Should returning be overridden at all?

konming · #1 August 20th, 2008, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Meglobob

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(like mages charge into front 1/10 of the time). That surely would spice things up.

I have actually already had this in Darwins Zorro! So it already exists in the game. It has to do with casting quickness. Wether its a bug or not I do not know. Probably start a thread when I have more time to discuss it.

I think this means a mage has no more spell to cast and decides to "stay behind troops". If you give it "cast spells" order, I have never seen a mage move.

Meglobob · #2 August 20th, 2008, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by konming

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Originally Posted by Meglobob

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Originally Posted by konming

(like mages charge into front 1/10 of the time). That surely would spice things up.

I have actually already had this in Darwins Zorro! So it already exists in the game. It has to do with casting quickness. Wether its a bug or not I do not know. Probably start a thread when I have more time to discuss it.

I think this means a mage has no more spell to cast and decides to "stay behind troops". If you give it "cast spells" order, I have never seen a mage move.

No, my 6 mages where firing piercers, scripting went:-

Squad 1.

Mage 1 :- Aim, Quicken Self, Hold/Firex3, Fire&Flee3turns.
Mage 2 :- Quicken Self, Hold/Firex4, Fire&Flee3turns.
Mage 3 :- Quicken Self, Hold/Firex4, Fire&Flee3turns.

Squad 2.
Same.

In theory I should have had 6 14AN range 50 missile attacks with 25'ish precision every round. Which I did.

But instead of holding still at the back of the battlefield, they had, 'suicidal creep', which means after firing walk a few squares forward. They continue to do it until they meet enemy troops and get killed. They do not even try to stay behind my troops.

Obviously, this makes such a strategy with any bow/crossbow weapon useless.