Quote Originally Posted by Duguntz View Post
Yeah, I tought about it, and, I seriously will try to do it... the problem it's that it takes the infinite
just to be able to built boat, having the necessary structure takes a big while. While not so expensive, it's rather far in the game... also, do you have a trick forthe following problem : as sweboz have a real crappy economy, it's kinda hard to maintain decent army. While one front is easily defendable, and even if it's only on ''defending my territories against foes'', when it comes to multiple front at the same time, it become somewhat a real thread for the campain itself, as sweboz can't affordstacks as numerous as, let's say, Romans... and usualy, i'm at war with Romans and Aedui, and nothin will make Arverni to come on my side, Nice situation in the west hmmm? but during that ''triple war'' on the west, it's not long till Getai looks the nice northen forests...
That is the reason why I blitzed last campain, because I couldn't afford at all war of atririon against so many at the same time, so i had to destroy them good and fast in order to survive... any suggestion to make this go better? Or it's really the AI wich automaticly detect a biological form that control a faction and throw everything it got on it?
As you can see above I did it, on VH/M as recommended by the designers.

1. Took the "Netherlands" and Rugoz with start army. Disbanded most of army, only keps FMs that spawned like crazy 10 years into game, make all new provs Type IV at first, to keep your army of FMs and two archers with you. Send diplomats to get peace and trade to every nation on the map- you need trade. Sell you map and whatever else will gain you Mnai. Gain peace and alliances with enemies.
2. 15-20 years into game, use this army to take Denmark the eastern prov that gives you Baltic Archers and Sweden. Gawjam Scandia (or whatever the Swedish settlement is named) can build harbour for sucky boats at this point.
3. Build infrastructure, 30-35 years into game sneak one sucky boat with an army to Scotland and take it.
4. It is now but a question of time before Casse attacks you, when they do, kill them with no mercy. Till they do, consolidate.

The trick here is that you have a buffer of tough Eleutheroi almost all around you. Only likely contact for the first two generations are Gauls, who are busy fighting each other anyway and rarely gives me attention because of it, and Casse, where you have only one front.

Now in my game the Romans owns the Alps and province NNW of them far into S germany, and are spamming me, but let them. I can take those settlements at my leisure, so I keep to raidintg until the next generation of ambitious young warriors grow up...