Posted June 18, 2021
InkPanther: But I started Fantasy General as a sorceress. And I think I made a major mistake of spending almost all of my money on units research and now, several battles in, I suddenly don't have enough money for units to deal with enemy.
As you can see, I'm doing great. :P
Yeah, you need to balance, the manual recommends 30% left to spend on first continent and 35% on second. I kept it at 30% though, and even dropped to 25% at the end. Also keep in mind that leaders that get two kinds of units split spending, rounded down, so may be better to choose even numbers, and keep in mind that those categories, the mortal units especially, will advance slowly. As you can see, I'm doing great. :P
And especially the first battle on a continent feels like quite a difficulty spike, both because it's a new enemy leader with new abilities and units and because all your volunteers from the previous continent are gone, so if you don't replace them you'll likely be much weaker, and no longer capable of even following your previous strategy.