that 1 city (no matter how wealthy it is) won't be enough to pay for a garrison (cause I think you plan to defend yourself with more than just the 5 free upkeep units you can have) and for the FM's bodyguards

**ChivalrousKiller** · August 17, 2011, 12:18 PM

Originally Posted by tudor93

keep in mind that 1 city (no matter how wealthy it is) won't be enough to pay for a garrison (cause I think you plan to defend yourself with more than just the 5 free upkeep units you can have) and for the FM's bodyguards

He can sack other cities, then leave them

**Double A** · August 17, 2011, 12:20 PM

Originally Posted by tudor93

keep in mind that 1 city (no matter how wealthy it is) won't be enough to pay for a garrison (cause I think you plan to defend yourself with more than just the 5 free upkeep units you can have) and for the FM's bodyguards

I could.

Assuming I'm Venice, anyway.

**dannyalex** · August 17, 2011, 12:34 PM

Constantinople all the money in medieval era

**Rero** · August 18, 2011, 01:03 PM

well basicly im planning to fend off siege after siege while getting money from sacking and ransoming although i dont want to only rely on those for income, im thinking of constantinople really as it seem to have a good blend although antioch might be interesting to

and after a while all non sea locked provinces will have mighty enemies

i am going to play as genoa for the militias btw