My strategy for all TW games has been the same: Economic development in the home provinces. Establish trade with distant factions (so you can expand without losing trade partners). Economic development + trade = cash, so build up a solid stack or two of units and begin conquering nearby provinces. Economic development in newly conquered territory. A Portuguese Guide made by Kallum. A Russian guide made by Basileios Zacharias. Cavalry Guide. ChivalrousKiller's Papal States Guide. French Guide. Goofy's M2TW Tutorial. Guide to building a stable economy in Medieval 2: Total War. Guide to M2TW Cheats. Holy Roman Empire Guide [TW Guide with only minor battlefield details] Okay fellow MTW:II peeps. I am looking for some tactics and strategies for playing. Tactics and Strategies for: Economy: Early and late game Conquering: Conquering those uber cities Answer (1 of 5): I know this answer is many years late, but it depends on how you want to play. The crusade/jihad function is the most powerful and broken in the game. The problem is that you can have an eternal crusade by never taking the target. Your king will always be able to create new crus What it contains. France,England and Portugal have each 1 Town garisoned whit about 5 units ,the army about 13 units out in region and about 5 ships . France and England Starts in the north and Portugal in south ,all other factions as normal . I hope you will enjoy it . These distinctive looking knights are the Holy Roman Empire's elite warriors. Encased in splendid gothic plate armour, including the distinctive visored sallet helmet, mace, these knights can take Elite warriors clad in steel plate armour, these men pack an effective charge, while being hard to kill. Earl's stables allow for the recruitment of elite cavalry units. King's stables allow for the recruitment of the penultimate cavalry units. Armed with a lance but with less armour these units are mobile and deadly. England. AddThis. Faction Description. England, A.D. 1080 Summer. Having recently wrestled control of England from the Saxons, many would expect the conquering Normans to be somewhat spent and weakened. However, the new rulers of England have swiftly replaced and improved the taxation system so as to replenish their coffers in quick time. I purchased the game Medieval 2 Total War in Mid December 2006. A short time later, I purchased Medieval II: Total War Official Strategy Guide by Brady games. In the past, I have not hesitated to buy the Brady guides, hence, my impulse purchase. When I received the guide, I was impressed with its size and apparent quality. 3. FORGING LASTING ALLIANCES. This is probably the most important topic pertaining to the interaction between diplomacy and war. Choosing your allies or even choosing to have allies are decisions that should be carefully thought out in consideration with the current territorial situation of the game. The Scots to the north are isolated from the rest of Europe, and should be easy to wear down without a strong ally from the mainland. The French royal forces are more than a match for the armies in Normandy, but they also have enough fronts to deal with right now that they are unlikely to be able to drive them from the continent anytime soon. History. There are twenty-two factions in Medieval II: Total War. In the Grand Campaign game seventeen factions are playable. Of these, only England, F