The cheezy and exploitive MP tactics thread

[Ubercat]

I don't know if this has been done yet since my checking didn't turn up anything. I thought it would be interesting to have a thread for players to declare what they consider unfair, and see others feelings on the matter.

I'm out of practice so all I can think of is the tactic of attacking an opponents army with a scout or other single unit(s) to try and stall his attack schedule.

Others?...

[Zeldor]

You can't do that. Scout won't stop an army. Small group yes, but not scout. You will have just 2 battles, one of your scout, another of enemy attacking you.

[Gandalf Parker]

I think it kills a movement phase. That can mess up a well laid plan where the other guy wants multiple armies to meetup.

Personally, Id consider it to be real-world realistic (or at least movie-world realistic). A smart scout cant cause an army to dig-in for one turn?

[MaxWilson]

I'm 90% sure that I have stopped armies with single commanders. Are you thinking it's because the scout is coming out of stealth?

Mists of Deception + Wrathful Skies + Retreat is, of course, cheesy and exploitive.

-Max

[chrispedersen]

I know I have done this many times in sp.

It doesn't always work.. but it works often enough to make it valuable.

[Foodstamp]

HOLY CRAP I HAVE SEEN THIS THREAD BEFORE !!!11!!11ONE

[Twan]

Even two or three times (started one I remember).

[Ubercat]

Deepest apologies, guys. Very, very, deeply sorry. So on and so forth. I haven't been around much since last year and as stated in the OP, I didn't find any equivalent threads. Thank you for your input, though.

[Endoperez]

The only one I can really remember is Mists of Deception + Wrathful Skies followed by retreat. The battle just keeps on going...

There are other bugs as well, but not many non-bug exploits that I know of. Not that bugs will be likely to be fixed, since Illwinter has more important things to do, like creating overpowered nations of cannibalistic giants. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

[Omnirizon]

this thread has it all on cheats/exploits/abuse; and ppl's opinions on what is and is not such.

http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/threads/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=592156&page=&view=&sb=5&o =&fpart=1&vc=1

one of my fave threads, actually; I even remember the story behind why it got started.

EDIT: hmm. now I reread the OP, a lot of the listed cheats have been edited out. There was stuff about how to quickmove and move armies in and out of seiged forts. Was that stuff fixed?