too easy

[Rome:Total Slayer]

I read a lot of the post and hear alot about how the game is too easy. well if you want to make it really hard just go into you r folder to the same place that you used to change the playable factions and scroll through all of the factions until you get to the faction that you want to play as and decrase your army and your starting money and up your neighboring factions things.

[Craterus]

Once you're past the initial starting stage of the game, and you've got an upper hand on all your neighbours, the game is no longer challenging once more...

[Alexanderofmacedon]

Yeah, Craterus is right. There are some mods I think that smarten the AI. Look into the Rome: Total War modding subforum.

[orangat]

Once you're past the initial starting stage of the game, and you've got an upper hand on all your neighbours, the game is no longer challenging once more...

The VH setting gives factions incredibly good PO, a +4(or was it +8) attack modifier and enough money to launch multiple full stack armies out of nowhere so I don't see how its not challenging.

I suspect the challenge fails because human players groom +10 command generals which would give a +10 attack, bribe strong enemy generals and exploit AI flaws on the battlefield.

I don't bribe at all or micromanage generals any more and I find it plenty challenging and enjoyable.

[Alexanderofmacedon]

The VH setting gives factions incredibly good PO, a +4(or was it +8) attack modifier and enough money to launch multiple full stack armies out of nowhere so I don't see how its not challenging.

I suspect the challenge fails because human players groom +10 command generals which would give a +10 attack, bribe strong enemy generals and exploit AI flaws on the battlefield.

I don't bribe at all or micromanage generals any more and I find it plenty challenging and enjoyable.

Even VH is very easy for some very experienced and veteran players. I'm not that good, but hard is exceptionally easy. I haven't tried VH yet.

[Rome:Total Slayer]

the part that is hard is getting off the ground in the initial stages of the game. I spent a lot of time defending citys with not enough troops and in- atiquit defenses simply because i couldnt aford them. im still trying to hold off the extreamly powerefull gauls in 150!!! they dont seem to ever get hurt

[Severous]

This game like many similar ones can be beaten as a player gains a good understanding of what works.

Perhaps we need more community games..comparisons of how we each did in the same situation..races to complete a set task etc. We are then playing the game solo and also competing against others.