[Tutorial] How to ... The Romans
Hey,
first of all I have to thank our modders for this masterpiece. I waited so long and this is just the Beta of it. I LOVE it. Thank you guys!
After three days I think I slowly understood the mechanics and the economy system. I was a bit overwhelmed by the historical facts (f.e. with the parthian buildings - so much detail) and the totally new system behind this mod.
I thought maybe some other people have the same problem.
I have to say that English isn't my first language but I try it. Feel free to correct me or give better advice. These tips are for Romans, because most of you will play as Romans like I've seen in the pollMaybe Parthia will follow but for now I try to explain it with the example of Rome.
A. Mainproblem - The start
Like everything else in life the start is the toughest. In every campaign I played we face these two d*amn problems: public ordner (PO) and money.
I. Frist problem: Public Ordner
1. The problem itself
It's a doom loop. I always had no money, because the public order was so low that the tax rate was at -100 %, even free them from taxes will give you just 2 PO points more. So you can't win that way. Without PO I won't generate enough money, so less PO. Less PO, less money and boom you can't play over round 20.
2. Solution
You can install the softcore submod http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...ore-(Optional) OR you can make it own your own.
a) Governors
A key postion is the politic system. Aedile generates 2 PO in the governed province, the tribune of the Plebs generates 1 PO in ALL provinces! That's a huge buff. Make sure you give these postions to the best characters which are the governors of the top 2 / 3 worst provinces. Good characters with badass cursus honorium (Aedile etc) make the difference!
UPDATE 2.0:
b) Food
Grain storages are useless right now. In the next patches grain storages will become more effective again but right now it's better to build farms. Notice there are three kinds of food.
If you have some serious food problem with the newest patches like me, you have to build more ports. To be precise you have to build fishing ports. Why? Because fish is in summer AND winter available while in winter your grain harvest drops badly. So you have to found another solution.
The solution is quite simple: "If they have no bread, let them eat ... fish!"
[OLD: Build grain storage, this are essencial for your next 10 rounds. If the plebs is hungry you'll notice that in PO. So FIRST target with your money: BUILD GRAIN STORAGE / in Ajax the local fisheries (80 food and 120 fish as tradeable ressource) and the Forum Piscarium (20 food and 105 fish). This is your MAIN task in the first round. Have to improve your food system and storage. Notice there are three kinds of food.]
c) Amicus et Socius
The Amicus et Socius is the most important thing to reduce the angryness of the plebs. From - 20 to 0 in 1 round. Amicus et Socius needs just 1 round to be build and only costs 600 denary. First target of these buildings is Macedon and Spain.
UPDATE:
d) Public Fountains, public wells and Aqueducts
Every historian says that the key role for the great empire of rome was: water. Beside roads, standing armies and the whole organisation of the state, water was the most important thing to rule, because people needed water to live.
So check out the sanitation & squalor icon (the green / red fountain icon in every city) and build at least one public well. Why? Look at the tier 2 = +1 fertility. That's a major buff, because with more fertility you pick more grain. More grain to eat, more grain to export and sell, more grain for your armies and citizens. If you still have to deal with PO problems build public fountains.
e)Temples
If you have money left you can build temples but I didn't need them because Amicus et Socius solved the PO problem for me.
f) Interim result
Congratulations, you solved the first task and you should have a much better PO.
II. Second problem: Money
1. The Problem itself
"Warfare needs three things: money, money and money" - Gian Giacomo Trivulzio
2. Solution
With this in your mind you can focus on the next target. The money problem. Even when Amicus et Socius gives you more taxes because more PO means more taxes, you need more. Much more.
a) Trade
Trade with everybody you can and demand money for it. As much as they can give you. You need it more than themBuild two ships. One goes to Britannia and the other to Anatolia. You have to find more trade partners. But beware! Those barbarians could start a war with you! But for now you're safe when Armenia declares war on you but maybe others could follow their example ...
b) Buildings
You need to check which ressources you have. With Rome you have fish, olive oil, silver, gold, salt, wine, marble, iron and timber. Gold is the most expensive thing after Elephants. So build Gold Smelt Works etc for gold and silver. You have to calculate if the ressource makes more money than it's maintenance! For example Malaca gives 40 gold x 27 (value) = 1.080 with tier 1. Tier 2 building gives you 80 gold, so 2.080, 100% more money with 640 maintenance cost. Build Quarries those push your economy.
B. Result:
After 2 rounds:
7.000 in Winter and 10.000 in summer.
from 0 to 15 public order each round and better.
I hope this helps you out if you stuck like me three days on the first 30 rounds
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Three full stacks but Hannibal was too strong after his defeat against Scipio so I can't beat him right now. The next 5 years Hannibal will be dead on the ground of the razed city formelly known as Carthage
Originally Posted by zimmer1lb
I'll have to kill her. After I found a solution I'll post it
and will unite and poke u every turn. Once you caputre 3/3 regions for all starting provinces move to gaul and get the next 2 provinces under your control- after that baricade on top and move to carthage
