"General Winter"

[RobN]

I checked out the Golden Horde as a possible player nation and noticed that all of its provinces freeze in the winter. Presumably this makes them easier to defend as besieging armies get frostbite while the defenders are snug in the city. Does this mean that playing as a cold country is easier in some ways?

 

[BiB]

Very much so, yes

 

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On the other hand, you do have to pay attention that your own armies dont slowly starve away because of the winter increase in attrition...

 

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So you have to invade and take some province early with low attrition ,and without any winter.

 

[Dark Knight]

Originally posted by RobN
Does this mean that playing as a cold country is easier in some ways?

Of course. Just let your enemy's armies siege your provinces in the winter and then attack them in the spring when their numbers are severely depleted.

 

[Forrad]

Its a joy playing as someone like Russia and watching enemy armies disintergrate without you doing anything.

 

[Xanadu]

The supply limit in a province during the winter (when it is white) drops by 10 IIRC.

 

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Are some units immune to it?

 

[BiB]

Originally posted by DarkCloud
Are some units immune to it?

Nope.

 

[Dark Knight]

Except for the special Alpine troops.

 

[viper37]

Originally posted by Dark Knight
Except for the special Alpine troops.

weren't they only in EU 2?

 

[Xanadu]

Originally posted by DarkCloud
Are some units immune to it?

Conquistidors are the best to handle winters, but are not totally immune.

 

[Blademonkey]

I like this feature because it forces you to play historically even if the AI won't.

A wise player will plan to start his campaigns in February or March (depending on winter's grip) and have their goals achieved by about November. Otherwise expect a nasty winter siege and a lot of dead and deserted troops. Long protracted wars between Sweeden and Russia are usually particularly costly.

 

[Lucidor]

Originally posted by Blademonkey
I like this feature because it forces you to play historically even if the AI won't.

A wise player will plan to start his campaigns in February or March (depending on winter's grip) and have their goals achieved by about November. Otherwise expect a nasty winter siege and a lot of dead and deserted troops. Long protracted wars between Sweeden and Russia are usually particularly costly.

IMO, Norway is the real widow-maker... They have provinces with a supply of 4 or something like that... Besides, Norway is all mountains...

 

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Originally posted by Lucidor
IMO, Norway is the real widow-maker... They have provinces with a supply of 4 or something like that... Besides, Norway is all mountains...

Vassalize -> annex. Georgia's maximum mountain fortress port is a lot easier to take this way, too.

 

[Xanadu]

Originally posted by Lucidor
IMO, Norway is the real widow-maker... They have provinces with a supply of 4 or something like that... Besides, Norway is all mountains...

Then there is Oman.
Here the lack of any drinkable water kills 'em off quick .

 

[Dark Knight]

Actually, I've always found it rather easy to conquer Oman with Portugal early in the game.

 

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Russia's winters are fairly bad as well

 

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Originally posted by DarkCloud
Russia's winters are fairly bad as well

Yeah, theyre fun against enemies, but they really suck if you see your own armies wasting away because you were too forgetfull to split them before winter comes

 

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