Newbie to RTW and EB

**DavidSmith** · 05-16-2007, 21:46

Thanks for the help guys.

Another question that has come up. When an enemy sallies forth from my a laying a seige on him, I don't have time to deploy. Rather, than just accept where the AI deploys my units, is there another way for me to position my units. Seems like the enemy units are on me before I have a chance to redeploy.

Thanks in advance.

Dave

**Ludens** · 05-16-2007, 22:58

Short of modding the descr_formations.txt there is nothing you can do about this, and modding this file is a lot of work and the effects won't be limited to siege battles.

**DavidSmith** · 05-16-2007, 23:25

Originally Posted by Ludens

Short of modding the descr_formations.txt there is nothing you can do about this, and modding this file is a lot of work and the effects won't be limited to siege battles.

Okay, thanks for the quick reply!

Dave
http://www.miniwars.com

**MarcusAureliusAntoninus** · 05-17-2007, 01:20

Yeah, that is something that has always been there in RTW. I understand not being able to deploy, but I wish it would be paused. I have lost many battles when I walk out when it is loading and come back ten minutes later to find my army half destroyed.

**Chirurgeon** · 05-17-2007, 01:35

Originally Posted by MarcusAureliusAntoninus

Yeah, that is something that has always been there in RTW. I understand not being able to deploy, but I wish it would be paused. I have lost many battles when I walk out when it is loading and come back ten minutes later to find my army half destroyed.

Ouch! Ive had that happen too...totally sucks

**Wolfman** · 05-17-2007, 05:58

Especially if your being ambushed!

**DavidSmith** · 05-17-2007, 15:32

Wow.......Just laid seige to Rhegum (sp.), the enemy army came out on the last turn of the seige (seems they always do!). My Romans did well inflicting 3-4 casualties to my 1. This was ongoing in a driving rainstorm (very cool effects), and then Hamilcar shows up with a small reinforcement army that had a unit of African elephants. They charged into an enemy levy phalanx that was surrounded by my Princeps and Hastati. I backed my units out of the way (just in case the elephants ran amok), and they just pulverized them. Wow, I've played this on the tabletop, but watching it on the screen and hearing it........no wonder this game is addictive. As I scrolled down to get in the thick of the fighting, I saw on the horizon what appeared to be an active volcano spewing off black smoke.......very, very nice. BTW, took Rhegum and put the inhabitants to the sword!

Dave
http://www.miniwars.com