enemys unreachable atop cliff on battlemap

[Brighdaasa]

I just had the most unsettling campaign battle ever. I attacked a small rebel army who were standing on the slope of some mountains on the campaign map in Iberia. When i got to the battle there was a huge mountain cliff diagonally, spanning the whole of the battlefield. I got deployed at the bottom, the defending rebel army was deployed on top. Now, no big deal i thought, i'll just have to fight really tired from walking up, only to discover there was no path all the way to the top. There were 2 trails but they only lead halfway, i was unable to fight the rebels in melee, and the distance was too large for them to shoot me. So i was just left with the option of withdrawing my forces (battle time limit was off). Really disturbing.

https://img209.imageshack.us/img209/663/unreachablenr3.th.jpg (https://img209.imageshack.us/my.php?image=unreachablenr3.jpg)

On the minimap there seems to be a pathway, but as you can see there clearly isn't, attacking the rebels wouldn't even start my units walking.

[Bob the Insane]

That is actually quite funny, talk about the ultimate defensive position... It might be worth listing in the bug thread...

[Ringeck]

It's Montségur!

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3b/Montsegur-w02.jpg/180px-Montsegur-w02.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a9/Montsegur-w01.jpg/180px-Montsegur-w01.jpg

Only they forgot to build the castle.

[MadKow]

I think i had something like that outside Zaragoza. A french army that was sieging the city withdrew, and when i forced the fight they were on top of such cliffs. I must admit i didn't even try engaging.

[Ciddler]

Yeah, that position seems to be near the French border in the Pyrenea (sp?) mountains that is also the border for modern day France and Spain. I also had that problem and I just gave in and withdrew my troops.

[Slaists]

Well, happened to me too. I was trying to eliminate a "Come and get me, coward!..." kinda gang in Wales. Once the battle map opened, the rebels were sitting on top of a steep cliff with no way up to "get them"...

[Spendius]

I have the same in Zaragossa, a powerful rebel army sitting there for about 30 turns now. I haven't tried yet to attack them from the other side, or auto resolve, which might work.

[Lusted]

I've had this happen to me as well, i've posted about it at .com and CA know about it.

[Roy1991]

Yep, there're also several of such spots in Scotland and the middle of Italy.

[Doug-Thompson]

On the next turn, did you encounter the same problem when approaching from a different direction on the strategy map?

[Brighdaasa]

i took an overwhelming force to make them retreat on the campaign map and fight them where i could actually touch them

btw, it was 2 squares W of Zaragoza, i just checked. I had attacked from the square E, the only 2 other directions to attack from are N and NE i think, maybe NW too. i imagine they'd still be up there and me way down here, although i can't test because i don't have a savegame file of it.

[MadKow]

Yep... thats the spot.

[Spendius]

I'll try tonight, my rebels seem to enjoy the view so far