Help on my campaign (noobie)

[Mailman653]

You might not need catapults etc to take a city. I was able to take Antioch with just a ram and three towers, two of which were burned on the way.

[ViolentRebellion]

Thanks fellas, now I'm just wondering if I can transfer members of my Generals entourage and/or his item (the spear of destiny) to another, younger faction General?

[Quillan]

Is Antioch a city or a castle in your game? It it's a city, try lowering the tax rate some. Rioting is caused by low public order. A governor with high piety and chivalry increases public order, which is probably why you get a huge drop when you move him out. Garrisons increase public order, as do certain buildings (walls, barracks, town hall line, sanitation line, inns and churches). The major causes of unrest are spies, bad traits on the governor, high taxes, and religion. Religion is likely your major cause. I expect the majority of the population is Islamic, right? Build a catholic church there and upgrade it. Build priests there and keep them in the region. Those will slowly convert the populace to catholicism. That will reduce the religious unrest.

[Daveybaby]

Was just about to say the same thing, Quillan. Its almost certainly religious unrest, so build churches and priests there, but just to make sure always check to find out whats causing the most unrest by opening the city construction window, then clicking the little button at the bottom left with the up & down arrows on it.

[ZombieFriedNuts]

If the population is mostly Islamic be evil sell all the buildings turn the taxes up to very high and then send your whole army south to Jerusalem

[Scipio Africano]

I gave up trying to keep them contented
General
9 command
9 piety
9 Chivalry
9 Loyalty
Completely stuffed with troops.
2 Spies
Converted 55% but couldn't get it higher because of the 10 Piety Imams the Egyptians send.
Low taxes

So I let them revolt and just Exterminated the populaion 2 turns later. That'll teach them.