Divide and conquer!.
In the guide to Imperator Rome you will find tips to help you start your conquest of Europe.
Which nation is the best to play and how to win wars?
Discover tricks for a good start in our Imperator Rome Guide.
You will find out which nation is the best choice for your first games and which should be avoided.
What do I need to know aboutImperator: Rome?
Imperator: Romeenables you to manage an ancient state in Europe, North Africa and Asia.
The gameplay is very similar to many other titles from Paradox studio, such asEuropa Universalis,Crusader KingsorStellaris.
Each nation has numerous stats, residents and characters that have can influence foreign and internal policy.
Imperator: Romehas the most detailed map division model, including the smallest territorial units, e.g.
cities (and not provinces as in the previous part).
A group of cities forms provinces, and these in turn form regions.
Which nation to choose for the first game?
It’s best to choose the eponymous Rome.
It’s located in a good geographical and geopolitical position.
Rome is one of the most interesting choice.
Especially if his name is Julius.
Another interesting choice is either Carthage or Egypt.
Both countries have large territories, and strong economies.
Carthage is a power at sea and can decide about everything that happens in the Mediterranean Sea.
Egypt has the most fertile lands in the game and the most populated regions.
Thanks to this, gold from trade and taxes flows into your treasury like a river.
Important tips for beginners:
Assign generals and admirals.
Without them, your armies won’t be able to fight efficiently.
If an army doesn’t have a commander, all units will receive -25% to morale penalty.
Commanders also have special skills that can make your army more efficient on a battlefield.
Increase gold and human resources income.
Both factors are important in keeping a large army.
Build barracks in densely populated towns - you will get more recruits for your army.
Check the political situation.
Check your relations with neighbor nations before you jump in expanding your territory.
you’re able to also check the political situation in other nations by clicking on the diplomacy tab.
Get a Claim before you declare war.
This will cost you a lot of gold and Oratory points.
However, you won’t regret getting it.
By having a Claim, you will have a reason for waging war.
You also won’t lose Stability points.
Go to the diplomacy mode, select a nation, and select Covert Actions.
You usually don’t start with an assigned National Ideas.
They are bonuses useful for your entire nation, usually focused on a specific field, e.g.
maintaining your army or developing provinces.
Choose an Omen or increase the Stability.
Omens grant you various bonuses.
If your Stability is equal to or below zero, you absolutely have to increase it.
You will avoid unwanted problems like, e.g.
an increase in social unrest or a decrease in loyalty.
Always use all trade routes in the capital.
You get Technology points by having more citizens and by assigning scientists.
New inventions are unlocked every level.
Choose bonuses that will help you reach your goals, e.g.
making citizens happier or increasing profits from taxes.
Pay attention to who will become the next ruler.
Your ruler determines the number of received power points.
Their special characteristics have an impact on various aspects of your nation.
When a new consul gets picked, their political faction receives bonuses.
Watch out for Tyranny, Aggressive Expansion, and Corruption values.
They also increase the amount of gold you have to pay for power points.
The game has the following map modes:
Geographical.
Check the lands you plan on conquering.
After that, you will be able to adjust your tactic to the terrain.
You will spend the majority of your time in this mode.
All towns and provinces are marked with the color of their nation.
Also, these places will have the name of their nation displayed above.
Use this mode to know who owns a given territory.
Imperator: Rome has various religions that have an impact on the stability in your nation and specific regions.
Use this mode to learn which religion is dominating on the terrains.
This mode displays names and borders of all the provinces.
Useful when you want to get a Claim to these lands.
Use this mode to learn which goods are produced in a specific town and on the entire map.
Check the demographic level in each of the towns.
The brighter the color, the more citizens a given town has.
These information are worth a fortune - use them to plan out your foreign policy and future conquers.
This information is worth a fortune - use them to plan out your foreign policy and future conquer.
Some areas are inhabited by barbarians - these people will attack nearby lands from time to time.
Use this mode to check which lands are inhabited by barbarians and what is their power.
Check all the provinces that can be connected with you via trade routes.
Check human players on the map.
Check which town has a fort and what area they control.
Works in a similar way to the provinces mode - divides the map into regions.
Use this mode to check the supplies level in the towns.
Very useful in maintaining your army.
This mode shows you civilization level of the towns.
The higher the level, the more technology powers you will get.
Civilization level also has an impact on your citizens' happiness.
Check the opinions on your nation.
you’re able to also select a different nation and see what other countries think about them.
Check the situation in your nation and see which provinces are about to riot.
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