That's extremely useful advice for when I play a Catholic game, but as the Byz I think I prefer keeping him down. How can I be Rhomaioi without possessing Rhoma?Originally Posted by Martok
The French solved that problem by seizing my unwanted province. I then assassinated all their royals. Life is good in the Empire.Originally Posted by Martok
When the GH first appeared, my armies in Khazar didn't stand a chance against them. I retreated to the Fortress to buy some time to get reinforcements there. I had no idea they'd assault. If they'd laid siege, they could've had Khazar in 2 years.Originally Posted by Martok
Well, you must be the official N00b-Wrangler then.Originally Posted by Martok
Yeah, I just discovered my new favourite strategy game. I can play this for years. Previous favourite was SSI's Panzer General.Originally Posted by Martok
It's question time! I really should ask all my questions at once, but they come to me in batches as I play.
1. What does the Royal Court do for Byzantine provinces?
2. I read a post on this very forum suggesting a Spy in every province of my own. I've done that, but I can't discern any benefits.
3. I read another post that said the AI doesn't know how to set up trade routes. Tell that to the Danes. Danish longboats and traders have reached Egypt and Khazar, and Sweden is now the third richest province on the map, beaten out by Antioch and Constantinople. Is this supposed to happen?
4. How many Assassins should I have? I've only got one, but he's V7. He's wiped out the French royal line three times, the Mongol line once and killed countless French, German and Mongol generals.
5. What do the Banking Houses and Mastery of Time events do? Their descriptions say they increase trade and work, but I compared a pre-Banking save with a post-Clock save, and there's no change in income or construction times.
6. Do the Byzantines ever get a deep-water ship?
7. Who can train Khazar Royal Cavalry? I got 2 units through bribery waaay back at about 1104 (it's 1286 now) and I want to re-equip them with the wonderful products of Imperial forges.
8. Is there any province more useful for military purposes than Switzerland? I just love Swiss Halberdiers.
9. How do I use Arquebusiers properly? In a battle in Rome, they didn't kill much of anything at range, then while the VG's, Spearmen and Byz Cav were off chasing Papal troops they got charged by Chivalric MAA. The single 60-man Arq unit lost 3 men and reduced the CMAA to 15 men, at which point the CMAA routed off the battlefield. Impressive, but not their intended use.
10. In the Viking campaign, you can convert the Vikings to Catholicism. Can you convert factions in the Medieval campaign?
11. Which faction do you recommend for my second game? This GA Byzantine campaign is the first real campaign I've played. I made a couple of attempts at a Byz Conquest campaign, as well as an abortive attempt at an Irish Viking-era campaign. I was thinking maybe a GA French or Egyptian game.
12. Do I add too many useless personal anectodes to my questions?
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