Help needed urgently

[Vorian]

Those questions are era specific, Vorian. A good faction in early might be terrible in high - late - all

Yeah, I didn't think of that.....

Anyway, we played again (me France the other England) and my friend made what you call in the forums the "noob box" a cirlce of stakes open in the back side. I sent my knights around but half were decimated by archers and the rest killed by his bodyguards+sergeants, my archers didn't do enough damage even though he was packed and my infantry did horribly. I guess I did something wrong

Next one Egypt(me) vs Papal States, I started well with my horse archer-mamluk trap and my naptha rooted his gunmen but the infantry rooted instantly when he attacked......

Next, Byzantines(me)vs Moors my horse archers made him attack and after a whileI won. Three camel units destroyed a unit of cataphraktoi and latinkon

Next HRE(me) vs France, my friend made an army purely of noble knights and scots guard. I used reiters rather weirdly, and managed to kill off most archers. He attacked my right flank with almost everything and massacred my cavalry but my pikemen pined them and my cavalry that had defeated his right flank encircled them while i sent everything against him. I got a big ball of men fight and won a close victory. I also did a trick, arqebusiers (spelling) off skirmish mode to stop his charges. Worked.