Big howdy bang-whizz to you guys, finally decided to register on the forums after a week of lurking :D

I dusted of MTW and VI the other day and started playing only to realize what a great game it still is, despite its dated graphics. Other so called "real time strategy or real time tactics" titles pale in comparision to its realism, heck its Turn based system is ALMOST as enthralling as Civ IV. I would love to get MTW.2 but my pc just cant handle it :(

Just have a couple of questions for now, before i get into the deeper end of the strategic pond.


Respectively (for VI and Vanilla), what are the factions that contain the best skirmishing/ranged units, like to discount the English since i dont find their longbowmen to be all that effective for me. To give you an overview of my tactical playing style, I prefer to harass and cut units to piecemeal with amassed ranged units, before crushing them with a small amount of Heavy inf./Heavy Cav. or mop them up with a sizeable force of Light Cav.

Also is a bug present in preventing archers from firing inside castles, since to my dismay my castles and fortress were garisonned with archers/longbowmen, but rarely did they get the chance to unleash an arrow.

Cheers,

Lonekommie