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Against computer players you just want to avoid taking losses.
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I do tend to lose less than the AIs. This is important considering the enormous armies they love to build. But some nations I tend to get chewed up more than others. I can usually minimize my losses, but sometimes these battles are real meatgrinders. EA R'leyh, with it's lack of solid amphibious troops, has me rely a lot more on independent troops than I normally prefer. MA R'Leyh has the lovely Illithids to Mind Blast the heck out of my enemies, but for EA R'Leyh, Gibodais and Giboleths have to remain underwater which hamstrings land conquest in comparison to MA R'Leyh.
I try to pair Slave Princes with Mind Lords to allow me to use more normal troops, and especially archers, when on the attack above the waves. In my current SP game I also have some Firbolgs leading large forces running around.
I still consider myself a beginner, and not the best mirco-manager so here is a fairly typical example of what I mean:
