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

Getting started in A Total War Saga: Troy can be a tricky endeavor if this is your first time play a Total War game. This guide aims at dissecting all of the basic mechanics, and giving you a working understanding of the game.
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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
1:39 Hero Selection
8:35 Movement & Stances
14:27 UI Walkthrough
23:14 Army Management
30:07 Character Screen
37:07 Province Management
48:58 Heroes & Agents
53:46 Royal Decrees Screen
59:00 Diplomacy
1:09:17 Divine Will
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[@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.

[@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.

[@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%

[@ripthebrit]

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

[@dimosthenissdrolias2716]

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

[@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!

[@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

[@Xyoni_htklv]

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

[@darthvegan]

Good information, thanks for putting this together

[@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

[@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

[@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!

[@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!

[@user-ht2gp1nn8v]

That was a really good guide!

[@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.

[@Xerroh]

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

[@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 :)

[@Amenahek]

First campaign is an obvious choice: Brian Cox.

[@italianspartacus]

Hahahahaha

[@valorousjoe22]

Nah I'm going Eric Bana

[@Babushka_82]

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

[@95italogin]

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

[@josegalindo6071]

Nice man I liked the way you explained

[@tijminator-privateyt4457]

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

[@teejay3872]

Thank you, I appreciate all the help!

[@_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

[@coleleong8091]

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

[@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

[@roka_shpell]

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

[@davecamoro2879]

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

[@RollingExistence]

Thanks, very helpful.

[@bobjob113]

OUTSTANDING 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

[@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!!

[@Moochers_]

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

[@italianspartacus]

Welcome to the family :)

[@Bloody_yank516]

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

[@italianspartacus]

Thanks brother :))

[@crackccplusnumbers]

Well done! Even those who have played tw games before can benefit from watching this video!!!

[@CausticCreations]

brilliant video doode

[@azores81]

Great job!! Thanks!

[@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!

[@VzlaLeo]

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

[@znik3-624]

2 years later and im using it still Noice work

[@DigitalPrime]

Great Video. Thank you.

[@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! :)

[@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

[@samirbadix3470]

Thanks for the informative vid 👍

[@italianspartacus]

Any time! :D

[@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

[@9190onin]

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

[@noor1380]

Thanks for the crash course man!

[@italianspartacus]

definitely my dude!

[@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

[@DarthBaylen]

rly nice clip m8,keep it up

[@virtuian1]

Nice- getting fancy!

[@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

[@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.

[@Deltium5683]

good video, thanks

[@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

[@tenzinchogyel3264]

this guy is a king

[@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

[@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

[@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!

[@randymartin9040]

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

[@italianspartacus]

Yup! It's somewhere up there :)

[@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!

[@RyanTheHero3]

NTW was my first total war game. Still love it

[@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

[@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

[@hermannhc9058]

enjoyed the vid

[@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!

[@Randomthingsbyme63]

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”.

[@Randomthingsbyme63]

@@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!

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@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!

[@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! :)

[@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.

[@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

[@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?

[@videogamer3999]

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

[@brincadeiratemhora8217]

Ótimo vídeo

[@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

[@kaitodesire]

Grazie for this video. It really helped me a lot. I'm still a noob xD

[@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 .

[@turinRTS]

Where is Brad

[@italianspartacus]

HE DESERVES TO BE HERE!

[@dattilo1]

Pretty sure he'll be modded in at some point

[@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

[@jerrykeranen813]

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

[@LeGEEKR7r]

Hey guys! Just a quick question, how do you know when your units are charging? Some units are very weak when in center of battle so I guess I need to move them away and then send them back to fight but I really struggle with this mechanic would you have any tips or informations about that? It would really help me out! I can't find any info on that so Im kinda lost and or stupid idk

[@lametrieousp]

Holy shit. I did start as Achilles!

[@EnduringPhoen1x]

Really trying to find some enjoyment in this game and hoping these tutorials help. I've played all of the historical Total Wars since Rome 2 but my main complaint for Troy is the UI. I understand that its the "old" more traditional UI but its so sterile to me that it's so incredibly confusing to me. I honestly loved the improvements they made in TK and am so confused why they would go from a clean and stylized UI that was straightforward back to this. I have started an Ajax campaign but the UI is honestly what keeps frustrating me on this among other just gameplay things which aren't my general preference. Still debating on whethee or not I should just jump into Warhammer but I know the UI is identical so idk if the magical stuff is enough of an incentive. I really appreciate the videos and I hope they can convince me to stick through this. I just want to take a break from China without going back into the older catalogue.

[@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

[@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?”

[@SpikeoutBattleStreet]

Your English is so good!

[@TheLongWind]

Just bought the full package with all the dlc on steam. Playing as Agamemnon (easy) and there are pop-ups every 3 seconds!! Fun but overwhelming.

[@Airwane]

I haven't finised yet but is there a way in battle to make groups and name them like "1, 2" for quick selection?

[@italianspartacus]

Yes! Select the units you want in a group, press ctrl + and it'll great a group for you. Easily accessible. You can also just select groups of units and press G, it'll place them in a group for you, starting with 1 :)

[@cranedaddy678]

Downloading this game thinking it's nothing but battlefield fighting and maneuvers lol

[@Strothy2]

First time nah, confused yah, what I would love to know, is how you got into this game so good? :D

[@petercahill9552]

this is my first total war game, its alot to take in but thanks for the video, my question is the enemy AI are able to get reinforcments in battle- how do i do this?

[@_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... :')

[@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!

[@shoddypeasant8762]

I dont always do this but ill like and subscribe just for you

[@italianspartacus]

Thank you so much brother :) I hope your next battle went better hahahah

[@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.