Reinforcing armies

**theglenlivet12** · February 10, 2010, 11:46 PM

When besieging a city this evening, I had one unit of line infantry that was within range of the battle. I did not want this unit to join in the fray. Is there any way to decline other units within range so that they dont join the melee?

**Maximus Lazero** · February 11, 2010, 12:46 AM

I don't think there's anything you can select to decline reinforcements for yourself. If the units are under your control, though, you can just have them stay as far away from the battle as possible.

**theglenlivet12** · February 11, 2010, 12:53 AM

Meh didnt think so. I guess the key is, sometimes I like to play drunk and I normally forget about them and dont notice until they are nearly standing midfield getting shot at from all sides.

**TommyAtkins** · February 11, 2010, 09:39 AM

Originally Posted by theglenlivet12

Meh didnt think so. I guess the key is, sometimes I like to play drunk and I normally forget about them and dont notice until they are nearly standing midfield getting shot at from all sides.

Clearly you need to be given orders more frequently, or you might become a "Three-Bottle Man".

**♔Darmoth♔** · May 06, 2010, 01:24 PM

Originally Posted by TommyAtkins

Clearly you need to be given orders more frequently, or you might become a "Three-Bottle Man".

**ceff7711** · May 06, 2010, 06:53 AM

Originally Posted by theglenlivet12

Meh didnt think so. I guess the key is, sometimes I like to play drunk and I normally forget about them and dont notice until they are nearly standing midfield getting shot at from all sides.

That's hilarious!!! That's the only way I play too!!!

**Alf** · February 11, 2010, 03:36 AM

you can arrange the way they enter to battle though, simply just before war drag-drop the unit cards in reinforcing army screen it sometimes saves your artillery which are stupidly coming altogether at the same time making them a easy target which AI dont miss the chance to destroy them.

**P|A|ntZ** · May 06, 2010, 10:24 AM

Originally Posted by Alf

you can arrange the way they enter to battle though, simply just before war drag-drop the unit cards in reinforcing army screen it sometimes saves your artillery which are stupidly coming altogether at the same time making them a easy target which AI dont miss the chance to destroy them.

Wicked tip. I had no idea you could do that.

**british_general** · February 14, 2010, 12:10 AM

just control them to stop moving or fighting

**Alerob** · February 14, 2010, 09:05 AM

Or you can just retreat them by clicking the white flag as soon as they enter the battle.

**Blaudonner** · May 07, 2010, 03:10 PM

Originally Posted by british_general

just control them to stop moving or fighting

Yeah, you have to control them immediately as they enter, otherwise they will go to the single most stupid place to be on the entire map. Quite a nuisance when you have your hands full microing mid battle units.

Once, my reinforcements entered the battle on the exact spot where the AIs reinforcements entered. As a method for collective suicide, it had a 100% success rate.

**british_general** · May 08, 2010, 09:09 PM

Originally Posted by Blaudonner

Yeah, you have to control them immediately as they enter, otherwise they will go to the single most stupid place to be on the entire map. Quite a nuisance when you have your hands full microing mid battle units.

Once, my reinforcements entered the battle on the exact spot where the AIs reinforcements entered. As a method for collective suicide, it had a 100% success rate.

Yeah, I DO control them immediately as they enter, as they,for some retarded reason, always walk through the middle of the battlefield when not controlled. I will then manoeuvre them to my army and put them into fray first for being such a bunch of crackpots who don't know how to manoeuvre themselves to my main force.