Empires questions, helpful answers welcome

[Sage Pirotess]

Hi, I love the game but have a few questions. I did play the game through a few walkthroughs and enjoyed it but havent been able to do some things. Some should be able to be done, others I am not sure if i can or not.

1. How do I use a stratagism? many times I get these from officers and by getting titles but haven't figured out how to use them in battle.

2. Gret, I got a ally. But when you are allies you can't do anything with them it seems. Is their a way to do a joint attack with an ally you have? Otherwise I don't see a point of an ally.

3. Can't i give the numerous weapons I get from quest to my officers as a gift, or so they can use it in combat? Why can't I give a weapon to a hostle ruler to ease tensions. While onthe subject, a son or daughter I had should bind an alliance permatly. ROT3K hs something like this last part. And Lu bu did it to toYuan Shu's son.

4. How can I use an officer, other than my ruler to go in combat as lead? Their are times Iwould like to let him rest and let my other fifty officers have a chance.

5. If I step down and hand over my kingdom how will the game end? Lets say their are only one or two states left. I give my kingdom away. Do I have to retake all the cities? Or is their a peaceful way that new ruler can get last two states and I can win the game?

6. Whats the point of assigning perfects? I don't do this as I nottice they can revolt later and take all your land with them. I am normal in thinking that even though the AI does this, us the players should never assign a perfect? Are their any real benefits to having them?

7. Is their any way to craft weapons like in DWXL8? Like how you did in ambition mode atthe blackmith?

Thanks.

[Mblades]

1. to use strategems. before you get into combat click on strategems equip the ones you want to use in battle.

Once you go into battle (where you control your character and move around) to use it press right trigger on your X360 pad which will bring up your strategems and use the D pad to select which one to highlight and press up on the D pad to activate them.

2. what you can do with your allies also depends on your titles but as far as i know you can do joint attacks but only if they are next to the territory that you wish to invade. although it wont be obvious but they do send reinforcements during offensive/defensive missions.

3. not to sure about this although you can use another officer during a mission and equip weapons gathered to them. not sure how to do this without playing as another officer.

4. to use another officer besides your ruler (assuming you are the ruler) just presst right or left button on your X360 pad to switch to another officer to play. keep in mind your ruler has to participate in all fights you start. so once all slots are filled you can change officers you wish to play just keep in mind that your ruler will always be there in offensive/defensive.

5. Personally i have never step down so not sure hope someone else can enlighten us.

6. perfects are there to make it harder for the enemy to damage the province you assigned them and easier for them to recrruit allies and make people happy in that territory without you doing it manually at times. Also the only reason they rebel/revolt is because the affection level is really low between your ruler and them. so only make people prefects if you have a pretty high affection level and they should never revolt.

7. you dont craft weapons like DW8XLCE but you build weapon forges which unlock the next tier of weapons for your characters although no personal customization like DW8XLCE. they are sort of very pre set weapons. building 6 weapon forges will give you last tier weapons although they may not be as good as the same last tier weapon from a quest. keep in mind every forge you build will get more expensive.

[hickwarrior]

I'll follow up with what I know from Melbournestorm:

2. Not exactly right. Allies will send reinforcements in almost every battle I've noticed, so long as the territory is either next to you or your territory borders that of your allies'. As far as titles go, certain titles get a higher chance at succeeding at diplomacy. However, only your character can up the chance at success during negotiations. Also, the fixed strategies actually add to what you can do during the strategy phase.

3. Actually, the weapons you own can be equipped to a different officer that you are playing as. You can also equip items that you own to that officer. However, you cannot change that officer's stratagems.

4. If you need to heal the officer you play as, just select the option to do so in military, IIRC.

7. This actually depends on the weapon you've got. I've noticed that special weapons have more attributes, but have less attack. I have to look out for it, but that's what I've noticed.

[Sir Lui]

1. If you are playing on keyboard: to activate your chosen strategem selected before the start of the battle -> press 'Y' -> then press '3' to select strategem -> and press '2' to activate the strategem.

Figured this out myself by randomly hitting buttons on the keyboard; couldn't find any answers online telling you what buttons to press to activate strategems.

~Have fun

[TechMajin]

didn't see anyone say for 5 so

5) if you step down as ruler you, your spouse & kid & sworn siblings leave to form a vegabond unit and the person you picked to suceed you get's all your land and such

as far as i know there is no way to keep some land

[Sage Pirotess]

Originally posted by TechMajin:

didn't see anyone say for 5 so

5) if you step down as ruler you, your spouse & kid & sworn siblings leave to form a vegabond unit and the person you picked to suceed you get's all your land and such

as far as i know there is no way to keep some land

Yes, but this will bring uup an interesting topic. Lets say you own all states but one. You step down and give it away. Now will you have to kill all your old officers and retake land. Or after that new leader gets the one state will the game be over and you can win?

All other nswers are great guys. Thanks for the help.