Wounded Soldiers - and They Can Be Healed

**Oaty** · 08-19-2004, 16:42

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Er, no they don't. Barbarians get a different collection of retinue characters, and this includes a "Wise Woman" who can aid with the wounded.

So how does that work the wise woman goes in treats the wounded and after she leaves they should have incentive to live?

Sounds good to me

**Steppe Merc** · 08-19-2004, 16:45

Thanks for the info, Cap'n.

**afrit** · 08-19-2004, 19:34

I wonder how wounded soldiers affect game play.

In MTW right now, there are 3 ways for a defeated army to "survive to fight another day":

1. Withdraw non-routed units from a doomed battle
2. Routed unit soldiers that escaped
3. Ransomed prisoners.

RTW adds a new way:
4. Wounded soldiers who recover.

I think one of MTW's best gameplay features is that you can defeat an army without killing every freakin soldier in it (unlike, say, Starcraft).

I wonder whether the "wounded" mechanism means that units will lose men but continue fighting more often.

Afrit

**crazyviking03** · 08-19-2004, 20:12

I am wondering if, say, your army has just fought a battle, and you have wounded. Will the caring of wounded perhaps slow down your army on the campaign map? Perhaps even immobilize it while the wounded are cared for? Just a thought, it would be a cool effect.

**Lucius Lucullus** · 08-19-2004, 20:26

Originally Posted by crazyviking03

I am wondering if, say, your army has just fought a battle, and you have wounded. Will the caring of wounded perhaps slow down your army on the campaign map? Perhaps even immobilize it while the wounded are cared for? Just a thought, it would be a cool effect.

There are no real historical precedances for such an effect. Armies have made grueling marches the day after a battle, especially losing armies. Winning armies might stay on the field for a day or two at most to reorginize things, but they dont have to. Also remember that the turns are six months long.

**AssasinsShadow** · 08-19-2004, 22:40

I wonder if the recovery rate will vary depending on the faction. I know that the Romans had amazing medical knowlege at their time. A certain doctor comes to mind...

**Sociopsychoactive** · 08-19-2004, 22:59

Great feature, one thing I want to ponder over.

Ok, you can be wounded, lie there looking dead, get recovered after the battle (I'm assuming you only get recovered if you won, that would be logical, maybe ransom the wounded but never let them live).

So can high ranking people, governers, people with command, generals, princes, maybe even the king, get wounded and recover? Can your general, therefore, be 'killed' in battle, and recover afterwards? Assuming you won after his death.

Can you somehow stop this happening to enemy troops? Go around sticking swords in them during the battle of something?

**TCon88** · 08-19-2004, 23:05

A very good feature, especially for those more expensive units, may be able to cut down the re-training cost if some of your men are healed and put back in the unit.

**Oleander Ardens** · 08-20-2004, 11:29

I really like the feature. Although single "barbarians" had similar chirugical instruments to the the ones used by Roman doctors they weren't up to the organization of the Roman medical system. So I guess it is a fair advantage of ROME...

Cheers

OA