How to not get raped in Medieval 2!

[Christo]

Indeed.

Also it's quite a crappy move, but you can try saving before every assassination, and re-try until it works out.

However I don't suggest using this a lot, it ruins your game experience.

After killing captains, go for merchants, then for priests or family members.
You can actually defeat factions by killing their royal family, that's what I did against England and the Aragonese once. Haha

Always go for a higher percentage than 50%, then it should work out well.

[Tears of Destiny]

If you do decide to kill off a faction via assassination, try to target the youngest first, as if you keep hitting the oldest then the younger ones go on an adopting spree that never ends.

[Christo]

If you do decide to kill off a faction via assassination, try to target the youngest first, as if you keep hitting the oldest then the younger ones go on an adopting spree that never ends.

Aha!

Now I get it why there were new family members all over the place after an assassination.
Cheers.

[Turboflex]

You get that too. If you are low on family members the game will help you out by increasing the chances for adoption opportunities.

[Tibe]

"Stainless Steel" sux ass. Its awesome etc. But im in a crashloop. I cant finish England off cause every time I take its keep the game automatically crashes on me. Not to mention loads of other crashes I get in custom battles etc. Really isnt worth the trouble. And im playin the 6.3 version. I checked the changelog and I dont think 6.4 would change much........ Also the long turns kinda make me cry cause patience aint one of my virtues saddly. But the mod is quite good.

[Christo]

Interesting.

6.4 never, ever crashed on me like that.

[Zanze]

There is a submod that removes many scripts from 6.4. Has never crashed on me, and gives MUCH faster turn times.


Also, after finishing my Norway Campaign I started Aragon. Almughavars. Mother of God...


Also, to avoid "rape," play your FACTIONS strength, not YOUR strength. Don't play Poland and spam infantry. Capv them fools. Keep your borders garrisoned(by peasants if need be. peasants rock. they are amazing. use more peasants, i assure you. If they are viking peasants...then do as I did and make them about 60% of your army. Watch them kill dismounted mail knights with ease.)

If having trouble with a particular army, choose your battlefield. They have too much cav? Pick a hill, stand in their way and watch the lols. Too much infantry? Open plain for your horses. No horses? Wait for them to besiege you and wreck them with arrows. No arrows? You better have better infantry... or just enough peasants to flank them with your mediocre infantry and cause a mass route.

[Christo]

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Also, to avoid "rape," play your FACTIONS strength, not YOUR strength. Don't play Poland and spam infantry. Capv them fools. Keep your borders garrisoned(by peasants if need be. peasants rock. they are amazing. use more peasants, i assure you. If they are viking peasants...then do as I did and make them about 60% of your army. Watch them kill dismounted mail knights with ease.)

If having trouble with a particular army, choose your battlefield. They have too much cav? Pick a hill, stand in their way and watch the lols. Too much infantry? Open plain for your horses. No horses? Wait for them to besiege you and wreck them with arrows. No arrows? You better have better infantry... or just enough peasants to flank them with your mediocre infantry and cause a mass route.

Or just read/re-read The art of War written by Sun Tzu. 

But yeah the AI is annoying as hell, if you don't guard your outer settlements well it'll attack and even break alliances immediately.

[Tibe]

I happened to notice that a turn is 1 year long. Is there a submod for Stainless Steel that makes it for half a year or 1/4 of a year per turn? Im just curious about that.
EDIT: Nevermind, le Google.

[Tears of Destiny]

I happened to notice that a turn is 1 year long. Is there a submod for Stainless Steel that makes it for half a year or 1/4 of a year per turn? Im just curious about that.
EDIT: Nevermind, le Google.

Yup, Meneth's Sub Mod Compilation helps wonders.

[Mr_Oujamaflip]

Whatever you do, do NOT attack the Mongols with an army with 15 stacks of Longbowmen in. Doesn't work.

[Arn_Magnusson]

I happened to notice that a turn is 1 year long. Is there a submod for Stainless Steel that makes it for half a year or 1/4 of a year per turn? Im just curious about that.
EDIT: Nevermind, le Google.

You can easly change it in scrpits I ussaly play something about 450 turns.

[El_Infante]

Medieval 2 is stupidly easy in very-hard & very-hard mode. Battle AI of total war series is the biggest bad joke I had seen on a game EVER. For example:
How to capture a enemy fief (empire total war)?
- Get a small army raiding a enemy building as near to get the garrison out to attack you. Retreat. AI charge your small army again and can't return into the city because it's too far and movements points are 0.
- Charge the empty city. Win.

It's an example why total war series suck.

[Christo]

Medieval 2 is stupidly easy in very-hard & very-hard mode. Battle AI of total war series is the biggest bad joke I had seen on a game EVER. For example:
How to capture a enemy fief (empire total war)?
- Get a small army raiding a enemy building as near to get the garrison out to attack you. Retreat. AI charge your small army again and can't return into the city because it's too far and movements points are 0.
- Charge the empty city. Win.

It's an example why total war series suck.

Well, you can play by not exploiting the AI too, you know.

It's very hard though because it's begging to be exploited all the time, like in my current Europa Barbaroum campaign.

It's 259 BC and I've already pushed the Romans out of Italy as Karthadast. lol
They're pretty much dead at this point, one settlement left.

[Zanze]

Not sure if I mentioned it...or have and want to reiterate. Use peasants in Stainless Steel. Use. Peasants. Cheap, effective, and their sheer numbers help break an enemies morale.

Tactic: Use them as your front line to charge the enemy. This will, A, tire out the enemy, B, absorb arrows, C, absorb charge. Now, when you couple their huge sizes with your (hopefully) flanking infantry, cavalry charge from behind, and fire arrows you can almost always expect a route.


Also, EB is cake. Srs. No Pope to constantly tell you not to kill things every turn while those things kill you. Also, 100x easier to ambush in EB.