Interesting things with Ireland (XL - Early)

**The Darkhorn** · 06-30-2007, 17:52

I didn't know the Irish could build Shewood Foresters. Why can't the English or Scots do it!? I'm off to Ireland after I finish my Genoan campaign!!

**Tratorix** · 07-01-2007, 02:18

Originally Posted by The Darkhorn

I didn't know the Irish could build Shewood Foresters. Why can't the English or Scots do it!?

To build Sherwood Foresters you need a bowyers workshop in mercia. It will work as the scots or english, but you can only build them in mercia. I think any faction can build them, as long as they own mercia, but im not sure.

**Gimli** · 07-11-2007, 16:54

Originally Posted by The Darkhorn

I didn't know the Irish could build Shewood Foresters. Why can't the English or Scots do it!? I'm off to Ireland after I finish my Genoan campaign!!

I'm pretty sure that any faction can get them... They are way fun to use! I once built an entire stack of them except for a 3-4 * general to give them valor bonus!

As for the Irish, I fell in love with their kerns and bonnachts! Their anit-armour bonus eats through heavy infantry like popcorn!

**Hound of Ulster** · 10-24-2007, 03:46

I've found my Irish MTW XL homies very difficult. The English, even in Easy mode, build large armies quickly and aren't at war right away with France, so they can concentrate thier forces against you if you invade Scotland or Wales. Maybe I just need to be more aggresive.

**Ghostlance** · 11-16-2007, 15:44

i don't know i've found the Irish to be as easy as the Byzantines,They do have a awesome early troop selection,and an early English alliance allowed me to conquer Scotland,Wales and Denmark pretty quick without being excommunicated

**Hound of Ulster** · 11-19-2007, 22:15

Denmark is an interesting choice. I would go for the ancient Celtic heartlands of France, Spain and Northern Italy starting with Brittany.

**PershsNhpios** · 12-11-2007, 09:33

No, Denmark was my choice also.

Come to think of it, and I detailed my Irish campaign in the main forum, had I taken Wales and Scotland, and developed those two provinces into powerful, well garrisoned states instead of hustling for war - I could of had a trading empire.

With which I could of conquered Scandinavia, Scania and Denmark without upsetting the English, and remaining firm allies with them.
They trusted me, Longshanks trusted me, and I betrayed him heartily.

**Hound of Ulster** · 12-11-2007, 19:48

You make one mistake (say getting screwed over by the Scots after helping them against those darn Norwegians) you are up a proveriable creek.

DON'T go to war with the English unless you have to.