Holy *add an explitive here* VH is very hard.

[DrZoidberg]

MTW has no VH difficulty, so I assume you're referring to "Expert" rather than "Hard"? Expert gives morale bonus to the AI, and as far as I know that is the only major difference between Hard and Expert. I assume that you were previously playing on Easy or Normal? Try sticking to the Hard difficulty level as it gives the best balance.

MTW2 does.

[naut]

@ nara shikamaru: Tell me about it.



Current German game that crashed soon after that screenie.

[Vladimir]

Well there's your problem, you have too much money. Spend it on some troops.

[nara shikamaru]

yeah, I meant Expert, guess i was thinking of RTW, when I was trying to think of the diffuculty levels in MTW.

@Rythmic, is that a Fuedal knight as your king? I ask only because I don't remember that as a royal bodyguard unit. I'd also like to know who attacked you 1st, and if the pope warned you for taking back your own territory? Also why does it seem the comp eats away at the HRE, almost from the get go.

I did try another Expert campaign, as the HRE, I shaved a few years off a war with the italians, by gettin rid of my one boat. They ended up with Provence, but I got it back, along with Milan and Genoa after they were excommed, the Italians were at war with the Sicilians, who are my ally. Right now I'm at war with no one, and I'm thinking of taking out the Polish, who were severely weakened by a war with the Russians.

[naut]

is that a Fuedal knight as your king? I ask only because I don't remember that as a royal bodyguard unit.

It's the pocket mod so the icon is changed (I think).

I'd also like to know who attacked you 1st, and if the pope warned you for taking back your own territory?

France attacked Lorraine and Burgundy, I defended both successfully. They then attacked Lorraine again this time I withdrew and regrouped to attack Ile de France. They withdrew from Lorraine and I re-took it, getting excommunicated in the process. Then the Danes invaded, so I transferred forces North to repel them. The Hungarians then attacked, and I was forced to withdraw from Austria, defended Bohemia 4-5 times but withdrew when they finally sent a large force. They snatched Tyrolia soon after. I then gathered a large force and repelled them from Tyrolia and Austria, but the Danes stabbed me in the back so I withdrew from Austria and sent a decent general to crush them for good. At the same time I kept the Hungarians occupied by sending my useless princes to their deaths in Austria and Bohemia.

I never attacked first so they all should have been excommunicated?!

[Martok]

I never attacked first so they all should have been excommunicated?!

True. But as you probably already know, a Catholic faction that attacks another Catholic faction will only be excommed if it has twice as many provinces as its opponent. Since you're (initially) much bigger than your neighbors, that's why they can get away with attacking you while avoiding receiving a Papal edict against further incursions. No it's not entirely fair, but that's the game for ya.

[naut]

a Catholic faction that attacks another Catholic faction will only be excommed if it has twice as many provinces as its opponent

Ahhhh.

[Garnier]

It's the pocket mod so the icon is changed (I think).

What is this pocket mod? Where is it and what does it do?

[Martok]

Heh. I've gotten my rump handed to me the few times I've played on Expert, so I simply don't bother. I also *think* (but I'm not sure) that the AI starts with more money than you do -- not by a lot, but by a couple thousand florins or so. (You start with 4000 on Expert, whereas I believe the AI starts with 6000-8000.) This would also explain their increased aggressiveness, as they can afford to lose more troops in the beginning.

What is this pocket mod? Where is it and what does it do?

Just follow the link in my sig, Garnier, and you'll find the answer to both of your questions.