On Playing Scotland...

**Goofball** · 03-26-2007, 19:30

Originally Posted by detroitmechworks

Highlanders kick ass. Straight up. Their weapons are effective against armor, and it Shows. For a fairly cheap unit, they Tear into dismounted Knights, etc, like a hot knife through butter. (Just personal observation, haven't done any "Tests" to prove it.

Quick question: Are you using the Shield Fix?

It appears from your post that you aren't.

If you're not, you will be in for a bit of a surprise when you install the upcoming patch and try charging your Highlanders into a unit of DFK that are no longer handicapped by the Shield Bug.

**Fletch** · 03-26-2007, 20:17

I agree with Goofball, highlanders straight up against DFKs is a no contest with the shield bug fixed. Of course, you shouldn't be using your highlanders straight up against the DFKs, you should be using your pikes to pin and your highlanders to flank, something they're almost as good as Highland Nobles for. At least in single player, battles as scots are so simple I got bored with playing as them: border horse to either kill or chase away archers, advance the pike line, flank with two handers, watch enemy chain rout.

**detroitmechworks** · 03-26-2007, 21:51

No haven't used the shield fix yet.

Thanks for the tip. (And now I know not to get too comfortable with my old tactics...)

Also haven't tried the scots in multiplayer yet, but that's due to the "Invalid CD-key" bug that I just fixed today. (I love having good resources available. THANK YOU POSTERS!)

**SoxSexSax** · 03-27-2007, 00:36

I still stand by my assertion that they are 2nd easiest faction. Troop roster means nothing compared to starting location...who needs elite troops to beat the AI? Nobody I know!

**llewellyn** · 03-27-2007, 06:05

but they do have elite troops just they are not that good unless you are pro with pikes

**dismal** · 03-27-2007, 15:07

They get FKs and DFKs, which are plenty elite enough.

**HoreTore** · 03-27-2007, 23:31

The only things I can see missing from the roster, are horse archers, early spears, gunpowder and long range missiles. Other than that, they have everything.

- They have excellent fast cav in border horses, one of the few western units who are fast, and thus a tremendous advantage when chasing routers and skirmishing. They can actually catch hobilars.
- As for heavy cav, they have order knights. No need for anything else.
- They have wonderful pikes, of course
- Good early offensive infantry in the highlanders and nobles, not a lot of factions who get that
- good late swordsmen