Put your bad heir in charge of large stacks to fight real battles that will last a long time for a higher chance of them dying with generals in smaller stacks to go in when the heir dies so the battle won't be without a leader. Sending Ine stack in that gets wiped in one phase is thus a very low probability way to go about it. So the longer the battle the higher the chance. A chance to die is calculated and a roll made in each combat phase. Sending an heir leading a one stack to be wiped is very inefficient.

Originally posted by Ultrix Prime:The guide above is mathematically wrong in one regard. Its hard to guess just how strong a nation is/can be without seeing it used in action by someone much better. Now i find even a regular Otto game im expanding at a much greater rate, achieving more etc. I tended to play a fair bit overcautiously in games, still did pretty well and agressive but compared to this guide, i held back quite a bit. Some of his playthrough did involve luck etc, and alliances wont be the same everytime so there can be some spanners thrown into the works, trust me.īut i'd still suggest giving this a go or 2. The guide is basic so it takes some knowledge yourself to get it right and im still attempting it for WC making mistakes etc and retrying again. My main issue is due to previous playthroughs i often push AE high knowing i can avoid the coalitions declaring war more often then not, but last time the gamble didnt pay off.įirst few attempts i felt like the guide was a little unrealistic with the early phases, not thinking i was strong enough to acomplish parts, but i found throwing myself into the situation(with planning ofcourse) the Ottomans were stronger then i thought. I found i could do whats listed much faster(the 1440-1490 part i could do 15 years faster with more later objectives completed aswell). Got as far as my second war with England/France etc by around year 1515 but took too much in the wargoal and faced a nasty coalition. I've attempted this out myself and i gotta admit, i was no where near playing Ottos to full potential till i tried this. Top part is just a lil info, guide is further down the page(hate reddits format) If you wanna play Ottos id suggest checking this link out by Solstice314

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