Knights of Honor II: Sovereign – Tips for New Players

December 17, 2022 Egor Opleuha 0

Newbies Tips

All credit goes to pumpkinworld1986!

After starting game pause immediately.
- This is best time to secure best trading partners before AI sigh they own. Get trade going with your biggest neighbours what you not planning to fight or fight late.
King merchant give much more income but be careful! If you end up at war with your trading partner king can end up in prison. Kings as Marshals have bigger armies too
Dont hire peasants! You will have to retreat after each battle to heal only to come back and fight another AI army. I notice many players struggle with normal AI and this is main reason to this. Get some light infantry and slowly replace them with Heavy inf if you levies income is good
Archers are op for defence and attacking!
- City with all defence buildings + garrison of 5 heavy archers can wipe AI siege of 8k strong.
- My 2 armies with just 4 longbowmen can wipe city garrison before siege end.
- And i never bother to build cavalry or spearmen.
Food! Focus on food from early game and dont stop!
- I had around 25 provinces and 9 of them governed with best food income was barely enough to support my 4 armies.
Extra additional troops are much better than siege equipment. More troop mean higher chance of your squads not dying in battle so they lv up.
AI is blind if hide second army behind province border( or at the sea) so provoke AI to attack your first army thinking you weaker (use spies at war so you not gonna get suprised same way )
If you have good income and you at war spend money to buy all menesaries armies in your kingdom. not squads whole armies! They will distract AI and save your levies
Dont replenish your troops clicking one by one! This will cost you 1 population per click instead 2-3 per whole army.
Make sure your king dont die without son! this is they worse thing what could happen in your kingdom… Rebels, Marshals revolt, authority and stability drop.
Best kingdom advantages are Age of War and Mercantilism 20% siege attack and merchant income.
Dont accept every diplomatic offer from AI. You can screw up your relations with a friendly kingdom just by marrying daughter of they enemies.

Knights of Honor II: Sovereign

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