Swimming and Night attacks

**Azog 150** · October 30, 2006, 03:29 PM

Anyone know if Ca are keeping swimming units and night attacks?

I cant imagine them leaving them out as they were improvements.

The night battles were visually stunnnig and seeing as this game has improved graphics i hope they are keeping this feature though i cant recall any screenys. Hope so though.

As for swimming, i understand this is the middle ages and i cant imagine many plated kinghts wanting to take there chances swimming, but i hope a few (not all) lighter units can. But i imingine this could cause problems with the armour upgrades, because a unit could swim with lether (even though it was hard), but not with plate armour. Maybe those units just wouldnt swim. Also units with big wepons shouldnt, but this is all common sense.

Also while we are here, i know there have probaly been posts about this... but anyone know how ambushes will be incorparated this time round?

**AlfonsoVIII** · October 30, 2006, 03:30 PM

Swimming is in based on the sound files from the demo, night battles I cannot prove.

**God-Emperor of Mankind** · October 30, 2006, 03:33 PM

Night battles are in.
There are several screens during night time.
However no word on swimming.

**Cadmium77** · October 30, 2006, 04:04 PM

Night battles are going to be awesome with this engine..

**The Mongol** · October 30, 2006, 04:18 PM

Originally Posted by Cadmium77

Night battles are going to be awesome with this engine..

Amen to that.

The environments already look incredible, imagine the moonlight shining in the water and torches with the new fire system...

I think the first custom battle I'm going to set up is me ambushing a faction as the Aztecs during night.

**Cadmium77** · October 30, 2006, 04:28 PM

Originally Posted by Cuahchicqueh

Amen to that.

The environments already look incredible, imagine the moonlight shining in the water and torches with the new fire system...

I think the first custom battle I'm going to set up is me ambushing a faction as the Aztecs during night.

A sky full of stars...too bad you can't raid camps...

**Flavius_Julius** · October 30, 2006, 04:43 PM

I think he might have meant night battles in the campaign.

**Cadmium77** · October 30, 2006, 05:20 PM

Originally Posted by Flavius_Julius

I think he might have meant night battles in the campaign.

er...the Campaign map is quarterly or biannual...not diurnal/nocturnal..

**Kroz** · October 30, 2006, 05:24 PM

Yes but so was BI, If your general had the Night Fighter trait, he could decide whether to fight at night or not.

**Anubis King** · November 03, 2006, 02:19 PM

Originally Posted by Kroz

Yes but so was BI, If your general had the Night Fighter trait, he could decide whether to fight at night or not.

How did you get this trait????

**sporkyness** · November 03, 2006, 02:22 PM

if your general fights another general at night (cos the other general had the ability) then your general gains it automaticly

night fighter ability is much much easier to get in M2

**Salil** · October 30, 2006, 05:32 PM

I've seen in certain screenshots that there is an option to attempt a night attack, yes.
No idea from which site I got those though..

**Shadow_Imperator** · November 03, 2006, 02:22 PM

By winning a battle at night, obviously, to aquire the trait, chances are, you'd have to be attacked and win a 'defensive' night battle...

**Lusted** · November 03, 2006, 02:24 PM

Your generals also got the trait once they had a certain amount of command stars.

**Rex Armeniae** · November 03, 2006, 02:28 PM

Take a look at this screenshot.
It explains alot, doesnt it?

**Anubis King** · November 03, 2006, 05:28 PM

attempt? that seems weird its like their are chances you can get a night attack.....also might be a dumb question but are their night time seige battles?

**Rex Armeniae** · November 03, 2006, 05:44 PM

Originally Posted by Anubis King

attempt? that seems weird its like their are chances you can get a night attack.....also might be a dumb question but are their night time seige battles?

If you look at the screenshot, you'll see that he is sieging Inverness. So Yeah!

hmm, attempt... well it seems like its possible that you can fail to attack on night...

**Lord Janos** · November 03, 2006, 05:44 PM

Originally Posted by Anubis King

attempt? that seems weird its like their are chances you can get a night attack.....also might be a dumb question but are their night time seige battles?

Just select "Attempt Night Attack", providing your general has the Night Fighter trait or whatever, and you can do a night attack while besieging a city or castle.