Casse Campaign

**Vorian** · 03-24-2007, 00:22

Originally Posted by Redmeth

Vorian, the Caledonian stack acted weird in my game they stood in the woods right on the border of my starting province, as i disbanded most my army i had no hope if they laid siege, once they attacked i reloaded and when i ended the turn they did not attack. It might have happened a second time some turns later but I reloaded and they did not attack. Their general died of old age and in 212 when I ended the campaign they were still in the same spot waiting to ambush.
Such patient people...

I had just disbanded two units, thankfully not all when they appeared out of nowehere and sieged me. I sallied and managed to defeat them bu I amlost lost all my generals (damn chariots

). Then there was anothere stack that, if attacked me I was finished, but they just waited for ambush. When I built a half stack, I bypassed them and took Wales. We have run into each other three times trying to ambush but always failed and retreated. I still haven't destroyed it, I don't have enough army for a open battle.

It's funny though that they keep moving and setting ambushes in different places, and I my spy has gotten tired.

**Redmeth** · 03-24-2007, 00:36

Artavazd, no the game does not change them but I read this topic:
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=81687
and used the instructions posted by Watchman

to change the general bodyguards to rycalawre because i too was kind of tired of chariots, I just had the reforms and I justified it to myself that it was because of the reforms not because of my change to the file, weird right?
Anyway I believe an EB member stated that they're looking at the possibility of doing this in a later release, maybe with another unit though.
The Rycalawre are really great both visually and in battle.

**artavazd** · 03-24-2007, 09:00

thanks redmeth

**dutch81** · 03-24-2007, 17:51

Yes I tried a Casse campaign recently ... and followed the advice on the EB gameplay guide. The advice was since you start w/ neutral relations with the rebels you can disband your armies and build the economy up for a while ... much to my surprise as I saw my wealth building ... apparently the AI did as well and started a unprovoked war with me. A large rebel stack besieged my city defended by 3 generals ... and as a previous post pointed out, chariots don't do well against infantry. The enemy lined up 3 units deep so that prevented my chariots from riding through their formation ... and they simply slaughtered my generals.

It is the first campaign that I have ever lost!

**Ludens** · 03-24-2007, 18:29

The Balroa stack that is skulking in the western part of Cassemorg will siege you around the seventh turn, unles you move out your army and hide it somewhere along the road. In my campaign this dissuaded the Balroa from attacking, although I really wouldn't know why.

**dutch81** · 03-24-2007, 20:01

I might have played Rome and KH to much and just don't know how to properly use these barbarians. Started a second campaign different strategy this ... I made a road and ordered 4 slinger units. As soon as the army was ready I took 2 generals and the rest of the army to the city north of me as that Balroa stack had left the area according to my spyand besieged the city. Their turn that stack showed up to relieve the siege sandwiched my forces and before I could crush one army the second came up behind me. My army was destroyed my generals were killed, a little over 100 men returned. My faction leader is still alive but my nation is in debt and now at war ... this campaign is as good as lost.

It is the SECOND campaign that I have now lost ... in all my years to playing this series.

I might be the only one, but I am noticing a trend here that I don't like very much ... any help playing these guys would be appreciated!

**Redmeth** · 03-24-2007, 20:22

Dutch, like Ludens said try disbanding and building your economy save every few turns and if they attack reload and hide your generals in the forest or just reload sometimes they won't attack it's kinda weird, once you take the first town I recommend Ictis and then Ynis-Mon cause there's a mine in Ynis, build ports and markets and once you get a taste of the champion troops you'll be hooked.
I really loved the idea of small numbers of elite champions helping and inspiring regular troops to hold the line and push onward while chariots scared and peppered the enemy with javelins. Chariots are really weak against light infantry, I remember against heavier types they can drive through them, they're sometimes out of control though and really hard to maneuver, that's why after reforms I switched to Rycalawre.
BTW, if you're dutch as in from Holland, go Romania!