OOC Thread and Chatroom 2

**GeneralHankerchief** · 08-06-2008, 02:02

Originally Posted by TinCow

You're the only one who rolled a 1 this turn.

I'm really starting to have a love-hate relationship with that die. The effects are amazingly comical - until you're in a civil war battle.

**Privateerkev** · 08-06-2008, 02:47

Originally Posted by GeneralHankerchief

I'm really starting to have a love-hate relationship with that die. The effects are amazingly comical - until you're in a civil war battle.

Yes, the cavalry officers that decided to go to bed through the entire Battle of Bern were quite comical.

**GeneralHankerchief** · 08-06-2008, 02:48

Just Bern?

-edit- Actually, that may just net its own subsection in the Levels of Losing aside the Hand-Wringer. "The Hair-Tearer": when units refuse to obey orders at critical points in the battle.

**Privateerkev** · 08-06-2008, 02:58

Originally Posted by GeneralHankerchief

Just Bern?

-edit- Actually, that may just net its own subsection in the Levels of Losing aside the Hand-Wringer. "The Hair-Tearer": when units refuse to obey orders at critical points in the battle.

That's the one I remember.

And yeah, I had my own "hair-tearer" moment but it wasn't because my units didn't obey orders. It was because I was too lazy to cut and paste on the paint program and swap the dismounted knights on the right with the crusader sergeants on the left. I knew you had men coming along the walls from my left and I knew the knights would have handled your knights better on the walls. But I was in a hurry that morning and I wanted to send my paint save to Econ. So I never switched them. Your knights mauled my sergeants on the left wall. Which allowed your knights to make it down to the gates, hurt Jan's bodyguards, and tie up his infantry when he made his fateful cavalry charge into the town center.

All because I was lazy...

**GeneralHankerchief** · 08-06-2008, 03:03

That's the one I remember.

Dude, check out the Battle for Rome - the allies and I may have had it worse in that one. There were about 93 chances to catch Servius that were lost because the stupid cavalry wouldn't move.

Trent too, although not as much. It stopped the Republicans from going 6-for-6 in terms of netting Imperial generals.

**Northnovas** · 08-06-2008, 03:15

I was just checking the latest save and was wondering why there were no bridges in the Antioch Region: because there are no roads.

One question I do have to make sure I have the correct version I see the recruit bodyguards is still available in settlements, I thought that was removed or was it left in? I did download the last update provided by TC.

**TinCow** · 08-06-2008, 03:55

Originally Posted by Northnovas

One question I do have to make sure I have the correct version I see the recruit bodyguards is still available in settlements, I thought that was removed or was it left in? I did download the last update provided by TC.

Every settlement in the game will be able to recruit RBGs for the entirety of LotR. This is to allow us to spawn new avatars whenever and wherever we want. RBGs may not be recruited for any other reason, since using them as regular military units would be an exploit due to their very low recruitment (1 florin) and upkeep (1 florin) costs.

**Privateerkev** · 08-06-2008, 03:22

Originally Posted by GeneralHankerchief

Dude, check out the Battle for Rome - the allies and I may have had it worse in that one. There were about 93 chances to catch Servius that were lost because the stupid cavalry wouldn't move.

Trent too, although not as much. It stopped the Republicans from going 6-for-6 in terms of netting Imperial generals.

I wasn't around for Rome. I read it a long time ago but didn't pick up that detail. And since I wasn't in Trent, I didn't read too closely at the details.

*edit*

Originally Posted by NN

I was just checking the latest save and was wondering why there were no bridges in the Antioch Region: because there are no roads.

One question I do have to make sure I have the correct version I see the recruit bodyguards is still available in settlements, I thought that was removed or was it left in? I did download the last update provided by TC.

No, there are no roads. Believe me, it's been mentioned IC to the Caesar, Senate, people on the street, small animals, and the trees... >_<

Yeah, the bodyguard recruitment was left in since we keep using it for replacement avatars.

**Northnovas** · 08-06-2008, 03:31

Originally Posted by Privateerkev

No, there are no roads. Believe me, it's been mentioned IC to the Caesar, Senate, people on the street, small animals, and the trees... >_<

Yeah, the bodyguard recruitment was left in since we keep using it for replacement avatars.

I just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something. I think your roads will have to wait (again) with the Fatimid on Greek land and no troops in the area to beat them off. There will have to be some major recruitment.