sugarman
Captain
Possibly the World Record Score Holder (but probably not)
Posts: 92
|
Post by sugarman on Aug 7, 2021 8:18:10 GMT
,
Hi,
I have Pecorus, Anthony and Arminius, all maxed for cavalry. Also have Commander, Drusus, Mith, Pompey, Crassus, all maxed.
I want to get a fourth cav gen, but not sure which. Been saving up medals, and have 950 at the moment.
Any recommendations much appreciated on which general to buy of the three, or any other I have overlooked.
Cheers
|
|
|
|
Post by stoic on Aug 7, 2021 9:04:11 GMT
I would say Huo if you are planning to give Tripod to him (or to use Orations in campaigns to keep his moral high), otherwise Commius, who is perfectly fine with equipment purchased for coins.
Scipio is a decent choice too. And his performance does not depend on equipment and micromanagement either.
For decisive battles I think Commius is the best choice. One of the best generals in the game in this respect. 3 excellent skills for decisive battles.
|
|
sugarman
Captain
Possibly the World Record Score Holder (but probably not)
Posts: 92
|
Post by sugarman on Aug 7, 2021 9:45:32 GMT
stoic , Many thanks for the (as always) helpful advice. What is the tripod? Commius always having high morale is a great asset, as I have found with Pecoris and Drusus, He is also cheap. I am now starting Augustus Time and realised the bigger map negates archers - having four (or more) Cav gens with mobility items will be very useful thinking about playing as the Nervii for example and having to get across to bash the Armenians. Even more so with the Han invasion. One reason to take Svipio over Commius is the extra naval upgrade (5 v 4) - helpful with the missions
|
|
|
|
Post by Gerd von Rundstedt on Aug 7, 2021 11:35:21 GMT
Scipio.
|
|
|
|
Post by stoic on Aug 7, 2021 12:13:17 GMT
stoic , Many thanks for the (as always) helpful advice. What is the tripod? Commius always having high morale is a great asset, as I have found with Pecoris and Drusus, He is also cheap. I am now starting Augustus Time and realised the bigger map negates archers - having four (or more) Cav gens with mobility items will be very useful thinking about playing as the Nervii for example and having to get across to bash the Armenians. Even more so with the Han invasion. One reason to take Svipio over Commius is the extra naval upgrade (5 v 4) - helpful with the missions In fact, Commius is probably better when commanding naval vessels. My Commius is one rank lower than my Scipio, yet the difference between their attack is quite significant in favour of Commius. Scipio has counterattack but you have to invest some scrolls.   Tripod is a new item we get as reward after completing one of these decisive battles  |
|
|
|
Post by Gerd von Rundstedt on Aug 7, 2021 12:33:26 GMT
stoic , Many thanks for the (as always) helpful advice. What is the tripod? Commius always having high morale is a great asset, as I have found with Pecoris and Drusus, He is also cheap. I am now starting Augustus Time and realised the bigger map negates archers - having four (or more) Cav gens with mobility items will be very useful thinking about playing as the Nervii for example and having to get across to bash the Armenians. Even more so with the Han invasion. One reason to take Svipio over Commius is the extra naval upgrade (5 v 4) - helpful with the missions In fact, Commius is probably better when commanding naval vessels. My Commius is one rank lower than my Scipio, yet the difference between their attack is quite significant in favour of Commius. Scipio has counterattack but you have to invest some scrolls. Tripod is a new item we get as reward after completing one of these decisive battles Ues, but you don't account Gold Ring, Oration, or just Normal High Morale on Scipio (after all, he is a powerful cav gen. It's not hard for him to be in High Morale. |
|
|
|
Post by stoic on Aug 7, 2021 12:43:27 GMT
In fact, Commius is probably better when commanding naval vessels. My Commius is one rank lower than my Scipio, yet the difference between their attack is quite significant in favour of Commius. Scipio has counterattack but you have to invest some scrolls. Tripod is a new item we get as reward after completing one of these decisive battles Ues, but you don't account Gold Ring, Oration, or just Normal High Morale on Scipio (after all, he is a powerful cav gen. It's not hard for him to be in High Morale. I am talking about deceive battles mostly and our resources are quite limited here. Sicilian deceive battles (on each side) are predominantly naval battles and our troops are almost always in unfavorable position, so unshakable moral is a huge factor there. |
|
sugarman
Captain
Possibly the World Record Score Holder (but probably not)
Posts: 92
|
Post by sugarman on Aug 7, 2021 13:06:37 GMT
Gerd von Rundstedt , stoic , Many thanks to both of you - not at the Sicilian DB yet. Wanted Scipio for the missions - need to boost my navy - but it seems they are fairly matched, and Commius is cheaper. I have enough medals to get both. Plus having two extra cav gens will help with the DBs - Anthony keeps getting himself killed in the third battle, and I don’t have enough stars to get the artefacts after the 5th
|
|
|
|
Post by Gerd von Rundstedt on Aug 7, 2021 13:19:31 GMT
Gerd von Rundstedt , stoic , Many thanks to both of you - not at the Sicilian DB yet. Wanted Scipio for the missions - need to boost my navy - but it seems they are fairly matched, and Commius is cheaper. I have enough medals to get both. Plus having two extra cav gens will help with the DBs - Anthony keeps getting himself killed in the third battle, and I don’t have enough stars to get the artefacts after the 5th Sell Antony. Unless you are a speedrunner, then he is inferior. Scipio, IMO, is just a stronger Commius skill wise, and weaker Talent-wise. In Addition, he is not one but two ranks higher than Commius, which is very expensive (read: nearly impossible) to fix. Give him a laurel crown or even just a gold ring or Pompeii Gladius, and I think he is better than Commius with a Pompeii Gladius. |
|
|
|
Post by stoic on Aug 7, 2021 13:19:57 GMT
Gerd von Rundstedt , stoic , Many thanks to both of you - not at the Sicilian DB yet. Wanted Scipio for the missions - need to boost my navy - but it seems they are fairly matched, and Commius is cheaper. I have enough medals to get both. Plus having two extra cav gens will help with the DBs - Anthony keeps getting himself killed in the third battle, and I don’t have enough stars to get the artefacts after the 5th Try to place Antony as far as possible from hot spots at the start. The chance is high that friendly units will block his way and prevent thus his suicidal attacks. |
|
sugarman
Captain
Possibly the World Record Score Holder (but probably not)
Posts: 92
|
Post by sugarman on Aug 7, 2021 14:30:16 GMT
Gerd von Rundstedt , stoic , Many thanks to both of you - not at the Sicilian DB yet. Wanted Scipio for the missions - need to boost my navy - but it seems they are fairly matched, and Commius is cheaper. I have enough medals to get both. Plus having two extra cav gens will help with the DBs - Anthony keeps getting himself killed in the third battle, and I don’t have enough stars to get the artefacts after the 5th Try to place Antony as far as possible from hot spots at the start. The chance is high that friendly units will block his way and prevent thus his suicidal attacks. stoic,Will give that a go, thanks. Or perhaps just save him in DBs for the 5th battle, now I have Scipio and Commius. |
|
sugarman
Captain
Possibly the World Record Score Holder (but probably not)
Posts: 92
|
Post by sugarman on Aug 7, 2021 14:35:51 GMT
Gerd von Rundstedt , stoic , Many thanks to both of you - not at the Sicilian DB yet. Wanted Scipio for the missions - need to boost my navy - but it seems they are fairly matched, and Commius is cheaper. I have enough medals to get both. Plus having two extra cav gens will help with the DBs - Anthony keeps getting himself killed in the third battle, and I don’t have enough stars to get the artefacts after the 5th Sell Antony. Unless you are a speedrunner, then he is inferior. Scipio, IMO, is just a stronger Commius skill wise, and weaker Talent-wise. In Addition, he is not one but two ranks higher than Commius, which is very expensive (read: nearly impossible) to fix. Give him a laurel crown or even just a gold ring or Pompeii Gladius, and I think he is better than Commius with a Pompeii Gladius. , nah, will hang on to him. Other than in DBs, I keep him stocked at minimum 4 legions - he has the laurel crown, and he is able to city jump which keeps the AI off balance - with forced march as well it doesn’t know which city to focus on retaking. Just finished Bosparans in Augustus at lvl3 and he was very useful in scooting down through Asia Minor and the Levant. Now I just need to rank up Scipio and Commius - Scipio has the centurion’s shield and I will get Commius a pompey gladius for his birthday… |
|
|
|
Post by stoic on Aug 7, 2021 16:10:04 GMT
Try to place Antony as far as possible from hot spots at the start. The chance is high that friendly units will block his way and prevent thus his suicidal attacks. stoic,Will give that a go, thanks. Or perhaps just save him in DBs for the 5th battle, now I have Scipio and Commius. We will loose people in these DB no matter what. We should get used to it. A couple of times I had only 4 or 5 generals in final chapters, so reinforcements won't hurt for sure. |
|
sugarman
Captain
Possibly the World Record Score Holder (but probably not)
Posts: 92
|
Post by sugarman on Aug 7, 2021 16:55:23 GMT
stoic,don’t mind losing them when there are just cards at stake, but those extra artifacts… that hurts
|
|
|
|
Post by randomperson on Aug 7, 2021 23:13:47 GMT
sugarman, it depends on if you need a gen for campaigns or decisive battles. For decisive battles, you should definitely go for Commius. For campaigns, I would take Huo. Scipio is kinda in between and I would get him as your last cav gen. Also, do not sell Antony. He is arguably the best calvary in conquest, campaign and expedition. Finally, take the laurel crown off Antony (give him the golden spear) and give it to Mithridates.
|
|
