"Paratrooping" enemy armies

Arryn · #1 January 12th, 2004, 10:31 PM

I'm playing Jotunheim (Utgard) on Orania (a lovely and large map with room to grow) and it's turn 75ish. Pythium (difficult AI) keeps popping 30-40 strength armies of madmen/flagellants deep into my territory, one such army 3 provinces from my capital. The AI has been popping 2-3 armies a turn into my "rear" areas for over a half-dozen turns now. While they are easy to crush with my giants, the AI is building and dropping them on me faster than I can build new armies to chase them down, or move my frontline troops (which are busy crushing Pythium's border temples) back to deal with them.

My (newbie) question is this: what magic (spell, presumably) is the Pythium AI using to send these annoying armies deep into my lands? I sure would like to do unto it what it is doing to unto me. I have stronger armies, and I'm pissed and looking for payback ...

tka · #2 January 12th, 2004, 10:34 PM

I think it is Imprint Souls

#3 January 12th, 2004, 10:40 PM

Yes, Imprint Souls. If you are using Jotunheim. They have excellent provincial defense. I'm surprised he got through it, unless you arn't using it

Gandalf Parker · #4 January 12th, 2004, 10:45 PM

That tactic works well against un-defended areas, or nations whose natural militia are weak. As Jotun your defenders kick tail.

Go to one of your provinces and click the "defence" in the upper left display. Add 6 to each province (other nations need to add something like 11)

Arryn · #5 January 12th, 2004, 10:46 PM

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Originally posted by Morag:
I think it is Imprint Souls

Ick! I think you're right. Thanks for the prompt reply!

The AI must be converting almost all its gems to get the 50-75 astral it needs to keep doing this to me every turn. As soon as I finish crushing Caelum (I just killed their pretender and I need a few more turns to rebuild my flying troops so I can complete the capture of their citadel) I'll be able to spare my pretender to deal with them as they so very much deserve ...

Arryn · #6 January 12th, 2004, 10:48 PM

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Originally posted by Zen:
Yes, Imprint Souls. If you are using Jotunheim. They have excellent provincial defense. I'm surprised he got through it, unless you arn't using it

The provinces he's munching on have 20 defense! All my provinces have at least that.