10 Tips to play the Vampire Counts Better! TW3

[@Pyromaniac77777]

I’ve played about ~80 factions; despite being a game 1 race I find myself always coming back to the VC. Thanks for the tips!

[@LordForwind]

No problem! Glad to help!

[@guilliman1990]

Yeah im a game 1 day one player an the vamps just hit different campaigns with them are just to damn fun

[@toastywrath2346]

This was very helpful. Honestly, i got carried through the campaign by those giant mohawk bats. I just kept spamming them, and it just kept working.

[@LordForwind]

Vargulfs? yeah they are very very strong

[@meyr1992]

normal difficulty spotted

[@toastywrath2346]

@@meyr1992 yup

[@LordForwind]

@@toastywrath2346 Well it sounds like he is new to the faction as are most people who watch the video.

[@guilliman1990]

​@LordForwind im a day 1 game 1 player an loved the vamps just so spoilt for choice now crazy enough they are the second last race for me to beat the game with currently doing beastman an than I can do a vlad legendary for my final race completion

[@liltimo2675]

I got another tip. In your late game when you are rich, make a change in your army. Field a dommstack of Blood Knights and you will absolutely destroy your enemies. Just rush the enemy army with your elite heavy cavalry in a full scale charge. That’s so much fun.

[@LordForwind]

Yeah, I don't think my dynasty unlocked them though

[@reecenicklin7075]

Hi just wanted to make a note, maybe this changed or you didn't know. But you don't need to assassinate specifically for blood kisses, it also works with the wound action from heros, so your necromancer, vampire and banshee heroes can all get blood kisses for you. Great video otherwise, thanks for the tips brother.

[@LordForwind]

Yeah it changed since the video was made!

[@cam9144]

Loving these guides. Only 200+ hours in game, but I still learn something new every time I watch these or play.

[@LordForwind]

Glad to help, its a very deep game

[@danielgloyd4529]

My favorite strategy with Vlad and Isabella, is to kill Zhufbar or Azhag. Then give those mountain territories to Ungrim for an alliance.nothing like a horde of nearly unkillable zombies making a wall for 4 grudge throwers.

[@LordForwind]

Hmm never considered that, very good if you can pull it off

[@TheManiacNathan]

Or just get play with helman ghost and go with the Zombie doomsack

[@SGProductions87]

Or flamethrowers and gyros 🤣

[@danielgloyd4529]

@SGProductions87 Well, to be fair, gyros weren't anywhere near as good as they are now when I originally wrote this. I'd grab 4 Gyrocopters or gyrobombers now without hesitation over almost anything else.

[@guilliman1990]

Ok fine!!! Ill play a new legendary vlad campaign. 😅 still right up there with my favourite races even since game one. I am a dark elf main IRL but by god the vamps are just too much fun

[@LordForwind]

They really are fun, but most people hate them...

[@garak55]

It's kinda dumb and counter intuitive that you get blood kisses using banshees and not, you know, vampires lmao It's such an easy fix too, just give assault to the banshee and assassinate to the vampire hero. It's also a cool decision since vampire heroes make armies much better, you have to make a choice between fighting better and farming more blood kisses. Another thing, they should definitely make vassalization easier. Right now, it's basically impossible to vassalize anyone, especially as VC.

[@LordForwind]

yeah its really odd. I have yet to find a game that makes vassals work well. The closest is tribal client states in CK3 which leave after the death of your ruler. All other vassal systems make it almost impossible for vassals to leave peacefully

[@Hades_Space_Engineer]

@@LordForwind have you tried sfo grimmhammer? I've only played it with tw2 but vasallization as Manfred is possible with grimmhammer 2. I dunno about 3 tho

[@LordForwind]

@@Hades_Space_Engineer yeah I like that mod, lately it's not as fun but overall a great mod. Don't know about vassalizing in that off hand

[@MrJacary]

Love these vids mate! Great work!!

[@LordForwind]

Glad you like them! Taking a break from them to do guides on the new content though!

[@SGProductions87]

Why was the weapon strength on Mannfred and Kevin so low?

[@LordForwind]

No idea, they have lower DMG I think because they heal

[@SGProductions87]

@@LordForwind Did you load the game in a non Ultra unit size? Their base weapon strength is basically double on Ultra.

[@LordForwind]

@@SGProductions87 no idea off hand.

[@SGProductions87]

@@LordForwind all told

[@jakutvalenta4582]

i have a question, is there a way to resurrect dead legendary hero? While playing as Heinrich Kemmler I confederated Vlad, in a few turns he died with Isabela in his army. Vlad was good to go shortly after, but Isabela truly died.

[@LordForwind]

They patched that this patch, it was a bug and shouldnt of happened!

[@jakutvalenta4582]

didnt notice that, thank you @@LordForwind

[@LordForwind]

@@jakutvalenta4582 no problem, I remember it since it was odd to see it in the notes!

[@raphaelantoine7331]

At my last game, i didnt do any hero building before like turn 40 , i got some necromancer building and 1 vampire building that's all at turn 77. The reason was that I would rather spal skeletons spams and conquer everything around me and do building once im super rich but now its quite late, and i wonder if its better to rush the heroes building, what are your thoughts? Because they cost like 10 000 dark magic

[@LordForwind]

Well the heroes are going to be better at higher difficulty and they get you blood kisses and thus immortal lords, since vampires really rely on OP lords I would say get heroes, specifically banshees!

[@raphaelantoine7331]

@@LordForwind okay, well that's Very heavy investment early but hopefully should pay off :)

[@LordForwind]

you usually get a free banshee at some point which helps! @@raphaelantoine7331

[@SGProductions87]

While you wait for banshees use necromancers. It's so easy to get dozens of them because they get more capacity by tier 2 and they can both wound for kisses and steal technology and even assault units. Their great availability means you can have them in your armies and still have plenty running around on the campaign map. And you can put public order followers on them and boost income. Great hero.

[@VainEldritch]

Not bad at all. I'd add that the Blood Knights are arguably the best all-purpose cavalry in the game once they get The Hunger. Sure, they are no match for Grail Knights in hammer charging or Grail Guardians for tanking, but Blood Knights are absolute terrors when the loose on in the field for slamming into already engaged enemies flank/rear, and the hunger makes them VERY hard to kill.

[@LordForwind]

Yeah level 9 ones are amazing.