Hall of Doh!

[lch]

MaxWilson said:
I'm pretty sure the troops would have died anyway even if you had had a second commander stealthed in the same province.

Dunno if you're the actual enemy in whose lands he was hiding, but I think he referred to the fact that an army without any commanders among them flee instantly if involved in a battle without fighting. And if they do it while being surrounded in enemy territory, then they all die during the retreat attempt.

[thejeff]

Right. But they still would have died, only the ones without a commander would unstealth, attack and retreat to die.

You'd think stealthy troops would have the common sense to stay hidden even without a commander. But I don't think the stealth/patrolling mechanism allows it.

[DonCorazon]

thejeff said:
Right. But they still would have died, only the ones without a commander would unstealth, attack and retreat to die.

You'd think stealthy troops would have the common sense to stay hidden even without a commander. But I don't think the stealth/patrolling mechanism allows it.

The commander died and the troops just vanished. There was no battle.

[Lazy_Perfectionist]

So, I'd gotten my dom 6 F6N4 lord of the desert sun ruling Machaka in singleplayer. I had him nicely equipped for trouncing the AI. I had Gift of Health, Eternal Pyre, and Mother Oak up (cast by him, of course), and was producing more fire gems through fever fetishes. I had him equipped with a weapon, some heavy Elemental resist armor, 9 reinvig, and a ring of regeneration. Four hundred hitpoints or so. Scripted to cast personal regeneration, fire shield, some other buff. So this guy was regenning had four hundred or so hp with some ridiculous regen. How could I lose him? Against independent troglodytes of course. I thought indeps couldn't be any possible threat, so I forgot to check the dominion scales before moving in.

And I was wondering why my regen was only eight hitpoints...

[lch]

<quantum_mechani> hey, what the heck happened to the NAP?
<Coolswa> Giants love magic gems
<Coolswa> one of you three gave me some coinage
<Coolswa> ill leave it to you three to figure out who
<quantum_mechani> wow, i have never actually had anyone break a nap before, illegally
<Coolswa> uh, was i supposed to have said something
<quantum_mechani> well normally you give warning of X turns
<quantum_mechani> since the terms were vague, i assume at least 1
<quantum_mechani> well, otherwise it's meaningless
<Coolswa> <Coolswa> hinnom nap few turns?
<Coolswa> to be fair it was a few turns
<Coolswa> im the next alexander baby
<Coolswa> But you know quantum
<Coolswa> i would love blood slaves
<Coolswa> hint hint
<Coolswa> maybe some shinies

I like those guys already...