Fighting at forests

**xzGAB** · 03-04-2011, 20:12

I really hate fighting at forests. I have to keep my eye all the time in the minimap and cant see the battle. It's very hard to control an army you cant see. Is there anyway to take out the forests? I mean, the forest is there in the campaign map, but in battle the groud is all clean. This would not affect ambushs.

I am playing a romani game and is very annoying to conquer gauls because of the damn forests. I am thinking how is goin to be fight germany and their motherfckr black forest. Please save my campaign.

**vollorix** · 03-04-2011, 20:32

Why don´t you see it as a challenge? ;)
Btw: wait for Dugundiz to see this thread, i´m sure he´ll give you some valuable tips how to fight in those nasty dark places.

**CashMunny** · 03-04-2011, 21:00

If you mean the big redwoods, there's a mod to remove those, and I agree, those are completely ridiculous. Not only were there not redwoods in ancient Gaul/Germania, but there was also no way in hell any army (ambushers or not) would fight in that thick of a forest, because of that exact reason. But if you just mean regular forests, with the smaller trees, then you shouldn't have so much trouble with that. It's a bit more of a challenge for factions like the Romani, but that's normal, and should be expected. Don't go in forests if you can help it, and if you can't force a plains battle, then you'll have to deal with the consequences.

**Ca Putt** · 03-04-2011, 21:31

do it the roman way: if your enemies defeat your 3 legions, send 13. simple as that

**QuintusSertorius** · 03-04-2011, 21:47

You need this mod to remove the stupid, over-sized trees.

**stratigos vasilios** · 03-05-2011, 02:22

Originally Posted by Ca Putt

do it the roman way: if your enemies defeat your 3 legions, send 13. simple as that

Ha! Outstanding.

**Alrik** · 03-05-2011, 06:06

Admittedly, this was a rare occasion where I was the one getting attacked, but I often try something simmilar in forest even if I attack. That is find a clearing and get the enemy to come to you by shooting at them. Here my allied alpine celts sent their trademark greetings to the Averni Gauls:

(It was the only clearing in my deployment zone, and I think the only one on the whole battlemap, on the Strategymap it was openfield though with forest ordering on two sides.)

I agree about the stupid oversized trees, they totally ruin the feeling, plus they ruin the battlefield as well since they when close together trap soldiers everywhere, which would also be very weird on a real battlefield.

**william weedzor** · 03-04-2011, 21:47

Ridiculous is not really well describing word:D

Anyway i dont like any trees or forests in-game.Mostly because all my battles in forest (after fixing giant trees) happens in sight of lovely plains,just behind the red border line!

I expect something more from my FM with 5 stars and mostly phalanx army then end in the deepest woods available after 3 months of manoeuvring.Despite all my efforts in camping map to stay out of forest.
Trait "Dangerous idiot" should be added,all stars and influence removed and charecter moved to the cheapest ship and send him to hunt down multistacks of pirates:)

**Foot** · 03-04-2011, 22:07

Originally Posted by william weedzor

I expect something more from my FM with 5 stars and mostly phalanx army then end in the deepest woods available after 3 months of manoeuvring.Despite all my efforts in camping map to stay out of forest.
Trait "Dangerous idiot" should be added,all stars and influence removed and charecter moved to the cheapest ship and send him to hunt down multistacks of pirates:)

You should expect more from yourself. don't send your armies into the forests. They are dangerous. You do get to choose your the field of battle, and a good commander makes sure its advantageous to them. But I love having a small Sweboz army decimating the armies of Rome in the forests of Germania.

Foot

**Rahl** · 03-05-2011, 00:37

Originally Posted by Foot

You should expect more from yourself. don't send your armies into the forests. They are dangerous. You do get to choose your the field of battle, and a good commander makes sure its advantageous to them.

I don't think it's that easy, sometimes the battlemap seems to differ from the campaign one. Instead of standing on hills or beeing next to a forest the enemy has the hill or you are in the forest...

**TheLastDays** · 05-16-2011, 19:28

Originally Posted by Foot

You should expect more from yourself. don't send your armies into the forests. They are dangerous. You do get to choose your the field of battle, and a good commander makes sure its advantageous to them. But I love having a small Sweboz army decimating the armies of Rome in the forests of Germania.

Foot

Well, sometimes you'll have clear plains on the strategy map and will still end up on a densely forested map in battle mode...