RTW/BI ERE Faction Emulating Belisarius.

[Sebastian Seth]

My latest plan is to ignore the rest of the empire and leave Constantinople with a large fleet and pick up troops in Ephesus, Athens,Kydena, and Cyrene before attacking Carthage.

I took Salona and allied myself with goths, sarmatians and ere for starters. Only fights I had in greek and macedonia where the few vandal hordes that escaped from sarmatians and goths. How ever I think that taking on the sassanid empire before the carthage might be good idea. If they get to grow alone long time you will be against their cavarly (the best heavy cavarly in game) and nasty sungdian heavy infantry.

1. How many troops should I leave in each large town to avoid serious disorder?

- Build lots of peasants to locations where the enemies are less likely to attack. I Keep 2-4 peasants and 2-4 limitaei just as carrisons.
- Look at the traits of generals. Most of the generals are actually making the things worse.
- Also look what religion the population is following. Some of the towns are 70% christian and have pagan temples in them. (I personally forced chistianity to every city).

3. Does it matter how much you go into the red? When I started I was the richest and most powerful faction?

When you micro manage your settlements right from start you can propably get 3 invasion stacks at early start and still have money enough to build up.

Going to red is very bad thing. I rather burn cities than pay for owning them.