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But I was able to make a durable peace with the Parthians, somehow, which allowed me to go after the Egyptians with gusto. Strategically, they start out with no safe flanks, no quiet fronts. It was surprisingly easy to win as the Seleucids. In both cases, it was also hard to generate much cash. The Britons and/or the Gauls would always stab me in the back at the least opportune time, or the Egyptians and/or Pontus. In both cases, no alliance that I made was safe. Same is true of the Egyptian threat when playing the Parthians.
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If you're the Germans, you have to spend so much time worrying about the Gauls and the Britons that you don't have anything left to devote to your victory conditions. In each case, the two factions that you have to take out are not the ones that present you with the greatest threat. I found it very difficult to win with the Parthians and the Germans. I bought 2 Seleucid leaders and 2 Parthian leaders without making much of a dent in my finances. With the Egyptians, you start out with so many lucrative cities that you can generate a huge cash surplus and buy off enemies with impunity. With the Julii, the one faction you have to take out-the Gauls-is also the one that presents you with the greatest threat, so you can focus on them without much distraction. With the Romans, you know that the Senate and the other Romans have your back (for the short campaign, anyway I know you have to take them out to win the long campaign), so you don't have to worry about them turning on you. It's easiest to win with the Roman factions and the Egyptians. Win with one faction, try the next one, until I've played all of them. They're a lot of fun to play.I've been busily engaged with Rome: Total War for the last week or so, playing the short campaign over and over again to test the strengths and weaknesses of each faction. And you get access to great AOR units as well in the nearby regions, Cappadocian lancers, Armored Syrian War elephants, Galatian Warriors. They get access to the great hoplite and pike infantry that greeks get, but they also get Persian style cavalry. But the great thing about Pontus is their troop variety. Not only do you have a pretty challenging start because you have a lot of small hostile factions near you, but also a couple of major factions that don't harbor much love for you (Egypt and Seleukid empire). Your starting province is pretty profitable with a unique harbor building, and the campaign is pretty challenging because most of the surrounding tribes hate your guts.Īnother fun one is Pontus. You get some fun units to play around with, and very varied enemies to play against (Gauls to the North and east, Spaniards to the south, Germans a little further east, Romans to the South East). My other suggestion is always Carthage or the Suebii (Germania?), also the Britain’s can be fun if you’re up to a challenge.Įdit: the India faction (ONLY IN DEI) is a blast, elephants and great bow units. Infantry and missles in front, flank both sides with lighter cav and send the shock cav around the back. I personally used 4 shock cav 6 medium/light cav, some infantry and a few missles with an onager to bait them in. Luckily you have plenty of lighter cav and skirmish/support units if you prefer a more mobile attack style. Hammer and Anvil if you’re a fan of Alexander but you said you don’t love Greek units. You can adopt a lot of different play styles. They won’t go toe to toe with legionaries but they don’t need to. Good mix of eastern shock Cav with solid infantry to back it up. Think we missed one? Give us a Modmail and suggest new Subreddits to add to the lists!īaktria was my all time favorite TW campaign (well besides my 100% completetion with Rome in DEI that took 500 turns, but that was more of just a feat to accomplish). Total War Center Mod List (Not every mod, but most Overhauls)Ī guide to buildings and economy in Three Kingdoms KamachoThunderbus' Spell Stat Cheat Sheet List of Total War Tools Explaining Historyīig list of recommended reading on classical antiquity Filter ContentĬommunity Message the Mods Join the Offical Discord Join the Subreddit Discord Join our Weekly Q&A Thread Resources If that's your situation, hang around the sub for a couple of days and leave a few comments - you'll be able to post in no time! Need more details? Read our full rules here. Our automoderator also prevents spam by deleting posts from users less than four days old or who have less than three karma. Giveaways and contests must be approved beforehand by the moderation team. No politics allowedĭon't derail threads with off-topic memes or controversy. TW A Message from Total War’s Leadership Team (Dec 2023)Īll posts must be related to the Total War series.Post your strategies, thoughts, links and reviews here. Click here to set your flair! Welcome to /r/TotalWar!Ī subreddit for all of those who love the Total War series.