u/BlitzingBerlin

Hey! Picked up the game recently, and got into the community from it. And uh, here’s my experience with the game and kingdoms. As of 1090 ingame.

Vlandia: Ended up selecting them, since they seemed the most well rounded with no downsides that really affect me. Steamrolled the Battanians, leaving them with one city. Greatest threats are the Sturgians, and Aserai.

Sturgia: Holding strong, but is recently being pushed out of the mainland by Vlandia and Northern Empire troops. Troop roster feels… Lacking. I don’t have the War Sails DLC, so maybe that’s why? Heard the Nords took some of their stuff.

Aserai: Exists. Haven’t really done much, lost any ground they took, but hold their starting cities and castles.

Khuzait: Having a hard time pushing westward, the northern and southern empires are holding strong against them. Decent trading from them.

Imperial factions: West is down to 3 cities, North is down to one city and 4 castles, South is the only one doing fine. Kinda.

Battania: Poland. Left with only Marunath to hold, they are praying. Oof.

Is this how it usually goes? I kinda spent my time not joining any faction, just doing free quests. 1087 is when I started actually being a vassal, and going with the Vlandians.

Hey, I'm in the middle of my game, still a mercenary, tier 2.5 clan, and around a 100 unit army. Was thinking about replacing some troops for better ones, since I've heard Battanian archers are the best in the game. Anything else I should change too?

• Infantry (43)
  • Imperial Legionaires, Majority of them
  • Vlandian Billmen, needed some spears in an army.
  • Assorted recruits, mostly Imperial and Vlandians.
• Ranged (21?)
  • Imperial Archers, only have them since I started out in the Southern Empire
  • Imperial Crossbowmen, seem to engage at a shorter distance then archers?
  • Vlandian Levy Crossbowman, picked up from hideout attacks.
• Cavalry (25/15)
  • Vlandian Banner Knight, better than the Imperial troops I used in the early game.
  • Khuzite Mounted Archers, an assorted variety of them, I did not keep count.

I've also got 2 caravans running around making money.