Can't attack routing troops?

**zarasophist** · 09-23-2008, 00:32

Just installed 1.1. I couldn't attack routing troops? Is this normal for 1.1. If so why.

**mcantu** · 09-23-2008, 00:59

that happens to me too when attacking a settlement with walls...

**MarcusAureliusAntoninus** · 09-23-2008, 02:27

That's actually a bug with RTW v1.5 and not related to EB.

**Aemilius Paulus** · 09-23-2008, 02:37

Originally Posted by zarasophist

Just installed 1.1. I couldn't attack routing troops? Is this normal for 1.1. If so why.

What the...?? Just when I though I have seen and heard all of the weird and unusual RTW/EB bugs there comes a new one. What kind of bug is this? Do you not get the attack/sword cursor when pointing to an enemy routing unit or your troops simply refuse to follow orders? How does the bug work?

**mcantu** · 09-23-2008, 03:25

Originally Posted by Aemilius Paulus

What the...?? Just when I though I have seen and heard all of the weird and unusual RTW/EB bugs there comes a new one. What kind of bug is this? Do you not get the attack/sword cursor when pointing to an enemy routing unit or your troops simply refuse to follow orders? How does the bug work?

they will chase them just fine. the problem is that they will stop as soon as they make contact

**mrtwisties** · 09-23-2008, 06:21

Don't think I've noticed this happening since I transitioned to ALX.EXE.

Just fyi.

**konny** · 09-23-2008, 10:43

Some strange behaviour when chasing routers comes from the moment when some men of the routed unit are acutally behind the chasing unit. For example, officers seem to be slower than the rest of their men. The chasing unit "overruns" them without actually killing them (he falls to the ground and gets up again), and then the chasers refuse to catch up with the routers anymore because parts of the routers are ahead of them and parts are behind.

**Beefy187** · 09-24-2008, 04:34

Soon as the those routing soldiers enters the settlement you should be able to attack them

What I do is keep my soldiers close to the enemies then capture the gates. After that it should be fine.

**Titus Marcellus Scato** · 09-24-2008, 08:56

Originally Posted by konny

Some strange behaviour when chasing routers comes from the moment when some men of the routed unit are acutally behind the chasing unit. For example, officers seem to be slower than the rest of their men. The chasing unit "overruns" them without actually killing them (he falls to the ground and gets up again), and then the chasers refuse to catch up with the routers anymore because parts of the routers are ahead of them and parts are behind.

That's simply because the routers are strung out and your pursuers stay in formation (usually a tight, thin line.) And the formation pursues the largest body of routers (the many ahead rather than the few behind.)

Reform your men into a loose, square formation before pursuing, that will help a bit.

And officers (generals) are always harder to kill, so they survive longest anyway.