City Gates won't Close...

[AUSSIE11]

Hi all,

Playing as the Julii and for some reason the city of Mogontiacum, which seems to constantly be under siege by the damned Britons, will not repair its gates. it's annoying because every time it gets attacked i have a serious fight on my hands particularly as there is quite a small garrison which is difficult to reinforce. Does anyone know how to fix this?

Cheers

Aussie11

[TheFoolOnTheHill]

Put inf in the gate and sneak around with cav and crush them

[Maffimuk]

Hi all,

Playing as the Julii and for some reason the city of Mogontiacum, which seems to constantly be under siege by the damned Britons, will not repair its gates. it's annoying because every time it gets attacked i have a serious fight on my hands particularly as there is quite a small garrison which is difficult to reinforce. Does anyone know how to fix this?

Cheers

Aussie11

You have an enemy spy in your city. Spies can open gates.

[Maffimuk]

Oh, forgot to answer your question - I've only had that problem a couple of times, so I am probably not as experienced as the others with this situation. What I did is recruit 3 assassins, had them kill off some easy targets to get their experience up, and then sent them out to kill the invading enemy's spies. However, that can be time consuming if you're facing constant invansions. So I recommend using the open gates to your advantage. Put archers above the gates and infantry in a "V" behind the gate, this way when the enemy enters the gate they're getting it from both sides and above. I recommend heavy infantry, but since they can be expensive recruit a bunch of peasants (cheap) and a couple of heavy infantry. The peasants will get killed off and likely route, but they decrease the enemy's energy, morale and numbers just enough for the heavy infantry to kick some tail. I put the peasants up front in the V and the infantry behind.

[dude21862004]

I recommend heavy infantry, but since they can be expensive recruit a bunch of peasants (cheap) and a couple of heavy infantry. The peasants will get killed off and likely route, but they decrease the enemy's energy, morale and numbers just enough for the heavy infantry to kick some tail. I put the peasants up front in the V and the infantry behind.

This is a terrible idea for a couple reasons.

1. Why recruit 5 peasant units which are pretty much useless instead of 1 or 2 heavy infantry which aren't?

2. When one units routes it destroys the morale of ALL your troops.

3. They are only good for canon fodder.

4. Peasants suck.

[Hopit]

This is a terrible idea for a couple reasons.

1. Why recruit 5 peasant units which are pretty much useless instead of 1 or 2 heavy infantry which aren't?

2. When one units routes it destroys the morale of ALL your troops.

3 Peasants suck.

4. they are good for taking range fire instead of your best units

[dude21862004]

4. they are good for taking range fire instead of your best units

Good point. Let me fix that.

[Maffimuk]

This is a terrible idea for a couple reasons.

1. Why recruit 5 peasant units which are pretty much useless instead of 1 or 2 heavy infantry which aren't?

2. When one units routes it destroys the morale of ALL your troops.

3. They are only good for canon fodder.

4. Peasants suck.

Of course they suck, but they're cheap. The poster said that he is getting invaded constantly with open gates. The battles are probably costing money, money that isn't easily made up. So in a pinch peasants are a viable option so they can absorb the damages and not your best units. If you have money then of course it would be wiser to buy heavy infantry. That goes without saying. Money doesn't come easy on RTW.

[dude21862004]

Of course they suck, but they're cheap. The poster said that he is getting invaded constantly with open gates. The battles are probably costing money, money that isn't easily made up. So in a pinch peasants are a viable option so they can absorb the damages and not your best units. If you have money then of course it would be wiser to buy heavy infantry. That goes without saying. Money doesn't come easy on RTW.

They just aren't worth it. You spend 100-200 Denarii or whatever and the peasants kill maybe 5-15 of the enemy, then they break and the rest of your army goes with them. You'd be better off with some kind of missile unit. Javelins would be good for this particular situation.

[AUSSIE11]

yeah... i'v figured out the best defenses for it... The Four legionary Cohorts and 8 Early Legionary cohorts i'v got there are all at least level 8 Experience though cause the bloody brits keep spawning full stacks... have fun defending it though and get some awesome kill numbers...

[TheFoolOnTheHill]

mabey for you
i got 300000 denarii with carthage at like turn 25

[Stworca]

mabey for you
i got 300000 denarii with carthage at like turn 25

Maybe the OP isn't playing on easy.

[TheFoolOnTheHill]

No I just don't spend money and I suck really bad at the campaign