Anyone else having problems with Slingers?

PheasantPlucker · #1 October 5th, 2006, 04:05 PM

I don't want to clutter up the bugs thread with something that might be my fault. However, I'm having trouble getting Marverni Slingers to shoot at the enemy. No matter what I order them to do, they just charge in headfirst at the enemy (in true Celtic style!).

I'm using the Demo version, and on a random small map if that is pertinent.

Anyone seen Dom3 slingers (especially Marverni) shooting?

Thanks.

Caduceus · #2 October 5th, 2006, 04:20 PM

They may be moving to get into range to sling. They also aren't particularly accurate.

Meglobob · #3 October 5th, 2006, 04:31 PM

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PheasantPlucker said:
I don't want to clutter up the bugs thread with something that might be my fault. However, I'm having trouble getting Marverni Slingers to shoot at the enemy. No matter what I order them to do, they just charge in headfirst at the enemy (in true Celtic style!).

I'm using the Demo version, and on a random small map if that is pertinent.

Anyone seen Dom3 slingers (especially Marverni) shooting?

Thanks.

This is happening to me with the Agartha ancient stone hurlers and Kailasa markata archers. I am giving them fire at closet enemy orders and they r charging into there certain doom. The javelin throwers in Dom2 never did this, they would just close in enough, then hurl there javelins. What's going on?

Nerfix · #4 October 5th, 2006, 04:32 PM

I noticed this with Agarthan stone throwers, but everyone else has been shooting nicely so far.

DominionsFan · #5 October 5th, 2006, 05:07 PM

Hm, I gotta check this out, since I haven't used slinger units yet in the demo.

PDF · #6 October 5th, 2006, 05:48 PM

I'm just playing Maverni in a small Pbem, I don't make much use of slingers but got some and more as PD, and they usually shoot... not very efficiently though (as usual for slingers, bleh)

PheasantPlucker · #7 October 5th, 2006, 06:58 PM

Interesting that they are working for PD, but for ordinary battles as part of the Marverni army I have now given up trying to get them to shoot. Looks like they are possibly broken for other nations too, or perhaps they are only broken in the demo.

On the tactics screen I've set them to 'no orders', 'shoot at nearest', 'shoot at archers', and every other permutation I can think of. Their weapon stats for the sling says that they have a range of 20, in all battles so far they always charge in and die without firing.

Daynarr · #8 October 5th, 2006, 06:59 PM

I'm gonna check it out too.

PheasantPlucker · #9 October 5th, 2006, 08:43 PM

OK I've figured it.

As the Marverni I thought it would be a good idea to have their Horn Blowers attached to every unit to keep up morale.

However when these guys are attached to the slingers they cause the entire unit to forget about its slings and charge in with the daggers. Once a Horn Blower is removed from a slinger unit it will revert to using its sling again.

Whether this is a bug or W.A.D. I couldn't say. Maybe one of you guys in the know can add it to the bug thread if it is needed.

Twan · #10 October 5th, 2006, 09:02 PM

I've seen a squad with javelins who had the order to fire going melee without throwing anything in my last game. Your horn blower story makes me understand the probable origin of this behavior : when one is wounded and can't shoot (lost two arms or something like that), all go to melee range instead of just him. It's probably a bug.