River/bridge maps?

**Dead Guy** · 03-25-2011, 08:15

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** · 03-25-2011, 09:28

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

**Forward Observer** · 03-25-2011, 09:59

Originally Posted by aimlesswanderer

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** · 03-25-2011, 10:09

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.

the reset button is ctrl-L

**Daveybaby** · 03-25-2011, 10:37

Hmmm... first time i did a bridge defence i parked my stack on the bridge itself, and didnt get a bridge map. Next time my stack was just off of the bridge (on my side) and i got a bridge map so i assumed this was a quirk in how the game worked, every bridge defence since i've kept my stack off of the bridge and i've always got a bridge map in the battle.

However this seems completely at odds with the reports above.

Not really liking bridge battles in this game though, to be honest. They dont seem to actually cause the attacker much in the way of problems, since archers can just stand in the middle of the (presumably fast running) river and fire as usual with no accuracy or damage penalties that i've noticed. Havent noticed much in the way of penalties to charging cav or melee troops either.

**Daevyll** · 03-25-2011, 10:48

So far I've had 100% bridge battles when standing ON the bridge on the campaign map, standing behind it gives a regular battle.

I agree with Davey though that the penalty for crossing the river seems too weak.

Bridges are destructible now by siege equipment, which is why I suppose there has to be a river crossing point in addition to the bridge. But that means that I have to divide my force in 2 halves, since I dont know which way the enemy will move. Sort of defeats the purpose (unless you have some siege engines that is).

I preferred the old MTW bridge battles, in which there was just the single bridge you could set your army up against. Good memories :)

**Zarky** · 03-25-2011, 13:48

I've gotten some nice victories out of bridge maps, but sometimes I think I'm standing on a bridge, but then a plains battlefield appears. If I'm feeling really lame/don't want to lose I just reload, adjust my position a bit and re-try.
edit: I've usually guarded river crossings with whatever cavalry I have with me aside from General and if no enemies come, I cross to the other side and charge.