Total War Saga: Troy Beginner's Guide: Campaign Basic Mechanics, Tips & Tricks

[@italianspartacus]

2021 UPDATE: This is still relevant for Mythos :) There's not much that has changed outside of these core mechanics, there's just more mechanics layered in which I'll be releasing a guide on! Thank you all so much for watching! I'm releasing guides on both the Danaans (Greeks) and Trojans to help you in deciding WHICH campaign you should start! Danaans Guide: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYqanq1rlNlqoJI Trojans Guide: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3zZlmqnmsiGipo

[@solemnsilence3650]

My problem is that I can only afford 2 full stacks and I’m at turn 96

[@bonallucas2061]

Do you plan to make Any guide for multiplayer battle with roster for each faction ?

[@rw6248]

We

[@matthewy2j]

Wasn't too interested in it at first, but hey free is free.

[@merrylildeath3113]

It’s a pretty decent game. Easy to sink time into and has a high skill ceiling. Plus it’s free for a day so it’s def good to download and try out

[@Matt-br4td]

Honestly after a few hours it's pretty good. Would I pay $45 for it, probably not. It is very polished though.

[@v0dka885]

@@Matt-br4td way more polished than Rome 2

[@Dan-sw8tg]

​​@@Matt-br4tdt's on sale now on steam with ALL dlcs I'm literally getting it for 45$ now 😂 but Im also a sucker for the Mediterranean

[@masonc9211]

First time playing Total War! This is much needed for me to enjoy the game! Learning is always hard but it’s only a problem once!

[@italianspartacus]

awesome to hear man, let me know if you need any help!

[@Patrick462]

I've played a fair amount of Total Wars (mostly Rome, but some Rome 2, Medieval 2, Shogun 2). Troy has been the most difficult.

[@regalgiant1597]

Also to note for people, the Spartans in Troy are not the ones that people are somehwat familiar with, they migrated later and setup that specific lifestyle and enslaved the locals, these are the forbearers.

[@shatteredknight1129]

Thanks for this info. I knew them mostly based on history with Athens.

[@noodlecoffee193]

A group of people coming from north of Greece migrated down and brought about the end of Mycenaean rule of Greece (we think), and the Spartans that most people know settled in Lakonia as part of the migration. The ones here are more of the Lakonian inhabitants at the time.

[@rvanzo925]

The slaves then?

[@area609joe2]

The Greeks in this game are hundreds of years before Classical Age

[@area609joe2]

R Vanzo The Spartans enslaved the original Local Population of Laconia, the helots.

[@boyanpenev9822]

Thanks for this, I am hoping to try this game soon. However, I noticed something that was either changed or might be wrong regarding the stances. In earlier Total War games "Winded" is less severe than "Tired," so fighting in raiding stance is less punishing than fighting in marching stance. Off the top of my head, the fatigue states go fresh -> active -> winded -> tired -> very tired -> exhausted.

[@italianspartacus]

OHHH you're totally right!! My bad on that man! Winded is before Tired, 100%

[@dimosthenissdrolias2716]

Haven't played since Rome Total War. Very helpful video mate. Thanks

[@frankdatank2304]

This is my first i recently built a pc and I seen it was free so I figured I'd give it a go.

[@nicholasbarclay9664]

Awesome guide, really appreciate how you broke it down and didn’t mix up different topics! Really helpful thankyou :))

[@italianspartacus]

Absolutely! Thank you so much for watching!

[@edeneini839]

I was playing as Odysseus, and the epic missions really send you across the map to god knows where, I think I got lost there awhile. It was going good but then Hector ambushed me with 4 armies in the middle of the sea :/.

[@merrylildeath3113]

Odysseus is by far the hardest campaign in the game. I recommend if you’re new to try out menaleus or Achilles since they are both strong and can steamroll quickly

[@edeneini839]

@@merrylildeath3113 Yeah I picked him first because he was my fav Hero but DAMN it can be a difficult first campaign. Expanding isn't too hard if you land at Epirus and continue up the coastline north, but his playstyle is pretty micro intensive. You have a weaker frontline and gotta use skirmish units frequently. One thing I found out about all Achean campaigns, once either Paris or Hector confederate Troy and eachother they gain the CRAZY stack usually guarding Troy. It's composed of max rank final tier units that will ruin your day if you're not ready.

[@merrylildeath3113]

eden eini yeah his playstyle is also the hardest too. You are completely different from all the other campaigns because you are a ambusher. Inorder for you to do good or great you have to ambush and be a good tactician, which is hard to get used to at first, but he’s also pretty strong since he starts out with a spy, and once you start upgrading the spy’s damage capability’s you can reduce a garrisons strength to half in a turn which is nutty as hell

[@edeneini839]

@@merrylildeath3113 True, one thing that helped me immensely was when I got his skill that let's him ambush while moving (like the default Skaven campaign stance). Spies are just broken, they also have a broken skill that automatically wounds the enemy commander if you poison their army.

[@merrylildeath3113]

eden eini and they can assassinate them + enemy agents

[@peanutwars]

your the man thanks for the videos I love your content you got a nice voice and really good tips and advice big fan man!

[@italianspartacus]

Absolutely! Thank you for watching!

[@davecamoro2879]

First time playing Total war. Very nice content bro deserved my like and subscribe👏🏼👌🏼

[@ripthebrit]

Excellent production. Definitely worth a sub for the effort and quality. Thanks.

[@tharun001]

Thanks a lot for this video mate. Very informative, I'm getting into total war and this was a good, detailed, to-the-point video which is definitely helpful.

[@italianspartacus]

Awesome man :) glad I could help. I have a guide for Total War Warhammer and for Three Kingdoms if you dabble in those games as well

[@ARI-ARI678]

I'm watching this while it's dowloading

[@MrGustavoavillelaz]

Literally!

[@daniely7001]

lol same

[@victorbuster1]

25%

[@rezzbanz7230]

Same

[@victorbuster1]

66% damn it's slow

[@95italogin]

Amazing video, tons of info well transmited, well done mate! They should hire you for their tutorial videos.

[@milkmandan6212]

I just found out about this game a couple days ago. Never played a Total War game before, but I was drawn to Greek Mythology. lol. Anyway, I've seen a lot of game guides and this one is amazing!. You broke everything down so simply and I can't remember the last time I was watching a guide video and thought, "Oh it's already over?" haha. Thanks so much!

[@mattmattmatt131313]

Game: Choose this mode if you are a veteran of the Total War series. Me: Sure I am. I played the first Medieval, really got into it with the original Rome, Medieval 2, Empire and then Shogun 2. Downloads game... Me: Holy shit, this is confusing! What the hell is this, this isn't Total War!

[@erickofthewoods7350]

Ive been playing since rome and even played into 3k and wh. This stuff is still kinda confusing

[@TobiFink]

Wow thank you for this comment! I played Shogun a bit and got along with it. But this is (right now) just too much for me.. o_0

[@mattmattmatt131313]

@@TobiFink I think it's mostly cause of the UI. It's constantly throwing pop ups/info expansions at you, the HUD displays lots of information, but it is not immediately/INTUITIVELY understandable what it all means. I mean it's all there and there are explanations for every single thing and what it does, but you have to read up on every single thing and and what it does and where in the HUD you find it. I'm sure it's fine once you get used to it all, but it's not simple start playing, learn the advanced gameplay stuff later, like the older titles were. The other thing complicating stuff is the addition of all the "RPG like" elements to the gameplay. It's all the "Unlock the X ability for a +2 buff in melee -3x for stamina for a 3sec duration, but only if the general is in his home province location and it's not winter" crap. I liked it more when my general just gave a kick ass speech before each battle ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@caelandenning2648]

Thats how I feel about the warhammer games but playing this one actually helped me understand both Specifically playing as Paris forced me to slow down and take time to work through it

[@elizabetajurkic1178]

This is very helpful. You should look into narrating games, your voice is soothing and your explanations motivate me to start playing. Kudos to you man!

[@italianspartacus]

Ohh in what way? I do do quite a few let's plays and dabble with streams n what have you

[@Στέφανος-ω6γ]

That was a really good guide!

[@NerfHerdsman]

They need to make an in-game "you played and are a master of Rome: Total War but have no freaking clue what has happened for the past 15 years" tutorial. I've briefly tried to pick up Shogun 2, Rome 2 and now this but shit's too complicated and I end up starting another Scipii campaign for the 100th time. I crave battle and campaign mechanics as simple as those beautiful first few games.

[@roberttauzer7042]

Shogun 2 is a pretty amazing game. Old Rome was 2x improved by fantastic Rome total realism.

[@mr.kracky5167]

Your first half of the comment is exactly how I felt🤣

[@lakizmaj5679]

Same lmao :D I just install them and go back to Rome

[@Kronos247]

Bro i got almost 200 hours on Rome remastered and i tried the others like rome 2 and warhammer. Troys actully pretty good considering that the others are really complicated especially food and provinces

[@mirezelderon4992]

This was helpful on the newer mechanics and terminology the game uses, thank you. My friend and I were trying to figure out what influence was for

[@italianspartacus]

Awesome man, glad I could help :)

[@Xerroh]

Can't believe you're only at 86k subs. This is a great and very detailed video. Nice job and thank you!

[@Bloody_yank516]

Im still watching but wanted to remember to show love..thanks for this.. this is an outstanding tut

[@italianspartacus]

Thanks brother :))

[@Xyoni_htklv]

It's free on the Epic Store for 24 hours.

[@_TheCakeIsALie_]

well, that is some real detailed and well explained guide! i knew most from many other TW titles bot it got me some info about troy in special too. Thx mate and i gladly give you my subscription :D

[@roka_shpell]

Thank you for in depth guide. Very pleasing to watch and learn. Keep it up 💪

[@Amenahek]

First campaign is an obvious choice: Brian Cox.

[@italianspartacus]

Hahahahaha

[@valorousjoe22]

Nah I'm going Eric Bana

[@MarkSmith-qw4jo]

Ive been playing TW since TW Rome 1 and i still found this video super informative and helpful so thank you for that italianspartacus you just gained a subscriber. This game has plenty of potential but i cant help feel like it could have been so much more!! I cant wait to see what the updates bring and what the modding community do with it! I wish creative assembly had held it back a little longer to get floors within the battles fixed first. Does anybody else think its missing naval battles to? Really bad imo!!

[@coreyd4482]

FYI you misspoke at 11:45 because Winded is not worse than Tired. Armies that are attacked in March stance will have Tired troops, which greatly reduced their stats in combat, but armies attacked in raiding stance will be Winded, which stilled reduces their combat stats, but not by as much as Tired.

[@italianspartacus]

Definitely did!! I apologize for that greatly!

[@michibichi2212]

with the upcoming mythos dlc im ready to start getting into this game. and your channel is my nr 1 source for tutorials! looking forward to it and thx for doing these!

[@BoomSwishGaming]

I’m glad I got this game when it was free. It sounds awesome if you have the patience to learn all the aspects of the game. I don’t know if I have that patience

[@italianspartacus]

Anything I can help with brother?

[@Dquanja]

@@italianspartacus mans in the comments helping ppl

[@jacksonholmes9955]

This is overwhelming. Also im new to Total War.

[@LateRoundLegends]

You've just stumbled upon one of the greatest game franchises of all time

[@jacksonholmes9955]

@@LateRoundLegends I have 10 hours in the Achilles campaign, normal difficulty, and I'm getting my butt handed to me by the computer.

[@LateRoundLegends]

@@jacksonholmes9955 haha I started with Achilles on Veteran and it's been a challenge for sure. The key is to grab a couple settlements early while defending your original settlements. From there you can build out much easier. Take advantage of how strong Achilles is in battle in the early game

[@jacksonholmes9955]

@@LateRoundLegendsI'm confused how to win the game. Am I supposed to conquer the map? Whenever I make soldiers to invade a city, I use up all of my food. I think I should have started the game by expanding my empire so that I have enough resources for a large army, because all of my enemies are too strong for me.

[@LateRoundLegends]

@@jacksonholmes9955 did you watch this tutorial video? He explains the victory conditions. But for a Total War victory which is the classic type of victory you will expand (under control, not spreading yourself so thin you can't defend your land) and create an empire. There's different victory objectives each faction will have to meet that you can find in game or in this video

[@josegalindo6071]

Nice man I liked the way you explained

[@Babushka_82]

That's Awesome how you explain everything for new players even am not, but still its fun to watch :)

[@Bigus-Brainus]

The only total war game i have played before this was shogun 2, so this was very helpful as the campaign map was very overwhelming at first glance.

[@italianspartacus]

glad to hear it brother! :)

[@mgentleman1]

Great video and well thought out and explained. I always get kinda confused with TW games, especially at the start, this will help a lot, thanks, subbed.

[@Moochers_]

This is an awesome tutorial, dude. Thank you! You got yourself a sub.

[@italianspartacus]

Welcome to the family :)

[@coleleong8091]

First crack at a total war game, EXTREMELY LOST! Came to this video and didn't skip a bit

[@videogamer3999]

@ 1:04:25 Nice feature to see exactly what influences opinion in diplomacy.

[@tijminator-privateyt4457]

Aprecciate all time and effort you took to make this vid, it really helps🙏🏻❤️

[@RollingExistence]

Thanks, very helpful.

[@barrysworld640]

Just wanted to add my thanks and appreciation for all your time and effort with respect to your very well made and informative Troy videos! I was fortunate enough to get a free copy of Total War:Troy from the Epic Games promotion last year, tried to play a campaign and was overwhelmed, so it has been collecting dust on my HD until recently. With all the hype around the soon to be released Mythos DLC, I decided to revisit Troy and again felt lost until I came across your "Troy Beginners Guides". They are awesome and really opened my eyes to all the very cool features found in this game and how to choose and play a campaign. So many thanks again! BTW: Did you create any "which campaign to play" video for the Amazon faction?

[@italianspartacus]

Barry!!! thank you so much for your kind words brother :) Glad I could help. Funny you ask - I'll be doing "Which Campaign to Play: Amazons" AND "Ajax & Diomedes: Is it Right For You?" Videos a lkittle later this month. The DLC launches September 2nd, so I'll probably have them out on the weekend prior so people can decide come launch time :)

[@barrysworld640]

@@italianspartacus Wow! Awesome to hear back from you so quickly! Great to hear that you will be creating more Troy videos as noted above. Looking forward to them! Keep up the great work, sir! :) Now off to play my first Troy campaign using all your great tips and advice.

[@juselara02]

First couple of Hours of play: I remembered how intrincate was the settlement management before the WH tone down. I am scratching my head in that department atm.

[@italianspartacus]

Anything I can do to help!?

[@juselara02]

@@italianspartacus you re son kind! No worries, the initial head scratchig is part of the fun!. Maybe a resources guide down the line? :)

[@Opsinpelaaja]

@@italianspartacus a guide for agents would help a lot

[@matthewtobin01]

As a lover of "Total War: Attila," I had a heck of a time trying to figure out how to set War Coordination with my Vassals and Military Allies. There wasn't much help about that in the game. That might be something to do a video about in future.

[@italianspartacus]

I actually cover this in my Trojan Guide as I realized I didn't cover it in this. Let me grab the video with the time stamp: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3zZlmqnmsiGipo

[@thec-yb6ug]

I never liked the ally mechaninc in total war troy it doesent happen in the same turn while u can jusr train up a army in 3 turns or so and disband after

[@alphaone321]

Im so overwhelmed, i have started over twice now, and im still so confused i dont even know how to get siege equipment in the sieges lol, I’ll get used to everything with time but damn its hard

[@italianspartacus]

oh no! so you only need sieges when you're fighting against locations with a wall. when you go to attack, there should be a menu, in the center, that allows you to build the siege equipment. it'll tell you how many turns it will take, as denoted by a little number next to the siege equipment as you "queue" it. does that help??

[@StarWolfer]

​@@italianspartacus Are you also going to make a tutorial video how you would play the game from the start ? so for example the first half hour of a campaign with Achilles ?

[@alphaone321]

ItalianSpartacus yes I figured it out, thanks man!

[@johnmcmanus2447]

Isn't "tired" worse than "winded?" I always thought it went fresh,active, winded,tired,very tired,exhausted

[@italianspartacus]

Yes!! I definitely messed that up, I'm so sorry!

[@johnmcmanus2447]

@@italianspartacus lol no worries man. Good video!

[@PubOfChub]

This is my first total war and even though I don’t think it will be the best to start with but maybe it will be better than I think

[@carlroy]

It is a good game, it just not Warhammer. It's way battle than the last saga title, let me tell ya!

[@Nexus_Hives]

If you start with the best everything after that would be a let down and less fun.

[@fabricatorgeneralcaz534]

Honestly, I think this will be a great one to start with. The premise is simple, the factions straightforward; I started with the Warhammer games and they can be extremely confusing due to all of the complexities of the differing factions. Sparta vs. Troy is easy to get your head around and should let you focus more on learning the systems and enjoying the strategy/combat. Plus, if all else fails, we have ItalianSpartacus to light the way 😉

[@yourdadsotherfamily3530]

I have over 500 to 700 hours in Rome two total war and it is honestly one of the best bang for buck games and is very very good I would say the best title that CA has come out with maybe not an by release but after its tweaks since now it definitely is the best. Wish you the best of luck and definitely recommend room two

[@PubOfChub]

So yea I’m a big fan of civ 5 and thought this would fit so far confused because I haven’t finished the video for guide and haven’t spent too muc tkme

[@strategos5962]

How do I get rid of envoys and spies in my cities/armies? I keep catching them but they sit in my city. How do I remove them?

[@sunfire1484]

Exellent video as always! I lurked around your vids for a while now and I really like the clear presentation and info you give on Total War. Subscribed! As for Troy, I can't decide on my first faction yet. I will go Greek (I always favored the Greek in the Trojan War), but can't decide on the hero yet. Maybe I should just wait for the Amazons and go with Hippolyta :P

[@italianspartacus]

I have some is it right for you videos coming out just to help with that :))

[@sunfire1484]

@@italianspartacus Very cool, looking forward to it!

[@turinRTS]

Where is Brad

[@italianspartacus]

HE DESERVES TO BE HERE!

[@dattilo1]

Pretty sure he'll be modded in at some point

[@ricover6392]

I just downloaded this game. I have never played any Total war game. and I know I'm gonna suck before I get better but this video helped me a lot in understanding wtf is going on. hehe

[@9190onin]

Thanks for this. Just started playing and feel so lost. Lol

[@znik3-624]

2 years later and im using it still Noice work

[@darthvegan]

Good information, thanks for putting this together

[@teejay3872]

Thank you, I appreciate all the help!

[@noor1380]

Thanks for the crash course man!

[@italianspartacus]

definitely my dude!

[@RyanTheHero3]

NTW was my first total war game. Still love it

[@flipzmadmax5494]

I was bold and I skipped it tutorial thinking I could do it man I was lost immediately I should have watched the tutorial but this is good this is probably better than the tutorial cuz you go over a lot of things that probably isn't even on there so I like this video I appreciate it the game recently just came out on steam and it's really fun and my first hero choice was Achilles

[@TheOneWhoPops]

Shogun Total War: was my first cherry.

[@fourlamb1]

Me too mate! I'm nearly 29 now and remember playing the original when I was young. I've played every total war except thrones and the mobile game one. My favourite series.

[@TheOneWhoPops]

@@fourlamb1 ill be 35 next month. I have shogun and shogun 2 in my steam and i still give them equal game time. Atleast 2 to 4 hours a week. I know Shogun 2 has atleast 4 thousand hours.

[@kagantek6637]

Nice ! Mine was Medieval II haha

[@sedghammer]

There can be only one cherry.

[@ScottiMac0007]

Same here

[@bobjob113]

OUTSTANDING VIDEO!!!

[@khal7702]

I don't have a great PC but I never played Warhammer or Three Kingdoms...Troy is a nice free addition to my total war collection.

[@VzlaLeo]

Thank you for the guide! As soon as i have time i will play, just got it on Epic

[@samirbadix3470]

Thanks for the informative vid 👍

[@italianspartacus]

Any time! :D

[@petergrave5175]

Just played a couple hours of it, first time playing a total war game, I regret I didn't get in the series earlier now :/ Well anyways, better late than never!

[@SentientPalm]

You got in late but now all the previous games are pretty regularly on sale and your first try was free lol id say its a decent way to start since it just means you have a bunch to look forward to.

[@schlime1386]

GET MEDIEVAL 2

[@magusi9029]

Warhammer! I love history and TW has that in spades. So you can’t go wrong grabbing Rome/Medieval/Shogun etc. However, the Warhammer series works so well with the TW system that I personally recommend to everyone. Enough so, that I’m disappointed in Troy for not doing full mythology... as that is truly a part of history more so then “in truth of the developers eyes”.

[@SentientPalm]

@@magusi9029 yea i feel like they could add a toggle or free dlc that replaces the models with mythical ones

[@petergrave5175]

Thanks for the suggestions guys!

[@DarthBaylen]

rly nice clip m8,keep it up

[@CausticCreations]

brilliant video doode

[@AEGISDEFENSE]

Wanted to get back into Total War, as I haven’t played since Medieval II. Was eyeballing Rome II or Shogun 2 since I want a historical...but hey free Troy AND it seems pretty damn good too. I win!

[@italianspartacus]

It's a pretty solid choice man.. But shogun 2 is amazing! :)

[@ronnie8471]

Brother Italian Spartacus , I have bought the game just yesterday from Epic , and Wanted to get into detail in this Game , Because I am totally new to Total War . I need to learn the mechanics and basics on the game . It would be really helpful for all your viewers brother if you decide to stream a Troy campaign , I know you are super hooked up in CK3 , But if you can be so kind to please just stream once of any campaign in Troy , it would be really helpful . Thanks for the video brother .

[@azores81]

Great job!! Thanks!

[@anishtiwari2265]

you said it maybe your first jump into total war I am in thinking about I never listened about this I am playing this game because of troy movie 2003 especially Brad Pitt

[@randymartin9040]

Wonderful guide, thank you! Hopefully you did a combat one too

[@italianspartacus]

Yup! It's somewhere up there :)

[@hunterlion11]

Spartacus: “Most new people will probably play Achilles because Achilles”. Me picking Sarpedon because he has a cool hat 😐 Edit: Didn’t even realize he had a Sarpedon series

[@Hans.Dewitt]

His starting location is alright

[@unknown_er5994]

@@Hans.Dewitt He has the best starting location imo, he has easy access, to giants in the south, Harpies in the east and cyclops in the west

[@tkowens17]

Just A quick question. How do you turn on/off the over lay that shows your hero/general portrait and city information ribbon on the campaign map. I have cats that like to run across the keyboard?

[@italianspartacus]

Zoom out and you should see it on the right :) little check boxes

[@_TheCakeIsALie_]

One thing i dont understand yet, the recousce walth filter doesnt change, regardless wich recource i select, no colored show of where is what or how much. Is it shown somehow i overlooked? Didnt see it in your video either... :')

[@petermarvin4858]

Enjoyed your intro to TotalWar Troy. Question: What do the faint icons on the zoomed-out map signify? I'm referring to the "pot with fumes", the "winged horse", the "fort gate edifice", and several others. I just captured Cyparissos, north of Mycenae, and still see (zoomed out) the same icons, but no clue after zooming in as to what they represent.

[@italianspartacus]

so the Fort Gate edifice is a provincial Capital while the other little "hovel" looking buildings are settlements :) The pot with fumes and winged horse I'm actually not sure. I think that the Pot with Fumes is part of the STygian Voices mechanic for Aenas, and the Winged Horse might also be linked to another mechanic I'm afraid

[@derrickreneallera1353]

How do I issue a provincial commandment? I have it as a quest but all I know is how to make a decree

[@italianspartacus]

Jump to 48:00 that little button allows you to issue a decree. You can only issue a decree in a province where you own all of the regions :D

[@IvanVanncheskov]

So, I have a question that doesn't look like it was answered here. For context, I am a Total War newbie as you suggested at the start, but a strategy game veteren. Civ, stellaris, etc. I'm doing really well in combat and resource management, there's just one huge problem. I gain allies, through gifts and trading and treaties. And then those allies decide to declare war on half the planet. Its insane how fast I go from having seven reliable allies fighting two factions to having five reliable allies and fighting fourteen factions. It doesn't matter how well prepared I am against armies of that size. Is there a mechanic that I can use to reduce the likelihood of WWI esque style domino wars? I can explain a bit more... it usually starts with Ionia. I eliminate the Corinthians early (I'm playing Agamemnon of course) and ally with Argos and the Arcadians to my west, so they don't tend to like me very much. The problem usually arises with Ionia (the city, not the region) aggressively expanding south. I need to deal with them to protect my allies, but in doing so I also end up fighting an unavoidable war with Athens at the same time. This is incredibly challenging but doable. But... it doesn't stop there. I very quickly, within five to ten turns, end up at war with the entirety of Ionia. Sparta, being the band of murder hobos that they are, usually don't help me with the war but instead head south and east to start wars with the Dorians and north to fight other Acheans. Very, VERY quickly I find myself at war with half the map before Troy and his band of roaming assholes even get involved. My allies seem to only be good at dragging me into wars they don't have any intention of actually helping me fight. I'm on the easy campaign with both subsettings set to easy as well... Am I doing something wrong or not doing something I should be? How do I avoid getting dragged into an actual world war just by trying to defend my allies northern border? I tried asking for assistance on the total war subreddit but... yeah... lets just say that's an interesting group of people and leave it at that.

[@WernerSchweidler]

Can you make an advice video on army composition? I always autocomplete my battles and im curious in such a case whether it matters and if i can make an specific hero support focused and another one front line or whether both should be equally balanced.

[@steveku4950]

About the diplomatic negotiation Why would make the number +5 if i can get some resources from them and make it 0? I just wonder what that +5 does..

[@randy46]

Not sure if this has been asked, but i didn't see this in the province management, how to set Commandment of a province? Guess this similar to the Royal Decree, but there's no tab to select, or at least i'm not familiar where to find it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[@italianspartacus]

It's the last thing I cover in the province Section :) so look at the menu the administration box that pops up, in the lower left, when you select a settlement you own. From there, look at the lower right corner of that box you'll see a little. Bronze symbol, hover over THAT and you'll see your commandments!

[@uberco0l257]

I'm encountering a thing in the campaign where I'll conquer a settlement and it wont have any building slots even if I upgrade it. It has the pottery imagery in the background of the settlement where the building slots would be. Does anyone know if this is a glitch or is there something I am missing?

[@italianspartacus]

Hmm.. And you've chosen occupy??

[@uberco0l257]

@@italianspartacus yessir Its a shame too because I actually loved the game until I encountered that issue and it totally threw me off

[@italianspartacus]

That's very very odd.. What faction are you playing as? Which city is it? Let me see if I can get to the bottom of this!

[@uberco0l257]

@@italianspartacus I actually deleted the game and campaign and reinstalled it in the hopes of fixing it but I remember it was my odysseus campaign and two of the three settlements were Altis and Calydon

[@uberco0l257]

@JJ McD Wow I feel like an idiot now good to know it wasnt a bug though thanks bud

[@virtuian1]

Nice- getting fancy!

[@tenzinchogyel3264]

this guy is a king

[@_TheCakeIsALie_]

Ah btw, to Shogun2 a Question: I bought shogun2 and fall of the samurai. in my library, ist just shown as "shogun2". In the store, S2 and FotS is both "in your library". However, when i start the game, in the main menu i can only select to play fall of the samuray. "Rise otS" and "Shogun2 campaign" are both grey... Do you or anyone else knows what to do? :(

[@shatteredknight1129]

OK, now that I have the game, and went through some of the tutorial, there's really a lack of info on just explaining a broader concept of the game. This tutorial is helpful with gameplay mechanics. Like I can click on the timestamp and go to the reference of that mechanic. But there's nothing explaining actually what the hell is going on. And what users are supposed to be trying to accomplish turn after turn. Agamemnon campaign is best because it has a tutorial button that can be activated. Going along with the tutorial, I'm able to learn and practice a few important gameplay concepts. But still overwhelmed, and have no sense of direction of what most of it is. Especially, what I actually want overall, and how to go about it from a broader perspective. As in not explaining each gameplay detail. But just a general understanding that keeps users wanting to do more. Rather than leaving them not knowing what to do.

[@merrylildeath3113]

Best way to learn is to just play a few campaigns by yourself. A few things you will need those are these: Early game try to expand and take out weak factions first. If you run into a faction with. A military alliance do not attack it unless you also have military allies since 9/10 you will lose the battle and likely lose the game. Tip #2: there are different stances next to your hero. You can use those stances to ambush, raid, march(speed) and 1-2 others. The stances are very good and I highly recommend that you use them. Tip #3: do not be afraid to go in the red for a little while. Most of the time it can be earned back by sacking, trade deals, and upgrading buildings. for any battle tips/ more in depth tip search up a diff guide. These are just for general good play and having more of a chance to win.

[@shatteredknight1129]

@@merrylildeath3113 OK thanks.

[@madestro]

In the "broad" sense of what you want to accomplish by the "end" of the game, you should look at the objectives button on the upper part of the radar map down the right. Look at Homeric Victory as that is "easier" to achieve. That will tell you what you want to work towards to, it will tell you which settlements you need to own and which factions you need to eliminate or other things you need to do specific to each faction. Now, how you go about doing that or how long does it take; it's completely up to you. Also for the most part, you can follow the "missions" the game gives you and the advisor will guide you towards a specific region or way of playing. Of course do look at this guide and the ones on the factions to learn how they play and which one you may like more

[@ScottiMac0007]

Feel free to look through the manual/encyclopedia

[@ashishrai2883]

is there any possible way to make battlemap UI similar to Rome 2 ?(Like big Colored flags above every unit) troy has small unit (flag or box) and no color distinction between friend and foe which makes very difficult to recognize friend from foe? is there any signs that seperate enemy troops when engaged in a fight?

[@mannyfresh7065]

Question on ambush. What do you mean by if they discover you? Does that mean let’s say an army is close to me and can see me. If I switch to ambush stance does that mean if they still move within my range I can ambush them? Or no because they already saw me on the map? Thank you for these guides!!! I was so happy when you said you were making one for Troy cuz yours is only reason I continued playing 3 kingdoms

[@italianspartacus]

Yes! It's just like Three Kingdoms (since I know you've played that ;)) the enemy and the enemy agents all have a passive chance to detect an ambush before they make contact with it, revealing your character to them. This happens with every step they make right up to the actual ambush itself. I BELIEVE that the ambush success chance, unless modified by other items or skills, is the value the AI checks against when moving up to the ambush point. Also! Thank you very much for watching brother :)

[@nabilyassine5983]

I think if you try to go into ambush stance when there is an army or agent in line of sight of your amusing army, then it will fail. I believe this is true for the Warhammer games but not 100% certain for Troy. I'm assuming they didn't alter this behaviour. I could be wrong though.

[@mannyfresh7065]

ItalianSpartacus hahaha thank you!!! Ps- edited comment since I finished your vid and of course you discussed the point I was going to ask you!

[@mannyfresh7065]

Nabil Yassine that makes sense, thank you!

[@nabilyassine5983]

A Hero is what you want to recruit. It's the button next to the agent button in the panel when you select a settlement you own. Sorry if that's confusing. There is a section in the video where he discusses the hero recruitment.

[@jerrykeranen813]

Good tip also get your main house fast to tear 3 get chariots and smashh all your enemies fast :D

[@senzium]

really nice guide, now I know how to play. thanks

[@senzium]

What do i use agents and priests for?

[@senzium]

Also can you make a guide on battles or winning a battle against the fortified City

[@jacobphilip7324]

can we split and merge armies into multiple groups without a presence of general?. I couldn't find it anywhere how to do that. Or is that each army needs a general?

[@nabilyassine5983]

Each army needs a General (or Hero in case of Total war Troy). They changed the name of the General unit to Hero for this game which is a little odd.

[@jacobphilip7324]

@@nabilyassine5983 man that actually sucks . I wish they still kept the mechanism of splitting up troop without general and having them take over settlements . Just my opinion.

[@nabilyassine5983]

I feel the same way. One of the things I really like about medieval 2 Total War. Where the captain unit could promote to be a General. Such a nice mechanic.

[@jacobphilip7324]

@@nabilyassine5983 for real man . I play shogun total war . Its literally the best thing ever. Apart from that troy look like a very nice game with the new barter system. Nice for a change. I will be spending weeks just getting used to the mechanics and new things in game . 😃. Have fun playing it

[@Babushka_82]

I HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT ALL THESE FACTIONS... Probably ill just watch till the next total war game!!

[@ivlivsvalerivsmaiorianvs3884]

Bruh this game has 10 factions. That's nothing. Rome 2 had 120

[@Babushka_82]

@@ivlivsvalerivsmaiorianvs3884 you can recognize the factions in Rome 2

[@Babushka_82]

@@ivlivsvalerivsmaiorianvs3884 the only total war i havent played is three kingdoms and rome 2 XD but i did play attila which is similar to rome..

[@r4rekt671]

i honestly dont know why they didnt make King Leonidas the king of Sparta...... but hey still loving the game and loved the tutorial for a 1st time player of total war!! (subbed and keen to learn more)

[@italianspartacus]

Hahaha because this is a centuries before Leonidas :)

[@matt_SurfaceOfTheSunPhx]

this was really helpful. Is there a way to adjust tax rate or is it just the checkbox option on an icon to get a fixed level or nothing? I couldn't locate where to set that

[@italianspartacus]

Unfortunately it's a fixed level now. It used to have a variance in the days of yore :(. It's either tax or no tax

[@terrytaylor4828]

Hey man im new to this total war series & I can't decide witch to buy this one is good but its not Multiplayer & im more interested in online play aswell for $60... but Warhammer 2 looks killer as does three kingdoms for the money witch do you think is best/ more fun??? Please lmk whenever possible 🙌🙌 great video

[@italianspartacus]

Honestly.. I'd go Warhammer. There's SO much content and even more coming. The third game. Is going to come soon too. It's just such a better value in my opinion :)

[@terrytaylor4828]

@@italianspartacus thank you brotha for the quick reply, im buying it now 🙌

[@RationalDrift]

Never in my 30yrs gaming have I played this type of game. But free is free, so why not give it a shot. And so far I've enjoyed it, even though I have nfi whats going on yet. So that bought me here. Thank you for a great video and hopefully my new save file will be a bit less chaotic lol

[@michaelforsythe4335]

OMG these games look incredible. EDIT 500+ hours later, I finally moved on to the Warhammer games, but I just came back to play Ajax. Troy is just magical.

[@DigitalPrime]

Great Video. Thank you.

[@shoddypeasant8762]

Download finished before i even got started with this tutorial and got wrecked in the advanced tutorial battle i still won but like the game itself said “do we even deserve to call it a victory?”

[@yxvraj_01]

Can someone explain the unit mechanics? Like what ranged units are good against different types of infantry and chariots etc

[@williamtaylor1912]

My hero disappeared after trying to auto-resolve a battle. When I bring up the stats, the buttons to replace or select a different hero are not there. Is this a bug or do I need to restart the campaign?