SFO Tomb Kings, and Growth

[Formous]

So this mainly relates to playing SFO. While I have a number of mods, my campaign is largely the exact same as SFO makes it.

Some time ago with the latest major release, growth for major capitals was slowed down quite dramatically. While I am compensating by putting growth buildings in every single town, I still can't get a tier 5 city for a really, really long time. I was hoping someone might know a faster way to get these important unlocks, as I am often stuck with skeleton hordes for 30-40 something turns, save for a few chariots and ushabti after a long while. I upgrade my side towns now before my main every time, which always felt strange to me, often giving me a capital that tends to be a lot weaker then my side settlements. I take any chance I can to add more growth but it's pretty slow going. I also and very careful to not let a town get sacked so I don't usually have them set back, but that doesn't change the slow pace of upgrades.

Any suggestions to make it all faster? Pubic order is high, income is good, upgraded growth buildings..

[Threetails]

Necrotects are really your only way, IMO. You get ones that boost Scorpion/Ushabti/Stalker caps and then lean hard on those units.

Im not sure if they changed it or not in SFO, but when leveled necrotects add even more units. So even if you have only like 1-2 military buildings, you can still get like 10 or so constructs due to necrotects.

I pretty much never reach t5 in tk campaigns.

[Formous]

So I should buy necrotect enhancements frequently then. Well, it's worth a decent shot.

[Threetails]

Originally posted by Formous:

So I should buy necrotect enhancements frequently then. Well, it's worth a decent shot.

Yeah, there are specific traits like Sphinx Carver, Serpent Carver, Scorpion Carver, etc, go for those.

[tomasstigjensen]

This is not really i reliable solution in my opinon.
Depending on what LL you are playing you only have access to 5-7 of them in total.
Early game you have Skeleton spearman, skeleton Archers, and MOST importently Casket of Souls, midgame you also get Tombguard and other thier 3 units ect.
In my opinon the way to go is actually going for Wise trait heroes, makes you able to recruit max lvl units very fast.. a full army of skeleton spearman and Archers of max lvl aint that is free and easy replaceable aint nothing you use them right..