Thus a kingdom with lots of ppl is great to begin with. At the beginning, when you have limited cash, tax will be your major income. tax is bounded to your population in that province and the production is connected to the economy points and maybe development level. Your income comes in two majoy ways: tax and production. Then we need to consider how to boost your economy up. This makes it easy for them to deal with the several neighbors and maintain a good relationship when you have limited diplomatic points and no army. On the other hand, scotland has a good starting position and is not surrounded by multiple kingdoms.
Take 1440 scenario as an example.īavaria and Saxony dont seem to be a good starting kingdom. To overcome this, you need to pick up a good starting location. Never, never let a battle goes on your land.It will drain your treasury pretty fast and lower the economy in the warzone.
And remember, war is always bad, and especially if the battle goes on your land.
However, this comes as a drawback that you are now vulunable to other civs and AI may initiate a war against you. One of the two ways to gain a good income is to cut your unnessary expenses (such as the military maintanece fee) off. This guide helps you build a strong economy and eventually win the game by throwing numorous money at everything.Ĭhapter I: How to Choose a Good Starting Kingdom
