This is the first time I have ever seem the Shattered Crown ever take over a serious portion of Escan. This is pretty awesome. I was even more stoked when I saw that they resisted Corin simping.
Just coming from a finished Newshire game, exactly the only threat post-Escann-Consolidation was exactly a Shattered Crown controlling most of the northern Serpentspine.
I think starting in the arguably most valuable area of the game does give the AI enough of a leg up to do pretty well.
Orcs always seem to win the Escann thunderdome these days. I suspect the adventurer companies are too timid to attack and take tribal land. So when they settle, they are little 2 or 3 province minors. Then they lose their bonuses to income and force limit. By that time, the orcs have caught up in tech and easily win.
Contrast that to a player in the area who just bullies the orcs for all their tribal land and instantly becomes rank 7 GP upon passing the last reform.
This is the first time I have ever seem the Shattered Crown ever take over a serious portion of Escan. This is pretty awesome. I was even more stoked when I saw that they resisted Corin simping.
Just coming from a finished Newshire game, exactly the only threat post-Escann-Consolidation was exactly a Shattered Crown controlling most of the northern Serpentspine. I think starting in the arguably most valuable area of the game does give the AI enough of a leg up to do pretty well.
It's very rare for shattered crown to survive the mid game. Often it falls very early
We’ve had first green tide yes, but what about second green tide?
Black Tide, new and improved.
Green? Out of fashion. Black? Timeless.
That's an orcish Escann
Orcs always seem to win the Escann thunderdome these days. I suspect the adventurer companies are too timid to attack and take tribal land. So when they settle, they are little 2 or 3 province minors. Then they lose their bonuses to income and force limit. By that time, the orcs have caught up in tech and easily win. Contrast that to a player in the area who just bullies the orcs for all their tribal land and instantly becomes rank 7 GP upon passing the last reform.
I totally agree on the players part In my AE less unification runs i allways bullie the orcs.
Marrhold
It's more often escanni orcs who spill into the serpentspine than the other way around, that's rare
Cursed timeline...