The Swiss

[King Henry V]

I have just modded the game since I wanted to play the Swiss. I gave myself Burgundy too make life just a little bit easier, since whenIi just had Switzerland I totally failed. This time however, I quickly built up an army (depleting my treasury in the process) and invaded France. I took Ile-de-France, Anjou and Normandy without a single battle. Then the remainding provinces split under a civil war, with the loyalist provinces being invaded by the English. Within 5 five years France existed no more, only controlled by rebels and the English. The English were then kicked out by a rebellion, which then caused a civil war. I took Brittany, Flanders, Provence, Toulouse, Champagne, Wessex, Mercia and Northumbria with very minimal losses. So within 15 years I went from a little two-province state to the dominant power in Western Europe, all with only fighting a few skirmishes. Has this happened to anyone else?

[professorspatula]

No, but congratulations anyway. By 15 years, my nation is usually only just getting out of bed, the lazy sods!

[Grey_Fox]

Well you did give yourself an extra province at the start so I have to say you made it easy for yourself.

[King Henry V]

True

[antisocialmunky]

The Swiss are a good faction if you can get the ball rolling. They are one of the three anti-Cathy factions(The Swiss, the English, and the Turkish) in the game as they have great halberdiers. You can do a real number on the French(CKs), Spanish(Lancers, Germadanes), Italian(Gothics), and HRE main battle armies(Gothics).