With Dutchman William III on the British throne, there is ambivalence in the traditional rivalry with the Netherlands! The English Channel keeps the French at bay and, to a lesser extent, the Dutch. Trade taxes pay for the navy the navy allows unhindered trade. Despite – or perhaps because of – this turbulent history, Britain is an engine driving the scientific and cultural advancement of northern Europe: turmoil fuels creativity.Īs an island nation, Britons have always looked to, as Shakespeare puts it:īritain’s strength lies at sea, but in trade and colonisation as much as naval power. Nonetheless, the exiled James Stuart has sympathisers, the Jacobites, throughout Britain. A short, vicious war in Ireland put paid to any chance of a Catholic Stuart restoration. Less than 15 years ago, the hated Catholic James II was forced into exile in the Glorious Revolution and a Protestant monarchy restored. The new nation has been through a century of unparalleled turbulence: an unwelcome joining of Scotland and England religious strife civil wars an executed king military dictatorship a populist monarch restored and the overthrow of a second king. Your line will start decimating cav charges before they're reached.Great Britain is not a natural creation, but the marriage of separate kingdoms and peoples. Seriously though, once you get fire by rank, you've basically won. So normally, I would rush ring bayonets, then canister shot, then work on getting fire by rank. It's a bit of micro (make sure your arty aren't firing at will), but it crushes everything the AI sends at you. If cavalry come to flank you they will quickly eat dirt if you respond appropriately, and you can easily shield them with a single unit of line, then pull the line back once you're ready to fire.
Often you can get get 2 demicannons per army early on and park them just inside your flanks at a slight angle. Unless you're running uphill, they won't get off a second volley and you will crush them in melee.Īlso, canister shot is AMAZING! It decimates cavalry, and will route line so quickly you will be shocked.
Once you get ring bayonets, let your troops fire 1 volley at the enemy line and then just charge them. Rushing bayonets early on also gives you a heavy military advantage. Here's what you need to know about Empire: Get "Fire by Rank" -> win every battle. A lot of money means being able to have a large army, and a large army means conquest! Have fun!ĮDIT: Also monitor the ministers in your government and replace them if they build up bad traits. So the next 10 years in the game I spend upgrading trade and infrastructure and by then I was making 20-30k per turn.Ī healthy economy is the key to winning in Empire and Napoleon. Since I focused all of my efforts and resources on the war with Prussia my empire was quite badly lagging in technology and economy. I took over one Polish province and then they agreed to peace and I destroyed Prussia.
I bought off the Ottomans by giving them a region. For example when I played as Austria I had Prussia, Poland and the Ottoman Empire all declare war on me.
I realise that this might be difficult to do when you get engaged in war.
EMPIRE TOTAL WAR TIPS UPGRADE
Upgrade infrastructure i.e roads, farms and all other buildings.īy that point you should be ready to take on the world. This should not be a problem if you make a healthy profit from trade. This will sprout a growth of population in your city. They really make you a fortune.įor the first 10-20? turns maybe even more, knock down the taxes a bit. Try focusing your early resources on these trade posts. If you have access to the sea send a fleet of ships to trade posts. There are a few 'rules' which you should follow when starting a new game of Empire.Įstablish as many trade agreements as possible even if you know that they won't hold for long
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