And another thing...

Bummer_Duck · #1 October 7th, 2005, 08:03 PM

OK...I liked this on one guy, but now I am thinking that if you can copy these orders, then this should be a bug fix. I mean, it wasn't included in the game for a reason. Might be a tad unbalancing to suddenly have the ablitity to nuke all your opponets commanders.

NTJedi · #2 October 7th, 2005, 08:04 PM

What about using the CTRL keys to save his battle command... that should allow you to give it to other commanders.

Arralen · #3 October 7th, 2005, 08:20 PM

This is known for quite some time: "Fire/Attack Commanders" was removed from the code early in the development process of Dom2 - yes, a big part of it's code comes from Dom1.

But this option was only removed for the player - the AI still can use this order. This is to make it a little bit more dangerous in battle: While the player can adjust the placement of his troops to (known) enemy threats, the AI cannot. So it at least gets a direct shot at enemy commanders, something a player may achieve (indirectly) with a clever combination of placement and orders.

Bummer_Duck · #4 October 8th, 2005, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Arralen said:
This is known for quite some time: "Fire/Attack Commanders" was removed from the code early in the development process of Dom2 - yes, a big part of it's code comes from Dom1.

But this option was only removed for the player

So, you are saying this loophole has been known for some time and not closed? That seems rather stupid to me... Or did you mean that you and others knew the order existed on a Hell bind heart victim, but didn't tell the programmers? or that everyone knew that they existed for AI's 'and/but not' exploitable by obtaining that hero?

I'm curious to which version is accurrate.

Zen · #5 October 8th, 2005, 04:14 PM

IW has known about it for some time, my guess is they thought it wasn't a big deal which from my experience it isn't.

Bummer_Duck · #6 October 8th, 2005, 04:34 PM

This is the type of thing that can really wreck a fun game if exploited. So, I view it as more of a deal. I am glad I know, and am able to make a house rule for it.

Zen · #7 October 8th, 2005, 04:47 PM

See Turin's link for fun times.

Turin · #8 October 8th, 2005, 04:48 PM

I think it was first mentioned here:

http://tinyurl.com/d4k7z

shovah · #9 October 8th, 2005, 05:31 AM

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NTJedi said:

What about using the CTRL keys to save his battle command... that should allow you to give it to other commanders.

beat you to saying it

Wish · #10 October 8th, 2005, 02:05 PM

but when you helbind heart doesn't he come back as a minion not a commander, and stacked in the province, without any orders?? I know enslave mind works that way...