GUIDE TO POLITICS ????

[zimmer1lb]

The Empire is running along pretty good, but my situation in Rome is dire. My influence and power is waning and I've no clue as to what to do about it. Is there a guide I've missed somewhere??

zimm out

[Swarbs]

The Empire is running along pretty good, but my situation in Rome is dire. My influence and power is waning and I've no clue as to what to do about it. Is there a guide I've missed somewhere??

zimm out

As your faction expands and you recruit more generals and governors, they go into the "other nobles" side, and thus their influence counts against that of your family members. So you will face a constant decline in influence unless you adopt some of them or more family members come of age and start earning influence. The other side of the coin is control, which will tend to gradually reduce over time due to external events and choices you have to make.

In the short term, get some of your family members to use their influence to do the "secure control" action (only do this once every few turns or it will backfire) and adopt other individuals. If you have any open positions (Adelie, Consul etc) try and promote non family members to them as this will cost them influence and help redress the balance.

In the long term, remove influence adding ancillaries from non family members and give them to your family members. Also make your family members into generals on the front line, as winning battles and getting promoted helps with influence (promote them down the influence tree). Try and marry your family members to wives who will give them extra influence as well.

[prince_blucher]

Same problem for me. I've never really been interested in the politics side of the game. Could some kindly modder make a submod like "politics lite"? I think it's really loyalty killing everything in my game e.g. constant civil wars. Is there a way to mod-out the civil wars?

[Zom]

Same problem for me. I've never really been interested in the politics side of the game. Could some kindly modder make a submod like "politics lite"? I think it's really loyalty killing everything in my game e.g. constant civil wars. Is there a way to mod-out the civil wars?

Can't have an empire without politics. When you ignore politics, you get civil wars.

Maybe TW games are not for you?

[Zaar]

As your faction expands and you recruit more generals and governors, they go into the "other nobles" side, and thus their influence counts against that of your family members. So you will face a constant decline in influence unless you adopt some of them or more family members come of age and start earning influence. The other side of the coin is control, which will tend to gradually reduce over time due to external events and choices you have to make.

In the short term, get some of your family members to use their influence to do the "secure control" action (only do this once every few turns or it will backfire) and adopt other individuals. If you have any open positions (Adelie, Consul etc) try and promote non family members to them as this will cost them influence and help redress the balance.

In the long term, remove influence adding ancillaries from non family members and give them to your family members. Also make your family members into generals on the front line, as winning battles and getting promoted helps with influence (promote them down the influence tree). Try and marry your family members to wives who will give them extra influence as well.

Well said +rep

[GM207]

Speaking of politics, how does the elections mechanic work in ancient empires anyone knows?
By the way guys getting to know the politics Mechanic is really good and indulging, that's what makes these strategy games so good, I think if you give some time to get to know the mechanics of the politics would be really rewarding in the end, and would give your game a much more meaningful experience, I like to take my time in every campaign I play, and I play four turns per year and each turn I go I make sure everything is covered reviewing everything from income politics to diplomacy and honestly, I wish it was even more in depth