I see no problem with that...
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I see no problem with that...
Fritz is gonna pay for what he said, Dieter has seen those letters (sent to him by Alfgarda) and is not happy :P
Pfft, Dieter's going to punish Fritz with his brother sitting over Dieter's head as Prinz? Doesn't sound like something Fritzy's gonna be too scared of.
:egypt:
I'll find a way...eventually
Bob_the_great: So is it working for you now or you still need help?
Tristan: You got pm.
Merode wasn't ever spawned in the KOTR game from what I know, but outside to generate some random stats. He's dead regardless.
FYI: Ignoramus' new avatar is Maximillian von Hapsburg. Zim's is Andreas von Salzgitter.
Heh, Ignoramus is to start the Hapsburg dynasty someday? :grin2:
I made a huge error in the original 1338 save, so I have updated the report and uploaded a new save file. Andreas von Salzgitter was meant to start in Acre, not Metz.
[edit] Please point out any other errors you notice. I seem to have made a few this turn.
Wow, Andreas has some pretty nice stats for a just spawned character. Bit older, too, but I imagine that's why his stats atart out so decent. :yes:
He also appears well equipped for Outremer. With that chain mail thing on hi head, noone will know if he's bald like Jan con der Pfalz. Bwahahahahahahah!
Edit: Could anyone possibly tell me where Salzgitter is? I may edit my backstory to include it.
He's at Acre
Salzgitter is a tiny place in the center of Germany.
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salzgitter
Sorry, I meant "is from", as you've already deduced. :clown: Thanks for the info, I'll look at the link right now.
P.S. Alright! With sixteen total stats and six+ in Loyalty, I think Andreas has two influence. I get to vote at the diet. :beam:
Bienvenue, Tristan! Nice to have you with us.
Ignoramus... Sorry about your loss. T'would have been interesting to see how the rebellion ended if you had won.
ooc, if wolfgang won, peter would have come and pwned him
Nice story, Zim and Overknight. :2thumbsup:
Thanks, Econ21! :beam:
Both of us are up late most evenings (I think he works late at night), and we just sorted it all out in one night. I'd write a section, pm it to him, he'd do one, etc. :yes: Once I had a name and birthplace for my guy, I just editted and posted.
I have to agree, I love the Outremer situation, its so cool its movie stuff.
And welcome Tristan!
Weclome Tristan!!
OK and Zim, great writing there. Excellent stuff.
...PK, PK, PK....what have you gotten us into now :dizzy2:
:beam:
Think of it, I'll be yelling on Arnold's behalf instead of against him! ;)
Just kidding. I am probably done with the yelling for awhile. It can be fun but it can also be draining. As for the personality I'll take on, I want to look at the avatar before I figure out an agenda and such. This one will be a clean slate and I am looking forward to it. :yes:
You wanted more electors. Be careful what you wish for... :clown:
Got your PM PK.
We can chat there.
Do you mean Johann or Jan the youngest Zirn son?
I think Northnovas has called dibs on Johann after Karl bites it.
Karl Zirn is getting up there in years so I figured NN would take Johann. I'll take the daughter's new husband or Jan Zirn (which ever comes first).
GH, PK,
yeah that's what the unofficial gentlemen’s agreement seems to be which I am glad to see is holding.
Karl is on deaths door so that would be a nice move in my opinion.
Given the name of my character, I'm tempted to join Austria.
The Greeks took Antioch! Arggghhhh. I was hoping to get one more turn out of the siege while I brought up reinforcements. :furious3: I certainly understand the ban on night attacks, but it's frustrating to have a shiny toy and be unable to play with it.
Of course, this will make my eventual revenge, err Holy Mission, so much the sweeter.
When we go back to normal rules, there's going to be blood, even before that if I can goad the #!@#$!s into an attack. :whip:
@Zim, you're going to be joining Matt's army. We'll see if we can get you knighted.
Thanks for everyone's understanding. I am just glad we now have the recruitable general option so any new player does not have to wait for an avatar like in the early stages of the game. Otherwise I would not have called "dibs". :bow:
As much as I'd hate to see someone leave Swabia, that would be incredibly cool if you did, and you managed to become Duke eventually. :yes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ignoramus
Overknight, sounds good. I was hoping he'd be able to join your army. I'll tell Tincow right now.
Igno you should get your ass to Austria for sure...that name has to be in the Duchy!! :2thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ignoramus
Join Austria.
It's the cool new thing to do. :2thumbsup:
*trendsetter*
:clown:
Go for it. Eue may find something strangely irresistable about your family name. Bear in mind, though, that Elberhard would have a preference for a loyal and chivalrous son in law.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ignoramus
EDIT: I've updated the playlist to reflect recent changes (people's stats are not updated yet though):
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showp...81&postcount=1
Right, Austria it is then! Only a Hapsburg could make me change Houses.
Welcome to the Darkside young apprentices...
make sure you ask Karl Zirn many questions before approaching the Dark Lord of the Duchy.
:clown:
I can't believe I've gone from a nice little House to bloody 6 of us in the space of a few days.
Econ,
The Austrian House thread response is meant to be a type of "rough" welcome home from Arnold...he's trying. :beam:
I really like to be the Kaiser one day...I wonder how I could swing that now...hmmmmm
It's interesting how the houses, mostly, have evened out in regards to number of players. It only seems a while back there was 3 each in Bavaria and Austria and Franconia had about six.
Answered in the same spirit. :2thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by AussieGiant
No offence to Prinzes past and present - this applies as much to Elberhard as anyone - but I think what you need to do is pick the youngest, most unlikely and inappropriate avatar to be Emperor. I got Elberhard killed off a while back to check out the succession and let's just say, if that prophesy is realised, the Reich would be in for very interesting times after Kaiser Peter.Quote:
I really like to be the Kaiser one day...I wonder how I could swing that now...hmmmmm
Yes OK, there does seem to be a swing of sorts occurring.
I've gone a little over the top in the Austrian House thread...it's all meant to be in good solid rough love by the Duke, so don't take it the wrong way.
What's funny is now Austria is the largest House with 6 players and the rest have 5 each. It proves that we somehow, slowly, lurch towards equilibrium. ^_^Quote:
Originally Posted by OverKnight
Thanks econ, good to see you got the concept I was aiming for.
Arnold's quite relieved you turned up and went the direction you did.
Johann Zirn perhaps Econ?Quote:
Originally Posted by econ21
My best bet was marrying one of the princesses...but the Duke's too old now.
Ahh well...Duke's not too bad. Maybe Chancellor will be enough to set the cat amongst the pidgeons :wink3:
I know who would succeed, and econ's right, it was the last person I would have thought would succeed.
You could always go to Outremer and become King. Tell Dukes to go !@#$ themselves. As long as the Kaiser likes you, it's all good. :2thumbsup:Quote:
My best bet was marrying one of the princesses...but the Duke's too old now.
Ahh well...Duke's not too bad. Maybe Chancellor will be enough to set the cat amongst the pidgeons
:clown:
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Originally Posted by Ignoramus
So who the hell was it!!!???
I don't think the Kaiser actually likes Arnold...PK...that is the problem.Quote:
Originally Posted by Privateerkev
I would crack up laughing if it was Dieter von Kassel (mini-econ)... :laugh4:Quote:
Originally Posted by AussieGiant
The heir mechanic seems to like to go left to right starting with the youngest and then moves down a level.
obviously Ludwig will be next emperor. all i need to do is get in the family tree :book:
Fight a lot of battles and pray for MotH. Or lobby the Kaiser for one of his daughters. Those are about your only two options. :book:Quote:
Originally Posted by deguerra
It was actually von Kassel.
Blooming heck, Ignoramus - you killed Elberhard? I know I had Hummel die at Staufen but that is harsh. :laugh4:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ignoramus
The computer's pick of heir is mad. Literally. I should hasten to add that I assigned von Kassel to Mini Econ before knowing of the succession.
Mini-Econ was very deflated last night to see his new trait. I told him it would be great to role-play a nutter but I am not sure he is convinced.
Elberhard's bad language trait has also got worse thanks to the sea voyage home. If anyone notices a less kind and less gentle Kaiser, you'll know why.
I need some advice. Before I can get anywhere in Outremer, I need to get rid of this stack led by Capt. Modestos:
Spoiler Alert, click show to read:
This army has been giving me fits since it appeared north of Antioch. How do I crack this nut? Even if I'm able to take it on one to one, it would likely carve me up. It may be only captain led, but silver chevron infantry with armor and weapon upgrades are scary. Also all those Guard Archers have a 14 melee skill, so a flank or rear attack with cav isn't going to collapse them. If I can't get past the archers to flank the infantry line, the Varangians and Latinkon will wear down my infantry. Keep in mind the bombards and trebs as well.
So, what would you all do with this monster? There's no cav, but that doesn't seem to matter.
yep for me the order of next heirs after Peter has always been Dieter von kassel and then Dieter Bresch, but he'd be too old to take over by then.
The fightts you are getting into in this game are just insane !!!
that is what happens when you release TC with a console and orders to create huge armies :)
Tell me about it. Swabia has 3 gold and 1 silver stack at her doors :grin:
I actually wanted to have Eue marry Ruppel, but it seems TC omitted something in this 1338 report: Ruppel got married to some 18 year old :dizzy:
So with Ignoramus leaving Swabia, we got 3 players there now (excluding Zim who is Outremer), right?
Btw, econ: Elberhard got the third level in Crude back many many years ago. I think 8 or 9 turns after he got rid of it actually.
Yes, but Tristan will be joining you in 1340.Quote:
Originally Posted by FactionHeir
EDIT:
I was referring to the "spits venom" trait. I don't recall every having that before. Although it seems fitting given the situation. BTW, any ideas what caused his authority to slip to one from two? Was it our losing settlements or his acquiring bad traits?Quote:
Btw, econ: Elberhard got the third level in Crude back many many years ago. I think 8 or 9 turns after he got rid of it actually.
Ahhh I didn't even know he had Feck.
But yes, that trait reduced his authority by 1 on the third level (it has 4 levels)
Err, congratulations to being the emperor with the lowest authority in history?
Oh, so that's what its called. Now I know how to role-play Elberhard in his dotage - like Father Jack in Father Ted.Quote:
Originally Posted by FactionHeir
https://img525.imageshack.us/img525/...herjackik8.jpg
"Drink!"
"Girls!"
"Feck!"
Maybe I should get Mini-Econ to play von Kassel as Father Dougal. :laugh4:
I would comment on that if I knew what you were talking about :grin:
You don't know what you've been missing:Quote:
Originally Posted by FactionHeir
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbkz...eature=related
Matthias: Bring archers and crossbows. Lots. Find a big hill and put your cavalry in position to slip behind the enemy attack. The AI will advance, reliably leaving their trebuchets and bombards hanging behind them for your flanking cavalry to clean up. Shoot the infantry, not the archers, as they advance. If you have cannon or ribaults fire them into the infantry as well. The cavalry that pick off the artillery should then pick out the Byzantine captain's company of archers (Note they have 0 experience) and charge them into obliteration while you hold the infantry line. After their captain dies the enemy infantry should break, especially if you can still put bombard shots or some fire arrows into them at the same time.
You'll lose a significant amount of cavalry (I always seem to :laugh4: ) but the rest of your army should be mostly intact. As your infantry pursue theirs through the ranks of the archers your remaining cavalry can hit those silver bar archers in the rear at the same time and they should break as well.
The key point will be killing the enemy captain in time to prevent heavy infantry losses. I haven't looked at your stack, but if you have enough cavalry it shouldn't require too much luck and, obviously, you have plenty of command to get your lads to fight to the death as long as you smash those artillery units.
One note, sometimes the AI will turn part of their line back and try to rescue the artillery when your cavalry hits it. Since they have no cavalry on their own that's hopelessly stupid, but they might do it anyway; just means fewer front line infantry companies for your infantry to hold and break and more clean-up when the rout starts.
Good luck! :2thumbsup:
:egypt:
here is some proof :clown: :Quote:
Originally Posted by Elite Ferret
https://img469.imageshack.us/img469/...eterre7.th.jpg
The attributes look copied in. See the white dot next to the 10th fist?
rotfl 'the Unstoppable?' :laugh4: :no:
:egypt:
nope nothing was copied, just a bit of an overused console. 'the Unstoppable' comes from GoodSiegeAttacker 5.
edit: is Fritz worried now :evil:
@Ramses, good points, unfortunately additional CBs are unavailable. Under normal conditions, I get a posse of 6 Pavis XBs together, put them out front in loose formation and blast them to hell, I only have three however.
I'll have to pay attention to which unit is the Captain's. Good point there, along with the art. Unfortunately the quality of their infantry leaves little room for error. Might be a battle I'd have to fight in slow motion. :laugh4:
Given the present situation (anyone else notice we're running a deficit of florins?) I can't risk the army on one throw of the dice because even when we resume normal play reinforcement will be spotty. I guess I'll have to sacrifice my pride and continue hit and run raids and defensive holding actions.
now that the swabian civil war is over, lets take a looky at this article and finish it up, eh?
https://forums.totalwar.org/wiki/ind...718f3e07933d43
Ahh, you can't even get militia crossbows with Antioch fallen, can you? Hrm, since they won't come to you their artillery will be well guarded, and I would decline battle as well. Antioch was exterminated, so it's not a bad idea to let it's population grow under the AI's advantge anyway.
Now that you have a second general you might think about sending him around through the English lands to sneak in behind the Byzantines. With some reliable cavalry in their rear you could probably break up their formation and dismantle them before their artillery pinned too many losses on you.
:egypt:
I am VERY pleased that I have found ways of scaring you guys. I was mightily disheartened when you started cracking my alpha- and beta-versions of the 'tough' armies.
Regarding silver chevrons, there's a big difference between them and golds. Silvers are hard as nails, but they WILL rout under the right circumstances. Especially when led by a Captain. If you want to beat them without losing your army in the process, you need to figure out a way to crack their morale suddenly. Congratulations, you now have to use tactics in M2TW!
[edit] Regarding the florin deficit, that was something that I have been aiming for throughout the cataclysm. Things aren't just going to go back to normal in 1340... the Reich will still be in major trouble. Unless something drastic is done quickly, our economy will be in a massive hole. That said, the large number of besieged settlements is a major contributor to this negative cash flow. Lift them and we may pop back up into net profit.
Heh, there is still the black plague, don't forget about that. Should be hitting you guys soon after you guys come out of the cataclysm. :D Enjoy...
Yeah, the Black Death and the Timurids should come just in time for Peter to assume the throne. Aww...
Swabia has 5 like Bavaria and Franconia. Austria has 6.Quote:
Originally Posted by FactionHeir
Swabian players are FH, Tristan, Deguerra, WL, and Zim.
:book:
Since he was specifically excluding me (how dare he! :clown: ), I guess it would be 4 Swabian players, actually in Swabia.Quote:
Originally Posted by Privateerkev
On a side not if Tristan manages imperial politics as well as he plays the hotseat games I'm in, he'll be running the Reich in no time. :sweatdrop:
He was excluding Tristan too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zim
And people in Outremer are still "in" their respective House. Something I learned the "hard" way. :yes:
You have access to an alternative political power structure but your not completely out of the original one. It's a balancing act but it can be fun. :2thumbsup:
Correction, I believe he was only purposefully excluding me, while accidently forgetting Tristan. Obviously, he has some irrational prejudice against people from Salzgitter. I assume it has something to do with the little wheat designs on our town shield :clown:Quote:
Originally Posted by Privateerkev
Thanks, Zim...Quote:
Originally Posted by Zim
A worthy foe brings out the best in you... And that goes for the other hotseat players (you know who you are :2thumbsup: )...
I only wish I had enough time to live up to the expectations you have in me...
correction, I believe you meant the little wheat designs on your town shields which has been so lovingly added to my new coat of arms which is the coolest ever seen by man.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zim
Spoiler Alert, click show to read:
On the Guild Wiki I have updated the entries for BoS and Hugo Merode.
Edit: Also econ, did you receive the PM I sent you yesterday about the Swabia thread?
Could somebody please tell me what, just what, happened to my dear Empire!? Was it the Austrians? It was those Austrians, wasn't it?
Actually, I did read through a lot of the stuff, and have an idea of what happened. It was an awesome story, but I think I'm more impressed by the fact that actual territory was lost. Lots of it. Never thought I'd see that.
Anyway, I'd like to be written in as a Franconian elector for the next Diet session, and perhaps pick up a recruitable general afterwards.
Glad to have you back, FLYdude. :yes:
Welcome back FlYdude and yes, I omitted Tristan accidentally. I thought he was on the French side :wink:
Welcome back FLYdude. If you want a recruitable general for 1340, let me know and I will make sure one is hired for you.
Welcome back, FLYdude - I noticed you reading some threads and wondered if your interest was being rekindled. :2thumbsup:
Thanks for reminding me. I have made the changes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Warluster
hey FLYdude!!!
you'll be glad to see that the von hamburgs are all but eliminated, carried on only by your daughters! isn't that great?
FD! Welcome back! :jumping:Quote:
Originally Posted by FLYdude
It would be a loooong wait but you could always take Jan's son when he comes of age. There's a certain continuity there. :yes:
And Gibson, the Kastiliens aren't faring too well for the long term either. ;)
At least the von Hamburg name is going to survive (through Jan's son Andreas) where the Kastilien one won't unless Fritz or Peter get married quick.