What unit should I use as Empire?

[True Lord BachusPL The Great]

All units feel trash. Playing as Franz.

[StrangeAK47]

that's the idea, they don't excel at anything.
(they're supposed to be the underdog)

[Enelith]

Originally posted by StrangeAK47:

that's the idea, they don't excel at anything.

Feels good to struggle against overwhelming odds. I like it.

[Jazzdog]

Franz is a one-man-army himself

[Ashardalon]

spears, guns and cannons

[Hieronymous]

Relatively speaking, you can't have any weaknesses if you don't have any strengths *taps smart brain*

[zacharyb]

Originally posted by Hieronymous:

Relatively speaking, you can't have any weaknesses if you don't have any strengths *taps smart brain*

Unless you're a Bretonnian.

[Pawulon]

That's right thats why you mainly focus on heroes as frontline, some guns behind them and thats it. Or just recruit whatever and autoresolve most battles (this game is ez)

[BenShinobi]

I find them decent, but they just don't excel in a particular area, except artillery which is much better than any faction you'll face early game, if they have any at all.

My average army tends to be something like a few halberdiers, 1 or 2 greatswords and 2-3 swordsmen, then 2 gunners, 2 crossbowmen, 3 knights of whatever is the best I can get and the rest artillery. It's a good all-rounder unless you need to specialise to counter something particularly nasty.

[Jacra]

Knights of the dark rose.

[OpalGotMyHeart]

generally in my experience at least with the empire you want to lean into your elector units when possible, as they are far superior than their normal counterparts, but as far as regular units you want calvalry and artillery, as while the empire is a broad more jack of all trades faction, these classes of units are actually quite solid and compare well to all but the brettonian calvalry (because obviously).

[Lokaror]

Halberdiers.

Add whatever other units you want after that.

[Jade Falcon]

Empire is a combined arms faction so individually their units feel weaker if you don't support them. You use heroes and shielded units up front to keep the enemy away from your missile troops and artillery (get plenty of artillery). Halberdiers for anti-large and you get them earlier now thanks to the rework. Handgunners also can also be recruited earlier now. Crossbows are fine if you need arching shots.

New engineers are great and the captains are better now. Greatswords are good for AP. Knights of the Black Rose are solid and are melee cavalry. Add a warrior priest for replenishment and a wizard and you'll find Empire can take on anyone. Best thing about the faction is the amount of choice and flexibility you have with your armies. If you want superior infantry look elsewhere.

[Cpt Obvious]

Hold front line, while shooties, horsies, and wizies kill everything.

[[FuFo] Mortucus]

Originally posted by Jazzdog:

Franz is a one-man-army himself

this its why i love VS him as any faction he can have 1 city and spawn full stack armies that might be trash but hes like a freakin super hero to try and kill with weak LL

[OakenWall]

I'm not really a pro on empire but I since I am playing that myself atm.

a few spearmen with shields
a few free company
2 handgunners
2-4outriders
2-3 warmachines
1-2 heroes
and that should handle the early game,
Well this is basically the army I had clearing out the vampires in thrones of decay.
I really like the outriders, they did a lot of work for me but it does require some micro.

Also, I would grab a second lord like turn 2 to tag along to get XP, it really helps speed things up since you can alternate who takes the cities and who marches or recruits etc. Just have all the units in one army.