Ending sieges

**Ciaran** · 03-17-2007, 13:03

It depends, did you initiate the battle on the strategic map, that is, did you order the garrison to sally forth?
If so, you have to rout all enemy units in order to win the battle, if you exit it, or let the timer run out, the battle might end as a draw (with the enemy still besieging your castle), or, in the worst case, you lose it.
If, however, the enemy tried to storm the castle, you simply can wait for the time to run out (provided you play with limited time - I always do, for this very reason, among others).

**vladiator** · 03-17-2007, 13:10

The enemy attacked me but I played without timer...

I exited the battle and lost the castle.. This will teach me.. Is there any way to control the amount of time given by the timer?

**HoreTore** · 03-17-2007, 13:25

I've always used the timer. But in M2TW, it is so incredibly long that it doesn't have an effect anyway, so I can't understand why some play without it. You wont notice it in normal battles, the only time you'll notice it, is when the AI stuffs up in siege and becomes passive... And then you'll be very glad you had it on.

**vladiator** · 03-17-2007, 14:05

I understand it now, thanks guys!

**Ciaran** · 03-17-2007, 14:12

Normally, in that situation which you described, the AI should have lost the battle automatically with their last shot fired, I wonder why they didn´t. Because that´s what happened in my games when I was assaulted and the AI was unable to breach my walls. Strange.
However, it confirms what I suspected, exiting a battle before the "you have won" message will default to a loss.

**HoreTore** · 03-17-2007, 14:31

It may be because the AI screwed up somehow, and had a siege engine with ammo, but somehow didn't know about it...

**vonsch** · 03-17-2007, 17:21

Originally Posted by vladiator

I understand it now, thanks guys!

You can click to 3x speed, if you aren't doing that. That helps with the long wait. But it's still enough time for a cup of coffee.

**TevashSzat** · 03-17-2007, 17:23

Sometimes, the ai breaks through the first layer of defences, but then have a unit or two rout and then comes back, but those units don't move and just stay there. The units that I had weren't strong enough to beat them outright so I just had to wait it out

**vladiator** · 03-18-2007, 00:46

Since I thought it was a bit unfair that I lost the castle coz of computer glitch, I decided to replay the battle (I saved just before) with timer running. The same result, they couldn't breach, now just standing around. I am at x3 speed, waiting for timer to run out, drinking my coffee.

How long is the timer? I can't see it anywhere, probably because I am defending.