Epic Failures!
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Topic: Epic Failures!
Posted By: El Drem
Subject: Epic Failures!
Date Posted: 23 May 2012 at 04:59
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> FW: Failed attack against NPC units's forces by El Drem's forces Cavalry comes into its own when able to strike hostile forces at will, and from unexpected directions - and nowhere is this more feasible than on open plains. Lightly armoured spear units, however, prefer terrain where there's some cover available. Fighting defensively on open plains, cavalry draws strength from the ability to form and reform their lines of engagement depending on the direction of battle, and it is here where cavalry excels.
Despite your troops' defeat, word reaches you concerning the defenders' forces in this battle.
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Posted By: Rill
Date Posted: 23 May 2012 at 06:05
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Memo to self: Rats are spear units. Do not attack rats in woods. Oh, and you might want to scout first if it's outside diplo visibility. Heavily wooded terrain spells difficulty for ranged units and cavalry. Infantry units find they have a large advantage here. Like the attackers, these thick forests do not provide much assistance for anyone except your footsoldiers, who take great pleasure in the extra cover afforded to them.
Despite your troops' defeat, word reaches you concerning the defenders' forces in this battle.
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Posted By: Daufer
Date Posted: 23 May 2012 at 19:52
| Wel Rill, the attack bonus for your infantry in the forest is better than the defense bonus of those rats, so it wasn't necesarily a bad call. I hope you weren't expecting mch from your commanders though. |
Posted By: Rill
Date Posted: 23 May 2012 at 22:47
They don't even have any points in bloodlust. I really need a t2 sword commander in that city if I'm going to run swords from there. It's on my "to-do" list.
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Daufer wrote:Posted By: Hora
Date Posted: 24 May 2012 at 00:09
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Hasn't there been a restriction on commanders only dealing at max the damage their troops can deal? I couldn't find the forum thread on that one again... But I thought a commander on his own won't deal any damage at all, or at least only the standard attack value of his sort of unit...
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Posted By: HonoredMule
Date Posted: 24 May 2012 at 02:52
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The limit on commander damage is based on total damage of all troops in the army (not division).
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Posted By: Rill
Date Posted: 24 May 2012 at 03:52
| In the case of that particular army, my commanders got full value of their heroism points since the attack value of the army is far more than the attack value of 60 knights. However, those commanders, which are from a relatively new city, do not yet have division bonuses leveled and therefore the swords did not benefit from any bonus to bloodlust. |
Posted By: Hora
Date Posted: 24 May 2012 at 14:24
Ah, thanks HM, that explains a lot 
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Posted By: dunnoob
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2012 at 19:29
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Posted By: dunnoob
Date Posted: 16 Sep 2012 at 19:14
Is it epic to make the same error again and again and again? I still try to recall protective troops from squares when my gatherers made it without being killed by NPCs arriving before them. But the stupid messenger recalls everything, not only the troops. 
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