How tough are the battles?

**Samurai Waki** · 12-06-2006, 18:44

Saba, Saba, Saba! Yay! Hard Battles, but very rich land. I Looove It.

**Dooz** · 12-06-2006, 19:41

You know, the only downside to this mod is that it's on RTW and not M2. For whatever reason, I guess actually improved AI, kill ratios are vastly improved in the updated engine. Going back to RTW after a good while of M2, it was very noticeable. However, EB being EB more than makes up for that with every other aspect of the mod. And if you play on Hard battle setting, ratios end up a bit better even though it doesn't feel right because of unit unbalance.

**Meothar** · 12-06-2006, 20:45

The battles are much easier than the fight versus Mongol Horde in MTW2. Especially with Phalanx units...well, if you are a good RTW player you will win the battles even if the odds are against you.

**Teleklos Archelaou** · 12-06-2006, 20:54

Then try the sweboz or lusotannan or someone like that or take your phalangites into the steppe. I rarely play barb factions but have been having a blast with those wacky germans lately.I'm about to run into romans, and am pretty sure I'll lose that fight.

**Gaius Terentius Varro** · 12-07-2006, 00:48

Well I am losing about 40% of my troops per battle ,the AI uses advanced manouvres and the campaign is much more complex than RTW.
Mind you i am playing MTW 2 and not EB so maybe that's the reason...