How to destroy enemy siege equipment?

**mrdun** · 09-10-2007, 15:46

You have said every technique i know to destroy enemy siege equipment. As a short term measure you could put your best infantry on your walls until someone finds a solution to your problem it is possibly a bug.

**Omanes Alexandrapolites** · 09-10-2007, 17:56

Hi gummybear00,
I'm not quite sure, but I think there is a bug somewhere which prevents flaming arrows from archers causing any significant damage to siege equipment. I am positive that wall towers and artillery do have an effect, however, and usually it is rather noticeable, more so in the case of artillery.

I'm at a total loss as to what could be causing the weapons to be so overpowered though - I've never quite heard anything comparable to what you have described. Until you find a resolution, as a temporary arrangement for siege weaponry, you may want to send out your troops to attack the pieces and cut them up from the base. Unfortunately, you will have to fight off enemy troops while doing so, so you may experience more losses than you would normally.

I hope your problem is resolved soon, good luck, cheers!

**Noir** · 09-10-2007, 20:19

Welcome to the .org

That's really strange, i used with success the methods you decribe in v1.5. Never heard of this before.

Noir

**gummybear00** · 09-11-2007, 00:05

So other people are able to destroy these siege equipment?? My installation of RTW is pretty much a clean install so it's strange that I'm having different results.

**SSJVegetaTrunks** · 09-11-2007, 00:23

Do you have version 1.5?

**gaiusjulii** · 09-11-2007, 07:07

Originally Posted by gummybear00

So other people are able to destroy these siege equipment?? My installation of RTW is pretty much a clean install so it's strange that I'm having different results.

YOu could try using the Barbarossas Balancing mod here: https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?p=1654723

to see if it makes anydifference at all. It is strange as i play a lot of seiges, until you get it resolved you should just abandon the walls and hold them off in the town center you'll find life a lot easier especially with Phalanx units.

By the way Welcome to the org.

**raenor** · 09-11-2007, 09:13

His problem is that he thinks that fire arrows etc do damage to the towers. This is not true, what happens Gummybear is that fire arrows have a chance to set towers/rams on fire they then burn for a while before collapsing. Not until you get to Huge stone walls will the arrows actually do damage to the towers.

You cant push ladders off :( which sucks but meh.

You're playing as a phalanx faction I see, if you want to be really dirty then put all your army in the city center except maybe a missile unit or two (You will lose it probably) And deploy your phalanxes to stop up all the streets into the square = massacare :D

**gummybear00** · 09-11-2007, 11:00

Yes I've finally seen this after playing for hundreds of turns. One of my fort's towers actually lit a ram on fire and eventually the ram broke down. It was such a rare occasion too since I've had at least hundreds of sieges happen without ever damaging their siege equipment. Thanks for the help everyone.

As for the phalanx in city streets, it doesn't always work for me because my smaller cities have wide open streets and 4 ways into the square. The AI usually attacks with 4 rams, but your gate makes a much better choke point than a street. I can have phalanx units much deeper in formation so even heavy calvary won't break through.