Just call me... king of nubs.

**HunGeneral** · 01-09-2009, 14:07

Originally Posted by Mediolanicus

Enemy FM's have extra hitpoints (just like they have extra command stars).

Really? I kinda thought it was strange that they had so many good generals(ok well 3-4 command stars is not much but usually more than the generals I had) and nededd 5 minutes of beating by hetairoi after their bodyguards went down to follow them.

Originally Posted by Mediolanicus

I only had this problem once. In my very first EB campaign with Saba. My heir charged a unit of Arabian skirmishers and died instantly.

Whatta

An Infantry general with heavely armored soldiers killed on inpact??

Didn't those skirmishers fire at the moment(could explain)..

I think i have read of a way how to avoid such "suprises". Simply order the general to charge and then press the "rally" command (blows the horn) so the general stops for a moment but his bodyguards continue to charge - atleast he wont be in the first line.

**The Fuzz** · 01-09-2009, 14:31

I've had my share of heart-breaking FM losses in EB, but nothing compares to a guy I had in Rise of Persia. Reskotourme the Conqueror. He was only 40 and had basically taken out the Illyrians and Scythians single-handedly. He was involved in a minor battle and a stray javelin killed him.

They had like 50 men.

:(

The worst EB FM loss was when I was up in the Hindu Kush and an earthquake killed off one of em. He wasn't that spectacular, but it was early in the game and I sorta wanted as many family members as I could get.

**Subotan** · 01-09-2009, 23:49

I had that once in Vanilla, when playing as the Greek Cities.

**penguinking** · 01-09-2009, 23:57

As the Casse, my 10-influence, 10-management, 10-command faction leader Barae got killed by slingers.

**Subotan** · 01-10-2009, 00:05

Sounds like Phyross :D

**Ibn-Khaldun** · 01-10-2009, 00:18

And that's why I always use that 'horn' thing so that my FM could stay behind and let his bodyguards do the charging. After some terrible losses in M2TW (French FH charging the back of Peasant Archers just so that my FH could die?!?) I use it all the time.

**Aemilius Paulus** · 01-11-2009, 05:59

It happens largely because of bad luck, as the probability of your general dying is very low, and after a couple of factors are taken into account, the rest, the majority is at the hands of the random number generator. So if you play EB enough, you should eventually have something like that. Also, I have noticed even the tougher FM mounted bodyguards will die in droves when "tired" or "very tired". it is even worse with "exhausted". All this can happen even if they are charging the back of a unit.