MP Game - Back to the Fray (noob/int game)-running

Edi · #1 November 16th, 2004, 03:23 AM

Slap them with Ghost Riders, Thufir, that should make short work of them. Attack Cavalry and watch them die...

Edi

Soapyfrog · #2 November 23rd, 2004, 08:52 PM

Cant seem to connect to the server... anyone else having problems?

Soapyfrog · #3 November 24th, 2004, 10:03 AM

I was able to connect with great difficulty... anyone else find the server is a little flakey?

Boron · #4 November 24th, 2004, 10:49 AM

Yeah i had difficulties as well .

Strangely thnx to a routing bug 50% of my mages died though i won the battle .
I broke a siege of my castle and won but my routing mages got the "had nowhere to retreat and died" msg and died ... .

Soapyfrog · #5 November 24th, 2004, 12:34 PM

Did you control any adjacent provinces?

Edi · #6 November 24th, 2004, 04:58 PM

I've had trouble with the server as well.

Soapy, it doesn't matter if he did, any troops from inside the castel being sieged that rout from a siege breaking attempt will always die, even if you control all adjacent provinces. That's how I think it works anyway.

Edi

jeffr · #7 November 24th, 2004, 06:37 PM

I can't connect either. I tried 4 or 5 times and was always stuck on the "wait info" screen.

Thufir · #8 November 24th, 2004, 11:58 PM

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Edi said:
I've had trouble with the server as well.

Soapy, it doesn't matter if he did, any troops from inside the castel being sieged that rout from a siege breaking attempt will always die, even if you control all adjacent provinces. That's how I think it works anyway.

In this case, I controlled all the adjacent provinces. I don't think it's a bug, per se, as much as a limitation in the routing rules/code. I really believe that the routing rules and code could use a major rewrite for Dom III.

Well, bug or bad rules, I will attest to the fact that Boron got screwed. He dealt me a major defeat while breaking siege from his capital, wiped out my forces (actually worse than that - he stole a bunch of them!), and then out of no where his mages decide to rout while victory was more than assured! Even if there was a good reason for them to rout, and even in the case where all surrounding provinces are unowned, I'd think it reasonable that forces breaking siege rout back into the castle (or at least mostly back in to the castle).