How is this persons strategey?

[Stazi]

I usually split my armies into single unit stacks. Emissary bribing one stack? Not much of a problem.

[Gilrandir]

I usually split my armies into single unit stacks. Emissary bribing one stack? Not much of a problem.

It is a good tactics until you start having large armies - then the splitting crowds the province with troops and it is difficult to keep track of them.

[Age]

How is this one as I like the Danes?

[Gilrandir]

How is this one as I like the Danes?

Watched only the first part. Generally, this one is better (in my view). The mistakes that I noticed:
- he has problems with provinces' loyalty. That is because he doesn't build border forts in the first place. And those also allow to see the composition of the army in the bordering provinces. Also the governor with fear (the more the better) helps to keep the province more loyal.
- I usually don't start any wars when my king is likely to die (over 56). When it happens the chances for inner discontent grow and you may have problems both with keeping your generals/princes loyal and fighting against an enemy.

Danes can push south for some time without risking an excom since they are attacking a larger faction, and that is good news for those who play it. The general strategy in playing Danes is teching up towards producing huscarles and then training them in heaps bearing in mind that you wouldn't be able to do that in Late.

[LordK9]

Hmmm; I don't remember being able to even build those "huscarls" but I've only played Denmark once in early. Somehow, I thought they could only happen as rebel troops. I remember that it can be tricky - going after Sweden and Norway as they are fairly poor provinces early on seemed to actually drain me so that I couldn't build much and large garrisons had to be kept to prevent revolts. It may be wise to wait as I assume he did (didn't watch the video - they are always tiresome to me :) ). Denmark has an early ship advantage - the longboats are a good first ship and cheaper to build then others so I agree with Ferdi that ship building should be an early priority.

Sorry; I have no clue about your load problem - I'm just not technically inclined so I couldn't answer in that thread.

[Gilrandir]

I remember that it can be tricky - going after Sweden and Norway as they are fairly poor provinces early on seemed to actually drain me so that I couldn't build much and large garrisons had to be kept to prevent revolts.

I have already said what has to be done to keep a province loyal - watchtowers and border forts, a governor with dread and spies. The latter is the cheapest and most efficient. As for economic potential of the provinces in question: it seems to be scanty, but you have to built a port, a trader (and its prospective upgrades) and ships, of course. Then florins would flow into your coffins. But it is true for any province the Danes can get hold of in the first decades of the game (like Saxony, for instance) - no rich province for them within an easy reach. Plus Sweden has iron - so if you start training huscarls there with armor and weapon upgrades your armies would be unstoppable.

[LordK9]

I really can't say if I built forts there - probably not as I generally did this at non-controlled borders mainly to reduce agent infiltration.

[ferdi]

You wait much for Norway. And you dont tech up for ships. so you miss to get the rebel provinces Pomerenia and prussia . Ship is everything for Danes.

[Age]

I would like it if my game would load to give it a shot.