How is this persons strategey?

**LordK9** · 02-15-2016, 05:57

Hmmm; I don't remember being able to even build those "huscarls" but I've only played Denmark once in early. Somehow, I thought they could only happen as rebel troops. I remember that it can be tricky - going after Sweden and Norway as they are fairly poor provinces early on seemed to actually drain me so that I couldn't build much and large garrisons had to be kept to prevent revolts. It may be wise to wait as I assume he did (didn't watch the video - they are always tiresome to me :) ). Denmark has an early ship advantage - the longboats are a good first ship and cheaper to build then others so I agree with Ferdi that ship building should be an early priority.

Sorry; I have no clue about your load problem - I'm just not technically inclined so I couldn't answer in that thread.

**Gilrandir** · 02-15-2016, 10:04

Originally Posted by LordK9

I remember that it can be tricky - going after Sweden and Norway as they are fairly poor provinces early on seemed to actually drain me so that I couldn't build much and large garrisons had to be kept to prevent revolts.

I have already said what has to be done to keep a province loyal - watchtowers and border forts, a governor with dread and spies. The latter is the cheapest and most efficient. As for economic potential of the provinces in question: it seems to be scanty, but you have to built a port, a trader (and its prospective upgrades) and ships, of course. Then florins would flow into your coffins. But it is true for any province the Danes can get hold of in the first decades of the game (like Saxony, for instance) - no rich province for them within an easy reach. Plus Sweden has iron - so if you start training huscarls there with armor and weapon upgrades your armies would be unstoppable.

**LordK9** · 02-16-2016, 03:28

I really can't say if I built forts there - probably not as I generally did this at non-controlled borders mainly to reduce agent infiltration.

**Age** · 02-16-2016, 22:30

You would need a keep and a palace to train huscarls iirc.The same goes for shipbuilding keep-shipwright.

**Age** · 02-18-2016, 01:19

How is this one being the Scots.Don't know how he got big armies so early?

**ferdi** · 02-18-2016, 20:11

hahhahahhaaha. he plays so silly. i watched by guffawing .....

**Gilrandir** · 02-20-2016, 16:25

Originally Posted by Age

Don't know how he got big armies so early?

Clansmen are cheap and easily attainable. One can have lots of them.
The mistake that I noticed was making his king lead the army to the battle while he has fewer stars than the other generals. Thus the valor of the units depends on the king's stars not on those generals'. Generally I have a feeling that the difficulty level of the game is not high.