The first steps Russia (Medieval 2: Total War)

And I usually don't do conquests until I get at least 100000. In the best case will capture all cross-border rebel settlements to develop and build - and for the coming plague I have no problems.

The main thing to have time to develop before the Mongols.

But this is not always possible, in any case, I have, so I try to the rise of the Mongols to pump as much as possible murderers.

The difficulty of the game on the level of income does not affect military buildings promote to 1городе and a castle, all the rest put taxes on low, and build markets, docks, town halls, fields, and 100му the course will swim in millions, proven by all Nations, Russia in particular.

King of bot
as it is not affected if you are at war with all Opredelenie countries, where will the loot to do that, internal trade is not a lot, but sea routes are blocked by enemy fleets, and have to keep the defense from the hordes of the Mongols.
so I do not drive.

Everyone on the ship, sailing alone, attack Scotland with max armies that can collect, throw Novgorod - the British Isles under the control of Russia all in AHU

The complexity of the income may affect, but at the maximum level, if the building is primarily built with income, to monitor the taxes, make active use of merchants and successful conduct of war with all the neighbors money is really getting a lot in a short time. And pofik on foreign trade and blocked ports, if part of the Empire one by one enter new regions.

to ensure you Jihad and crusade oblast at a time or simultaneously.

So that on you extra countries are not attacked(Jihad and crusade does not count), you need to conduct a competent foreign policy: to form an Alliance with the Pope, keep strong garrisons in border cities, to support neighbors in the war with more distant powers, and to capture the rebellious city which historically belong to the other faction( for example Marseille - France, Cagliari - Sicily, and so forth) while on the complex you can play with 0-1 war with other States. A crusade to recapture, and can be very cheap 4 infantry, 2 ballista and 1 commander, this will be enough for capturing 2 stacks of enemies with proper guidance.

King of bot
do not teach, I do know how to defend and fight a war on multiple fronts, and not have to overstate that such forces can fight off at once not how many storms in a row, though, and one army.

I start, in the company of Russia, capture of Smolensk, Kiev, Sarkel and Vilnius. The capital Kiev do not hasten until you build on the borders of the watchtower and strengthened there. Thereby, as mentioned petja5 we cut off so to speak for later from other factions Moscow, Ryazan, Bulgar. Helsinki did not take long, but I think. If joined to the Duchy, then make it a city.

Conclude a dynastic Alliance with the Byzantine Empire and try to develop without war, high, the company so far.