Something I usualy do in a campaign is conquer an island somewhere that produces food. Then I just build everything there I can that will give me food-(smallholding, weatfarm, irrigation, etc.) The only downside to this is the pirate raiders, so I usualy build one other thing except farms on the isl...

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Hoplites (sometimes up to two types used) =H Skirmisher(usualy more than just one type used) =S Cavalry(usualy more than just one type used) =C My usual army formation: C S H H H H S C or C H S H H H S C the hoplites hold the battle line while the skirmishers close in on the sides of the enemy with ...

I enjoy starting off a game defensively and then attacking later. Which faction would be good for this in the Greek Colonization Campaign? I'd prefer playing a Greek faction, but simply just don't know which.

Any suggestions and hints for the campaign?

How do you prevent your city overcrowding? I've upgraded to a large town or city........ but it doesn't seem to go any farther than that. :x Is that because of the population? The city's happiness is getting worse because of it, and I'm really struggling just to keep the poplulation simply "con...

Two questions:
1: does each faction have a different objective, and
2: can you play on after completing your objective and then conquor the rest of Greece?- or does the game just end after you have completed your objective?

...excuse me fo being new. I guess it happens to just about everyone

Cheers guys.

Ok, I havn't got Spartan yet, but I'm defininately going to get it in a few days. When I saw there was a statedgy game on ancient Greece, I nearly dropped dead. I love playing around the Greek area in stratedgy games and I can't wait to get my hands dug into Spartan. So here are my questions: 1 I li...