Royal Scythian Campaign

[Kamakazi]

Actually its only radious mods so unless they change it it is 1TPY

My politics were actually almost dead even

601/1200 nobles

50% Royal Family
50% Other Nobles

I didn't even try that either I just loaded up my last save in that area. Prolly around 2 turns before win

[Slaists]

Actually its only radious mods so unless they change it it is 1TPY

My politics were actually almost dead even

601/1200 nobles

50% Royal Family
50% Other Nobles

I didn't even try that either I just loaded up my last save in that area. Prolly around 2 turns before win

Well, your victory screen says it's 219 BC while the turn = 214. So, definitely 4 TPY as the game starts in 272. With 1 TPY you'd be only in turn 54 by 219 BC.

[Kamakazi]

well I guess youre correct then lol

[hoom]

So Mr Horsemaster, Have been playing with some Horse Archers & need some advice.

When using Horse Archers does it make much difference how wide you make the formation?

A wide formation is going to be pretty easy to catch when trying to skirmish diagonally as they inevitably catch the nearest flank because the skirmish AI calculates the distance from the meta-center of the unit not nearest member of the unit.

But do you get a frontal firepower boost from going wide?
Some TW games/units have had it that further back rows won't shoot/not as often because of LoS impingement by the preceding rows.
But other TW games/units have made it less severe/not there.

Certainly R2 slingers have LoS block so do benefit from wider formations & sufficient space in front.

Seems like there is minimal LoS block on the horse archers &/or just not having their flanks run down so easily makes for more useful horse archers when setup not particularly wide.
Possibly better all round firepower also since horse archers often shoot to side -> the more square formation gives fairly stable firepower allround even if its only the 'front' ranks firing?


Separately do you use Heavy Shot much? Seems to be pretty good for taking out elite lancer & infantry type units?

[Kamakazi]

going wide seems to work better I seem to get more affects on targets. Yes they do get caught up more but I usually respread accordingly when I move units anyway unless im doing a quick run micro.

I use heavy shot about 70/80% of the time it rips light units apart and has better affects on heavy targets rather than using regular shot

the go to when I am using my armies though seems to be a pin and flank or a bait and flank. Use a small contingent to get the main army to split off and chase and flank with the remaining forces. The Ai seems to not know what to do when I am using this tactic and will switch targets several times before actually going after a group. This gives my archers more launches. Cantabrian circle is an interesting formation speaking of shots. It isn't the greatest when kiting a unit but if you have units preoccupied it seems to do a good bit of affect on target