You deceitful bastards...

**Halie Satanus** · November 01, 2010, 04:26 AM

See here..

**Megas Antiviros <3 Gaesatae :p** · November 01, 2010, 11:32 AM

Ok, I read it, but what I don not understand is that you said:

even a god-king can bleed

but why he cannot in the game?!

**Halie Satanus** · November 01, 2010, 05:29 PM

Historically Xerxes did not die at Thermopylae. It would have ruined the vibe of the mod if you could kill him there. However if I recall correctly he can die after the battle. Of course you won't be able to kill him until you get to the Persian heartlands as he returns to safety.

**Megas Antiviros <3 Gaesatae :p** · February 15, 2011, 12:50 PM

I found a solution for the problem: give "immortal xerxes" 4 morale points instead of 40

**Halie Satanus** · February 15, 2011, 01:13 PM

This isn't a bug. Please read through the thread.

**Megas Antiviros <3 Gaesatae :p** · February 16, 2011, 04:28 AM

Yes I know, but it makes it impossible to win the battle of Thermopylae: Xerxes will rout when you killed or routed +/- 99% of his army when you give him 4 morale points instead of 40...
... with 40 morale points he will keep fighting even when his whole army is killed/routed and he will kill al remaining spartans...

**Blatta Optima Maxima** · February 16, 2011, 04:30 AM

That's the point - you are not supposed to win.

**Halie Satanus** · February 16, 2011, 05:20 AM

Exactly. The Spartans lost and Leonidas died. We went through a lot of effort to make the opening of the campaign as historically accurate as we could, including the sacking of Athens and Xerxes retreat. It would seem a bit pointless if Leonidas lived and Xerxes died.

**Halie Satanus** · February 16, 2011, 01:38 PM

I don't mind people wanting to change things, I don't mind people offering ideas on how they would like to change things, I do get a little miffed when people seem to think we released such an obvious bug when what we actually did was attempt to give a historical setting to the early moves of the mod.

**DaVinci** · February 16, 2011, 02:32 PM

Constructive critic and suggestions especially incl. reporting bugs (if they are bugs) aren't a problem, of course. Merely a wished item.

**Megas Antiviros <3 Gaesatae :p** · February 22, 2011, 03:53 AM

The problem is not that Xerxes cannot die, but that he does not rout... even when his whole army is killed/routed

**Halie Satanus** · February 22, 2011, 05:06 AM

That is to ensure that Leonidas dies. However I'm pretty sure the immortal trait is scripted out after he returns to Sardis.

**AndariusHaliusScipio** · April 29, 2011, 08:20 PM

Why are you calling Dhalsim "Xerxes"? He's not hairy or smart enough to be Xerxes.

If Dhalsim IS scripted to be invincible, then why bother giving us the faint hope that we could change history by winning at Thermopylai and be richly rewarded?

**Spartan198** · April 29, 2011, 08:28 PM

Who the hell is Dhalsim?

**Halie Satanus** · April 30, 2011, 04:10 AM

Originally Posted by AndariusHaliusScipio

Why are you calling Dhalsim "Xerxes"? He's not hairy or smart enough to be Xerxes.

If Dhalsim IS scripted to be invincible, then why bother giving us the faint hope that we could change history by winning at Thermopylai and be richly rewarded?

It's a game..