I am practicing in Custom Battle in an attempt to gain some skills I can transfer to MP. Unfortunately, I do not feel very confident in the units I choose for my AI practice opponent. Therefore, I want to start a "Your favorite army" thread to get some examples of a good army. No florin limits are necessary. Just tell me the units and their upgrades please.
"Never in physical action had I discovered the chilling satisfaction of words. Never in words had I experienced the hot darkness of action. Somewhere there must be a higher principle which reconciles art and action. That principle, it occurred to me, was death." -Yukio Mishima
Well to start skills and armies are two different things. The both of them together make the player you are. Anyone can field a strong army, but you must learn to move units properly and effectively. This requires knowing key commands, units, moral, and knowing what's going on at all times.
Here are some of my armies
1. Unbalanced Spanish army 10-20k high era
6 lancers valor 0-2
5 chivalric knights valor 0-2
5 knights of santiago valor 0-2
2. Unbalanced Byzantine army 10-20k high era
8 byzantine infantry valor 2-4
4 spearmen valor 2-3
4 pronoiai allagion valor 0-2
3. Unbalanced Spanish army 10-20k high era
4 lancers valor 0-2
4 chivalric men-at-arms valor 2-3
4 feudal men-at-arms valor 2-4
4 chivalric knights valor 0-2
4. Balanced German army 10-20k late era
2 gothic knights valor 0-2
2 teutonic knights valor 0-2
4 pasive arbalesters valor 2-4
2 gothic foot knights valor 2-4
2 gothic sergeants valor 2-4
4 chivalric men-at-arms valor 2-4
5. Balanced Italian army 10-20k high era
2 knights of hosptialler valor 0-2
2 chivalric knights valor 0-2
4 italian infantry valor 1-3
4 pasive arblesters valor 2-4
2 chivalric foot knights valor 0-2
2 chivalric men-at-arms valor 2-4
6. Balanced English army 10-20k early era
4 knights of templar valor 0-2
2 feudal knights valor 1-3
4 archers valor 0-4
4 feudal men-at-arms valor 2-4
2 order foot soldiers valor 0-2
I have many armies balanced and unbalanced. It also depends on the map and who i'm playing against. I never do weapon or armor upgrades, only valor, since it increases attack,defense, and moral.
So, good luck and try not to get addicted to 99,999 florin games...
Good post by amp there--his armies are renouned for their power (mostly because he is at the helm).
I'm pretty skeptical that you can get any real practice for MP by playing the AI. The AI doesn't play right/well compared to a skilled human opponent.
My balanced byz army (15k):
4 v4 byz inf
4 v4 spears
4 v2 alan cavs (v3 if you can afford it)
4 arbalesters with the remaining funds.
The AI wont use any of these armies to the fullest advantage. When I play custom battles against the AI I've found I need to give the AI at least a +33% increase in florins to make up for its bad tactics. +50% increase is probably more realistic if you want practice beating players like Amp. (so if you are at 10k, ai should be at 15k).
Hunter_Bachus
*Grabbing paper & pen and start taking notes*
Mind telling us how u deploy 'em too AMP
--Bosdur a.k.a UgliRaichu--
You have my gratitude, AMP+Dion. I needed to know the units that work best together, as I did not want to spend the time testing all of the units myself; there were too many combinations. I figure that I will learn the keyboard combos eventually.
Now all we need is a bigger replay database
"Never in physical action had I discovered the chilling satisfaction of words. Never in words had I experienced the hot darkness of action. Somewhere there must be a higher principle which reconciles art and action. That principle, it occurred to me, was death." -Yukio Mishima
cool lists
I've shyed away from a few nationalities from not knowing what mix to pick
cheers
10 kb max.
Thats the attitude I like Konga. As Bacchus had said, you wouldnt gain much of an edge practising vs AI over a real-life opponent. Use the custom mode to practise your control and manoeuvre. The best advice is - play more online.
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