i posted something about it last month on some dow wiki: (scroll down for the lone comment) forward base can definitely be very handy to have as well, but i wouldn't attempt it before you have the majority of your honor guard.Įdit: when you mentioned 'two regions with two bases', i suppose you also meant pavonis? that mission might not be so troublesome for you as you think, and i think you might be able to finish it in about 2 minutes.
Increased manpower (the aceria forests) and industrial production (the vandean coast) are also fantastic to have, better sooner than later. (which one i got first depended on my starting position.) when you have those two powers, i'd suggest getting a few more honor guard units before attempting tougher provinces like bulwark or forward base (the hyperion peaks). The first thing i did in my playthroughs was get the space port + fury combo. if ariel highlands is giving you too much of a headache, head for pavonis (see edit below). also, 1v2 can be quite difficult when your entire honor guard consists of only two ranger squads.
bulwark in my opinion is one of the least useful province bonuses. Whether you're victorious on ariel highlands or not, i suggest going for space port (pavonis) and fury (the eres badlands).
