new guy questions

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every game i play ends up at me losing to the rebels in about 1450 or so, how can i change it? i keep losing wars i should win, in my current game as the mamluks i attacked a rebelion in a 12K[me] vs 6k[them] they had a general who was a litle bit better then mine and the dice looked ok though i had a -1, but i lost, and not only did i lose i lost all of my troops, all the 12k while they lost 2k, how could that happen?

also i keep seeing advisors and other stuff that increase colonial range, what thats for?

*if it helps im only using ground soldiers cause theyre wayyy cheaper

 

[powermikew]

Are you sure you had your land maintenance slider at 100%?

 

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i have no idea where it is so its as it was when the game started.

i just realised that im buting "muslim archers" does it matter?

 

[RobRoy3]

*if it helps im only using ground soldiers cause theyre wayyy cheaper

That would be the biggest problem.

Cavalry is better (hence the extra cost). And there's a combined arms bonus for both. It's not till much later in the game that infantry approaches the quality of cav.

But morale, discipline, terrain, maintenance leadership are also factors. You also need to avoid bankruptcy, in case that's not obvious.

 

[Chronicler]

I can help you on msn/irc if you want it. PM me.

 

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I can help you on msn/irc if you want it. PM me.

PMed u.

so how should i organize my army? all cavalary? 1 archer for each cavalary?

 

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PMed u.

so how should i organize my army? all cavalary? 1 archer for each cavalary?

Try to make staks of 8k infantry and 4k cavalry. That should do it.

 

[RobRoy3]

Try to make staks of 8k infantry and 4k cavalry. That should do it.

Yeah, that's a ratio a lot of people like. Some of it depends on what seems to work for you; some depends on your technology; some depends on your situation and your cash position.

Personally, early game, I go for an even higher ratio of cav (9K inf/6K cav or 8K inf/6K cav), depending on who I am, how big I want my stacks, and how rich I am.

If you're playing the Mamluks, your cav is particularly good, relative to your infantry, and your tech group allows cav to be up to 80% of your army and still get the combined arms bonus, so I would go with the highest ratio you can afford.

Um... but actually, I would contra-recommend playing the Mamluks if you're still trying to figure out game mechanics. They're not a hugely difficult country, if you know what you're doing, but they are not among the "easy" ones that are most forgiving to a new guy. France, Burgundy, Castille, and England, would usually be on most people's recommended list for new players.

 

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I think austria and bohemia are too quite easy for DW. Also, poland is quite easy, but you need to struggle a little bit.

 

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EU3wiki.com for a guide to the interface.

 

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i have a problem that when i go to war i have to call my allies or ill lose, but then they get to the provinces i want first, and they get them only because they got there first, can i kick some1 out of the war or take it over from them?

i know i should go there first then call my allies but the thing is some of them are stronger then me so they take on the war and i cant anymore

 

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i have a problem that when i go to war i have to call my allies or ill lose, but then they get to the provinces i want first, and they get them only because they got there first, can i kick some1 out of the war or take it over from them?

i know i should go there first then call my allies but the thing is some of them are stronger then me so they take on the war and i cant anymore

What country do you play? With what country are you at war with? What is your land tech? and theirs? what is your morale? Maintenance sliders turned up? We need some important information to help you.

 

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play through the tutorial, then play an easy country until you know what youre doing-starting with a difficult country is guaranteeing that you fail.