What happened to my beloved Swiss

**Kraxis** · 12-08-2006, 07:37

I have yet to experience such a thing... Not a single time.

I have only lost generals and family members through protracted melee, or unfortunate circumstances. Never through a successful charge, and I have charged Armoured Spearmen, DFKs and other tough nuts head on. In fact one general I tried to kill off managed to kill not only a unit of DFK head on, but also a unit of Armoured Spearmen. And this was before he got any traits that helped him.

I use my generals in all my battles more or less, and they generally suffer quite a few casualties in all.

So I would just say that you have been hugely unfortunate.

Did you check them out prior to battle? If they were from the same branch of the family they might have suffered from the same 'illness', which gave a hit to hitpoints. Also ifthey weren't the commanding general, they don't get the general's bonus to HP, and as such become just as fragile as their bodyguards (which isn't terribly fragile but more fragile than otherwise).

**dopp** · 12-08-2006, 13:13

If you keep your general out of combat or if you only use him to attack the enemy general then he gains chivalry traits. Out of combat... sounds like something you do with a healer to rez ded peeps after a wipe.

**Musashi** · 12-08-2006, 16:31

Originally Posted by Kraxis

I have yet to experience such a thing... Not a single time.

I have only lost generals and family members through protracted melee, or unfortunate circumstances. Never through a successful charge, and I have charged Armoured Spearmen, DFKs and other tough nuts head on. In fact one general I tried to kill off managed to kill not only a unit of DFK head on, but also a unit of Armoured Spearmen. And this was before he got any traits that helped him.

I use my generals in all my battles more or less, and they generally suffer quite a few casualties in all.

So I would just say that you have been hugely unfortunate.

Did you check them out prior to battle? If they were from the same branch of the family they might have suffered from the same 'illness', which gave a hit to hitpoints. Also ifthey weren't the commanding general, they don't get the general's bonus to HP, and as such become just as fragile as their bodyguards (which isn't terribly fragile but more fragile than otherwise).

They were France's starting generals... I lost them all in separate battles... Every one of them was charging crossbowmen of all things. From the flank!

**Kraxis** · 12-08-2006, 16:37

Then I can only say that it was a series of flukes... Or it could be that they were in fact hit by bolts and weakened enough.

Also mind the custom battle incident I mentioned. When you charge the flank of a unit, the general is supposed to get on the far side, and not really get involved as it is generally only the central men that do. At times however the cavalry will converge on the center and as such he could have been lanced by his own men (which seems to be possible as per my custom battle).

Also, I have also charged units in the flank, and some of the knights that then took the long way down the rear and front sometimes just died because as they went past the enemy troops would each get a hit in on them, and that seems to be what happened in your case.

**Musashi** · 12-08-2006, 17:00

Well, I actually moved them into position, allowed them to form up, and then single clicked to attack, and got a perfectly formed charge...

The crossbowmen weren't even firing at them, they were firing at my crossbows and spearmen...