medieval total war campaign help needed

[jbmagic]

any walkthru for medieval total war single play campaign.


what faction is the easiest one to try for the first time playing it?

i did the tutorial , but it only shows just the basic of it, it didnt go into the advance things u can do like emissionary, spies, religion, rebels, loyality, economy,allies, etc. also i read the manual but still not clear how to play it..

for allies, who good to accept and who not? and when your two allies fight, which one is good to keep?

with a walkthru i will at least get an idea what u do, etc...and after that i can play on my own a new faction...
then i think the game manaual will make morse sense when i read it again. i will get a better understanding...

if no walkthru, can someone tell me a easy faction ot pick and there first 15 moves they do...to get an understanding thanks

[Matt Deckard]

I can give you a link :THUS (http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/game/14073.html)

[Demon of Light]

Keep whichever ally you wish to avoid war with the most.

[The Blind King of Bohemia]

I think it depends on what time you pick. For a good all round faction in all periods pick the english,no question. You can conquer a good portion of the map without it getting really difficult.
The first faction i picked was the germans on late which in my view is really hard and my ass was kicked before i knew what the hell was going on.
So,try picking the Almohads on high or late. Then,gather your forces from granada and algeria(late)or Valencia and Cordaba(high) and go right against the spanish in Castille or cordaba. If you get the provence,which you will and because the Almohad king(use him to lead your forces)has high defense a good solid force will hold the provence and keep funneling men through from your african provences or spanish ones and with your heirs who will come of age,who are fine generals,the conquest of spain,save aragon is quite easy.
As far as agents go,try using emissaries(see the Technology tree for agents and read in the manuel about there skills and uses) to secure alliances with the same religion(Turks,egyptians)or enemies or rivals of the Spanish e.g France or Aragon. If you allies begin to fight see what advantages it can give you. Pick the most powerful if you are wageing campaigns against an enemy especially if this ally can help you against your enemy. But if your not at war and say one of the said allies is sandwiched in between you and the other,try to carve it up with the other.
I hope i've helped but have a small read of the manuel because it does help and you'll be kicking enemy ass in no time.

[mav3rick]

you might want to start with either the Byzantines, the Almohads or the Turkish. These 3 are pretty easy. One important point is that which ever country you play, try to establish a big trade route, especially if your region has lots of export items. This will help you raise lots of cash. Hope it helps http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

[The_Emperor]

My Advice, Play the English in early and attack and wipe out the French, this will give you some very good provinces to use as your money gathering power base.

Upgrade your farmland and get trade routes up and running ASAP.

Ally with the Germans (for now) and build a good infrastructure.

Chances are the Spanish will get Excommunicated for attacking the Aragonese, and just be ready with lots of big armies and a major crusade when it happens.

Spain is always good to take and gives you a front against Islamic enemies that is always useful and avoids Papal displeasure for a bit. Pushing East is always an option, but given the vast amount of Catholic enemies who put up stiff resistance I prefer to deal with Spain and the Almohads first, its much easier to defend with so many choke points.

Enjoy