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    Default Ambushes

    Hi
    just want to say this mod is great. One problem, currently playing as Seleucid & I am in Gaul. I have been trying to perform an ambush by travelling to woodland areas but it doesn't seem to be working. can anyone give me any hints on how to perform an ambush in game. Cheers

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    Default Re: Ambushes

    A succesful ambush is basically to strike enemy when they are least expected, like they not organizingly deployed and you send your troops to attack them on their flank to cause big damage. For this, I often send heavy calvary to hit the heavy infantry which low defend stat or kill off enemy general to put off their morale. Making enemy in chaos is another benefit to force them routing and we hunt.
    Or turn on skimish mode of archer when the enemy is close enough and those shot from behind often awarding.

    I remembered I read it somewhere about ambush technique, but cannot find the poll for you. But let explain in short, you start deploy your troop in the bush, high grass whereas that troop icon show a tree on the upper left corner; and that means the enemy won't see that troop. I use it whenever the enemy try to rush all army to my general and that way, in a close enough range, our army can start assaulting them.

    The orther way as I explain above, run your horseman fastly to make enemy chaos, since in the situation of being ambush, enemy tend to run away from the battle or fastly organize themselves and attack you back. So, take your chance make them in chaos!

    Note: your general is always visible to enemy, you cannot hide him.
    Last edited by ricandy144; April 29, 2012 at 09:55 AM.

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    Default Re: Ambushes

    In strat map your ambushing army will assume a croushing position oposing to the regular standing position.
    I think that to perform an anbush all you need is to place your army on suitable terrain, near a botleneck so enemy armies are forced to pass you by and get ambushed. Now some things might happen that lead your ambush to insuccess.
    If you place your ambush too cloose an enemy army or tower is possible you will be spoted.
    If the AI general has good traits, is possible that he will be able to avoid the ambush forcing you to do a regular battle. Its possible there is also a "chance" factor involved.
    Also i hear that ambushes are bugged for alex.exe but i dont know what happens.
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    Thank you for your answer...Im playing BI but obviously just got unlucky...was wondering whether some form of trait was needed or not. But thank you

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    Quote Originally Posted by ally7 View Post
    Thank you for your answer...Im playing BI but obviously just got unlucky...was wondering whether some form of trait was needed or not. But thank you
    Your general will get the ambusher trait eventually.
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    use this sub-mod, the better trees vegetation will clearly show you where and where not your army can hide as you move across the strategy map http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=534626
    Last edited by GRANTO; April 29, 2012 at 10:38 AM.

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