Cluster**** to the Ladder

[DisgruntledGoat]

In all the months I have been playing this game this strangely hasn't happened to me yet. I'm playing as the Danes and have invaded Scotland. My army which recently had taken Edinburgh, consists of norse swordsmen and norse axemen with a few scottish mercenaries (the 2hd axemen) and kerns for good measure. I was sieged by a full stack of town militia and spear militia. Although out numbered 2 to 1 the experience and quality of my troops puts the pre-battle odds at even. Basically a winnable siege defense on any difficulty. A spy had opened my gates and so the Scottish army attacks with only 1 ladder and 1 siege tower. Instead of rushing through the open gate they decide to use the tower and ladder. Once the units carrying/pushing the equipment are up on the walls EVERY, and I mean every, Scottish unit makes a mad dash for the ladder or tower they are closest to. Meaning 8 units are trying to get up the tower and the ladder each at the same time. Problem is after the first few units get on the walls the other huddle in a mass around the base but don't climb up. Because of this jostling at the base my computer gets thrown into a literal slide show and after awhile just gives up and freezes. If I auto resolve the battle I know I am going to lose because of the numbers against me. Any ideas what I could do. I was figuring sallying out through the gate to attack the clusters, but that will split my already small army in two and leave them vulnerable. I suppose a sally out a side gate to attack one cluster then another would be the best bet I may have to try that. Any other ideas would be greatly appreciated.

[Sunday213]

i dont know what realy to say but try lowering your graphics all the way down it might slow down the slide show but all i can say is take your men out of the look out so it dosent get hell

[Renco]

If your playing Vannila 1.3, you could try slowing the game speed to 0.5-0.8. It's still slow, but its fluent slow, not jerky slow, the kind that makes me get sick into my own scorn.

[DisgruntledGoat]

It has nothing to do with graphics. The issue is that CPU is getting swamped calculating paths over and over again for the 1000 or so men trying to get up 4 ladders at the same time. As each guy goes for a ladder he pushes another ou of place and then gets pushed out himself requiring that his path be recalculated. There's nothing I can do to stop the slow down. I tried to sally out a side gate, didn't make it to them before the slow down made the battle very hard and couldn't react properly and lost my general. Needless to say I didn't stick with that result and reloaded. It doesn't look like the clusters can actually do anything, so I think I can sally out the main gain and attack each cluster on its own without fear of being surrounded.

[Selifator]

Charge out of the gate and have a good time with them.

[DisgruntledGoat]

So I charged out the gate the ladders were near, still took some time thanks to the gate being opened by a spy my troops were spread throughout the city. But it was faster than the side gate. It feels a little cheap in the end. My general (faction heir) easily defeated the enemy general and border horse (got himself up to 3 silver chevrons in the process) while the clusters at the base of the ladder and tower just sat there getting killed by my men. 10 men lost (all with the general unit) and 1170 enemy units killed/captured including a scottish family member.

[NobleNick]

I was going to suggest that you put all your Kerns up on the wall, in two large groups, to the (attacker's) right of where the ladder and tower hit the wall. Then rain down death on the mob, quickly thinning them to a manageable size.

But it looks like you got a more excellent outcome.