how tf do you play Divide et Impera

[BO BO The Monkey]

i like to play rome, but omg is it hard, you have to fight off two countries at the beginning that constantly attack you at the very start with hardly any money... you barley have enough money for one army... and if you use that one army to attack one of the states your at war with then the other will attack you from behind, you cant even take the settlement cause the garrison in this mod is huge so if forces you to starve them out. ive been trying to beat them for a week and still fail... not to mention the constant rebellions that happen cause your cities keep getting sacked by the same two factions, how in the world do you start as rome?

[Sledge]

What difficulty are you playing on for campaign and battle? I'd strongly recommend normal/normal for your first play through.

Regarding public order and economy. There are some great guides (youtube and the DeI site) which explain how the updated mechanics work. Unlike Vanilla Rome 2 grand campaign, sanitation and banditry are mechanics that will affect your public order.

[Gicobra115]

Originally posted by BO BO The Monkey:

i like to play rome, but omg is it hard, you have to fight off two countries at the beginning that constantly attack you at the very start with hardly any money... you barley have enough money for one army... and if you use that one army to attack one of the states your at war with then the other will attack you from behind, you cant even take the settlement cause the garrison in this mod is huge so if forces you to starve them out. ive been trying to beat them for a week and still fail... not to mention the constant rebellions that happen cause your cities keep getting sacked by the same two factions, how in the world do you start as rome?

I have played DEI quite a bit, and as Pvt. Sledge has said I'd recommend normal/normal to start with, I still play most of my campaigns on normal/normal. In terms of dealing with Epirus and the Etruscans, you take your army in rome and move closer to the Etruscan territory, then you buy some mercenaries and attack their city just north of rome. It wont be an easy fight, but you can win it. Once that city is taken blitz next turn to their other city on Italy. While you are doing this, the second army in the south should be recruiting levies. With this force you can try and hold the south while your northern army takes the Etruscans out. Rome is a really hard start in the game. They don't tell ya that, but it isn't easy. What I have said has been the best success for me. :) Good luck!

[wjpower2003]

On the first turn I tend to sacrifice Cosentia by taking the small force out of Cosentia and marching it up to Beneventum. You will get attacked but if you retreat, you will retreat in the general direction of Beneventum.

I then leave some forces in Beneventum under the command of the General most suited to defence, start recruiting cheap local troops and upgrade the settlement main building slot in order to increase garrison troop numbers.

I tend to prioritise wiping out the Etruscans before turning my attention to Epirus or constructing buildings. I find it best to have a General recruiting troops in Rome and one in Ariminum so that you can approach Arretium from both sides in a pincer maneuver but make sure not to march in winter due to reduced movement.

Also worth noting is to use a General at Ariminum with good movement bonuses as it is a long route from there to Arretium and you don't want to be ambushed en route when the turn ends. If you want to be able to attack Arretium in one turn, you should do it in a non-winter season, have the spy accompanying the General and make sure at the start of the turn that you're positioned as close to Arretium as possible while still being within Ariminum's reinforcement red zone.

On the first turn, it's usually a good idea to recruit an admiral and try to get him through the Straits of Taranto before Epirus can raise a fleet. If you get attacked near the Straits, just retreat and you should retreat out of the Adriatic and into the Mediterrranian. At this point you can send the admiral clockwise around the coast lines thus discovering new faction with whom you can establish trade agreements and also demand an extortion as part of the deal.

[BO BO The Monkey]

Originally posted by 1.ID | Pvt. Sledge Ranger:

What difficulty are you playing on for campaign and battle? I'd strongly recommend normal/normal for your first play through.

Regarding public order and economy. There are some great guides (youtube and the DeI site) which explain how the updated mechanics work. Unlike Vanilla Rome 2 grand campaign, sanitation and banditry are mechanics that will affect your public order.

i play normal but recently been trying easy an still fail lmao