MP Game - Newbie Game (by Aku)

[Pickles]

Originally posted by Alexi:

"the knights advance leaving their priest vulnerable.. but doesn't the AI always leave bodyguards on their casters?"

They would presumably get mauled by anything close to a SC pretender - though I suppose they may slow him down enough for the archers to break. I would be more concerned about badly implemented orders - the Pretender getting distracted & smacking into the back of the knights. Seems pretty random what happens with attack rear but flying helps a lot.

Pickles

[Aku]

only lukes brothers turn is left, he has less than 4 hours, dont want him to stale

[The Panther]

Originally posted by Alexi:
actually, i saw your pretender, and one-on-one with a priest i doubt he'll break a sweat. i'd be more worried about getting swarmed. it'll all come down to timing.. you're probably puttin your guys way at the back and doing the classic "wait for it.... wait for it... waaiiit foor it!!!..." while the knights advance leaving their priest vulnerable.. but doesn't the AI always leave bodyguards on their casters?

In the scout attack, I saw that the commander had no bodyguards. If fact, he stayed behind to cast spells, thus providing some separation between him and the Heavy Infantry.

My biggest worry is that the pretender does not fly all the way to the back and lands in the infantry. If I have scripted it correctly, he has two rounds of attacks before my archers are gone. He could possibly be dead in two rounds from the sheer mass of HI.

Hm... I am getting cold feet. Maybe I ought to play it safe and not attack. After all, I am a total newbie and never did anything like this before.


CHICKEN???

Edited to say 'Cluck cluck!' I just changed it to not attack.

[ August 03, 2004, 18:19: Message edited by: The Panther ]

[Lex]

oh COMMON!!! Come join me in the Dead Pretenders Club!

PS its a very exclusive club. yet its not at all hard to join..

[Lex]

"My biggest worry is that the pretender does not fly all the way to the back and lands in the infantry."

someone posted in a thread not long ago that for every squad you have to make a morale save. if you fail, your troops/SC attacks them instead of the rear.

But your Pretender has pretty high morale, so he should have no problem flyin to the rear..

[Pickles]

" oh COMMON!!! Come join me in the Dead Pretenders Club! "

Love to but I am immobile & aquatic (I guess I could teleport onto dry land..)

Pickles

[Aku]

I guess since people are giving clues on their pretenders...mine wont join the dead pretenders club because I chose an immortal one. My first time playing an immortal pretender. And I wont be fighting in unfriendly dominion with him either lol.

I am going to be doing my turn in an hour.

[ August 03, 2004, 21:07: Message edited by: Aku ]