FAQ

This is a list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). Please feel free to share your Question on the Discussion page.

What is an easy faction to start with?
Try picking a faction at the edge of the map, that has few neighbours, e.g. the Histri in the North-east of Italy or one of the southern-most city states like the Messapii in the bottom of the Italian boot.

How do I grow my cities?
You can grow your cities faster by setting the food consumption level in the city's trade menu to maximum and by building city upgrades like sewers/aqueducts.

How do I connect a resource building to my city?
You can left click on the resource building and then right click on the city to establish a supply line. The other way around from city to resource building works equally well. If there are more than one actions available this will open a command wheel.

Why must this game be so slow?
It mustn't, you can actually speed it up:
 * double-clicking with the mouse e.g. on the minimap, on alerts etc. takes you straight away to your destination instead of slowly zooming out and in again
 * you can increase the gamespeed using a console command, this will speed up your units (and the enemy's units)

Is it possible to lose this game?
Technically it is possible that the player gets wiped out by the AI, but only in very special circumstances. The AI will not try to conquer player cities if the number of player cities is under a certain limit (dependent on difficulty). However, a player may theoretically lose all his native cities and then there might be a rebellion in the remaining cities switching the cities back to their original faction.

When is this game won?
The game is won when you either have conquered the whole map, have achieved hegemony (see Victory Conditions) or achieved any other arbitrary objective that you've set yourself (for inspiration see Achievements).

Can my PC run Hegemony III and what to do if I have trouble starting the game?
See System Requirements, take a look at PC Gaming Wiki or mail help@longbowgames.com

Is the game compatible to Linux?
Yes, it seems so - check out ProtonDB!

In which languages can I play this game?
The official game language supported by Longbow is English and English only. There are, however, a couple of mods that add more languages ("localizations"), see here for a current list.

How to translate this wiki into another language?
Look up this Steam Guide how to translate the wiki using Google Translate.