Does "Demand Surrender" ever work?

**seireikhaan** · 06-02-2009, 02:31

Had it work once for me, against the Cherokee. Wasn't really worth it, because the tiny garrison was expelled into the country side, where they began raiding buildings.

**Skott** · 06-02-2009, 07:31

I used to try it a lot but I havent bothered with it in a while now. Its broken as far as I'm concerned. Never worked once for me.

**Fisherking** · 06-02-2009, 08:09

There was a thread about this a week or two back, where they said a fort surrendered.

But from everything I have seen it is rarer than AI naval invasions.

**Phog_of_War** · 06-02-2009, 08:20

Right. Apparently the AI will surrender a fort but not a city.

And the enemy unit are placed just outside of your movement area and are free to raid farms, villages and trading land routes.

**seireikhaan** · 06-02-2009, 21:50

Originally Posted by Phog_of_War

Right. Apparently the AI will surrender a fort but not a city.

And the enemy unit are placed just outside of your movement area and are free to raid farms, villages and trading land routes.

Actually, my surrender was a city.

**Slaists** · 06-02-2009, 21:58

It works extremely rarely, but it works. I've had city garrisons and forts surrender to my forces from time to time.

**Prodigal** · 06-02-2009, 08:20

Originally Posted by Shinseikhaan

Had it work once for me, against the Cherokee. Wasn't really worth it, because the tiny garrison was expelled into the country side, where they began raiding buildings.

Beat me to it...Same number of times, same faction, exact same consequence.

**Prussian to the Iron** · 06-02-2009, 13:50

ive never got an enemy to surrender, no matter how doomed they are. in several battles my artillery alone could have killed every enemy soldier(which they ended up doing), but they didn't surrender. it seems they'd rather die ingloriously, mauled by shrapnel or burned alive, than surrender and live to fight anotehr day.

also: i think if they surrender they should retreat to the nearest settlement of their faction. and if they are not near one(such as spain with flanders),they must wait 2 turns before raiding or attacking, but they have a few more units.