M2TW FAQ and Strategy Tips

[therother]

ShellShock has released an excellent little utility to help manage M2TW mods and save games files. It allows you to change difficulty and unit sizes, within a ongoing campaign, by editing the save. Particularly handy for game mechanics researchers. See this thread for more details.

[phoule]

I noticed last night that there is another way to unlock playable factions. Exterminating a faction while playing will open up it's availability, play as the English and exterminate the Scots in 4-5 turns you can now play the Scots. Play as HRE and send every army up north to kill off the Danes within the first 3-5 turns and you'll be able to play the Danes. Kind of a fun way to get the hang of the game, spending a few games trying to optimize initial builds while ignoring all else other than the complete annihalation of an opponent you want to play.

[TinCow]

I need to revise my quoted statements about moving siege equipment. As others have pointed out, ladders and rams can move through gateways. In addition, I have managed to move catapults through them as well. It also appears that anything (including trebuchets) can move through wall breaches, though I have yet to try that with a siege tower.

It appears that the restriction on gateways is limited to units that are too high. In addition to trebuchets, the tall Venetian morale-boost standard (Carrocio or something) cannot move through gateways.

I can also confirm that ladders can be moved after being placed. I have not done so myself, but I have seen the AI take a ladder down from an outer wall to assault an inner wall after capturing the outer wall and gateway.