The Byzantine Empire (Medieval 2: Total War)
Here I propose to discuss the Eastern Roman Empire.In my vzgyad Byzantium in the game a few nedorabotanno and weakened. In fact, in the 11th century (the beginning of the campaign in Madivala) Byzantium occupied a much larger territory than in the game. If you look at other historical game about the middle ages, even the old Knights of Honor, there LIE bigger and stronger.
Also learn more about the unique units.
1.) Cataphracts is one of the best heavy cavalry in the game.
2.) Where the Vikings? They were like the eternal guards of Constantinople?
3.) Roman infantry (later the remnants of the Legionnaires) in the Byzantine Empire, too, not...
4.) But the fleet really strong, but dromone or the firing of the court. It pleases.
The main advantages
In addition to the excellent cavalry and Navy, the Byzantine Empire, there is a magnificent unique buildings - public baths and aqueducts. These structures improve population health and increase its growth. It really helps to deal with the problems of the crowded cities in the later moves, and even when plague in the city.
Main disadvantages
Have a LIE there is one big weakness - the lack of gunpowder units, but the most common guns... It's really bad, but you can hire mercenary archers and cannons.
Additionally, the Byzantine Empire is at the crossroads of Catholicism and Islam, which is slightly complicates the game.
I consider Byzantium a powerful, unusual power, a game which is markedly different from gaming in the European countries. I think everyone who is tired of England, France, Germany, etc. should play for her.
Tried for Byzantium , I like the game took place at the middle level, right up to Spain to get thrashed them
I wanted to recreate the boundaries LIE, all the coast to Alexandria. It is difficult to keep these areas have to expand to hold it. Expansion or death! - the Romans (I think)
Now for the visa play,whether played at an average level is 67,I 12 provinces(ossobenno like playing shooters with Greek fire
Expansion or death! - the Romans (I think)
There is a General principle of the existence of any slave state.
The Byzantines are the coolest dudes of them all, because they will find something to say about any faction.
Playing the Byzantine Empire in SS6.1+RR. Very interesting and difficult. New units became much more interesting to play and more opportunities became a tactical maneuver, try SS6.1, highly recommend.
Honestly for Byzantium in SS6.1 RR main kind of troops I had a militia with spears, because no one else I hire in the vast majority of settlements could not. Went to the mercenaries. However, maybe it's just the beginning, I played 48 moves and won a total of 16 provinces. But some painfully long beginning.
I have for Byzantium 96 provinces (play mod Road to Jerusalem v2.2) and even in Amerco to go, and had all was seized and I wasn't hard, there were moments difficult, but still for the Byzantines I wasn't hard. Before I took America I have kzne where it was 1 million, this is despite the fact that I in all Provinci something built. I am fully fenced Russia from the West, helped them protivostoit against Timurids and Mongols, for the entire game gave them 1 million gold, so right now I have 10 million. I and the Scots gave money and Dad. Right now, I think can all beat and left alone, I left nothing at all to seize half of Europe and North Africa.
For the Romans really get a lot of money. When I won for them in vanilla, I'm at the end was more than 600 thousand. Importantly, in the Aegean all the castles in the city at the beginning of the rebuild. And in Rome Egeida and the Eastern Mediterranean were the most monetary countries. There, remember, Athens was giving me 5000 and more profit with only one trade. Antioch, Tarsus, Corinth --- more than 4,000. It is partially preserved here. Most importantly, take a quick start and not die early, then big problems will not be. Does that have periodically to reflect the Jihad against Constantinople, but the Mongols Timurids obezobrazit.
At the beginning of a really basic troops this militia with spears and bows, mercenaries and those troops which are given at the start. But what is very important - you can train light cavalry shooting in those castles where it is possible according to the rules. And with the rules after installing the mod, I personally have had problemy. Well, it was very unusual that good troops can be trained only under conditions of population loyalty and his piety. Not entirely sure, but since Byzantium was originally considered to be a large state, it works but the deterioration of loyalty and devotion. Hence, when you start to play then initially you have many generals and people of Royal blood. As I understand it, then it is necessary to choose, or a lot of heavy cavalry and a General low level of loyalty and high loyalty and ability to gain serious SV troops including infantry, but only have a few direct heirs to the throne and all. And in this I am not sure, now check. If anyone knows what are the conditions clearly, and not common to say hiring Katafraktov welcome - please be so kind to share...:)
The light cavalry I've already earned, is not enough. But the Byzantine cavalry firing while none of my generals can't (the Emperor in Corinth drive not tried it in Constantinople gives an increase of money 700 Tupikov).
I understood that if you have the status of a universal right to knight, then to gain the type of average troops can only generals. If a restriction on hiring (do not remember exactly how it sounds), then you can score without them, but the number of men is growing only in the presence of the General. Although, maybe I'm wrong.
Also began the long company for Byzantium. The dynastic Union in the beginning with Hungary, the usual Alliance with the Holy Roman Empire. While peacefully all... develop all)) I was shocked by the destruction of Portugal in 1100 (for not a lot of time has passed). A well-developed Constantinople, after 1 built a barracks, gives you build a barracks, where hired Byzantine infantry. Good soldiers to begin with. Gathered a few silloway merchants to Novgorod. Kaffa is mine already. Only 8 provinces.
I do not understand only, why not give the units that use oil. In the Medieval Crusades in the company for Byzantium they are. Then too most people it turns out Russia to the North, with its Cossacks with muskets. Wonder the developers did not give them at least a small detachment.
ShamomahS wrote:
The Byzantines are the coolest dudes of them all, because they will find something to say about any faction.
Ahahaha, that's for sure))
The Byzantine Empire has both pros and cons. If the player is smart and knows how to hide the flaws, and take advantage of this, the pleasure at the passage of the campaign will be only securely.
Let's take a walk.
Pros:
1) control over the Straits (where the green arrows on the strategic map between Asia and the European part of the Empire) the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus. Having a good fleet, and the ship in every Strait, blocking their ships, you can actually eliminate the invading ground forces from Asia Minor and the East. Especially when Muslim countries get involved with their Jihad. It is also possible not to let any of your unwanted agents. A sort of customs.
2) Fleet flamethrower dromanov. These ships are a priori stronger than war galleys the Europeans, on the Asian the airport I generally keep quiet. When the Treasury I contains 2 Navy (7-8 flamethrower dromanov) which is enough to defend ports in the Mediterranean sea.
3) this horse in the beginning, vararity.
4) the Capital Constantinople through the barracks, as already wrote above, maybe you should hire of Warangal or Vikings to whatever you like, warriors with two-handed axes and shields behind. This infantry a weighty argument for the enemy, and coupled with the excellent cavalry - margaritae, katafraktariya this is a strong army, right before the introduction of artillery.
5) Trade. With such resources, in the form of goods on the strategic map I hesitate to call them poor. Just develop markets, agriculture (fields, etc), ports, recruit merchants and send them to the best resources (silk, spices, slaves, amber, ivory, gold)
Cons:
1) location. You are surrounded by land. On the one hand greedy the Catholic Venetian Republic and the Hungarian Kingdom. Another Turkish power. Do not think that will long live in peace with them. Your army and your agents (spies, assassins and priests) your shield.
2) the Lack of artillery. You will only bombard.
3) the faith you have one friend, this Principality of Rus ' (Orthodox factions in the game just 2 - Byzantium and Russia).
4) the Constant Jihad (this disadvantage is easily offset by the paragraph 1 in the pros).
5) Large areas and many provinces which need to be watched. (this disadvantage we suggest to solve the fact that in the provinces which are in fact inside the Empire did not hold many troops, but only on the border provinces).
6) there are No infantry units with rifles, arquebus or muskets.