economy is easy; pre-patch i was making like 17,000 dollars a turn(post-patch it dropped to 6,000, but then idisbanded some unneeded armies and now it sback up to 13,000). basically, if you're capital doesnt already have a commercial port, make it one. especially as UP it is a lifesaver trading with england and france(only problem with them is thay blockade eachother >:\)

anyway, spend like the first 10-15 turns kicking out bad ministers and then disband all non-essential units. pre-patch, i thought it was essential to have 5 full stacks fighting the mughals. post-patch, i find that all i need is a stack(which, btw, costs like 3,000 in upkeep per turn, possibly more or less) and a few garrisons(i use hindu swordsmen as garrison; they are cheep upkeep and thay can still kick ass if i need them to)


i would suggests starting a new campaign as either the UP or maybe Russia; countries that have good financial backing(UP has colonies with good places to expand/ upgrade, russia has tons of towns that provide good money). if you have too hard a tiem with the UP, then i honestly say you have no skillz in TW, no offense intended.