#EMPIRE TOTAL WAR TIPS UPGRADE#

It has the same range as a Line Infantry regiment, so they can be used quite effectively.ġ0. Ottomans and Russians can use the Hand Mortar, which is like a grenade launcher. Grenadiers themselves are good units when it comes to bombardment, but usually they will take heavy casualties and rout before they throw grenades in late game.ĩ. In the Warpath Campaign, some units can fire whilst hidden.Ĩ. That being said, a bug in the game allows them to charge on foot and do equal damage.ħ. Dragoons have a cavalry charge bonus when mounted. That is to say, if you had a Bomb Ketch firing a broadside at a Sixth Rate, it would badly damage it.Ħ. Ships with high firepower for CERTAIN WEAPONS really increases the firepower for ALL WEAPONS. Galleys and Light Galleys are actually very good for sinking ships early on, with 200 Firepower per shot.ĥ. The Knights of Saint John is the only faction that does not have any land-based towns, yet still sustains a powerful army and navyĤ. Skirmishers left in Light Infantry Behaviour mode when firing at will continously fire at the enemy when left idle, even when the enemy is off the map.ģ. Mortars are more accurate with round shotĢ. Your line will start decimating cav charges before they're reached.If anyone asks, M'aiq the Liar did NOT write this, but instead made small edits to where he looked like he wrote this.ġ. 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

Empire total war tips