Strategy Tips

[Slon]

Now that I played Germania, I don't think it is even possible to win unless you sell maps to the Romans. Getting Alesia is the first step, but it is hard because Gaul keeps quite a few troops there. With your poor settlements, there is almost no chance in training/maintaining enough troops to take it (I was bankrupt almost instantly). However, selling maps to the romans helped offset my -1000 income and got me through the Alesia-taking step.

[Dutch_guy]

I do agree with ar7 that exploiting the AI reduces the fun of the game ( I've had experience with those exploitations. )
and as for the difficulty of taking Alesia you should try to build as many of the spear warbands ,they really kick ass , especialy versus warband infantry.
accompanied with a good general you shouldn't find it to difficult.
BTW it is possible to make money as Germania, just build as much economic buildings as possible. and try not to build more troops than you need. It's hard. the faster you take gallic settlements the more money you will generate

[Oaty]

I' never sell map information. What I do is do a map info for map info and in the beginning any of the A.I. factions will do a map info for map info. If you ever ask the Selucids for map info heres the response that's almost guaranteed. Map info for map info and an alliance. Just avoid the selucid fleets or they'll take you down with them

Also if you wait a while and make your map info unique as in never selling it. Then go to the Egyptians and they'll pay you a nice 25g denaris for your map info. Surprised me a bit I asked trade rights and map info for map info, they replied map info for 25 g's and accept or we will attack........ um ok but after that you wo'nt be able to afford to attack me.

Anyways the only time I try to milk money is in a ceasefire and dangit the comp never accepts.

I looted over 100 grand from Egyptian cities and they wanted me to pay for a ceasefire. So the only thing I could do in return was retrieve former Selucid cities and return them to them. and continue looting the Nile cities as I could not hold onto them playing as the Numidians.

[Darius]

Yea the map info thing is really ridiculous. Whenever I sell map info, I'm able to get them to pay a tribute of their ENTIRE NET INCOME FOR THE WHOLE GAME!!! Just how does this make sense? Are they really that into maps? I mean are these people compromised of geographers or something?

[sunsmountain]

best tips are economic (how to gain money):

- Concentrate on buildings first. Units require upkeep, buildings dont.

- Build Roads & Ports to maximum level, and first. They allow/increase trade. Temples are fast & cheap to maintain order.

- Use peasants to maintain public order and very high tax rate for cities below 6000 population.

- Do not use peasants to maintain public order and very high or high tax rates for cities above 6000 pop.
Use buildings to maintain public order for thse cities.

- A public order of 75% is considered stable. So 80 is more than enough.

- Concentrate on either Barracks, Stables, Ranges OR Smiths, and let each city specialize.

- Place your capital in the 'middle'. This reduces corruption. Otherwise, only Law bonuses reduce corruption. Your capital never experiences corruption.

(Growth rate: you want the combined growth rate in your settlement to arrive at 8% at level 5. This will give you a population of 24000, which are easy to manage, and unlikely to rebel due to squalor penalty to public order.)
- This means: Dont build farms unless the area is poor in farming (ie below 3% base).


This is enough and doesnt need the lame Diplomat strategy to work. You can add Trade Rights, you dont even need to sell them.