Turkish campaign Early

[BalkanTourist]

First time playing the Turks. Just messing around. Guess I am getting bored with the game http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/eek.gif
I rushed Egypt and ransomed their Sultan 3 times. By 1094 I had 44k in the bank From there I had money to pump HAs, Turcomans and AHCs. Constantinople is within my grasp One thing though. I have not lost a single battle, yet my heirs are still crappy ones...

[Doug-Thompson]

You're absolutely right. The news of the "Turk Blitz" is spreading.
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Tons of money alone and the early lead because of that money would make them the best. Add to that an excellent roster of units and Syrian assassins. Add more: An excellent, rich position that can be defended by just three land choke-points. That territory will soon include the fortress of Byzantium, which will allow you to make advanced units such as Futuwwas while everybody else is still running around with spearmen and militia sergeants.

Crusades aren't a problem.

An offshoot of the start is the "Byz Blitz," where the Byz destroy the Turks in time to do a "Turk Blitz" a few years late, but while the Egyptian sultan is still in Antioch.

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Don't worry about the heirs, as long as you can prevent a revolt.

You'll get a chance to launch Jihads soon enough. Your king's influence will skyrocket and your heirs will become much better.

[Ellesthyan]

Yeah, I agree, the first time I played the Turkish was a breeze, even without blitzing. They hold some rich lands and the richest are their neighbours http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smokin.gif

[katank]

note: in my record game, I ransomed eggy sultan twice, his various princes six times, and byz empror six times.

result is a payoff of roughly 80k total from the ransoms.

this combiend with all that nice lands soon meant citadels everywhere, Const. as a fortress with grand mosque and capable of producing silver ghazis and futuwwas.

Jihads from Const. were absolutely crazy since all units got silver armour and at 80% zeal through Imams, they were packed with futuwwas and turcoman foot.

As soon as high rooled around, I was able to produce Jannies. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[PseRamesses]

Quote[/b] (Czar Ivan Asen II @ May 15 2004,10:00)]First time playing the Turks. Just messing around. Guess I am getting bored with the game http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/eek.gif
I rushed Egypt and ransomed their Sultan 3 times. By 1094 I had 44k in the bank From there I had money to pump HAs, Turcomans and AHCs. Constantinople is within my grasp One thing though. I have not lost a single battle, yet my heirs are still crappy ones...
Try playing a GA-game and only meet the required GA-goals. No offensive wars, no conquest other than the GA-goals. This will be a challenge, trust me.

[katank]

I've never ever tried turtling Turks.

alliteration, lol

god english is getting to me.

To satisfy Jihad for Asia, you need to take the holy lands first, lose them and then jihad.

if only jihads worked properly in which case jihads are against any formerly muslim lands and then with the crusade adn jihad GAs, you will really have a war of faiths. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-2thumbsup.gif

[son of spam]

Let's see how a high turk game would turn out eh?

[katank]

esp. a turtling High Turk game.

hmmm, that's an interesting concept.

if pseramsses is here, that might be a good duel faction/period combo.

unofficial GA for keeping Armenia and holding Georgia in face of Mongols and taking Khazar in a decade after they arrive?

It's doable, I think.

[King Edward]

Started With the turks (GA Early Expert) and was a most enjoyable game (first time as a muslim faction) but now the game hangs when a crusade reaches my land gurrrrr http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/angry.gif anyone else had this problem? http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-help.gif

[PseRamesses]

Quote[/b] (King Edward @ May 18 2004,09:09)]Started With the turks (GA Early Expert) and was a most enjoyable game (first time as a muslim faction) but now the game hangs when a crusade reaches my land gurrrrr http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/angry.gif anyone else had this problem? http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-help.gif
Yup, happened all the time when I, or the AI, assaulted a fort in Armenia or Rum. The only way I know to solve it is to re-install the game with the 2.01 patch. Good luck

[King Edward]

I'll give that a try thanks PseRamesses http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-2thumbsup.gif

[Crash]

Try Turks Late, Expert. I was annihilated twice. My current Late, Normal game is going well though.

[katank]

late turks are a bit crazy due to just one starting province but I found that grabbing the beutrals around you and getting the Eggy and horde to hammer each other would weaken them sufficiently to deliver the killing blow and grab the prize after one side bled the other dry.