A ballon in my battle

I was playing siege battle when i saw a baloon flying over my army to the besieged castle
I dont know if it is part of the game or some thing else
here a picture
















AWESOME HAAAH

no its part of the game. some generals have it as retainer.

Its the retainer of Napoleon.
He has this retainer so he can see way more on the campaign map, also he has more range sight on the battle map.

I only see Napoleon having this on the battle map.

Originally Posted by eXistenZ

no its part of the game. some generals have it as retainer.

Originally Posted by EternalSilence

Its the retainer of Napoleon.
He has this retainer so he can see way more on the campaign map, also he has more range sight on the battle map.

I only see Napoleon having this on the battle map.

Retainer?
you mean ancillary or trait my english not good
but very nice move form CA
is it there in empire

Originally Posted by EternalSilence

I only see Napoleon having this on the battle map.

Napoleon is the only General at the game's start that has the Hot Air Balloonist ancillary. However, in my latest campaign both Ney and Davout were given it as well. It lets you always deploy your army second, so you get a leg up on positioning.

It also prevents your enemy to have hidden units in its deployment zone and overall batllefield. Now, if you are playing as the coalition, then it sucks.

All in all it is a nice feature yes, but as Napoleon abandoned "les aérostiers" in 1799, after the campaign in Egypt where the British captured and destroyed the ballons, they should only have been present in the Italian and Egyptian campaigns.

Originally Posted by MortenJessen

All in all it is a nice feature yes, but as Napoleon abandoned "les aérostiers" in 1799, after the campaign in Egypt where the British captured and destroyed the ballons, they should only have been present in the Italian and Egyptian campaigns.

But still, it's hilarious.

in my Egypt campaigns he never begins with the balloon but gains it after 1 or 2 turns

I wish it was possible to invent the anti-aircraft gun 100 years early.