Can't attack a city

[Back Rods]

Hello, I am new to both total war and warhammer. I feel I have a good gist of the game, but I keep having a problem during wars.

when I try to attack an enemy city it says "you cannot enter an enemy zone of control unless making an attack."

I have researched why this is and several sources say i need enough movement range to do this, however i am in the standard stance and have full movement.

Help with this dilemma would be appreciated as i am at a loss as to what to do.

[Red Shift]

Might be a case where a screenshot paints a thousand words?

[Sarumoon]

I think beastman herdstones can cause you not to be able to attack cities sometimes?

[Jukelo]

It will be best if you provide a screenshot. Also ignore the troll right above.

That said, here's how zones of control work: around each army and each town, there is an area (called a zone of control, ZoC) displayed with a red circle inside which an enemy cannot enter unless it is attacking that army or town, or attacking an army or town which would be reinforced by the army projecting that ZoC.

Therefore, in your case I would first make sure I have enough movement range to reach the target (remember you can't stop inside the ZoC, you'll have to stop at the edge if you can't reach the target), or that an enemy army which would NOT take part in the fight isn't blocking the way with its own ZoC.

[Funky Monk]

Yeah every enemy army and city has a red zone around them. You cannot walk into it without attacking (though i think you can pass by it). It also shows you the radius of where to put your reinforcing armies.

Also beware, some notorious trolls might come in here and fabricate lies. One is here already

[Kolopaper]

Originally posted by Funky Monk:

Yeah every enemy army and city has a red zone around them. You cannot walk into it without attacking (though i think you can pass by it). It also shows you the radius of where to put your reinforcing armies.

Also beware, some notorious trolls might come in here and fabricate lies. One is here already

You can pass by if you are not enemies with the faction.

[Funky Monk]

Originally posted by Kolopaper:

Originally posted by Funky Monk:

Yeah every enemy army and city has a red zone around them. You cannot walk into it without attacking (though i think you can pass by it). It also shows you the radius of where to put your reinforcing armies.

Also beware, some notorious trolls might come in here and fabricate lies. One is here already

You can pass by if you are not enemies with the faction.

Nice, I did remember it correctly after all

[Elitewrecker PT]

Are you actually right clicking on the city?

[Cyiel]

It can happen if you don't have enough movement points to be close enough to initiate an attack but have enough of them to enter the "red" zone.

[zefyris]

as someone said, a screenshot of the situation would allow for an immediate and 100% accurate response.
It'll be hard to help you without it.

[Human bean]

Originally posted by Sarumoon:

I think beastman herdstones can cause you not to be able to attack cities sometimes?

No. Herdstones only hinders the colonization of nearby ruins