talonferguson
01-18-2006, 17:20
Ok.. So I'm playing my second campaign, Early Era, Difficult setting ( One short fo the worst ) As Poland.
I expanded FAST from the start. Grabbing Pomerania, Prussia, Silisia, Maldavia, then everything east from there.
Then I went south via Georgia, grabbing Trebizond, Errrm... Some I cant name =P then Syria. Then straight out to those rich Holy land provinces, I grabbed all but Arabia & the Sinai, Including Egypt.
The Holy land provinces seem to be a royal pain in the butt, I sent bishops there and converted the lot of them, I also keep a spy in each, but they still require a large garrison, Any suggestions there?
I owned east from Venice & Saxony, minus about 3 provinces ( 1 for each faction, didnt want them reappearing. ) all the way to Egypt, by year 1200. when my new favorite unit arrived =P Yay for arbalesters.
& the golden horde arrives.... keep in mind, i wasnt expecting them. so I draw back my forces to Lithuania & Kiev ( nice bottle-neck ) & Georgia. & I instead kept pushing West, I'm as far as flanders, Il De france, Belgium? & Genoa. But I lost most of my sea trading when Italy attacked me randomly? at sea.
So I have some questions. My economy is in the red... Not by much, but I've really been sustaining myself through agressive expansion =P At one time every province had a keep, a town watch, border forts, and was 90%+ Catholic, & had at least 100 men to garrison, SOme had 1 spy. THis wasnt Enough to prevent rebellions, I was never excommunicated, either. ANy tips on preventing rebellion?
My economy is red. Just just a few hundred florins each turn, I have 15,000 stocked from my recent push into genoa, belgium, flanders & Il de france the last turn. Most of my provinces had 20% farming, Originally I started sea-trading, but got into a fierce sea battle with both Germany & Italy, I won, but am low on boats, and really have no trade network to speak of.
I have large standing armies, Just a bit more than I need to defend myself. But not enough to take back the Steppes, & BARELY enough to keep pushing west, I might be able to push to the Spanish Peninsula, Italy is really Beat down at this point, as is Germany.
Ok I'm just rambling too much here.... Let's simplify this... I'm spread too far to comfortably keep expanding, I need more money ... Should I take my 15,000 florins & invest them in Farming, Or attempt to take back to the seas? I do own some great trading provinces, but I'm worried about how long establishing trade will take. I have at least 4 Shipyards ( capable of producing caravels ) & about 8 ships, 6 in the Baltic, 2 in errrmm.. that Bay area east of switzerland =P
& how can I further prevent rebellion beyond what I mentioned? Border Forts, garrison, Solid catholic populace, a spy, Town watch, & even low taxes in some... Why r they still rebelling? Seems like it's scripted in just to bother me at the worst times =P
By the way, How hard is it to kill the pope? He's suddenly sprung back up & is bothering me =P
I expanded FAST from the start. Grabbing Pomerania, Prussia, Silisia, Maldavia, then everything east from there.
Then I went south via Georgia, grabbing Trebizond, Errrm... Some I cant name =P then Syria. Then straight out to those rich Holy land provinces, I grabbed all but Arabia & the Sinai, Including Egypt.
The Holy land provinces seem to be a royal pain in the butt, I sent bishops there and converted the lot of them, I also keep a spy in each, but they still require a large garrison, Any suggestions there?
I owned east from Venice & Saxony, minus about 3 provinces ( 1 for each faction, didnt want them reappearing. ) all the way to Egypt, by year 1200. when my new favorite unit arrived =P Yay for arbalesters.
& the golden horde arrives.... keep in mind, i wasnt expecting them. so I draw back my forces to Lithuania & Kiev ( nice bottle-neck ) & Georgia. & I instead kept pushing West, I'm as far as flanders, Il De france, Belgium? & Genoa. But I lost most of my sea trading when Italy attacked me randomly? at sea.
So I have some questions. My economy is in the red... Not by much, but I've really been sustaining myself through agressive expansion =P At one time every province had a keep, a town watch, border forts, and was 90%+ Catholic, & had at least 100 men to garrison, SOme had 1 spy. THis wasnt Enough to prevent rebellions, I was never excommunicated, either. ANy tips on preventing rebellion?
My economy is red. Just just a few hundred florins each turn, I have 15,000 stocked from my recent push into genoa, belgium, flanders & Il de france the last turn. Most of my provinces had 20% farming, Originally I started sea-trading, but got into a fierce sea battle with both Germany & Italy, I won, but am low on boats, and really have no trade network to speak of.
I have large standing armies, Just a bit more than I need to defend myself. But not enough to take back the Steppes, & BARELY enough to keep pushing west, I might be able to push to the Spanish Peninsula, Italy is really Beat down at this point, as is Germany.
Ok I'm just rambling too much here.... Let's simplify this... I'm spread too far to comfortably keep expanding, I need more money ... Should I take my 15,000 florins & invest them in Farming, Or attempt to take back to the seas? I do own some great trading provinces, but I'm worried about how long establishing trade will take. I have at least 4 Shipyards ( capable of producing caravels ) & about 8 ships, 6 in the Baltic, 2 in errrmm.. that Bay area east of switzerland =P
& how can I further prevent rebellion beyond what I mentioned? Border Forts, garrison, Solid catholic populace, a spy, Town watch, & even low taxes in some... Why r they still rebelling? Seems like it's scripted in just to bother me at the worst times =P
By the way, How hard is it to kill the pope? He's suddenly sprung back up & is bothering me =P