Really need help in the game!!!

**TosaInu** · 12-28-2010, 20:00

Hello !@#$%^&*,

1. Chariots are pretty tough. It's been a while since I played RTW, but I'd use pikes and missiles.
2. Is the problem the speed? You can try it step by step first by pausing the game. Make it even easier for yourself and start with skirmisch battles first. Give the enemy army 1 unit and take 3 yourself.
3. It's either a siege tower or a ballista? I think you mean an archer unit inside a siege tower, when the bridge is down, they could shoot I suppose.
4. Pin and backstab.
5. Consider putting some units in those settlements to keep the people loyal.

**Morgoth101** · 12-28-2010, 20:14

For point 3, i meant those archers in the towers, they helped me sometimes in sieges for getting rid of units on the wall, so i wanted to know how to control them. In one custom battle, i was as the Julii, defending against Carthage. Their siege towers wiped out my archers on the wall before breaching the wall itself. So i thought i could try that too.
For point 5, i can keep them loyal enough, the problem is no matter how much i focus on economy, i cant get a good income. I even built temples for happiness so that i could increase tax, but it didnt work.
But thanks a lot for the help for the other ponits!!!

**TosaInu** · 12-28-2010, 20:27

I'm not aware of the possibility to control them !@#$%^&*. Smaller cities need to develop first to generate some income, and still then: some areas are richer than others. I'ld try to keep them mine, even if it costs me some money. The income will be there later.

For more income you construct better farmlands, roads and ports for trade. Roads and ports have the extra benefit of your army moving faster. Ports are pretty expensive and it may not pay off to just build them anywhere. Have you checked the RTW Guides forum? There's a topic with hints and tips for every faction. Frogbeastegg wrote a very nice guide for RTW and there are tons of topics in the Ludus Magna to assist you even more.

**Morgoth101** · 12-28-2010, 20:49

I usually prefer not to build farmlands after the 2nd level as it increases population growth too much and causes happiness problems later.
But thanks a lot! I think this would REALLY come in handy!

**TosaInu** · 12-28-2010, 22:01

That's a good point !@#$%^&*.

**Lord Reid of Britannica** · 12-29-2010, 01:02

Also, watch how many units you train in relation to how many cities you own as due to your starting cities' size they will be covering a lot of the cost of the upkeep of your army and this can cause you to go into negatives. If you're having no problem with keeping happiness levels high try disbanding a few unnecessary units here and there it will really help keep your income in the green.

**Morgoth101** · 12-29-2010, 13:55

Originally Posted by Lord Reid of Britannica

Also, watch how many units you train in relation to how many cities you own as due to your starting cities' size they will be covering a lot of the cost of the upkeep of your army and this can cause you to go into negatives. If you're having no problem with keeping happiness levels high try disbanding a few unnecessary units here and there it will really help keep your income in the green.

Thanks usually in my games with the romans i find that after about 20-25 turns one of my starting cities have incomes of up to + 4000 Denarii, but my other starting city
has -4000 Denarii income :-P
But this info should help!
By the way i unlocked the other factions today!(short campaign with scipii). I started Egypt- their might really IS unmatched! In the first 10-20 turns i controlled almost the whole of Asia Minor! They rule!!!