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    Default Egypts Secret Weapon - Amphibious Trebuchets



    In countless bridge battles on the Nile, the Egyptians have never ceased to amaze me with their tactic of attempting to push their artillery across the bridge and through my defences, never once trying to use them for their proper purpose ie firing them.
    The amphibious trebuchet is obviously a radical but misguided rethink on the use of artillery. I was so looking forward to it emerging on my side of the river but at just over half way the crew ran away with the rest of their lily livered chums.
    Another interesting one off tactic - sadly no pic - was a trebuchet being pushed along the side of the bridge parapet at 90 degrees, hanging over the water and being righted halfway across, apparently avoiding catapult fire from the other side of the bridge.
    "St Juniper once said, 'By his loins shall ye know him and by the length of his rod shall he be measured.' The length of my rod is a mystery to all but the Queen, and a thousand Turkish whores, but the
    fruits of my loins are here for all to see. I have two sons, Henry and.... another one.
    Step forward, Harry, Prince of Wales."

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    I DON'T BELIEVE IT!........yet another bug. Funny but I hope it's fixed

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    LOL ! Excellent pic ! LMAO ! Deserves a place in the amusing screenshots thread.
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    Thread title and accompanying pic made my day.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sinan
    LOL ! Excellent pic ! LMAO ! Deserves a place in the amusing screenshots thread.
    Where is that thread?

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    What a great screenshot--it's not often they make me laugh out loud.

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    Default Re: Egypts Secret Weapon - Amphibious Trebuchets

    "marching"

    "Captain Sir? blob-blob-blob Maybe we should try swimming instead? blob-blob-blob No! I said MARCH blob-blob-blob and you should follow orders! Do you want me to use my horse whip with a liberal hand, like promised in pre-battle speech?"
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fearless
    Funny but I hope it's fixed
    No way, sorry. This bug is WAY WAY WAY too funny to fix. It must stay!

    Quote Originally Posted by vlad
    "marching"

    "Captain Sir? blob-blob-blob Maybe we should try swimming instead? blob-blob-blob No! I said MARCH blob-blob-blob and you should follow orders! Do you want me to use my horse whip with a liberal hand, like promised in pre-battle speech?"

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    That is the best M2TW screenshot I've seen so far!! Got more?
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    "Hush ! We're trying to be inconspicuous here ! The lord said we had to flank them incognito, with stealth and cunning and by GOD we will ! Now swim, shut up, hold your breath and think of the effect our boulders will have when they hit their unsuspecting backs ! I tell you, the lord is brilliant."
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    Haha..ive never seen that in game, now i need to march down to the nile and see it my self :D

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    I know this is off-topic, but why do your unit cards appear in one row?
    Mine appear in two rows, and I would like it better your way.
    Is it a matter of resolution? I thought I had maxed mine, but maybe I forgot.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tuidjy
    I know this is off-topic, but why do your unit cards appear in one row?
    Mine appear in two rows, and I would like it better your way.
    Is it a matter of resolution? I thought I had maxed mine, but maybe I forgot.
    Tuidjy, this is because they are using the minimal UI.

    Quote Originally Posted by kobal2fr
    "Hush ! We're trying to be inconspicuous here ! The lord said we had to flank them incognito, with stealth and cunning and by GOD we will ! Now swim, shut up, hold your breath and think of the effect our boulders will have when they hit their unsuspecting backs ! I tell you, the lord is brilliant."
    Inspired by the above:

    (sung to the tune of Yellow Submarine by the Beatles)

    (yes I know it doesnt' rhyme, zip it!)

    In the campaign where I began,
    Lived a King who couldn't see,
    And he told us to assault,
    With our soggy trebuchet,

    So we lurched into the water,
    As we found the Byzantines,
    And we trudged beneath the bridge,
    With our soggy trebuchet,

    We all love our soggy trebuchet,
    Soggy trebuchet, soggy trebuchet,
    We all love our soggy trebuchet,
    Soggy trebuchet, soggy trebuchet,


    This thread is officially in the gutter. I approve.

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    Default Re: Egypts Secret Weapon - Amphibious Trebuchets

    Hahahaha

    "Sir, we have a confirmed contact , bearing 234, heading 134, speed 2 nots, contact is designated Master 23... "
    "Fire treb's 2 and 4 !"
    "TOR...errr BOULDERS AWAY SIR !"
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    Default Re: Egypts Secret Weapon - Amphibious Trebuchets

    A couple more of the same revolutionary tactic in action.

    The initial wrong turn.



    The final resting place. Note 0% damage!

    "St Juniper once said, 'By his loins shall ye know him and by the length of his rod shall he be measured.' The length of my rod is a mystery to all but the Queen, and a thousand Turkish whores, but the
    fruits of my loins are here for all to see. I have two sons, Henry and.... another one.
    Step forward, Harry, Prince of Wales."

    ( King Richard in Blackadder)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tora
    The final resting place. Note 0% damage!
    I believe if you have the battle timer set to unlimited, and leave the machine running for several years, it will eventually start to take damage from rot.

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    I've noticed the AI using their artillery in a similar way - and it working perfectly. There's my nice defensive line at the end of the bridge, ready for yet another tedious massacre, and then the AI decided to push their cats across the bridge in front of them, walking them right through my infantry and completely screwing up my lines, turning what would have been an easy if boring bridge defense for me into a close run massive infantry scrum. Bug, or clever move by the AI? On previous form, I'd say a lucky bug...

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    There is no such thing as a swimming trebuchet.
    This screenshot clearly shows the existence of a portable fata morgana-generator and thus the first optical camouflage built by men!

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    Well

    At least the swimming units feature is back in.

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    Those wacky Egyptian alchemists are at it again! From the team that brought you amphibious trebuchets comes.... remote controlled, gravity defying ones, using the bridge as cover from Moorish cannon fire (not that it did the rear one much good).

    "St Juniper once said, 'By his loins shall ye know him and by the length of his rod shall he be measured.' The length of my rod is a mystery to all but the Queen, and a thousand Turkish whores, but the
    fruits of my loins are here for all to see. I have two sons, Henry and.... another one.
    Step forward, Harry, Prince of Wales."

    ( King Richard in Blackadder)

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    ROFL

    Thats brilliant you know.
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    Default Re: Egypts Secret Weapon - Amphibious Trebuchets

    can you post that amphibious trebuchet pic again? It got deleted..

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    Wow Tora... Ghost Rider's in the theaters a month and the Egyptians are already stealing his gimmicks.
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    i read somewere the same happining in venice still
    it would be a crime to fix this

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