Spanish Campaign?
Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 6:38 pm
Im wondering if anyone has won as the Spanish? I've tried several times and have done alright. Generaly I let the French have the middle of the country, and try to build up my forces in three areas. In the south by Seville. In the middle east along the coast. And in the mountainous North west corner. Avoiding combat totaly unless the french invade one of my safe zones. Then only using enough force to turn them back. Slowly building and waiting till I get some decent generals. In my current game it is mid-1810 and I have basicly won the game. So the strategy works. But I used random generals to at least have a shot at getting something worthwhile.
Couple of observations from my latest campaign.
The Spanish get way too many raider and militia replacements. Those two categorys are always full after the first year and never get used. I have changed the Spanish insurrection event to only give 4 each instead of 8 and they still build up to max too quickly.
Not enough line replacements in the Spanish insurrection event. I doubled them from 2 to 4 and still ran short consistently.
I am adding hvy cav replacements to all campaigns.
I still havent figured out how, when, and why new elements are added. What pre-conditions allow it?
Nor can I for the life of me work out which units can be combined without trying to physicaly combine every unit one at a time.
(very frustrating.) Not sure if the Spanish forces are supposed to have all those tiny units? But it can be pretty daunting trying to organise them into some sort of decent OOB. ( Not nessesarily unfun though. )
I found I had to be very patient and avoid big battles at all cost unless my safe zones were penetrated. Your irregulars and raiders will keep the french busy enough. Hopefully.
Nial
Couple of observations from my latest campaign.
The Spanish get way too many raider and militia replacements. Those two categorys are always full after the first year and never get used. I have changed the Spanish insurrection event to only give 4 each instead of 8 and they still build up to max too quickly.
Not enough line replacements in the Spanish insurrection event. I doubled them from 2 to 4 and still ran short consistently.
I am adding hvy cav replacements to all campaigns.
I still havent figured out how, when, and why new elements are added. What pre-conditions allow it?
Nor can I for the life of me work out which units can be combined without trying to physicaly combine every unit one at a time.
(very frustrating.) Not sure if the Spanish forces are supposed to have all those tiny units? But it can be pretty daunting trying to organise them into some sort of decent OOB. ( Not nessesarily unfun though. )
I found I had to be very patient and avoid big battles at all cost unless my safe zones were penetrated. Your irregulars and raiders will keep the french busy enough. Hopefully.
Nial
