Rome: Total War Gold Edition - Page 2

Darkness · 21-03-2011, 09:04

What's the "retrain" option about? What does this do and when does it become available in cities?

Shabbaman · 21-03-2011, 10:14

If you have a blacksmith or something like that in a city, you can get the troops that are trained there better weaponry. That's what retraining does.

Furiey · 21-03-2011, 10:15

It will also replenish troops to full complement after some are lost in battle.

So retrain will bring a unit up to the full strength of a new unit trained in that city.

Darkness · 22-03-2011, 14:23

Thanks again!

Next questions:
- How do you set rally points? And can you reset them later on to different locations? This MM with multiple cities producing troops is getting a bit tedious...

- Is there any Viagra for these lazy Romans? They seem to be producing very few offspring, which means that even though I have only 2 armies with generals running around, I still am lacking a governor in 4 out of my 10 cities, and I expect this will get worse if/when my empire grows...

- Can I get family members by other means than birth and marriage? I read something online about bribing enemy generals to join your faction or promotions (captains getting promoted to general for some very heroic battle result without one of my own generals present)...

Shabbaman · 22-03-2011, 14:48

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Thanks again!

Next questions:
- How do you set rally points? And can you reset them later on to different locations? This MM with multiple cities producing troops is getting a bit tedious...

Don't remember. Try right-clicking somewhere.

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- Is there any Viagra for these lazy Romans? They seem to be producing very few offspring, which means that even though I have only 2 armies with generals running around, I still am lacking a governor in 4 out of my 10 cities, and I expect this will get worse if/when my empire grows...

Lower taxes, more food, more green temples to whatever goddess lives there. Vespa? No. Eh. Ceres, that's probably it.

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- Can I get family members by other means than birth and marriage? I read something online about bribing enemy generals to join your faction or promotions (captains getting promoted to general for some very heroic battle result without one of my own generals present)...

Bribing works, random events work, sending your troops into battle without a general works.

By the way, besides burning pigs, wardogs are also awesome against barbarians.

ProPain · 23-03-2011, 09:12

Now it's been ages since I played and I didnt even finish the Julii campaign but I do remember that my family members went at it as rabbits. I could easily get each city a governor although some had crappy governor stats. But he, when your a annexed city you shouldn't complain anyway

Darkness · 23-03-2011, 11:44

Does anybody have any suggestions about battlefield tactics agains heavy infantry in the early game (first 40 turns or so)?

In particular agains those Naked Fanatics that the Gauls field quite a lot...

Right now I use Velites (which are crappy, BTW) to thin their numbers some before I pin them in place with my Hastati, and then use horse units (preferably the generals bodyguard) to hit them from the side or the rear. Which works quite well, as they die fairly quickly once the cavalry comes in, but they certainly extract a fairly heavy toll on the Hastati. It would be great to minimize the losses, since Hastati are the backbone of any decent Roman army that I can field...

Shabbaman · 23-03-2011, 11:54

They're naked, so archers should do the trick. They have low discipline, so basically the best goal is to punish them for not keeping the line. In other words: hit their flanks. You could also try wardogs, iirc you can get them early in the game. They are very good against the barbarians. Keep the retainers safe, the dogs are expendable (like ammo).

Darkness · 24-03-2011, 15:27

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Originally Posted by Shabbaman

They're naked, so archers should do the trick. They have low discipline, so basically the best goal is to punish them for not keeping the line. In other words: hit their flanks. You could also try wardogs, iirc you can get them early in the game. They are very good against the barbarians. Keep the retainers safe, the dogs are expendable (like ammo).

Thanks. I outflanked them in a couple of big battles and now they're no longer a problem. It's almost 250 BC, and I've pushed the Gauls back to a mere 2 provinces (the one in Spain, and the coastal one in the north of France). An army is already enroute towards the one in France, but unfortunately the Spanish decided to backstab me and cancel our alliance so I will first have to kill some Spaniards before I can finish the Gauls...

Question: What are good targets for training assassins? Low influence diplomats are probably the best option but there aren't many of those running around in my little part of the map, so any other suggestions would be appreciated.

Shabbaman · 24-03-2011, 16:48

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Thanks. I outflanked them in a couple of big battles and now they're no longer a problem. It's almost 250 BC, and I've pushed the Gauls back to a mere 2 provinces (the one in Spain, and the coastal one in the north of France). An army is already enroute towards the one in France, but unfortunately the Spanish decided to backstab me and cancel our alliance so I will first have to kill some Spaniards before I can finish the Gauls...

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And there's usually coming some trouble from Spain, so you could get those ports as well

Heh...

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Question: What are good targets for training assassins? Low influence diplomats are probably the best option but there aren't many of those running around in my little part of the map, so any other suggestions would be appreciated.

Rebel armies, or any army without a real general.

21-03-2011, 09:04	#11
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22-03-2011, 14:23	#14
Darkness Moderator Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Netherlands. Posts: 4,169	Thanks again! Next questions: - How do you set rally points? And can you reset them later on to different locations? This MM with multiple cities producing troops is getting a bit tedious... - Is there any Viagra for these lazy Romans? They seem to be producing very few offspring, which means that even though I have only 2 armies with generals running around, I still am lacking a governor in 4 out of my 10 cities, and I expect this will get worse if/when my empire grows... - Can I get family members by other means than birth and marriage? I read something online about bribing enemy generals to join your faction or promotions (captains getting promoted to general for some very heroic battle result without one of my own generals present)... __________________ "Death is lighter than a feather, but duty is heavier than a mountain..." - The Eye of the World

23-03-2011, 09:12	#16
ProPain Customized Admin :) Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: sailing the seas of cheese. Posts: 5,852	Now it's been ages since I played and I didnt even finish the Julii campaign but I do remember that my family members went at it as rabbits. I could easily get each city a governor although some had crappy governor stats. But he, when your a annexed city you shouldn't complain anyway __________________ I fed my Dog the American Dream Well, he rolled over and he started to scream He said, I dig the taste of salt but it don't keep me alive yeah, yeah

23-03-2011, 11:44	#17
Darkness Moderator Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Netherlands. Posts: 4,169	Does anybody have any suggestions about battlefield tactics agains heavy infantry in the early game (first 40 turns or so)? In particular agains those Naked Fanatics that the Gauls field quite a lot... Right now I use Velites (which are crappy, BTW) to thin their numbers some before I pin them in place with my Hastati, and then use horse units (preferably the generals bodyguard) to hit them from the side or the rear. Which works quite well, as they die fairly quickly once the cavalry comes in, but they certainly extract a fairly heavy toll on the Hastati. It would be great to minimize the losses, since Hastati are the backbone of any decent Roman army that I can field... __________________ "Death is lighter than a feather, but duty is heavier than a mountain..." - The Eye of the World

21-03-2011, 10:15	#13
Furiey King Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bedfordshire UK. Posts: 1,031	It will also replenish troops to full complement after some are lost in battle. So retrain will bring a unit up to the full strength of a new unit trained in that city.

23-03-2011, 11:54	#18
Shabbaman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Costa La Haya Posts: 8,493	They're naked, so archers should do the trick. They have low discipline, so basically the best goal is to punish them for not keeping the line. In other words: hit their flanks. You could also try wardogs, iirc you can get them early in the game. They are very good against the barbarians. Keep the retainers safe, the dogs are expendable (like ammo). __________________ "Our spam is backed with COMETS!"