BF2S Forums [Empire Total War] The Discussion Thread

Last edited by Adams_BJ (2011-08-10 17:15:02)

Vilham wrote:

Tried to play this again last night, took paris, but then just got bored, the battles really aren't very interesting with rifles.

So this is my rather simplistic guide to getting started as Prussia. I say simplistic because I won't be touching economics or grand strategy. This is simply a walkthrough on how to push out of your meager beginning position and into one of strength rapidly.

First turn:
1) Research carbines.
1) Get trade agreements with Austria, France and England.
2) Build 4 units of line infantry in Berlin.
3) Move troops out of Berlin and take Saxony. Fix buildings, destroy inn and replace with school. Replenish all line infantry + general.
4) Move small stack outside of Konigsberg to Gdansk, demand surrender.
5) Move the stack that took Gdansk towards Warsaw and move the three units in Konigsberg to meet it.
6) Build 3 units of line infantry in Konigsberg. Destroy inn, replace with school.
7) Get trade agreements with Courland, Westphalia and Bavaria.
End Turn (you will have to fight off an attack by 1 militia and 1 pikeman in Konigsberg mid-turn with your firelocks. Simple)

Second turn:
1) Move the line infantry you created in Berlin to Saxony, delete the militia, pikemen, cannons etc. Line + General only.
2) Move the stack near Warsaw to besiege Warsaw.
3) Move the 3 line infantry from Konigsberg to join the siege at Warsaw.
4) Take Warsaw. Fix buildings, Replenish all.
5) Take 1 line infantry (one should have large movement range) + general and head towards Lithuania.
6) Build 3 line infantry in Konigsberg.
End Turn (another militia/pike encounter if militia wasn't destroyed after first round)

Third turn:
1) Send the three line infantry you produced in Konigsberg to Lithuania with the previous 1 + General. Take Lithuania, fix buildings, replenish.
2) Build 2 dragoons in Poland, as many as you can in Konigsberg.
3) Trade agreements with Russia and Sweden.
4) Research whatever from this point.
End turn

Fourth turn:
1) Put down rebellion in West Prussia.
2) Build two dragoons in Lithuania, send troops to take Minsk. Replenish.
3) Build as many dragoons in Poland as possible. Build line in Konigsberg if you can. Move anything built in Konigsberg to Poland.
End turn

Fifth turn:
1) Move stack in Minsk towards Godolya (last Polish province).
2) Move dragoons in Lithuania to Minsk.
3) Put down rebellion in Poland.
4) Destroy inn, replace with school in Lithuania.
End turn

Sixth turn:
1) Moving towards Goldonya.
End turn (Austria should attack during mid-turn)

Seventh turn:
1) Move stack in Saxony to Bohemia, take city, repair/replenish, move stack as close as possible to Silesia.
2) Take Goldonya with eastern 4 line infantry (they've now just about made a full circle).
3) Trade agreement with Ottoman Empire. Poland destroyed.
4) Beat back any invasion by Austria into Poland or West Prussia.
End turn (Austria will attack your stack near Silesia mid-turn, you must win this battle) Bavaria will declare war.

Eighth turn:
1) Take Silesia. Repair/replenish.
2) Make peace/trade agreement with Austria even if it means giving them all of your tech.
3) Move dragoons from Minsk towards Goldonya.
4) Move stack in Silesia towards Saxony.
End turn

Ninth turn:
1) Attack Bavarian stack that showed up near Saxony with your own. Advance towards Munich.
2) Keep building dragoons in Poland until public unrest is quelled. Keep an eye on other provinces happiness levels.
End turn

Tenth turn:
1) Attack and take Munich in Bavaria. Repair/replenish.
2) Make trade agreement with Wurtemburg.

And there you have it, a step by step guide to your first ten turns as Prussia. From a starting position of just Brandenburg and East Prussia, you have added:
Saxony
Bohemia & Moravia
Bavaria
Silesia
West Prussia
Poland
Lithuania
Belarus
Goldynia

Plenty of lebensraum to play around with now!

Some tips:
Dragoons and line infantry should be the only units you ever build in the beginning. A single unit of dragoons gets double the policing bonus of militia and is both cheaper to build and to maintain. Cavalry is semi-useless and artillery will only slow you down. This early in the game, nothing can stop a 6-8 stack of Prussian line infantry and a competent general. You will however, be outnumbered in almost every battle so make sure you take advantage of the terrain, especially stone walls.

You now possess eleven territories and six schools in ten turns. From this point you can either turtle up and focus on your neglected economy or keep pushing out the boundaries of your fledgling empire. The sky is the limit!

aerodynamic wrote:

One thing that i didnt like was that if you played as england they would never invade you, made it too easy tbh.