nope

don`t worry, jump into the water!

as a matter of fact, experience cannot be shared/transported, but..

it won`t turn out that cruel you may suppose. you shouldn`ta pay much attention to the "normal" settings. have one or two "quick battles" and start a campaign you like to play (in normal, so you get the feel for which provinces are important, troop-lane, etc.) then hop`right to hard. the reason is the AI who won`t start the fight below (example: no moving in castle- setup)

i`m certain you`ll have a lot of fun, especially you win the first time against a couple thousands more (..a good moment to think about war, again..but you`ll see)


pps: very bloody this bridge fighting. try to catch them at your sides entry. so it`s forces look like an icecream in waffles(?)[traffic-jam an the foe`s front unit will *blow* up, because they are kind of pressed forward] and you start to lick´ row by row away...