Saiko Kila
Recruit
I have joined Polish faction, which is in war with Cossacks. I haven't started the plot, because I've heard it involves fighting with Swedish, Turks and Muscovites, which I want to avoid. Now my little problem is, that AI of my allied lords is completely different than enemy Cossacks. Here are differences:
Cossacks:
1. Gang up with around 10 armies, usually under Khmelnitsky, but sometimes under different lord. They do it consistently, even after defeat.
2. Go to one city/castle, siege it, and then of course take it.
3. When fighting Poles, they try (and success) with dividing enemies, so they fight one army at a time.
4. After conquering a town or castle they install a sizable garrison, like 200-300. Poles trying to recapture the fortress usually stand no chance, because average Polish army is at most as big as half of the garrison.
Poles:
1. Usually go alone, or with only one friend. Earlier they were teaming up to six armies, but apparently got bored with that idea.
2. When besieging, they go with insufficient numbers, and siege for a couple of days, they abandon siege. Earlier, when they were forming larger groups I was witness to following scene: King Casimir with allies went to siege Cherkassy. After one day they went to siegeKiev Korsun. After another day they went to siege Cherkassy again. After repeating they got bored and went to burn some villages. After another couple of days Khmelnitsky with armies of 1300 people came, and started to eliminate Poles one by one. If they ganged up on him they would probably win, but such an idea never occured to them.
3. When fighting enemies they allow them to gang up on Polish armies, and separate them. They don't like to chase for too long, instead prefer to fight foragers or looters.
4. After conquering a castle (usually with my gratuitous help) they don't bother to install much garrison if any. So I don't know why Cossacks with they 1000-1500 men don't storm it right away, but usually lay siege for a couple of day, before commencing battle. There is one castle I was recapturing five times, and of course never awarded, so it will be lost again soon.
Now I know, that if I was a marshal, I could order Poles to combine their forces and strike where it hurts. But I'm not. When I try to convince any lord to follow me I fail, but even if I don't, two armies would be not enough. I started to pick up Cossack lords one by one, and if I capture one, I usually put them in my fortress' dungeon. But it doesn't help much, because others take at most a week to reorganize and try to recapture some city. When King Casimir was offed by Cossacks, he was "out of town" for a month! (and I was mercenary then, so I lost payment for that period). Besides Cossacks started to travel in groups of two armies of more, and they are incredible shooters.
Now I'm wondering if these differences are hard coded, or this is caused by me taking a side, so if I was Cossack, then Poles would show a brilliant strategy, and Cossacks would be asses? Or there are "national" differences? Cossacks seem to be most badass in my game. Swedes for instance are less benign, and they hold less territory than any others, except Tatars (Swedes even conquered their capital, Bakhchisaray, and have defended it like ten times, the town is now almost a ruin, hehe). But Poles, despite large territory, seems to be just behind Tatars when it comes to ineptness. I don't know how to help them with my army of 100-110 people.
Cossacks:
1. Gang up with around 10 armies, usually under Khmelnitsky, but sometimes under different lord. They do it consistently, even after defeat.
2. Go to one city/castle, siege it, and then of course take it.
3. When fighting Poles, they try (and success) with dividing enemies, so they fight one army at a time.
4. After conquering a town or castle they install a sizable garrison, like 200-300. Poles trying to recapture the fortress usually stand no chance, because average Polish army is at most as big as half of the garrison.
Poles:
1. Usually go alone, or with only one friend. Earlier they were teaming up to six armies, but apparently got bored with that idea.
2. When besieging, they go with insufficient numbers, and siege for a couple of days, they abandon siege. Earlier, when they were forming larger groups I was witness to following scene: King Casimir with allies went to siege Cherkassy. After one day they went to siege
3. When fighting enemies they allow them to gang up on Polish armies, and separate them. They don't like to chase for too long, instead prefer to fight foragers or looters.
4. After conquering a castle (usually with my gratuitous help) they don't bother to install much garrison if any. So I don't know why Cossacks with they 1000-1500 men don't storm it right away, but usually lay siege for a couple of day, before commencing battle. There is one castle I was recapturing five times, and of course never awarded, so it will be lost again soon.
Now I know, that if I was a marshal, I could order Poles to combine their forces and strike where it hurts. But I'm not. When I try to convince any lord to follow me I fail, but even if I don't, two armies would be not enough. I started to pick up Cossack lords one by one, and if I capture one, I usually put them in my fortress' dungeon. But it doesn't help much, because others take at most a week to reorganize and try to recapture some city. When King Casimir was offed by Cossacks, he was "out of town" for a month! (and I was mercenary then, so I lost payment for that period). Besides Cossacks started to travel in groups of two armies of more, and they are incredible shooters.
Now I'm wondering if these differences are hard coded, or this is caused by me taking a side, so if I was Cossack, then Poles would show a brilliant strategy, and Cossacks would be asses? Or there are "national" differences? Cossacks seem to be most badass in my game. Swedes for instance are less benign, and they hold less territory than any others, except Tatars (Swedes even conquered their capital, Bakhchisaray, and have defended it like ten times, the town is now almost a ruin, hehe). But Poles, despite large territory, seems to be just behind Tatars when it comes to ineptness. I don't know how to help them with my army of 100-110 people.