difficulty setting

[NeoSpartan]

... So far, the only way I can see pacifying the AI is to just blitz my way through the whole map, which ruins the fun... I like to role play it :D

Hey Blitzing is FUN too man, just play VH/VH, or H/VH

I am serious

[NightStar]

I'm running EB with Barbarian Invasion, and the AI likes to land armies via the sea right in the middle of Italy. Like I said, this would be fun if it were massive, threatening armies that had a chance of destroying my faction, but it isn't, it's annoying, 2-4 unit stacks of mainly militia which are only trying to annoy me to death.

Those armies I call training fodder!! I attack them and autoresolve and some of my troopers get some chevrons

[Dooz]

Without a doubt, the best way to play EB is H/M and to keep your armies 8-12 stack maximum. The rebels act aggressive, the AI with regards to diplomacy is much better than VH, expansion is good, battles are intense. Just do it!

[NeoSpartan]

Without a doubt, the best way to play EB is H/M and to keep your armies 8-12 stack maximum. The rebels act aggressive, the AI with regards to diplomacy is much better than VH, expansion is good, battles are intense. Just do it!

IF ur Roleplaying.... Other than the Romani and Pavhla there are VERY few factions you can roleplay historically through out the game's time span. But if you just want to play the game, kick some butt, and have fun then, I am afraid to say, H/M doesn't really apply.


I will however, 100% dissagree with "battle are intense". In M??? no way man, no way.

[Dooz]

IF ur Roleplaying.... Other than the Romani and Pavhla there are VERY few factions you can roleplay historically through out the game's time span. But if you just want to play the game, kick some butt, and have fun then, I am afraid to say, H/M doesn't really apply.


I will however, 100% dissagree with "battle are intense". In M??? no way man, no way.

Battles are definitely intense if you have no more than 8-12 units in your army, no more than 2-3 elites, and are facing full stacks, sometimes with reinforcements. And playing as the Casse, I'm up against much better troops as well. So yes, they are quite difficult to pull off.

Not sure what you mean H/M doesn't apply, but it works perfectly for me. Don't know if it's the style or whatever but it's great.

[NeoSpartan]

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Not sure what you mean H/M doesn't apply, but it works perfectly for me. Don't know if it's the style or whatever but it's great.

I mean if you are not roleplaying. Then it doesn't apply.

ex: Current Gallic campain VH/H No fatige.
ONLY Rules:
-no more than 6 elites per army, but u can have all the generals u want in an army.
-No bridge battles, and no sitting on top of a hill and waiting for the enemy. (exept in the biggining of the game)

My objetive is grow the faction and complete the faction objectives. Once I rule most europe kill Carthege (I have grudge to settle from previews campains). Then chill for a while, mass tons of $$ and build a LOT of stacks.... Send them down towards Greece, free Galatia take a good part of the Seleucids and Ptolemois, fight some HA mofo's. Continue if the campain is still fun

here H/M does not apply.. This is NOT a major Roleplaying campain... i tried a similar in VH/M with stricter rules, and stricter limitations... got bored of the campain. The AI was just too easy

Here less rules harder AI....


I also tend to do "gloves off" campains, RUSHING the AI, nor rulz of anykind... for those VH/VH, H/VH, settings are preferable.

[Fearless Samnite]

i guess i should start playing my campaigns on vh/vh now

but my question is why fatigue off

having it on is going to help me too

is it really my fault that the ai is anal and wants to setup a massive formation
and will do nothing else but always setup in this formation at every battle

having every man running left and right tiring themselves


but on vh/vh.....they have extreme morale ......my unit might as well have 0 in all their stats if the enemy have 30 in all theirs

i mean come on.....not only that but they get massive amounts of money and aggressive expansionist ai

oh did i mention that the rebels .....will pop up no matter what oh and they will be random sometimes elite units......and then they will sometime besiege my cities while im off fighting for my life on the front lines.....yes my campaign...


so now having fatigue off will make things easy.....i can run around like a mad man never exhausted and so can the enemy.....but its not really realistic..

and i know mentioning the word realistic is a touchy word and invites trouble

but with fatigue on its just as hard or harder then what everyone is thinking
IMHO

your going to get exhausted no matter what and so will the enemy...but who will route first??........YOU!

so having fatigue on is harder hands down.
tring to convince myself