BI demo in PC Gamer !!!

**The Blind King of Bohemia** · 08-04-2005, 18:45

There's no info about the other units bar the ones present.

I'm about to be even more cruel, but this story is pretty funny.

I made a battle at Badon Hill during the day between the Eastern Empire and the Saxons. I was defending, and this time the Saxons had to ford the river. The battle started well enough with a huge melee by the riverside:

The Saxons are beginning to break, when I notice a few archers swimming across the river trying to come up on my blindside:

I send my general's bodyguard to get them, seeing as they just emerged from the river. But as they reach them they quickly fall back into the water. One problem - my general's unit can't swim. I thought he'd stop and let them get away, but not this guy. He edges into the water and I quickly see a cut scene of him dying in the water with no units nearby! The stupid arse drowned! Now I probably haven't played Rome as much as you guys but I've never seen anything like this before, so excuse me if its common knowledge. Funniest of all though was the sight of the horse and his body floating down the river. Rest assured I got a pic of that, though you really had to see it in real time:

And the moral of that story kids is don't go near the water if you know what's good for you!

Thankfully I avenged his death and secured Badon Hill for the Eastern Empire!

**Viking** · 08-04-2005, 18:54

Originally Posted by The Blind King of Bohemia

]I send my general's bodyguard to get them, seeing as they just emerged from the river. But as they reach them they quickly fall back into the water. One problem - my general's unit can't swim. I thought he'd stop and let them get away, but not this guy. He edges into the water and I quickly see a cut scene of him dying in the water with no units nearby! The stupid arse drowned!

Looks like you`ve managed to find the first bug in BI. CA, fix it while you can!

**Coldfish** · 08-04-2005, 19:00

some campaign map and buildings browser screenies will be nice to see.thanks

**Coldfish** · 08-04-2005, 19:13

Anyone knows when PC GAMER will hit Hungary ? i can`t wait to grab that demo

**Grifman** · 08-05-2005, 01:41

Originally Posted by Viking

Looks like you`ve managed to find the first bug in BI. CA, fix it while you can!

It's no bug. He took a unit that could not swim and ordered it into the water. That's what happens when you order a heavily armored unit to try and swim. Can't blame CA for his tactical failure.

**bodidley** · 08-05-2005, 05:28

Originally Posted by Grifman

It's no bug. He took a unit that could not swim and ordered it into the water. That's what happens when you order a heavily armored unit to try and swim. Can't blame CA for his tactical failure.

He didn't order them into the water, the unit pursued into the water. This means the player has to baby-sit the heavy units.

**SpencerH** · 08-05-2005, 12:19

Originally Posted by Grifman

It's no bug. He took a unit that could not swim and ordered it into the water. That's what happens when you order a heavily armored unit to try and swim. Can't blame CA for his tactical failure.

Its not a bug, its a feature.