Stealth Retreating

[MaxWilson]

Fleeing deaths are *not* reported, in general. I've tested this in games vs. myself. Independents and mercenaries die automatically when routed (as long as they reach the edge of the map), and these deaths are counted in the battle report, but if the units die only because you cut off their retreat provinces then their deaths are not reported to opponents.

So, as long as the vans had no retreat provinces they're dead whether or not they showed up in the report.

-Max

[Jazzepi]

MaxWilson said:
Fleeing deaths are *not* reported, in general. I've tested this in games vs. myself. Independents and mercenaries die automatically when routed (as long as they reach the edge of the map), and these deaths are counted in the battle report, but if the units die only because you cut off their retreat provinces then their deaths are not reported to opponents.

So, as long as the vans had no retreat provinces they're dead whether or not they showed up in the report.

-Max

Thanks, that's what I thought I'm glad to hear this! Otherwise I'd have to deal with some random hidden Vans.

I took a 350 person army to kill about 30 E9 blessed + 40 light infantry

Jazzepi

[Fate]

In general, flying units cannot fly away from battles and stealthy units cannot sneak away, and sailing units cannot sail away. Amphibious units WILL retreat into the ocean, and maps with "port" provinces will allow retreats back across the sea (this is because the games doesn't actually recognize the existence of "ports". It is just a map maker's trick).

[Sombre]

Seconding or thirding that fleeing deaths aren't recorded.

I just wiped out a stealth capable army I had surrounded in my game versus llama and in the battle report it only mentioned the ones I had killed off in battle as being dead when in fact (I hope) the entire army got slaughtered.

It was a hell of a fight actually. Shadowblast versus massed infantry = ouch.

[llamabeast]

I can confirm a painful annihilation.