Hello

[fredrick]

hello all,

snagged a copy of mtw after i saw 'kingdom of heaven' last spring and i just started playing again. trying to delve into some of the intricacies of the battles and the campaign mode this time. been playing with the HRE so far (to no avail).

Fredrick

[Divine Wind]

Hello Fredrick!

Welcome to the .Org

I havent played the HRE MTW campaign myself for quite a long time, but if you follow the link below, the thread has lots of infomation which im sure will interest you!

https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=31288

Feel free to add to the discussion, and give us the details of how your campaign is progressing.

Have fun!

[Taurus]

Welcome to the .org Fredrick

[Zalmoxis]

Welcome to the Org.

[Martok]

Greetings, frederick! Welcome to the Org.

If you have not done so already, I recommend you go to MTW Guides and check out Frogbeastegg's Beginners Guide to Medieval: Total War, along with Cheetah's HRE guide. Both are very useful and informative in helping you with your game.

That said, unless you truly have your heart set on playing the Germans, I would honestly suggest trying a different faction instead. A lot of MTW players here will agree with me that the HRE--despite its difficulty rating being listed as "Moderate"--in actuality is probably one of the most difficult factions to do well as, particularly for relative newcomers to the game.

If you're at all interested, the following factions are probably the ones I've seen most often recommended for newer players: Almohads, Danes, Egyptians, English, & Spanish. These factions all have 2 or more of the following things in their favor:
1.) Good lands (and therefore good starting income)
2.) Decent rulers/princes
3.) Good starting position
4.) Unit roster is strong and/or easy to use in battle.
Note: I recommend these factions based on if you're starting in the Early period. In the High period, for instance, the Danes and especially the Almohads aren't as strong as they are in Early; whereas factions such as the French and the Turks are in a better position than they were before.

I wish you success on your campaign, Frederick!

[Avicenna]

Welcome, Fredrick!