Re: Tips from playing as the Papal States
There you go. Hope I guessed the right forum.
Re: Tips from playing as the Papal States
the papal states control the inquisitors? I didn't know that.. Sounds fun.
The only problem w/ playing as them seems that it would be too easy.
Re: Tips from playing as the Papal States
Crusade first turn and take jerusalum
Re: Tips from playing as the Papal States
you can't call crusades, or its hard to do it... i know its weird, you'd think since you control the pope you could call them against anywhere whenever but you can't.
The papal states don't have a "pope-o-meter" for themselves.
Re: Tips from playing as the Papal States
That's because the Papal States, like the Timurids, Mongols, and Aztecs, were never intended to be playable. So there's going to be some incomplete contradictions lurking about.
Re: Tips from playing as the Papal States
You can play the papal States (through modding):inquisitive: ??? I didn't know that was possible. Is it a lot like the Senate in Rome where you couldn't play because it was heavily scripted? Or are there no problems with it? (other than not being able to call crusades?)
EDIT: My 100th post! This calls for dancing elephants!:elephant: :elephant: :elephant: :whip:
Re: Tips from playing as the Papal States
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Originally Posted by CaesarAgustus
You can play the papal States (through modding):inquisitive: ??? I didn't know that was possible. Is it a lot like the Senate in Rome where you couldn't play because it was heavily scripted? Or are there no problems with it? (other than not being able to call crusades?)
You can call Crusades, but the Pope does not always accept your request eventhough you control him, its weird. Besides this, I have not really noticed any kind of "bugs" in some 100 turns so far in my campaign. :yes:
Re: Tips from playing as the Papal States
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=72520
Here is how to play with them.
Basically, anyone you attack will be excommunicated. You can't call crusades. You can send the pope on crusades though. I hear it's pretty easy to play as them considering the excommunication. You can't get married either so you have to adopt all of your generals which is a setback.
Re: Tips from playing as the Papal States
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Originally Posted by Xaziv
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=72520
Here is how to play with them.
Basically, anyone you attack will be excommunicated. You can't call crusades. You can send the pope on crusades though. I hear it's pretty easy to play as them considering the excommunication. You can't get married either so you have to adopt all of your generals which is a setback.
Thanks................. this looks fun. They seem a bit overpowered though. I look forward to excommunicating one faction just to see all the others destroy it:beam: .
Re: Tips from playing as the Papal States
Yes, if a faction angers you, send a unit of suicidal peasants at them. The peasants will get butchered, but the faction that killed them will be excommunicated. At this point one could attack a preoccupied faction with a Blitzkreig and take all their land while they were "converting the heathens". A very diabolical strategy, yet keep in mind I haven't played the game yet.
Re: Tips from playing as the Papal States
The big advantage for the Papal States, imho, is their access to the Papal Guard in the early game. They're expensive, but they kick seven kinds of tail compared to the other infantry available to most factions at the beginning.