Doing no justice to my epic games

Gusington · July 26, 2012, 08:42:49 PM

Not sure why, but I thought Darth was German...

Sir Slash · July 26, 2012, 09:19:52 PM

I thought he was from Sith. Oh you don't mean that Darth.

Gusington · July 26, 2012, 09:37:10 PM

^Don't get saucy with me you scoundrel.

BTW just when you thought it was safe to uninstall Shogun 2, a new DLC pack, Saints & Heroes, has been released.

Sir Slash · July 27, 2012, 11:02:31 AM

I totally reject your accusation of being a scoundrel sir. I'll have you know the only un-ethical thing I have ever done is to occasionally pick-up an expensive looking object or two at a vendor's shop in Skyrim. And only after I knocked it.. I mean it fell onto the floor. And that one time in CMBN when I called in an artillery strike on a group of surrendered Germans because my troops were too tired to go over and round them up. That wasn't my fault. I kept yelling to them to, "Come over here" but they just sat there with their hands up and wouldn't move. And then there's the incident in Silent Hunter 4 while sailing out of Pearl Harbor, I manned the anti-aircraft gun and fired at those army trucks that drive real fast down the docks to see if I could hit one. You can't blame me for that. They're Army and I'm in the Navy. On second thought, you maybe right. I am a scoundrel. But I-am-never-SAUCY, Sir!

Gusington · July 28, 2012, 12:15:29 PM

I don't know I think you are a tad saucy.

My ETW is still a bit meh. I am trying to resist the urge to move onto a Darthmodded NTW and play as the Greeks.

And of course the new S2TW DLC is drawing me back to S2TW.

And then there are the 15 other titles I have...I need a drink.

Sir Slash · July 28, 2012, 01:49:38 PM

Perhaps a-- tad. Trying to nurse Spain and the Ottomans along in ETW but everybody hates me. After looking over the ministers section, I noticed that my king and sultan both lose prestige every turn. Maybe thats why the whole world wants to declare war or refuse to trade with me. Now what do I do? Try to increase prestige, or just give-up on prestige and build armies and fleets? Many of the other powers don't have this problem as their rulers have no effect on prestige. Or do I try to assisinate my own king?

Gusington · July 28, 2012, 04:29:16 PM

My guess it will be really difficult to do so.

So how long should I keep plugging away at the Ottoman campaign in ETW? It is just starting to get interesting and I am not as hated as I thought I would be...I even have France considering me as an ally.

Poland-Lithuania especially likes me because we are destroying the Austrians together, without being allied.

The pull of my other titles is strong though...

undercovergeek · July 28, 2012, 05:48:38 PM

6 hours into a Holland campaign - marching toward the pirate Caribbean bases, just captured all the spots in the East Indies trade zone and had a 2 hour naval battle fighting off the last pirate fleet there (which had previously battered me and stolen 4 ships - now returned to the United Provinces!).

Westphalia is under siege on the mainland - once ive killed all the pirates off ill turn to India

Sir Slash · July 30, 2012, 08:56:03 AM

I'm having a hell-of a tough time in my Ottomans Camp. Fighting off the Russians, Georgians, Persians, Venice and Morrocco. All declared war on me except for Russia( at war at the start) and Morrocco who invaded Barbary and I honored my alliance. Making some slow steady progress but nobody will make peace even to get back their territory. Playing the American Revolution mod and the Ottomans don't have very good infantry, none with morale above 5, and almost no cavalry except for camels and Tartars. They do have excellent arty-start with 12 pounders and organ guns and up to 18 pounders with an upgrade. And hordes of cheap-rabble infantry. But I wanted a challenge and running around putting-out fires is fun--- to a certain point.

Nefaro · July 30, 2012, 12:17:15 PM

Quote from: Sir Slash on July 30, 2012, 08:56:03 AM
I'm having a hell-of a tough time in my Ottomans Camp. Fighting off the Russians, Georgians, Persians, Venice and Morrocco. All declared war on me except for Russia( at war at the start) and Morrocco who invaded Barbary and I honored my alliance. Making some slow steady progress but nobody will make peace even to get back their territory. Playing the American Revolution mod and the Ottomans don't have very good infantry, none with morale above 5, and almost no cavalry except for camels and Tartars. They do have excellent arty-start with 12 pounders and organ guns and up to 18 pounders with an upgrade. And hordes of cheap-rabble infantry. But I wanted a challenge and running around putting-out fires is fun--- to a certain point.

A big problem with ETW, and maybe even NTW. The "Diplomacy". More like the lack of Diplomacy as most everyone in your vicinity moves towards hating you & declaring war. A lame way of increasing difficulty in grand strategy games IMO.

The only ones you can hope to keep somewhat normal are the ones you get Trade agreements with, so that you get that extra little bonus to your relations every turn to balance out the inevitable animosity towards you.

Gusington · July 30, 2012, 08:32:53 PM

I am finding the same kind of tough going in my Ottoman campaign too Sir Slash. I have managed to secure my borders but I just can't make good inroads while on the offensive. The campaign is interesting enough to keep me playing to the end. After that I am probably going to start a DarthMod NTW campaign as Greece. Looking forward to that.

Agree with Nefaro too...trade is my friend in this ETW game.

Sir Slash · July 30, 2012, 10:22:06 PM

I beat the Russians and took Kiev and offered to return it for peace but no go, nobody else wanted it and I didn't have enough troops to control public disorder so I gave it to Poland, forgetting Russia has access with them. But it seems to have confused the AI as the Russians aren't moving forward. Same with Venice, I took Morea and they refused peace to get it back so I kept it and now a revolt has broken-out. Georgia would only agree to a plain, vanilla peace even with me laying seige to their capital. Now I got a little breather to re-build my armies before we start round 2. Trying to build a decent navy to get the Venician navy away from Athens. Public order and economy are running well and your right about trade being a great asset if we can produce good goods and keep the sealanes clear. Might work-out after all. I miss being able to hire mercs like in M2TW.