Night Battles

[malarkey]

How do you think these will be implemented into the game. As most of us know that in RTW after BI you could choose whether or not you wanted to use the night battle feature before the battle screen.

I think though that the wait feature has very little use and could be used to choose wether you fight at night or not. I think maybe when you first load up the battle its morning. you click the wait button, it becomes afternoon, and then again to make it night.

I don't know how easy it would be to add the night bonus when appropriate using this way so maybe someone could say wether its possible or not.

Whats everyones oppinion on this?? Oh and if there is any information given about the night battles could you give me some information. Thanks.

[Mikelus Trento]

I always used the wait feature to hopefully get the weather I desired...clear and sunny if I had ranged units (and especially if the enemy didn't), and as inclement as possible if I didn't have ranged but the enemy did.

The only problem I see with your proposal is that it's basically un-needed. If you have a night capable general and want a night battle you have already made the decision to fight at night on the battle screen. What would be the point if you wanted to do that and then having to click wait 2 or 3 times for it to happen?

[Giurza]

I think that it is really good that you took up this theme, you see, I think that night battles (along with the ambushes) were one of the most underrated things in RTW&RTWBI. we mentioned this in "night sieges" thread I think. what is most important is that you don't gain any advantage of attacking at night... and if you would succede in surprising your enemy at night, that would be collosal advantage.
what we need to clear out is that CA will never add real depth into the game, but the modders could do it... or they will try at least :mdpower:
CA, well they are just comercial unit... it does not involve braking your haert to make the game better... it does not involve countless hours by the history books... so ... finally you your product, but it is FAAAAAAR from finished

[italiano]

what is most important is that you don't gain any advantage of attacking at night

Try telling that to the AI. I had 3 stacks camped at a river crossing. The AI had 2 stacks and wouldn't attack (it had attacked previously when I only had 2 stacks). Suddenly I noticed a 4 star, night fighting general jump into one of the stacks. They attacked at night so I couldn't use my reinforcing stacks. I beat them off but then they did it to me again within a few turns. Night battles would be a HUGE advantage if CA has managed to get stacks to consistently attack/travel together. HUGE.

[Giurza]

yah, tell me about it! sure as in bank!

[Lusted]

Night battles did give an advantage to your side in Bi, your troops got a morale boost, plus you could isolate enemy stacks from other stacks they had nearby if none of the ai generalls had the night fighter trait.

[Giurza]

oh but that you can not probably call a real advantage. and we are now talkin advantage for the AI for the most. if AI could attack surprisingly at night, that would be a chalenge. that is all about. a real challange.