I found Kostaltyn hardest because with the Ice Court I think you can consistently grab Prague after the AI sacks/captures it and it basically doubles your power. I also have had some brutally bad luck getting ambushed early by the Skaven as Kostaltyn.
Kislev is a weird faction. Sometimes I find the Armored Kossars better than the Tzar Guard because of the pistols when used offensively or if I'm fighting less armored enemies. Streltsi I find dependent on if I'm fighting against armor but almost always preferred over Kossars. I like Ice Guard Glaives on the wings of my armies supporting cavalry quite a lot. I do think the roster needs a DLC to flesh it out a bit though with a few more tools or a slight buff to the horse cavalry.
Yeah overall attrition is too low in game, but the key with Ursun invocation is that it works on people besieging your cities as well. Which can allow for the garrison to actually defeat invading armies especially the defensive buffs Kislev gets.
I’m not sure belakor sailed all the way to you, when I played him you have a portal right next to your start which teleports you really Far East. Maybe the AI uses it
I really thought Bretonnnia would be my first human faction, then when 3 came out I thought Cathay would be my first. Turns out Kislev ended up being my first human faction. As Archeon I went East to conquer, and Boris ran rough shod over the Bloody Swrod and Equisite Pain. I had to rush back to fight him.
As of right now no you cannot unlock Boris Ursus on anything other than the RoC Champaign. You CAN however unlock him permanently using a mod then after unlocking him delete the mod and he is playable from them on our if you so choose to....I did. Seems ridiculous to have him locked in the IE Champaign but it's w.e.
@@LordForwind No I understand that, I'm saying you can't unlock him in IE only RoC for those that I've seen asking that question. I was confused on this myself until I had a look on forum/reddit posts clarifying this.
@@LordForwind yeah mb lol, I think of they're going to keep him locked they should at least have him available to unlock via IE instead of the RoC Champaign.
those static legion will move and attack too, I played Chaos and Throgg went as far as Cathay to attack the people who declared war on me because he was one of my vassals.
@@LordForwind They are strong yeah, but literally every single flank is under attack by orcs, chaos warriors, norsca, vampires, dryad lady, skaven, and so on. It's such a difficult game compared to other factions
@@LordForwind I also find myself starved of Favor because so many damn buildings cost favor. I never seem to have enough favor mana to use the ursun attrition power.
@@kevinelruler yeah expanding can be rough just focus on leveling up you major cities and lords and then expand its a defensive game compared to other factions
@@kevinelruler I also think CA still has a lot of balancing to do. dryad lady and festus really over power the empire generic lords. And that will make kislev surrounded. Empire literally can not hold it's eastern provinces anymore.
do the effects in the technology that require you to have the city? does that work for all your territories or just the cities corresponding to the ones you have to unlock? example: the harbor guard you talked about for Rasputin. will that work for all of my cities with harbors or just in that core city?
@@LordForwind thank you!! After your amazing help with Brittonia, I went from at least a couple dozen Brittonia starts and quits (even with infantry addition mods) to being able to go 200 turns and still be going strong!
@@LordForwind exactly! I was just so stuck on the fact of Calvary dies to spears. So I was afraid to use them for most of my army. OH! THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING. If you decide that you're out of ideas a battle map tactics would be pretty awesome. Maybe one where you talk about defending and attacking cities with the various levels of things. It doesn't have to be like a race-specific one, but if one race is particularly better than another, maybe talk about it, I used to be really good at defending places in Total Warhammer 2 but in three I think I get really overwhelmed with the whole defense supplies thing and I either don't use them or I'm not using them correctly. So what happens more often than not, is that I auto calc most of the battles, because there's just something different between rome 2, Three kingdoms, and Warhammer.
I keep hearing mixed reviews on Strelsi what's the deal with them? Honestly they look badass and I'm really drawn to recruiting them as gunpowder units to me are awesome.
@@LordForwind Weird? I've read from other player's line of sight and settlement battles are a big issue. But can't figure out how to fix the issues with this type of unit without it being a major endeavor or breaking other things.
Yeah, Kislev Cavalry reminded me of Macedonian Cav in Rome 2. Winged Lancers are fast and good on charge like Thessalian Cavalry but die fast in extended melee. Gryphon Legion hit like Companion Cavalry and can hold a bit longer but it's not ideal. Cycle charging is the only way to go for them
Light war sleds are faster than the heavier variant, speeded counts for a lot when trying to kite dangerous units around.
true but I personally like the better melee stats
I found Kostaltyn hardest because with the Ice Court I think you can consistently grab Prague after the AI sacks/captures it and it basically doubles your power. I also have had some brutally bad luck getting ambushed early by the Skaven as Kostaltyn.
yeah Kislev is rough and super easy to overextend, try ambushing more, it really helps to avoid skaven ambushes
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Rolling in like it's 2006 over here.
Nice, dont get the reference myself though.
Kislev is a weird faction. Sometimes I find the Armored Kossars better than the Tzar Guard because of the pistols when used offensively or if I'm fighting less armored enemies. Streltsi I find dependent on if I'm fighting against armor but almost always preferred over Kossars. I like Ice Guard Glaives on the wings of my armies supporting cavalry quite a lot.
I do think the roster needs a DLC to flesh it out a bit though with a few more tools or a slight buff to the horse cavalry.
yeah it could use some work, just remember they have more charge cav than melee cav, after like 10 seconds you need to pull out and charge again.
These guides amazing. Thank you!
Glad to help!
I found the Invocation of Ursun to be somewhat underwhelming. The AI enemy would enter my territory and not take much damage due to attrition.
Yeah overall attrition is too low in game, but the key with Ursun invocation is that it works on people besieging your cities as well. Which can allow for the garrison to actually defeat invading armies especially the defensive buffs Kislev gets.
AI does not take attriton dmg you need a mod.
@@1984Kojot They do from the rite but its super low from what it should be!
I’m not sure belakor sailed all the way to you, when I played him you have a portal right next to your start which teleports you really Far East. Maybe the AI uses it
I watched him sail to me... It was like a oncoming train is slow motion. Hilariously he then left and returned home never to be seen again
I really thought Bretonnnia would be my first human faction, then when 3 came out I thought Cathay would be my first. Turns out Kislev ended up being my first human faction. As Archeon I went East to conquer, and Boris ran rough shod over the Bloody Swrod and Equisite Pain. I had to rush back to fight him.
yeah Kislev is really fun and annoying to fight
your voice reminds me one of league of legends channels narrators one
Ah my secret side job has been discovered!!! No im not him sadly but thanks, I think they have good narrators so being compared to them is cool!
As of right now no you cannot unlock Boris Ursus on anything other than the RoC Champaign. You CAN however unlock him permanently using a mod then after unlocking him delete the mod and he is playable from them on our if you so choose to....I did. Seems ridiculous to have him locked in the IE Champaign but it's w.e.
Well he is unlocked if you unlock him in RoC, which is what I did. Some people seem to like he is unlocked other ways than the mod though.
@@LordForwind No I understand that, I'm saying you can't unlock him in IE only RoC for those that I've seen asking that question. I was confused on this myself until I had a look on forum/reddit posts clarifying this.
@@Sevatar_VIIIth Ah I see what you mean now. You have to play RoC to unlock him in both modes. The wording confused me there!
@@LordForwind yeah mb lol, I think of they're going to keep him locked they should at least have him available to unlock via IE instead of the RoC Champaign.
@@Sevatar_VIIIth maybe? its a reward for those who play RoC i guess
those static legion will move and attack too, I played Chaos and Throgg went as far as Cathay to attack the people who declared war on me because he was one of my vassals.
yeah I can be quite helpful, sadly they tend to die alot
@@LordForwind 🤣
I feel like all Kislev factions are a nightmare to play as. Literally no flank is safe.
How do? At the moment they're one of the strongest factions easily
@@LordForwind They are strong yeah, but literally every single flank is under attack by orcs, chaos warriors, norsca, vampires, dryad lady, skaven, and so on. It's such a difficult game compared to other factions
@@LordForwind I also find myself starved of Favor because so many damn buildings cost favor. I never seem to have enough favor mana to use the ursun attrition power.
@@kevinelruler yeah expanding can be rough just focus on leveling up you major cities and lords and then expand its a defensive game compared to other factions
@@kevinelruler I also think CA still has a lot of balancing to do. dryad lady and festus really over power the empire generic lords. And that will make kislev surrounded. Empire literally can not hold it's eastern provinces anymore.
do the effects in the technology that require you to have the city? does that work for all your territories or just the cities corresponding to the ones you have to unlock? example: the harbor guard you talked about for Rasputin. will that work for all of my cities with harbors or just in that core city?
Nope once unlocked it stays and effects all cities that meet the description!
@@LordForwind thank you!! After your amazing help with Brittonia, I went from at least a couple dozen Brittonia starts and quits (even with infantry addition mods) to being able to go 200 turns and still be going strong!
@@MrFunkhouser Yay! Nice glad to hear you had success, they are rough but so fun once you get going!
@@LordForwind exactly! I was just so stuck on the fact of Calvary dies to spears. So I was afraid to use them for most of my army.
OH! THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING.
If you decide that you're out of ideas a battle map tactics would be pretty awesome. Maybe one where you talk about defending and attacking cities with the various levels of things.
It doesn't have to be like a race-specific one, but if one race is particularly better than another, maybe talk about it, I used to be really good at defending places in Total Warhammer 2 but in three I think I get really overwhelmed with the whole defense supplies thing and I either don't use them or I'm not using them correctly.
So what happens more often than not, is that I auto calc most of the battles, because there's just something different between rome 2, Three kingdoms, and Warhammer.
I keep hearing mixed reviews on Strelsi what's the deal with them? Honestly they look badass and I'm really drawn to recruiting them as gunpowder units to me are awesome.
their ranged dmg and behavior is weird
@@LordForwind Weird? I've read from other player's line of sight and settlement battles are a big issue. But can't figure out how to fix the issues with this type of unit without it being a major endeavor or breaking other things.
@@Sevatar_VIIIth yeah its annoying
Could you expand south, or is going north always the goal?
north or west is what usually happens. No need to pick a fight with vampires
@@LordForwind gotcha....and in order for me to unlock the other keslevite lord I have to do the mission in realms of chaos campaign?
@@kevinharvey9500 yep
Kislev cavalry are way underpowered atm. They are suppose to be some of the best in the game. CA still has a lot of balancing to do.
yeah balancing galore, its why I didnt talk too much about the stats.
Yeah, Kislev Cavalry reminded me of Macedonian Cav in Rome 2. Winged Lancers are fast and good on charge like Thessalian Cavalry but die fast in extended melee. Gryphon Legion hit like Companion Cavalry and can hold a bit longer but it's not ideal. Cycle charging is the only way to go for them