Help needed for a beginner

Welcome to the forum sir.

That Golitsyn you have will get you far. Aside from him, do you have any other generals available?

I'm not a pro when it comes to this game but these bits of advice may help:

1. Attempt to get at Sophia and Isabella by completing a conquest using Russia at 1806. I used this guide when I was just starting: european-war-4.boards.net/thread/4719/picard-suffer-1-russia-1806. This guide is advisable because you don't need very strong generals to complete Russia 1806, and you have Golitsyn already so it will be easy for you to finish. If ever you manage to finish 1806 in 42 turns or less, coupled with a high amount of resources before the last turn, you may win Isabella together with Sophia, Maria, and Fatimah.

2. Train your generals' rank and nobility. You may want to prioritize nobility because it gives your generals huge health regeneration bonus.

For rank and medal farming, refer to these guides:
a. Land-based farming: european-war-4.boards.net/thread/5/grinding-medals-rank-updated-pics
b. Navy based farming: european-war-4.boards.net/thread/4686/medal-grinding-guide-battle-trafalgar

For nobility, check this one: european-war-4.boards.net/thread/2513/farming-nobility-chain-beast-efficient

3. Buy useful items for your generals such as Snare Drum, Warhorse, and Napoleonic Code. You may refer to this guide for the list of items and where to find them: european-war-4.boards.net/thread/587/item-stats-locations

4. Do not aim for complete 5* victories yet. Take it slow and steady. Getting 1* is perfectly okay. You can just come back to the previously completed campaigns once you get stronger and better generals.

5. Play the game. Don't let the game play you.

Antonio Luna,Thanks for your advice Will try them out. I do not have any other generals right now. Is Dobeln a good general to buy?

Hi Princess Wan, welcome to the forum.

We all came from that stage when we find it hard to complete conquests. Can you tell us how many generals you have and who they are?

Here is another guide which may further help you: european-war-4.boards.net/thread/2585/starting-guide-ew4

I tried out the Russian Conquest and managed to finally get Sophia so thanks alot. I have 2 questions tho. Firstly, what should I do with Sophia? Should I buy a general to regroup with her? If so then which generals should I buy? Or should I save up and buy another general? For example I have Dobeln in my headquarters rn. Secondly, I only managed to finish the Russian conquest in exactly 65 turns and 300 years ruled. How do you achieve under 50 turns like the guide says? It take almost 10 turns for Napoleon to commit to moving towards England. I tried to move earlier but they would always move east instead of north. Also, is there a more effective way of conquering southern France (e.g. Toulon, Marseille) cos I always struggle with the forts and ships the French build there. Also, the campaign of Spain takes very long as the mountainous terrain heavily restricts the movement of my troops, plus they tend to spam many forts that slow down the advance. Can you give me some advice regarding these topics? Thanks alot Antonio Luna,

Congratulations on getting Sophia!

Our co-player pathdoc already answered about what to do with Sophia. I would advise, however, to hold off on upgrading her artillery stars and focus on getting a good Cavalry general instead. A few good choices will be Dumouriez or Quosdanovih. Both are trainers, Dumo has 4 cavalry stars while Quos has 3, but Quos is cheaper. Once you get a Cav gen, retry doing Russia 1806 again and see if you can finish it faster.


One thing you can do is to use Kutuzov and Sophia to rush to Zurich and take it. As you move towards Zurich, pay attention to any factories which are left unguarded by your allies. Capture it, then spawn a double heavy artillery from which you can spawn Sophia. The factory beside Prague, the one beside Vienna, and Pest are worthy prospects. Play wisely and avoid attacking any enemy general, unless the said target is outranged or injured. While Kutuzov and Sophia are travelling to Zurich, make sure to upgrade your cities every turn, prioritizing those cities which are already at level 4 and above. Once you get Zurich, have Sophia capture Paris while being supported with spammed double formation guards from Zurich. Use Kutuzov to capture Marseille, the stable beside it, and the port below. From those buildings you can spam heavy cavalry and heavy artillery which you can send to Spain together with Kutuzov.

Alexander should then push towards the Italian peninsula, breaking the fort near Milan then capturing Milan itself. You can send guards from Zurich to assist Alexander. From Milan, capture the two ports on either side of the peninsula. Buy frfigates and use them as support in order to make it easier for the Czar to capture Rome and Naples. Use detachments to capture Ajaccio and Sassari islands, then once you conquer Italy, send Alexander and his army towards Algeria to clear the area.

Your cavalry general should be spawned using the double guards cavalry beside Yermolov. Rush Bucharest, then Sofia, then Plovdiv, then Istanbul. Use your ships to kill Milinovic. your Navy may be defeated by the Ottoman navy but the sea battle will at least soften up the Ottoman ships, making them easy targets for Yermolov. Once you capture Istanbul, have your cavalry general mop up the western part of the Ottomans bu capturing Uskup, Tirana, then Athens. Yermolov should cross together to Bursa, Eskisehir, then Izmir.

On all fronts, only use spammed Guards, Heavy Cavalry, and Heavy Artillery because these are the best units for the Russian system. Napoleon may become quite troublesome if he manages to sneak towards Britain, but any surrounded general is dead meat once confusion kicks in, especially when repeatedly battered by heavy cavalry. I'd generally avoid direct encounter between my own generals and the enemy generals during the early stages of your gameplay especially if your generals' rank and nobility levels are still low. Encirclement using spammed heavy cavalry with supporting artillery usually does the trick.