NO Upkeep Costs
Well this is not really a cheat but still one
You have to edit a game file but don't forget to take a backup of this file.
So this goes like this
If you have saved game in C:\
Open file: C:\Program Files\Activision\Rome - Total War\Data\export_descr_unit
Open this in wordpad format
Now suppose you play Faction Egypt and you wish to have upkeep of chariots reduced to 0 then do followingtype egyptian chariot
Dictionary egyptian_chariot ; Egyptian Chariots
Category cavalry
Class heavy
Voice_type Heavy_1
Soldier egyptian_chariot_crew, 27, 9, 1
Mount egyptian chariot
Mount_effect elephant -8, camel -4
Attributes sea_faring, hide_forest, frighten_foot
Formation 7, 9, 15, 15, 2, square
Stat_health 1, 3
Stat_pri 13, 6, no, 0, 0, melee, blade, piercing, axe, 25 ,1
Stat_pri_attr no
Stat_sec 12, 7, no, 0, 0, melee, blade, slashing, none, 25 ,1
Stat_sec_attr launching, ap
Stat_pri_armour 6, 1, 4, metal
Stat_sec_armour 0, 1, flesh
Stat_heat -2
Stat_ground 0, 2,-6,-2
Stat_mental 10, disciplined, trained
Stat_charge_dist 40
Stat_fire_delay 0
Stat_food 60, 300
Stat_cost 2, 660, 330, 70, 100, 660
Ownership egypt, slave
In second last line change value of 330 to 0
So it looks like
Type egyptian chariot
Dictionary egyptian_chariot ; Egyptian Chariots
Category cavalry
Class heavy
Voice_type Heavy_1
Soldier egyptian_chariot_crew, 27, 9, 1
Mount egyptian chariot
Mount_effect elephant -8, camel -4
Attributes sea_faring, hide_forest, frighten_foot
Formation 7, 9, 15, 15, 2, square
Stat_health 1, 3
Stat_pri 13, 6, no, 0, 0, melee, blade, piercing, axe, 25 ,1
Stat_pri_attr no
Stat_sec 12, 7, no, 0, 0, melee, blade, slashing, none, 25 ,1
Stat_sec_attr launching, ap
Stat_pri_armour 6, 1, 4, metal
Stat_sec_armour 0, 1, flesh
Stat_heat -2
Stat_ground 0, 2,-6,-2
Stat_mental 10, disciplined, trained
Stat_charge_dist 40
Stat_fire_delay 0
Stat_food 60, 300
Stat_cost 2, 660, 000, 70, 100, 660
Ownership egypt, slave
And now just flood your empire with them as only training them costs money upkeep is zero.
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