Fire when guard commander
 

WIll ranged units fire at distant enemies when on "guard commander"?

Re: Fire when guard commander
 

No http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif

Re: Fire when guard commander
 

Ah bummer. Thanks.
If this could be changed http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif one could find a use for units such as mounted bowmen....

Re: Fire when guard commander
 

Is this already considered as a bug to be fixed?

It is pretty annoying and I dont see the reason why guarding archers should not fire when something is in range (and maybe charging the commander they should protect...)!

Re: Fire when guard commander
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">This is to prevent two armies to be both set on Guard Commanders/Stay Behind Troops, waiting for the other to come in range. It is not considered a bug.

Re: Fire when guard commander
 

Yeah, as PhilD said, this is something the devs have been against adding, for the reason he stated. There's been a lot of talk on the forum about this (and similar kinds of commands).

Re: Fire when guard commander
 

Righto. But OTOH: Two armies set to "fire" will have the exact same effect as well (same as set to guard commander and firing while doing so). I fail to see the net loss / problem with firing while guarding a commander.

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Two armies set to fire will have their missile troops close to melee range after their ammunition runs out.

Re: Fire when guard commander
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Which is why we need a new "Fire and Hold" command for missile troops (rather than just the current Fire & Attack), along with Fire while Guarding.

Re: Fire when guard commander
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Which is why we need a new "Fire and Hold" command for missile troops (rather than just the current Fire & Attack), along with Fire while Guarding. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">But then you could end up with two armies holding indefinitely at opposite ends of the battle screen. Which I guess wouldn't be so bad since auto-rout eventually kicks in.