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A Disappointed Horse Mar 1, 2015 @ 12:25pm
Barbarian Invasion Hordes
How on earth are you supposed to fight those MASSIVE armies that turn up in your land a few turns in? Every time I try and play the Goths or something, about 5-10 turns in a massive horde army turns up and wipes me out. Any ideas, folks?
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il Mar 1, 2015 @ 12:47pm 
Your best bet is to spit out a bunch of horse archers and light cavalry, then do night attacks.

Your light cavalry can run down their horse archers, your horse archers will not die due to skirmishing, and your warlord can beat horde spearmen.

Just hope to god by the time most of their army has been weakened due to your horse archers, their warlord has less troops than yours.

Charge him with yours, and flank him with some light cavalry, once their general dies, the army is done.

Then you just have to get 4 more heroic victories and then the horde is defeated.

Yeah, it kinda is absolute BS...
Last edited by il; Mar 1, 2015 @ 12:49pm
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HazardHawk Mar 1, 2015 @ 3:50pm 
4 more? That is a light number... I have seen hordes with up to 8 armies.

Most of a HORDE army are armed civilians. Get rid of their horse archers and you break their backs.
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CHE Mar 2, 2015 @ 5:51am 
Originally posted by Necrojax:
How on earth are you supposed to fight those MASSIVE armies that turn up in your land a few turns in? Every time I try and play the Goths or something, about 5-10 turns in a massive horde army turns up and wipes me out. Any ideas, folks?

Playing as the Sarmatians, I tried to defend against the Hunnish hordes, but failed, and went off as a horde, myself. After a few turns, I conquered a new region as my homeland, and then I started again, and was successful after that. :D
Last edited by CHE; Mar 2, 2015 @ 5:51am
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TrickyAesir Mar 2, 2015 @ 10:04am 
wow i have never tried missions it sounds really fun i think ill try it
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PUSHIN P Mar 3, 2015 @ 4:20pm 
Rack up all your troops in 1 city and start training the enemy ai is bad so you could probly win
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A Disappointed Horse Mar 4, 2015 @ 12:18am 
Originally posted by tjs19700:
Rack up all your troops in 1 city and start training the enemy ai is bad so you could probly win

Difficult to do when there's only about 5-10 turns before it happens.
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chon Mar 4, 2015 @ 4:03am 
IMO it is pointless to try and defeat them.. I just turn into a horde myself and migrate somewhere safer.
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TrickyAesir Mar 4, 2015 @ 9:41am 
I know here let me tell you some tips.
first get horses
then fight them with horses
then dont let all your guys die
then attack head on with heavy calvery
then kill them
there now you know every thing
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