Difference between ver hard and hard?

[lionhard]

Iv just started a campaign with rome and iv used hard/hard because iv read in the campaign with very hard its not realistic how the AI focuses more on you been an enemy and its basically more of a u against the world job.

In battle i also read in FAQ that very hard can make it so uneven even your elites can be slain by light troops.

Alls im asking is how much easier is hard to veryhard and vice versa on campaign and in battles?

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[Andy1984]

Since I never play Hard, I can only say this:
- VH is campaign-wise not impossible. I don't have the me-vs-world-feeling. The only down-side of a VH-campaign difficulty is that the AI is extremely unlikely to accept peace.
- VH isn't overspawning me with forces, although one might expect it. The AI is capable to bring on considerable armies against you, but they're not utterly ridiculous as in vanilla. The upkeep costs are higher for the AI as well.
- VH battle difficulty definitly does not butcher your elite units with light units. Or better, I haven't seen it. Having heavy infantry slugging it out with heavy infantry is going to be costly however. Therefore, I think VH is battle-wise pretty difficult if you like non-pike, non-cavalry armies. When having pikes or heavy cavalry, the results aren't that big. (Pick Casse or Sweboz at your own risk.)
- VH gives considerable morale bonusses. If I would consider playing H instead of VH, that would be the reason. Imagine the morale on VH, when you face a general that gives +5 morale to his troops. Even medium units tend to fight to death and butcher anything they get their hands on. Scary

kind regards,

Andy

[Xurr]

One thing I have seen on Very hard but haven't so much on lower levels, is the way the AI invades via ships. On VH it will typically just land a general and a unit or 2, then buy out every single merc in the area and attack with that. On lower levels where it wasn't able to do this because of funding it would actually load up a half stack or so with the general.

It does make things a bit more interesting when the AI can land a general and bam instant army.

[antisocialmunky]

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[Aemilius Paulus]

Let's just say that VH campaign difficulty is excellent if you are looking for a real challenge. Especially since you play alex.exe. And yes, the mercenary thing is sort of annoying, as you will encounter fully-mercenary AI armies. In Hard difficulty, the AI does not buy mercs, even when it has money AFAIK(which it always does in EB). Also, the script, the EB script gives AI more monetary bonuses. IF you play EB on ALEX, then you will have no difficulty with diplomacy. AI diplomacy is the biggest strength of ALEX IMHO. I made peace with the giant AS as Eperios for 10 turns in a row, before I finally got tired, and let them declare war. Other factions actually abide by their peaece and alliance agreements. I highly recommend VH campaign difficulty.

As for VH/H Battle difficulty, just forget it. There is no realism in the fact that Hoplitai Haploi can beat your Thorkitai.

[lionhard]

So very hard/ very hard is best then.

Aemilius Paulus i wasnt sure what u said at the end, what was it u reccomend? v hard or hard for battle? Like i said im not scared to play v hard i just want realism


Is their any way i can change it to very hard/ very hard now that im at 264bc with romani? cas i regret using hard/hard now :( and i dont wanna start again :(

Edit thanks for the feed back guys wub u's :)