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Grifonetto
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07-09-2008 18:13
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Art of war Lose 30 kilos (of popups)


I need to get stronger in war, bacaus playing at monarch I usually notice that AI is stronger that me.

First of all my typical strategy:
I never start a war in early times.. usually my 1st is in classical age, with axemen, swords adn (if I can) catapults.
But at this age many of my enemies have built defensive walls around their cities. For that reason if I want to capture a city I need a LOT of swordsmen or axes just for fight against 3 archers and a spearmen.
If I try to build many catapults I risk to waste a lot of times and sometimes happens that my most technological opponests got Feudalism.. and that's not good

when I am preparing a war I usually select ALL the cities and I order to build military (using a rally point, so I can manage faster the operation). When I have got 10\20 units (it depends by the era and the opponent) I declare war and I move with this army against the bigger city.

I never use pillage, because i think it can damage also my economy when i conquer the city.. but I don't know how damage the enemies that are waiting for me behing their city walls...


suggestions?

ps:excuse my bad grammar, i'm not anglophone :P

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Well, the way I see it unless your playing the Romans, your trying to declare the war at the wrong time. (Assuming normal speed).

You either need to play a rush strategy or wait for dominating units. (Normal Swordsmen just aren't a dominating unit against opponents with access to either Cooper or Iron since Axes are adviable so much earlier.)

The standard Sword rush tactic is:
1. Found a city or two.
2. Find an opponent WITHOUT Cooper
3. Make Baracks a much higher priority compared to normal.
4. Discover Iron Working early
5. Build Swords with CR promotions.
6. If your opponent has Iron near them attack BEFORE they can connect it.

10 to 20 units sounds excessive, you just need a big enough stack to take the first target. Dig in there while reinforcement arrive.

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