Armenian Strategy (?)

[Ryousan]

I wonder if someone could please give some tips or advices on how toplay with the Armenians.

-My main concern is near impossible for me to level up my castles and fortresses(Vahckha and Sis) to produce any quantity of cavalry, since my iniical stategy was to go Blitz against the Kingdom of Jerusalen they are invaluable to shoot down those heavy cavalry units. Im about to star a campign on Very Hard and I doubt this will end up running so smothly as they did on Medium Dificulty

So, please, anything you can help me with I´ll apreciate

[Byzantineboy]

You will be able to up your castles and fortress only with a lot of farms level and with a general with a high level of chivalry.
According to me, KOJ is not the good ennemy for Armenia, in the early beggining. Because their regions dont product armenian troops, and KOJ troops are too powerfull when your castles are not developped.
So, the best strategy is to rush into the historic Armenia (Van, Erevan, Sivas, Malazgirt, Amida, Edessa), and take all this little settlements which will provide you a strong economy and a huge armenian army.
Then an attack against KOJ, ERE or Turks should be possible.

[Ryousan]

I Followed your advice and I managed to cosntruct a solid economy and be able o produce competitive armies, thanks for that. The sole problem I have elft is the fact I´M still unable to upgrade my fortresses, I had my Faction Leader with almost Eight Helmets of chivalry and was still uanble to rise the population above 16.500, I have upgraded the farmes and build moanterios(beliving that public health would also increase population growth)

That is becoming kinda of annoying for me, Im considering to u use the add_population cheat but I also hate cheating xD Perhaps anu Sub-Mod that can make the Ipgrading a bit easier?

[Byzantineboy]

The next release of my submod will fix that http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...p=12822138.But it could be not total save-compatible.

[Ryousan]

Seems promesing, which is the current status of the next release?

[CaptainIglo]

Avoid KoJ and Ayyubids, belive me, i once did the mistake in declaring war, its like striking a nest full of vasps, they wont agree on peace until they erase you, at least on H/H, focus on georgia and northwards, once you control and gain strength, go get abassids, flank the ayubids and then its an easy game, at least its how it worked out for me.