The Low Point Strategy - discussion

[Rakii]

to maintain my low point strategy , what do you suggest as my maximum population on my surrounding provinces before i have my level 7 fort?

[k_mihai]

is in the strategy. i played with it last era in r7

u need 5 provinces, the 2nd one being the boxed mountain, or mountain with forest. all ur other provinces should have capped the population around 20 k villagers. their function is to give u the walled province advantage (-20 morale for the attacker), recruiting grounds for units, but they are not ur economy. Ur economy are ur neighbors, and the mountain provinces (after u got the lv 7 fort, mostly)

uneed to have big depots, maximum 4 k networth and to farm ur neighbors until u reach the 4 + millions GE necessary for a lv 7 fort. 

[Rakii]

im trying to do this strategy now in realm 2, i already have my second province with archers inside with less than 100 points. its great.

About my question, you know that putting high level of farm makes your points level up too. Thats why im asking, I can make so much population after i reach my level 7 fort, but i want to prove if i really can make level 7 fort with less than 10k. (im trying to make this happen in shorter time unlike you have stated)

Im following all the instruction above including the armies and researches.

[k_mihai]

stop ur farms at level 9, in all provinces, except the mountain boxed one. otherwise, u will grow too much, and lose the low point protection. that`s true also for granaries.

the logic of growth in IO now is population dependent, which means, the more people u have, the more u will grow. that`s why, in low point, who is an anti-growth strategy, population needs to be limited.

[Rakii]

tnx for the reply.

[k_mihai]

u`re welcome

[Ruskiy]

Realm 25: if centrelization cost is increased to 30k wood, 2k iron, 20k stone, and 58k gold is this strategy useless? or can it be modified?

[Polymeron]

That's a good question... I know that in GI the defenses are still good enough to warrant it, but I think the (initial) higher costs of Centralization break a lot of the merit of this strategy 

[k_mihai]

it`s still possible http://www4.imperiaonline.org/forums/int/index.php?topic=2529.0

[Rabain]

What are good ways to reduce points at little cost...apart from disbanding troops?

[Radooo]

You can only reduce points by disbanding troops

[makavelis]

nice strategy ... i should use this in the  future one time 

[Rabain]

Gah...I'm not quite ready to hit that 15000 watershed just yet.

Oh well...no choice now.

[bolin]

  LOL, I did a much better strategy accidentally , I thought I would never again play imperia,  left and i donnow how much time i left and came back, i had 1 mil, wood and 200000 iron 

[Foundation]

But you had to have had low points & a high fort or ppl would have taken that, right?