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The game has four different troop recruitment methods. Early on this might mean the best option is to pay mounted bandits off, instead of engaging them. If the enemy in mounted, winning without a sufficient number of troops to back you up is HIGHLY unlikely. Melee infantry is best fought by kiting them around the battlefield and picking them off with your pistol. I have occasionally wiped +20 riflemen that way. This makes it hard for them to hit you with a bullet and they’re almost defenceless while they’re reloading. The best strategy I’ve fund for engagements with infantry with firearms is to equip a short sword and ride towards the enemy while changing directions very often. For some reason, it’s insanely profitable. There is one more particularly valuable trade opportunity: buying gunpowder in towns that produce it and selling it in the castles.
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This option requires a significant investment the first two times you use it, but it’s worth it in the long run. This is a good option for trading large amounts of goods, especially if you have other reasons to head to the destination town and can protect the caravan yourself (you don’t hire many guards for the caravan).
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If you have a more substantial sum of cash, you can talk to the mayor of one of the main cities and send a trade caravan elsewhere. Be warned, though, that the money can only be withdrawn in the city it was deposited in. You can also deposit money in the bank in town (accessible via the “town center” menu) – it will be safe that way. Also: do not travel into towns at night, unless forced to. Keep some of your money in coin and some in tradable items – these won’t be stolen if you have a bandit encounter in town. The best way to not lose money early on is to go to villages and buy whatever they produce, then sell that in the nearest town and immediately buy some town-made goods the peasants like (e.g. As you get better armour and become better at shooting, you will be able to participate more effectively in combat, but firearms remain rather deadly throughout the game. This is much more a game of “You as army commander” than “you as a good fighter”. You’ll have to depend to a MUCH larger extent on your troops and on having an advantage either in sheer numbers or in unit quality. Firearms „level the playing field” – a peasant with a homemade rifle can kill you, if they land a shot, so even one, lowly ranged unit is a potential threat to you. I actually liked that, once I got used to it, but know lots of people didn’t. Some tips: I played WFaS a lot, but it’s been a while.įirearms change the battle dynamic drastically. Remember the Training Fields? The Arenas? The Tournaments? Remember how these are risk-free ways to experience combat and get better at it? With Fire & Sword has no such areas, good luck facing the ridiculously powerful mounted enemies with no units and no way to experience combat without lots of risk and loss. _-ĮDIT2: The unit names are terrible! "Poor Cossack"? "Polish Mercenary Infantryman (recruit)"? (Nitpicking at this point) If I am so susceptible to being easily defeated by generic enemies then why in the world would I ever walk around without bodyguards?ĮDIT: Why in the world is there a Ransom Broker in this game? Why has Prisoner Management doubled the number of prisoners you can haul around since Warband? There are barely any blunt weapons in this game and trying to knock guys out when they're shooting you up is a good way to die.ĮDIT3: Forgot to mention! The few guys I did capture (Looters) sold for 12 each. I keep getting jumped by bandits in towns and they snipe me despite the fact that I have trouble hitting something 5 feet in front of me. I've gone into trade to build up a bit of money (since bandits keep stealing my money), but there doesn't seem to be much point. For no reason that I can figure suddenly no villages will let me hire any more peasants. and then the game sucker-punches me in the face again. I save-scummed repeatedly (there are LOTS of these mounted enemies) and I decided that I need to get some NPCs to back me up. I'm not claiming to be an amazing gamer or some kind of strategic genius- but the generic mounted enemies are MONSTERS who will crush you without mercy, easily. I get utterly annihilated like it's a joke- to a group of less than 10 enemies. and then the game displays its true nature at last. I accept a quest (foolishly) and upon nearing my ultimate location I get jumped by some mounted bandits. I started out with a tutorial where all the enemies had about 10 health each and I barely understand the concept of tying my shoelaces before I'm thrust out into the wide world. I can't find much information on this game (bizarrely), but here's my experience so far.