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The video guides players on how to acquire their first fief in a game by leveraging strategic patience, engineering skills, and tactical gameplay. Key points include the importance of reaching at least clan tier 2, having a sizeable party, a skilled quartermaster, and necessary perks. The easiest method involves attacking a rebelling town, such as Legeta, by waiting out the garrison's food supplies and using siege engines like trebuchets to weaken defenses before assaulting with minimal casualties.
For more common scenarios, the video suggests targeting factions at war, such as the Asteri and Western Empire, and choosing lightly defended targets like Veron Castle. Players should build a siege camp, strategically position troops to avoid enemy siege equipment, utilize archers, quickly capture walls, and clear out remaining defenders. After a successful assault, negotiating peace, although potentially expensive, is advised.
Joining a faction as a vassal and using accumulated influence to build a large army is recommended for capturing lightly defended castles. The importance of personal command over auto-resolving sieges due to AI defensive advantages is highlighted. Maintaining influence is crucial for winning votes to secure captured fiefs, banking influence is recommended, and readiness to abandon and retry sieges if necessary is emphasized.
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In this segment, the focus is on demonstrating a strategy to earn your first fief in a game. The essential requirements include being at least clan tier 2, having a party size of over 100, a decent quartermaster, and some specific perks. The easiest method suggested is targeting a town that has rebelled, such as Legeta. The steps involve initiating an attack on their village or nobles to start a war, waiting for any noble parties to leave the town, and then laying siege. Patience is highlighted as the key; the player waits for the garrison to starve and builds siege engines like trebuchets. After the garrison is depleted and their defenses are weak, the player launches an assault, ensuring minimal casualties by using siege equipment effectively. Overall, the method emphasizes strategic waiting and using engineering skills to simplify capturing the town with minimal losses.
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In this segment, the video discusses strategies for acquiring your first Thief in a game. Initially, it explains the simplest method of gaining a Thief by taking advantage of a town that rebels, although this situation is rare. A more common method involves targeting factions at war with each other, such as the Asteri and the Western Empire. The video details a specific example where a player targets Veron Castle, which has minimal defenders and a low-level wall. The attack strategy emphasizes the use of archers over melee troops due to the absence of significant siege equipment.
The segment then goes on to describe how to execute a siege:
1. Build a siege camp.
2. Place troops strategically to avoid enemy siege equipment.
3. Use archers to minimize risk.
4. Quickly capture walls and clean up remaining defenders.
After capturing a Thief, the video advises negotiating for peace promptly, even though it might be costly. Lastly, it suggests joining a faction as a vassal and using accumulated influence to build a large army to capture lightly defended castles effectively. It cautions against auto-resolving sieges due to the AI’s defensive advantage and recommends personally commanding troops for better outcomes.
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In this part of the video, the player discusses the process of demolishing enemy troops and observes the mostly successful defense reflected in the kill feed. Though they lost some AI-led troops, the player explains that these are usually low-quality. The player highlights that they need to win a vote to secure a captured thief and notes the importance of having influence to sway the vote. They advise new players to have influence banked for such situations. After throwing 100 influence into their favor, they secure their first thief. The player mentions the low garrison and militia numbers and suggests maintaining cohesion to retain control. Lastly, the player discusses siege strategies, emphasizing the importance of patience and readiness to abandon and retry a siege if necessary.