I’m a vasal with the Khuzaits and I feel like the AI is not doing me any favors. We were at war with Sturgia and the Aserai at the same time which was a nightmare because everyone was running north and south. Not at war with Sturgia anymore but as soon as we made peace with them Monchug went and declared war with the western empire. I have 15 fiefs and they all border the western empire. So while every place I own is getting attacked Monchug and all the other assholes have been fighting over Shibal Zumr Castle. One side takes it and back and forth so most of the army is over there. And I’m in the same situation over at Onica castle. I own it but they take it and then I take it back. No one is getting anywhere. I want to go on the offensive and take Zeonica but I just don’t have enough people and I don’t think I can get anymore. Any tips for this stalemate? And where do all their troops keep coming from? They keep coming with 1100 troop armies and I keep destroying them, shouldn’t the...
Hello all,
I've been playing with the various factions and they all seem to have their own niche except for Vlandia. From what I can tell the cavalry is inferior to the Empire cavalry, their crossbows whilst good are not game changers, and their infantry is mid tier when compared to other factions.
I've tried various combinations of armies and just can't seem to find much success. You seem to have to rely rather heavily on cavalry and crossbows, however that means that your shield wall gets smaller and smaller, meaning eventually it reaches a critical mass where it is gets punched through too quickly for your crossbows to be able to make a difference. I'm not sure about the ratios of cavalry to infantry/crossbows but I was trying 40% infantry, 40% crossbow, 20% cavalry and having very 'meh' results. If anyone knows a better ratio it'd be greatly appreciated. The tactics I've been using are to have a loose long line of crossbows and move an infantry shield wall up through it before the enemy engage my crossbows (I'd like to point out I'm using exclusively Vlandian troops, nothing from other factions). I've been using my cavalry 2 ranks deep however I'm not sure if it's better to use a long line or 3 ranks 4 ranks deep etc?
Larger battles seem to favour dense infantry formations as cavalry get stuck in them and get mobbed, and shield walls in these battles make armies almost immune to ranged units. Because of this when I've tried it Vlandia's weaker infantry tend to lose in melee, their cavalry get stuck in the dense infantry formations and the crossbows whilst strong don't seem to do enough damage against an enemy shield wall to make them worthwhile. Because of this I've only really found success in smaller battles, raiding villages etc, making the campaign rather difficult.
If anyone has any tips or things I'm doing wrong help would be greatly appreciated, many thanks.
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