Byztanine

**Valiant.x** · December 30, 2006, 11:36 AM

Anyone got any tips for them?

Using shabywhitshisfaceswanga mod and I have the starting provinces plus Rhodes,the Crimera and the other part of Greece. 50th turn and no-ones attacked me cause Im allys with Venice, Hungary, Turks, HRE and Pope. I dont wanna attack anyone incase they all turn on me...Any good ideas?

**Holger Danske** · December 30, 2006, 11:42 AM

Build an army of doom, and attack them all...

**napoleonic** · December 30, 2006, 11:46 AM

build your trade, conquer cities around the Black Sea to get your naval trade maxed and then annex Turks/eastern cities and finally wait for the Mongols/Timurids.

**Valiant.x** · December 30, 2006, 11:52 AM

Yeah but I dont wanna attack cause in that mod if ur the traitor then every1 gangs up on u lol

**Dr Colossus** · December 30, 2006, 12:39 PM

Hence the army of doom.

Make several entire stacks, and then blitzkreig.

**Valiant.x** · December 30, 2006, 12:48 PM

Problem is funding 7 large armies, cause I;ll have no1 to trade with during the seiges

**userfriendly** · December 30, 2006, 12:52 PM

send spies to turks and keep doing hardest missions possible so they fail
your relations should go to hell quickly. turks will attack

**Valiant.x** · December 30, 2006, 12:56 PM

id rather keep the turks but so they can hold off the mongols! but if i attack venice then other catholic factions will attack

**saapas** · December 30, 2006, 01:02 PM

Originally Posted by Valiant.x

but if i attack venice then other catholic factions will attack

No, not really.

**Valiant.x** · December 30, 2006, 01:06 PM

but if u read wat i said, the AI forms power blocks to team up on big factions who betray people...and my power is "supreme"

**jaklei** · December 30, 2006, 01:10 PM

just piss someone off, a failed family member assasination attempt is good enough for starting a war. And noone is to blame

**~~Magic Man~~** · December 30, 2006, 01:15 PM

The AI gets really aggravated if you camp a few armys next to their cities, especially their capital. Leave them camped there for a bit and.. BAM! You should have a nice legitimate war.

On a side note, where can i get this diplomacy mod??

**Shaio** · December 30, 2006, 01:54 PM

don't worry about losing trade... unless you've modded settlement mechanics then trade is barely a tenth of your income... everything you get you get from tax.

oh... and sea trade is worth far less in mtw2... landlocked provinces make alot more from trade.

**Romanos** · December 30, 2006, 02:19 PM

Sent to the Battle Planning

**Valiant.x** · December 30, 2006, 02:19 PM

its fine anyway, those dirty turks launched a jihad against constantinople and my bloody assasin died trying to kill a venice general!

**Crynos** · December 30, 2006, 02:25 PM

On the topic of the Byzantines, whats the prerequisite to get the Varangian guard?
PS. You're lucky, in my campaign Sicily, Venice, and Hungary all attacked me for absolutely no reason

**Spothisto** · December 30, 2006, 03:17 PM

Originally Posted by Crynos

On the topic of the Byzantines, whats the prerequisite to get the Varangian guard?

You need to have a huge city and in settlement you must have barracks which cost nearly 10000(9600 or something). I don't remember the exact name of this building, but it is darn expensive.