Casse campaign report (long)

[Lowenklee]

I've played Casse on several occasions...and don't care for the chariots unless the battle is to be on a flat open plain. But then again, I tend to play a defensive game for which I suspect they are ill-suited. I normally reserve them for open-field diversionary, counter-skirmishing, or harassing missions.

Anyway, to the point. Rather than heated debates perhaps someone with a skill for using Celtic chariots more aggressively might record a video clip of them in action? As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words.

[PureEvil[PIE]]

Well, the Casse campaign was the first one that I completed, I started the Carthaginian and Roma campaigns but I didn't have the motivation to finish as I had had with the Casse. I really enjoyed them, especially the aspect of having to retake your homeland and then having a great base of operations from which to conduct your assaults on the mainland. Though, taking the mainland was quite difficult considering you start off very small :/. But for me, when I got to the mainland it was surprisingly easy to complete my campaigns objectives, I had a sturdy base to get a steady amount of income and troops and Europe was still in turmoil/conflict, there was no faction that was superior so when I arrived I pretty much steam rolled across them. And yes, I agree that the chariots are most likely a "love or hate" unit, I love them for one and think they are more helpful than cavalry :L.

In battle... the Casse are quite epic I think. As you have said before they rarely break, and if you use druids/champions I don't think they will break at all and this is especially good during sieges when you are trying to take a section of the wall or a breach. They don't have the most powerful units in the game for the most of it, they don't have a lot in the killing department in my opinion, but when you get to the last reforms and get Casse late champions, they become a ridiculously resistant line. Casse late champions are, in my opinion, much better at defence that offence, they have a lot of armour - if I remember correctly, compared to the other Casse units - and are quite good at dishing it out. I created an army of elites at one point (I know you aren't supposed to but I did it anyway!) and it pretty much beat every army that it came across. It consisted of Casse late champions, Briton sword masters, two units of druids on each flank to chant, two units of chariots, 2 units of slingers, 2 units of Archers, 2 units of Celtic naked fanatics (for high defence in combat and against cavalry). It was an extremely successful army.

Overall I loved the Casse campaign, a lot more than the Roma and Carthage campaigns to be honest. Though I was probably quite bias as I am English/Welsh (So I believe I am part Celt from my Welsh side of the family) and I WANTED to love it before I started it xD. And I generally love the barbarian factions anyway.

In regards to recording some action of the chariots I will do my best, but I have a mac so I will need to find a decent recording program.

[Brave Brave Sir Robin]

I've played Casse on several occasions...and don't care for the chariots unless the battle is to be on a flat open plain. But then again, I tend to play a defensive game for which I suspect they are ill-suited. I normally reserve them for open-field diversionary, counter-skirmishing, or harassing missions.

Anyway, to the point. Rather than heated debates perhaps someone with a skill for using Celtic chariots more aggressively might record a video clip of them in action? As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words.

I have some MP battles uploaded on youtube but unfortunately none of them involve chariots. I do have a bunch of replays which do involve them however, so once I get some free time I'll try to put one up.

https://www.youtube.com/user/jschlat1/videos

[seleucid empire]

I dont know why people always complain about chariots. In my casse campaign i blitzed half of britain using my starting army which only had 2 units of celtic spearmen, 2 swordsmen and 2 chariot generals including Barae. The rebel cities in briton were full of midlander champions and druid elites compared to my levies and it was the chariots that made the difference when they had 2:1 advantage over me. I besieged a city and when they sallied i just lined up my crappy infantry in a line and when they charged my infantry I used a single chariot charge to rout their entire infantry force. If your not having an success with chariots then you must be using them really badly. Keep in mind that you NEVER ever click on their units when using chariots. ALWAYS click behind their line so the chariots run through without stopping. you can win with 2:1 strength against you very easily