#Is total war three kingdoms worth it free#

This take on THREE KINGDOMS is sure to delight history buffs as they rely on their own strategic prowess to conquer and conspire their way through Ancient China. Inspired by the beauty and artistic style of the age, Total War: Three Kingdoms breathes life into the heroes of this fascinating period as they struggle to unite China under a single banner.Р”В«uilding on the legacy of Total War's acclaimed history titles, Records mode draws from 3rd century records of historical events to offer a realistic view of how these conflicts came to pass. The future of China will be shaped by their hands, but personal ambition threatens their already crumbling alliance. Warlords of great families follow suit, forming a fragile coalition in a bid to challenge Dong ZhuoРІР‚в„ўs remorseless rule. Yet hope blossoms in the form of three heroes, sworn to brotherhood in the face of calamity. The brutal and oppressive regimeРІР‚в„ўs power grows as the empire slips further into anarchy. The Han Dynasty crumbles before the child-emperor, who is a mere puppet for the tyrant Dong Zhuo. I make around 6k off the 3 I have now each turn, and they all have a giant stack of guys standing around my capital defending it day and night even though its clear the he1l up in Youbeipeng.Р”Р„ good rule of thumb is use coalitions early game and then vassalize mid to late game when you are large and in charge.It is 190CE and China is in turmoil. Instead trade them that food and they wont dare turn on you. Once you learn game you can keep them from turning on you even if they are unreliable through tricks like selling them cities and witholding the plots with food. I try to have a few each game that I help to get about 1/3rd to my size. The bigger they are, the more they make and the more they give you. March a good stack down to them, kill their neighbors and sell them all that land. Likewise, they never do anything like helping them and then wonder why vassal turned on them. Most people keep their vassals weak and that is why they end up in so many wars. Best to avoid the Han unless you are in a postion of power (to force peace with everyone they are at war with) & until you really get the hang of Vassals behavior. Right now I have Liu Bei, Tao Qinq and the Han. If you do your research and pay attention Vassals can be very rewarding and helpful, if you dont it will be a nightmare and ruin all your trade agreements and Trustworthiness.Some are always great like Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei, others it takes the right game to be able to trust them. Read their bio if you are unfamiliar with them, some you just shouldnt trust. You need to really pay attention to how that faction has been playing, who they are at war with, are they starting those wars, and is that Leader trustworthy to begin with. It's been fun, but i was NOT ready to babysit the emperor there. Yuan Shu for example contributed five armies (while not even owning five chunks of land) to the battle against Cao Cao. Can be nice having the vassal swarm there to help take lands. Through it all of all people the bandit queen stayed a loyal ally (though she will likely lose the last of her land to Yuan Shao vassal swarm in a few more turns), Yuan Shu has stayed subserviant, though he keeps paying me to acknowledge his pretend claim at being an emperor, while being my vassal) and my one other vassal (who is an Underdog) kept trying to pay me to declare war on anyone that wasn't at war with me. A few turns after betraying our alliance good ol Lui Bei goes from strength rank one to being another of Yuan Shau vassals.

#Is total war three kingdoms worth it free#

Of course Dong Min wanted to join the free for all a few turns later. When he jumped ship suddenly Yuan Shau grew some guts and attacked our alliance, Cao Cao decided to make a short lived bid for freedom, Dong Min decided one of my sons should marry his daughter (who turned into a great sentinel!). Took it.Р”В¬ourse the next turn everyone wanted a piece of the Han, including Lui Bei. Suddenly my income went up, the remnants of Dong Min wanted peace and to pay me money. Though unexpectently my vassal taking the emperor gave him to ME. Good ol Yuan Shu decided it was time to take the emperor. Had a Sun Jian campaign going, vassalized Cao Cao and Yuan Shu. Not so worth it in my view, though that just recently changed.