I never had a problem with the Pope until now

**Pericles** · 10-08-2005, 23:33

Budwise:

Sounds like you are having a great game. There are always ways to make for a challenging game.

BTW, if you want an even tougher game:

After you have selected the faction you want to play, give ALL other factions 500,000 to 1,000,000 florins.

This way only you have to worry about building up an income; the AI doesn't have to worry about it. Imagine playing against that UBER Pope who will never go bankrupt...

I have been spanked badly by the AI in several games...

Cheers!

**AntiochusIII** · 10-09-2005, 04:46

Nah. That kind of challenge isn't fun. The AI will bribe the hell out of everything and eventually stood in their massive armies and debts from all that upkeep that would make the American National debts look like a simple dime to pay off.

**Pericles** · 10-09-2005, 23:29

Originally Posted by AntiochusIII

Nah. That kind of challenge isn't fun. The AI will bribe the hell out of everything and eventually stood in their massive armies and debts from all that upkeep that would make the American National debts look like a simple dime to pay off.

I always play this way - makes the AI a real challenge and bribing has never been an issue...

As I mentioned previously, the AI has spanked me on more than one occassion...

With all those funds, the AI, whether land-locked or on the ocean, never has to worry about cash flow and it builds and upgrades to its heart content...

That's what makes MTW so versatile - play it the way you like to play it...

Cheers!

**Budwise** · 10-09-2005, 07:05

Originally Posted by Pericles

Budwise:

Sounds like you are having a great game. There are always ways to make for a challenging game.

BTW, if you want an even tougher game:

After you have selected the faction you want to play, give ALL other factions 500,000 to 1,000,000 florins.

This way only you have to worry about building up an income; the AI doesn't have to worry about it. Imagine playing against that UBER Pope who will never go bankrupt...

I have been spanked badly by the AI in several games...

Cheers!

I might just give the pope all of that money. Nothing gets my game more excited than going up against a Zealous Dictator. Sweet, thanks for the idea.

**Budwise** · 10-09-2005, 07:06

I'm going to play a few different games for a while but I suspect sometime this week I will finish the game, one way or the other, by next week.

I just don't want to get MTW burn't out again.

**Pericles** · 10-09-2005, 23:34

Originally Posted by Budwise

I might just give the pope all of that money. Nothing gets my game more excited than going up against a Zealous Dictator. Sweet, thanks for the idea.

Budwise:

I always play MTW by giving all other factions more florins. It makes for a very challenging game. Only you will have to worry about cash flow...

Believe me, you will have your hands full...

Cheers!

**Pericles** · 10-09-2005, 23:41

Also, if you go into the campaign files located in the following directory:

C:\Program Files\Total War\Medieval - Total War\campmap\startpos

You can change the aggressiveness of all the factions - ie make them ALL expansionist...

Cheers!