Spain

[Mete Han]

If I exterminate the populace of the cristian cities I capture will I be excommunicated? If so how can you prevent revolts in the cities you capture without exterminating?

[venex]

You won't get excommunicated for exterminating the populace of a captured settlement..

And you can keep the people from rebelling by lowering taxes, increasing the number of troops garrisoned in the settlement, constructing buildings that increase public order/happiness/health/etc., keeping religious unrest to a minimum (building churches, or not...), etc. etc.

[sir smudge]

Ok I've been playing on and off for a while and this is where i have gotten up to playing on med/med.

I first started by takeing the rebel citys with the idea of leaving the Portogease alone and forcing the Moors out of Spain. but strangly enouth the Portogease attacked me so fair nuff i says and wipe them out . then befor i get a chance to attack the Moors the French attack me so of i go and take the two citys the other side if the Piranees which i then give to the Pope to make my northern border safe so then i can get around to killing the Moors, Who by the way have been quite happy to sit there while my so called Christian brothers try and kill me.

So anyway I claer out Spain and then start working on north Africa destroying the Moors. meanwhile I sent a crusade to Jerusalum which is held by the Mongles. now these blokes are tough! their the only faction that has given me porse and so far altough my armys win the inital battle it always seems that there are like three other Mongle armys waiting in the wings. Who then come along and kick my butt

so heres my plan I'm building up a number of armys who will then all be sent off to the Holy land at the same time. I'm hopeing this might stand up to the Mongles.then time permiting i'll take England if they get exed again and then on to sunny south America.

One thing I have notice is that the Spanish pikemen and the sword and buckler chaps suck! they die supper quick in a fight any one else notice this?

[Benandorf]

One thing I have notice is that the Spanish pikemen and the sword and buckler chaps suck! they die supper quick in a fight any one else notice this?

I have to disagree about the Pikemen; they seem to be very good at what pikemen are supposed to do. However, unless I'm missing something, Sword and Buckler Men are completely outclassed by units you get before them. Is there something I'm missing, or should I just stay with Chivalric Knights and forget about S&B Men?

On that note, why does everyone say Proffesional Gendarmes are so great? From my experience and the looks of their stats, they're quite mediocre, and outclassed by Chivalric Knights. Same for Knights of Santiago. So what is it that I'm missing?

[sir smudge]

I have to disagree about the Pikemen; they seem to be very good at what pikemen are supposed to do.

I found that up against the mongols they got creamed by their cav so unless thats using them wrong then personally I'm going to stick with earlyer units that seem to fair better in a fight.

[Quillan]

Personally I love the Tercio and the S&B guys. Everything tends to get creamed by Mongol cavalry, so don't use that as a measuring stick of quality. Sword & Buckler men are less armored than dismounted knights, but faster moving (slightly) and cheaper with superb combat capability. As Spain, by the time Gunpower rolls around, I usually start a full transition over. My late armies are a core of Tercio pike with a large element of S&B men and musketeers, a couple of cannons, 1-2 units of heavy cavalry (bodyguards, knights or gendarmes) and 2 heavy cannons (culverins or basilisks). They worked quite well for me, but I never faced the Mongols either.

[Captain Pugwash]

Playing spain for the first time.

How / when do conquistors arrive.

Does the heavy armoury (top level) serve any purpose? as it seems nothing requires what it produces.

whats the best troops to take on the mongols.

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