Reinforcements Delayed?

**PubliusVarrus** · 03-10-2005, 16:08

Ive been playing my 2nd long Campaign as the Greeks recently and noticed a strange occurance. In almost every battle the reinforcements of both sides are delayed and sometimes show up in the end. This is an interesting addition but It shouldnt happen so often because it mean I have to fight a 2nd battle in the same spot on the same turn, which really annoys me. Anyone else experienced this while playing Greeks or another faction?

**SpencerH** · 03-10-2005, 17:24

I think there is a calculation as to when reinforcements should arrive based on distance to battle and terrain.

**Zatoichi** · 03-10-2005, 18:08

Isn't this caused by the program checking how many units your system can display at any one time without causing a serious slowdown? There's a setting in the preferences.txt which you can change from false to true about displaying unlimited units - but it could result in seriously choppy battles depending on the settings etc.

Someone clever please jump in and correct me if I'm wrong.

**Quietus** · 03-10-2005, 21:41

Yes.

Credit A. Saturnus for the idea. Seems like it at least from a players' point of view since I haven't encountered multiple armies since the suggestion.

I always get my reinforcements instantly and the AI as well (though this in small chunks, I haven't encountered multiple armies as I've said before). I don't allow the AI to control armies though so they are waiting at the red boundary line all the time as long as I have 20 units max.

**SpencerH** · 03-10-2005, 21:50

Am I wrong about the timing calc then? I've seen reinforcements become available at different times but nothing near the end of a battle. I definitely have no max unit slowdowns.

**MrWhipple** · 03-10-2005, 22:06

I think that Quietus is close to the mark. I have found that if you allow computer controled reinforcements and you have a lot of stacks you get some delayed, depending on your systems ability to display a lot of units.