0.9.2+ Combat/Military Guide Needed

[LadyMiska]

Combat and using the Military had big changes with the 0.9.2 patch and what worked before is not working now.

Some type of guide on how to use the 'new' Military Mechanics would be greatly appreciated, along with a description of the various Stance options.

Not understanding how to operate the Military impedes game play.

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4/8/24 *Thank You to whoever gave me Steam Points ~ much appreciated! : )

[Tiger_bythe_Tail]

I agree 100%. My armies are getting destroyed. My archers won't attack even if they're being attacked directly and my village burns around them. If I force them to attack they won't attack at distance; they will run into the middle of the invading armies and start firing arrows at point-blank range, getting killed in seconds. I can't figure it out. My cavalry is a little better than useless.

[Philliie]

agreed my archers on offensive stance they just stand there even on defensive middle of a raid they decided to run back to barracks i have to do so much clicking am i doing something wrong or is it just abit buggy

[LadyMiska]

Ok, here is something, and it worked! :)

Instead of trying to get creative with controlling my troops, I just used the Offensive Stance and controlling All Troops and was able to take out the four Raider Camps surrounding my town - one had been there just over 50 years.

I used six Archers and six Light Infantry - all geared; no one missing any gear. The Archers behaved properly as well; standing at a distance as they should.

I guess the moral of the story is, don't get fancy, just control everyone on/in Offensive Stance.

Hope this Helps! :)

[Atomo24]

I don't get to the point where I have more than 1 company.

But what are you strugling with exactly??

I just move them like I always do, with the flag from the barrack. While I did tried the new ''combat controls'' I didn't saw any benefit from it, so I went back to the barrack's flag.

I only had to change 2 things about my army,

1.- Do not recruit archers: infantry is way better, and you have towers, town center, and hunters to be your archers. Also, infantry DOES shoot from the barracks if they are garrinosed and an enemey is nearby.

2.- Be way more cautious with the speed I let my town grow, and the moment I upgrade to a new tier, since combat is actually challenging now, you want to be ready for bigger raider groups (as your town grow), and better equiped raider groups (as you level up your town). And obviously, have more defenses/troops than I was used to.

[Tiger_bythe_Tail]

This is what I am struggling with exactly:

Defensive stance - My army stands exactly where they are. They don't move, they don't return fire even when directly attacked. They do absolutely nothing as their health bar drops and they die.

Offensive stance - My armies rush into hand-to-hand battle (which is probably intended), except that my archers will not stand back and fire from a distance. They run right right up to the enemy and start firing at point blank range.

Rally stance - I don't know... I used it once or twice and it didn't seem to do anything.

Manual control - I used to set my barracks flag in the general location that I want to engage the raiders and then mostly let the game control the battle, while manually directing certain troops to attack specific targets when needed. This is no longer working. My troops seem to prioritize rallying to the flag over fighting. Even to the point of standing under the flag and doing nothing, or running through raiders without attacking to get to the flag, while still taking damage.

Example of the challenges: Raiders are attacking my wall. I place my archers on the other side of the wall from the raiders so they can fire arrows at the raiders while fully protected by the walls. My archers will fire 1 to 2 shots into the raiders and then immediately try to rush to the other side of the walls and into the middle of the raiders where they get killed. I am CONSTANTLY trying to pull my archers back from hand-to-hand, which just leads to little settlement defence and a lot of death.

All I am saying is that the developer needs to create a guide that explains the mechanics of each battle stance and how best to utilize them with each troop type. If this guide already exists. Where can I find it?

[altomcorp]

+1

[LadyMiska]

From what I have seen, if you set the flag just outside enemy territory, outside of a Raider camp for example, once your troops get to the flag if any action by the enemy happens your troops will engage in the stance you selected. At least that's what I've seen.

Also, be careful with the Defensive Stance option, don't tell troops in Defensive Stance to go after fleeing enemies, I had my Infantry go AWOL for several months as I explained in another post Here:

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1044720/discussions/0/4355617880213038610/


Hope this Helps! :)