Thanks, I would have not have guessed that. I've always known them as mantlets.
I think what FlagsDontLie meant was putting battering rams on fire by fire arrows of the defenders.
Thanks, I would have not have guessed that. I've always known them as mantlets.
To add to this post. I am having extreme snowballing and whats worse is that factions dont declare peace after anniliating them. So they stay in constant "war" but there is not much of war going on. The game is in a complete stalemate for 4 large factions not fighting each other, just staying at war with the factions they have decimated.
Got the hotfix and i have done 4 restarts. Same results. Western Empire and (sometimes) Sturgia gone within 100 days. Victorious Kingdoms dont declare peace so they stay at war, eventhough theyve captured all their enemies fiefs. Made a post about itHave you started the campaign after the last hotfix? I am not seeing snowballing anymore but still Sturgia is at war against 4 factions and starting to lose territory slowly. All other factions are doing ok.
Got the hotfix and i have done 4 restarts. Same results. Western Empire and (sometimes) Sturgia gone within 100 days. Victorious Kingdoms dont declare peace so they stay at war, eventhough theyve captured all their enemies fiefs. Made a post about it
Exactly this. ConsistentlyI am not seeing much snowballing after the hotfix but taking into account that Western Empire is getting wrecked in you campaign, you are probably facing this situation:
- SE and Aserai make peace at day 1.
- Se and Aserai declare war to WE some few days ago.
- WE get wrecked.
To add. If a kingdom has no more fiefs left then peace declarations should kick in. This is the crux of the issue. The defeated kingdoms are not being given a chance to rebuild. And because there is no peace dec between dominant vs weak kingdom. That dominate kingdom is less likely to declare war on another super power because it’s already ‘at war’.Some ideas to improve the war/peace system:
- A kingdom should be less likely to start a new war if there is 1 war ongoing. If the are 2 wars ongoing, a kingdom should not start a new war by itself or at least It should be really rare to happen.
- If a kingdom is involved in two wars and another kingdom declares war on It, the kingdom with 3 wars ongoing should try to make peace with one of the enemies paying tribute. A kingdom should avoid to be involved in more than 2 wars at the same time, especially if It is losing.
- If a kingdom A is losing badly against Kingdom B, then kingdom A should try to ask for peace and try to avoid declaring new wars in some time.
To add. If a kingdom has no more fiefs left then peace declarations should kick in. This is the crux of the issue. The defeated kingdoms are not being given a chance to rebuild. And because there is no peace dec between dominant vs weak kingdom. That dominate kingdom is less likely to declare war on another super power because it’s already ‘at war’.
Does town prosperity affect kingdom military power growth?
The mechanics behind defeated factions are rather stupid. Why even keep them in the game if they have no potential for every reclaiming a castle/town?
Are you playing on 1.4.2 or on the beta. I'm on the beta on my current playthrough and 100 days in and only one town has been taken from another faction, and couple of castles have exchanged hands too but to me that sounds like good balance.Will be cool when balance is better.
Almost every game i play, northern and southern empire gets wrecked and khergits steamrolls.
Why is it so hard to make a proper AI to use shield wall? Put all shield units in front, so the hordes of recruits don't get punctured by a 1000 arrows.
I'm on day 420 and the Khuzaits have 12 settlements. The entire game they've been fighting 1v1 wars where they just steamroll everyone. There really needs to be some kind of coalition mechanic whereby a faction that expands too quickly gets war declined on them by all their neighbours. It shouldn't be based on how many fiefdoms they own but how quickly they gain them.
Edit: It's now day 422 and they have 13 settlements.
The way I've dealt with snowballing is by being a merc and using OP archers combined with retreat cheese to eliminate armies. I would usually do this during early to mid game to help a faction that's war with 3 major factions and won't sue for peace. Even after I did this, the doom stack that I just destroyed would come back the next week with another fresh stack of 800 to 1k men, its bloody ridiculous and I've stopped playing. I hope this gets fixed soon. It drains the fun out when you're cheesing to try to save a kingdom from being wiped out because of stupid Ai.I am going to share the best way to stop snowballing I have found to be able to enjoy the game:
1- Activate cheats.
2- Open dev console and once Aserai and SE make peace, just force them to start a war again.
3- Start a new war, force Khuzait to declare war on Aserai.
If Khuzait are still OP, open console again and force Khuzait to declare war on SE. The thing is that even involved in 3 wars, Khuzait is being able to stands up and fight without much problem. Other factions have also other wars too though.
While Sturgia is slowly losing the war against Vlandia, they are fighting pretty nice, even when Sturgia is also ar war with NE. I am thinking to start a new war between Vlandia and Battania.
Not a great solution and this makes the campaign feels weird because I feel like I am cheating the game, but at least it helps while diplomacy gets fixed.
The way I've dealt with snowballing is by being a merc and using OP archers combined with retreat cheese to eliminate armies. I would usually do this during early to mid game to help a faction that's war with 3 major factions and won't sue for peace. Even after I did this, the doom stack that I just destroyed would come back the next week with another fresh stack of 800 to 1k men, its bloody ridiculous and I've stopped playing. I hope this gets fixed soon. It drains the fun out when you're cheesing to try to save a kingdom from being wiped out because of stupid Ai.
I think the problem is that vassals still refuse to vote for peace even when they are losing big time. They should rarely be at war with 3 kingdoms, my suggestion is that once a third war is declared on a faction, they should immediately make peace with one kingdom to make the total war to 2.
Another thing that could help tackle snowballing is cultural loyalty, it should be difficult for khuzaits to convince empire factions to join them etc..