How to turn off the era timer as well increase follrins?

[Brandy Blue]

Northumbrians, Picts and Irish start with a priest so I thought it could be the case with the Welsh. But geographically they are less reachable for Vikings so I thought they wouldn't be my greatest concern at the outset.

Well, I could be wrong, but I don't think the Welsh get a priest. It is true that you might get through a whole campaign without the distant Vikings being much of a problem. However, there is an off chance that you won't. I'd say its worth giving up a princess to avoid that.

As for being aggressive early, I tried it once when playing Northumbrians, yet my aggression was good to deal with Mercians. When I tried to tackle the Saxons I was just crushed (and all that is having huscarles). While playing the Welsh I won't have those guys so an aggessive start seems doubtful to me.

AFAIK all strategies for the Welsh are doubtful. That's what makes them fun IMO. Apart from Welsh Bandits, your roster is always going to be weak. You can only make up for that by getting enough land and money to spam the units you do have from many provinces at once. Would you rather take that land from your neighbors before they've had a chance to spam huscarls or after? I guess it depends on how much of a challenge you want.

[Gilrandir]

Well, I could be wrong, but I don't think the Welsh get a priest. It is true that you might get through a whole campaign without the distant Vikings being much of a problem. However, there is an off chance that you won't. I'd say its worth giving up a princess to avoid that.

I would give half a dozen princesses to appease the Vikings, but in my last campaigns I had to rely on priests.

AFAIK all strategies for the Welsh are doubtful. That's what makes them fun IMO. Apart from Welsh Bandits, your roster is always going to be weak. You can only make up for that by getting enough land and money to spam the units you do have from many provinces at once. Would you rather take that land from your neighbors before they've had a chance to spam huscarls or after? I guess it depends on how much of a challenge you want.

I doubt that both huscarl-reach factions could be tackled at the outset - at least in my Northumbrian campaign I couldn't. Yet one ot them is perhaps possible to obliterate if I play the Welsh some day.

[ferdi]

so, after these conversations, i've played with Welsh to remember. They start like this:

no agent.
my tactick is being so agressive at the start. First rebel provinces, then attacking on Saxons, then having ships,

then rebel provinces of south

after these a total attack on Mercians(i planned but postpone it).
but before Mercians, Picts attack on me.

so i turn on them.
then war with mercians

and in 820 the happy ending

I use all mercenary armies.

[Gilrandir]

How did Picts reach you? I don't see any ships of theirs. The one I see belongs to Vikings, doesn't it?
And an essential question: what difficulty did you play?

[ferdi]

How did Picts reach you? I don't see any ships of theirs. The one I see belongs to Vikings, doesn't it?
And an essential question: what difficulty did you play?

I wrote wrong i guess. They were not Picts. They were Northumbrians. Other ship belong to Vikings.
Northumbrians attack on me with smal garrison. why Aı do thing like this i can never understand. Then next year i go on them.

Diffucluty level is expert. But i always autosolve cause i dont have time :(

[Brandy Blue]

But i always autosolve cause i dont have time :(

:( indeed.