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üæä ╬╠╬╠╧╧╬╠╡
µ⌠ΦπΣ ≤ε ≥⌠ΓΓΣ≥≥ Φφ ß±Σ │ available, and minimise expenses.
∩α±≤ ¢ │ This may sound quite obvious, but
│ if done well then it is possible
ß√ ∞α±Ω ≥∞Φ≤τ │ to become a far stronger empire.
│
In the first part of this │ σεεπ: It is very much in your
guide I will talk about BRE being │ advantage to only produce the
a business as such and how to get │ amount of food that your empire
the most from the resources │ needs - no more and no less. If
available to you. │ you produce more food than is
│ required, you will have too many
σΦ±≥≤ εσ αδδ √ε⌠ τα⌡Σ ≤ε δεεΩ │ agricultural regions; each region
α≤ ≤τΣ α≥≥Σ≤≥ √ε⌠ τα⌡Σ - σεεπ, │ costs you money, therefore the
∞ΦδΦ≤α±√, ±ΣµΦεφ≥ αφπ √ε⌠± │ fewer (non-productive) regions
∩Σε∩δΣ. ÿε⌠ αδ≥ε τα⌡Σ ≤ε δεεΩ α≤ │ you have, the better.
√ε⌠± Σ≈∩Σφ≥Σ≥ - σεεπ, ∞ΦδΦ≤α±√, │ However, if you are producing too
±ΣµΦεφ≥, ≤α≈Σ≥, δεαφ≥, ∞ε±αδΣ εσ │ little food, you will have to buy
∞ΦδΦ≤α±√ αφπ ∩Σε∩δΣ. │ food from the market, which could
│ dry up if someone buys the lot,
Basically the idea is to │ in an effort to starve everyone.
maximise the revenue, or cash, │ In addition, it costs you money -
it might not seem a lot, but it │
is better to have your own food │ ÿε⌠± æΣµΦεφ≥ α±Σ αφε≤τΣ± α≥≥Σ≤-
resource than to be forced to buy │ Γε∞Σ-Σ≈∩Σφ≥Σ. You should try to
food constantly. │ minimize agricultural regions (as
│ I pointed out before), but, as
ÿε⌠± îΦδΦ≤α±√, while very │ for the other regions, all you
necessary for your survival, is │ need to ensure is that your
also quite costly to maintain, │ military provides enough money to
therefore it is very much in your │ fund the industrial regions.
advantage to keep only the │ Your industrial regions provide a
minimum necessary. If you are │ lot more military than the money-
beating someone in a running war, │ making regions (mountain,
you do not need to continually │ coastal, desert, river) provide
buy more and more military - the │ money, so all that you need to do
extra maintenance costs are an │ is continue to pile up your
unnecessary expenditure - you │ industrial strength, and maintain
should save your money for a big │ that strength with money coming
buy-up in the last turn of the │ in from your money-making
day, so as too maximize your │ regions. The more military you
military for when you are │ have, the better - you can grow
counter-attacked. │ much faster by winning wars than
by buying regions, or stealing │ are cheap to buy, and the money
regions from pirates. Remember - │ produced by those regions easily
it's not how big you are, but │ covers the loan repayments.
how you compare to others in the │ Another good reason to take a
game. │ loan is to get your military just
│ that little bit stronger for a
ïεαφ≥ α±Σ αφ Φ∞∩ε±≤αφ≤ ∩α±≤ εσ │ battle which you are struggling
üæä - extra cash is readily │ to win. Using them as defence
available at anytime. But it is │ should only be done as your last
costly, in the long term, to take │ turn of the day, so your expenses
out the loan, especially if the │ in that loan are minimized. Also
rate is set at 20% or │ try to pay off the loan as
thereabouts, and the payments for │ quickly as possible, as the money
that loan can continue drain your │ saved from interest payments
resources. Therefore you should │ certainly can help your empire.
only get a loan if it is really │
necessary and you can foresee │ ôα≈Σ≥ σ±ε∞ √ε⌠± ∩Σε∩δΣ α±Σ αφ
that the benefits you reap will │ Φ∞∩ε±≤αφ≤ σε±∞ εσ ΦφΓε∞Σ. They
outway the expenses. Good │ are another monetary source which
reasons for loans are at the │ you can change from very small to
start of a game when the regions │ large at anytime you like.
Firstly, taxes should NEVER go │ at 50%, you may as well have only
higher than 39%. Once they do │ half the army you actually have -
your people become unhappy and │ thats about as effective as they
the costs of maintaining morale │ are. It is STRONGLY suggested
become too high. Try to keep │ that if your morale is under
your taxes at a level that you │ 100%, you spend the maximum
can easily sustain with growth in │ amount on upgrading your moral -
your agricultural regions, and as │ spending money on more troops is
low as possible to tempt a │ nowhere near as effective as
reasonable number of people into │ upping the morale of your
your empire - once you are │ existing troops.
involved in a war, you can │
quickly increase taxes and obtain │ That is it for this edition.
a lot of money in your time of │ In the next edition I will have
need. │ the ⌠δ≤Φ∞α≤Σ £Ü ≤⌠±φ ∩±ε≤ΣΓ≤Φεφ
│ ≥≤α±≤ ⌠∩ τΦφ≤≥ so you can be the
àΦφαδδ√, ≤τΣ ∞ε±αδΣ εσ √ε⌠± │ biggest empire in your realm once
∞ΦδΦ≤α±√ Φ≥ εσ ∩±Φ∞Σ Φ∞∩ε±≤αφΓΣ. │ you exit protection ▄
They fight very badly, despite │
their large size, if morale is │
low. For instance, if morale is │