Scots did not seem to be difficult. You are right about their cavalry, of course, but their position on the strat map is very good, their special spear unit is great and highlanders come very cheap. I conquered all English provinces on the island in 6 years, then built a navy and conquered Ireland. At that point I decided to quit the campaign because it seemed simply question of time when I would win. Sure, several AI factions had ships but I was building my navy up fast and soon they would not really had chance to invade British Islands. Once my homelands are secure and cranking out troops... no chance for the poor AI.
I picked Bohemians instead because I noticed that they got killed very early in all XL games I had started so far. They are indeed quite difficult! I built my army as fast as I could but very soon reached the point where I could not upkeep them. So, I decided to attack Germany who was strongest by the number of armies but who was fighting many of his neighbours. For the first 20 years or so I could only raid occasionally (hoping to get a province without a siege) but most of the time I defended Bohemia and survived only thanks to ransom money. Eventually, Germany's armies diminished (the usual kill+capture ratio was 1:12 in my favour and Germany was fighting other factions too) and I started serious offensive. In 20 years I have conquered most of what used to be Germany and Italy. Germans are doomed but I could still lose because my forces are spread thin and all my neighbours have big stacks on the border. They are my allies but .... you know.![]()
In any case, the mod is very interesting! Thanks!![]()
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