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    Member Member hoom's Avatar
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    Default Re: Fear of bridges

    Bring along plenty of missiles & the CPU should back away just enough to give you time to establish a bridgehead before the rush comes.

    Anyone noticed that enemies tend to rout forward on bridges? Its a pain in the ass.
    Last edited by hoom; 02-13-2005 at 23:11.
    maybe those guys should be doing something more useful...

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    Alienated Senior Member Member Red Harvest's Avatar
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    Default Re: Fear of bridges

    This would make an interesting character "trait": Fears Bridges -- Unable to cross bridges, -2 command when defending at a bridge.

    The pathfinding with bridges and gates are the same: unit must march all the way down the lane, then deploy. No shortcuts to form a line just in front of the bridge. There must be some sort of limitation of the engine that forces this, but it looks bizarre, and makes it tougher than it should be to cross.

    With bridge attacks I often order a unit to march across. When it nears the other end of the bridge the AI rushes in, so I "halt" and then engage them on the bridge where at least the melee problems are equal. And if I have missile units on the banks...I just pull back and let 'em have it. Skirmishers work very well for bridge attacks too (unless you are facing archers/slingers), advanding across and throwing a volley then running away, rinse and repeat. Just don't fully cross...that is a mistake.
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