Playing horse archer factions.

**Minus_Subtractus** · May 13, 2009, 07:44 AM

Whenever I play HA factions my horses get separated and the get chased to the edge of the map, where they can't work properly. Anyone got advice or formations for controlling these guys?

**Hopit** · May 13, 2009, 08:11 AM

keep them close each other and if enemys cavalry start chase some of your cavalry send other HA to intercept them and then the chased one

**Minus_Subtractus** · May 13, 2009, 08:39 AM

I have a problem getting horse archers behind enemy lines. I guess I'll just have to do more experimenting.

**AqD** · May 13, 2009, 08:41 AM

Originally Posted by Minus_Subtractus

Whenever I play HA factions my horses get separated and the get chased to the edge of the map, where they can't work properly. Anyone got advice or formations for controlling these guys?

Just turn off skirmish mode and switch to manual control when they're in trouble

**Zekey** · May 16, 2009, 04:01 PM

Yes don't use skirmish mode it doesn't work well. You have to get good at controlling ha manually.

**daxypoo** · May 30, 2009, 02:48 PM

word...

turn off skirimish and maunally move away when trouble comes

also have "heavy" cav (any that you can charge the cav chasing you) ready to intercept

remember simple ha is one of the fastest units in game so you can get them away from anything

also disable fire at will for ha; especially when you send in reinforcements to charge
you can concentrate fire easier and will not friendly fire

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the worst thing about ha factions is the development of its civilization
(Parthia gets going after awhile but scythia takes forever...)
especially when you cheat to try to speed the city development as all scythia's cities have 2 names and thus the ~ cheat codes dont work

also, when sieging a city you have to wait forever unless you are diligent and get a ton of mercenary infantry to properly siege a huge city
takes like 9 turns to capture a city and this kills you economy

**weggen** · May 30, 2009, 04:32 PM

i use HA factions all the time and i never got the problem is just to get them inn a god starting position were they got some room to move. just keep an eye one them.

**Encino_Man** · June 02, 2009, 06:14 PM

Agreed with what the others have said. I usually place them out not to far from my lines and in such away so that if they get chased my heavy cavalry will get them from behind and trap them. Though playing as Brittania leaves my infantry exposed for a bit but otherwise the strategy works fine