Vikings - best start

[Chiyu]

So guys.. i am a huge fan of vikings ! axes and ♥♥♥♥ :V
Which nordic faction is best one to begin with ?
And which first moves are going to be the best ?
I want to expand today germany and poland terrain and then smash huns !

[Blue_Falcon0651]

So far I like the Geats cause you don't have to worry bout the winter's you can just keep on trucking but the Danes are very good with the naval scene.

[Chiyu]

Okey so Geats.
What are the best start moves ?

[381]

Originally posted by ソビエト連邦の隕石MEFF:

Okey so Geats.
What are the best start moves ?

raid pillage capture viliges ^^

[Sniom]

Originally posted by ソビエト連邦の隕石MEFF:

Okey so Geats.
What are the best start moves ?

Probably to kick WRE out of britain and keep truckin from there.

[Jack_Staynes]

I'm Geating, tough times, I think this is my 4th or 5th start. Looking good now though, lots of allies and lots of trading, got three armies raiding, raping and pillaging the Romans.

[newtonusmc]

Go as Geats and take out the Burgundians and their neighbors and team up with Danes and Jutes start trading with them

[GFTDphoenix]

As the Geats, I take out the Danes and Jutes quickly so I can hold Scanza to myself, then expand towards Britain

[Chiyu]

@GFTDphoenix take out main allies ?

[Rezkeh]

As the Geats, I recommend that in your first turn you use all three of your armies to destroy (and then take over) the Jutes' only city. Take a turn to replenish and move all of them again down to the Danes in turn two, and take that as well. You should now have the entirety of the province, so move your armies back into the cities and sit on them for a few turns building improvements until public order stabilises.

From this point you can either choose to sail over to Britain and start conquering there, or move down into eastern Europe.

[Tartarus]

I took them out as jutes... actually danes took out geat whom I had non agression and other stuff, and then danes did not like me, so I kicked them off this world. After that took it slowly to get better units and now fighting in britain (half is mine) and inn northern europe 'cause some guys started war on me. I have actually enjjoyed Jutes a lot. Gotta love huscarls :)

[Sigismund]

I have started with all 3 Viking factions and my sum up as to start with them is this...
Good choice in part of military might since they can field the best units especially late game but also very challenging campaign (unless you play in the easiest difficulty) expanation below

DANES: Start in a island with 1 army and 1 navy BUT they also start at war with 2 factions (in legendary the GEATS also declare war on you so that is going to be tough) trick is to start recruiting in both army and navy and take the fight to the Varinians asap by crossing the canal and since no penalties apply to the danish with a combine army/navy wipe them out in a single turn

JUTES: 1 army 1 navy, good ralations with GEATS to start a trade agreement, bad relations with ANGLES and your first target and since they get bonus by razing it's better to raze their city rather than take it, after that my actions involved southeast towards WRE

GEATS: 2 Armies and better positioning of the other 2 factions alone and secluded, my strategy was since they get a bonus in their armies in winter (winter is coming is indeed a reality after 20 turns or so with less fertility and aggressive penalties) Britain or Ireland is your best loot and plunder or colonize, especially Britain after 10 turns it's big island of civil war with picts, celts, WRE and rebels fighting for territory

Sorry about the big msg but that's my experience

[AdahnGorion]

Originally posted by ソビエト連邦の隕石MEFF:

So guys.. i am a huge fan of vikings ! axes and ♥♥♥♥ :V
Which nordic faction is best one to begin with ?
And which first moves are going to be the best ?
I want to expand today germany and poland terrain and then smash huns !

No such thing as Vikings in this game m8..

However you can play a few of the North Germanic tribes in Scandinavia.

It really depends who you wanna start with. I only played as the Jutes.
Delete your ships and make another land stack, go south and take some land, then turn on Danes and then Geats, then go Britain, so furth.

[Dawarf]

My strategy after severel failures(as the Jutes gotta love them axeman) was to migrate to Spain. Do it via boat to avoid all the enemy armies.

Britain is also something i tried but as i play on higher difficulty the Ai has a tendency to spam stacks after stacks of units at you i just gave up after having fighting 3-4 factions in Britain and getting nowhere(beat one stack and take a settlemen, another stack will come and take one of your settlements)

[EarlOfNoobton]

Meh, a Viking by any other name ... is still a hairy axe-wielding maniac on a longboat. ^^

[Vex]

Valhalla awaits me, cuz i'm norgagian