Reinforcements delayed?

**ziegenpeter** · 01-27-2010, 14:44

Good day fellow EB-Fans!
I never got this message during a battle and yesterday I got it twice, once for me and thats why I had to loose this battle and the second time for my enemy, which was of course ok for me.
So why is this happening? I have a checkmark at "Unlimited men on battlefield" (so its TRUE un preferences).

Thank you guys!

**Antonivs Silvicola** · 01-27-2010, 15:08

AFAIK its a random thing that happens during battles. There were many times in ancient battles that reinforcements either didnt show or were late. I think it just kind of recreates that unknown. If your own do not show up then you have to quickly revise your strategy and if the enemy comes up short it makes victory more certain for yourself. Ive had it happen both ways several times and had reinforcements show up late as well. Just part of the fun to me. I like the uncertainty of battle.

**Subotan** · 01-27-2010, 15:23

Sometimes it happens to the AI. Fun times :D

**ziegenpeter** · 01-27-2010, 16:00

Ok I was astonished, because it never occured unitl yesterday... It made me stand around for an entire battle waiting for those roman lazybones to help me (or do the biggest part of the job

) killing off some crazy epeirote Elite fullstack. I did't want to shed my blood because I was helping the romani to lift a siege, but they never came. I wasn't aware that "delayed" means in TW terms "not coming at all". Or do they sometimes come?

BTW, about reinforcements: I got the feeling that the checkmark box for letting the ai control reinforcements is screwed. Usually it is no checkmark=you control the forces right?
And unlimited men on battlefield unchecked changes what?

Thank you

**alexanderthegreater** · 01-27-2010, 16:05

Ummm if you had a full stack and took control of the reinforcements then they would just wait at the red line because you cant control more than a fullstack. Maybe thats what happened.