Which is the easiest campaign to play?

[Fishing4Trains]

Would it be a Grand Campaign and if so for which faction?
Or perhaps one of the dlc campaigns. I've struggled so far to be successful on the campaign map, even though I'm good at battles. I just wondered which one would give me a fighting chance to complete.
Thanks

[Lord Antharg]

Rome, House of Cornelia is the easiest campaign.

[Welsh Dragon]

Originally posted by hotspur59:

Would it be a Grand Campaign and if so for which faction?
Or perhaps one of the dlc campaigns. I've struggled so far to be successful on the campaign map, even though I'm good at battles. I just wondered which one would give me a fighting chance to complete.
Thanks

I would say that if you're having difficulties with the campaign, try a Grand Campaign as Iceni. You start off in the British Isles with a few single region factions for potential expansion (and a friend in the Dumnonii, who you can trade with,) you don't have to worry about too many potential fronts, and so can concentrate on trying to conquer the British Isles while being relatively safe from attack by the factions on the mainland.

Also bear in mind that Campaign Difficulty and Battle Difficulty can be different. (You set both when you start the campaign, but can then change battle difficulty in options,) so you could try mixing and matching to get the combination that you feel works best for you (e.g. an easier Campaign Difficulty, say Easy or Normal, with a slightly harder Battle Difficulty, say Normal or Hard.)

If you can give more specifics on what aspects of Campaign you're having difficulty with, might be able to help more.

Hope that helps.

All the Best,

Welsh Dragon.

[Fishing4Trains]

Originally posted by Welsh Dragon:

Originally posted by hotspur59:

Would it be a Grand Campaign and if so for which faction?
Or perhaps one of the dlc campaigns. I've struggled so far to be successful on the campaign map, even though I'm good at battles. I just wondered which one would give me a fighting chance to complete.
Thanks

I would say that if you're having difficulties with the campaign, try a Grand Campaign as Iceni. You start off in the British Isles with a few single region factions for potential expansion (and a friend in the Dumnonii, who you can trade with,) you don't have to worry about too many potential fronts, and so can concentrate on trying to conquer the British Isles while being relatively safe from attack by the factions on the mainland.

Also bear in mind that Campaign Difficulty and Battle Difficulty can be different. (You set both when you start the campaign, but can then change battle difficulty in options,) so you could try mixing and matching to get the combination that you feel works best for you (e.g. an easier Campaign Difficulty, say Easy or Normal, with a slightly harder Battle Difficulty, say Normal or Hard.)

If you can give more specifics on what aspects of Campaign you're having difficulty with, might be able to help more.

Hope that helps.

All the Best,

Welsh Dragon.

Hi Welsh Dragon, Well I'm trying the Ceasar in Gaul campaign and am getting my arse well and truly kicked now that I've got well into it. Bloody barbarians all joining up and kicking the ♥♥♥♥ out of me!!
I remember trying a Roman GC quite a while ago when the game first game out but drifted away from it for some reason, perhaps because it got too hard for me. Thanks for the Iceni tip that's sounds fun.

[Welsh Dragon]

Originally posted by hotspur59:

Originally posted by Welsh Dragon:

I would say that if you're having difficulties with the campaign, try a Grand Campaign as Iceni. You start off in the British Isles with a few single region factions for potential expansion (and a friend in the Dumnonii, who you can trade with,) you don't have to worry about too many potential fronts, and so can concentrate on trying to conquer the British Isles while being relatively safe from attack by the factions on the mainland.

Also bear in mind that Campaign Difficulty and Battle Difficulty can be different. (You set both when you start the campaign, but can then change battle difficulty in options,) so you could try mixing and matching to get the combination that you feel works best for you (e.g. an easier Campaign Difficulty, say Easy or Normal, with a slightly harder Battle Difficulty, say Normal or Hard.)

If you can give more specifics on what aspects of Campaign you're having difficulty with, might be able to help more.

Hope that helps.

All the Best,

Welsh Dragon.

Hi Welsh Dragon, Well I'm trying the Ceasar in Gaul campaign and am getting my arse well and truly kicked now that I've got well into it. Bloody barbarians all joining up and kicking the ♥♥♥♥ out of me!!
I remember trying a Roman GC quite a while ago when the game first game out but drifted away from it for some reason, perhaps because it got too hard for me. Thanks for the Iceni tip that's sounds fun.

Rome in Caesar in Gaul is easily one of the hardest Faction/Campaign combinations in Rome 2, so I'm really not that surprised... And that's before you add a mod that makes the AI more aggressive (like a friend of mine did... and still has nightmares about. )

The game has changed a lot since the early days, and is in many people's views a far better game now, so you may have just drifted away due to the issues it was having.

Iceni are a good "starter" faction, so they're who I usually recommend to new or returning players. Rome can be good too, as they basically have few weaknesses, but their central position (and with the newer patches multi-party political system combined with the new political systems in the game,) can make things trickier than they once were back when they basically had supersoldiers. Egypt is another nice one for newer players, though they have it a bit harder these days with the Kush and Nabatea being more of a threat since Patch 19 and Desert Kingdoms.

But anyway, good luck. Have fun. And if you have any other specific questions feel free to post them on here and I'll do my best to help if I can.

All the Best,

Welsh Dragon.

[Fishing4Trains]

Originally posted by Welsh Dragon:

Originally posted by hotspur59:

Hi Welsh Dragon, Well I'm trying the Ceasar in Gaul campaign and am getting my arse well and truly kicked now that I've got well into it. Bloody barbarians all joining up and kicking the ♥♥♥♥ out of me!!
I remember trying a Roman GC quite a while ago when the game first game out but drifted away from it for some reason, perhaps because it got too hard for me. Thanks for the Iceni tip that's sounds fun.

Rome in Caesar in Gaul is easily one of the hardest Faction/Campaign combinations in Rome 2, so I'm really not that surprised... And that's before you add a mod that makes the AI more aggressive (like a friend of mine did... and still has nightmares about. :reterrified:)

The game has changed a lot since the early days, and is in many people's views a far better game now, so you may have just drifted away due to the issues it was having.

Iceni are a good "starter" faction, so they're who I usually recommend to new or returning players. Rome can be good too, as they basically have few weaknesses, but their central position (and with the newer patches multi-party political system combined with the new political systems in the game,) can make things trickier than they once were back when they basically had supersoldiers. Egypt is another nice one for newer players, though they have it a bit harder these days with the Kush and Nabatea being more of a threat since Patch 19 and Desert Kingdoms.

But anyway, good luck. Have fun. And if you have any other specific questions feel free to post them on here and I'll do my best to help if I can.

All the Best,

Welsh Dragon.

Thanks WD you're very kind. Trust me to pick a hard one like Ceasar in Gaul after a long lay off! I'd been inspired by a show on netflix tbh. Okay I'll try Iceni next and let you know if I have any probs. I tend to buy all the CA stuff because it's so good and have managed to finish a campaign in Warhammer, so I know I can do it. Attila I found hard but completed the GB campaign in Empire.

[Teh_Diplomat]

I found the easiest to start out with was Egypt/Ptolemies. They're well insulated - especially if you conquer your way down Ethiopia; you also start with several resources, and stable food reserves.

Not too mention that their army (while slightly less varied than the Seleucids) gives you a demonstration of what troops types are best suited for your needs:

Slingers, Archers, Javelin Cav, Axemen, Pikemen, Thureos Spears, Melee and Lancer Cav, even Elephants and Chariots.

[Fishing4Trains]

Originally posted by Teh_Diplomat:

I found the easiest to start out with was Egypt/Ptolemies. They're well insulated - especially if you conquer your way down Ethiopia; you also start with several resources, and stable food reserves.

Not too mention that their army (while slightly less varied than the Seleucids) gives you a demonstration of what troops types are best suited for your needs:

Slingers, Archers, Javelin Cav, Axemen, Pikemen, Thureos Spears, Melee and Lancer Cav, even Elephants and Chariots.

Interesting, I might run 2 concurrent campaigns for a bit of variety. Should imagine they've got a lot of phalanx troops?

[Stevcorp]

Definitely Rome. Their infantry is beyond compare and will massacre anything they face in melee. The enemy will have one or two elite units who can last a minute or two longer, but that's it.

The Selucids are pretty easy as well. They start off hard, but they can build any unit in the game. Chariots. Elephants. Archers. Pikemen. Swords. You name it, they have it. So whatever enemy you fight, your army can be designed to beat them.

[Teh_Diplomat]

Originally posted by Stevcorp:

Definitely Rome. Their infantry is beyond compare and will massacre anything they face in melee. The enemy will have one or two elite units who can last a minute or two longer, but that's it.

The Selucids are pretty easy as well. They start off hard, but they can build any unit in the game. Chariots. Elephants. Archers. Pikemen. Swords. You name it, they have it. So whatever enemy you fight, your army can be designed to beat them.

I will say Rome is the easiest on the battle map - due to their troop quality; but if take too long on elimanating the Etruscans, they can become the proverbial thorn in your paw.

Also, if you neglect some of the Northern Barbarians & Hellenic factions they can get to a point where you'll be forced to heavily invest in armies that would not be necessary otherwise (had you moved quicker for example)


The Seluecids also fall into this category (superior and varied troops) but managing that many settlements - not too mention their client states; can pose a challenge for a newcomer into the series.


The reason I suggested Egypt is that they're very near the same varied troops as the Seluecids, with a far better (and I may add, simpler) starting position. Food isn't something that you'll ever have to worry about, nor do you have to immediately go to war with a faction.

[Lord Antharg]

Just play house Cornelia and recruit socii hastati and socii equites. It is so easy that you can't loose.

[samael75]

Originally posted by Stannis Baratheon:

Just play house Cornelia and recruit socii hastati and socii equites. It is so easy that you can't loose.

This,rome is EZ mode.Other day ive created 20 unit army,pure legions,no cav no missiles,siege town,AI sally out next turn with garrison+full stack,ive accept battle,press start right away no fancy deployments or formations.And I leave for hour to walk my dog.Came back to "victory" screen.Its just sad.That was on hard difficulty.Damn,now I wanna test it on legendary.

[Tim✘Tim]

Any campaign with a major faction, will in the end become a snowballin easy ride,
And somewhere along the road become doll, unless you mix it up with some RPG off your own imagination :)

But i would agree with WD, Iceni, Rome, theese are pretty safe bets for an easy campaign,
both just needs to conquer their homelands and you can basicly go in any direction you want.
Easy start with rome, kill your italian league neighbours in less than 8 turns,
use your fleet to block their port on their island so they cant recruit from that port/village,
recruit 4-5 infantry units to your northern army and secure the two towns,
now put a full army in magna gracia and take out carthage.
depending on your diff settings this can be done in a small number of turns
( battles are always easy, no matter settings, IMO against AI, unless your vastly outnumbered,
bring your armies together in the southern part of the italian map, 1 Costa et Sardinia province, and 1 in Magna Gracia province, from there you invade northern africa,
Carthage will go for a peace deal now, and leave you to take out Libya, and from there move on to Aegyptus province.
With northern africa and aegyptus claimed,
you can steam roll the barbarians to the north of italy,
and move any way you want. EASY CAMPAIGN,
Keep your diplomatic partys happy, with gifts, promotions and battles with their generals,
you can altso buy Loyalty i think every 10th turn or so, this buys you time to fix any critical problems.


If you want a more "challengin" campaign,
Epirus, Carthage, Partha, Suebi, and Avernii is amongst my favourites,

- RPG playing, i like Rome, Egypt, Seleuacid, Armenia, Partha, and Boii..

Rome 2 is the game that just keeps giving,
if your bored, go nomad, sail off to distant shores and forge an empire of your desire there.

HF GL

[Tim✘Tim]

Originally posted by Teh_Diplomat:

Originally posted by Stevcorp:

Definitely Rome. Their infantry is beyond compare and will massacre anything they face in melee. The enemy will have one or two elite units who can last a minute or two longer, but that's it.

The Selucids are pretty easy as well. They start off hard, but they can build any unit in the game. Chariots. Elephants. Archers. Pikemen. Swords. You name it, they have it. So whatever enemy you fight, your army can be designed to beat them.

I will say Rome is the easiest on the battle map - due to their troop quality; but if take too long on elimanating the Etruscans, they can become the proverbial thorn in your paw.

Also, if you neglect some of the Northern Barbarians & Hellenic factions they can get to a point where you'll be forced to heavily invest in armies that would not be necessary otherwise (had you moved quicker for example)


The Seluecids also fall into this category (superior and varied troops) but managing that many settlements - not too mention their client states; can pose a challenge for a newcomer into the series.


The reason I suggested Egypt is that they're very near the same varied troops as the Seluecids, with a far better (and I may add, simpler) starting position. Food isn't something that you'll ever have to worry about, nor do you have to immediately go to war with a faction.

When i play Seluecids i EAT egypt,
when i play Egypt, i EAT Seluecids.

Both are great factions, both have their problems,
but Seluecids are the best, your satrapies will handle the enemies to the east, while you hack n slash through Egypt and Nabarea or whats their name.
By far my favourite faction in the game, with Parthia right on its tails, due to the awesome micro managin in battles.

... but yeah.. some like the mother, some like the daughter

[Tim✘Tim]

Altso adding a turns per year mod, is awesome, lets you keep your generals for longer,
and the campaign years to run much slower,
only downside is, that if you besiege a village, it will take alot more time before it surrenders,
or subcome to food attrition... but IMO that doesnt make it a bad mod,
i love Vanilla version of the game, by far the fav. of mine, added with just a simple 4 or 12tpy mod, makes a great RPG like game mode :)

hope all my blabberin gave you few hints and thoughts.

[David]

Campaign of Cimmeria