Is there a corruption fix available yet?

**The Dude** · March 16, 2015, 05:49 AM

In 420 AD on my Hispanian provinces alone, my Visigoths made a comfortable 20k per turn. Now in 448, having conquered into Gaul, Italy and Africa, all of these provinces well-developed with sound infrastructures and moneymaking buildings, I'm pulling in 8k per turn. I'm still having my spies and governors fight corruption, I'm still choosing ancillaries wisely. I get the idea behind the mechanic, but meh. I don't like it. I'm just not having fun building my empire, I don't like growing less powerful as I gain land. I don't play TW to excell at managing 5 provinces, I play it to conquer the world. Anything similar to Rome 2's fix available yet? That one hardcapped corruption at 15%.

**Fanest** · March 16, 2015, 09:42 AM

15% corruption is nothing if it were capped around 50% then that would be more understandable imo

**foot soldier** · March 16, 2015, 09:52 AM

There is ,loose sometime to learn the game as there is skills for generals and governors to counter corruption.

**craziii** · March 16, 2015, 03:25 PM

Originally Posted by foot soldier

There is ,loose sometime to learn the game as there is skills for generals and governors to counter corruption.

I wish I could build buildings for that purpose. ie court/law house or something similar. my generals have precious few skills points as it is.

**nameless** · March 16, 2015, 03:42 PM

Originally Posted by foot soldier

There is ,loose sometime to learn the game as there is skills for generals and governors to counter corruption.

If there were enough but guess what there aren't.

**Slaists** · March 16, 2015, 09:55 AM

Cycle tax regimes. On VH taxes you can get huge income even with high corruption. You do not need to have 100% PO all the time. Once you get there, raise taxes to VH, let PO slide down. Once you reach 30s-40s, put taxes back on normal and let PO recover. Rinse, repeat.

P.S. Income shrinkage in late game is not only related to corruption. As fertility drops all agricultural structures lose part of their income too. Incidentally, you feel the effect of this more in Southern territories than in the North. The North only has 1-2 fertility levels to lose. The South has up to 5.

**Sacerdos** · March 16, 2015, 04:05 PM

Don't conquer regions past 50% corruption. Mathematically, that is the point where each region will only lower your income instead of raise it (not 100% accurate but a good rule of thumb). Only take single regions of valuable trade resources you're missing and mass subjugate/raze at that point.

I was making 80k a turn in my legendary Franks campaign with 140 controlled regions, half of which were indirectly controlled by tributary states.

**The Dude** · March 17, 2015, 06:34 AM

Originally Posted by Sacerdos

Don't conquer regions past 50% corruption. Mathematically, that is the point where each region will only lower your income instead of raise it (not 100% accurate but a good rule of thumb). Only take single regions of valuable trade resources you're missing and mass subjugate/raze at that point.

I was making 80k a turn in my legendary Franks campaign with 140 controlled regions, half of which were indirectly controlled by tributary states.

"Don't conquer regions" is not something that should ever be advised in a game about conquering regions.

And guys, I appreciate the tips and tricks to deal with corruption, but I'm already doing everything mentioned, the point is simply that it's not the way I want to play Total War. They can do away with the entire corruption mechanic as far as I'm concerned, so all I'm looking for is either a mod that will accomplish this or perhaps some .ini editing tutorial that will allow me to do it myself? If it's even that simple, anyway.

**Slaists** · March 17, 2015, 03:01 PM

Originally Posted by The Dude

"Don't conquer regions" is not something that should ever be advised in a game about conquering regions.

And guys, I appreciate the tips and tricks to deal with corruption, but I'm already doing everything mentioned, the point is simply that it's not the way I want to play Total War. They can do away with the entire corruption mechanic as far as I'm concerned, so all I'm looking for is either a mod that will accomplish this or perhaps some .ini editing tutorial that will allow me to do it myself? If it's even that simple, anyway.

Well, the game is more about fighting wars and battles than conquering regions. If you have the whole map conquered there is no one to fight with. I guess, the corruption is trying to limit player expansion so there are some factions remaining (that could potentially turn on you) even in late game.