My tips on efficient campaign play

[Sir Toma of Spain]

I know that to get the steward virtue the governor has to be in his provence and you have to build a farming upgrade but how do you get the trader virtue, i find it impossible.

Oh and by the way great thread learnt a lot of stuff

[Ludens]

I know that to get the steward virtue the governor has to be in his provence and you have to build a farming upgrade but how do you get the trader virtue, i find it impossible.

You get the trader-virtue for building mines.

[katank]

I prefer cheap troops like spears and archers. I save on maintenance and can defeat AI knights and MAA very cost effectively.

@ ludens, I hope by high quality you don't mean crank BG units like crazy. I found that perhaps the number 1 mistake players make in bankrupting themselves.

Economy is key. good farming and mines to finance ships and major trade boom.

[Ludens]

@ ludens, I hope by high quality you don't mean crank BG units like crazy.

I am sorry but I have no idea what you are refering to. Perhaps you are confusing the post of another member with mine?

[katank]

sorry ludens, I think it's ichi's post.

just wanted to clarify as often people think BG units like RKs or Ghulam guards as high quality and pump them out like crazy while turtling and that just kills the economy like nothing.

[ichi]

sorry ludens, I think it's ichi's post.

just wanted to clarify as often people think BG units like RKs or Ghulam guards as high quality and pump them out like crazy while turtling and that just kills the economy like nothing.

I'd rather have 16 high valor/upgraded CMAA, Civ Knights, OFS, Longbows, and Pavs than 48 Urban Mili, vanilla spears, archers, Mounted Sargs, and Woodsmen. I see folks with huge stacks of obsolete units and their economy makes 789 florin per year despite having a ship in every sea.

ichi

[katank]

that's true. your lineup is good.

I just hate it for people to misinterpret it as "garrison yer provinces with RKs" and then complain how they can't keep their economy afloat.

I'd still like to say that even lower quality troops can often be good. in competent hands, spears and archers can hold off AI forces for a very long time, enough to muster up high quality troops to counterattack.

that's why I personally have relatively low tech standing forces but good warchest and facilities when I need them.

[Sir Toma of Spain]

You get the trader-virtue for building mines.

Really, i'll try that hope it works

[katank]

pick a province with salt mine (ie. not worth much) and build the basic mine and strip it down again and again to get the trader virtue easily.