Roman: Julii

**Garvanko** · 10-16-2005, 01:49

Highlight the units you want to merge, then Ctrl + M.

**lukezter** · 10-16-2005, 02:46

Originally Posted by Garvanko

Highlight the units you want to merge, then Ctrl + M.

Thanks...that should make for a easier time organizing my stacks...

**Sand** · 10-16-2005, 11:50

Collapsing back in seems a little drastic, youre basically abandoning massive revenues from taxation and farming in the provinces you abandon which make it all the harder to get back in the black. I cant see there being any advantage because you dont even pay maintence on the buildings in those settlements. Cities that might have a negative income on the map might be your best cities for making cash - your army wages get split up between cities depending on the cities population as a fraction of your factions population. Thats why small cities are always positive cash and large ones usually negative on the campaign map. If you abandon the "negative" cities the army bill is still there, it just gets assigned differently now. Youve got what sounds like a basic finance problem, more going out than coming in. Rather than quitting your job, the best thing to do is examine your outgoings and seeing where you can cut back.

Just go through your armies and start disbanding everything except what you *need*, replace garrisons with peasants, make sure your trade boosting generals and retinues are in the cities that do the most trade etc etc. If you need a short term cash boost then go through your cities and demolish everything you dont need, I.E. inferior troop production far from any enemy, health buildings in settlements with 400 people, law and order temples where the PO is 200% anyway. Jack your taxes on every settlement up as high as they can go. Blue faces, all the way.

Then if youre still not raking in the cash, attack. Whilst peace+trade deals a can be used to trade with rivals, the best option is to own the cities so that the trade doesnt stop suddenly. Send your armies to take the trade rich regions. I assume you have Carthage-Sicilly, thats one. So is Corduba-Tingi. Northern Europe isnt exactly trade rich apart from Sambrovia-Londinium so if possible send a stack or two to take the Aegean which is litterally the El Dorado of R:TW.

**lukezter** · 10-16-2005, 14:03

Originally Posted by Garvanko

Highlight the units you want to merge, then Ctrl + M.

Thanks again for the tip Garvanko. I'm still playing my first game and I am already at 190bc without having wiped out the germans, brittons and spaniards. I was hoping someone could point me to the right forum where I can learn what units are best against the others, how to USE your units and governers effectively etc.

Thanx in advance...

**GreatEmperor** · 10-17-2005, 08:23

Well, Cavalry is great against infantry, but when fighting against an enemy that has spearmen you should really be careful using them as it can result in losing lots of them if you dont flank.
When fighting against Elephants you should use archers with fire arrows because that will drop down the morale of the elephants which will make them rout and if that happens they will turn and destroy their own units.
I'm not an expert on this so you should better read Frogbeastegg's and Quietus' guide to Rome: Total War. It's full of good tips.

**Craterus** · 10-18-2005, 20:53

My computer can't take fire arrows in a big battle, so when the Carthagian stack with Ele's came along, they were quite destructive. Merc hoplites make short work of them though, so the battle was won and Carthage is almost mine!

**GreatEmperor** · 10-19-2005, 08:01

Finally I've completed the Julii Campaign. With only me, Seleucid and the Egyptians left I completed it. The Egyptians had the whole southern provinces with exception of Carthage which was mine. The Seleucid had the east and almost all of Scythia territory. Is it normal for those 2 to expand so much? In other Campaigns they never last long.

**Craterus** · 10-19-2005, 18:49

In many of my campaigns, Seleucids are knocked out by Egypt, and Egypt continue to take the rest of Asia Minor and proceed into Africa. Seleucids never last long, but Egypt seem to have a talent for surviving

**pezhetairoi** · 10-20-2005, 05:08

hello craterus! Haven't posted here in a really long time :) I see from your pic that you're getting older. Oh well.

Egypt has a talent for surviving indeed, even after installing Mundus Magnus. I really wonder why. In MM they're all over Africa already, despite my crushing 3 of their fullstacks.