Yet another Sweboz question!

[Macilrille]

I always play very hard campaign/hard battle on EB and I like it, with Sweboz the main thing for me is to max out the chevrons of my troops with a pillar of Tyr etc. and play careful you can win. I don't know how you play but I find that if I take skandza, rugii, and the two baltic states east of swebotraust they create a pretty strong maritime economy, I put my best governors on Scandza, Swebotraust and Rugoland and they combine for a pretty good income, two strong armies is very possible if you have good maritime trade and don't buy too many expensive troops (naked dudes i.e.) the Chatti clubman is your best friend here, a T3 government plus game field plus pillar of Tyr and they come out at level 4, if you want to blitz in two directions at the same time put the Chatti clubs high on your list.

Oh and I concur as to fighting the Sauromatii, winnable but very challenging on hard battle difficulty, those guys are brutal to the Sweboz, forest ambushes are useful when possible.

Do you not mean Slagonez, the normal German Clubmen? They are better than the Chatti ones. I find a mixed group of Medininkas, Slagonez, Wargosez, Heruskez (swordsmen), some FMs, a few Leuce Eupos/German Cav and Ger/naked Celtic spearmen filling the blanks to be very effective in my Sweboz campaign. Against any enemy. Missiles kills other barbarians and the infantry beats the crap out of civilised factions and/or scares the living feces out of them. Then the cavalry chase them down when they flee.

Large pillar of Thiwoz (Tyr) is soooo useful.

[athanaric]

Do you not mean Slagonez, the normal German Clubmen? They are better than the Chatti ones.

Indeed; the Chatti Clubmen are better suited for garrison duty though as they are ridiculously cheap and have a better javelin range.

Large pillar of Thiwoz (Tyr) is soooo useful.

Really? I think I have to try it. Normally I build temples of Odin everywhere, because I hate HATE HATE corruption [insert appropriate fourletter words here]. It costs you half the income of a decent sized empire, and the Swêboz are poor already.

[Macilrille]

Really? I think I have to try it. Normally I build temples of Odin everywhere, because I hate HATE HATE corruption [insert appropriate fourletter words here]. It costs you half the income of a decent sized empire, and the Swêboz are poor already.

My way is; Odin for distant settlements, Tyr for recruitment centres, Nerthuz for Trade centres close in (distant gets Odin to counter corruption, in my case Wales, Caledonia and Ireland), and if you need a pop boost, try Frej.


BTW, in this Sweboz Campaign that I put my Roman one on hold to play (to get in the mood for the role playing campaign I run http://turbator.blogspot.com/), the KH just gave me 4873 mnai, then next turn offered me to loan the same and pay 4200 back, I refused, next turn they loaned me the same with only 3650 in return. They then a few turns later offered 4873 with 4100 x 7 paid back. LOL @ Greeks, I refused, but what is happening? Anyone tried anything remotedly similar? I never have.

[DaciaJC]

BTW, in this Sweboz Campaign that I put my Roman one on hold to play (to get in the mood for the role playing campaign I run http://turbator.blogspot.com/), the KH just gave me 4873 mnai, then next turn offered me to loan the same and pay 4200 back, I refused, next turn they loaned me the same with only 3650 in return. They then a few turns later offered 4873 with 4100 x 7 paid back. LOL @ Greeks, I refused, but what is happening? Anyone tried anything remotedly similar? I never have.

Yes, indeed, I remember posting a thread about this a few months ago. I decided not to exploit it (you can get a massive sum of money by accepting the deal, canceling the tribute immediately afterward, and repeating the next turn).

The relevant thread.

[Macilrille]

Yes, indeed, I remember posting a thread about this a few months ago. I decided not to exploit it (you can get a massive sum of money by accepting the deal, canceling the tribute immediately afterward, and repeating the next turn).

The relevant thread.

Ah yes, that was what you meant. However, exploiting it never occured to me :-s

Perhaps I am stupid, perhaps I roleplay, who knows ;-)