Mayan Hornet Throwers??

[Benandorf]

I think it lowers morale and does a little damage to the unit over time (but not a whole lot).

Truthfully I don't use hornet throwers. Tiny range, tiny numbers, and seem to do next to no damage.

[Wishazu]

Thanks guys, i havnt been training any hornet throwers but i think one of my armies started with some.

Cheers again.

[alpaca]

If they're like the cows don't they lower attack and defense, too? I always felt like units going through the smoggy ruminants are much easier to beat than normal (and not only because of lower morale).

Talking out of my *** here but couldn't you use them in the same way? Lay a patch of hornets somewhere the enemy will move through, then run the hornet throwers behind your lines and turn auto-fire off?

[Wishazu]

I dont think you can order them to randomly throw hornets nests at a patch of ground, but i`ll certainly check it out mate. I think in the meantime i`ll just use them as a first line of skirmishers untill i run out completely then I wont need to worry about them anymore :)

[alpaca]

I dont think you can order them to randomly throw hornets nests at a patch of ground, but i`ll certainly check it out mate. I think in the meantime i`ll just use them as a first line of skirmishers untill i run out completely then I wont need to worry about them anymore :)

Hmm true that's probably not possible. I really wonder why CA still didn't include an area fire mode

[Nikos_Rouvelas]

Maybe CA should have had units hit by Hornets be disabled for a while. Like When you use Emperor Manuel's "Byzantine Politics" ability in the crusades campaign?

[Slaists]

not sure, what the real effect is, but in my spanish campaign my troops frequently rout as soon as they reach AI's mayan lines stuffed with hornet throwers and priests. i guess, they have some kind of cumulative morale killing effect.