10 Stack Challenge

[cassu]

Ive thought about this interesting challenge: you would create by cheating or some other way and get 5 stacks of what you think is the best and most balanced army. You would just keep your starting settlements and try take the world over by using only the 5 stacks you have and maybe mercenaries. You get the cash for mercenaries and upkeep (what happens when you go enough in debt? )from sacking enemy cities . You are allowed to use any in-game exploits (like crusades :D) that might help you in conquering the map with the 5 stacks. You are not allowed to recruit any units except for defense purpose or mercenaries. Medieval 2 total war 1.3 recommended

what do you think? possible/impossible? too easy/hard? missing any critical details?


Got any ideas or improvements to this? ill do this when i figure out how the get the stacks

[Ferret]

I think this would be very easy, it could be done with one stack...

[cassu]

really? i want to see a single stack conquer the map (like sacking every city) with getting replenished only with mercs



EDIT: or i just suck at sieges

[WhiskeyGhost]

really? i want to see a single stack conquer the map (like sacking every city) with getting replenished only with mercs



EDIT: or i just suck at sieges

it's pretty possible, especially if your calling crusades and getting some nifty units to replace. Might run into some issues depending on how you play it (such as if you literally have only 1 stack of units on the entire map and no garrisons, it makes defense quite....challenging).

[Ratwar]

I'm pretty sure ten stacks of 'phants could conqueror the world before bed time. Plus adding something like mercenaries into the mix, and you have really no excuse to lose. Really, starting with ten stacks at the beginning of the game of good troops would give you a huge advantage over any of the AI factions.

[cassu]

well make it 5 then , i must really be a bad player because i cant complete it with 10 stacks . field battles goes reasonably well but in sieges i loose a lot of troops, whats your secret to attack a city/castle and loose minimum amount of troops?


EDIT:possible to edit the thread name?