Crusade Strategies and Tips

[baron_Leo]

No one mentioned the "almost cheating" method, for not getting desertions. Let your general leave the crusade and then take it next turn again. This way nothing gets lost and troops never desert. Actually I havent tried this yet, as I never got desertions. really. If i woldnt be reading forums, I wouldnt even know that this feature exists. I just take my crusading army, and march tovard the target. Thats it. To be honest most of the time the pope is from my state (i dont know how, i am not cheating or anythin, but after 250-300 turns 80-100% of the college of cardinals is mine) so if someone attacks me gets excommunicated very fast. And then I call a crusade against him, take some of his cities, and get Templars, Hospitalers. Niiiiiice. I only go for the Holy Land later in the game, when I have a decent fleet. And it is not cool, when you besiege a city that is under crusade and the pope dies...just not cool...

[Fisherking]

How do you keep you troops from deserting on the boats as you transport them? I lost a HUGE army in about 5 turns while they were sailing to the Crusades.

As I said click on the ships to make sure you used all movement each turn...some times there is a huge bonus, some times less so.