Very odd discovery

**Intrepid Sidekick** · 08-04-2005, 10:27

Hi there,

We have taken a closer look at this and it seems there were some issues with how frontal attacks interacted with the special case code relating to phalanxes.
We think we have got a nice fix for this.

You may find that attacks to the front facing of phalanx units may be a tad more painful to the attacking unit and that flanking or attacking from the rear will become more important.

Think this slipped under our radar as BI's focus isn't on Phalanx warfare.

Thanks to Oaty for spending his time looking at this issue and bringing it to our attention.

Intrepid Sidekick
C.A. Staff

**Wishazu** · 08-04-2005, 11:33

Sweet, nice one for bringing this up Oaty, and thanks for fixing it CA :) i cant wait to see them in action now.

**edyzmedieval** · 08-04-2005, 12:03

This determined me to buy BI pronto when it appears on the market.....

**Yawning Angel** · 08-04-2005, 12:48

Very impressed with this thread/issue, in no particular order . .
- Oaty for finding, researching and explaining it clearly
- everyone else for not jumping up and down and whining
- CA for quick, helpful posts explaining what was going on and fixing it

**sik1977** · 08-04-2005, 17:25

Originally Posted by Yawning Angel

Very impressed with this thread/issue, in no particular order . .
- Oaty for finding, researching and explaining it clearly
- everyone else for not jumping up and down and whining
- CA for quick, helpful posts explaining what was going on and fixing it

Here's to hoping the trend continues...

**Red Harvest** · 08-05-2005, 05:32

Originally Posted by Intrepid Sidekick

Hi there,

We have taken a closer look at this and it seems there were some issues with how frontal attacks interacted with the special case code relating to phalanxes.
We think we have got a nice fix for this.

You may find that attacks to the front facing of phalanx units may be a tad more painful to the attacking unit and that flanking or attacking from the rear will become more important.

Think this slipped under our radar as BI's focus isn't on Phalanx warfare.

Thanks to Oaty for spending his time looking at this issue and bringing it to our attention.

Intrepid Sidekick
C.A. Staff

Intrepid Sidekick,

Will this be addressed for the RTW patch as well?

Thanks for the explanation.

**player1** · 08-05-2005, 06:41

I guess at the time BI gets gold, they will either:
-work on next BI patch or
-work on patch for regular game

**Colovion** · 08-05-2005, 08:06

I'm guessing both versions will either be the same and "set" at the same stock version... or the patch will be for both the XP and the Full and be released shortly after the XP is released.

**Dol Guldur** · 08-05-2005, 09:00

Yes, well done Oaty.

And the figure you are adjusting is what has been called "lethality", the second from last (25) is the min. delay (representing 2.5 seconds).

Palantir.

**SpencerH** · 08-05-2005, 14:07

Congrats to Oaty for identifying the problem and to CA for fixing it so quickly. Given the (semi) serious nature of this bug, and the amount of time it took to find it, my only concern is what other fixable errors are present in the game that have not been identified.

**Red Harvest** · 08-05-2005, 17:58

Originally Posted by SpencerH

Given the (semi) serious nature of this bug, and the amount of time it took to find it, my only concern is what other fixable errors are present in the game that have not been identified.

Yes, although I've been silent on that aspect in several posts, I am concerned that the combat engine still does not appear to have been fully tested.

I will pat CA on the back for admitting the problem promptly and apparently addressing it as well, and that is sincere. However, I'm also aware of what this implies about about some of the combat engine testing. It makes me uneasy.