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    Default Re: Problems

    I quite frankly do not see your problem. Just train a bunch of stacks of the best spearmen, or the Thracians, and then siege the city with multiple stacks, but without AI control. Never use phalanxes - they SUCK against heavy cavalry. Their pikes never seem to kill anything mounted that is heavier than medium cavalry. So just storm the city, AI reinforcement control off, and when your first stack is used up, the second will enter the map. If it does not do the job, then the third one should. Siege weapon spam is not really viable unless you have more than 500,000 mnai in your treasury, as they cost a fortune. However, your empire should be able to support at least three extra stacks. In my current Romani campaign, I have more than 15 armies, all of very high quality, and 115 territories.

    How many territories do you own?

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    At the moment I owe all the settlements bar 7 or so; I have been supporting a number of expensive full stack armies so and extra couple shouldn’t make any difference.

    Are there any spearmen that are particularly good against heavy cav?

    Unfortunately the FM army is literally right next to the settlement (so that if I attack one then the other army arrives as reinforcements). The other issue is that if I attack (but fail to kill) the FM then in a couple of turns their bodyguards go back up to full strength.

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    Default Re: Problems

    When you have almost all settlements, just spam ANY units and send 20 stacks at them in succession. They're tough, but can't take unlimited enemies.

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    Yeah, Bovi's right. It also sounds as if he's suggesting that blitzing the world is kind of boring and takes the realism out of the game, in which case I would agree.

    Anyways, just spam Thureophoroi or something similar. Attack the army with at least 4 stacks of spearmen, with another 4 ready to attack in the very same turn in case you lose the first battle.

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    This is my baktrian standard army against nomads, tested. Against mixed army of armoured horse archer to cataphract with generals. This composition of army can defend baktra or invade parthian territory with no problems.


    I prefer to use spearmen rather than pikes against strong cavalry faction.
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    Default Re: Problems

    Exactly! Theureoporoi- and Thorakitai-heavy army means death to the heavy cavalry! Especially if they charge you - charge them too (do NOT bother with throwing javelins, just ALT+attack) head on - it will significantly reduce their charge bonus. Or, conversely, run a bit away from them - you will see how the enemy action description changes form "charging" to "pursuing" - and attack only once they catch up with you. Just do not stay still while they are charging you. Cataphract charge is ment to be deadly and deadly it is.

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    Full stack of Indian Armoured Elephants with two or three light cavalry to catch and kill routing generals should be enough.

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