Empire: Total War is a tactics game set in an 18th century modern period setting for Windows systems. As a player you will sail and defeat enemies at sea using the power of a fleet, explore and control land, and work to conquer and rule the world. Earning money in this game can be difficult, especially if you don't trade as often as your opponents.
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Part 1 of 5: Running the Expedition
Step 1. Start the expedition
In Campaign mode, you can choose the country you want to play in. The nation you choose can have a huge impact on how quickly you can get rich.
Step 2. Choose a strategic area for your expedition
Great Britain is an excellent choice for getting rich as quickly as possible, as there are many ports at your disposal. Spain also had the advantage of being on the trade route and having neighboring countries that wielded great influence (such as France).
If you are new to the game, it is better to choose the easier level so that you become familiar with the game system, menu and features while playing
Part 2 of 5: Forming a Trade Agreement
Trading is very important in getting gold. The more deals made, the more gold added at the end of each opportunity. At the start of the game, neighboring countries will not attack you. Use this opportunity to focus on trading investments.
Step 1. Click Diplomatic Relations at the bottom right of the screen, under the Trophy icon
A window will appear showing a list of the countries in the game, including their attitude towards you, the religion of the country, and their type of government.
Step 2. Click the nation to establish a negotiating relationship with you
On the right side of the window, you will see the status of the nation's relationship with other countries.
Before making a trade, make sure you are not at war with the nation
Step 3. Click Open Negotiation
Look for this option at the bottom of the window to display the table of supply and demand for that nation that has been created.
Step 4. Click on Trade Agreement
Look for this option on the left side of the negotiation window where a list of possible actions appears. The agreement will appear in your offer table. Press Send Proposal.
A nation can reject your offer and ask for another request. If their request is too high, delete it by clicking the red "X" next to it. Then try adding a little gold in the offer to keep them happy
Step 5. Increase your chances
Make as many trade deals as possible to quickly start earning lots of gold.
Part 3 of 5: Destroying Church Schools
Destroying Church Schools will make more room for Schools. Church Schools will convert the population and spawn religious representatives, but this is useless in the early stages of the game. Schools award you points for researching new technologies as needed.
Step 1. Click Church Schools
Press the Torch icon in the Town menu. This move will destroy the building at the end of your turn.
Step 2. Click the vacant lot
Do this after Church Schools are destroyed to see a list of buildings that can be erected. Select Schools.
Step 3. Find out the odds
By researching various economic advances, your money will grow faster and provide better economic buildings.
You can also destroy Weavers or Smiths to make more schools
Step 4. Build a trading port
In order to successfully start trading with other countries especially countries across the ocean, you need a trading port. Trading ports will increase export capacity and regional wealth.
- Look for lots of vacant land next to the water.
- Click the building and select Trading Port. It will take several rounds to complete the construction.
Step 5. Upgrade the port
Study the Division of Labor at Schools to access the next Trading Port upgrade: Commercial Port. This upgrade will provide a larger warehouse and increase the number of trades.
Step 6. Secure the trade route
Pirates will continue to threaten trade, so make sure your trade routes are well protected. Otherwise, you run the risk of losing a lot of potential money coming in. You must also protect your ports and those of your allies from enemy blockades.
Part 4 of 5: Improving Financing and Taxation
Step 1. Find a good finance minister
A good finance minister will give a big boost to your income. You can easily swap the current minister for a new one if you don't like his performance.
- Tap the Government icon on the right side of the screen to check your minister.
- Click the Minister tab and hover over the Treasury icon to see all the boost points that the minister has assigned.
- If you are not satisfied with the result, you can kick the minister out of the government cabinet by clicking on the Treasury icon and pressing the Kick button near the right corner of the window.
- The new finance minister will be automatically elected.
Step 2. Develop agriculture
To upgrade a Peasant farm to Tenanted requires Common Land Enclosures technology. Learn about this by clicking the Research and Technology icon, then selecting a school from the list. On the Agriculture tab, right-click Common Land Enclosures so that each student can start research.
After upgrading your farm, also learn Physiocracy (in Research and Technology) to boost your wealth by 15%, the result of upgrading your farm. This will also open Plantations for trading
Step 3. Adjust the tax rate as the country grows in terms of trade and production
Taxes are the main form of state income, and the potential for income will grow as your empire grows. Balancing taxes will keep your finances full while pleasing citizens.
- Press the Government icon and then click the Policies tab to open the Tax window. Your area map will be highlighted.
- Below the area map are the tax rate bars and the classes in the city.
- Move the tax rate bar to adjust the tax rate. You'll see the region's color change as you move the bar; this reflects people's satisfaction with your new policy.
- You will see the effect of the new tax on the right side of the tax rate bar.
- Remember, high taxes will increase your income, but higher taxes than necessary will provoke rebellion.
Step 4. Increase regional wealth
If your empire grows but your regions do not increase wealth production, your money will quickly run out. Make sure that you increase your regional income as you progress through the game. There are several ways to do this:
- Construct industrial buildings (Metal Works, Pottery, etc.).
- Build roads.
- Researching Enlightenment technology.
Part 5 of 5: Using Cheats
Step 1. Download the program
Cheat Engine is a cheat program that can be used in various games. This program can be downloaded for free from its developer. To avoid downloading other additional advertising programs, download cheat programs only from the developer's site.
Step 2. Start the game
Run Empire: Total War and then load the previous game or start a new game. Open the Options menu and set the game to Windowed mode. This is useful so that you can easily switch between games and cheats.
Step 3. Run the cheat program
After you start a new game or load a saved game file, run the cheat program and press the Computer icon. A list of processes will appear. Look for "Empire.exe" in this list, click on its name, then press Open.
Step 4. Find the gold value
Type the exact amount of gold from the "Hex" column on the right side of the cheat program. Press First Scan after you type it. The cheat program will search for all values in the game that match the search.
Step 5. Spend a little gold in the game
Go back to the game then use the gold. For example, train a soldier to reduce your gold.
Step 6. Go back to the cheat program
Type your current gold amount in the "Hex" field, then press Next Scan. This step will remove the other scanned numbers and leave only the gold in the list.
Step 7. Change the gold value as you wish
Double-click the address to automatically insert the value into the lower table. Double-click the number of values in the table below to open a small window. Replace the number with the amount of gold you want.
- Don't type more than 5,000,000 or the game may crash.
- Press OK. Close the cheat program, then continue playing.
Tips
- Taxes will reduce the happiness of citizens. To improve it, build an Opera House or Conservatory. Happiness will prevent citizens from revolting and will increase the popularity of the government.
- Having a lot of soldiers requires a lot of gold. During the early days of the game, focus on developing the land first. Improve your farm, increase your fur production and open a trading port. All of these will provide a stable income before you go to war against other nations.
- With enough gold you can negotiate with other countries to get new technology by paying for it. Sometimes they demand a higher bid, and sometimes they also ask for your territory. Cancel the negotiation if they ask for territory, and make another negotiation with a higher amount of gold. Buying technology saves students using it and waiting 20 rounds or more just to get it.
