Famous battle markings

**Philippus Flavius Homovallumus** · 03-08-2006, 16:52

I thought actually this was happening to me, but it isn't. Although I'm not sure if the old markers are still there.

**Grumfoss** · 03-08-2006, 17:42

HHHmmmm I wonder why I can't see any. I have just had a battle outside an enemy city. The garrison and reinforcements outnumbered my forces by over 2 to 1. The enemy were wiped out ( only a few troops surviving) and the city captured. I was very pleased and would have liked to have the little crossed swords on the map to remind me... Oh well I will have to try harder next time...

**Viking** · 03-08-2006, 18:57

Not sure if I`ve got them in BI with the latest patch, but I got three of them in RTW yesterday. I believe the marking system used, is the same for both games.

**TinCow** · 03-09-2006, 03:17

I don't know what changed about the requirements for them in BI, but they are certainly far rarer.

**TheViking** · 03-09-2006, 08:16

what is needed for them to apear?

In Spain playing Franks i fought around 5-8 times against forces that was 2-4 times bigger then my army. but didnt get any marks.

**Avicenna** · 03-09-2006, 09:08

They don't happen if they are because of a siege, even if the enemy sallies out with reinforcements and you don't fight with the city on the battle map. Only battles in the open field can be labelled as famous battles.

**TheViking** · 03-09-2006, 10:51

all my battles was in the open field, i ran after the fleeing vandal hordes into spain so they shouldnt take any cities from WRE, after wiping the horde WRE start to attack my army before i could get out from spain, so i had both to attack and defend in the open field, but there wasnt any marks after any of those battles, but defending myself in north east italy against the Goths with almost equally big armies i got one mark one time.

**Philippus Flavius Homovallumus** · 03-12-2006, 04:32

Originally Posted by Tiberius

They don't happen if they are because of a siege, even if the enemy sallies out with reinforcements and you don't fight with the city on the battle map. Only battles in the open field can be labelled as famous battles.

Wrong, I have a battle marker on Sidon, and on several other cities.