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Post by António Salazar on Jun 28, 2016 17:35:08 GMT
you said in your previous post 'she is surely not the best fort smasher, buy Drummond.' Who are you even comparing Sophia with anyway, because you said it doesn't make her a 'better' general. Maybe I have reacted a bit schizophrenic, I would recommend generals like Scharnhorst , Yermolov or Drummond. Of course is not sin to keep Sophia but it would not be my choice. I think as artillery the mean goal is to damage strong enemy units without getting much damage themselves. I usually put Jean Lannes in front of the enemy general and then let my arty generals kill them and then Lannes can come in and exterminate everything left. I do not use generals much on fortresses since to win a fast conquest you need to quickly take important cities and from there conquer everything else, I usually gather some grenadiers to deal with fortresses. MY opinion though, but I can ensure that it is a successful one. About turns for Lan, depends on resources blabla I would say 20-26 turns. |
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Post by Torvesta on Jun 28, 2016 17:54:16 GMT
i agree with what you say about the role of artillery but Sophia is better than all of the generals you have mentioned. Scharnhost is the best tier 2 artillery general you can get and i replaced him with Isabella. You seem to underestimate Sophia, i don't know if you regrouped her a while back and forgot how good she is. Just because she is the easiest princess to get, it doesn't mean that she is the worst. I find her as useful as isabella.
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Post by Jean-Luc Picard on Jun 28, 2016 17:58:01 GMT
Forts are so nasty that having an exterminator for them is neat. Also:she has siege master, a city cracking skill
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Post by Torvesta on Jun 28, 2016 18:25:27 GMT
spending resources for grenadiers to destroy forts is such a waste, i don't see how that is better than spawning artillery to attack the enemy. Forts are more annoying than soldiers and they just slow you down. Sophia needs to hit only once and the fort is weakened.
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Post by Conrad von Hotzendorf on Jun 28, 2016 21:07:08 GMT
rip, you made a huge mistake, you also need warhorse and snare drum btw no. You don't NEED them, it's possible to do well without them |
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Post by Józef Poniatowski on Jun 28, 2016 23:33:13 GMT
rip, you made a huge mistake, you also need warhorse and snare drum btw no. You don't NEED them, it's possible to do well without them it just takes a bit longer |
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Post by António Salazar on Jun 29, 2016 5:07:00 GMT
spending resources for grenadiers to destroy forts is such a waste, i don't see how that is better than spawning artillery to attack the enemy. Forts are more annoying than soldiers and they just slow you down. Sophia needs to hit only once and the fort is weakened. Maybe you have another strategy concerning fortresses. I don't find them annoying at all, only when you deal with fortresses on islands (Balearic Island). And since I let my generals travel in small battle groups fortresses on the way usually get demolished in 1 turn. |
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Post by Torvesta on Jun 29, 2016 5:15:45 GMT
They are the two most important items, why won't you get them? Have you tried getting Lan without using warhorse and snare drums?
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Post by António Salazar on Jun 30, 2016 5:37:42 GMT
They are the two most important items, why won't you get them? Have you tried getting Lan without using warhorse and snare drums? Why is the topic warhorses and snare drums now? Btw I do use snare drums a lot. |
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Post by Torvesta on Jun 30, 2016 15:45:26 GMT
They are the two most important items, why won't you get them? Have you tried getting Lan without using warhorse and snare drums? Why is the topic warhorses and snare drums now? Btw I do use snare drums a lot. i was just replying to Conrad von Hotzendorf because he said you don't need warhorse and snare drums to get lan. It would be stupid not to have them. They are more important than tents or attack items. |
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Post by António Salazar on Jun 30, 2016 16:28:33 GMT
Why is the topic warhorses and snare drums now? Btw I do use snare drums a lot. i was just replying to Conrad von Hotzendorf because he said you don't need warhorse and snare drums to get lan. It would be stupid not to have them. They are more important than tents or attack items. Yup with the snare drum you can create epic last stands. |
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Post by Torvesta on Jun 30, 2016 17:08:09 GMT
the most important item is snare drum then warhorse, warhorse isn't really needed for campaigns, but if you want to finish conquest quick enough to get lan and victoria, it's super useful.
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Post by saltin on Jul 3, 2016 8:09:45 GMT
Turns number is mid 20's to early 30's for HRE it is tied to ressources achieved,if you can get more ressources you are allowed turns in the higher end of the bracket.
Lan just like victoria needs insane speed conquest so that means imo just about none of your generals can stop to smell the roses or fight unnecessary fights or kill forts,there is no time for it.They must instead rush forward and grab the furthest cities alone while the rest of your troops take secondary normal objectives.
This makes Sophia fort killing ability dubious at best for this part of the game.Of course this depends on what else you have available too and how upgraded your other possible candidates are.
For speed conquests artillery commanders I have prefered using Moreau or Isabella rather than sophia or just just opt for cavalry generals since they can kill the defender and conquer the town in the same turn.
Also remember skills are much more important than stars.A star handicap can eventually be fixed (with regroup) a skill handicap is permanent.
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Post by Torvesta on Jul 3, 2016 15:05:07 GMT
But for a person who doesnt spend real money, the best generals he/she can use is golitsyn as cavalry, Isabella on art and Sophia to take out forts. Sophia can still move 4 hexes and that is good enough for speed conquests.
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