World in Crisis - Started

[chrispedersen]

I have sent 3 emails to llamaserver over 3 hours using 2 different email sources.

I get no response. As it is getting close to deadline, I am going to delay the game, World in Crisis. Llama, if the turn doesn't show in a timely fashion, could you look into it?

[Executor]

I hate militia!!! They joined 3 turns in a row and they just won't die... It be nice if you could disband troops.

[Fakeymcfake]

If you have any items that allow water breathing just attach a bunch of militia to a commander equipped with one and move them into a water province. Then move the commander out and leave the militia to drown.

Or, do what I do, use them as arrow fodder or as distractions so that the proper troops can work their way up a battlefield unhindered.

[Executor]

I've sent 80+ militia with a couple of cavalry backup against about 10 or so elephants, militia sliced trough the elephants like butter!?

[chrispedersen]

Its not that surprising, actually. Its the tyrrany of large numbers - which is why that massed slingers are effective against vanheim, and massing is so critical for malverni.

Units have to make morale checks when they lose x% of their number. I believe the first check is at 10%. When they get down to 4 units, they have to make continuous morale checks.

Additionally, the entire force has to make morale checks when the total casualties are high enough.

Elephant morale is low, if I recall, its 8. Home terrain adds 1.
Sermon of courage, adds one (or two). But even if so you're still talking a base morale of 10.

And, with 10 elephants, you have to make your morale check as soon as you loose 1 elephant.


The same mechanics BENEFIT militia. If you have 80 militia in one segment - you don't even get the first morale check until 8 militia have been killed.

So, I'm willing to be what happened ist hat the elephants advanced and either didn't kill 8, or the militia actually got first strike.

[hunt11]

Guys, I am going to be gone Friday and Saturday, so should i look for a sub, or could you stall the game for me instead?

[chrispedersen]

Originally Posted by hunt11

Guys, I am going to be gone Friday and Saturday, so should i look for a sub, or could you stall the game for me instead?

I promised liberal delays upon request. Just remind me - I'm an honorary blond.

If you wish to find a sub thats ok too.

[hunt11]

Originally Posted by chrispedersen

I promised liberal delays upon request. Just remind me - I'm an honorary blond.

If you wish to find a sub thats ok too.

So if you could stall for Friday and Saturday it would be great.

[Executor]

Well actually it was 60 militia and 20 flagelants that got butchered by the slingers. But still you'd expect 10 elephant to be able to rout 60 lousy militia that have same morale as they. I think only 1 elephant actuality died, that's why I always use undead with elephants and cavalry.

[JimMorrison]

It was a warp in the space-time continuum. We got the wrong battle results..... In another game, I fought ~10 Mammoths with 140 Skinshifters, and I lost over 40 men. I think the battle results were switched at birth.