Quote Originally Posted by gollum View Post
I certainly did - although the more i play the less i do. As a newby i wanted to build everything everywhere and later on i was hesitating to build higher tech buildings. Now a careful balance is what i do - in one province i go all the way for teching fully a single aspect (whether be knights, or high priests or agents or ships or agents).
Me too, generally. Province specialization is the natural way to go once you come to grips with the campaign gameplay. Also, you can vary the amount of "production centers" according to the unit roster of the faction in question (that you're playing with). I might for example get two dedicated provinces for swordsmen if those are of particular quality, and maybe no religious agents at all if I feel I have no real use for them. Being able to adapt is key.

Quote Originally Posted by gollum View Post
In 2-4 provinces i have decent military facilities and in provinces with many/high yield goods i aim first and foremost for the higher merchants. I try to just combine and use according to needs and the dynamics of the game and the cash flow/ cash available - without trying to impose my will too much.
Again, pretty much what I do

Another thing regarding expensive buildings. You can seek to take over provinces with good infrastructure instead of building them yourself, with the use of spies to cause rebellion, bribing weak commanders, or attacking with the intent of seizing the castle with as little pillaging as possible. Why
get the good stuff yourself when the enemy can get it for you? This is one of the many highly enjoyable aspects of MTW that I love.

Quote Originally Posted by gollum View Post
While i was playing the MedMod i was very happy with it - however one of its weaknesses comparing to vanilla is the lack of variety (to justify the large tech tree). Its rosters are too linear. This is good on the battlefield but it fails to make the campaign tech aspect of the game shine. Nowdays for SP i prefer home moded vanilla.

However dont get me wrong - the Medmod is one of the best mods and i hold it in very high esteem.

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