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 * The AI really loves getting settlements in trade. Getting it to hand over settlements you want is a huge pain in the ass, but you can easily ally with any faction vaguely on the same side of the good guy \ bad guy divide by sailing up to their coasts, conquering a random minor settlement from a nearby faction and handing it over to them.
+* For once, the AI is generally willing to make peace and stick to it (or at least signal its intentions if it doesn't want to). You can conquer an enemy province, then trade back their own minor settlement in exchange for a peace treaty (or maybe even trade and Military Access) and not have to worry about that front for at least 10-20 turns (more if you actually invest in diplomacy in the meanwhile).
 * I came to this game from earlier TW titles, and while I kinda understood that my generals now have HP and won't get randomly killed just because they engaged some spearmen, I haven't realized just how much the game relies on you using them as speedbumps and force multipliers, holding back entire enemy units while artillery, ranged units and spells do their work.
-* Regarding the above - regular humans (dwarves, demons, etc) aren't ideal for taking out lords or heroes in any efficient fashion. Even the killier factions don't really have infantry that's quite good enough. You want to use one unit to hold the "single entity" in place, and either shoot them to pieces with your ranged units or bring in another single entity like a hero or monster to do damage. Importantly, enemy SEs have to decide whether they are doing damage to your single entity or to the entire infantry unit holding them in place, they can't actually fight both at once.
+* Regarding the above - regular human (dwarf, demonic, etc) infantry aren't ideal for taking out lords or heroes in any efficient fashion, and enfolding them in an infantry blob just gives them more to kill. Even the killier factions don't really have infantry that's quite good enough. You want to use one unit to hold the "single entity" in place, and either shoot them to pieces with your ranged units or bring in another single entity like a hero or monster to do damage. Importantly, enemy SEs have to decide whether they are doing damage to your single entity or to the entire infantry unit holding them in place, they can't actually fight both at once.
+* Pursuing survivors after a battle is over doesn't just ensure you have to face fewer the next time around, it also nets you more money and xp, which might make a difference in the next battle. The exception is for the attacker in siege battles, where you get all the xp (randomly distributed) and money even if you hit "end battle" the moment everyone routs.
-* Magic facts - the first is that the more magic you have in reserve, the quicker your magic regens. So if you're sitting on 60 winds of magic, throw out a 6 WoM spell and let things rest there, you'll get those 6 back much faster than had you emptied your entire tank by casting spell after spell. The other is that enemy units tend to dodge area of effect spells, and you'll get a lot more out of a big damage spell if you wait until the enemy has piled on in a bunch against your melee units.
+* Magic facts - the first is that the more magic you have in reserve, the quicker your magic regens. So if you're sitting on 60 winds of magic, throw out a 6 WoM spell and let things rest there, you'll get those 6 back much faster than had you emptied your entire tank by casting spell after spell. The other is that enemy units tend to dodge area of effect spells, and you'll get a lot more out of a big damage spell if you wait until the enemy has piled on in a blob against your melee units.
 * The relatively new "reassign skill traits" button that all lords and heroes have is just far superior to disbanding them. Put the hero on an injured list for 3 turns, not having to pay any upkeep, then feel free to rehire them anywhere else on the map, whenever you have need.
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