Absolute Monarchy Forever

**antisocialmunky** · 03-22-2009, 04:17

Is there anyway to manage absolutist governments to the end of the game without building pleasure gardens everywhere and running on low taxes?

**crazyviking03** · 03-22-2009, 04:19

Kill the first born male of every family. It works wonders.

**Megas Methuselah** · 03-22-2009, 04:21

I avoid the most severe enlightenment technologies. The highest school level I have is a classical university, and I'm keeping it that way. I don't even have the government by consent technology yet, and I don't want it. Don't need it.

**A Very Super Market** · 03-22-2009, 04:46

Sacrifice some babies. I mean, it worked for the Carthaginians.

No, but one pleasure palace per big region isn't too much right? Thats acceptable.

**knoddy** · 03-22-2009, 06:02

i manged it for 50 years without too many drama's in the end i created revolution because some of my provinces had unrest issues, i could have gone on longer just crushing rebellions tho cos my capital was pretty good.

build lots of +happiness, make sure u keep ur religion high % to ur faction religion, low taxes avoid the non critical social techs, keep large garrisons everywhere. upgrade all your towns +repression buildings. dont build universities in ur capital and/or rebellious provinces (bloody mysore)

more to the point, why would u bother, when i finally engineered revolution in my marthras camp, i was able to reset all my taxes cos the peasants stopped revolting and my income went from 40k a turn to 90k a turn. and i almost dont have to worry about revolt/revolution now im a republic.

Cheers Knoddy

**Megas Methuselah** · 03-22-2009, 08:21

Originally Posted by knoddy

more to the point, why would u bother, when i finally engineered revolution in my marthras camp, i was able to reset all my taxes cos the peasants stopped revolting and my income went from 40k a turn to 90k a turn. and i almost dont have to worry about revolt/revolution now im a republic.

You let the peasants rule themselves? You barbaric savage! The only good way to rule is with an iron fist and a velvet glove. Any other way is sub-human, a gov't fit only for animals.

**Melvish** · 03-23-2009, 13:44

Keep the tax on the lower class rock bottom (plus it good for town growth), build dragoons, keep conquering to keep government popularity up, have good justice and head ministers. Also take your time before researching enlightenment tech.

I manage to finish the game with Prussia as an Absolute Monarchit while having 3 to 4 schools in capital and having almost no inns and churches abroad. Never had a single revolution.

I don't know if it is like in the previous TW games but just to be safe keep a rake in border provinces to keep sooth sayers out.

If the filth lovers are still bogging you about forming anarcho-autonomous communities nonsense , just say NI! (not NU!) to them and they should grovel in fear and go back to their filth farming. (Mind you, refrain to say to NI! to the shrubberrer you'll need to keep on his good side)