Their Unit parchment says "they can hide in plain sight" but, up against them I find I can see them right from the start of the battle. I was expecting a challenge, like loss of my general but was instantly disappointed.
I'm doing Byz at the moment, so it will be a long while before I can try them for myself, short of getting them as mercs, but I don't have much hopes for being able to exploit their special ability for myself.
I've read an old Hashishin thread, containing reports of success, provided they were not set to 'fire at will' as this permits them their own target choice and their position is revealed to the AI general as soon as they begin firing.
Also success reported when having them hidden in woods (lush terrain), though this makes them little different from other woods-concealable units but, interestingly, no luck when in the desert, of all places. So much for concealment 'in plain sight'.
Any observations about this phenomenon?
Note: I've installed the VI expansion since my last encounter against Hashi's. If the visibility thing was a known bug in original MTW, fixed in VI, please let me know.
Thanks.
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