siege question

[gregarine]

I have the C'tis capital under siege. I have positive dominion in the capital province. I have 233 units there plus 5 commanders including my pretender. My armies are starving. And it STILL says I dont have enough men to breach the walls. What do I do?

[Bossemanden]

You forge the supply items (Sword of Summer, Bag of Wine, Cauldron of Broth).
Then you pour even more men in under the leadership of people equipped with the supply things.
If youre playing Ulm, the siege-specialists will do wonders for you.

[aldin]

Go crunch the rest of his lands and bring in preachers to "preach him out." Once his dominion is gone, so is he. Alternatively, summon big things (which don't require food) or hire the merc unit of sappers (unless you're Ulm, in which case, build some).

~Aldin

[General Tacticus]

Ouch, they must have a lot of men inside to repair the walls that fast. I'd recommend starving them out. The longer the siege, the smaller the number of men they can keep supplied. Keep enough of your own men to prevent them from breaking the siege, wait a few turns, and try again...

Otherwise, there are a few magic items that may help. Bigger troops and flyers are also better at breaking walls.

[Taqwus]

Gate Cleaver, Wall Shaker, Siege Golems come to mind. So does the Crumble spell -- that one HURTS (e.g. minimum 150 points of damage to the castle, IIRC).
Given that it's C'tis and your dominion, Purgatory might help; one possible explanation would be that the defenders have numerous undead and are reanimating more, in which case starvation is basically irrelevant.

[Teraswaerto]

Originally posted by Taqwus:

Given that it's C'tis and your dominion, Purgatory might help; one possible explanation would be that the defenders have numerous undead and are reanimating more, in which case starvation is basically irrelevant.

Mindless units like soulless, skeletons, etc. count only for 1/10 for repairing walls though.

[ January 20, 2004, 19:04: Message edited by: Teraswaerto ]