AI using Mumakil for Melee? Possible?

**FunDaReav** · February 06, 2015, 08:51 AM

Is there any way to let the AI Mumakil attack?
It's kinda boring slaughtering them whilst they are standing still and doing nothing exept using their bowmen...
It would be so easy for the AI to kill thousands of men!

**Ngugi** · February 06, 2015, 09:30 AM

Originally Posted by FunDaReav

Is there any way to let the AI Mumakil attack?
It's kinda boring slaughtering them whilst they are standing still and doing nothing exept using their bowmen...
It would be so easy for the AI to kill thousands of men!

The easiest way is presumably to reduce the amount of arrows they have.
In the data-folder you find export_descr_unit.txt
Open it and change the value I marked in bold red here. Set it to 30 as most cav archers have, or even less if you want to.

Code:

type             Mumakildictionary       Mumakil      ; Mumakil
category         cavalry
class            heavy
voice_type       Heavy
banner faction   main_cavalry
banner holy      crusade
soldier          Turkish_Archers, 30, 2, 1
mount            elephant_cannon
mount_effect     horse +4, camel +2
attributes       hardy, can_withdraw, can_run_amok, frighten_foot, frighten_mounted, power_charge
move_speed_mod   0.7
formation        12, 19, 22, 27, 1, horde
stat_health      1, 6
stat_pri         10, 2, mumakil_arrow, 200, 50, missile, missile_mechanical, piercing, none, 0, 1

**FunDaReav** · February 06, 2015, 09:52 AM

So it's not possible to let the Mumakil charge without removing their ammo... kinda sad.

**Flinn** · February 06, 2015, 10:07 AM

if you really want to be threaded by them, simply kill one with a ballista and have your troops stay close .. as soon as the mumaks go berserkes, you will get plenty of carnage...

**k/t** · February 07, 2015, 05:33 AM

In my game (RR/RC Compilation for 1.4), Mumakil charge without waiting for an invitation. So yeah, it's possible.

**Jmonstra** · February 11, 2015, 01:58 PM

You could always walk up to them with your infantry if you're feeling charitable

**Patronus86** · February 26, 2015, 08:04 AM

In my experiences, it has always been a toss-up...sometimes they would sit and shoot (with their insane accuracy and machine gun-like rate of fire).

Other times, they charge without even a pause.