battlefield any i think unless got super smart calvary
if you are retreating and have put stakes there don't press retreat move around them i learn't that the hard way dead king and aniihlated calvary with already 100% dead infrantry
battlefield any i think unless got super smart calvary
if you are retreating and have put stakes there don't press retreat move around them i learn't that the hard way dead king and aniihlated calvary with already 100% dead infrantry
The old problem of retreating your cavalry through your own stakes.
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should be applicableto any version
in seiges counter the ais bonus reinforcements when a you assult get mercenarys for 1 turn make sure they are melee and send them to hell then send the rest of your army after disband and it is approved by hannibal himself did the same thing at cannae if you are wondering what the trick is big army can be cheap and no upkeep
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in seiges counter
the ais bonus reinforcements when a you assult
apparently here he states the situation: you have an enemy town under siege and they got the garrisons script reinforcements.
get mercenarys for 1 turn make sure they are melee and send them to hell
then send the rest of your army after disband
now he recommends to hire all the mercs you have in the area (melee preferably), and in battle you send them upfront to take the heaviest casualties. then after enemy has disbanded before the power of your mercs, you send your own troops to finish the job.
and it is approved by hannibal himself did the same thing at cannae
if you are wondering what the trick is big army can be cheap and no upkeep
Hannibal himself used this trick at canae apparently, he got a huge army but he got to pay no upkeep for it... the next turn.. XD
anyway, nice thinking. it also adds to the unit limit thing thanks to the disbanding mercs part, so its quite good. most of us are probably using this tactic already, but it has one small glitch...
if you dismiss troops then you lose all experience earned on them. so far mercs are not THAT upkeep-expensive in exchange of providing with higher technology troops at beggining of the game, so having excelent troops with high level of experience might as well be very profitable.
in the begginings i tend to keep reinforcing them, then i send them to forts to avoid upkeeping. this lasts till i can make that level of troops from castle/fortress/citadels... then they get fired.
cya. gl.
Last edited by ivanhoex; September 17, 2008 at 08:51 AM.
technical / battle map
just a thing i have not used (ever!) and i honestly didnt remember it even existed...
keep your camera zoomed out as far as you want, anytime you want to zoom in to certain part of the battle map (where there is a unit) just aim with your mouse and keep the middle button (the weel) pressed.
it will instant zoom-in while you keep it pressed down, it will zoom-out to previous camera view when you release.
for those that dont know, there is also a slow-motion feature with kingdoms install, its activated pressing the time +/- while you keep pressing shift. its quite awesome and very usefull in micro-heavy battles. (no need to pause battle every two seconds if you run it at 0.5 speed)
Version 5.73 Battlemap (army setup)
Here is a quick way to get your battle line set up just the way you want it.
When you are selecting units to draw up your battle lines, select the unit you want on the left flank first, and then ctrl-select the unit you want next to the right, and then so on all the way down the line.
Then when you draw up the line it will maintain (left to right) the order in which you selected the units.
Very useful if you are particular about how your units are lined up, but hate micromanaging individual units.
Also of course you can have the individual units close the gap between them using the + key.
End result is a continuous straight line, with no gaps.
Great thread btw, I've gotten some quality tips out of it!
Help,
Economic, strategic.
I have no governmetal points. I have tried everything to get them. Please help
dont know if its been said but when storming a gate, if your not a big fan of oil you can park your battering ram in the gate and it makes a nice roof to march your troops around, only downside it it can slow down your progress but you wont get burned.
Version 5.73 Tactical/Exploit
Siegen any rebel fort even fool stacked one will no cause a sally if it is in your territory
Even using one unit for it in couple of turns it is your
Last edited by Harris2000; December 11, 2008 at 01:48 PM.
In vino veritas "The truth only in wine"
Military:
When you see a wall with 3 destructible parts, lure some enemies onto the top of the wall, then destroy both end parts at nearly the same time. Everyone between the gaps dies. You can kill 200 men this way.
Learn to shoot your catapults at towers so that when they miss, the shot goes into the crowd in the town square. Dozens of men can be killed in a single shot.
Last edited by Lord Cave; January 09, 2009 at 10:11 AM. Reason: to clarify
Installation: WinXP Pro SP3, M2TW Kingdoms 1.5, DLV 5.80 beta 2. Playing as Poland.
Version 5.8 Open Beta_3: Military:
Somewhat related to what Lord Cave has mentioned. But in reverse. Be careful when using seige towers. If you can wait til it rains, then all the better to avoid having them catch fire. More importantly, be careful if you make it to the wall with these and are halfway on top of it and halfway stuck in the tower. If your tower catches fire, kiss half your unit goodbye unless they have little wings on their feet!
Wartower
V 5.8:
when going to take a settlement, first scout the "area" of that settlement for the rebel army stationed outside, (not the fort, but the rebel army) take them out first, and then deal with the settlement.
Kids in the back seats causes accidents .
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yes...if the troops ration is above 1:2 for the rebel army (the rebel army have twice more troops than you) then he will attack you ....if not...well...not... ...if you wish to take the settelment ....gain more mil. points and secure the city/castel after you have taken him here is my tactic :
I take the gen. and a few soldiers to attack the city/castel to gain more mil. points...but also a few squares(2-3) I have another Stack of troops as a back up and reinforce my troops that are with my general...so...after I take the castel/city with 3-4 Units and the general...I more the Sopply/Back-up Stack in the city/castel so that way I earn more mil.points...more exp for troops that were under my general...more chances that my general will get now or improve certain traits and I also I have some troops to resupply my experienced troops that fight to take the city/castel and I also have enough troops to survive at a siege by some rebels of an enemy army if is the case ....
Regards , Infinity !!!!
Kids in the back seats causes accidents .
Accidents in the back seats causes kids .