Doing something very wrong....

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I have enough gameplay under my belt to have grasped all the basic principles. And I have gotten some games to the 300+ turn mark (on easy), with 4-5 towns all doing well. But they all end the same: which ever other faction is the bully boy declares war on me and easily wipes me out. He sends a single army that exceeds the entire protective army I have spread thinly across all my cities. (I can't support a larger army, and if I try to keep them all together, they are never in the right place at the right time.) I feel like I'm making some kind of basic mistake. Any suggestions? I'm sure this has been asked before, though I did browse... feel free to refer me to a thread where this is answered!

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Reply #1 from Elemental Forums Top

A couple things might help. I have found researching warfare and logistics early definitely helps in battling AI armies. Logistics lets you group your units (like squads) and that greatly pumps up your damage output and health. The AI will do this too, so if you don't, he'll crush you. Things get pretty easy once you start recruiting squads of archers.

Also, summon a few units. Early on, I get Rulgoth's Promise and the Ice Lord. The Ice Lord will kill everything.

Thirdly, be strategic in where you build cities. On my last map, I found a choke point and put a city there. I was then free to build anywhere on the other side of that point without fear of the other kingdoms coming after me. This means you don't have to spread your forces thin. Put the bulk of your forces in the choke point city, and a few defensive units in your others just to protect against wilderness creatures and bandits.

Reply #2 from Elemental Forums Top

> 300+ turn mark (on easy), with 4-5 towns all doing well

Seems you are not expanding fast enough. I've usually got about 10 cities at 150 turn mark (mostly from conquering neighbors).

> He sends a single army that exceeds the entire protective army

Try researching into the conquest techs. Single 12-guys unit in full armor with hammers is usually enough to fend off anything AI throws at me.

> they are never in the right place at the right time

Use teleport spell of your Sov. This way your main stack will be always in the right spot.

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Reply #3 from Elemental Forums Top

that's right o.o

strategical position of the cities is important... if you place them in the correct way you can easily defend just the half of them leaving the inner ones undefended... and just catch invading armies who points to them by attacking with other defensife armies °,,°

forgot teleportation i'm sorry