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Post by ksb on Aug 13, 2018 0:56:42 GMT
Hi guys, I’m kinda stuck at one star countries for 1812, would appreciate any detailed guides from any experts here.
I have read up on some guides here but my attempts using Naples & Egypt ended horribly.
Naples - In the opening ten rounds, I loaded all my troops to invade Egypt. Somehow, I got bogged down by the defenders. I tried bribing Algeria to attack Egypt to spilt their defence, by the time it was done, Morocco crushed them on the other end. Spain & Portugal crushed France with UK. America got crushed. Denmark was crushed by Russia.
Egypt - I tried to attack Ottomans using cavalry. Got bogged down. Morocco and I attacked Algeria, but it was a statemate. Before I know it, Naples was landing on my shores and America was crushing Mexico and Canada.
I must be be doing something wrong. I completed UK 1812 in around 70 turns though.
Any pointers?
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Post by odm on Aug 13, 2018 1:05:41 GMT
I've done it with Egypt. True, it is a pretty tough conquest in the beggining, but I think one of the easier ones. I declared war on Algeria from start (since I wanted them to be weak and I had no chance of getting to Asia) and I defended the coastline from Ottoman and Italian attacks (not that hard really).
After I got almost all of Algeria ( Marocco also took a chunk) I started an invasion of Italy, Ottomans and helping USA (the last kinda failed).
However, don't worry to much about time. I barely got an S rank in a 151 turn conquest... and if you ask me A rank is good enough (since you can get the princess with better countries).
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Post by ksb on Aug 13, 2018 1:30:54 GMT
How do you manage the tradeoff between donating to allies vs your own upgrading & creation of units? I read that some players donated to allies for several turns. The most useful tactics I found really useful were blast & forced march.
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Post by Robert Walpole on Aug 13, 2018 4:38:10 GMT
I did Naples by straight up invading the continent of Europe and taking down Austria, Prussia and Russia in 30 turns while donating Algeria and America. The next 10 turns is me travelling towards Iberia and Morocco to finish off the remaining people.
The key here is defeating the Austrians and the Prussians so that France and the Ottoman Empire will focus on Iberia and Africa. By amassing their troops there, the coalition won’t stand for long.
Also it’s player wise to invade Britain with or without allied help.
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Post by banjo on Aug 13, 2018 5:49:13 GMT
How do you manage the tradeoff between donating to allies vs your own upgrading & creation of units? I read that some players donated to allies for several turns. The most useful tactics I found really useful were blast & forced march. Compare the additional benefit of the extra unit for you versus the ally. If you have enough troops to achieve your immediate goals then you would be better off donating to allies who are struggling. In a 1v1 situation, an additional rifleman every turn will make a big difference in the war of attrition the AI employs and can turn the tide against a stronger opponent. For 1812, you want to support your allies in North America as much as possible so that hopefully you don’t have to sail across the Atlantic to finish the job. |
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Post by odm on Aug 13, 2018 12:10:15 GMT
How do you manage the tradeoff between donating to allies vs your own upgrading & creation of units? I read that some players donated to allies for several turns. The most useful tactics I found really useful were blast & forced march. I ussually donate if I have no cities left to upgrade and I reached the population cap. Also I donate to countries which are surrounded by enemies or especially if they haven't got any money left. |
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Post by Nobunaga Oda on Aug 13, 2018 15:13:13 GMT
How do you manage the tradeoff between donating to allies vs your own upgrading & creation of units? I read that some players donated to allies for several turns. The most useful tactics I found really useful were blast & forced march. I ussually donate if I have no cities left to upgrade and I reached the population cap. Also I donate to countries which are surrounded by enemies or especially if they haven't got any money left. Same here. I'll donate to any country with less than 100 metal left especially to those facing the threat of military defeat, even if it means emptying out my metal stores. This helps them to survive longer & I can ensure that my war of attrition is of use. |
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Post by ksb on Aug 15, 2018 4:22:11 GMT
Thanks to all, I managed to clear in 84 turns.
Attacking Austria, Sweden, Russia followed by Prussia allowed France to concentrate on Spain & Portugal then UK. You will need to donate the France especially when it was up against Spain, Portugal and UK.
You will need to donate to Denmark to survive against Sweden, Russia & Prussia attacks. You will also need to use forced march to reach the faraway Russian cities with grenadiers. Once the last Russian cities are dead, your allies will move towards UK.
By attacking Russia, it allowed Ottoman to send troops to take out Egypt. You will need to donate to Algeria & America to keep them alive. Once Egypt was out, Algeria will attack Morocco then Spain & Portugal then sail towards Mexico.
Mexico and Canada are very far. I had to use a lot of forced march to reach the extreme far cities. Mexico also had two islands. Don’t missed them out.
Good luck! Thanks to all who helped out earlier!
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