Kalmar Union and Siege help please

[Theseus1234]

ok, so here's the earth lol
anyways, im a total n00b and i need help with two things

1) i cant get the Kalmar units
ive tried downloading bug fixes for the campaing_script.txt and ive started 3 new games as the danes, but theres no men with claymores for recruitment (btw i have a swordsmith guild in Hamburg)
do i have to modify export_descr_beuildings.txt with the right counter? and if so, whats the counter?

2) i suck at sieges, both defending and attacking
what units are best for defending walls? which are best for attacking? whats the best way to get all of my units to the plaza in one peice?
also, once i get past the walls with half of my troops, they tend to move towards the town plaza in a blob, getting crushed by everyone in their way

PLEASE HELP, THANKS

[Valbruch]

Hi and welcome to the forums

1) That's strange. I played Danes with Kalmar union fix anf it worked for me. Did your flags changed ? And if they did, are you at least able to recruit Sami Axemen or Swener ?

2) When it comes to defending a castle, I usually get best results with spearmen defending the gate or any breaches caused by siege engines. Try to make blob of your men just around the gate/breach and don't let your enemy get too much men inside at once. From what I have seen even a small army of spearmen (3 - 5 units) can hold their ground against much larger army.
For defending the walls, Heavy infantry can get the job done. I usually use dismounted knights right in the front of enemy ladders orsiege towers.
It is good to have some cavalry for destroying enemy siege engines. If there isn't any, General can do it as well. But you usually sustain heavy casualties when assaulting these engines. But it it still better than loosinga whole settlement

For attacking a settlement, forget about cavalry. It gets slaughtered in street fighting. Your best bet is infantry. I use heavy infantry for assaulting the walls and breaching through the gates. But it is good to have some spearmen around to take care of enemy cavalry and Generals. Try to make more breaches than one. If you have no long range siege engines, build more ladders/siege towers. Don't rely on rams. I usually build 2 rams and 4 - 5 ladders. If the enemy has a strong garrison, build even more.
And when you are inside the walls and enemy falls back to the plaza, don't go only one way towards it. Split your army to approach the plaza from at least 2 different streets. But if the ennemy still has many soldiers left, you can expect some loses. But you shouldbe able to win.

Well, I hope hat helps

[Theseus1234]

well i didnt see any svenners or sami's and my banner chamnged tot he red cross on the yellow background

i thought there was something you had to do to fix the export_descr_builidings like change the event_counter for the recruitment

[Redleg]

If they are using a ram, wait till the last possible momment (uhm, shortly before the crew sets the ram up next to the gate) and charge out of the gate with atleast 2 units of spearmen, the ram will act like a giant road block and force the enemy into small pockets around it, making it hard for them to push passed your units. 2 Heavy infantry or even spear militia can hold off half a stack.

[Harry Lime]

Moved to Kingdoms: Strategies and battle planning

[Valbruch]

I didn't have to do anything more than downloading the campaign_script_britania file, rename it to campaign_script and overwrite the original one. Then I started a new campaign and after forming the Union, all three units were unlocked for me.
You could try downloading the Kingdoms bugfixer for teutonic campaign: http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=130505
Maybe it will work.

[Theseus1234]

ok thanks, i finally got them and imm kicking some HRE butt!