Enemy runs during seige?

**subby** · February 13, 2009, 09:11 PM

When an enemy lays siege to my settlement or castle they drop their siege equipment and run away forcing me to come out and attack them (thus its no longer a seige...) Is there a hotfix for this?

**★Bandiera Rossa☭** · February 13, 2009, 09:17 PM

I can't say thats ever happened to me..

**Medieval American** · February 13, 2009, 09:24 PM

Yeah I thought that was if you attacked the army that was sieging the castle or town? Just so you know I'm no expert!

**subby** · February 13, 2009, 09:34 PM

Originally Posted by Medieval American

Yeah I thought that was if you attacked the army that was sieging the castle or town? Just so you know I'm no expert!

Yes I attack them when they lay siege to my fraction.

When I do the same thing in MTW2 vanilla, they dont drop and run.

**Viscule** · February 13, 2009, 09:39 PM

Its because they always expect you to go to them when you initiate the attack. Same as they start walking towards you whenever they initiate the attack. Just wait for them to attack your city if its already under siege.

Note: Which is why having long ranged artillery able to go under the gate with a few archers to attack them is always good, but remember to get the cavalry ready to flank them with the melee units right behind the ranged.

You could also do what i do, send archers behind them.

**lordextra0** · February 13, 2009, 09:24 PM

are you salling out????
never experienced this myself

**Spartan90** · February 13, 2009, 09:56 PM

It's because you are sallying out. In reality, a field battle is tactically much better for the attacker, than a siege. You have so towers to worry about, no archers on the wall, or no oil spilling out the gates.

Wait for the enemy to attack you during a siege instead of sallying forth, that way as the defender you will get the upper hand.

**Medieval American** · February 13, 2009, 10:25 PM

defence almost always has the upper hand right?

**Viscule** · February 14, 2009, 09:25 AM

Originally Posted by Spartan90

It's because you are sallying out. In reality, a field battle is tactically much better for the attacker, than a siege. You have so towers to worry about, no archers on the wall, or no oil spilling out the gates.

Wait for the enemy to attack you during a siege instead of sallying forth, that way as the defender you will get the upper hand.

If you attack them while you're in the castle they WONT try to breach your walls. They just drop their siege equipment and wait for you. Either wait for a draw or go out and fight.

In all of my battles i initiate the attack whenever i'm under siege they wont try to breach my walls, EVER. I assume it has something to do with the AI.