Campaign Strategy for Huns in BI

**Squirrelman** · November 13, 2008, 12:13 PM

Hello, I have played mainly vanilla Rome and am just starting with the BI expansion. I decided to start a Hun campaign but I am having trouble with getting a good foothold. My questions are--
1. What area should the Huns choose for a homeland? I'm assuming there's more than one area that would make a good start, but Campus Sauromatae looks like an awful home base (low pop, doesn't even have walls). I assume I'm supposed to sack, rather than occupy, it.
2. What Hun units are good for sieges? They don't start off with any catapults or any units units that can sap. Is there seom sort of mercenary I can hire?
3. Which ememy(ies) should I go after first? The Vandals always seem to declare war on me, should I try to exterminate them first?

**Roxas** · November 13, 2008, 01:25 PM

1.I would pick Italy as by the time you get there its mainly owned by rebels and is easy to take. Also sack loads of settlements on the way.
2.I dont think there are any....... tell me if there are any.
3. Well if you go to war with the vandals your army will be reduced badly and you will be doomed if you take a settlement as you will have like n troops left. So... just attack whatever faction occupies the land you want.

**Squirrelman** · November 13, 2008, 01:32 PM

Does the ERE immediately attack you if you attack the WRE? I'm assuming the WRE would eventually declare war on me if I conquer the parts of Italy currently run by rebels. The ERE seems to be significantly stronger than the WRE, and I'd like to try to fight one at a time if at possible (since I need both Constantinople and Rome to win).

As for the siege units, I guess I was spoiled by the (old) Romans in pre-BI Rome, where you had decent infantry, units that could sap, and siege equipment. The Huns don't seem to have a problem beating enemy forces on the field--its the sieges vs. Large Cities that suck for them.

**Roxas** · November 13, 2008, 01:36 PM

well wre and the ere are very spread out and are under attack from many sides so they wouldnt be much of a problem and if you keep to italy they can really only attack you from gaul and thier armies are pretty small.

**Squirrelman** · November 13, 2008, 01:46 PM

Thanks for the help (crosses fingers at the lack of Hunnic infantry)

**Roxas** · November 13, 2008, 01:48 PM

well tell me how u do

**Squirrelman** · November 13, 2008, 01:59 PM

I'll be able to tell you how it goes by tommorrow, thanks

**Prince_of_Macedon** · November 13, 2008, 10:16 PM

Moving to Battle Planning.

**Arlin** · November 14, 2008, 09:00 PM

Hahaha!! I just started my own Hun campaign about 4 hours ago. Pretty much followed Last Legion's advice... and omg. I've never had a game this easy.

I sacked Campus Sauromatae for some quick easy cash, then ran through Sarmatian lands, avoiding the Vandals (though I put two stacks at the Sarmation bridge if they were gonna be stupid enough to try to cross after me...I was hoping so but they ran away... first smart thing I've seen the AI do). After multiple turns of trekking through the map, I got to Italy. Split up my stacks. Two to Tarentum, two to Rome, two to Ravenna, and two to Mediolanium, and one to guard in case a WRE army came to fight. Since they had large/epic walls, I had to wait the multiple turns (or share my one spy to open gates). Took a while but eventually I had the first three but the troops for Mediolanium and the defense stack got drained for population.

Then it just got slow for years and years. I had to bring together the half-stack of cavalry and 4-5 generals and take Mediolanium. Then Massilia. I slaughtered both cities for lots of gold and to remove the Roman population so I wouldn't have problems. From there...I steam-rolled. Caralis and Syracuse fell, then Arles and Burdigala. By then I had a nice income so created another stack (2 stacks overall). Have my main one swooping up north through old Gallic lands to wipe out WRE and eventually turn on my Saxon allies. Then the other was the small force that took the two islands but I recruited more troops. They're slaughtering their way through Iberia to eventually jump over to Berber lands and take Carthage then wait until I'm ready to head to ERE.

But just a moment ago before I quit for a while, I got a surprise! My Goth allies had become horde and walked into my Italian lands. I just snickered, checked my income, laughed, and created a stack of elite Hunnic units. Once again, the AI surprised me and turned tail and ran. I was ready to slaughter their crappy horde... But oh well. The Goth, Franki, and Vandal horde are all right near each other. I'm waiting for the showdown.