My first try from the 1066 start failed because my last-ditch effort to annex the HRE was thwarted by its dukes, who managed to turn the empire Elective when faced with the prospect of my son inheriting it. Defensive Pacts and Shattered Retreat are on, Women Status laws are available. The game was done in patch 2.6 with the following DLCs: Conclave, Legacy of Rome, Sword of Islam and The Old Gods. It can also be used for the more limited Pentarch/Legacy of Rome playthrough, and many of the notions apply to any world conquest or super-empire runs. The point is to show how to deal with the challenges posed by Defensive Pacts in an on-the-rails, no gimmick playthrough (this also means no vassal pope). It does not try to give the fastest way to get SPQR, otherwise we wouldn't be using Defensive Pacts at all. achievement with Defensive Pacts on, and gives detailed descriptions of the intermediate and advanced game concepts your success relies on. This guide describes how to get the S.P.Q.R. 8 Alternative paths: Later start dates playthroughsĬonsilium - Defining a Strategy.5 Astra Inclinant, Sed Non Obligant - Additional Goals.4 Roma Invicta - The Imperial Reconquest.3 Patriarchae Orientales – The Roman Restoration.2 Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges - Getting Started.