River/bridge maps?

[Forward Observer]

Has anybody had a battle on bridge/river crossing? In my Shimazu campaign, I parked one of my armies on my side of the bridge at a river crossing on the strat map just after getting the Realm divide message---thinking I could do some serious damage to any army who tried to cross. However, when I was attacked and went to the battle map, it was a standard open field map. This happened at two different locations on the strategy map.

I was just wondering if they have eliminated river crossing battle maps in Shogun2.


P.S. speaking of bridges, on the bottom tier castle map that is by the ocean, there is a pretty little arched bridge spanning a water fall--just below the cliff side walls of the fort. In case you didn't know it, your troops can use that bridge if caught outside the castle to get from one side to the other.

I had left some cavalry outside the walls in a siege defense hoping I could take out some missile troops before they started pelting my defenders. However, when the battle started, my cav was facing nothing but spear troops on the side I had them. I thought they were done for until I tried using the bridge, and they thundered right across to the safety of the other side of the fort.

[Gregoshi]

Same here. I placed an army behind a bridge but got not river map. Then I placed an army on the bridge...and no river map.

[Dead Guy]

Wow, this makes me sad and simultaneously destroys my entire campaign map strategy :( If the AI had ever bothered to attack me in the field that is.

[aimlesswanderer]

I have parked an army on a bridge and I have had a least 2 bridge battles out of 2, from memory.

[Forward Observer]

I have parked an army on a bridge and I have had a least 2 bridge battles out of 2, from memory.

I was placing my army at the end of the bridge on the strat map, but not actually on it. I guess this game is a little more picky about placement than Napoleon was.

Cheers.

[Postino]

honestly i think its more random than picky. I've had plenty of bridge battles but on a few occasions its gone to a plain map.

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