Hayasdan Advice

[Marcus Ulpius]

Thanks for all the advice, guys. I've restarted the campaign and this time I've taken Kutais and Meshket. The economy is giving small profit. Not enough to build anything good, but at least I can retrain troops. Hopefully, AS will leave me alone for some time and will be occupied elsewhere (they are fighting Pahlava and the Ptolies now).

The strategy is absolutely different from the Romans. Much more maneuvering with the cavalry and, Caucasian spearmen are only capable of dealing with Georgian swordsmen after the later were significantly softened by archers.

On a side note - how can I make the recruitment viewer work properly? It doesn't show Homeland/Expansion regions, unit cards are empty and color legend for the map is not showing as well.

[whatthehell6]

On a side note - how can I make the recruitment viewer work properly? It doesn't show Homeland/Expansion regions, unit cards are empty and color legend for the map is not showing as well.

I had the same problem. I just uninstalled it and re-downloaded and installed it and it works beautifully again. Try that yet?

[Danest]

I have an (apparently) unusual tactic for Hayasdan. The Seleukids are going to attack you, no way around it. And often when they do so, every other country around you will cascade into a declare-war-fest against you. So, pre-emptive war. Don't wait for AS to attack you, on their own terms. I charged with everything I had, straight for Babylon, took both big cities that were almost completely undefended. I tore out the whole center of the Seleukid empire without barely meeting more than a unit or two. BY the time they recovered their wits and brought troops back from the borders (I guess), I was dug-in and ready. But yeah, in big battles, always use your family members (more than one even), hit them from every side.

[DaCrAzYmOfO]

Forts are your friend, for the mountain passes are few... just make sure to build em with some space in front of the main bottleneck, so you can have the terrain advantage if you need it ^-^

That should give you enough time to get your main armies into the area where the gray death is invading.

and on a battlefield note, everyone else pretty much gave you the right idea lol

[A Terribly Harmful Name]

Good and disciplined heavy infantry is a gift from the Gods.

Try luring their infantry with one cavalry unit, then attacking them with other just maneuvering behind them. Rinse and repeat, and you'll get a heroic victory with an all cavalry army; worked with me in vanilla.

[Poulp']

I have an (apparently) unusual tactic for Hayasdan. The Seleukids are going to attack you, no way around it. And often when they do so, every other country around you will cascade into a declare-war-fest against you. So, pre-emptive war. Don't wait for AS to attack you, on their own terms. I charged with everything I had, straight for Babylon, took both big cities that were almost completely undefended. I tore out the whole center of the Seleukid empire without barely meeting more than a unit or two. BY the time they recovered their wits and brought troops back from the borders (I guess), I was dug-in and ready. But yeah, in big battles, always use your family members (more than one even), hit them from every side.

interesting tactic, plant a thorn in their side and establish a good defensive position, that should leave your northern land free of seleucid's offensives.

[Hegix]

I have an (apparently) unusual tactic for Hayasdan. The Seleukids are going to attack you, no way around it. And often when they do so, every other country around you will cascade into a declare-war-fest against you. So, pre-emptive war. Don't wait for AS to attack you, on their own terms. I charged with everything I had, straight for Babylon, took both big cities that were almost completely undefended. I tore out the whole center of the Seleukid empire without barely meeting more than a unit or two. BY the time they recovered their wits and brought troops back from the borders (I guess), I was dug-in and ready. But yeah, in big battles, always use your family members (more than one even), hit them from every side.

I do the same thing if there is no immediate threat to my homeland. The difference is I only raze the cities. Kill the citizens, destroy all buildings and presto, I can build all the mines I need. Then back up to the mountains again.