The "I think I might be losing this one, what do I do?" thread

[Cerbykins]

The sad part about my tactics set is, I lose SOOO much to garrisons. I'm glad you have fun with captures, but I've not forgotten the days when Bablyon rebelled TWICE even when surrounded by their captured compatriots in MY colours...

Once I put in a decent garrison, the problem generally doesn't come back
If you get desperate for troops like I do, then you do later on cut that garrison in half, so you have more field troops. Generally, it does the trick...but...I'd still like it refinded further, because - after all - the faster the conquest, the faster you grow, the sooner you can start the next one, etc..

You would -NOT- like the sheer number of knights and swordsmen I typically have just playing garrison. Now you know why I like Knights Templar

[vmxa1]

I tend to not have massive standing armies. It is not like having money in the bank, they earn no interest and in fact cost you gold. So if I build them I like to use them.

[Cerbykins]

Hence the problem. I could raze and re-build - but then that means the other players have a chance to swarm in...or worse, it means I have to have a standing army of settlers!

I guess there's no simple solution

Anyway...
The Korean game is now over, I will post it up for it's original owner to 'replay' at leisure. Not much good to anyone else though, it's a pretty mundane game if you know the conquer routine already

[Theseus]

Originally posted by Cerbykins
I guess there's no simple solution

Starve'em. Set the whole WF to specialists. Garrison. Rush culture. Capture neighboring enemy cities.

Problem solved.

Like vxma1, I really don;t have CF problems anymore.