Rome total war 2 strategy guide
It's got quite good potential, it's mostly coastal with good trade, reasonable population growth, and some mines to be had. Crete (archers) and the Balearic Isles (reasonable slingers and excellent light infantry) are worth considering, depending on how things play out.Ĭarthage is a moderate challenge.
Massilia is the place in Gaul, you recruit much better there than elsewhere (good slingers, reasonable spears/swords/cavalry, naked fanatics).
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Taras or Rhegium are the key in Italy, you get you Samnite heavy infantry (badass swordsmen) plus Classical hoplites and very cheap skirmishers for garrisons Rhegium adds some mediocre cavalry but Taras is better placed. You'll eventually want a MIC somewhere in NW Africa to (re)train armies for rebellions.Īfter that you depend heavily on regionals. Lepki also helps if you choose to hold a defensive position against the Ptolies there. Lilibeo is an important secondary MIC for (re)training low-to-medium factional troops in Sicily. Mastia is your best MIC in Spain, for a Punic and Iberian troop combo. Consider building up Atiqua if you think you might want a lot of heavy troops in a hurry. Kart Hadast is your core MIC for top-line factional troops who can fight Ptolies or post-260 Romans, it builds your best native units and has a blacksmith. Pay tribute to the Lusotanans to keep them from attacking while you conquer the Mediterranean coast and build up sea trade. Massalia is another city conquest to prioritise, as it will further fence the Romans in, is easy to defend, and allows you to recruit Gaesatae.Ħ. If you can hold them off with pikemen, you can develop your economy in Sicily without having to build walls and barracks everywhere.ĥ. If you can take Rhegion early, the Roman will concentrate on taking that city before Sicily. You may even wish to not bother with those settlements beyond the Pillars of Hercules.Ĥ. They take time and money to conquer and garrison, with very limited financial return. Don't waste time on those settlements half-way into the Sahara. Use the recruitment viewer to decide where you want to build regional barracks (this goes for any faction, of course).ģ. You can save a lot of money by not building the highest level barracks everywhere you go.Ģ.
Decide early on if you want to get reformed units ASAP, or if you can wait until they become unconditional. Here are some suggestions/observations from my current campaign.