X6_861
09-23-2004, 23:55
Hi everyone! I'm a long time lurker finally posting, since I discovered I'm one of the luck few who managed to get a hold of Rome Total War. I managed to get a hold of it at EB Games, and the guy said that he got so many that there was no real point in pre-ordering. Picked up the strategy guide too, though I wouldn't really recommend it. About 2/3 of it is just listing all the units and buildings, and that you can get from the game and the back of the map that comes with the game.
So, a warning to everyone, do not put your units under AI control when fighting. I had suffered some casualities from fighting the Greeks in my last city siege because I had a hard time coordinating my armies in the tight confines of the streets. So I decided that this time I would put my light troops under AI Captain's control once I had breached the city, thinking that this would leave me time to manuever my cavalry and heavy infantry into key areas.
Well, I breached the city and had my light infantry duke it out with the initial defenders. After I had routed them, I marched my heavy infantry into the city and activated the AI Captain for my light infantry group to deal with the second wave of defenders while I finished arranging my heavy troops. Unfortunately, instead of attacking the second wave, all the AI moved all the troops under it's control outside of the city, leaving me pinned with my flanks exposed :oops: . I didn't realize it till most of my infantry was well outside the city walls, and I took even heavier casulties this time around :wall: .
I eventually managed to get the light infantry back into the city, but never again will I use the AI option!
So, a warning to everyone, do not put your units under AI control when fighting. I had suffered some casualities from fighting the Greeks in my last city siege because I had a hard time coordinating my armies in the tight confines of the streets. So I decided that this time I would put my light troops under AI Captain's control once I had breached the city, thinking that this would leave me time to manuever my cavalry and heavy infantry into key areas.
Well, I breached the city and had my light infantry duke it out with the initial defenders. After I had routed them, I marched my heavy infantry into the city and activated the AI Captain for my light infantry group to deal with the second wave of defenders while I finished arranging my heavy troops. Unfortunately, instead of attacking the second wave, all the AI moved all the troops under it's control outside of the city, leaving me pinned with my flanks exposed :oops: . I didn't realize it till most of my infantry was well outside the city walls, and I took even heavier casulties this time around :wall: .
I eventually managed to get the light infantry back into the city, but never again will I use the AI option!